Iron Maiden announce massive Knebworth concert with four support acts
Camping tickets are also available for the Knebworth weekender
Last updated 22nd Sep 2025
The location of Iron Maiden’s UK concert on Saturday 11th July 2026 has been revealed – the world-famous Knebworth Park.
Iron Maiden announced the next European leg of their 50th anniversary Run For Your Lives Tour last week, and the humungous Knebworth show is the final date of the summer trek.
Maiden’s four hand-picked support acts at the concert are glam rock icons The Darkness, Mongolian metal sensations The Hu, Australian hard rockers Airbourne, and Glasgow’s prodigal sons The Almighty.
The Knebworth concert is billed as ‘not just a concert’ but an Iron Maiden curated weekend event with the biggest Eddie’s Dive Bar ever, various fun experiences currently being worked on, Maiden-themed food and other stands, plus much more besides including their very own take on the historic Knebworth Fayre!
Proceedings will kick off on Friday 10th July from mid-afternoon for fans who buy camping tickets, with entertainment, food, drink & meeting up facilities open to enjoy outside the main arena.
Tickets go on sale from Planet Rock Tickets at 10am on Saturday 27th September.
Camping tickets are separate to the event tickets and available to purchase in parallel.
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Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood, says: “We knew that we had to bring the Run For Your Lives show back to the UK again next summer as there was such a phenomenal demand for tickets this year but we wanted to do something a bit different especially as it would be hard to top the show at London Stadium!
“Well, we think that Knebworth is the solution – besides being a legendary venue for historic concerts over the years going right back to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Stones and Queen – it also gives us the outdoor space and control to create something very special for our fans! Of course, we also have history there too with our headline appearances at Sonisphere some years ago, who could forget that World War I Centenary dog fight over the park’s tree line with Bruce full guns blazing in his own Fokker triplane?
“However, this time we will be taking over the whole of the grounds ourselves and turning it into as much of a ‘Maiden World’ as we can for all our fans to enjoy!
“Our Eddie’s Dive Bars have proved immensely popular on this current tour so our intention is to create our biggest one yet which will also be open on the Friday for the campers from the separate communal camping & glamping areas. For those lucky Friday night campers there will be a full programme of Maiden-themed entertainment there that night, which we expect to include some live music, DJs, the aforementioned dive bar, along with other attractions and entertainment we are currently working on to make it the best warm up for the big day!
“So we hope you will join us next year as we continue to celebrate five decades of Iron Maiden. It’s going to be one for the history books…in a really historic venue!”
Iron Maiden confirmed last week they won’t be touring in 2027, so Knebworth will be your last chance to see Maiden on home turf for several years.
Iron Maiden's historic London Stadium gig in photos:
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
The 75,000-strong Iron Maiden crowd at London Stadium
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
The 75,000-strong Iron Maiden crowd at London Stadium
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden's touring drummer Simon Dawson
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson grabs Eddie
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Jers
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
The 75,000-strong Iron Maiden crowd at London Stadium
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Janick Jers
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
The 75,000-strong Iron Maiden crowd at London Stadium
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
The 75,000-strong Iron Maiden crowd at London Stadium
Iron Maiden triumph at London Stadium
Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson