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The metal band will hold one of its two French dates. The full lineup has not yet been revealed, but the name of the British band has been made official after much negotiation. There will be 35,000 seats for the evening of their visit.
British metal star Iron Maiden will headline the Eurockéennes de Belfort contemporary music festival, which will be held from July 3 to 6, 2025, organizers announced on Thursday. The British icons led by Bruce Dickinson will perform on Thursday, July 3 on the Malsaucy peninsula, near Belfort, as part of a world tour called Run For Your Lives.
“They only have two dates in France” on the occasion of this anniversary tour to celebrate their 50th anniversary and “This will be their only festival date”said programmer Kem Lalot at a press conference. Iron Maiden will also play a Paris date on July 19. The band, known for its theatrical live performances with breathtaking special effects, will revisit its first nine albums, ranging from its debut in 1980 to Fear of the Darkreleased in 1992.
Tough negotiations more than a year ago
According to the organizers, “The show will be a big war machine, with different sets for each song”. Iron Maiden is part “one of the three biggest metal bands with AC/DC and Metallica”rejoiced Kem Lalot, who began tough negotiations at the start of 2024 to obtain the arrival of Iron Maiden. “When I contacted them, they told me that the tour was already set up. I insisted. Finally, we got a date on this tour”he confides.
For the director of the Belfort festival, Jean-Paul Roland, “This headliner will attract an audience that would not have usually come or returned”Around 35,000 tickets will be sold for the Thursday evening with Iron Maiden by the festival which welcomed 127,000 festival-goers over four days in July.
The ticket office of Eurocks will open on October 15 at noon. In the meantime, the festival promises to announce several more names from its lineup.
