As British heavy metal giants Iron Maiden charge through their massive "Run For Your Lives" world tour, frontman Bruce Dickinson took a moment to reflect on the journey so far — and hinted that even bigger things may be on the horizon.
Dickinson caught up with Iron Maiden's official YouTube channel to share a mid-tour update, saying: "We are halfway through the tour. First of all, I can't even believe we're halfway through the tour. That's just ridiculous.
"It seems like we're only just getting started. And in fact we are, but that's another story for later. Yes. Spoiler alert. But no — it's been amazing. It really has been amazing. London was just the show of a lifetime. And they don't come along too often, moments like that.
"But everything — I mean, we played in Belfort, the first festival we played in France that wasn't Hellfest. And Rod [Smallwood, Iron Maiden's longtime manager] was, like, he said, 'I couldn't believe it. I saw 20 people going to the festival and nobody was wearing a Maiden shirt.'
"And that's the whole point. And we had the whole festival up and everybody was loving it and it was great. So now we are in Madrid and this is so sold out, it's crazy. It's gonna be a really, really hot show tonight. And I'm looking forward to it. And just everything, really. We've got all these great shows ahead of us, and a lot more stuff ahead of us I can't talk about, except if I did, they'd have to kill me."
Dickinson didn't go into detail, but his cryptic remarks — "a lot more stuff ahead of us I can't talk about, except if I did, they'd have to kill me" — have ignited speculation among fans. Whether it's a new album, additional tour legs, or a special project, Iron Maiden clearly isn't slowing down any time soon.
Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives world tour is so far the following dates. Check 'em out below and get your tickets here.
7/17 Vienna, Austria Ernst Happel Stadium (w/ Avatar)
7/19 Paris, France Paris La Défense Arena (w/ Avatar)
7/20 Paris, France Paris La Défense Arena (w/ Avatar)
7/23 Arnhem, Netherlands GelreDome (w/ Avatar)
7/25 Frankfurt, Germany Deutsche Bank Park (w/ Avatar)
7/26 Stuttgart, Germany Cannstatter Wasen (w/ Avatar)
7/29 Berlin, Germany Waldbühne (w/ Avatar)
7/30 Berlin, Germany Waldbühne (w/ Avatar)
8/2 Warsaw, Poland PGE Narodowy (w/ Avatar)
