American group, headed by guitarist and vocalist Lzzy Hale, has left a good impression on the 50 -year -old tour of Iron Donize
In 2025, the Iron Maiden It is celebrating 50 years of history and has prepared a special tour to celebrate the brand achieved. The English band is on the road with the Run for Your Lives World Tourwhich was opened by the Halestorm in the first dates, in countries like Hungary, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
The youngest American group, by the way, has been a reason for praise, both the public and the technical team of the Iron Maiden. Unlike other opening acts, the Halestorm It has not been harassed by fans of the iron maiden.
LZZY HALEsinger and guitarist of the band founded in Red Lionin the state of Pennsylvania (US), he spoke about it in an interview with Metal Hammer.
According to her, facing demanding audiences is one of the challenges that move the Halestormbut the fans of Iron Maiden They are being more receptive than usual. Something noticed even by roadies of the veteran English band.
LZZY commented:
“In fact, it’s my kind of favorite thing. It reminded me of when we opened for Megadeth in 2009 – notorious fans! They don’t care who opens, and even at that time, it was kind of a joke for me. We were talking to the team of Iron Maiden At night, and they said, ‘You can’t believe it. There was no middle finger, no coins being thrown, nor shoes being thrown, nor anything like. ‘”
Despite being considered a band of the new generation of metal, the Halestorm has been on the road since 1997. Asked if it was no longer supposed to be playing as a headliner instead of opening for other attractions, Lzzy, now 41 years old, argues:
“I really love it! Right now, we have been a band for almost 28 years. It’s very exciting to open to a band where most fans probably have no idea who we are. This challenge of winning them is what moves us.”
THE Halestorm has already released six studio albums, being Everest (2025) the most recent. The band is known to be on a tour constantly and to do an average of 250 shows a year.
Iron Maiden and the Run For Your Lives tour
The tour RUN FOR YOU LIVES began on May 27, in Hungary, and has also passed countries like Czech Republic, NorwayDenmark, Sweden, Finland and Belgiumamong others. There are no expected dates for the Brazilbut it is imagined that the excursion arrives here in 2026.
The repertoire, as reported since the announcement of the tour, is all focused on the first nine studio albums Iron Maiden. Despite that, No Prayer for the Dying (1990) was left aside – no song from him has been played.
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Source: Rollingstone
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