Iron Maiden will not attend its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles, as the legendary British metal group will instead be on tour in Australia on its Run for Your Lives world tour.
“As the most observant have already noticed, the band will be on tour in Australia around the November date of the induction ceremony for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Los Angeles. In accepting, Iron Maiden made it very clear to the R&R HoF that the fans always come first and that the shows will of course go on,” longtime manager Rod Smallwood told Billboard.
“We would like to assure all our fans in Australasia that the Australian and New Zealand dates will remain unaffected, and we look forward to bringing the RunfFor Your Lives Tour to them on the penultimate stop of our 50th anniversary celebrations,” he continued.
Maiden was selected for induction earlier this week as part of a performer class that also includes Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Wu-Tang Clan and the late Luther Vandross.
“I’m really happy we’re not [in the Rock Hall] and I would never want to be there,” Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson told the Jerusalem Post in 2018. “If we’re ever inducted, I will refuse — they won’t bloody be having my corpse in there. Rock’n’roll music does not belong in a mausoleum in Cleveland. It’s a living, breathing thing, and if you put it in a museum, then it’s dead. It’s worse than horrible, it’s vulgar.”
In a nice nod to Maiden history, the group’s inducted members will include original singer Paul Di’Anno, who died in 2024 after decades of health issues. A Wes Orshoski-directed documentary about the artist, Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer, is out this summer.