Iron Maiden at Boardwalk Rock: Sunday, May 16, 2027
Iron Maiden close Boardwalk Rock on Sunday, May 16, 2027, at Ocean City Inlet in Ocean City, Maryland. This is not one more tour date. It is the last date of the final North American leg of the Run for Your Lives tour. If you see Maiden on this leg, this is the last chance on the list.
The band's own site, ironmaiden.com, checked Oct 21, 2026, calls these shows the last of the tour. Alice in Chains and Judas Priest share the Sunday bill, along with 11 more acts. Gates run from 12 PM to 11 PM.
This page gives the full Sunday call on Iron Maiden Boardwalk Rock. It covers why this date ends the tour, who else plays that day, and how this show compares with Sonic Temple the same weekend. It also sets out what recent tour stops suggest for the set, and which pass covers Sunday.
The last show of the Run for Your Lives tour
Run for Your Lives is Iron Maiden's 50th year tour. The 2027 North American dates form the third and final leg. The band's site says the tour will end with two festival headline sets. Maiden headline Sonic Temple on Friday, May 14. They close Boardwalk Rock on Sunday, May 16. No date comes after it.
The band states the point in plain words. These shows will, in its words, "DEFINITELY be the last" of the tour. By the end, the tour will have played 107 shows in 36 countries to well over 3 million fans. Those totals are the band's own projected figures, from ironmaiden.com.
This leg was not in the first plan. Steve Harris says the band had planned to take a break from live shows in 2027. The band liked the last United States and Canada leg so much that it chose to add these dates. Harris also notes the draw of United States festivals near the end of the run. The band will bring, in its words, "their full, dramatic production for each and every performance." A festival slot here does not mean a cut-down show.
Who else plays on Sunday?
Iron Maiden are the sole Sunday headliner. Alice in Chains and Judas Priest are the top supports. They are not co-headliners. The full Sunday bill has 14 acts, in the order announced:
- Iron Maiden
- Alice in Chains
- Judas Priest
- Sleeping with Sirens
- The Pretty Reckless
- Down
- The Warning
- Loathe
- The Hu
- Apocalyptica
- GWAR
- Dirty Honey
- The Flys
- Mac Sabbath
The day mixes old and new metal well. Two acts helped shape British heavy metal sit at the top. Alice in Chains bring the Seattle grunge sound. Down add sludge, and acts like The Warning and Loathe cover the modern end.
One note on Alice in Chains: the band pulled out of the 2025 edition about a week before it, after a medical issue for drummer Sean Kinney. This page makes no claim about the band's health now. The full bill for all three days, in day order, is on the Boardwalk Rock lineup page.
Iron Maiden Boardwalk Rock or Sonic Temple that weekend?
Some fans face a real choice. Maiden headline two festivals in three days. Sonic Temple runs May 13 to 16, 2027, in Columbus, Ohio. Maiden play there on Friday, May 14. They then close Boardwalk Rock on Sunday, May 16.
You cannot treat the two dates as the same trip. They sit in two states, with two pass types and two full bills. A fan who wants the last show of the tour has one pick. That show is the Sunday set in Ocean City. A fan who wants Maiden plus a beach and boardwalk weekend gets that here, too.
What songs are likely? An expectation, not a setlist
No Iron Maiden Boardwalk Rock setlist is confirmed. No set time or set length has been published. What follows is an expectation only, based on what the band played in 2026.
That set was stable. Records from Toronto, Hershey, San José in Costa Rica, and Quito show the same 17 songs in the same order. The set drew on the band's first nine albums, from the first record through Fear of the Dark. The core songs were "The Number of the Beast," "The Trooper," "Run to the Hills," and "Hallowed Be Thy Name." The encore held "Aces High," "Fear of the Dark," and "Wasted Years."
One return stood out. "Infinite Dreams" came back to the set in 2026, for the first time since 1988. It stayed in for the rest of the year.
Read this as a guide, not a promise. A festival headline set can run shorter than a full arena show. The arena set ran about two hours. The Sunday set in Ocean City may not match it song for song.
Which pass covers Sunday?
Two pass types cover the Sunday set. A 1-Day Pass lets you pick Sunday as your day. A 3-Day Pass covers Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
At official face value, checked Oct 21, 2026, a 1-Day GA pass starts at $179. A 3-Day GA pass starts at $339. Resale costs more. On Ticket Squeeze, checked Oct 21, 2026 and labelled resale, a Sunday 1-Day pass starts at $367. A 3-Day Pass starts at $730 resale on the same check date.
The math is plain. At face value, Sunday alone costs less than half the full weekend. On resale, the gap grows, since the 3-Day Pass resale price sits near twice the Sunday price. If Maiden are your sole reason to go, the Sunday pass fits the plan. If you also want Korn on Friday, you need all three days. The Friday bill is on the Korn page.
When you buy resale, compare the total price at checkout, not the first price you see. Fees can change the gap. Full tiers, sale steps, and the dated resale table are on the Boardwalk Rock tickets page. That page owns the full price picture for this festival.
Questions Maiden fans are asking
Is Boardwalk Rock part of the Run for Your Lives tour?
Yes. It is the last date of the third and final North American leg. Sonic Temple, two days before, is the other festival date at the end of the leg.
Are Bullet for My Valentine playing with Iron Maiden on Sunday?
No. Bullet for My Valentine and The Raven Age support Maiden on the headline tour dates. They do not support the band at the festival dates. At Boardwalk Rock, Bullet for My Valentine play on Saturday, not Sunday.
When do tickets go on sale: October 19, 22, or 23?
All three dates are real, but only one fits this festival. The Boardwalk Rock presale opens Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET. The public sale starts at 11:00 AM ET that day, if tickets remain. Check the official festival site for the sale.
October 19 and October 23 are Maiden headline show dates. They cover the band's own presale and general sale for its arena dates. The band's site sends festival buyers to the festival sites for festival sales. Do not use the October 19 or 23 dates for a Boardwalk Rock pass.
Is the poster I saw real?
Check it against the Sunday bill above. A fake poster shared on Instagram in October 2026 shows a different bill, with acts who are not on the confirmed list. The bill on this page matches the Iron Maiden Boardwalk Rock lineup announced on October 20, 2026. If a poster adds names that are not in the list above, it is not the real bill.
Where is the show, and when do gates open?
The festival sits at Ocean City Inlet, 809 South Atlantic Ave, Ocean City, MD 21842. Use that address. Gates open at 12 PM and close at 11 PM on Sunday. Set times are not yet published. When they are, they will sit on the schedule page, not as a claim made here in advance.
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