Sonic Temple has announced its first headliner for 2027: Iron Maiden.

Maiden will headline Friday, May 14 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, to close the third and final leg of their 50th anniversary Run For Your Lives tour. Sonic Temple runs May 13 to 16, a year after a sold-out 184,000 fans packed the 2026 edition. Steve Harris said in the band's announcement that at festivals "you are not just playing to your own fans so it's always a challenge and we all love a challenge!" The band had planned to take 2027 off before adding 16 more North American shows. A Perfect Circle, Primus, Clutch and Sleeping With Sirens are also in Sonic Temple's first wave of 2027 acts, with the full lineup due next week.

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