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Iconic heavy metal band Iron Maiden is set to rock Australia later this year, bringing their electrifying performances down under.
However, fans attending the concerts are being encouraged to resist the urge to bring their mobile phones along.
Rod Smallwood, the band’s manager, explained that this phone-free initiative is a continuation of a successful policy they implemented during last year’s tour.
“During our European tour last year, it was truly special to witness the majority of our fans honoring our request to limit phone use during our shows,” Smallwood shared on the band’s official website.
The band’s manager, Rod Smallwood, said that the phone ban follows a similar policy they introduced during last year’s concerts.
‘It was really special on our European dates last year to see that the vast majority of our fans appreciated and respected our request to severely limit their use of phones at our concerts,’ he said on the band’s official website.
‘Our fans’ understanding and cooperation made a colossal difference to the atmosphere of every show and increased the enjoyment enormously for the band and fans alike,’ he continued.
‘Enjoy the show “in the moment” rather than film on their phones. Please keep them in your pockets.’
Iron Maiden (pictured) are heading to Australia later this year. And the English heavy metal rock band is telling their fans to leave their mobile phones at home
Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 comes to Australia in November.
The rockers are not the only major act to ban phones at concerts.
Last year, Bob Dylan performed 13 gigs across the UK and Ireland amid the epic Rough and Rowdy Ways tour and imposed a phone ban during his shows, ensuring a tech-free experience.
His previous tours in 2022 and 2024 also prohibited the use of video cameras and mobile phones.
Sabrina Carpenter is also considering banning phones at her concerts, despite the fact that the rule may ‘p**s off’ her dedicated fans.
The pop star told Rolling Stone that she was ‘absolutely’ considering introducing phone-free gigs, even if the decision isn’t immediately popular with fans.
She revealed that the idea first struck her after she attended a Silk Sonic show, featuring Bruno Mars, in Las Vegas.
‘This will honestly p**s off my fans,’ she admitted to the publication.
The band’s manager, Rod Smallwood, said that the phone ban follows a similar policy they introduced during last year’s concerts
‘Enjoy the show “in the moment” rather than film on their phones. Please keep them in your pockets,’ he said
‘I went to see Silk Sonic in Vegas, and they locked my phone. I’ve never had a better experience at a concert.’
She described the concert as feeling ‘like I was back in the ’70s,’ a time when fans were fully immersed in live music instead of watching it through a screen.
‘Genuinely felt like I was there. Everyone’s singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful,’ she added to the outlet.
The star said that because she has grown up in the age of iPhones at shows, it feels ‘super normal’ to her to constantly be staring at the artist through her camera lens.
‘Depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away,’ she joked.
‘You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It’s fine. Do not zoom in on me when I’m 80 years old up there.’
