𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝: 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡-𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 — 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫”…

Iron Maiden has officially announced the continuation of their Run For Your Lives World Tour into 2026, with new dates across Europe and mentions of further global legs to come.
The band has scheduled stadium and festival shows in countries they didn’t visit in 2025 — for example, new stadium dates in Italy (San Siro), France (Lyon), Eastern Europe, etc.
Their 2026 leg is explicitly framed as an extension of the 50th-anniversary celebration tour.
Notably, Maiden’s touring drummer is now Simon Dawson, replacing long-time drummer Nicko McBrain, who retired from touring.

So Iron Maiden is very much active in 2026 with official tour dates.

❓ What’s speculative / not confirmed

Metallica involvement: I found no official source confirming Metallica will co-headline or “reunite” with Iron Maiden under a “Legends Reloaded” banner in 2026.
The name “Legends Reloaded: Metallica & Iron Maiden Reunite” appears in social media posts and speculative fan groups (e.g. Facebook rumor threads) but lacks corroboration from either band’s management or reputable music news outlets.
The scale implied by those rumors — “biggest hard rock event in history across North America & Europe” — is dramatic and would likely be front-page music news if confirmed, but I did not find such announcement in established music press outlets.

Both Metallica and Iron Maiden are among the most iconic heavy metal acts ever, so the idea of them touring together is tantalizing to fans.
Iron Maiden’s continued high activity and extensive 2026 schedule means there’s room (or “space”) for speculation about co-billings.
Sometimes promotional hype or fan projects (fan hope) adopt dramatic titles like “Legends Reloaded” to rally excitement — even when they’re premature or speculative.

If this “Legends Reloaded” concept were to become real, here’s what I’d expect:

Official announcements from both bands (or their management) — press releases on their websites or social media channels.
Tour routing details — dates, venues, ticketing, support acts.
Coverage in major music / entertainment publications (e.g. Rolling Stone, Billboard, NME, Loudwire).
Branding of the tour (logos, promotional imagery) and ticket presales.

At the moment, I see none of that concrete evidence linking Metallica to Iron Maiden in 2026 under a joint stadium tour.

Iron Maiden will be touring heavily in 2026, continuing their 50th-anniversary “Run For Your Lives” tour.
But the idea of a Metallica + Iron Maiden “Legends Reloaded” stadium tour in 2026 remains a rumor with no valid confirmation yet.
I recommend treating it skeptically for now — but if an official announcement drops, I’ll be happy to help you break it down and track ticketing, venues, etc.