On June 22, 2026, the Paris La Défense Arena will light up for Iron Maiden, who return to Paris with a new leg of their Run for Your Lives world tour. For the British band, formed in London in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, it will be a grand return to the French capital, before tens of thousands of fans expected for one of the most impressive events of the European rock season. Iron Maiden are more than just a band: they are a legend of contemporary music culture. They have defined the language of heavy metal with a unique blend of power and theatricality, transforming every concert into an epic spectacle. Their songs, from The Number of the Beast to Run to the Hills, from Fear of the Dark to Aces High, have become anthems for generations of listeners. Bruce Dickinson's voice, Nicko McBrain's precision on drums, and the intertwining guitars of Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers continue to embody the combination of energy and virtuosity that made them inimitable. Half a century after their founding, the band maintains a stage presence that few can match. Their shows are constructed like a collective ritual: lights, flames, monumental screens, and the unmistakable presence of Eddie, Iron Maiden's mascot since the beginning, shape a recognizable and coherent visual universe.
A major exhibition at the Louvre brings Michelangelo and Auguste Rodin into dialogue, two sculptors separated by three centuries but united by a shared vision of sculpture as the energy of the human body.
Inventor of the mobile, Alexander Calder transformed sculpture into a system of balanced forces, suspended between lightness and rigor. The major Paris exhibition retraces his entire career, focusing on the relationship between movement, space and perception.
At the Petit Palais in Paris, an exhibition traces more than a century of artists’ portraits and self-portraits, placing the museum’s historical collections in dialogue with the work of a generation of contemporary women artists.
The Visite chantée at Théâtre du Châtelet blends historical narration of the theatre with musical excerpts performed by singer and lecturer Grégoire Ichou, offering an exploration of the venue and its heritage through voice and song.
