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.
The Great Paris Steeplechase returns to the Hippodrome d’Auteuil in May 2026, gathering the world’s top horses and jockeys. A historic competition blending technique, endurance and spectacle. The event reaffirms Paris as a global capital of equestrian sport.
Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux and the Art of Diverting the Gaze
The MAC VAL exhibition, created in collaboration with the Centre Pompidou, offers a wide-ranging portrait of Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux’s practice across performance, collage and pop culture. The display reveals a visual language shaped by assemblage, cut-up and irony. It presents an artist who uses images to unsettle the gaze and its conventions.
The Musée d’Orsay presents an exhibition on Renoir as a draftsman, featuring around one hundred works on paper from international collections. From his academic training to his later years, the show reveals the central role of drawing and red chalk in the creative process of the Impressionist Master.
At the Grand Palais in Paris, from March 24 to August 2, 2026, a major retrospective explores the final Matisse. More than two hundred works show how illness and immobility turned into creative energy. The cut-outs emerge as his silent revolution, redefining the relationship between color, form, and space.
