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.
At the Louvre, the Carracci drawings reveal the birth of the Galleria Farnese, a Baroque masterpiece. A journey into the 17th-century workshop, where drawing becomes the architecture of the imagination.
The Palais de Tokyo in Paris hosts Echo Delay Reverb, a group exhibition bringing together sixty artists to explore connections between the United States and the francophone world. Works, archives and installations intertwine critical theory and visual languages in a journey reflecting on cultural and political exchanges across the Atlanti
At the Jeu de Paume, a major exhibition retraces the history of emotions through photography. From the 19th century to today, a journey into the invisible and sensitive side of the image.
In Paname, Bilal Hamdad turns the city into a suspended stage, filled with anonymous figures and silent urban spaces. His large-scale paintings converse with art history in an emotional, poetic narrative about metropolitan solitude.
