ShadowOfTheGods
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Adrian and Nicko were actually together yesterday
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Adrian and Nicko were actually together yesterday
Azas
Distant Horizons
Yep, that's the working title of the new Maiden album.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
That is a possibility, since they are both around Monaco.
Still, I think H is on a fishing trip and Nicko is spending time with Rebecca as it's their 35th anniversary (and has said that spending time in the French/Monagasque riviera was a bucket list item for them). Nathalie and Rebecca are close friends, so they probably met up, as they are both in the same area.
Unless there is a Steve/Dave/Janick sighting in France, there is nothing.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
And then putting it back into those lakes.
Spaldy
Ancient Mariner
Meanwhile, Kevin Shirley was spotted out and about carrying a shotgun. Apparently he's looking for someone called 'Fony Pewton' or something like that?
ShadowOfTheGods
Educated Fool
Griffin (son of Bruce) is on his way to Paris too.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
Then they are playing a show, since he is a set carpenter.
Azas
Distant Horizons
the plot thickens... He will sing in the studio for Maiden, while his dad is on tour. I swear, nobody will notice any difference.
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Since they have plans until 2026, I think they will decide then what to do - another year of the new tour that started in 2025 or an album release and tour for it in 2027/2028. 3-years of the same tour is too much (2 years is normal and enough), although I think with less shows per year they will continue as the band is in very good shape. Yes, Nicko too for the situation, as long as the tempos are right. The 3rd leg in 2022 was needed in a way, while the only exception is the 2014 leg. So they will follow the current album tour with a Hits tour, but for 2 years again. Interestingly, this type of tours initially were only 1 year. Imagine how different of them we could have gotten if they had continued with this approach.
Agreed. Anniv tour would the most interesting in terms of a stage and setlist.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Bruce Dickinson Says Iron Maiden Drummer Was Not Happy, 'Grumpy' to Record New Album, Speaks on Mistake Band Made With Single
'Nicko turned up and he was all grumpy,' the singer said.
www.ultimate-guitar.com
I found the interview in which Bruce mentioned that he and Steve discussed some tour ideas (how seriously we don't know). It's from 2021, several days after the release of SJ. I'm not saying these ideas are likely, I think an Anniv tour is much more likely now, but it's nice to save it and remember it:
''There will be, I'm certain, another tour in which we will do some songs that we haven't played for a long, long time. There are all kinds of ways, we got such a repertoire now, there are all kinds of ways you can cut and slice it. I mean, Steve and myself, we once discussed, 'Wow, what if we went out and we did our whole set of all the epics?', like 'Alexander the Great,' 'Seventh Son of the Seventh Son,' you know, just epics. And we went 'Yeah, that would be cool.' And then you could go back and do different versions of other things as well, like, 'The Number of the Beast' in its entirety.''
The first sentence basically confirmed the current tour 2 years earlier.
About a recording of a new album, this is worth mentioning:
''And then we had a gap of several months, probably six-seven. In the gap, we said, 'Well, what are we going to do?' Adrian could go do a lot of fishing, Dave could go lie on the beach next to his house in Hawaii... 'Why don't we take two or three months? Let's go and use some of the energy from playing live, and let's go do an album. Why not?' And that was the thinking. And Nicko, funnily enough, Nicko turned up and he was all grumpy. 'Oh, I don't know why we're doing this, I was happy in Florida...' And we said, 'Well, it seemed like a good idea. You don't have to be here for the whole time, you can go back to Florida.''
ShadowOfTheGods
Educated Fool
Just to dismiss any rumour, Maiden weren't recording anything. They were attending Bruce and Leana's wedding celebration.
TheMercenary
Ancient Mariner
And that's a shame.
I'm starting to feel assured band's next step will be the 50 Anni Tour embracing two forthcoming years: 2025 - 2026. If they decide to record and release a brand new album it would be in 2026 (recording) and releasing in 2027.
1. 2025: European Tour with 25 - 30 dates
2. 2026: Worldwide leg with 45 - 50 dates
1. 2025: European Tour with 25 - 30 dates
2. 2026: Worldwide leg with 45 - 50 dates
ShadowOfTheGods
Educated Fool
I'm starting to think they will be done (at least with touring) by 2027.
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
Easily. I think this is very likely.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
This. New album in 2026/2027, beyond that idk.
Steve mentioned an idea of releasing albums without touring (odd idea coming from Maiden), but for now Maiden are not slowing down the concerts, so. And with less shows than normal per year will be easier. I think there will be one more new album, they want it and for sure will tour it. Also, I doubt they have plans for 2027 yet.
CA Bryers
Ancient Mariner
Which again--as it's been brought up before--coincides nicely with Bruce suddenly resurrecting his solo career out of the blue. Yes, he'd been planning on making another album since 2014 or whenever, but I'm not so sure any of those plans involved touring the album. Someone in the Maiden camp might want to be done touring, and it's someone important enough that the band doesn't want to replace them. Meanwhile, Bruce still feels like he has more in the tank.
The obvious choice is Nicko, despite his herculean work to get back into playing shape post-stroke. Maybe that was just to fulfill his obligations for the current tour, or maybe even as far as he's come, he feels like he can't do it much longer. Who knows. All speculation, of course.
I'd love to be wrong, though. In a perfect world, we'd get a stream of Maiden albums and live shows forever, but we all know the end is close. Whether it's 2027 or 2037 (somehow), it's not terribly far off.
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Wickerman1204
Educated Fool
Bruce confirmed gig in Glasgow with Maiden in 2025.