RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)

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They're definitely playing Powerslave, and they're definitely playing The Trooper and Run to the Hills. They're definitely not playing Remember Tomorrow or Where Eagles Dare. That's all we can realistically say.
 
Belshazzar said:
They're definitely playing Powerslave, and they're definitely playing The Trooper and Run to the Hills. They're definitely not playing Remember Tomorrow or Where Eagles Dare. That's all we can realistically say.
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and they're definitely playing Phantom (promo) and Fear of the Dark ( that's the reason they included the first 9 instead of the first 7 albums). Also no Number and no Hallowed for the second tour in the row, especially an anniversary one, would be the biggest surprise. So we can safely say that Phantom, Fear, Number, Hallowed, Hills and Trooper are 100% there and Powerslave 70%-80% there.
Also, we can safely say Remember Tomorrow, WED (100%) and CIPWM, HCW, Prisoner (80%) won't be there. IMO Flight of Icarus won't be played again also, but that's subjective.
 
I think Killers is the most likely deep cut, given the tour poster. Infinite Dreams, Sun and Steel, Die With Your Boots On and Be Quick Or Be Dead (only as the opener, imo) are all possible too (not together). Only The Good Die Young and To Tame a Land, imo, are wishful thinking, but who knows. After Alexander, nothing is really impossible.
 
andreljbernardo said:
I think Killers is the most likely deep cut, given the tour poster. Infinite Dreams, Sun and Steel, Die With Your Boots On and Be Quick Or Be Dead (only as the opener, imo) are all possible too (not together). Only The Good Die Young and To Tame a Land, imo, are wishful thinking, but who knows. After Alexander, nothing is really impossible.
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Maybe Rime is more likely than Killers. It depends. Wrathchild hasn't been played for years and it's also a pub days song. If they play 2 songs off Killers, I think the title track is more likely than anything else.
 
Prowler said:
Ι don't know why ROTAM is very possible and Powerslave possible. We have a Powerslave hint, at least. Also, I don't know how Killers is more possible than Wrathchild for example. The rest are spot on.
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Rationally, you're right—but I think they reserve a few spots for deep cuts on every tour. Based on what I’ve seen, Killers and Rime seem very likely for this one. Bruce mentioned recently (before the tour was announced) that he’d love to play Rime again, and Killers was even posted on Instagram by McMurtrie, their photographer. We’ll see...
 
IMO

Guaranteed
Run to the Hills
Hallowed
Beast
Trooper
Iron Maiden
Phantom
Fear of the Dark

Very likely
Running Free
Killers
2 Minutes
TETMD

50/50
Powerslave
Rime
Aces High
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Clairvoyant

Dark Horses
Wasted Years
Bring Your Daughter
Infinite Dreams
Still Life
Some never before played song
 
GhostofCain said:
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Quoted for truth.

To spoil or not to spoil, that is the question.

I quite enjoy following the internet on the opening night. Few drinks, follow the Brazillian Instagram pages for shitty live streams. Fun night.

Then there's the fact that I will quite likely hear someone talk about the set in the bar on the day of my first gig. Plus I'll get spoiled via some social media or here even if I avoid the tour thread. Someone will say something, somewhere so it's not worth the effort. Plus I'll be disappointed if there's not at least 2 of Rime/Killers/Infinite Dreams so I'd like to know in advance rather than spend my whole gig waitin for them. At least if i know in advance I can make my peace with it.

But....the last time I was spoiler free was 2005. Maybe it would be fun. Although I do remember walkin out of that gig thinkin "I can't believe they didn't play Killers, what the actual fuck?"

Overall, I say Spoil.
 
Just did a brief look at setlist carryover from tour to tour (including overall scope of songs, like say a song was switched out between years... that includes LotB's Senjustu-ification post-lockdown.) Don't think this really has much to do with this upcoming tour at all as we know Senjutsu material will be excluded and it's not like they'll do a heavy focus on Somewhere in Time again, but I was just curious.

Stats look like...

Legacy of the Beast -> The Future Past = 4
The Book of Souls -> Legacy of the Beast = 6
Maiden England -> The Book of Souls = 6
Final Frontier -> Maiden England = 8
Somewhere Back in Time -> Final Frontier = 8
A Matter of Life and Death -> Somewhere Back in Time = 9
Eddie Rips Up the World -> A Matter of Life and Death = 6
Dance of Death -> Eddie Rips Up the World = 6
Give me Ed... Til I'm Dead -> Dance of Death = 8
Brave New World -> Give me Ed... Til I'm Dead = 10

Certainly think we're setting a new 'low score(?)' this tour.
 
andreljbernardo said:
I think Killers is the most likely deep cut, given the tour poster. Infinite Dreams, Sun and Steel, Die With Your Boots On and Be Quick Or Be Dead (only as the opener, imo) are all possible too (not together). Only The Good Die Young and To Tame a Land, imo, are wishful thinking, but who knows. After Alexander, nothing is really impossible.
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I'm going all-in now on Killers making the set. I think Infinite Dreams has a good shot.
 
Prowler said:
Also no Number and no Hallowed for the second tour in the row, especially an anniversary one, would be the biggest surprise. So we can safely say that Phantom, Fear, Number, Hallowed, Hills and Trooper are 100% there.
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This sentence makes my poor old math teacher rotate in his grave...

...even though I agree there is no chance that those songs won't be played.
 
KubbaBubba said:
last few days I was thinking about new setlist and my hot takes are:

Opener will be Number (but my wish is Be quick , of course)

They will not play any song from Somewhere and No Prayer.

They will play Infinite Dreams

There is no place for Aces High (but this is not "hot take" this is sure thing !
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I would bet money that most of these hot takes won't actually happen.

They won't open with NOTB, they WILL play tracks from SIT, they won't play Infinite Dreams.
No tracks from NPFTD will unfortunately probably be true. No Aces High is also likely.
 
If Maiden hired me as their setlist creator (and they should, they really need consultation, and asking this forum only results in poor advice), the setlist would be:

Be Quick or Be Dead
Wrathchild
The Prisoner
Still Life
Deja Vu
Judas Be My Guide
The Trooper
No Prayer For The Dying
Killers
Infinite Dreams
Powerslave
Prowler
The Clairvoyant
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
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The Number of the Beast
Only the Good Die Young
 
Guess I'll join in in the speculation.

Confirmed:
Phantom Of The Opera
Iron Maiden
Run To The Hills
Fear Of The Dark

Essentially guaranteed:
Running Free
The Number Of The Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
The Trooper
2 Minutes To Midnight
The Evil That Men Do

Possible + rarities/oddities:
Sanctuary
Wrathchild
Killers
Drifter
Die With Your Boots On
Still Life
Powerslave
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Wasted Years
The Clairvoyant
Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
Be Quick Or Be Dead

The first couple of lists get us to 10 songs. Take a handful or so from the last list, with some of those being far more likely than others, and we are done. I'd be surprised if any songs other than those makes the setlist. I guess Aces High isn't unrealistic, but I sincerely hope they'll keep that one retired, so I refuse to put it on the list :D
 
A Guinness a day keeps the wife away—especially if you’re blasting Iron Maiden and practicing air guitar on the kitchen broom. :ninja:
 
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