RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)

Aggelos said:
They didn't go as far as Ghost, but they posted a request for mobiles to be limited.

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Also, quote from Rod:
"This show isn’t just a celebration of our music; it is, as you will see, also about our years of art, of Eddie, and of the many, many worlds of Maiden we have created for you."
 
On one hand I can fully understand why people are annoyed by seeing all the phones in front of them at concerts, potentially limiting their view of the stage.

On the other hand phones have come such a long way and most of them are excellent at capturing audio. We've had multiple amazing Maiden tours that haven't had official live documentation (and no signs of rectifying that either) so I'm glad that there are plenty of people dedicated enough to film entire shows.
 
Aggelos said:
They didn't go as far as Ghost, but they posted a request for mobiles to be limited.

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I love this comment:

Rob Newcombe said:
Agreed, so can we also have an actual ticket instead of e-tickets. I’ve kept all my old ones. Also could we have tour shirts and beer at the venues back to the prices we had back in the day. Just to keep in the spirit of the occasion, obviously.
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Aggelos said:
They didn't go as far as Ghost, but they posted a request for mobiles to be limited.

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The conspiracy theorists will be on this rapid.

"IT'S BECAUSE THEY DON’T WANT US KNOWING THAT SIMON DAWSON SUCKS!!!"
 
Belshazzar said:
Also, quote from Rod:
"This show isn’t just a celebration of our music; it is, as you will see, also about our years of art, of Eddie, and of the many, many worlds of Maiden we have created for you."
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I think we're in for a big video wall behind the band, animated backgrounds and Eddies based on the album artworks. I bet the Legacy of the Beast game team have been working on this since the mobile game shut down.
 
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Early 2010s were the last era of shows with a lively audience. Its a downhill since then. And lately it became so annoying that the bands were forced to take some action. Some band asked the venue to lock peoples phones and give it back only after the show.

All this would never happen if people didnt have became social media zombies.
 
Belshazzar said:
Also, quote from Rod:
"This show isn’t just a celebration of our music; it is, as you will see, also about our years of art, of Eddie, and of the many, many worlds of Maiden we have created for you."
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Hmm, first spoiler? Many worlds of Maiden they created, so the worlds from the album covers (animated background stuff)? And Eddies. It could be quite cool. Or completely new worlds created by the band, like for LOTB? After all, Bruce mentioned that they could use the LOTB formula again.

The set could be chronological then (without the encores), it would fit, but then they should open with Murders or Prowler, Phantom, Wrathchild, Sanctuary. Only Phantom would be a ''wow opener'' from them.

If true, that changes a lot. Powerslave and Seventh Son become more likely. Like Ed Hunter game levels:
1.London's alley (IM, Killers)
2.The Pits Of Hell (TNOTB )
3.The Shady Pines Asylum (POM)... could it be interesting enough?
4.The Pharaoh's Tomb (Powerslave)
5.Seventh Son world (SSOASS) --- if they won't skip a futuristic world for SIT, because icy and futuristic, just Stranger fits. Sea Of Madness? Maybe. They won't play more than 1 song from SIT.
6.early 90's street or wood/dark park, to not be the same as early days (FOTD, NPFTD's theme is not cool for setting)

+ maybe something new and different for the encores.

The albums can be grouped by 2: IM/Killers, TNOTB/POM, Powerslave (or with POM), SIT/SSOASS, NPFTD/FOTD.

I expect a big screen and lots of/all 9 Eddies. But the two sides of the stage can't be empty, so more screens or props? Probably. A screen in the decor would make a great visual impact. Multiple screens in one, like the entire upper part of the stage, would be something.
 
Any gig I go to, I snap a quick photo of the stage and wotnot from my place in the crowd, then switch my phone off for the entire show.

You know that one person in the crowd that isn't a zombie? The one who looks like he actually wants to be there? That's me, that is :D

The only band I've ever seen on par with Maiden is Florence and the Machine. Amazing band, and amazing front woman. Not only a great singer and songwriter, but a fantastic front woman.

On the tour for their third record at Sheffield Arena, there was a narrow walkway made from those iron railings barriers, from the stage and out to the mixing desk, just a thin strip the crowd wasn't allowed into. Towards the end of the non-encore set, Florence took her blouse off and ran around the whole lap, singing her heart out, barefoot in her bra, waving her top at the audience. She came right around the mixing desk singing to us up in the cheap seats at the back, and everyone in the wings at both sides.

Too many bands, even huge ones, are so dissociated from the crowd and the experience itself. Too many bands are too focused on sounding just like the record with backing tracks, tapes and looking "cool" on stage. Never moving from their mark, not mixing up their playing, trying to do solos note for note instead of capturing the general feel and being in the moment. In short, too many acts are obsessed with themselves instead of being with the crowd in that moment.

So it's fine to ask the fans to be there, but the band need to be too. You're not going to church. You're not talking to god. You're a fan of them and their music, and the interaction goes both ways.

That's why I love acts like Maiden and F+TM live. They use the crowd as part of their experience, and they're there to enjoy it together, all as one, with both parties pulling their weight.
 
Vaenyr said:
On one hand I can fully understand why people are annoyed by seeing all the phones in front of them at concerts, potentially limiting their view of the stage.
On the other hand phones have come such a long way and most of them are excellent at capturing audio. We've had multiple amazing Maiden tours that haven't had official live documentation (and no signs of rectifying that either) so I'm glad that there are plenty of people dedicated enough to film entire shows.
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This.
Prowler said:
The "many worlds" quote is interesting. Maybe we get "eras" or a legacy-style tour after all. If this happens, Powerslave is guaranteed. They won't just skip the opportunity for an ancient Egypt world. Maybe Seventh Son could happen after all and obviously the "Running Free" alley.
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The only question is how they can make the first 30 minutes to be wow with such an approach. Eras not in a row, right. And they can always combine IM, Killers and the two 90's albums visuals. Because of Bruce's hype, we expected most of the surprises to be the first 5/6 songs. Fear Of The Dark's spot is an issue, but maybe it and Iron Maiden won't be part of the worlds (the encores most likely too, which could be Running Free/Sanctuary then). Rime early? Idk. Powerslave or Seventh Son? Why not. Land too. Maybe it'll be new worlds, not from the album covers.

Songs to make an impact (and with stage effects): Phantom, Trooper, Aces High, Infinite Dreams, Be Quick, Sea Of Madness, Killers, Prodigal Son, Only The Good Die Young, Still Life, anything from NPFTD, To Tame A Land, Rime, Powerslave, Moonchild, 2 Minutes...
Trevoire said:
It would be really cool if they're also doing a smaller video wall wrapping around Bruce's catwalk, could make the whole thing very immersive.
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^That would be quite the surprise.
 
It's definately the "Maiden way" to politely ask the fans to be a little restrictive with their phones and not go full Ghost... a band I'm seeing this friday. If anyone's interested, look up Yondr. It's a pouch that blocks signals and your phone is locked inside it during the gig. You can leave your spot momentarily to unlock the pouch and use the phone in a dedicated area but I'm guessing this will be the normal new. I'm not against it.

Not sure if Rods message will have any effect though.
 
cyanopsis said:
It's definately the "Maiden way" to politely ask the fans to be a little restrictive with their phones and not go full Ghost... a band I'm seeing this friday. If anyone's interested, look up Yondr. It's a pouch that blocks signals and your phone is locked inside it during the gig. You can leave your spot momentarily to unlock the pouch and use the phone in a dedicated area but I'm guessing this will be the normal new. I'm not against it.

Not sure if Rods message will have any effect though.
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I doubt it will have an effect, but I do prefer the concerts where phones are banned. Yondr definitely works, but I saw Ghost two weeks ago and it it caused a massive queue to get in. The Tool/A Perfect Circle method seems to work the best for me. Just threaten to kick people out if they use their phones :D
 
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