RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2025 Tour Thread *SPOILERS INSIDE*

matic22 said:

This Rime performance is a testament that Bruce can still sing on the highest level, if he doesn't pick stupidly hard songs (Aces High) in stupid setlist places (first encore).
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Absolutely.

Naturally, I expected Rime of the Ancient Mariner to be one of the highlits of the night, but WHAT A JAW-DROPPING PERFORMANCE THEY GAVE!

Powerslave was also magnificent!

Killers, The Clairvoyant, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Wasted Years... I loved it! I'm so happy that I eventually decided (and were able) to attend at least this one show on this tour. What a great one it was!
 
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I don't know guys. Some songs might be played a tad slower, I always prefer physical backdrops to video screens and I'm sure Dickinson has sung Aces High much better at some point in his career, but I had an absolute blast last night. Sang so much almost lost my voice. There is no other band around who could play that kind of setlist and put on such a show. Rime might have brought a tear in my eye. People around me were going nuts on every song.
 
MindRuler said:
We know one thing for sure now: seagulls love heavy metal. :lol:
One was circling around the stadium during the beginning of the gig and Bruce mentioned it right before Rime. Rime was the highlight for me by the way. And Simon did a bloody great job!
Fantastic gig!
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It was indeed nice evening. I think Rime was also my highlight and funny to see the seagull there and it has happened before aswell.
 
They’ve all aged—some more noticeably and others in a more typical way. Compared to their performance 2 years ago, I feel that Janick seems to have aged the most. That’s at least how I experienced it, as I observed their gestures, expressions, and presence during the show from up close.
 
Ei siis hai said:
I don't know guys. Some songs might be played a tad slower, I always prefer physical backdrops to video screens and I'm sure Dickinson has sung Aces High much better at some point in his career, but I had an absolute blast last night. Sang so much almost lost my voice. There is no other band around who could play that kind of setlist and put on such a show. Rime might have brought a tear in my eye. People around me were going nuts on every song.
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I think it was noticeable on couple songs, maybe they were closer to album tempo's but felt even a bit slower for while.
 
Ei siis hai said:
I don't know guys. Some songs might be played a tad slower, I always prefer physical backdrops to video screens and I'm sure Dickinson has sung Aces High much better at some point in his career, but I had an absolute blast last night. Sang so much almost lost my voice. There is no other band around who could play that kind of setlist and put on such a show. Rime might have brought a tear in my eye. People around me were going nuts on every song.
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Playing songs slightly slower is a good thing and not necessarily a symptom of age. With Dawson's steadiness and fat drum sound I'd say some songs, especially Rime and SSOASS, sound as good live as they ever have.
 
Some songs are a bit slower, indeed, but that's not a bad thing imo. Most of the songs work really well live with Simon. He's steady. Even Aces High is performed well (except Bruce). Last time around it was a total mess. The epics (and semi-epics) of this show are the highlights. Songs like Rime, SSOASS and Powerslave still work really well live.
 
JayIto said:
Playing songs slightly slower is a good thing and not necessarily a symptom of age. With Dawson's steadiness and fat drum sound I'd say some songs, especially Rime and SSOASS, sound as good live as they ever have.
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Thats what i think. They have now a more contundent or fat sound as you call it . I realized to during clairvoyant phantom. Btw i like more nicko sound. But this sound reminds me when they changed from 2 guitars to 3 guitars.
 
The Helsinki show was all in all a fun event. Maiden's Stadium shows gather a lot of casual fans, so I got to meet a bunch of old schoolmates I haven't seen on twenty years. Also got to meet Mr. Mind Ruler himself. A great pleasure, as we were IMBB-regulars back in the Early 2000s. And as fate would have it, Dennis Stratton happened to walk just by us, so Mindy and I got to shake his hands. What an honour as well!

The show in itself was fine. Eleventh IM concert for me, and a kind of curious one, mainly for the changes in personnel and stage show. I was wondering whether these changes would feel strange or improve the show; after all, I had witnessed all the songs in the set live apart from Killers.

Phantom, Powerslave, ROTAM, and Seventh Son were absolute highlights for me. Powerful performances and Bruce was great in each one. Hallowed was another schorcher, and was probably Simon's finest spot: I was really happy to hear the shuffle back. Aces High was musically great, but Bruce just doesn't cut. No need to play that again.

Individually speaking the band did a great job. Davey, H, and Jan all had great solos throughout the show, Steve is Steve, and Bruce had his highs and lows.

I really admire Simon's attitude, liked his playing, but the boots of Old McBrain are huge to fill. Nicko's finesse, constistency and swing are almost impossible to replicate to the fullest, and I also feel that his absense is felt in the band dynamics and spirit. There were a number of flubs in the songs, rushes and drags. It would be unfair to blame it on Simon, it will take a number of gigs for the band to jel properly.

Setlist desperately needed a real rarity or two more. Still Life here or Infinite Dreams there would have made all The difference to the greatest hits set, which was a bit stale compared to Legacy and Future Pasta shows. I wasn't too crazy about the screens and stage tbh.

In sum, not one of my favourite gigs, due to the ridiculously high standards this band has set over the years, but even then a fine concerts
 
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