RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2025 Tour Thread *SPOILERS INSIDE*

For all of our conversations about the setlist, I just looked it up and the RFYL set is identical to the Ed Hunter Tour set but for four songs: The Clansman, Futureal, Man On The Edge and The Evil That Men Do.

Huh. I found that very interesting. Murders, The Clairvoyant, Rime and SSOASS are the replaced songs on this tour. The sequence has been reordered but besides those four songs, all the others are the same.

I don't know if its coincidence or whatever but...interesting.
 

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The_7th_one said:
They use Ides of March tape and later they also use the beginning of Murders on tape. Shame.
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It's better for the song to be without the intro for an opener. They played it live in the LAD version.
Herne Hill Maidener said:
As well as being a celebration of 50 years, it being the London gig I thought we might've had some 'guest stars', Nicko perhaps getting a walk on. I was lucky to chat to Blaze at a gig in Southampton and he said he hasn't been included in any part of the tour which is sad- makes me think that they're doing to him what Priest have seemingly done with Ripper.... Also, a montage on the screen of former band members and 'back office' staff would've been nice

And, maybe just me, I don't like synths on songs that didn't have them on the studio albums, yes I'm referring to you 'Powerslave'! And I know they've done it before with that track and even back in '88 they had them on 'Still Life'. I'm not a fan of keyboards anyway and yes, I know what Bruce said at the NEC but I didn't take his advice and carried on listening to Maiden!
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I think it's because that's not Maiden's thing. Maybe for the final tour? Blaze could have been invited, but they didn't play a song from his era. Odd 50 years celebration, I have to say again.

As for the synths, I think they add a cool live flavor and they fit in well.
2M2M said:
Ironic that in LOTB tour with Where Eagles Dare, and probably previous tours, they reduce the pre-solo section quite a bit compared to the studio version (I'm sure of it anyway...). WED is quite a word song for Bruce and high too.. But they've reduced his breather time!
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I prefer the song with a longer solo section like in 1983. To shorten a song like Angel and Gambler is understandable.
btx109 said:
For all of our conversations about the setlist, I just looked it up and the RFYL set is identical to the Ed Hunter Tour set but for four songs: The Clansman, Futureal, Man On The Edge and The Evil That Men Do.
Huh. I found that very interesting. Murders, The Clairvoyant, Rime and SSOASS are the replaced songs on this tour. The sequence has been reordered but besides those four songs, all the others are the same.
I don't know if its coincidence or whatever but...interesting.
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It's normal, most of the greatest hits are here. And I always thought songs like Rime and Seventh Son could/should have been part of the 1999 set, though I think the set is great as it is. Again - the omission of Evil That Men Do is a big surprise.

If we were to compare the amount of same songs with the other History/Hits tours:

Legacy - 8
ME - 12
SBIT - 13
Early Days - 8
GME - 8
 
I dreamed that I went to the concert yesterday. Somehow made it to the first row and Steve gave me his wristband. Missed all the opening bands, couldn't see the stage or screens and went away again. Didn't get any shirts either. Was kinda disappointed that I didn't remember anything from the concert.

Then I woke up, realized it was just a dream and was relieved lol
 
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@BludBrutha has done the analysis:

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2M2M said:
I'm sorry but have you ever listened to SSOASS studio version? haha!

In all fairness it's likely the middle section has extended out a bit live purely out of them not really knowing when to come back in .. But the studio version does have 2.5 minutes roughly of it
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It’s not a matter of not knowing when to come in, they do it the same way every night, and did it the same way every night on the 2012-14 tour as well.

For my own amusement I just ran the studio version and 2025 live arrangement simultaneously to see exactly where it’s longer.

It’s thirty seconds of clicky clacky bass...
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As far as I am concerned, I thought there was no need to make the song longer than the studio version in 2012-2014 and my opinion has not changed.
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I'm not saying it's not longer, I'm saying that it's down to either a slower tempo, or steve hanging on chords for more beats per bar than he does on the album, they haven't decided on purpose to add extra repetitions in
 
Ruflux said:
That's the '86 version or arrangement, which is missing one of the verses after the solo section. A really strange place to shorten it since it skips over a part of the "story" of the song. I don't recall if they did anything to the solo or the pre-solo part which got shortened in '05.

Also the '93 one is so goddamned fast it's shortened quite a bit from that alone!
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They leave out a verse in songs that have two verses after the solo quite a bit, they did it on Killers too.
 
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Vaenyr said:
That's the thing: Let's assume Maiden continue for a bunch of tours. What's left to do?

New albums are supported by their respective tours, that's simple enough.
But after that? Doing any particular era like the Early Days, SBIT or Maiden England will look ridiculous, especially after we've gotten a 80s + FOTD tour celebrating the 50th anniversary.

I suppose a reunion heavy tour could work (no chance on a 90s tour). Or a "lets play this classic album front to back" for something like Powerslave or SSOASS.

Any other "best-of" style will look like a weird immitation of LOTB and I just don't see that happening. It's weird, but it feels like they are kinda running out of unique themes for future tours.
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I almost feel like they've "peaked" with this tour, with it being their 50th Anniversary and having played their biggest UK crowd (which I was a part of and I won't shut up about it), where else can they go? You're right that they can't repeat any history tours without looking like they're rehashing previous ones (and they are kind of doing that with this tour anyway), I wonder if/hope that they will revisit the idea of playing full albums or setlists of lesser-known material in smaller venues, or for a shorter run of shows, like Bruce talked about doing with Senjutsu.
 

Bruce during Killers with a bit of his 1982 voice for one tiny moment of the song (4:20)... just wow! :notworthy: This is just a great live song, why it's been forgotten since 1999, I have no idea. Btw, all of his screams for it over the years, without in 1988, are strong. 1982 are brutal.
 
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