Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 Rumours and Speculation

Not a fan of the playing a classic album in the original running order, have seen a few bands do this, and the order doesn't really suit a gig momentum a lot of the time, plus there's no element of surprise.

Maiden would probably do TNOTB, which might soften the blow, because you've got 3 staples that would already be in the set anyway, which means, the "classic album" section is only taking about 20 odd minutes out from the regular set, i.e. Invaders, COTD, Prisoner, 22 and Gangland. So it would still leave room for some other surprises, plus if you just played the whole 8 songs dispersed randomly in the set it would be even better.
 
GhostofCain said:
Does it really? The shoebox shape they use with the raised platforms made it look quite small at London Stadium.
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They have more lights on the sides now, so you notice it less. But it still does not look good when it comes to big stadiums. They could just add fire machines and whatever on the sides (below the screens) to make things more immersive.
 
I thought it looked ok in Madrid, but we were sat pretty close on the side. Not as big as Linkin Park though who had a runway too.

What about Maiden with a runway, what do we think to Bruce running up and down it and a solo or two stood at the end of it :D
 
Fozzie said:
I thought it looked ok in Madrid, but we were sat pretty close on the side. Not as big as Linkin Park though who had a runway too.

What about Maiden with a runway, what do we think to Bruce running up and down it and a solo or two stood at the end of it :D
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With Bruce these days it will be more a jogway than a runway...

Joking aside, I am not sure that will work for a singer without in-ear monitors.
 
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If they decide to abandon arena shows for stadiums for good, then it would suck. I would love to see Maiden show in Finland, but I have zero interest seeing them at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, European summer evening concert outside, no thank you.
 
According to Wolfgang Rott the band deliberately chose indoor shows für TFP, so I think it'll happen again, as long as there is a set that doesn't appeal to the masses.
 
Flaming Blimp Crash said:
Certainly not. This being an 80s greatest hits tour lends itself to larger venues. A new album tour would be back in arenas/amphitheaters.
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They will play some arenas (same as this time, I can't see them opening a tour in a stadium) but I guess stadiums will remain. The Book of Souls tour moved a lot more tickets than the Maiden England Tour, for example. Actually, from a certain point of view album tours have an even higher chance to sell tickets, since the album itself it's a sort of promotion (meaning that the outlets are all covering it, along with the tour).

That being said, I would prefer indoor venues for a new album tour.
 
Mosh said:
The bolder prediction is that I think they will express in the marketing that this will be the last major Iron Maiden world tour. It will be squishy enough that you could interpret it as a farewell tour or just them saying they are scaling back.
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I am leaning towards this too.

Also, Sweden Rock and CopenHell are apparently more or less certain for next year.

So the rumoured shows so far are

Sofia
Athens
Sweden Rock
CopenHell
Resurrection Fest
 
But why can't they do Download, Sweden Rock, Copenhell and other festivals (+some cities) in 2027? Why do you think they have to do European festivals next year if they just did extensive European leg?
 
Ben Beast said:
But why can't they do Download, Sweden Rock, Copenhell and other festivals (+some cities) in 2027? Why do you think they have to do European festivals next year if they just did extensive European leg?
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Could be several reasons

1. No touring plans for 2027
2. Other continents for 2027
3. New tour in 2027
4. Something else
 
Nomadd said:
I don't think they completely abandon indoor shows.
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Of course. Plus stadiums.
Fozzie said:
Same tour next year and then something new in 2027 . If they don`t release new music though that`s when the setlist questions will be an issue.
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This. If no new music, 3rd leg with a couple of changes (makes little sense without a new album) and Part 2? That would be atypical of Maiden, yes, even now.
Vaenyr said:
One thing that many bands have done, but Maiden haven't yet, is to revisit a classic album and play it in its entirety. Basically what they did with AMOLAD, but with one of the golden era albums instead.
Usually I'm not a big fan of such an approach, but for most albums this would mean that at least one previously not played song would resurface (which is always awesome imo!). Also, I'd rather get something like SSOASS in its entirety than a "best of best of tours" kinda tour like the current one. The current show was awesome, but I don't need to revisit something like that, I enjoy the post-80s material too much for that.
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I don't think Maiden would do it, they had chances. 2012 would have been perfect. One album in its entirety than a Hits tour... I guess it depends on the album, but I usually go for the latter. Playing it in a row is proper.
Ben Beast said:
But why can't they do Download, Sweden Rock, Copenhell and other festivals (+some cities) in 2027? Why do you think they have to do European festivals next year if they just did extensive European leg?
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Because this is one of (if not the) biggest tours and it makes sense. A big celebration. And I guess they want to move on with the next tour in 2027.
Poto said:
Could be several reasons

1. No touring plans for 2027
2. Other continents for 2027
3. New tour in 2027
4. Something else
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It's 3 imo. 2 for a 3rd leg, hope not. 1(!) and 4(what?), I don't think so.
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Also, Sweden Rock and CopenHell are apparently more or less certain for next year.
So the rumoured shows so far are

Sofia
Athens
Sweden Rock
CopenHell
Resurrection Fest
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There are rumors that the new tour will be announced in October. Later than usual? Because of the documentary and book?
 
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Poto said:
I am leaning towards this too.

Also, Sweden Rock and CopenHell are apparently more or less certain for next year.

So the rumoured shows so far are

Sofia
Athens
Sweden Rock
CopenHell
Resurrection Fest
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Rumoured shows are also Ljubljana (again start of the EU 2026 tour), Belgrade and Sofia. I'm sure they will also play in Croatia and Romania.
 
Future Past tour was announced on 6.october 2022, Run For Your Lives tour was announced on 19.september 2024.
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Iron Maiden Announce First Shows Of 2023's The Future Past Tour - Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden will be bringing a new tour to Europe in the Summer of 2023 including arena shows in the UK & Ireland. The Future Past Tour will feature previously [...]
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Iron Maiden Announce 'Run For Your Lives' World Tour 2025/26 - Iron Maiden

Marking 50 years from the band forming… featuring a set list drawn from their career-defining early decades and promising their greatest show ever!
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Looking at attendance figures for Future Past in Japan, 6.6k+ average for 5 concerts, no sell-outs. Maybe play 1 or 2 this time in Japan or skip?

In Australia Maiden did 24k+ in Sydney and Melbourne, could they play small stadium in each city as could do 30k?

At moment presuming 16 Europe, 22 North America, 8 South America, 8 RoW?

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The Future Past Tour (2023)

The Future Past Tour by Iron Maiden grossed a total of $109.4 million from 1,207,494 tickets sold in 76 shows.
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