I think the 5-5 Senjutsu/Somewhere in Time split was established already by the time the tour announcement was rolled out in October 2022. I think they knew the five SIT songs they were going to do from the get go.
I hear still hear the cries of fans who spotted it on the lighting desk during the tour promo video. They echo throughout eternity…
Hallowed and Infinite Dreams replaced with Running Free and Afraid to Shoot Strangers. Worst trade in history. And I like both songs we ended up with!
I'm wondering if they will really announce more shows in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina?
I've kicked myself for not making it out to Maiden England when it happened, but I almost feel worse for knowing what we as a fanbase didn't get now setlist-wise.
Myself I am happy with it being the first tour I ever saw - two biggest reasons are the stage look and Afraid to Shoot Strangers in particular
Yup they just announced.2nd night in all those countries.
Probably the best decision in your life, you will not regret it. Take my word for it.
I'm not a fan of Ghost music, but their production is top-class. I've really enjoyed the Iron Maiden 2025 tour, but I think they let their fan down with a dull setlist. Being honest, apart from a few older songs, the whole repertoire was overplayed during many tours. Today, we can see not-so-good sales results for the 2026 dates. I wouldn't be surprised if the fans showed them a "yellow card", being annoyed with the band's playing round and around the same kind of stuff without any big surprise. Tickets are extremely expensive, and nobody wants to pay more and more for the same old shit.
pre-pandemic, sure
It's an effective show (lights, effects with the bigger(?) screen), it looks wider, but it's the same template for them, nothing new. And it's not something unseen. For me, Maiden's one is better.
Sabaton's new stage show is their best, more physical props (which is always cool, the big prop for the drums is what helps a lot), but Maiden have done this before, now they're trying something different. Theirs is bigger and they are going all out with the theatrics, even without a big screen. More pyro too. It looks epic. And it looks more impressive, like Helloween's new one (more lights and effects), which Maiden totally could have done. Maybe for the next tour. Manowar's stage production for their last tour is very effective.
And when the shows will be (close to) sold out by the time of the dates, everything will be cool, as always happens.
