RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2026

[Fozzie4]

Italian crowds are as loud as Spanish ones, although I guess the attendance can have an impact too. Not sure how many tickets they have sold for San Siro compared to Madrid last year.

Either way, enjoy the gig!

Cheers, we`ll certainly try.

It doesn`t look full on the seat map but it is in better shape than our doom monger attendance guru reckoned a few months back

 

[dickinson1978]

I think for a bunch of old guys they are doing a great job still, yeah not as good as they were and not the same without Nicko but still top drawer. I think maybe people need to view the Maiden gig they go to a bit differently than a few years ago , maybe lower expectations slightly then all is good.

I don`t think some of the crowds help the atmosphere on occasion especially in a big venue if it isn`t full or if it`s a bit quiet. The seats in some of the gigs , not just maiden are like a library and that can`t help the band much. Madrid last year was a great gig and the full house loud as f..k crowd played a part for sure, will the San Siro be the same, i aren`t so sure.

They are old and they play great. Check gnr,wasp, metallica....metallica is great but lars is not like 90s lars anymore and james exactly the same. And they are younger. Gnr its just painfull to listen,horrible,not even one song is like it was suposed to be. Btw the stadiums are full. And about gnr that amaze me,because people say they dont sound like this on the stadium. I was there in 2017 and they did lol. I remember been thinking ,ok lets see if he cans sing estranged well...no, roquet queen ....and so and so. There are a lot of bands worst and younger,but maiden for me are still sounding maiden,different ok but maiden.

And bring back the old backdrops and eddie!

 

[Poto]

Italian crowds are as loud as Spanish ones, although I guess the attendance can have an impact too. Not sure how many tickets they have sold for San Siro compared to Madrid last year.

Either way, enjoy the gig!

Around 35k for San Siro

Madrid last year was 53,682

 

[matic22]

Italy has stupid ticket prices, tho. Spain didn't.

 

[The_7th_one]

It seems that the stage is gonna be occupying the length of the stadium. Maybe That's the reason why it's just 35K.

 

[Dick Brucinson]

Just my feelings as well in the transition from 2024 to 2025. The usual reasons (No Nicko, screens, set list from 40 years ago...). Plus the band reaching their 70s.

More importantly, (and I posted this on the official forum recently), the main messages used by the band since 1999 are running out of road:

- this band exists as a vital entity because of new music
- only playing older songs is 'cabaret'

...these messages have vanishing relevance. Not because Maiden's done anything wrong, but because of the sheer duration of the reunion era, 27 years long and counting. I'm sure maiden thought they might get 10 or 15 years at most back with Bruce but here we happily are. I feel the messages need updating to reflect the band's vibe now. If it is hits tours into the sunset then so be it. But RFYL is the first time since 1999 that things have felt very different for me. It's the first tour that feels slightly 'corporate', but I'm not sure why I think that, and I'm being unfair given that it always was a business anyway.

Very interesting, thank you! ANd If now you were so kind sharing your thoughts and feelings what it all was/is that felt/feels very different about the current tour, if your time allows, that's be just awesome! I kinda feel the same, it's just a bit different for me to get it down to the point or to put it words WHAT exactly feels different. But yes, it definitely does! Thank you!

 

[matic22]

It seems that the stage is gonna be occupying the length of the stadium. Maybe That's the reason why it's just 35K.


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I think that's a quite usual practice at San Siro. I've seen this with other acts before.

 

[GhostofCain]

Italy has stupid ticket prices, tho. Spain didn't.

Ticket prices for Spanish shows have been quite steep on recent tours as a result of a bidding war between promoters.

 

[matic22]

Ticket prices for Spanish shows have been quite steep on recent tours as a result of a bidding war between promoters.

I doubt that it was 175 Euros plus those Italian extra fees that noone understands, tho.

 

[reimdaase]

Have they played Aces High as fast as in Hannover any previous time on the tour? Seems quite fast based on some videos, was this the case for other songs as well?

 

[GhostofCain]

I doubt that it was 180 Euros, tho.

They were steep (~150.00€ in some sections if I remember correctly), but not that steep!

 

[matic22]

They were steep (~150.00€ in some sections if I remember correctly), but not that steep!

Just checked, San Siro standing is 175, plus likely 20ish Euros of Italian fees that noone understands. So, just shy of 200 Euros, which is stupid compared to other stadium dates, which are 100-120 Euros.

 

[dickinson1978]

It seems that the stage is gonna be occupying the length of the stadium. Maybe That's the reason why it's just 35K.


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Weird. Its always in one side. I would like to see how it looks.

 

[weebaggy]

Very interesting, thank you! ANd If now you were so kind sharing your thoughts and feelings what it all was/is that felt/feels very different about the current tour, if your time allows, that's be just awesome! I kinda feel the same, it's just a bit different for me to get it down to the point or to put it words WHAT exactly feels different. But yes, it definitely does! Thank you!

On the idea of why it feels different and maybe why people here in particular have mixed feelings, I wonder if it's just that this is a tour that doesn't feel like it's for us, it's for the casuals?

It doesn't have that underground, all in it together, Maiden feel.

The truth is we might just be in the final chapter for Maiden. They may not have much left to say or prove.

Long term fans like us can sense a change. There's no fire in the belly anymore. Nicko leaving has just amplified it all. Dawson's doing fine but if we're honest it's a major step down from a legitimate drumming legend in Nicko.

Anyway, that all sounds grim but the reality is they've been at the top for far longer than they had any right to and for the most part are still surprisingly good considering their age. If you're happy just to go along and be in their company for an hour or two to sing along then I suppose we're very lucky that's an option.

But it feels like we're firmly in the nostalgia zone now so it'll be interesting how they navigate that after decades of promising it'll never happen.

 

[Sabawish]

On the idea of why it feels different and maybe why people here in particular have mixed feelings, I wonder if it's just that this is a tour that doesn't feel like it's for us, it's for the casuals?

It doesn't have that underground, all in it together, Maiden feel.

The truth is we might just be in the final chapter for Maiden. They may not have much left to say or prove.

Long term fans like us can sense a change. There's no fire in the belly anymore. Nicko leaving has just amplified it all. Dawson's doing fine but if we're honest it's a major step down from a legitimate drumming legend in Nicko.

Anyway, that all sounds grim but the reality is they've been at the top for far longer than they had any right to and for the most part are still surprisingly good considering their age. If you're happy just to go along and be in their company for an hour or two to sing along then I suppose we're very lucky that's an option.

But it feels like we're firmly in the nostalgia zone now so it'll be interesting how they navigate that after decades of promising it'll never happen.

I'd say they' been in the nostalgia zone since Legacy of the Beast, not that it was a bad thing by that point. When the reunion happened they were still in their prime age wise so i totally understand the blurb around not being a cabaret act but by Legacy of the Beast they had earned that right.