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RTTH, Running Free and Sanctuary were their "core" block for encore songs for quite a few tours in the 80s, so I wouldn't be surprised if in that spirit they'll play exactly those three songs but in reverse order as the encore. I feel like including both Running Free and Sanctuary is just...

Chronological order or reverse chronological order could both make sense, the latter being a little harder to pace since if we're taking Bruce's first 30 minutes comment to heart then we'd probably arrive at Rime by song number five and I don't see them going for it that early on. Chronological...

I do generally agree with that. However I do also know there was a lot of gnashing of teeth in newsgroups back in 2003 when the Dance of Death tour's setlist got posted after the first show, because "they're playing the same old songs every tour like CIPWM" which of course hadn't been played in...

Well yeah, but don't you think it would've been a little excessive to play three deep cuts that were already played on the previous non-album tour they did? I'm almost certain there were people complaining about DWYBO and Revelations already, subbing 22AA with something from the actual early...

I thought it was pretty obviously because they'd literally just played 22AA two years prior on the previous hits tour, so they wanted to try out the other early days era Charlotte song. Probably should've rehearsed 22AA too just in case so they could've dropped it in once it became obvious CTH...

You know that's kinda funny, since that song's pace has always slightly bothered me. It feels oddly rigid compared to just about every other song on the album, especially the post-solo section chorus which has a super weird feel. Never thought enough of it to look the documentary or any...

Yeah, and it's not like Nicko's going to be in any better shape years down the line after taking an extended break from touring which seemed to be what caused his noticeable downward trend in 2024 in the first place. Not to mention sheer age. If they record a new album, I personally don't...

Janick having a co-write in the set was absolutely not in consideration when choosing the setlist for LotB, why on Earth would it be now?

No wonder Bruce's been so enthusiastic about their new drummer. He must've seen this coming a mile away.

I'd bet a decent sum of money on the poster only saying that because unlike many previous tours, this time they've pretty explicitly locked two years' worth of touring in well ahead of time, with a wait-and-see approach for 2027 since the band's not getting any younger. If nothing stops them...

No, he kinda did. Check the interview. The only time they played together was a single run through of the Future Past set, which as you might have noticed, like I said, features exactly two songs Clive originally recorded out of a set of 15. You're jumping to argue something that neither Bruce...

Bruce also does. That's how we got the intro to IESF for example. (okay, to be fair it wasn't meant for Maiden use in the first place, but it was too good of an opportunity to pass up commenting on the second time they slapped a fucking rough take demo on an album, as the very intro even)

I thought the Clive Burr comment is a little funny since it's in the context of Dawson playing a setlist that's comprised almost entirely of Nicko era songs, and I absolutely don't trust Bruce's judgment as a singer to be enough to make that kind of claims about material Clive never played on...

I can't believe I'm seriously entertaining this, but BQOBD as an opener would fit in the sense that it'd be something different. Aces High got reused once more for LotB, but they spiced it up with the plane and followed it with WED which almost felt like a double opener in a way. TFP could've...

It's all well and good, I'm pretty sure half of my impression is from Halfin himself admitting he can be a bit difficult sometimes. It's understandable in the sense that he's a professional doing a job and doesn't have time for bands being cute and fucking around, but at the same time he tends...