RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)
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Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
Anything from No Prayer would be great. It’s the only album I’ve never seen live.
Flaming Blimp Crash
Ancient Mariner
I don't think there will be many tours after this one. This tour will go till the end of 2026, I guess. Maybe 3 more tours if everyone is healthy. We can only hope. I don't think Acacia, Still Life, Dune, Infinite Dreams, Killers, OTGDY etc will have a better chance to feature. I can live without Daughter, Tailgunner or whatever from NPFTD.
There is no big deal. It will be one NPFTD song at most anyway. It's just not an important album or period for the band. I think they market this tour as the first 9 albums, because FOTD exists (the song). The drop off in quality between the 7 first albums and NP is massive. I'd take literally any song from the first 7 albums instead of Daughter or Tailgunner.
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
One song from no prayer one from somewhere in time.
No I think this is correct, and I have been saying since the tour was announced that not only will there likely be no No Prayer songs, but I expect Somewhere in Time to be omitted as well.
But what Maiden likely will do is different than what they should do, which imo is including each of the 9 albums. Well, frankly the best way to celebrate 50 years would be a setlist that includes every album, not just the first 9.
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
IF they play something of SIT will be SIASL or WY or one they didnt played last tour. Or nothing.
From no prayer is clear that is bring your daughter. I dont see holy smoke or the titlr track back. And from fear is the title track 100% is bqobd or afraid. And the rest is from the others albums.
This is nearly impossible, because they have to play more than 1 song from certain albums (like Hallowed, RTTH and 666) in a celebration tour. So some albums would be skipped anyway. Albums like NPFTD, Virtual XI and possibly some reunion albums would have 0 songs in a tour like this. That's why, I think, they made it more specific.
Now that I think about it, they must have known for some years now that they will do this kind of tour for the 50th anniversary. Maybe that's why they chose Prisoner and Madness for last tour. It was weird that they skipped the 3 Number of the Beast hits simultaneously. They have never done that before, if I remember correctly. Also, songs like Aces High and Flight of Icarus were the centerpiece of the Legacy tour. Maybe they had a plan. I'm sure Prisoner, Madness and Icarus won't be in the set now. Also, they focused on SIT last tour. I think they will play one SIT song this tour. Wasted Years appeared in almost every best of tour, but didn't appear in the last best of tour (legacy). It makes sense that this will be the SIT song. Songs like Rime, 22 Acacia Ave, Powerslave, Sanctuary, Drifter are in their top 30 most played live songs, but don't feature lately (only Powerslave in the Book of Souls tour, but it's still 10 years ago or so). The Clairvoyant is another very popular song (their 15th most played), that hasn't been played for 12 years. Running Free and ATSS, also 12 years.
I mean, again, I am not really talking about anything in the realm of possibility for Maiden here but thinking about what would actually commemorate a 50 year history (which a Setlist that only covers 17 of those 50 years does not). I think you could build a 17 song setlist that is realistic for them to perform and covers one song off each album. It limits what they can play from certain albums for sure, but still ends up being pretty hits oriented.
Frankly they don’t even need to cover every album, but other bands have done 30th, 40th, even 50th anniversary tours that represent their whole catalogs. Legacy of the Beast would have made a great career spanning 50th anniversary Setlist.
But again, massive disclaimer. I understand why Maiden is doing this tour and the logic behind the decision as well as the limitations to how adventurous this setlist will be. I am just thinking out loud about what a 50th anniversary tour should entail.
Frankly they don’t even need to cover every album, but other bands have done 30th, 40th, even 50th anniversary tours that represent their whole catalogs. Legacy of the Beast would have made a great career spanning 50th anniversary Setlist.
But again, massive disclaimer. I understand why Maiden is doing this tour and the logic behind the decision as well as the limitations to how adventurous this setlist will be. I am just thinking out loud about what a 50th anniversary tour should entail.
Legacy was the perfect career spanning setlist. I think they will do something similar in the years to come, maybe as a final tour or something. I think RFYL will be the tour that some 80s songs will be played for the last time live.
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
AGree
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Even as the first song in the set? It's tough though. I watched (probably) a recent interview with Bruce (can't find it now) in which he said he couldn't sing Aces High even at 25 years old. It's fine for the others, but so I think he won't want to sing it now.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
The potential (Eddies, backgrounds) and ideas (TFP tour screens stuff) are already there. I have no doubt.
Me too.
Interesting idea.
Eddie from the tour poster? Who is basically 81-82 Eddie. NOTB, why not. They used the debut one in 2005, Powerslave was used, SIT wasn't used for the latest tour... POM Eddie as a reference to the '83 show? What about from the 90's, FOTD Eddie, it would be cool to see its modern version.
It will be similar to a 90's-era set, but there will be more to it. More epics + classics to make it a ''setlist for the ages''.
I would like to see songs that are different, not played recently or at all, so:
Rime - 2 Minutes (it's a hit and won't be the 2 epics from the album) - Powerslave - Aces (please no, anything but it, it's overplayed now).
This. Songs like 2 Minutes, Evil, Wrathchild, Clairvoyant have probably a better chance than Aces, Icarus, Powerslave, Revelations, Children, Wasted, Eagles, 22AA... it's ''too soon'' for some.
Yeah, and that will make this tour a little different setlist-wise. And the No Prayer songs are better live.
Including a SIT song in a 15-songs setlist that's not different from the ones played last year is the more curious decision.
After the latest tour, nope.
All in all, the 80's songs (including deep cuts) will always have a slightly better chance for tours than the rest of the material, methinks. I would also choose some 80's deep cuts (Land, Still Life, Killers, OTGDY) over some 90's songs (although it depends), but like I said, I want as many different songs as possible and this is the tour to finally note the early 90's era, especially since they omitted the Reunion era (and I doubt they thought about playing a Blaze era song during such a celebration anyway, and after the Legacy tour) and despite the expected classics. The tour poster is early days & early 90's theme.
For sure, but then some albums will be omitted. With this tour they have a chance to include from all 9 and that's what they should do (even from SIT), otherwise the theme of the tour will be even more boring...
Agreed.
Yeah. But since it's a 50 years celebration, most of the set is expected to be the classics. If they don't do Part 2 in the future, celebrating such a big anniv without the Reunion era is wrong.
After what Steve said that they have no plans to retire and after continuting without Nicko?
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Starblind
Educated Fool
they always make a balance. even in the the last tour which have the most challenging stuff: there were classics (trooper, wasted), there were epics (celts, hell), there were deep cuts (caught, stranger, alexander) and there were these concert songs that pump up the tempo or make crowds sing (like can i play, prisoner, heaven can wait)... so in this manner, bring your daughter is an obvious choice for the "concert songs" category. but i hope they play another one from npfd (but not hooks in you or tailgunner) 
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
Which is pretty much true. The song is incredibly challenging due to the register it's sung in and the speed at which the verses need to be delivered.
Hell, due to the WST taking such a heavy toll on him they re-recorded the vocals for Aces High for Live After Death and he still sounds super rough on that.
I've been listening to bootlegs from that tour recently and the early dates of the tour also feature some pretty bad performances of that song, so it's not only that his voice was giving out; the song itself is just incredibly hard to sing, especially as an opening number. Though one thing that's missing from any of the official live releases: During the England shows he was doing some pretty cool variations during the first chorus, where he was starting on the harmony to the main vocals. Shame he didn't continue with that, but that might've been one of the reasons for his fatigue.
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
I think Aces High won't be played for a variety of reasons:
- It was last played in 2022, and in 2018/19 it was the opener. It's way too soon to bring it back as an opener.
- They have other tracks which they can open with, some of them which are well known and not played for decades (Be Quick or Be Dead? Murders?)
- If they will ever do a farewell tour, they will surely open with it, and this is not a farewell tour.
My moneys are on Be Quick or be Dead.
- It was last played in 2022, and in 2018/19 it was the opener. It's way too soon to bring it back as an opener.
- They have other tracks which they can open with, some of them which are well known and not played for decades (Be Quick or Be Dead? Murders?)
- If they will ever do a farewell tour, they will surely open with it, and this is not a farewell tour.
My moneys are on Be Quick or be Dead.
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
murders or be quick or be dead could be the openers. Maybe both are in the setlist. I hope
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
I think such a concept (1 song from each album) could work (songs selection as well) for a special one year run or a 3rd leg of a celebration tour... just saying. But it's not something I think Maiden would do, unfortunately.
RFYL is an ''odd'' theme for Maiden, so let's see what they have in mind for the future after a potential new album tour. Part 2, hybrid again...
True about LOTB tour. And they indeed could do it again, but probably not with themes. Some 80's songs played for the last time, I guess so, but let's see.
Well said.