The management should calculate the risk, as with many other shows worldwide. People are fed up with all around the same shows for more expensive tix.
Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 Rumours and Speculation
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ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
Yeah is low if we know the capacity of all those stadium venues and festivals. It should be some 1,6 - 1,7 mln at least. Probably the management thought the same, but what we can see is very different from expectations. It's not just my pessimistic mood or malicious nature, but in fact, a realistic and frustrating validation of fans' demands.
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
It was, in fact, just your pessimistic mood.
You don't tell me (being serious) the sales are as big as in 2025. I think about the whole world, not only the European tour 2026. I try to realize what's happened. Too expensive tickets? Maybe, but generally shows of big names are expensive everywhere. The most frustrating thing is the lack of perspective on better sales. I've visited some maps today, and there's no change in sales. It really looks like people are not interested in.
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
What I am most curious about is how you're gonna save the face once the tour has ended and, maybe aside from a couple of shows, every single venue would have been packed. I mean, you've been saying the same stuff for every single tour and every single tour you've been proven completely wrong, but for this one you're really outdoing yourself.
No, you get me wrong! I've been into Maiden for 40+ years, and now I find this tour to be something went wrong. Honestly, I'd like to see the tour as the next big success (as you suggest), but now, unfortunately, nothing shows that.
One of the most successful tours of 2025 and in the band’s history is a huge failure.
You really know what you’re talking about, huh? Hahaha
I've described the 2026 forthcoming dates, not last year's!!! The situation with the 2025 tour was completely different!
Dick Brucinson
The TRUE Dick Brucinson
The weirdest Maiden gig I ever saw was Leipzig 2003, Dance Of Death. The arena was 3/4 empty. 3000 folks in an arena with a capacity 12000. Even the support band was cancelled that night. Point 8 p.m. Maiden came out without any opening band. It was strange. But Maiden didn't seem to care much.The capacity is 40k, so they could sell a lot, but the problem is to sell more and more. We may observe the same tendencies in many other cities on tour. It looks like people aren't interested in participating in Maiden shows. Maybe some people are right, the era of band's stadium shows is over? As I calculate, all the shows they announced so far could hold some 1,9 mln people. If the trend won't change, they will sell not more than 65% of that amount. It would be poor.
I'm almost sure the scenario will be the same for Central America shows, and probably the rest of the world dates too. Rod should be really proud of himself
Dick Brucinson
The TRUE Dick Brucinson
What was so different? It's just the next leg of the tour.
Any info anybody about the Hannover presales? The only German show (in my hometown) this year.
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
You've been saying the same stuff for every tour. Considering every tour is getting bigger and bigger, you're more wrong every time.
Athens: record attendance (better than Rammstein and Guns)
Sofia: record attendance and packed stadium
Bratislava: record attendance and sold sold out stadium
Hannover: sold out stadium
Sweden Rock: sold out (40k)
Rock am Ring: sold out in record time (90k)
Rock im Park: sold out in record time (90k)
Amsterdam: sold out in record time (seconds)
Nova Rock: will sell out
Rock for People: probably will get to 45k after just playing to 60k in Prague
Milan: most likely record attendance after just playing to a record attendance
Hellfest: sold out
Paris: third show of the tour in the same stadium, will sell out
Copenhell: Maiden's day already sold out (Cap 40k)
Tons of Rock: sold out in record time (40k)
Lyon: record attendance and packed stadium (6th french RFYL's show)
Lisbon: reccord attendance and packed stadium
Toronto: first show sold out in seconds, 2nd is about to sell out
Montreal: record attendance and packed venue
Harrison: 34k sold already, better than Guns or AC/DC
Boston: sold out in seconds
Bristow: record attendance for VA
Charlotte: record attendance and sold out venue for NC
Hershey: record attendance for PA
Shakopee: sold out in a day and record attendance for MN
Chicago: record attendance
Los Angeles: first show sold out in minutes, 2nd in a couple of weeks at most, record attendance for LA
San Antonio: record attendance for the entire US
Mexico: will sell out
Lima: record attendance
Buenos Aires: first show sold out hours, 2nd will sell out
Yeah, nothing shows that this tour already is a "big success".
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GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
I have never seen a payment plan offered for a single gig, just for festivals.
Is it a tacit admission of how expensive the tickets are? Whilst I understand this helps spread the cost of an overpriced entertainment, what happens if people cannot pay the next instalments? Do the lose their money?
What next? A mortgage for tickets?
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
I havent seen an iron maiden tour anywhere with bad attendance since 99. With blaze yes not bad but a really smaller venues
OK, very optimistic. But where do you know from some shows will (probably) sell out if now it's half capacity sold? Isn't it too optimistic?
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
No, it's actually a bit pessimistic.
Simply you know nothing about the sales.
OK, maybe. Let's hope the sales increase a lot over time.
Prowler666
Trooper
ALL WE NEED NOW IS THE REST OF THE WORLD ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Payment plan for the Knebworth gig available!
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Not sure if this was offered before.
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