News Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 Rumours and Speculation

[dickinson1978]

I think the "As we start in Athens" comment by Bruce, together with Janick not being there, can only mean that he went with Steve to Split so we can rehearse something special for the Greek fans.

Bruce is going to sing the chorus of alexander the great a cappela again and then there will be flares

 

[Sabawish]

Can't they chuck in Judas my guide, been listening to it lately a really good short rocker. Great guitar intro as well and not too demanding for Bruce to sing.

 

[Aggelos]

If they play Alexander properly in Athens I fully expect the axis of the earth to shift a couple of deegrees.
Joking aside if they play Infinite Dreams, I'll be mad, since I decided to skip this leg mostly because I was not impressed by the show to justify the cost of traveling to see them.

 

[Starblind]

so... Infinite Dreams over Clairvoyant, Alexander over Seventh Son / Aces High?
Maybe they will do major changes... Murders is not a strong opener, bring back Be Quick. And Bring -also- Your Daughter... Let's hope. If there will be additions, I'll add at least one more gig.

 

[Austrogoth]

Including Infinite dreams would be a dream come true. It's my favorite song and not hearing it in 2012-2014 and 2025 was a desappointment. Bruce definitely knows how to tease us.

 

[Deadeye21]

Maybe they will do major changes... Murders is not a strong opener,

Murders is an awesome opener, and a big part of why I opted to travel for this tour. Same as Seventh Son. Honestly, if they ended up dropping Seventh Son for AtG, I’d be a little upset.

 

[Ledges Bitten In Dust]

Murders is an awesome opener, and a big part of why I opted to travel for this tour. Same as Seventh Son. Honestly, if they ended up dropping Seventh Son for AtG, I’d be a little upset.

SSOASS can't be replaced, there is not other song long 10 min with that structure to replace it. It has its purpose unlike some other songs.

 

[matic22]

SSOASS can't be replaced, there is not other song long 10 min with that structure to replace it. It has its purpose unlike some other songs.

True. It, Phantom and Rime are crucial features of the set.

 

[Fozzie4]

Let`s not get too excited here, so far Bruce dropped a big hint about a setlist change and the smart money is on ID given he mentioned it separately and the book title.
There is no evidence to suggest multiple song changes ,the whole Alexander thing is currently a figment of this forums imagination albeit one i would like to see depending what it replaces.

 

[GroundZero]

Alexander is a bit more than pure speculation this time due to the fact that Bruce specifically mentioned Athens in his comment regarding the setlist. Plus they've already played it live before now so it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility to bring it back.

 

[malfeitor]

Tbh I wouldn't pay too much attention to the fact that Bruce mentioned Athens. The journalist asked him about the setlist for Knebworth. Bruce's response was basically "Well, we start the tour earlier, in a different city - look at the setlist from the first gig and you'll have your answer".

There's definitely gonna be a change, but I'm keeping my expectations low. The Evil That Men Do will probably replace The Clairvoyant or 2 Minutes to Midnight, that's all.

Adding Alexander could make sense in the context of filming the French concert, especially since - depite what certainly did look like a hint - we didn't get any live release from 2023/24, but I doubt they'll want to revisit the song.

 

[dickinson1978]

Including Infinite dreams

Murders is an awesome opener, and a big part of why I opted to travel for this tour. Same as Seventh Son. Honestly, if they ended up dropping Seventh Son for AtG, I’d be a little upset.

They could dropp aces high and play alexander and have 4 epics on the setlist. That would be great

 

[dickinson1978]

My bet
Aces high for evil that men do. If we get infinite dreams or alexander the great or both that would be an great change but i preffer not to change the epics.

 

[dickinson1978]

Tbh I wouldn't pay too much attention to the fact that Bruce mentioned Athens. The journalist asked him about the setlist for Knebworth. Bruce's response was basically "Well, we start the tour earlier, in a different city - look at the setlist from the first gig and you'll have your answer".

There's definitely gonna be a change, but I'm keeping my expectations low. The Evil That Men Do will probably replace The Clairvoyant or 2 Minutes to Midnight, that's all.

Adding Alexander could make sense in the context of filming the French concert, especially since - depite what certainly did look like a hint - we didn't get any live release from 2023/24, but I doubt they'll want to revisit the song.

And i think that alexander the great couldnt be performed 100% good. Nicko was ill. Maybe they want to play it

 

[Brigantium]

I'd love Infinite Dreams and I'd also put a casual bet on it being played. I'm not going anyway, though, unless I win tickets to Eddfest

 

[Vaenyr]

It's such a monkey's paw situation that we got Alex after so many decades and it ended up being the tour after Nicko's stroke, when he had tremendous issues getting through a show. The song deserves to get an official live release and the Greeks also deserve to finally hear it.

 

[Cat Milk Supreme]

I'd love Infinite Dreams and I'd also put a casual bet on it being played. I'm not going anyway, though, unless I win tickets to Eddfest

Also entered at least 2 competitions for Eddfest tickets

 

[Ledges Bitten In Dust]

Tbh I wouldn't pay too much attention to the fact that Bruce mentioned Athens. The journalist asked him about the setlist for Knebworth. Bruce's response was basically "Well, we start the tour earlier, in a different city - look at the setlist from the first gig and you'll have your answer".

There's definitely gonna be a change, but I'm keeping my expectations low. The Evil That Men Do will probably replace The Clairvoyant or 2 Minutes to Midnight, that's all.

Adding Alexander could make sense in the context of filming the French concert, especially since - depite what certainly did look like a hint - we didn't get any live release from 2023/24, but I doubt they'll want to revisit the song.

They never changed only 1 song for new leg, so there must be at least 2. I also don't see that they'll play ATG again, but it's very popular song that was received very well. Crowd would go nuts. Why not do it again?

 

[dickinson1978]

They never changed only 1 song for new leg, so there must be at least 2. I also don't see that they'll play ATG again, but it's very popular song that was received very well. Crowd would go nuts. Why not do it again?

And with ssoass rime and phantom in the same setlist

 

[onurb]

Murders is an awesome opener, and a big part of why I opted to travel for this tour. Same as Seventh Son. Honestly, if they ended up dropping Seventh Son for AtG, I’d be a little upset.

Good opener songs options in case of morgue be cut: prowler, another life, purgatory. But its not gonna happen.