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Iron Maiden Tour 2025 - Discussion
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Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Thursday, day for announcements...
So, a Hits tour for the first 9 albums, masked as a 50th anniv celebration. I didn't expect exactly that. Although after the current tour, sure.
Even if this is their last tour (hope not, but the poster includes 2 years), I think they should have honored the symbol of their Reunion (BNW album and maybe something from DOD). We know that the majority of the set would be 80's anyway. This tour is like the previous 3 History tours (why?) or Real Live tour. At least it is not for a certain period. A proper 50 years celebration would have been the best. Everything was done for the 80's era, that's why I am to say disappointed. The Reunion era is as great as it so it deserves more (great album tours though), not to mention the 90's which seems it will possibly/finally be honored with more than 1-2 songs. Classics, yeah great, but Maiden can make more interesting themes now, and especially with their rich and great discography.
The tour poster is very nice (could have been better, but I like it) and expected given the theme of the tour.
Given Nicko's condition and the theme of the tour, the setlist could be very predictable and ''boring''. But I'm sure they'll play, idk, at least 4/5 surprises (from 15 songs, won't be easy), especially after the last tours.
Rod promises the best stage show, so it should be great and brand new (I don't think they're going to copy an 80's stage, not to mention a 90's one). I really hope most of the backdrops won't be from the old album/single covers. I want something new and fresh.
Setlist prediction:
-> Iron Maiden and Fear Of The Dark are certain.
-> Phantom, Running Free (hope not, or Sanctuary) and maybe Bring Your Daughter (the poster on the wall) because of the tour poster and the teaser.
I think they will play at least 1 song from every album, not sure about SIT, so:
-> Wrathchild, Murders (Nicko played it with his solo band), maybe Prodigal Son. Killers? If they play Hills...
-> Number, Run To The Hills (give the name, but they shouldn't played it now because of Nicko) and Hallowed (idk how it will sound now)
-> Trooper, To Tame A Land (it's now or never, if they don't play Alexander), maybe Sun And Steel. Die With Your Boots On? Or even Still Life?
-> Rime and maybe 2 Minutes
-> Alexander?
-> Clairvoyant, Only The Good Die Young, Seventh Son (if they don't play Hallowed), maybe Moonchild/Infinite Dreams, Evil That Men Do?
-> Tailgunner, No Prayer
-> Be Quick Or Be Dead, Wasting Love, Afraid To Shoot Strangers
It's a new tour, so I'm excited. Let's hope for something interesting, great, fresh with surprises and a memorable show.
So, a Hits tour for the first 9 albums, masked as a 50th anniv celebration. I didn't expect exactly that. Although after the current tour, sure.
Even if this is their last tour (hope not, but the poster includes 2 years), I think they should have honored the symbol of their Reunion (BNW album and maybe something from DOD). We know that the majority of the set would be 80's anyway. This tour is like the previous 3 History tours (why?) or Real Live tour. At least it is not for a certain period. A proper 50 years celebration would have been the best. Everything was done for the 80's era, that's why I am to say disappointed. The Reunion era is as great as it so it deserves more (great album tours though), not to mention the 90's which seems it will possibly/finally be honored with more than 1-2 songs. Classics, yeah great, but Maiden can make more interesting themes now, and especially with their rich and great discography.
The tour poster is very nice (could have been better, but I like it) and expected given the theme of the tour.
Given Nicko's condition and the theme of the tour, the setlist could be very predictable and ''boring''. But I'm sure they'll play, idk, at least 4/5 surprises (from 15 songs, won't be easy), especially after the last tours.
Rod promises the best stage show, so it should be great and brand new (I don't think they're going to copy an 80's stage, not to mention a 90's one). I really hope most of the backdrops won't be from the old album/single covers. I want something new and fresh.
Setlist prediction:
-> Iron Maiden and Fear Of The Dark are certain.
-> Phantom, Running Free (hope not, or Sanctuary) and maybe Bring Your Daughter (the poster on the wall) because of the tour poster and the teaser.
I think they will play at least 1 song from every album, not sure about SIT, so:
-> Wrathchild, Murders (Nicko played it with his solo band), maybe Prodigal Son. Killers? If they play Hills...
-> Number, Run To The Hills (give the name, but they shouldn't played it now because of Nicko) and Hallowed (idk how it will sound now)
-> Trooper, To Tame A Land (it's now or never, if they don't play Alexander), maybe Sun And Steel. Die With Your Boots On? Or even Still Life?
-> Rime and maybe 2 Minutes
-> Alexander?
-> Clairvoyant, Only The Good Die Young, Seventh Son (if they don't play Hallowed), maybe Moonchild/Infinite Dreams, Evil That Men Do?
-> Tailgunner, No Prayer
-> Be Quick Or Be Dead, Wasting Love, Afraid To Shoot Strangers
It's a new tour, so I'm excited. Let's hope for something interesting, great, fresh with surprises and a memorable show.
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Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
My wife and daughter were away last night and I hoped for a good nights sleep (for a change!) This announcement today meant I was tossing and turning like an excited school child.
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
I´m almost sure there will be many surprises, like with Alexander on the Days Of Future Past tour.
It´s very well possible they do a song that has never played before and some more deepcuts. I witnessed the Early Days tour and it´s my least favourite of all Maiden gigs I went to but this time there are 9 albums to choose from instead of 4 so much more variety.
Excited to book my ticket as soon as the dates are known though.
its_ArchroniX
Educated Fool
The Future Past Tour was announced when The Legacy of the Beast 2022 Tour was still going on in America.
JudasMyGuide
Ancient Mariner
I know it's probably expected and we shouldn't complain, because they brought out Alexander and whatever, but honestly, 80's are the most musically boring part for me (in general, apart from POM and Powerslave) AND it got enough attention in the past. There were friggin' documentaries and themed tours and everything on all of that. I never got at least a "behind the scenes" 10 minute YT documentary about the Blaze era. Or "the making of" any reunion album. There wasn't a 90's themed tour, or even reunion one (which was a pretty popular era, don't tell me BNW didn't deserve some type of anniversary). The first time I went to see them live and was looking for as many things as possible off my favourite album of theirs (AMOLAD) which they played in its entirety before, they decided to do a "TNOTB anniversary" and half of the set was off that one, my least favourite Bruce album, or fucking Wrathchild or something.
I know it's everybody's favourite era of Maiden and somehow, even the first five years without a release and with some "pub era legends" like Thunderstck are somehow important, it's just ... well, I hate it. Can't help it. Especially since this looks a lot like Early Years vol. 2.
It's like Beatles keep doing tours on Please Please Me and With the Beatles (which are better, btw), with documentaries on the Hamburg era, because we were so young back then.
I would be maybe interested to go see ROTAM live, but I predict once again severe overrepresentation of the first two/three albums, severe underrepresentation of PoM (and the FOTD on the poster is possibly only because of the title track). Which with the increase in the price of tickets doesn't seem like really worth it.
its_ArchroniX
Educated Fool
I kinda agree with you. Even though my first time seeing Maiden was in 2022. But this tour theme is nothing extremely exciting to me.
Sure I'd be great to see some songs from Iron Maiden, Killers or even Seventh Son as I've completely missed out on those tours (hell I was 10 years old in 2008...). Still it feels like this is a tour that could easily be called "Somewhere Back in Time Again" or "Legacy of the Beast 2".
I for one would've loved a reunion era tour. Let's face it, Maiden hasn't got long anymore. Now is the only chance for us go hear those songs again. Classics? I mean, been there, done that. Many times (Maiden, not me personally). Reunion era? They only did that once (Final Frontier tour before initial release).
I'm probably still going but it's all just a little underwelming. Maybe that'll change though.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Spot on about LOTB tour coverage (Blaze era, 2000-2006), but there could have been one or two more Reunion songs. AMOLAD would be redeemed if they release a live video from its tour. What to say, the classics will always have the advantage.
FTB
Stranger in a Strange Board
If this is a SBIT situation in Germany, where they only played Wacken I'm pretty pissed.
Hell, I'm already bummed that it's stadiums
Ancient Marinator
Educated Fool
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InfiniteDreamer544
Educated Fool
MAY 2025
27 Budapest, HUNGARY – Budapest Aréna *
31 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – Letnany Airport *
JUNE 2025
01 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA – TIPOS Arena *
05 Trondheim, NORWAY – Trondheim Rocks (Festival)
07 Stavanger, NORWAY – SR-Bank Arena *
09 Copenhagen, DENMARK – Royal Arena *
12 Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena *
13 Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena *
16 Helsinki, FINLAND – Olympic Stadium *
21 Birmingham, ENGLAND – Utilita Arena ^
22 Manchester, ENGLAND – Co-op Live ^
25 Dublin, IRELAND – Malahide Castle *^
28 London, ENGLAND – London Stadium *^
30 Glasgow, SCOTLAND – OVO Hydro ^
JULY 2025
03 Belfort, FRANCE – Eurockéennes Festival
05 Madrid, SPAIN – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano **
06 Lisbon, PORTUGAL – MEO Arena **
09 Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Hallenstadion **
11 Gelsenkirchen, GERMANY – Veltins-Arena **
13 Padova, ITALY – Stadio Euganeo **
15 Bremen, GERMANY – Bürgerweide **
17 Vienna, AUSTRIA – Ernst Happel Stadium **
19 Paris, FRANCE – Paris La Défense Arena **
23 Arnhem, NETHERLANDS – GelreDome **
25 Frankfurt, GERMANY – Deutsche Bank Park **
26 Stuttgart, GERMANY – Cannstatter Wasen **
29 Berlin, GERMANY – Waldbühne **
AUGUST 2025
02 Warsaw – POLAND – PGE Narodowy **
*Halestorm | ^The Raven Age | **Avatar
Special Guests for the first half of the tour, including the London & Dublin outdoor shows but not the UK arenas, will be American rockers Halestorm. The second half of the tour sees Sweden’s Avatar as guests. And, finally, British metal band, The Raven Age, will open all UK & Ireland shows. The festivals will of course be festival billing.
Fan Club Presales begin Monday 23rd September – details here.
Tickets go on general sale next week – check the tour dates page for times and dates.
Trooper VIP packages will be available at all shows.
Says Bruce Dickinson, “Next year is a very special one for IRON MAIDEN and we’re going to be giving our fans a once-in-a-lifetime live experience. This is a tour that’s gonna put a smile on your face and a cheer in your throat. If you’ve seen us before, then get ready to take that experience to a whole new level. If you’ve never seen us before, then what the hell have you been waiting for? Now’s your chance to find out what you’ve been missing! IRON MAIDEN’s definitely gonna get ya!”
Manager Rod Smallwood adds, “50 years of Maiden and I have seen 46 of them! With well over 100 million albums sold and almost 2500 shows in 64 countries and counting, to countless millions of fans, we are all still loving every second and consider every tour a new challenge to bring something different and exciting to our fans. And for this very special one we’re pulling out all the stops!
We will cover classics and fan favourites from the first nine albums, from IRON MAIDEN to FEAR OF THE DARK, many of which we haven’t played in years and many we will likely never play again in the future. We have already been hard at work for months putting together an even more spectacular and elaborate new show which will bring the songs to life more than we have ever been able to do before. This is going to be a huge couple of years for IRON MAIDEN, and Eddie of course, and we are very excited about what we have up our sleeves for you fans throughout the whole of our 50th year. I promise you are all going to be very happy indeed!”
On Saturday June 28th the band will perform at the London Stadium, home of West Ham Football Club – the team that band founder Steve Harris has supported throughout his life, and with whom IRON MAIDEN have a long and storied history.
This concert in front of over 60,000 fans, will be the first time that IRON MAIDEN have performed on the club’s hallowed turf. A true homecoming show – with Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith & Nicko McBrain all born in the surrounding area – it will also be the biggest UK venue the band have ever headlined outside of their festival appearances.
Steve Harris says, “My love of football and my support of West Ham is no secret, and I know many of our fans around the world have shared that with me too. So we’re all very excited to be playing at the London Stadium as part of the RUN FOR YOUR LIVES tour. We can’t wait to see you all there!”
27 Budapest, HUNGARY – Budapest Aréna *
31 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – Letnany Airport *
JUNE 2025
01 Bratislava, SLOVAKIA – TIPOS Arena *
05 Trondheim, NORWAY – Trondheim Rocks (Festival)
07 Stavanger, NORWAY – SR-Bank Arena *
09 Copenhagen, DENMARK – Royal Arena *
12 Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena *
13 Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena *
16 Helsinki, FINLAND – Olympic Stadium *
21 Birmingham, ENGLAND – Utilita Arena ^
22 Manchester, ENGLAND – Co-op Live ^
25 Dublin, IRELAND – Malahide Castle *^
28 London, ENGLAND – London Stadium *^
30 Glasgow, SCOTLAND – OVO Hydro ^
JULY 2025
03 Belfort, FRANCE – Eurockéennes Festival
05 Madrid, SPAIN – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano **
06 Lisbon, PORTUGAL – MEO Arena **
09 Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Hallenstadion **
11 Gelsenkirchen, GERMANY – Veltins-Arena **
13 Padova, ITALY – Stadio Euganeo **
15 Bremen, GERMANY – Bürgerweide **
17 Vienna, AUSTRIA – Ernst Happel Stadium **
19 Paris, FRANCE – Paris La Défense Arena **
23 Arnhem, NETHERLANDS – GelreDome **
25 Frankfurt, GERMANY – Deutsche Bank Park **
26 Stuttgart, GERMANY – Cannstatter Wasen **
29 Berlin, GERMANY – Waldbühne **
AUGUST 2025
02 Warsaw – POLAND – PGE Narodowy **
*Halestorm | ^The Raven Age | **Avatar
Special Guests for the first half of the tour, including the London & Dublin outdoor shows but not the UK arenas, will be American rockers Halestorm. The second half of the tour sees Sweden’s Avatar as guests. And, finally, British metal band, The Raven Age, will open all UK & Ireland shows. The festivals will of course be festival billing.
Fan Club Presales begin Monday 23rd September – details here.
Tickets go on general sale next week – check the tour dates page for times and dates.
Trooper VIP packages will be available at all shows.
Says Bruce Dickinson, “Next year is a very special one for IRON MAIDEN and we’re going to be giving our fans a once-in-a-lifetime live experience. This is a tour that’s gonna put a smile on your face and a cheer in your throat. If you’ve seen us before, then get ready to take that experience to a whole new level. If you’ve never seen us before, then what the hell have you been waiting for? Now’s your chance to find out what you’ve been missing! IRON MAIDEN’s definitely gonna get ya!”
Manager Rod Smallwood adds, “50 years of Maiden and I have seen 46 of them! With well over 100 million albums sold and almost 2500 shows in 64 countries and counting, to countless millions of fans, we are all still loving every second and consider every tour a new challenge to bring something different and exciting to our fans. And for this very special one we’re pulling out all the stops!
We will cover classics and fan favourites from the first nine albums, from IRON MAIDEN to FEAR OF THE DARK, many of which we haven’t played in years and many we will likely never play again in the future. We have already been hard at work for months putting together an even more spectacular and elaborate new show which will bring the songs to life more than we have ever been able to do before. This is going to be a huge couple of years for IRON MAIDEN, and Eddie of course, and we are very excited about what we have up our sleeves for you fans throughout the whole of our 50th year. I promise you are all going to be very happy indeed!”
On Saturday June 28th the band will perform at the London Stadium, home of West Ham Football Club – the team that band founder Steve Harris has supported throughout his life, and with whom IRON MAIDEN have a long and storied history.
This concert in front of over 60,000 fans, will be the first time that IRON MAIDEN have performed on the club’s hallowed turf. A true homecoming show – with Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith & Nicko McBrain all born in the surrounding area – it will also be the biggest UK venue the band have ever headlined outside of their festival appearances.
Steve Harris says, “My love of football and my support of West Ham is no secret, and I know many of our fans around the world have shared that with me too. So we’re all very excited to be playing at the London Stadium as part of the RUN FOR YOUR LIVES tour. We can’t wait to see you all there!”
Now that we have an official announcement, locking this and starting a fresh thread: https://forum.maidenfans.com/threads/run-for-your-lives-world-tour-2025-2026.72547/
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