RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2025 Tour Thread *SPOILERS INSIDE*

PhantomOfTheOpera said:
Im pretty sure that they are releasing some recap clips later from some show(s), where the more recent live sound can be heard.
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The short clips, yeah. Well, hopefully. A live release from this tour should be guaranteed (new stage, epic set for the casuals), but I don't wan't to expect anything anymore. And we have the examples with LOTB and TFP tours. The former was a different case of an epic production and show.
 
PhantomOfTheOpera said:
Maybe I got a little carried away with my expectations due to all the hype.... but I have to admit I was expecting a bit more.
Anyway, really looking forward to seeing them live!
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I expected a lot more!. Nicko would have struggled to play most of the set, maybe with him we would have had more different and rare songs like Sun And Steel. At least change songs during some shows (2nd nights) and legs now with the screens, is it that hard to do. Bruce does it with his solo band. Everything around this tour feels odd now.

The band sounds rejuvenated, some songs will always be tough for Bruce (also a long set), but I think they will continue after this tour. With what, who knows.
 
People disappointed in the song choices should consider that the band performs the tracks that they enjoy, first and foremost, and arranges them in a sequence that works best for them. Although the audience is absolutely an important consideration, they'll never be able to please everyone. So for every cat like me who saw, for example, "Aces High" performed on the Powerslave tour and several times since, for someone else this will be their first time experiencing this mythical legendary song. Not that that makes it more palatable for me.

That said, I can't make sense of some of their choices but it is what it is. And even if they chose to change things up for the US leg as they did with incorporating Senjutsu tracks into the LOTB tour, they may delete something I really like. I saw the original LOTB, which for my money was their greatest setlist of all time, but sold my ticket for the second leg because I thought they ruined it with the three new tracks (Senjutsu, Stratego and Writing On The Wall).

Let me say this about the weirdos knocking Simon's selection and performance. That is a TOUGH gig to accept, taking the chair following a bonafide beloved legend, and with one of the biggest bands in the world with your first performance with them before a sold-out arena. And playing material that a) isn't easy, b) playing with guys who've played together literally for decades, and c) performing songs that rabid fans know every nuance of. That guy deserves a ton of credit and appreciation. The drum throne is the one piece I thought Steve would consider irreplaceable. He is the engine of the band but Simon's the New Guy. That's a scrotum of steel right there.

Here's what a lot of fans are missing. I'm aging myself but I was there; Nicko experienced the same thing when he replaced Clive, there just wasn't any social media for everyone to vent and opine on. There are fans to this day who will say that Clive Burr was the band's best drummer and Nicko changed Maiden's vibe for the worst. Back when "POM" dropped, believe it or not a lot of fans complained and were unhappy. So as with most of life, this reaction is nothing new.

It's cool to have an opinion but let it be an informed one. If you don't dig Simon as a musician, that's cool. If you say he's not good enough to be in Maiden, he sucks, etc...you're a moron. IMHO.

I'm sure that the band would consider this first gig rubbish and I want to hear them in a couple of weeks after they've gotten more comfortable and locked in.
 
Vaenyr said:
Hot take time: The inflatable Spitfire during LOTB always felt kinda goofy to me and I much prefer the CGI visuals on this tour.
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Two different cool things. But imo the song can't have a bigger impact than with the inflatable Spitfire.
kantri said:
I dont understand complains about the setlist. Not many years left to see them live. I enjoy every remaining gig, cant wait to see them in Helsinki soon!
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Of course, but they have so many great and beloved songs.
 
Kalata said:
The band sounds rejuvenated, some songs will always be tough for Bruce (also a long set), but I think they will continue after this tour. With what, who knows.
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I Think they'll continue after the 26 (Maybe 27) run, but after that I dont see Maiden doing another big world tour. Not knocking any of the boys, they're still on fire, but I can see the drive for solo work and semi-retirement taking a center stage into the 2030s. I think we'll see Maiden hit the stage in some capacity until they can't, and Steve will sooner drop dead on a stage than stop, but I see Maiden slowing the roll as we reach the late 2020s and definitely being a more of a residency at the O2 sorta thing by the turn of the 2030s

Then again man, as much as I say that, Bruce continues to always surprise me every tour. Since his cancer and BoS he just seems to continue to age like fine wine. Sure, those high notes dimimish, but the richness of the mid-high to low tones is just something.

I think for me the biggest indicator of it all will be how the boys are at the end of this leg, and how they are at the end of 26' 27'. Its all conjecture though
 
Murders is an effective opener, but not a crowd participating one. Probably Prowler too, both fitting to start a 50th anniv tour. Number and Trooper are saved for later, so Be Quick was really like the best opener for this tour.
 
btx109 said:
I saw the original LOTB, which for my money was their greatest setlist of all time, but sold my ticket for the second leg because I thought they ruined it with the three new tracks (Senjutsu, Stratego and Writing On The Wall).
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I saw Legacy of the Beast in 2018 (twice) and again in 2022. I think I liked both setlists overall, but the 2018 one stood out more—mainly because of the opening song.
That said, I certainly didn’t mind them playing three new tracks from Senjutsu, and it was a bold move to start the show with such a different kind of atmosphere. It was interesting to hear the new songs, even though their placement in the setlist was a bit surprising.

Somehow, Aces High just doesn’t feel all that impactful as an encore, even if the band (especially now with Simon) plays it at a faster tempo—not quite as sluggish as in 2022. You can definitely sense from Bruce how demanding the song is to sing at that point in the evening and at his age.
Just for fun, I recently listened to some live recordings of it, and I was amazed at the speed, energy, and tempo they had when playing it in 1999. I saw them live that year, but I don’t remember Aces High being that fast.
I think the tempo during the Ed Hunter tour was the fastest it’s ever been. In general, some of the tempos in the ’90s were pretty quick—but that’s a topic for another part of the forum.
 
Vaenyr said:
Hot take time: The inflatable Spitfire during LOTB always felt kinda goofy to me and I much prefer the CGI visuals on this tour.
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See, I thought ahead of my show that it would be cheesy as hell but at the concert I thought it actually worked well. I was surprised but I was sold.
 
Last night after seeing the setlist I felt disappointed. Mainly because I was pretty hyped up for some "big surprises". But I gotta say, I'm now listening to the setlist on Spotify and the beginning and middle section are incredibly strong! The pacing is a bit weird to me and the order of some songs is a bit out of place. But other than that, shit this is good!

One thing I won't change my mind about is the horrible encore. I think everyone and their mother expected Fear of the Dark but Aces High and Wasted Years, again? That's weak. If they replaced Aces High with BQOBD or Tailgunner and Wasted Years with Running Free (or keep Wasted Years and just add Running Free) this setlist would have been perfect! Now, it feels like they just wanted to rush the encore or fill it up for the sake of those songs.

I think if I had not looked on this forum or on Reddit, songs like Infinite Dreams or TTAL would not have come to my mind at all. I personally am not a fan of either of these songs and would only put The Prophecy under Infinite Dreams if I had to rank the 7th son songs (shoot me).

All in all I'm excited but I think the encore is going to be a very slow burn after the mindblowing epics and Killers stuff. I'm kinda coming back from yesterday' comments and I'm still cranky about missing songs from NPFTD and some songs like AtsS, BQoBD. But seeing Phantom, Rime, 7th Son, Hallowed, Powerslave and Killers on the same tour? Count me in!

Ides of March
Murders in the Rue Morgue
2 Minutes to Midnight
The Number of the Beast
Killers
Phantom of the Opera
The Clairvoyant
Powerslave
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Trooper
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Hallowed be thy Name
Iron Maiden

Encore
Aces High
Fear of the Dark
Run to the Hills
Wasted Years
 
They could have played one more easy song to make it 18, methinks. The missing NPFTD song. With a few/some changes (like 5), the set would have been so much more interesting.

And btw, the merch art was a hint, right?

I hope they could so something for the Reunion are, either as a 3rd leg or more deep cuts in a future new album tours, but my hopes are not high after yesterday.
 
I have a theory about the uninventive encore (I agree with PhantonOfTheOpera, Aces High is not as impactful anymore).

Maiden want to go on autopilot themselves for the final 20 minutes?

I'm sure the Chruchill Speech gives them an extra dose of adrenaline. On FOTD the crowd does a lot of the work. And Wasted Years closed off x117 Book of Souls shows + x81 Future Past shows. So it feels like a choreographed ending, not saying they are coasting the end, but they must be able to play the last two tracks for sure in their sleep.

By the end of this tour Maiden will have closed nearly 230 of their last 370 shows with the same song...
 
btx109 said:
People disappointed in the song choices should consider that the band performs the tracks that they enjoy, first and foremost, and arranges them in a sequence that works best for them. Although the audience is absolutely an important consideration, they'll never be able to please everyone. So for every cat like me who saw, for example, "Aces High" performed on the Powerslave tour and several times since, for someone else this will be their first time experiencing this mythical legendary song. Not that that makes it more palatable for me.

That said, I can't make sense of some of their choices but it is what it is. And even if they chose to change things up for the US leg as they did with incorporating Senjutsu tracks into the LOTB tour, they may delete something I really like. I saw the original LOTB, which for my money was their greatest setlist of all time, but sold my ticket for the second leg because I thought they ruined it with the three new tracks (Senjutsu, Stratego and Writing On The Wall).

Let me say this about the weirdos knocking Simon's selection and performance. That is a TOUGH gig to accept, taking the chair following a bonafide beloved legend, and with one of the biggest bands in the world with your first performance with them before a sold-out arena. And playing material that a) isn't easy, b) playing with guys who've played together literally for decades, and c) performing songs that rabid fans know every nuance of. That guy deserves a ton of credit and appreciation. The drum throne is the one piece I thought Steve would consider irreplaceable. He is the engine of the band but Simon's the New Guy. That's a scrotum of steel right there.

Here's what a lot of fans are missing. I'm aging myself but I was there; Nicko experienced the same thing when he replaced Clive, there just wasn't any social media for everyone to vent and opine on. There are fans to this day who will say that Clive Burr was the band's best drummer and Nicko changed Maiden's vibe for the worst. Back when "POM" dropped, believe it or not a lot of fans complained and were unhappy. So as with most of life, this reaction is nothing new.

It's cool to have an opinion but let it be an informed one. If you don't dig Simon as a musician, that's cool. If you say he's not good enough to be in Maiden, he sucks, etc...you're a moron. IMHO.

I'm sure that the band would consider this first gig rubbish and I want to hear them in a couple of weeks after they've gotten more comfortable and locked in.
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Agree BUT there always be the song that someone didin't saw live. I get that some people did not seen Aces live, but what - they should play whole world slavery tour setlist because some of us didn't heard "Los'fer Words"? :-) Naah. With current set of songs in main set they could easily put something else in place of Aces in encore.
 
Well, I'm happy that the only prediction I had was correct

JudasMyGuide said:
Well, I'm almost nearly 100% sure Rime gets played. Since it's supposed to be the early years "play classics" style and since "epic" is about 67 % of Maiden identity by now (so we definitely don't get a setlist of only short songs), I don't see them doing anything else instead - Alex they did now and is certainly more "niche", SSOASS probably won't return anymore, as it feels too tied to its album and the specific tours (and besides, I wouldn't want to do the last three minutes with a new drummer) Sign of the Cross is a Blaze-era track that I was surprised they unearthed at all and definitely isn't for the "play classics" crowd and even if they decided to resurrect To Tame a Land (since the movies were a hit recently, I'm told), it is way too obscure (and short) to serve as the only epic.

Rime is the most famous "big" song of theirs (HBTN and FotD aren't even properly "multi-part", IMHO), it originated on a very famous tour and unless they decide to go full troll mode and not play anything past PoM, I don't see them leaving that one be.
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(well, partially, I didn't expect SSOASS to ever return, okay, fine)

but the setlist is incredibly weak, or at least, absolutely not something I'd appreciate, just as I feared. But I had my suspicions since the first announcement.

BTW, didn't Bruce say they would play something they hadn't before? There's nothing new, right?
 
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