RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2026

Austrogoth said:
Great shirt. Source ethfc
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A very nice NPFTD-esque art (at least), working colors. If only the set had one more song from the 90s it would have been perfect.
bruceBruceBruce said:
Oh wow, so now No Prayer For the dying exists in their minds?
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Yes and no (the artist decide about the art?), they just don't like this album at all, which is a shame because there are some really cool songs to play live. We were lucky to get Afraid in 2012/2013, ARLDO celebration short tour should have been done already.
Prowler said:
imo, it's only logical that they don't care about these 2 albums. It was a bad period for the band and both of these albums aren't great. It's a greatest hits tour, they have to play the greatest hits and some of their best songs too.
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Yeah, but fans would welcome Daughter (cool live, perfect for encore opener), Be Quick (classic), Tailgunner (I guess not really, despite the inclusion of it in EH), No Prayer (fitting for the set, a gem), Wasting Love (popularity). Especially since you have performances like Aces, I can't believe Bruce is ok with this. And with a Hits tour is easier to choose.
 
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Bring Your Daughter would be an amazing encore opener... The lyrics aren't complicated and even casual listeners wouldn't have problems with singing them. Especially if Maiden played it in the way they did in 2003. An extended version (like Running Free from LAD) would be really nice for this tour.
 
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Just got back from the Bucharest show. Some brief points:
- sound was awful; not because of the band, but because of the venue - that place should not host any shows whatsoever. The voice was not clear at all and the guitars could not cut through the mix, especially at solos; I would rate it 6/10. For Anthrax, the sound was 2/10;
- very strong performance, still hard to explain how do they still have the energy and drive to deliver such a show;
- Bruce fucked Killers - full stop at some point :) and was off time during RTTH; maybe some IEM issues;
- Simon delivered decently, but I could clearly hear the difference from Nicko; much less elaborate execution and sometimes he struggled to keep the groove - especially during ID, SSOTSS and ROTAM; Adrian and Steve were frequently going to him to balance the pace and coordinate;
- strong delivery from all 3 guitars, with highlights on Dave and H. Adrian used the green Jackson for several songs (e.g. Rime, Trooper, Aces, Wasted).
 
The Garlon said:
I can't believe you people want Tailgunner and Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter in the set.
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Why? Most people here have already heard the hits many, many times. Even if songs such as Tailgunner and BYDTTS might not the best tracks Maiden have in their discography (although personally I consider the latter very enjoyable), hearing them would be interesting. Like, it wouldn't be a lifechanging experience, but it would be refreshing. And who knows, perhaps someone could reconsider their opinion on these songs after hearing them live. It happens sometimes.
 
So, we had fun tonight again.

One of the highlights for me was The Number of the Beast. Sometimes I forget how good that song is. Felt massive today. Infinite Dreams has been fantastic the whole tour, and Wasted Years is such a joy. In fact the entire encore was fun today. I was also amazed at the solo section in Seventh Son, but the quiet part goes on forever.

They did mess up Killers. Again. Sort it out for the next show please.

Adrian doubled Steve's bass line in Rime that comes just before the quiet part, and I started to wonder if he did in Sofia too. Man of the match was Dave, I am in awe of that man. May he never lose the speed and feel in his fingers.

Onto Bratislava!
 
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