RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2026

Hendrike said:
And as for the others, I think it’s more of a projection than anything else. There isn’t really any concrete evidence to point to.
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This.
People want Maiden to be worn out, so they start making things up. Maiden still has plenty of fire in their belly. I've seen them many times, and last year was probably the best they’ve sounded in years from a motivation and energy standpoint. They were fully committed and full of energy.

The fact that they changed the setlist for the second leg of a tour that will, for the most part, visit places that had never seen this tour before, and added a song they hadn't played in nearly 40 years, is also a good sign.

I think we're simply witnessing some fans growing tired of the band after seeing them live for 40 years. Not because the band itself has problems, but because they simply don't want to follow it anymore (rightfully so, I would add). I mean, people are complaining about them returning to Europe so soon. I never saw any fan of any band complaining about the possibility of seeing their favorite act one more time. "What? They're playing in my courtyard again? How dare they! Moneygrab!"
 
ShadowOfTheGods said:
This.
People want Maiden to be worn out, so they start making things up. Maiden still has plenty of fire in their belly. I've seen them many times, and last year was probably the best they’ve sounded in years from a motivation and energy standpoint. They were fully committed and full of energy.

The fact that they changed the setlist for the second leg of a tour that will, for the most part, visit places that had never seen this tour before, and added a song they hadn't played in nearly 40 years, is also a good sign.

I think we're simply witnessing some fans growing tired of the band after seeing them live for 40 years. Not because the band itself has problems, but because they simply don't want to follow it anymore (rightfully so, I would add). I mean, people are complaining about them returning to Europe so soon. I never saw any fan of any band complaining about the possibility of seeing their favorite act one more time. "What? They're playing in my courtyard again? How dare they! Moneygrab!"
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And the stadiums are full. Big stadiums. I dont think they will do more than 2 more tours. But they are a good live band for sure maybe not as 80s 90s or 00s but they play great..

Btw bruce in august will be 68 years old.
 
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dickinson1978 said:
And the stadiums are full. Big stadiums.
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Not all of the stadium shows, but again, Maiden have only recently entered their "stadium era". Selling out a 45,000 capacity stadium in Hannover would have been unthinkable in 2018. elling out a 45,000 capacity stadium in Hannover while also headlining two sold-out 90,000 attendance festivals, less than a year after selling out six shows on the same tour (four of them stadiums as well), would have been downright impossible.
 
With the impending filming of the Paris gig and the following video release, I doubt Maiden will allow anyone to broadcast their gig. The most we can hope for is a teaser in the form of a song or two, maybe just before Knebworth if we are lucky to boost sales.
 
Prowler said:
Every other tour being a "hit tour" is not an issue imo. That's what happened for the whole reunion era. After the Future Past tour it's only fair to have a hits tour. The next one will be something different and then maybe another hits tour.
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I think after The Future Past a standard hits tour was the necessary call. Future Past was as niche of a tour as you could get focusing on a 'new album' that was two years old at that point and a classic album that, legacy-wise, isn't as highly regarded as the one preceding it and the one following it.
 
Flaming Blimp Crash said:
I think after The Future Past a standard hits tour was the necessary call. Future Past was as niche of a tour as you could get focusing on a 'new album' that was two years old at that point and a classic album that, legacy-wise, isn't as highly regarded as the one preceding it and the one following it.
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I’ve always felt TFP Tour was the perfect tour for us hardcore fans. That setlist was absolutely insane. But there were a few people around me after the show I saw in 2024 surprised they didn’t play Number of the Beast.

Of course I’m thrilled that later this year I’ll see a “hits” type tour that still has a ton of songs I’ve never seen them play (Murders, Killers, Phantom, ID, Rime, Seventh Son) or that I’ve not heard live in 7-9 years (2MTM, Powerslave, Wrathchild)
 
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