Run For Your Lives! Setlist speculation thread

Realistic set:

1. Run To The Hills
2. Wrathchild
3. Revelations
4. Trooper
5. The Evil That Men Do
6. Children of the Damned
7. Be Quick Or Be Dead Phantom Of the Opera
8. Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
9. The Number Of The Beast
10. Fear of the Dark
11. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
12. Iron Maiden

13. Hallowed Be Thy Name
14. Wasted Years
15. Running Free
 
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Let's see - the likely songs from the 9 albums:

IM:
Iron Maiden (ofc),
Phantom (in the promo video)
Running Free (also in the promo video, the alley)

other potential songs: Prowler (popular), Sanctuary, Remember Tomorrow (played in 2005).

Killers:
Wrathchild
Killers (given the new old Eddie on the poster)

other potential songs: Murders (Nicko played it with his solo band recently) and Prodigal Son (rehearsed in 2005).

TNOTB:
Number Of The Beast
Hallowed
Run To The Hills (the name of the tour)

other potential songs: 22 Acacia Avenue, but I doubt it because of the drumming. And a song like Children was played recently.

POM:
Trooper

other potential songs: Die With Your Boots On (because it wasn't featured in the previous 2 History tours) and Sun And Steel (was rumored that it would have been played during a proper SJ tour, if there were).

PS:
Rime (Bruce's favorite song to play live)
2 Minutes

other potential songs: Powerslave.

SIT:
Alexander is the only potential song.

SSOASS:
Clairvoyant (if nothing, it was in the 2018 tour poster hints)
Seventh Son (Bruce said recently he wants to play it live again)
Evil That Men Do

other potential songs: Moonchild (popular opener), Infinite Dreams (rehearsed in 2012) and Only The Good Die Young (Steve said he wants to play it live).

NPFTD:
Bring Your Daughter (played in 2003)
Tailgunner (played on 2 different tours and maybe there is a hint for it in the poster)

other potential songs: No Prayer For The Dying (I think it's time and will sound great), Hooks In You (the sky and the moon on the tour poster?).

FOTD:
Fear Of The Dark
Afraid To Shoot Strangers (played in 2012/2013)

other potential songs: Be Quick Or Be Dead (one of the most popular songs from its era, great opener), Wasting Love (played also in 1993).
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Potential deep cuts, overall:

Prowler
Remember Tomorrow
Murders
Killers
Prodigal Son
22 Acacia Avenue
Die With Your Boots On
Still Life (popular deep cut, not played on the ME tour)
Sun And Steel
To Tame A Land (Nicko played it with his solo band in 2022)
Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Infinite Dreams
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
Only The Good Die Young
Tailgunner
No Prayer For The Dying
Hooks In You
Bring Your Daughter... To The Slaughter
Be Quick Or Be Dead
From Here To Eternity (played also in 1993)
Wasting Love
The Fugitive (Steve wanted to play it in 1992)
Judas Be My Guide (popular deep cut)

-> 4-5 (or even 6) deep cuts would be the best. It's possible.
 
blackie2380 said:
1.Be Quick Or Be Dead
2.prowler
3.The Trooper
4.No Prayer For The Dying
5.To Tame A Land
6.Killers
7.Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
8. Infinite Dreams
9.Phantom Of The Opera
10.Only The Good Die Young
11.Iron Maiden
12.Fear Of The Dark
Encore:
13.The Number Of The Beast
14.Hallowed Be Thy Name
15.Run To The Hills
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Brilliant! :ok: So many deep cuts. It has all the big hits, and if they don't play some of the other usual expected old songs - why not. 3 epics (Phantom, Rime and Land or Seventh Son), 6 longer songs in total. Edit: the only song I could add is Clairvoyant or 2 Minutes.
 
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blackie2380 said:
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With japanese pagoda on the right middle side of the poster, there's a chance for the band to play "Sun And Steel". ;)

The fullmoon is representing "Moonchild", for sure. The flames in the background are for "The Number Of The Beast", the electronic finger is for a song from 'Somewhere In Time' (I bet they'll play "Deja Vu" and "The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner"). The bloody axe is for "Killers" and also for "Running Free". The hill in flames in the left middle side of the poster could be "Flight Of Icarus" or "Run To The Hills".

The broken building on the right side of the poster refers to "2 Minutes To Midnight" (the artwork of this single represents Eddie sitting down a broken house). And the double cyborg and bright eyes are from "Can I Play With Madness", "The Clairvoyant", "The Evil That Men Do" and "Infinite Dreams" singles artworks.
 
Here's an early stab at a possible setlist. I think that given the past 2-3 tours the bar has really been raised so high that Maiden could either get super creative or go super safe for this upcoming tour. I think that there will be a lot of safe choices but some deeper cuts or classics that haven't been played in a while could make a reappearance. That said, I don't think any previously unplayed songs will take the stage this time around, and frankly, given that they just did a whole tour for it, I think that Somewhere in Time could be left out entirely.

One thought I had was that Maiden may return to the 'worlds' approach from LOTB, this time anchored not by themes but by albums. Each album gets its own little 'world', complete with backdrops inspired by the original album tours. So here's what I think that could look like:

PA: "Doctor Doctor" by UFO

- Killers -
INTRO: The Ides of March
1. Murders in the Rue Morgue
2. Killers
- Piece of Mind -
3. The Trooper
4. Still Life
- Powerslave -
5. 2 Minutes to Midnight
6. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
7. Powerslave
- '90s -
8. Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
9. Fear of the Dark
- Iron Maiden -
10. Running Free
11. Phantom of the Opera
12. Iron Maiden

ENCORE
- Seventh Son of a Seventh Son -
13. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
- The Number of the Beast -
14. The Number of the Beast
15. Run to the Hills

ENCORE II
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name

I don't know if they'll do another second encore like they did on LOTB II, which was clearly tacked on for spectacle purposes. I guessed that "Alexander the Great" would get a second encore and that didn't happen so who knows, I'll probably be wrong here. But the door's certainly been opened so I'll go ahead and get ready to shoot myself in the foot again.

The song that I think is least likely to actually be in the set is "Still Life". POM got its time in the sun during LOTB, and I don't know how many fans are clamoring for this track beyond myself, so I'm ready for disappointment. "Wrathchild" or "The Evil That Men Do" are certainly more likely. I can dream, though.

If they don't set it up into worlds, maybe we'll see something like this instead:

INTRO: The Ides of March
1. Murders in the Rue Morgue
2. 2 Minutes to Midnight
3. The Trooper
4. Phantom of the Opera
5. The Evil That Men Do
6. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
7. Powerslave
8. Killers
9. Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
10. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
11. The Number of the Beast
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Iron Maiden

ENCORE
14. Run to the Hills
15. Running Free
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name
 
I think they are not going to play 16 song setlist. My thoughts - I think (or hope) that show's epics are going to be 7th son, Rime and Phantom. The Flight of Icarus (not played on supposed tour, but later still found a way to the set) of the tour is gonna be Infinite Dreams. Moonchild gonna take Aces High space as an iconic opener, although I really like the idea of Phantom as an opener. I don't have space for Bring your Daughter to the Slaughter nor any other NPFTD song, although I think they will play it.

1. Moonchild
2. 2 Minutes to Midnight
3. Afraid to Shoot Strangers
4. Phantom of the Opera
5. Infinite Dreams
6. The Trooper
7. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
8. Wrathchild
9. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
10. Run to the Hills
11. Fear of the Dark
12. Iron Maiden
13. Number of the Beast
14. Hallowed be thy Name
15. Running Free
 
I predict a 'play classics' scenario, which is exactly what the average ticket buyer is going to be expecting from this tour.

Given that they played Alexander after all these years on the current tour, though, I do expect something at least one slightly deeper cut to appear though.

If it's Infinite Dreams, my life is complete.
 
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Possible hints:

1)Eddie - Killers (axe, shirt) and NPFTD (jacket, hair)/Infinite Dreams single cover/Clairvoyant hair.
2)lamp & wall - debut album cover and Killers.
3)bullet - Powerslave/Aces High.
4)wires - SIT.
5)eye and neck - SSOASS (the 3 singles from it too).
6)shoulder - FOTD.
7)destroyed building and window - 2 Minutes.
8)Japanese tower - probably representing Maiden Japan, the previous tour or Sun And Steel.
9)poster on the wall with inscription ''50'' - POM Eddie head?
10)flames - TNOTB or Run To The Hills/Flight Of Icarus or Holy Smoke single covers.
11)lightning - pyramid Eddie art, Run To The Hills/Purgatory single covers.
12)green sky and moon - FOTD, Run To The Hills single cover, Holy Smoke (sky), Hooks In You art, Moonchild?
13)building under the axe - Tailgunner?
Diesel 11 said:
One thought I had was that Maiden may return to the 'worlds' approach from LOTB, this time anchored not by themes but by albums. Each album gets its own little 'world', complete with backdrops inspired by the original album tours.
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I dunno, worlds/themes with 9 albums. They won't use so many different decors, but the backdrops can help. I think they'll want the set to be mixed, not by albums or unifying theme of songs. Who knows, the stage is said to be spectacular.
 
FTB said:
Transylvania (Tape)

1. Be quick or be dead
2. Trooper
3. Die with your Boots on
4. Children of the Damned
5. No Prayer for the Dying
6. 2 Minutes to Midnight
7. Killers
8. Remember Tomorrow
9. Phantom of the Opera
10. The Evil that men Do
11. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Iron Maiden

14. The Number of the Beast
15. Hallowed be thy Name
16. Run to the Hills

Kinda realistic to me with 2 deep cuts

I think they'll rely heavy on their biggest hits and a lot from TNOTB

Edit: come to think of it, this is pretty short, around 93 minutes and no running free, mh
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I think a 18 song set is very realistic as gue songs from the first albums are really short.

I would love to see their concert starting with Prowler, but being realistic, this is what I am thinking..didn’t include really fast songs that Nicko would have trouble, nor too much focus on SIT as we’re coming from a tour of the album.

From IRON MAIDEN

sanctuary
phantom of the opera
iron maiden

From KILLERS

Wratchild
⁠killers

From THE NUMBER

Children of the Damned
run to the hills
the number of the beast

From PIECE OF MIND

The trooper
Relevations

From POWERSLAVE

2 minutes to midnight
⁠powerslave

From SIT

Wasted Years

From SSOASS

The Evil That Man Do

From NPFTD

Tailgunner
Bring Your Daughter

From FEAR OF THE DARK

From Hear to Eternity
⁠Fear Of The Dark
 
This is my prediction:
1. Be quick or be dead
2. The number of the beast
3. Wrathchild
4. Phantom of the opera
5. Die with your boots on
6. Alexander the great
7. The trooper
8. The clairvoyant
9. Rime of the ancient mariner
10. Hallowed be Thy name
11. Fear of the dark
12. Iron maiden
13. Bring your daughter... to the slaughter
14. Run to the hills
15. Running free
 
1. Murders in the Rue Morgue
2. Wrathchild
3. Run to the Hills
4. Infinite Dreams
5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
6. The Trooper
7. Sun and Steel
8. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
9. Bring your Daughter…To the Slaughter
10. Phantom of the Opera
11. Alexander the Great
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Iron Maiden
Encore
14. The Number of the Beast
15. The Clairvoyant
16. Running Free

That's about an 1 hour and 45 minutes set including Bruce's banter and the break before the encore. There would be space for 1 more song like 22 Acacia Avenue, Still Life or Only the Good Die Young
 
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One might consider the possibility of opening with Sanctuary. Not very epic but good and energetic start to the gig. More likely opener than Phantom or RTTH, can't see Rue Morgue, Be Quick or Tailgunner in the set and Moonchild already opened for three legs last decade.
 
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Diesel 11 said:
Here's an early stab at a possible setlist.
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Okay well I'm back because I can't stop myself. Here's kind of a dream setlist for this tour:

INTRO: The Ides of March
1. Murders in the Rue Morgue (Not played since 2005)
2. Killers (Not played since 1999)
3. The Trooper
4. The Clairvoyant (Not played since 2013)
5. Infinite Dreams (Not played since 1988)
6. Still Life (Not played since 1988)
7. The Number of the Beast (Not played since 2022)
8. Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Not played since 2009)
9. Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter (Not played since 2003)
10. Phantom of the Opera (Not played since 2014)
11. Run to the Hills (Not played since 2022)
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Iron Maiden

ENCORE
14. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (Not played since 2014)
15. Running Free (Not played since 2013)
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Not played since 2022)

Bring back two songs that haven't been played since the '80s, two songs that haven't been played since the reunion started, and the two big epics that only got their chance to shine on their respective nostalgia tours. Bring back some of the usual suspects missing from TFP and I feel like this setlist could satisfy almost anyone. Did "Clairvoyant" instead of "Evil That Men Do", and in my heart I feel like "2 Minutes to Midnight" would be more likely than "Still Life" or "Infinite Dreams" but I'm trying to dream a little here.

Iron Maiden - 3 songs
Killers - 2/3 songs (if you count "Ides")
The Number of the Beast - 3 songs
Piece of Mind - 2 songs
Powerslave - 1 big song
Somewhere in Time - I really think they'll skip this one.
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - 3 songs
No Prayer for the Dying - 1 song
Fear of the Dark - 1 song
 
Random guess:

1. Phantom of the Opera
2. 22 Acacia Avenue
3. Die with Your Boots On
4. 2 Minutes to Midnight
5. The Trooper
6. Infinite Dreams
7. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
8. Stranger in a Strange Land
9. Run to the Hills
10. Killers
11. The Number of the Beast
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Iron Maiden
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14. Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
15. Hallowed Be Thy Name
16. Running Free
 
Every album with more than one song should have one deep cut alongside the classic track

Iron Maiden
Phantom of the Opera

Wrathchild
Killers

NOTB
Hills
Hallowed

Trooper
Still Life

Aces High
Rime

Wasted Years

Infinite Dreams
The Evil That Men Do

Bring Your Daughter

Fear of the Dark

NOTB is the exception here, can't fit more songs. But I would take this in a heartbeat
 
Using that same template:

Iron Maiden
Phantom of the Opera
Remember Tomorrow

Murders in the Rue Morgue
Killers

NOTB
Hills
Hallowed
22 Acacia Avenue

Trooper
Still Life

Two Minutes to Midnight
Rime

Infinite Dreams
The Evil That Men Do

Fear of the Dark

Omitting SIT/No Prayer in order to give the debut an third song and NOTB a fourth song. I actually think there's a reason Wrathchild is rarely on the set not as a replacement song and they'll hold on to it in the event they need to drop something, so I'm considering Killers the "classic" here although basically anything qualifies as a deepcut as Wrathchild is the only song from Killers to be played on more than one tour since the reunion.
 
I just got my tickets for Berlin 2 and I changed a bit my setlist prediction.
1. Moonchild (either that or Aces High will be the opener imo)
2. Wrathchild
3. 2 Minutes to Midnight ( not my favourite from Powerslave but I think it will be played)
4. No prayer for the dying ( I think it will be better than any other NPFTD song)
5. Still life ( if not now, then it will never be played again)
6. Phantom of the Opera (teaser)
7. The Trooper
8. 22 Acacia Avenue ( I need to listen to it live once)
9. Wasted Years
10. Rime of the ancient Mariner ( 100% the epic of the show)
11. The Number of the Beast ( this and Hallowed can't be left out for a 2nd tour in the row)
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Iron Maiden

14. Hallowed be thy Name
15. Run to the Hills
16. Only the good die young ( I think it's time they play it. If not, probably the Clairvoyant will be played)
I just put 1-2 songs from each record with the exception of Number of the Beast. I think with the tour name and the anniversary they celebrate, Number of the beast should be the record with the most tracks played in this setlist.
 
Since they are doing the first 9, my wish is that they do 2 songs from EACH album, with 3 from FOTD (19 songs isn't that unrealistic since many are shorter songs) and do them all sequentially, in order, from the debut to FOTD. There are so many songs that I really never need to hear live ever again, so I'm wishing for lots of deep cuts that havent been played much if at all. I mean, they finally dragged out Alexander so why not please us hardcore fans some more? So my dream set list is this:

Intro- Transylvania

Phantom
Prowler
Innocent Exile
Another Life
22
Gangland
Still Life
Dune
Duellists
BITV
Sea of Madness
 TLOTLDR
SSOASS
The Clairvoyant
Public Enema
Fate's Warning
BQOBD
Wasting Love
FOTD

No encores, just straight through.
An added bonus would be some original acoustic guitar from Adrian right before Wasting Love, to make everone wonder what the hell they are about to hear. I LOVE that song.
 
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