RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)

[GhostofCain]

I'm sure I will enjoy whatever they choose to play. It's a celebration of 50 years so expect and don't cry when they play a lot of the usual suspects.

I will be at the London Stadium with my wife and daughter and I am pretty sure we will have a blast regardless of what they choose to play off their most revered albums.

 

[GhostofCain]

This is worst case scenario. They won't do Madness again. Also, I doubt both Sanctuary and Running Free will be played. I'm sure 10 or 11 of the songs you mentioned will be in the setlist. The rest will be interesting. They won't do an all hits setlist.

We might get Revelations, Children of the Damned, Powerslave or Flight of Icarus to spice things up.

 

[Poto]

We might get Revelations, Children of the Damned, Powerslave or Flight of Icarus to spice things up.

I think Rime has a very good chance of returning.

The deep cuts for this tour will probably be songs like Rime, Bring Your Daughter, Phantom, Running Free and Clairvoyant. None of those have been played for at least 10 years.

I hope they surprise even more and bring back something like Killers.

 

[Iron Lurker]

I hope they surprise even more and bring back something like Killers.

Please!

 

[Mosh]

I feel really good about Killers showing up. Also holding out for Die With Your Boots On as that is the only POM song that has been played in the reunion era but not in the last 20 years.

 

[onurb]

Bruce says "push the boat out" or smt like this on that video. So maybe this means rime.

 

[matic22]

Bruce says "push the boat out" or smt like this on that video. So maybe this means rime.

Yeah. Those were my thoughts too. They could go with a 3D ship for Rime and Bruce sings the song on it.

 

[The_7th_one]

 

[Azas]

Stage will look like ship's deck? High five. Rime is a must for this tour.

 

[Ascendingthethrone]

We might get Revelations, Children of the Damned, Powerslave or Flight of Icarus to spice things up.

I wouldn’t say no to any of those. Something deeper would be nice as well.

 

[GhostofCain]

I wouldn’t say no to any of those. Something deeper would be nice as well.

I would personally include those 4 in next year’s setlist.

 

[GhostofCain]

Stage will look like ship's deck? High five. Rime is a must for this tour.

Let’s hope it’s not a sinking ship!

 

[GhostofCain]

Yeah. Those were my thoughts too. They could go with a 3D ship for Rime and Bruce sings the song on it.

Comparisons with 2008-2009 would be painful…

 

[Randalf]

Iron Maiden
Phantom of the Opera
Running Free
Sanctuary
Wrathchild
The Number of the Beast
Run to the Hills
Hallowed be Thy Name
The Trooper
2 Minutes to Midnight
Wasted Years
Can I Play with Madness
The Evil that Men Do
The Clairvoyant
Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
Fear of the Dark

There you have it. 16 songs for a very interesting setlist.

No doubt most of the set will consist of the songs listed above, but as it has been for the ~3-4 last tours, I think there is a genuine desire within the band to play a handful of beloved favourites often loved by hardcore fans and casuals alike (e.g Children of the Damned, Revelations, Die With Your Boots On, Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Remember Tomorrow, possibly even Killers or something like that) and maaaybe one cut that is a bit more obscure.

Maiden likes to stay in their comfort zone with most things, but I honestly doubt they'd do a 2025-26 world tour with only autopiloting through the most obvious cuts.

But yeah, I also agree that expecting some ~5 deep cuts that haven't been played after 1999 is bit of a stretch.

Interesting times ahead, as I could totally see them doing their most generic set for 10 years and, on the other hand, just as well continuing with the relatively fresh approach of the past couple of tours.

 

[Ruflux]

Comparisons with 2008-2009 would be painful…

Not to worry, they've got a clever trick up their sleeve they've been very deliberately holding out on until now, when it would have the most impact: downtu-hahahaha yeah right. Rime should be easy enough, it's RTTH as the last encore I'm worried about. 2018 he was still incredibly on form, but now it's seven years later and Bruce's voice isn't really there in the same way.

He can push it in the first few songs, but by the encore it's really obvious he's way out of his natural range by now. That's how the cookie crumbles, no matter how much he or his fans want to deny it. You can't fight nature.

 

[THESEVENTHMARINER]

I could probably do without Wasted Years again to be honest.

 

[GhostofCain]

Not to worry, they've got a clever trick up their sleeve they've been very deliberately holding out on until now, when it would have the most impact: downtu-hahahaha yeah right. Rime should be easy enough, it's RTTH as the last encore I'm worried about. 2018 he was still incredibly on form, but now it's seven years later and Bruce's voice isn't really there in the same way.

He can push it in the first few songs, but by the encore it's really obvious he's way out of his natural range by now. That's how the cookie crumbles, no matter how much he or his fans want to deny it. You can't fight nature.

He probably goes back home to hear “You sang like an angel, mon chéri”, so there go our hopes!

 

[Trevoire]

Bruce says "push the boat out" or smt like this on that video. So maybe this means rime.

Realistically it's just a reference to them putting on a very big production to celebrate their 50th.

I do think Rime has a good chance of being played, but this isn't a hint.

 

[The Dissident]

I could probably do without Wasted Years again to be honest.

I think it won't be present and it will be the closer of their final tour when they decide to do that.

 

[Kalata]

Get ready to be disappointed!

I won't be disappointed, it's a celebration of 50 years of Maiden and classics. How could I be. I just wish they'll make the set interesting beyond the mandatory classics. Expanding it by 2 songs would help.

For me I would be overjoyed to hear Infinite Dreams and Killers again! And if the production is bigger and better than LotB tour as promised, we are in for a treat.

The stage, yes. As for the songs, for me: Land, No Prayer, Be Quick/Wasting Love, OTGDY, Sea, Killers and Prowler.

We might get Revelations, Children of the Damned, Powerslave or Flight of Icarus to spice things up.

I don't think we'll get any of them, and frankly I'm pretty good with that. 2 Minutes and Evil are stronger candidates, methinks.

The deep cuts for this tour will probably be songs like Rime, Bring Your Daughter, Phantom, Running Free and Clairvoyant. None of those have been played for at least 10 years.

Which is expected and would be nice, I guess. Include Killers (yes, I expect it) and another 80's epic - well, not bad.

I feel really good about Killers showing up. Also holding out for Die With Your Boots On as that is the only POM song that has been played in the reunion era but not in the last 20 years.

This. Boots is also the song they used for their collab with West Ham.

I could probably do without Wasted Years again to be honest.

I'm tired of it. The closer of the final tour should be Iron Maiden, Hallowed, RTTH or it.

No doubt most of the set will consist of the songs listed above, but as it has been for the ~3-4 last tours, I think there is a genuine desire within the band to play a handful of beloved favourites often loved by hardcore fans and casuals alike (e.g Children of the Damned, Revelations, Die With Your Boots On, Powerslave, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Remember Tomorrow, possibly even Killers or something like that) and maaaybe one cut that is a bit more obscure.
Maiden likes to stay in their comfort zone with most things, but I honestly doubt they'd do a 2025-26 world tour with only autopiloting through the most obvious cuts.
Interesting times ahead, as I could totally see them doing their most generic set for 10 years and, on the other hand, just as well continuing with the relatively fresh approach of the past couple of tours.

Agreed.

But yeah, I also agree that expecting some ~5 deep cuts that haven't been played after 1999 is bit of a stretch.

With 3 90's songs is possible. Although they have to do Land and/or Infinite Dreams then - and 80's deep cuts have a bigger chance.

It remains to be seen if they will play at least 1 song from each album. I doubt it because of SIT, but it makes sense. And with a longer set.

Comparisons with 2008-2009 would be painful…

2008-2009 are peak performances. I think Bruce will deliver solid performances on the tough songs (the encores, let's see; the big classics are for there and the crowd can help with Hills, but he should think about it more. The same can be said for his solo tour last year. Hallowed and Hills are the toughest). Let's hear the drumming, I would say.