RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)

[MrKnickerbocker]

IRON MAIDEN To Begin Rehearsing With New Drummer SIMON DAWSON 'In A Couple Of Weeks': 'It Should Be Great', Says ADRIAN SMITH

During an April 8 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith spoke about the band's upcoming "Run For Your Lives" world tour, which is scheduled to launch on May 27 in Budapest, Hungary. The trek will mark MAIDEN's first with new drummer Simon...

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[Kalata]

IRON MAIDEN To Begin Rehearsing With New Drummer SIMON DAWSON 'In A Couple Of Weeks': 'It Should Be Great', Says ADRIAN SMITH

During an April 8 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith spoke about the band's upcoming "Run For Your Lives" world tour, which is scheduled to launch on May 27 in Budapest, Hungary. The trek will mark MAIDEN's first with new drummer Simon...

blabbermouth.net

Adrian can't wait and said the fans are gonna love it. Great.

''After the first show, it'll be all over the Internet. Everyone's gonna know the setlist, everyone's gonna know what it looks like, everyone's gonna know the fuckups we made. That's just the way it is now. But, yeah. it'll be special, I think.''

Haha. Let's hope the setlist indeed will be special, not more of the same.

 

[Spaldy]

Adrian can't wait and said the fans are gonna love it. Great.

''After the first show, it'll be all over the Internet. Everyone's gonna know the setlist, everyone's gonna know what it looks like, everyone's gonna know the fuckups we made. That's just the way it is now. But, yeah. it'll be special, I think.''

Every single drum hit Simon makes is going to be over-analysed to fuckery. There'll be numerous YouTube clips playing frame by frame. It's going to be embarrassing.

*Misses one tom beat on The Trooper. "See, I told you he was shit!" - fans probably.

 

[Spaldy]

IRON MAIDEN To Begin Rehearsing With New Drummer SIMON DAWSON 'In A Couple Of Weeks': 'It Should Be Great', Says ADRIAN SMITH

During an April 8 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith spoke about the band's upcoming "Run For Your Lives" world tour, which is scheduled to launch on May 27 in Budapest, Hungary. The trek will mark MAIDEN's first with new drummer Simon...

blabbermouth.net

I want to listen to this interview but that means having to listen to Eddie Trunk. Not sure if I can stomach that.

 

[Mosh]

Adrian can't wait and said the fans are gonna love it. Great.

Man that’s a relief!

 

[The Garlon]

Every single drum hit Simon makes is going to be over-analysed to fuckery. There'll be numerous YouTube clips playing frame by frame. It's going to be embarrassing.

*Misses one tom beat on The Trooper. "See, I told you he was shit!" - fans probably.

Yeah, I don't understand the hate Simon got here when it was first announced. The guy is a pro. Of course it sucks that Nicko is gone but if it has to be this way then getting a session player was the right move.

I'm not worried about the setlist either. The last time Maiden had a less than stellar setlist was over a decade ago with the Maiden England tour. And that was only slightly disappointing.

 

[GhostofCain]

IRON MAIDEN To Begin Rehearsing With New Drummer SIMON DAWSON 'In A Couple Of Weeks': 'It Should Be Great', Says ADRIAN SMITH

During an April 8 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith spoke about the band's upcoming "Run For Your Lives" world tour, which is scheduled to launch on May 27 in Budapest, Hungary. The trek will mark MAIDEN's first with new drummer Simon...

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5 weeks rehearsal time with a new drummer?

 

[Yax]

5 weeks rehearsal time with a new drummer?

Why, are the guys busy with their day jobs?

 

[The_7th_one]

5 weeks rehearsal time with a new drummer?

 

[CA Bryers]

5 weeks rehearsal time with a new drummer?

I have to imagine Simon's had the setlist for a good while and has been learning the songs inside and out in his spare time since January at the latest. If his tempo's more solid and consistent than Nicko's was (especially on parts of Future Past), I don't know if more than the usual rehearsal time is needed. That, and since he was backup on Future Past, I imagine the band's all played with him prior to this.

This is assuming common sense is being used and they're doing/have done all the above. If not, then yeah...what the hell?

 

[Helmuth Von Moltke]

Yeah, I don't understand the hate Simon got here when it was first announced. The guy is a pro. Of course it sucks that Nicko is gone but if it has to be this way then getting a session player was the right move.

I'm not worried about the setlist either. The last time Maiden had a less than stellar setlist was over a decade ago with the Maiden England tour. And that was only slightly disappointing.

I agree about the Maiden England setlist, and yes, it wasn't too bad at all.

 

[Prowler]

The Maiden England setlist was fine imo. The only song missing was Infinite Dreams. They played 5 SSOASS songs as they should and also the setlist was similar to the original ME tour(4 songs were different). If they played Infinite Dreams instead of ATSS and maybe something else instead of Aces High it would have been perfect.

 

[BloodOnTheBassistsHands]

The Maiden England (2012/13) setlist was good. The strange part was they played two songs that hadn't been written until a few years after the original tour - Fear of the Dark (a fan favourite) and Afraid to Shoot Strangers (a great song, and it hadn't been played live since 1998).

I would have preferred they kept the setlist more in line with the original Maiden England tour. If they dropped those two songs (14 minutes), they would have had time for three of Infinite Dreams, Still Life, Die With Your Boots On, and Killers. Hopefully they played two or three of those this year.

 

[dickinson1978]

I agree about the Maiden England setlist, and yes, it wasn't too bad at all.

with moonchild and seventh son? i loved that show

 

[Vaenyr]

I loved the Maiden England setlist, especially the almost random inclusion of Afraid To Shoot Strangers. The only thing I would've changed would've been to swap Aces High with Infinite Dreams.

 

[Austrogoth]

What does a typical pre-tour rehearsal day looks like for Maiden? Any idea on whether they focus on one or two songs each day, or more? Do they rehearse full songs or just part of songs? At what point do they play the full set? As a non musician I find this very interesting.

 

[Nomadd]

I don't think Simon Dawson is going to learn IM songs just four weeks before the tour; maybe some songs, but it's assured (and obvious to me) that he has practiced a lot beforehand for the tour rehearsals.

 

[Prowler]

Of course, Simon has practiced a lot already and he also has played a lot with Steve.

 

[Nomadd]

Of course, Simon has practiced a lot already and he also has played a lot with Steve.

Co-operation between the bass player and the drummer is essential thing in every band. I hope everything will be OK.

 

[Azas]

Simon's Winter for sure was sweaty and drummy. I'm pretty sure he had numerous nightmares about drumming for Maiden naked and "the show is about to begin, he's walking to the stage, but can't pass through backdrops and curtains, because it's a labyrinth!" And when he is able to do that, he sits on his drumming stool but sees that there's no actual drums before him. And sinister laugh of someone called Michael can be heard from the backstage. Cold sweat awakenings and endless drumming sessions in the stillness of the many winter nights...
But then... There will be enormous reward... roaring crowds and the joy of live performance with the legendary band. And the high of the songs itself. Ecstasy of the adrenaline driven moment.
Of course, after the show he will not be able to sleep. And even if he will manage to do that, there's always those persistent nightmares. Although, in the end, what could be better than performing with Maiden, even if you're completely naked?