Poto
Ancient Mariner
“We’re still working on the set list for these summer shows, but this time it will cover the whole history of the band..."
It covered each decade at least.
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)
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It covered each decade at least.
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
What a great set list though! I still kick myself to this day that I didn’t see them on this tour. I had just graduated and had no money.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
I think they could have played it because it is thematic. The same setlist format like for TBOS tour was possible:
Senjutsu
Stratego
The Writing On The Wall
The Time Machine
The Parchment
Hell On Earth
Iron Maiden
Fear Of The Dark
Hallowed Be Thy Name
The Number Of The Beast
2 Minutes To Midnight (for example)
The Clairvoyant
Brave New World or Blood Brothers
Sun And Steel
Stranger In A Strange Land/Alexander The Great/Killers
Stratego
The Writing On The Wall
The Time Machine
The Parchment
Hell On Earth
Iron Maiden
Fear Of The Dark
Hallowed Be Thy Name
The Number Of The Beast
2 Minutes To Midnight (for example)
The Clairvoyant
Brave New World or Blood Brothers
Sun And Steel
Stranger In A Strange Land/Alexander The Great/Killers
Good call. They might advertise it differently, who knows.
Agreed. Like in 2010 - plus some classics, I assume.
''Career spanning'' is for all albums, which can't be represented all, but this time it's only the first 9 albums, so they can do it.
The tour poster is inspired by the early days, but No Prayer era was the same and I feel the band want to continue make fresh setlists. And that way they can skip some of the often played old songs (not the big classics) with a rare 90's cut. They can allow to skip SIT, for sure.
Whatever the tour theme is, we know it will be successful. It's Maiden. It's 50 years. The classic albums are ofc the best bit.
We know that Maiden can and without a lot of thinking can do a Part 2 of the new tour. Isn't it strange that they said this tour will also celebrate their 50th anniv - but only with the first 9 albums? The press release would have been pretty much the same and they probably would have played 2 Reunion songs instead of 2 90's songs. They know their most popular albums, but this theme is a surprising one, even now.
Well said, but they also said it's a 50 years celebration, a loose one.
I think we shouldn't worry about the sales. I also think a hybrid tour of a new album plus the rest of the 9 albums from the discography is possible. Ofc with some mandatory classics. Or Part 2, but only for one leg in 2027? Why not.
Some say they won't do a Part 2 because it could be their last tour, but who knows that. And they will surely play at least 3 big classics like the current tour. If they don't release a new album (or plan something else), Part 2 is possible, because what else? The new tour shows that they don't have ideas for themes. It's just that it would be odd to celebrate 50th anniv with 4 years. If they plan to retire around 2029, they have time for Part 2 - plus a new album or a final Hits tour.
I feel there is a reason why the new tour is only for the first 9 albums, not just because they are their most popular. I don't think they will forget or ignore the Reunion era. They are proud of their new music.
Yeah, and this tour showed that they will never leave the classics, despite the theme. Odd idea, but what a great setlist.
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Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Ofc they wouldn't do a proper 90's tour, but they still played 2 Blaze era songs and potentially 2 90's songs since then. ME 3rd leg really should have been 90's-era based, but as you said, no band wants to advertise their least popular albums. They will always play the hits, so after this tour the scenarios are:
1) New album tour for 2 years.
2) New album + Part 2 + some classics.
3) Part 2 3rd leg in 2027.
4) Part 2 for 2 years.
DorotheaMe
Trooper
There are a lot of anniversary shows these days. And no band feels it necessary to mention it is about only a few most popular albums.
Let's take Accept as an example:
Do you really think they don't know that their early classic albums are what most fans want to hear. But still, this is what they do and how they promote it:
"...
Hoffmann comments: "It's an incredible honor to be able to look back on five decades of a musical career and share our music with so many people. But nothing lasts forever and who knows how much longer we'll be touring… This tour will be very special because we think 50 years of ACCEPT is a GREAT reason to celebrate in style!"
In spring 2026, ACCEPT will release a special album that covers the band's entire musical history. This anniversary album will contain a carefully curated selection of the best ACCEPT songs from the last five decades..."
blabbermouth.net
And I am supposed to believ that Iron Maiden is the only of all these bands that has to namely focus on a few albums in order to sell well?
When, as somebody wrote, a tour with the "most iconic songs, a spectacular show" (in mind it may be one of their last) would sell equaliy great.
And Steve would not say "You are fired" but "Yes, indeed, Iron Maiden is the only band that has to make double sure nobody believes we play any of the crap of the last 20 years".
No, something is not right here. Sooner or later we will learn what their plans really are.
Let's take Accept as an example:
Do you really think they don't know that their early classic albums are what most fans want to hear. But still, this is what they do and how they promote it:
"...
Hoffmann comments: "It's an incredible honor to be able to look back on five decades of a musical career and share our music with so many people. But nothing lasts forever and who knows how much longer we'll be touring… This tour will be very special because we think 50 years of ACCEPT is a GREAT reason to celebrate in style!"
In spring 2026, ACCEPT will release a special album that covers the band's entire musical history. This anniversary album will contain a carefully curated selection of the best ACCEPT songs from the last five decades..."
ACCEPT To Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Tour And Album Of Re-Recorded Classics
German heavy metal legends ACCEPT will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2025-2026. To mark this mammoth milestone, the band will ring in the band's golden birthday with a very unique anniversary tour at the end of 2025. An anniversary album will be released early 2026. Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann...
blabbermouth.net
And I am supposed to believ that Iron Maiden is the only of all these bands that has to namely focus on a few albums in order to sell well?
When, as somebody wrote, a tour with the "most iconic songs, a spectacular show" (in mind it may be one of their last) would sell equaliy great.
And Steve would not say "You are fired" but "Yes, indeed, Iron Maiden is the only band that has to make double sure nobody believes we play any of the crap of the last 20 years".
No, something is not right here. Sooner or later we will learn what their plans really are.
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Wicker Man, Blood Brothers, Brave New World, Dance Of Death, Death Or Glory, The Writing On The Wall...?
from the Blaze era: Futureal, Man On The Edge and ofc Sign Of The Cross and Clansman.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Fremde, etranger, stranger.
Gluklich zu sehen, je suis enchante,
Happy to see you, bleibe, reste, stay.
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome
Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret
srfc
Ancient Mariner
There are a lot of anniversary shows these days. And no band feels it necessary to mention it is about only a few most popular albums.
Let's take Accept as an example:
Do you really think they don't know that their early classic albums are what most fans want to hear. But still, this is what they do and how they promote it:
"...
Hoffmann comments: "It's an incredible honor to be able to look back on five decades of a musical career and share our music with so many people. But nothing lasts forever and who knows how much longer we'll be touring… This tour will be very special because we think 50 years of ACCEPT is a GREAT reason to celebrate in style!"
In spring 2026, ACCEPT will release a special album that covers the band's entire musical history. This anniversary album will contain a carefully curated selection of the best ACCEPT songs from the last five decades..."
ACCEPT To Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Tour And Album Of Re-Recorded Classics
German heavy metal legends ACCEPT will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2025-2026. To mark this mammoth milestone, the band will ring in the band's golden birthday with a very unique anniversary tour at the end of 2025. An anniversary album will be released early 2026. Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann...
And I am supposed to believ that Iron Maiden is the only of all these bands that has to namely focus on a few albums in order to sell well?
Accept aren't on Maiden's sales level, they probably aren't even on Maiden in the 90s level
I might sound slightly cynical but I don't think the setlist will be as diverse or deep as some suggestions.
They will keep Iron Maiden obviously, and there will inevitably be Fear Of The Dark (which I personally would rather they dropped). BYDTTS will represent No Prayer. Wasted Years will be there and probably one of Can I Play With Madness or The Evil That Men Do for Seventh Son. Maybe Wrathchild from Killers
Run To the Hills obviously, maybe Hallowed back on the list also.
Add Aces High and TMTM and your already at 10 songs.
Unfortunately I don't think there will be any deep cuts. Also, the setlist will depend on Nicko's ability to play certain songs.
They will keep Iron Maiden obviously, and there will inevitably be Fear Of The Dark (which I personally would rather they dropped). BYDTTS will represent No Prayer. Wasted Years will be there and probably one of Can I Play With Madness or The Evil That Men Do for Seventh Son. Maybe Wrathchild from Killers
Run To the Hills obviously, maybe Hallowed back on the list also.
Add Aces High and TMTM and your already at 10 songs.
Unfortunately I don't think there will be any deep cuts. Also, the setlist will depend on Nicko's ability to play certain songs.
Randalf
Ancient Mariner
Personally, I think not having any deep cuts (depending on where we draw that line) is, kind of, a bit less likely than the set having 1-3 deep cuts. Again, it probably depends on what we consider as deep cuts, but even if they go with a very standard and stale setlist approach, it would still have room for 1-2 more theatrical set centerpieces and I think it'd be more odd for them to not explore early catalogue outside the most obvious cuts than to tour the world for two years with a set that has almost nothing refreshing from their perspective.
Again, I'm not expecting them to play Still Life, Infinite Dreams, Killers, No Prayer for the Dying, Judas be My Guide and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in a row, but I also doubt that they'd roll with a set without one or two songs of more "surprising/deep cut/etc." nature. Moreover, Nicko's situation might even add up to the possibility of some such songs being played, as they could technically be lifted to the table as "substitutes" to other songs they might consider in the first place.
Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic or something, but I've noticed that there hasn't been a "worst case scenario" sets for a long time and whenever people have predicted them due to the band being too lazy to rehearse this or that, or feeling obligated to play X amount of hits, their setlist have usually included at least that one or two pleasant surprises or otherwise thrilling inclusions and for all we know, it could very well be so for next year as well.
Like, even if you just lay out all, or most of the 80's hit singles and other obvious tracks, it still leaves room for a deep cut and a epic show centerpiece, such as Rime or Seventh Son, so I think that even the very worst case scenario wouldn't be absolutely disastrous. Playing mostly singles, Phantom, FOTD and Hallowed sounds a bit too rocker-heavy and stagnant for a Maiden set, especially after the brilliance of TBOS-LOTB-Future Past, so I just don't think they'd totally drop the ball now.
...which is not to say that the 2025-26 setlist wouldn't be very heavy with obvious classics - of course it will be. But my guess is that it won't be quite as grim as some believe it'll be.
Well, we shall see! (no shit)
Iron Lurker
Ancient Mariner
Two things for certain.
1. The setlist will be what it will be
2. Most of you will complain about it.
1. The setlist will be what it will be
2. Most of you will complain about it.
Yeah, agree it depends on how a deep cut is defined (i.e. subjectively or objectively).Personally, I think not having any deep cuts (depending on where we draw that line) is, kind of, a bit less likely than the set having 1-3 deep cuts. Again, it probably depends on what we consider as deep cuts, but even if they go with a very standard and stale setlist approach, it would still have room for 1-2 more theatrical set centerpieces and I think it'd be more odd for them to not explore early catalogue outside the most obvious cuts than to tour the world for two years with a set that has almost nothing refreshing from their perspective.
Again, I'm not expecting them to play Still Life, Infinite Dreams, Killers, No Prayer for the Dying, Judas be My Guide and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in a row, but I also doubt that they'd roll with a set without one or two songs of more "surprising/deep cut/etc." nature. Moreover, Nicko's situation might even add up to the possibility of some such songs being played, as they could technically be lifted to the table as "substitutes" to other songs they might consider in the first place.
Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic or something, but I've noticed that there hasn't been a "worst case scenario" sets for a long time and whenever people have predicted them due to the band being too lazy to rehearse this or that, or feeling obligated to play X amount of hits, their setlist have usually included at least that one or two pleasant surprises or otherwise thrilling inclusions and for all we know, it could very well be so for next year as well.
Like, even if you just lay out all, or most of the 80's hit singles and other obvious tracks, it still leaves room for a deep cut and a epic show centerpiece, such as Rime or Seventh Son, so I think that even the very worst case scenario wouldn't be absolutely disastrous. Playing mostly singles, Phantom, FOTD and Hallowed sounds a bit too rocker-heavy and stagnant for a Maiden set, especially after the brilliance of TBOS-LOTB-Future Past, so I just don't think they'd totally drop the ball now.
...which is not to say that the 2025-26 setlist wouldn't be very heavy with obvious classics - of course it will be. But my guess is that it won't be quite as grim as some believe it'll be.
Well, we shall see! (no shit)
Personally it would described any unplayed song from an album release not yet played live.
Would love to hear Infinite Dreams played again but if they didn't play it on the MAIDEN ENGLAND world tour then we won't get it here (technical issues aside).
I think factoring in obvious choices and non negotiable songs (Phantom/Run/Fear/Iron etc), and at least a track from each album this leaves little room for deep cuts anyways.
Iron Lurker
Ancient Mariner
Yeah, they always play Iron Maiden songs. How boring...
Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
I'd actually love that. The early live b side of that is absolutely bangin. All Time Top 5 Live Maiden Covers, fo sho.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
I think you are missing the point. Accept are celebrating their anniversary and even though their best known material is from the 80s, they are not just restricting themselves to playing just that. One could argue that they are merely the Wolf Hoffmann band these days and keen to disassociate themselves from the glory they enjoyed when Udo was the singer, but that is a different story to the one we are discussing here.
For what is worth, I am not too keen on Maiden’s choice for the 50th anniversary tour and would have preferred some post-reunion material in the set, but I am sure my daughter will have a blast seeing them play their best-known material. It also saves me having to explain why most songs have a slow intro and a slow outro!
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
They can easily play 4-5 deep cuts.
15 songs set.
5 must-have classics (IM, Fear, Trooper, Number and Hallowed/Hills)
2-3 90's songs
4-5 more old popular songs (2 Minutes, Evil, Wrathchild, Phantom, Running Free, etc...)
and 2-3 other rare songs like Rime, Infinite Dreams, To Tame A Land, Seventh Son, Killers, Still Life...
edit: all albums represented without SIT.
15 songs set.
5 must-have classics (IM, Fear, Trooper, Number and Hallowed/Hills)
2-3 90's songs
4-5 more old popular songs (2 Minutes, Evil, Wrathchild, Phantom, Running Free, etc...)
and 2-3 other rare songs like Rime, Infinite Dreams, To Tame A Land, Seventh Son, Killers, Still Life...
edit: all albums represented without SIT.
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