RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR (2025/2026)

I don’t really see how they can make this tour into a “Setlist for the ages” by most hardcore fans’ standards while also keeping it focused on classics/songs that casual fans enjoy. There will be a few deep cuts I’m sure but I don’t expect any live debuts or anything seriously out of left field. Definitely nothing as adventurous as on the last two tours.
 
Expecting them to do a Metallica is too much.

I would be content if they would do Rush and rotate 3 songs in the 17 song set every other night. But since they are doing stadiums now, I doubt they would do that.
 
matic22 said:
Expecting them to do a Metallica is too much.

I would be content if they would do Rush and rotate 3 songs in the 17 song set every other night. But since they are doing stadiums now, I doubt they would do that.
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No, the IM show has peculiar limitations. Stage props, sets, and lighting are programmed to play the current songs.
 
Nomadd said:
No, the IM show has peculiar limitations. Stage props, sets, and lighting are programmed to play the current songs.
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So did Rush's shows. R40 in particular, which was LOTB-like.

You can't rotate songs that are prop-heavy, but you can rotate the ones that don't have special props. In 2018-2019 LOTB a good example of those would be 2 Minutes To Midnight, The Wicker Man and The Evil That Men Do.
 
Trevoire said:
I expect the set will be full of classics with a couple of deep cuts. Maybe one song that hasn't been played before.

I think Bruce's comments about thing never done before is referring to the staging/production.
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My first thought was about the production as well. I can see how it can be interpreted differently though. I don't see them playing more than one song they haven't done before. I can see that statement coming back to bite him a bit.
 
Trevoire said:
I expect the set will be full of classics with a couple of deep cuts. Maybe one song that hasn't been played before.

I think Bruce's comments about thing never done before is referring to the staging/production.
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Hopefully the deep cuts are Infinite Dreams, Remember Tomorrow or To Tame a Land and a song that hasn't been played before Deja Vu or Only the Good Die Young.
 
matic22 said:
So did Rush's shows. R40 in particular, which was LOTB-like.

You can't rotate songs that are prop-heavy, but you can rotate the ones that don't have special props. In 2018-2019 LOTB a good example of those would be 2 Minutes To Midnight, The Wicker Man and The Evil That Men Do.
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Exactly. If they actually decide to use LED screens this time, the technical limitations will be gone. All they need is to have the right pictures to be shown on the screens, that's it. As you noticed, some songs don't have any special visual features, so rotating them wouldn't be difficult. Steve just never wanted to do such things and there's nothing more to say in this matter. It would be nice he changed his mind, but I wouldn't count on that.
 
matic22 said:
Expecting them to do a Metallica is too much.

I would be content if they would do Rush and rotate 3 songs in the 17 song set every other night. But since they are doing stadiums now, I doubt they would do that.
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Do you think they will do stadiums in the US, or just amphitheaters and arenas?
 
Starblind said:
sth they havent done before: what about changing the setlist in every concert like metallica : ) or play 16-17 from a pool of 30+ songs.

that would be really "the setlist for the ages" every night!
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I'd hate that. No matter the choice, it would always feel like I missed out on something I would've loved to hear. Instead of enjoying the setlist I got to hear I'll always have this nagging feeling of "this was awesome, but imagine if they had played X instead of Y tonight".

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As for the "setlist for the ages" discussion: I don't think that comment was for the die hard fans. It was for the casuals who are the ones that fill the sold out venues. A setlist with all the classics, even if unsurprising and borderline boring, would be an amazing spectacle for a casual fan. I'm sure we'll get a couple of curve balls, but I don't think the song choices will be particularly adventurous. At least not as much as the previous few tours.
 
Trevoire said:
I expect the set will be full of classics with a couple of deep cuts. Maybe one song that hasn't been played before.

I think Bruce's comments about thing never done before is referring to the staging/production.
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Same. I'll go further and say the only reason they're going up to Fear of the Dark on RFYL is so they can include the title track, and not one single song more from FotD. Hope I'm wrong on that, though.

I'm hoping for a couple of surprises in the setlist (top of the list being Only the Good Die Young--though I'm not holding my breath), but I'm expecting something pretty standard and safe, with some new tricks and gimmicks added to the stage setup.
 
Nomadd said:
Amphitheaters and arenas with some festival headlining.
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I think this is it, although I can see a stadium tour in the USA under the right circumstances:

1: Very limited list of cities, something in the realm of 10 or less.

2: A serious opening act or even coheadlining package. Maiden would need to be one of three major bands imo. They could still pull it off as headlines, but something like Judas Priest, Megadeth, or even modern groups like Sleep Token or Ghost as openers would be necessary.

It can be done, but it would be quite different from what Maiden's touring itinerary looks like, so I kinda doubt that they'll do it. They're in a weird position because I think they have overcooked the USA market a bit the last few years, but I also understand they're trying to do major arena tours while they still can and the audience is still there. Considering they did big arena tours in 2022 and 2024 already, with the latest being quite deep cut heavy, I kinda get the feeling they might be more likely to scale back than they are to push up in the US.

I could be wrong though, their resilience as a touring act in America has definitely exceeded my expectations already.
 
Brigantium said:
I wouldn't put it past them to throw in something non-cabaret. ROTAM?
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Rime is about due for a comeback I reckon and is far enough outside the traditional cabaret selections but a lot of casual fans will still recognize.

IMO anything that was played during the reunion era but not since 2010 would be welcomed as a long overdue return, songs like Remember Tomorrow, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Die With Your Boots On, Rime... I feel positive some of these will be coming back.
 
I can see the familiar signs of the setlist cycle emergencing - although I have to admit that the Alexander the Great thing isn't that relevant anymore!

Especially the three speculation archetypes are already represented:

*The roles for speculating fans are determined and can be divided - very roughly - into three groups:

- "STOP DREAMING": No matter what the official sources say, you shouldn't be too hopeful! Promised surprises mean Wasted Years or Heaven Can Wait at the most
- "ATG!!!!! CONFIRMED": Over-reacting to "hints" and even most doubtful rumors, often beefed up by poor translation or whatnot, to feed up the belief of something miraculous happening this time, because... well, "all the signs point towards it" or something like that. Not completely blind, but very optimistic belief for songs like Infinite Dreams, ATG, SIASL, Still Life etc. to be featured in the set.
- Optimistc realist: Does not expect every rumoured/speculated deep cut to be played, but is optimistic enough to believe that as it has been with Maiden-trend, at least one or two highly anticipated gems will get played and some general "mixing things up" might be going on, as it has been with a couple of previous tours as well.
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Not saying I'm above daydreaming or wishful thinking that borderlines realistic hopes... ;) I have a shred of hope that this time Infinite Dreams might get played. Remember Tomorrow, Rime of the Ancient Mariner and/or some other huge epic like Seventh Son of a Seventh Son all have a solid chance and given the choice of tour poster aesthetics and such, I think Killers (or at least Murders in the Rue Morgue) is definitely on the table. :)
 
blackie2380 said:
As i said to the set list contest
After the new video of Bruce the otgdy, infinite & bqobd are very likely to be played.
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I would LOVE Infinite Dreams. That was the hope for Maiden England 12/13/14/15/whatever but it didn't happen. I still find Ancient Mariner a real possibility. You can't have a tour without a Steveepic, remember
 
Brigantium said:
I would LOVE Infinite Dreams. That was the hope for Maiden England 12/13/14/15/whatever but it didn't happen. I still find Ancient Mariner a real possibility. You can't have a tour without a Steveepic, remember
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IM is the master of weird setlist choices. Everyone thought they would open somewhere back in time with CSIT.
 
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