News Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 Rumours and Speculation

[____no5]

Yeah, we all know Bruce has some pretty questionable political stances and all, but I honestly don't think he was being xenophobic. I think he was just pissed off and dropped 'greek cunt' because the show was in Greece.

Of course he isn`t xenophobic, he was pissed of in Greece and used two relevant words together to get his point across. Has anybody on here ever been to a football match or on a night out in a major city and come home offended?

We can be almost certain that he wouldn't say Israeli cunt in Tel Aviv without being cancelled from everywhere or Irish /Scottish cunt in Dublin /Glasgow without being burnt alive.
Just to name 3 of the many countries he most definitely wouldn't use nationality slur, not even by accident or tongue slippage.

I think Bruce even expressed regret for using the word "Greek" in recent times and stated that it was out of order from him. IIRC he said that he should've just called him a cunt.

Yes I saw that but did he apologize? Did Iron Maiden management cared to apologise at any point? And in the end fuck the apology. The best apology would be they play "for Greece only" ATG this time. Did they care to even consider deviating from their sacred routine for their fans?

So to answer to @Cat Milk Supreme I don't feel offended. Never was. I feel deeply disappointed.

Look at the video below, 2 weeks ago Metallica came to Greece and took the time to learn and play and sing!! "De khoras pouthena" (1:30) a rock Greek song of 90s to please their Greek fans.
This performance was obviously for Greece only, something that made it special and unforgettable. You get my point? And on the other hand you have this shitty little cunt of man demonstrably enjoying denying ATG (0:10) to the audience during the intro of Infinite Dreams**
Having that as fresh as two weeks ago, the contrast between the two approaches is too sharp to ignore.

**Not sure if it's entirely related but a few songs later, during the most difficult song for his cords (Aces High, 2:08), a smoke-dense fire appeared just in front of the scene.

 

[GhostofCain]

We can be almost certain that he wouldn't say Israeli cunt in Tel Aviv without being cancelled from everywhere or Irish /Scottish cunt in Dublin /Glasgow without being burnt alive.
Just to name 3 of the many countries he most definitely wouldn't use nationality slur, not even by accident or tongue slippage.



Yes I saw that but did he apologize? Did Iron Maiden management cared to apologise at any point? And in the end fuck the apology. The best apology would be they play "for Greece only" ATG this time. Did they care to even consider deviating from their sacred routine for their fans?

So to answer to @Cat Milk Supreme I don't feel offended. Never was. I feel deeply disappointed.

Look at the video below, 2 weeks ago Metallica came to Greece and took the time to learn and play and sing!! "De khoras pouthena" (1:30) a rock Greek song of 90s to please their Greek fans.
This performance was obviously for Greece only, something that made it special and unforgettable. You get my point? And on the other hand you have this shitty little cunt of man demonstrably enjoying denying ATG (0:10) to the audience during the intro of Infinite Dreams**
Having that as fresh as two weeks ago, the contrast between the two approaches is too sharp to ignore.

**Not sure if it's entirely related but a few songs later, during the most difficult song for his cords (Aces High, 2:08), a smoke-dense fire appeared just in front of the scene.

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Mentioning Alexander the Great during the gig rubs salt in the wound!

 

[Fozzie4]

How do you know it was that and not just footie banter?

Footie , prawn sandwich during the interval old chap.

 

[Rob77]

If Bruce is xenophobic, hes been married to an American, is currently married to a Frenchwoman, played for many years with a Brazilian guy, and his current solo band has an American drummer, Italian keyboard player, Irish bassist, Swedish/American and Swiss guitarist. Quite cosmpolitan I guess really? Strange wouldn't he be playing with all English people if he didn't' like foreigners? Cause I dont think there is a shortage of british session players who would be quite happy to take the gig?

Hes also best mates with H, whose wife is Canadian and has appeared on stage with Smith/Kotzen, featuring two Brazilians and an American?

 

[Rob77]

Oh and Janick is half Polish, he played on Bruce's first solo album and Bruce helped get him into the band?

 

[Rob77]

I'd also forgotten that Gus G played a solo on Mandrake. If he was Hellenophobic as being suggested here isn't it a bit weird that a greek guy was asked to play a solo on his album?

 

[riff]

He also brushed past a Japanese man at an airport once. Would a true xenophobe let such a thing happen?