News Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 Rumours and Speculation

[Maiden Australia]

Its ridiculous man, maiden should just announce already their dates. Its difficult for people to plan their trips especially if they are not from that particular country or region if they announce the tour closer to the actual dates.

There is always a reason the most of us will never know or understand. But I have always trusted maiden that its good reason.

 

[Prowler666]

There is always a reason the most of us will never know or understand. But I have always trusted maiden that its good reason.

True but the future past tour was planned so well and tour dates was announced way ahead.

 

[GhostofCain]

I wonder if there is a International act bigger than Maiden in Chile.

I imagine there are a few...

 

[Poto]

I imagine there are a few...

I checked Wikipedia

Coldplay and Madonna have had higher attendances on the same visit in 2022 and 2008 than Maiden in 2024. Plus some artists from Puerto Rico and Colombia.

 

[Nomadd]

I checked Wikipedia

Coldplay and Madonna have had higher attendances on the same visit in 2022 and 2008 than Maiden in 2024. Plus some artists from Puerto Rico and Colombia.

Man, those ones are pop/dance acts not even hard rock.

 

[GhostofCain]

Man, those ones are pop/dance acts not even hard rock.

So what?

 

[Nomadd]

So what?

Completely different audiences in terms of scale and popularity. We can compare IM attendances with those of other hard rock/metal acts, but not with pop megastars like Coldplay or Ed Sheeran. It's obvious.

 

[GhostofCain]

Completely different audiences in terms of scale and popularity. We can compare IM attendances with those of other hard rock/metal acts, but not with pop megastars like Coldplay or Ed Sheeran. It's obvious.

Fair enough, although the original question was about international acts.

If we focus on rock, can we compare them to the attendances achieved by local rock bands like Los Prisioneros and Los Bunkers?

If we focus on international rock bands, can we compare them to Metallica or System of a Down?

 

[jmutil]

Fair enough, although the original question was about international acts.

If we focus on rock, can we compare them to the attendances achieved by local rock bands like Los Prisioneros and Los Bunkers?

If we focus on international rock bands, can we compare them to Metallica or System of a Down?

Maiden and Metallica are definitely neck and neck in ticket sales, Maiden sold more tickets than Metallica last year alone. SOAD will always sell out in seconds since they rarely play shows

 

[gazda]

Maiden and Metallica are definitely neck and neck in ticket sales, Maiden sold more tickets than Metallica last year alone.

Totally not true

 

[jmutil]

Totally not true

I didn’t mean in general but lately I feel like Maiden has been selling more tickets because more shows, same size venues around and the tour.

 

[Nomadd]

Who cares, the music really matters!

 

[GhostofCain]

Who cares, the music really matters!

Only if it is hard rock/metal, right?

 

[Spaldy]

Yeah it's all over for Maiden. If they can't sell as many tickets as Taylor Swift then what even is the point? Rod clearly doesn't understand the touring business.

 

[GhostofCain]

Yeah it's all over for Maiden. If they can't sell as many tickets as Taylor Swift then what even is the point? Rod clearly doesn't understand the touring business.

 

[Helmuth Von Moltke]

Maiden and Metallica are definitely neck and neck in ticket sales, Maiden sold more tickets than Metallica last year alone. SOAD will always sell out in seconds since they rarely play shows

Maybe not quite, but Maiden has closed the ticket sale gap with Metallica really well, I guess in most places except USA. Some markets Maiden may be neck and neck or even better.

Total turnaround from the late 90s when Metallica towered over Maiden’s ticket sales.

 

[gazda]

I dont see any market where Maiden is selling more tickets. Metallica is doing mostly stadium and open air shows last few years.

 

[Nomadd]

I dont see any market where Maiden is selling more tickets. Metallica is doing mostly stadium and open air shows last few years.

I dont see any market where Maiden is selling more tickets. Metallica is doing mostly stadium and open air shows last few years.

OK, but Iron Maiden are playing more concerts (generally), and you must realize Metallica doubled the shows with 80% the same people in the audience both nights! This could be called a monopolization strategy in the concert markets (money-grabbing anyway). The final results are fewer shows, more big venues, and more people, just because of their strategy to sell two shows at the same stadium(s) to the same people and even give them "free CDs".

 

[Azas]

Metallica is a WAY bigger band. They book stadiums as their standard shows, while Maiden only dares to book a few stadiums per tour. Also, Metallica’s stage is built for stadiums, while Maiden’s stage set is also used in indoor arenas. Hello?

 

[GhostofCain]

OK, but Iron Maiden are playing more concerts (generally), and you must realize Metallica doubled the shows with 80% the same people in the audience both nights! This could be called a monopolization strategy in the concert markets (money-grabbing anyway). The final results are fewer shows, more big venues, and more people, just because of their strategy to sell two shows at the same stadium(s) to the same people and even give them "free CDs".

You are not implying that Iron Maiden are a charity as opposed to the Metallica money-grabbers, are you?

Metallica play bigger venues that Maiden in a lot of places because they are a bigger band, full stop. For example, if Maiden could sell out 4 shows at the Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico they would be playing 4 shows there instead of just one.