Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 Rumours and Speculation

I think they'll headline Hellfest, which is basically sold out for months. Only day tickets will be on sale (circa 5k), 4-days main ticket pool is sold out, so Hellfest is a safe bet imho. I mentioned Croatia 'cos there were a lot of talks about. If they play the Balkans, it would be the beginning of the whole leg.
 
If they don't play anywhere in the former Yugoslavia (Croatia, Slovenia or Serbia) on this tour, that's not excusable. They never played in Macedonia, Bosnia or Montenegro, so...
 
Pinkpop makes more sense, Amsterdam show was sold out quickly, they have two big gigs in France and they had two shows this year, adding a hellfest wouldn't help the sales of a Paris gig.
 
Runereader said:
Pinkpop makes more sense, Amsterdam show was sold out quickly, they have two big gigs in France and they had two shows this year, adding a hellfest wouldn't help the sales of a Paris gig.
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Agreed. It's shocking to see so many tickets available for the Paris and Lyon shows, especially the former given that they have announced it will be filmed!

@Poto Do you know if the shows from the 2026 leg of the tour are selling well compared to previous tours?
 
An above-average number of rumors and assumptions that do not seem to be true this time. Just coincidence
or this?

Hendrik said:
My speculation is that at least some things were originally planned differently but are being modified now relatively late in the process—for reasons I don't know, perhaps at the request of the members, for other reasons, I have no clue.
That is why everything is taking longer than usual.
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Runereader said:
Pinkpop makes more sense, Amsterdam show was sold out quickly, they have two big gigs in France and they had two shows this year, adding a hellfest wouldn't help the sales of a Paris gig.
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They've never headlined Pinkpop, so maybe this time they will.
 
GhostofCain said:
@Poto Do you know if the shows from the 2026 leg of the tour are selling well compared to previous tours?
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Greece should do better than the previous visit. Also looks like the stadium shows in Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia will do well enough. I wouldn't expect sell outs, with the exception of potentially Bratislava. Then again I am sure they don’t need sell outs for those shows to be a success. For instance they had 14k in Romania the last time they went there, but in the arena.

Hannover should do well in the end, but the sales aren't exactly super quick.

As for France, they will do well to even get close to a sell out unless the sales pick up. I think they have overestimated the demand after playing to more than 100k there this summer.

Milan and Lisbon will be ok.

And I am super curious about Knebworth. If they can match the London numbers from this year I will be impressed and honestly surprised.

I think the places they are playing seem a bit random and over optimistic. But after this years phenomenal sales everything except a rapid sell out will almost seem like a disappointment.
 
Sales are nothing short of great. I don't know why people says otherwise. Well, maybe I do, and it's because last time everything sold out so quickly. But that was the first leg of a 50th anniversary tour after a year off in Europe. Now they're coming back not even a full year after their last EU gig with no changes to the setlist or a big support act. Of course the demand is way lower, but they're still managing to beat some of their previous records (look at Bratislava, Sofia, Lisbon, Milan or Bucharest).


I'm fairly sure people will buy tickets later and that most of these shows will sell out in the end.
 
ShadowOfTheGods said:
Sales are nothing short of great. I don't know why people says otherwise. Well, maybe I do, and it's because last time everything sold out so quickly. But that was the first leg of a 50th anniversary tour after a year off in Europe. Now they're coming back not even a full year after their last EU gig with no changes to the setlist or a big support act. Of course the demand is way lower, but they're still managing to beat some of their previous records (look at Bratislava, Sofia, Lisbon, Milan or Bucharest).


I'm fairly sure people will buy tickets later and that most of these shows will sell out in the end.
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Obviously!
 
I want to point out that many of my friends, and I, are awaiting announcements for Croatia, Slovenia, or Serbia.

None of us intend to travel to Italy for the same setlist and pay €150 for a subpar experience.
 
tsier said:
I want to point out that many of my friends, and I, are awaiting announcements for Croatia, Slovenia, or Serbia.

None of us intend to travel to Italy for the same setlist and pay €150 for a subpar experience.
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You might have to wait until 2028 at least.
 
riff said:
Is it possible they've overestimated just how mindblowing this current show is hence people aren't rushing to go and watch it again?
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It's really mind-blowing especially in Maiden World. I'm living in Europe but it's too early to spend a lot of money to see exactly the same show which I just saw a few months ago. I must feel something has missed out of my life to buy the ticket. Generally shows in the same cities were announced a way too early, but OK. I'm waiting for the right moment to be back at Maiden gig in 2026.
 
riff said:
Is it possible they've overestimated just how mindblowing this current show is hence people aren't rushing to go and watch it again?
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That is quite possibly the case.

This the first Maiden tour since 2005 I have only been to one gig as I do not feel the need to see it again.
 
Melony said:
An above-average number of rumors and assumptions that do not seem to be true this time. Just coincidence
or this?
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I think it makes sense to believe the tour was planned differently initially (not this long European leg) and also that after already one member retired, that their concerns and wishes play a large role than in the past.
 
cyanopsis said:
I can travel around the world just to hear that extended middle portion of Seventh Son just one last time. But that's probably just me.
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No it isn`t just you, i get it. I`m the same but for Phantom, Powerslave, Rime, for what might be one last time. We just seem to be a minority around here these days i think.
 
I’ve been thinking about the Greece show, what is going to happen once the first flares light up? I can totally see Bruce stopping the show on its tracks.

I don’t understand why is security so incompetent and allowing people to get in with flares…
 
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