Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 Rumours and Speculation

Trevoire said:
I don't think it's the number of bands or the value that's the problem. Is the really poor lineup and Maiden repeating last years show. Outside of Maiden there's no one I'm interested in seeing.

If you made it 5 really good bands and Maiden doing a unique set then I'd likely be making the trip for it.
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The management should calculate the risk, as with many other shows worldwide. People are fed up with all around the same shows for more expensive tix.
 
ShadowOfTheGods said:
3 shows over 50ish.

1,235,000 is such a low number after all.
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Yeah is low if we know the capacity of all those stadium venues and festivals. It should be some 1,6 - 1,7 mln at least. Probably the management thought the same, but what we can see is very different from expectations. It's not just my pessimistic mood or malicious nature, but in fact, a realistic and frustrating validation of fans' demands.
 
ShadowOfTheGods said:
It was, in fact, just your pessimistic mood.
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You don't tell me (being serious) the sales are as big as in 2025. I think about the whole world, not only the European tour 2026. I try to realize what's happened. Too expensive tickets? Maybe, but generally shows of big names are expensive everywhere. The most frustrating thing is the lack of perspective on better sales. I've visited some maps today, and there's no change in sales. It really looks like people are not interested in.
 
What I am most curious about is how you're gonna save the face once the tour has ended and, maybe aside from a couple of shows, every single venue would have been packed. I mean, you've been saying the same stuff for every single tour and every single tour you've been proven completely wrong, but for this one you're really outdoing yourself.
 
ShadowOfTheGods said:
What I am most curious about is how you're gonna save the face once the tour has ended and, maybe aside from a couple of shows, every single venue would have been packed. I mean, you've been saying the same stuff for every single tour and every single tour you've been proven completely wrong, but for this one you're really outdoing yourself.
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No, you get me wrong! I've been into Maiden for 40+ years, and now I find this tour to be something went wrong. Honestly, I'd like to see the tour as the next big success (as you suggest), but now, unfortunately, nothing shows that.
 
Nomadd said:
No, you get me wrong! I've been into Maiden for 40+ years, and now I find this tour to be something went wrong. Honestly, I'd like to see the tour as the next big success (as you suggest), but now, unfortunately, nothing shows that.
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One of the most successful tours of 2025 and in the band’s history is a huge failure.
You really know what you’re talking about, huh? Hahaha
 
Nomadd said:
The capacity is 40k, so they could sell a lot, but the problem is to sell more and more. We may observe the same tendencies in many other cities on tour. It looks like people aren't interested in participating in Maiden shows. Maybe some people are right, the era of band's stadium shows is over? As I calculate, all the shows they announced so far could hold some 1,9 mln people. If the trend won't change, they will sell not more than 65% of that amount. It would be poor.

I'm almost sure the scenario will be the same for Central America shows, and probably the rest of the world dates too. Rod should be really proud of himself :)
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The weirdest Maiden gig I ever saw was Leipzig 2003, Dance Of Death. The arena was 3/4 empty. 3000 folks in an arena with a capacity 12000. Even the support band was cancelled that night. Point 8 p.m. Maiden came out without any opening band. It was strange. But Maiden didn't seem to care much.
 
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