Wow, this poster looks super cool. Even better than the first one. I like the SJ half a lot, while the SIT one looks even more futuristic!
I expected a totally different poster for the 2nd leg (this one is reversed halves with some new art), but maybe this is telling something. Idk, maybe there won't be any changes to the setlist (I more or less expect that, tbh). SJ's half is burning, but I really doubt they will change all new songs - I hope they don't view LOTB '22 as sort of a 1st leg of SJ.
It will be a (slightly) missed opportunity if they don't change at least 1 or 2 songs (Parchment!), but if they plan to do a 3rd short leg in 2025, the few changes might be saved for then. SIT songs won't be changed, but they still haven't played Nicko's 2 favorite songs from SJ. Just saying.
Days Of Future Past and Time Machine are important songs for the set, but not that easy live. Prisoner and Can I Play With Madness are potential candidates but I really doubt about them too - one is a live favorite and the other is a deep cut with a great backdrop instead of Number Of The Beast.
I also doubt they will bring back Senjutsu or Stratego and replace some other new songs (Stratego is not easy for Nicko, while Senjutsu has a slight chance, but it is a long song for the set).
The only chance for a change is Parchment for Celts imo.
Btw, the red flag in the poster represents 2 songs (in Maiden's art for the album) - Stratego and Hell On Earth.
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