Manofsorrows
I know what i want
Can't wait to see that, in every show i'm always on dave's side of the crowdDavey's resurgence was one of the best things the last tour had to offer.
Can't wait to see that, in every show i'm always on dave's side of the crowdDavey's resurgence was one of the best things the last tour had to offer.
The Future Past is real !!!
I think it's a deja vu for me.Have you ever felt,
The future is the past?
Re: Dave retirement rumors - two things can be true at the same time. He could want to retire and still be enjoying himself in the moment on stage. We don’t know how much they enjoy the traveling/rehearsals/etc. I believe the rumors to the extent that keeping 6 elderly people on the same page regarding touring is going to be increasingly difficult as they get older. Considering Dave does not do any music outside of Maiden and he rarely writes songs, it would make sense that he is the least committed to it right now.
Imo part of why I don’t expect Future Past to get a third leg is that I don’t expect them to potentially end their career on a Setlist with deep cuts. I expect them to follow this up with a LOTB style nostalgia tour and that might be it (unless it’s a 3 year tour in which case it’ll definitely be it).
Whether they continue beyond that entirely depends on whether they are willing to continue without one or more members, because I really doubt Nicko has more than a couple more years in him. If they’re willing to tour without Nicko or potentially Dave, no reason they can’t squeeze out another decade. If they want to retire with this lineup, I expect a brief nostalgia tour in 2025 to wind things down. They’ve said they’re open to continuing Maiden as a studio act beyond that but I’m skeptical they would actually do it. Getting them to commit a few weeks to studio time doesn’t seem like the easiest thing.
Imo the biggest tell is how they handled the pandemic. They sat on Senjutsu because they didn’t want to release it until they could tour off it and they changed their mind on making a second album during lockdowns because of that. If they were interested in being a studio band, they could’ve released Senjutsu in 2020 as planned and then recorded a second album in 2021 to release and tour the following year(s). If they couldn’t get it together to record more when there was literally nothing else to do, I can’t see them doing it in any other circumstance if a tour isn’t part of it.I agree with most of what you have written. I do not see them continuing as a studio act though; the money is not on albums anymore.
Nicko would do just fine for another 10 years, since they can stop and get as many takes as they need.
Just for the record: remember that Nicko's cover band played Stranger and Alexander years ago and then after that it finally appeared on Maiden's setlist?
I thought the story was that Nicko told Steve that he wanted to play ATG with his band, but he wasn't allowed to because Maiden hadn't played it live yet. Which was probably a part of the impetus for it to be included in this year's set.
Does anyone know if Nicko has played Infinite Dreams and TTAL with his cover band before?
I would love to hear Maiden play Infinite Dreams live again. It's one of my all time favorite Maiden songs.Setlist from Nicko's cover band (Titanium Tart) from today, according to ironmaiden.brasil Instagram:
1. CSIT
2. Stranger
3. Infinite Dreams
4. The Prisoner
5. To Tame a Land
6. Heaven Can Wait
7. Alexander
8. FOTD
9. Iron Maiden
10. Hell On Earth
11. The Trooper
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12. Separate Ways
13. Don't Stop Believin'
Just for the record: remember that Nicko's cover band played Stranger and Alexander years ago and then after that it finally appeared on Maiden's setlist?
I'm not saying that Maiden is going to play Infinite Dreams and To Tame a Land on the next leg of The Future Past Tour, because we all know it is highly unlikely that they will change anything from the setlist.
However, thinking about tours in the future, it is interesting, isn't it? There's hope.
Does anyone know if Nicko has played Infinite Dreams and TTAL with his cover band before?
TTAL is new! He's played Infinite Dreams with them a few times in recent years, I think the first instance was at the 2021 Rock n Roll Ribs party.Setlist from Nicko's cover band (Titanium Tart) from today, according to ironmaiden.brasil Instagram:
1. CSIT
2. Stranger
3. Infinite Dreams
4. The Prisoner
5. To Tame a Land
6. Heaven Can Wait
7. Alexander
8. FOTD
9. Iron Maiden
10. Hell On Earth
11. The Trooper
______
12. Separate Ways
13. Don't Stop Believin'
Just for the record: remember that Nicko's cover band played Stranger and Alexander years ago and then after that it finally appeared on Maiden's setlist?
I'm not saying that Maiden is going to play Infinite Dreams and To Tame a Land on the next leg of The Future Past Tour, because we all know it is highly unlikely that they will change anything from the setlist.
However, thinking about tours in the future, it is interesting, isn't it? There's hope.
Does anyone know if Nicko has played Infinite Dreams and TTAL with his cover band before?
To Tame A Land! Great! I would love to hear it. I love the melodies and Nicko's drumming on it. He plays it for the first time live in 40 years! To celebrate his first Maiden album POM I guess. He said it's a tricky song for him.Setlist from Nicko's cover band (Titanium Tart) from today, according to ironmaiden.brasil Instagram:
1. CSIT
2. Stranger
3. Infinite Dreams
4. The Prisoner
5. To Tame a Land
6. Heaven Can Wait
7. Alexander
8. FOTD
9. Iron Maiden
10. Hell On Earth
11. The Trooper
______
12. Separate Ways
13. Don't Stop Believin'
Just for the record: remember that Nicko's cover band played Stranger and Alexander years ago and then after that it finally appeared on Maiden's setlist?
I'm not saying that Maiden is going to play Infinite Dreams and To Tame a Land on the next leg of The Future Past Tour, because we all know it is highly unlikely that they will change anything from the setlist.
However, thinking about tours in the future, it is interesting, isn't it? There's hope.
Does anyone know if Nicko has played Infinite Dreams and TTAL with his cover band before?
I agree. I am glad it wasn’t in the 2005 setlist.Infinite Dreams would be amazing, but please no To Tame A Land. One of their worst epics or even songs in general. I really don't want them to waste precious time on that stinker.