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All things maiden, best & worst: iron maiden’s 10 saddest setlist omissions.

Did they play that one ? Did they leave out that other one ? Share our pain as we look at the most heartbreaking Iron Maiden setlist omissions.

So the History tours are…well, history! Maiden will still be alternating between new album tours and retro tours, but the period recreations are over. These setlists revived a load of songs we hadn’t heard in ages, but they also left out crucial tracks for what was probably their last shot at being performed on stage. We’ve earlier stated our top 10 of the obscure Iron Maiden songs , so this time we’re focusing on tracks that we thought had a fair chance of being played live at certain points in time.

Almost exclusively lamenting lost opportunities on the History tours, but also pointing out some other bewildering omissions, here are the 10 songs we have been the most disappointed at not finding in the setlist. Let us know yours in the comments!

So crack open a bottle of Trooper Ale and drown your sorrows:

Honorable mention – MONTSEGUR ( Dance Of Death ), 2003-04

One of the heaviest songs the band ever recorded, one of the best of their post-2000 period, and one that is so well suited to the three-guitar line-up. Having seen and heard amazing versions of Paschendale and Journeyman on the 2003-04 tour, immortalized in the Death On The Road DVD , the mere thought of them launching into the massive riffs and harmonies of Montsegur still induces goosebumps.

Dave Murray and Steve Harris rock the house on the Dance Of Death tour, but without riffing Montsegur for the masses.

We discuss the Iron Maiden concert videos in this feature!

Moving on to the list proper…

10. STILL LIFE ( Piece Of Mind ), 2012-2014

Okay, the first one here is probably a stretch. But when the band decided to do a third History tour built on their 1980s catalog, this was one of the songs that were available to make the set fresh for band and fans alike. After all, it’s on the Maiden England video that gave the tour its name:

The band opted to do a bare minimum of rare songs ( The Prisoner and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son , thank goodness) along with a host of regulars and semi-regulars that all featured on one or both of the previous two History tours. Our hearts break at the omission of this Piece Of Mind gem, and we’re pretty sure there will never be another chance for Still Life .

9. SEA OF MADNESS ( Somewhere In Time ), 1987 & 1999-2014

This tune never survived a single tour, believe it or not. When Iron Maiden took their 1986-87 Somewhere On Tour trek to the US they dropped it from the set, and it never returned. That in itself might have been heartbreaking for US fans that loved the Adrian Smith compositions on the new album. But just imagine how the reunion era line-up could have given this track an even heavier groove and an even better Bruce Dickinson performance.

This is a decent live recording from 1986:

Here’s an in-depth feature about the Somewhere In Time era!

Okay, two fringe tracks so far, but how about the next one?

8. 22 ACACIA AVENUE ( The Number Of The Beast ), 2005-2014

This classic number was revived for a brief summer tour of Europe in 2003. But it would not be included in any of the proper History tours in 2005, 2008-09, or 2012-14. Why not, boys? How about replacing Fear Of The Dark with this one in 2008 and thus stay true to the period concept? Or could we not have gone without Another Life in 2005? Even when a sign in that tour’s stage dressing read “22 Acacia Avenue”, 22 Acacia Avenue wasn’t actually in the set.

Raise your Trooper, let’s make a toast to this recording of 22 Acacia Avenue from the last ever tour where Maiden performed it, back in the summer of 2003:

7. KILLERS ( Killers ), 1990-1998 & 2005-2014

The title track off Maiden’s second album was brought back for the final leg of the Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son tour in 1988, it is featured in the Maiden England video, but would not make its next appearance until the 1999 reunion tour. And that was it. Gone.

Firstly, why did Blaze Bayley not get to sing more of the 1980-81 material that suited his voice a lot better than most of the Dickinson era songs? This track is one of those he never got to sing.

And secondly, how about replacing Running Free with this one in 2012? It would have been logical and very welcome! The bloody Killers artwork was even featured in the stage dressing and merchandise, a proud Maiden tradition for songs that are not actually in the set. It would also have been a walk in the park for Bruce if he needed a rest in-between the more stratospheric numbers.

Our hearts are breaking, ’cause no one can tell us that this 1999 live version doesn’t rock like a m***erfucker:

6. CAUGHT SOMEWHERE IN TIME ( Somewhere In Time ), 2012-14

There are a few Somewhere In Time songs on this list! That’s probably not too surprising since it’s the most underplayed material in Maiden’s catalog relative to its popularity, a fact which guest writer Adam Hansen laments in this article .

Another track that would certainly benefit from three guitars and a better adjusted Dickinson, Caught Somewhere In Time could have been a delicious curveball if it opened the encores on the Maiden England tour in place of Aces High . Put it on, imagine the thrill, and have another sip of consolation from that Trooper bottle…

5. STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND ( Somewhere In Time ), 1988 & 1999-2014

This 1986 track was a popular single, but didn’t survive past the Somewhere In Time tour, not even to make it into the 1988 set where the Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son visual aesthetic would have fitted it like hand in glove. It made a glorious return along with Dickinson and Smith in 1999, but only for about five shows. Gone.

The band’s stated reason for dropping Stranger In A Strange Land was that it “slowed the set down”. You certainly can’t tell from the audience reaction in this bootleg recording, the very last time the band performed the song, in New York City on 17 July 1999:

Lucky New Yorkers…

Another sip of that Trooper…

4. TO TAME A LAND ( Piece Of Mind ), 2005

The chief musical events of the second and third History tours were probably the performances of period epics Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (2008-09) and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (2012-14). The 2005 History tour had the chance to deliver something equal to that: The first performance of the monumental Piece Of Mind climax To Tame A Land in more than twenty years. Alas, it was not to be.

Dickinson was at the supreme height of his powers in 2005 and could certainly have delivered the goods. And there would not have been an outrage from fans if the band dropped something like Drifter and Sanctuary in order to fit this powerhouse into the set, would there? Here’s a 1983 bootleg video:

Well, we’ve come to the top 3 of heartbreak…

3. ALEXANDER THE GREAT ( Somewhere In Time ), 1986-1987

You’ve heard people begging for this one, right? In terms of Iron Maiden’s live history this song has become the Holy Grail. Band chief Steve Harris’ history-lecture-by-chord-progressions, Alexander The Great is one of the very few longest-track-on-album that Maiden have never performed on stage. The others are Prodigal Son and, er, Mother Russia . (And yes, they did do The Angel And The Gambler , and yes, it is that long…)

The band kept Rime Of The Ancient Mariner in the set for the entirety of the Somewhere In Time tour, and thus relegated the great Alexander to eternal gathering of dust. For if Maiden don’t play a track on the first possible tour, it never gets played…

The album epic Alexander The Great was not a part of the 1986-87 world tour, and would never get another chance.

2. FLIGHT OF ICARUS ( Piece Of Mind ), 1999-2014

A hit single, not played since 1986. Did you get that? Are you sure? Iron Maiden actually had a hit single, in America no less, and then didn’t perform the bloody thing for three decades!

Some fans cite Harris’ reluctance to play it, but this is mostly based on a mid-90s Dickinson remark that “Steve never liked it.” Harris himself begs to differ, insisting that he loves all of Piece Of Mind but prefers the live version of Flight Of Icarus to the studio version. And, well, if he played it live he’d be playing a live version, wouldn’t he?

5 shows into the Somewhere In Time tour it was gone. For good. Take a nice sip of that Trooper right now, turn up the volume, and check out this kick-ass performance of the song by Dickinson and Smith in 1997:

As you can tell, besides Somewhere In Time , we at Maiden Revelations also feel that the Piece Of Mind album is underplayed. Since the entire band agree that this album is among their greatest (unlike their divided opinions of Somewhere In Time ), this is somewhat mysterious.

Click here for our devoted Piece Of Mind gushing!

EDIT : But then something incredible happened. On the Legacy Of The Beast tour in 2018 Icarus returned, after a staggering 32 years of not being in the set:

Well, there’s one more track left at the bottom of that Trooper bottle. The ultimate disappointment, the ultimate heartbreak, the most painful omission…

1. INFINITE DREAMS ( Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son ), 2012-2014

This is it. The one we really have a hard time letting go of. Flight Of Icarus would have been a completely natural part of either of the first two History sets. But Infinite Dreams was a cornerstone of the 1988 Seventh Son tour, a highlight of (and the bloody single from) the Maiden England concert video.

And Maiden spent three calendar years on the road with a show titled Maiden England , they issued the 1988 concert on DVD, they sold the tour as a focus on the late 80s Seventh Son era, and they … left Infinite Dreams out of the set.

Two sips of Trooper right now…

Infinite Dreams was dropped in favor of out-of-period track Afraid To Shoot Strangers . Painful. Heartbreaking. Could the band not hack it? Could Dickinson not sing it properly? Did Harris simply think that the fans wouldn’t shout and jump in unison because the song is too sophisticated? Will we ever know?

Back in April 1988 both band and singer could certainly deliver:

And we’ll always have the Maiden England version:

So, what heartbreaking omissions did we leave out? Let us know in comments, and feel free to air what you otherwise think is wrong or maybe oh-so-right about our list.

There’s more Trooper in the fridge.

47 thoughts on “ BEST & WORST: Iron Maiden’s 10 Saddest Setlist Omissions ”

Sadly I think Bruce can’t perform Infinite Dreams properly anymore… that is my opinion,they even dropoed Hallowed Be Thy Name (another crazy song in vocal performance), probably because it is very demanding for Dickinson and he is taking care of his vocal shape and not taking too many risks (for good or for bad I don’t want to see Bruce making a paordy of himself and delivering poor performances like Paul Stanley does nowadays).

From the 80’s period I think this list has all the tunes that are seriously missing, we’ll make another list from the 90’s and 00’s periods sometime in the future maybe?…

No, it’s logic by touring concept! Not “which song would we have wanted to hear if we could pick anything” as much as “which song would have been fairly obvious on that tour”, you see. 🙂

If they had done a “1990s retro tour” and left out Tailgunner or Afraid To Shoot Strangers, I’d have a thing or two to say about it, but that concept never happened and can’t figure into this list.

I considered listing Paschendale for the 2010 tour, but decided that I hadn’t really expected it to turn up at all, and still it did get a few airings. No heartbreak.

What would you add? 🙂

I agree that Paschendale 2010 doesn’t quite make the cut… but I was still so sad when I turned up in Chicago and they played DoD instead! Great list guys, and boy do I ever agree with number 1. How about a top 10 setlist surprises article? 😀 I don’t know if I can handle any more sad trips to the refrigerator…

I heard somewhere, I think it was in interview with Steve himself that he never liked the song itself. I don’t get it because HE WROTE BASICALLY THE WHOLE THING BY HIMSELF!!! WHAT.

That’s not true. Steve has always stated that he loves all of Seventh Son , he always mentions it as one of his 2 or 3 favorite Maiden albums. Infinite Dreams was meant to be in the set, but was dropped during rehearsals for unconfirmed reasons.

I think the list is a quite comprehensive one and adds many questions regarding the motives behind every single omission. I wanted to cry myself out more on this subject, but i guess it’s pointless. Let’s hope it’s not too late for the band to make at least one or two changes in their future sets. IMHO, The Trooper, Wrathchild and 2 Minutes to Midnight should not be part of whatever plans the band has.

I absolutely agree, Andy ! It would be great if one or two, something like Icarus, found their way into the next album tour. Would be a refreshing change. They’ve dropped tunes like Trooper, Wrathchild and even Beast before, so we know they are capable of it.

@Adam: Very good idea! We’ll do that! Just thought we’d get this heartache out of the way now that the final History tour has just ended. 😉

A heartbreaking omissions is, from the last studio album, Mother of Mercy.

I second that.

I’d have loved to have have heard ‘The Alchemist’ played on The Final Frontier tour too. Sorry, bit off topic, but I wanted to get it in there!

I’d have liked to hear both of those mentioned from The Final Frontier, but I didn’t think either of them was an obvious feature in that setlist. Nothing like Alexander The Great on the Somewhere In Time tour, and that sort of thing.

like lightning strikes twice, the chorus of mother of mercy is unsingable

Been thinking, and I have a couple glaring omissions to add to the list: Rainmaker in 2010 (Wildest Dreams? Blech.), and Children of the Damned in 2005/2008. Apart from one gig in Florida, the US hasn’t seen that tune since 1987!

Children Of The Damned was in the running right up until the end. For me personally it’s a Maiden tragedy, since I’ve never seen them play it. But it did show up for a couple of gigs in 2002, one leg of a tour in 2007 and one in 2009, so it’s not as MIA as the songs on this list. I’d gladly replace Still Life with this one though.

Definitely a good call!

This is true! Also, this is more of a category, but the fact that there have been no Blaze songs in the set since 2004 is pretty alarming too!

And to clarify, by “glaring omissions” I meant on Maiden’s part, not on yours! 😉 Poor wording…

@Adam: About Blaze material, I don’t care that much. 😉

Seriously though, I think it would be hard to argue that any of that material (or any of the 90s material, for that matter) have been obvious fits, and thus heartbreaking omissions, from setlists in the past decade. I could put some of it in the “I’d like to hear it” category, but not in the “why the FUCK wasn’t THAT in the set?” category. 🙂

They would be below the fringe tracks in spots 9 and 10, as well as below the honorable mention of Montsegur.

At least until Maiden retire, and the list can be revised.

I can’t agree more about Montsegur. It’s a genuine Maiden masterpiece in the spirit of DWYBO. It has great contrast between lyrics and music, epic battle song feeling and awesome guitar harmonies and lots of catchy riffs. It’s fun to play with guitar, too. Great site by the way, I’ve been following you since the beginning.

Thanks, Marko! 🙂

Hey all , I’ve been reading the articles hear for a couple of months and they are some of the best written and thoughtful out there on Maiden. I decided to finally comment.

When I first saw the premise of the article I immediately thought of “Caught Somewhere in Time” and “Children of the Damned”. I think they lost the ideal chance to do” Somewhere” on the Somewhere Back in Time Tour. I’m very biased towards SIT though and I wouldn’t complain if they added songs from it every tour!

Great site here! Please keep up the great discussions!

Thanks, Rich! 🙂

Good point about the tour called Somewhere Back In Time and the song called Caught Somewhere In Time. No-brainer, eh?

Although at the time that tour was supposed to round off the whole of the 1980s, so omissions are a little more understandable. Fear Of The Dark kept one more 80s classic out of that set, which was a shame.

When they did yet another tour dedicated to the 80s after all, Maiden England , it’s quite painful that the set didn’t dig deeper than 2-3 songs that hadn’t been performed on the previous couple of tours…

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really nicely done list. hard to really complain about any of your choices. my take on this? the band, especially at the top, “cough” Harris and Smallwood “cough” got lazy, complacent, and within boundaries. they didn’t want “to risk” anything… you could make an amazing setlist out of songs they haven’t played in decades… dunno if you have an overplayed songs list, haven’t surfed your whole (amazing) site, but as a 20+ years fan of the band I got to become really really tired of seeing songs like: Trooper, Number, Run to the Hills, Hallowed, Fear of the Dark, Running Free, Sanctuary, Iron Maiden (yes, I said it), and even not so overplayed once like Heaven Can Wait (I mean really? out of the epicness of the album that SoT is, you choose this one?)… other overlooked songs: Strange World, Die With Your Boots On, Be Quick or be Dead.

List of overplayed songs is a really good idea! Should spark some discussion. Do you mind if we steal your idea for that? 🙂

why would I? you could use whatever you want…

btw, do you want “to not risk it”? make a damn club tour, and record it.

and now that I think about about it even more I could do without 23:58, Wrathchild, even Evil. I remember reading somewhere that they’ve opened Somewhere on Tour back in 1986 in Belgrade. and they actually played The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. there was even a record of it on YT somewhere axtually. the thing is after that first show they felt it wasn’t that good for some reason and they dropped for Wratchchild, which is apparently the go to song in such cases. now TLotLDR is not exactly a masterpiece, but yeah…

Yes, Loneliness was played on the first show of the tour. I can understand that it’s a tough one to make work live though, it’s a really weird song really. Wrathchild is obviously a song they can easily pull out, so it’s often been the replacement song in cases like this.

More mysteriously to me, Adrian claims in a FC interview in the 80s that they played Back In The Village for a few shows and then dropped it. That’s the only time I’ve heard of such a thing. Does anyone know, or is this just a misprint or mistake of some sort…? (Mag 15, late 1985)

I haven’t heard anything about that. obviously what I checked was the setlist.fm site… not official I believe. still, there is no mention of Back in the Village there:

http://www.setlist.fm/stats/iron-maiden-3bd6803c.html?tour=World+Slavery+Tour

What would fit is Maiden playing as the only act. This would allow the band to play a longer set. There are just too many classics not being performed. They could possibly add more days off between gigs for much needed rest. I don’t know if this would work do to the energy that must be released to go out there on stage and perform at their best.

1 h 45 min would most likely never change. Nicko and Bruce have to pace themselves to be able to do this at their level and age.

@cynic: No, setlist.fm is posted by anyone who registers. Which is why there is always a lot of trolling there on the first few dates of a tour, like the start of the 2013 Maiden England leg…

I’ve never heard or seen Back In The Village mentioned anywhere, so unless it’s a complete typo or some such mistake I guess Adrian might have recalled them trying it out in rehearsal and ditching it.

I know that. it’s like the wiki of the setlists. still, who would want to troll about an IM tour from 1985?

on another note, I believe they tried Prodigal Son in the studio for that Early Days 2005 tour. Nicko even said they consider putting it in the setlist before the tour…

Prodigal Son seems to have gone the way that Infinite Dreams went in 2012, but at least Prodigal Son had never actually been performed live before.

Flight of Icarus *shakes head* Just truly baffling. I mean, is it cause Bruce can’t sing the high note at the end anymore? Cause that wouldn’t ruin it for me if he couldn’t. Besides, that’s no excuse for it not lasting past 1986!

Maiden should make, allmost never played tracks tour, cause Iron Maiden song must be in the setlist! An the we should start with songs like Alexander, Montsegur, Nomad, ….. Or maiden should do the Epic songs tour with songs like, Prodigal son, Alexsander, Mother Russia, To tame a Land…..plus ad songs like Still life, Icaruss, Montsegur…. At least, they should put on ther web site, the fans most voted songs and then pick 3 – 5 tracks form that list, they never played or really rear played, and include them on the next tour….Something like that.

And yes, the list is great, I pray for Infinite dreams, The Prophecy, Stranger, Killers and of course ALEXANDER! bye from Slovenia

I would humbly like to add “The Prophecy” and “Only the good die young”. I mean, how great would it’ve been for Maiden to come out and play the entire Seventh Son album for the Maiden England tour? Given that they always say it’s one of their favourite albums …

Fantastic songs. Only The Good Die Young tops our list of deep Maiden cuts . But these can’t be among the saddest omissions, since it was not to be expected that they would play all eight tunes on the Seventh Son tour. They never did that kind of thing.

Actually, they did with AMOLAD. And in my opinion, it is more deserved (and shorter, only 45 minutes) by Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Great missed opportunity on the Maiden England tour.

Yeah, but they never did that kind of thing back then. It’s quite a post-2000 kind of phenomenon in hard rock music, really.

Great list, you hit the nail right on the head. Only one I’d question is To Tame A Land, simply as I’m not much of a fan of it, but it absolutely would have fitted in with the Early Days tour.

It’s the absence of the singles I find most surprising – Flight Of Icarus, Infinite Dreams, Stranger In A Strange Land; I would have thought those would be the first tracks they’d put on the list. Infinite Dreams I had assumed would be the main highlight of the Maiden England tour, as The Clairvoyant had popped up previously in 2008.

I guess the presence of Afraid To Shoot Strangers confirms that there won’t be a 90s-era tour, which I think is a shame, as I really like most of their stuff from around then. Judas Be My Guide and Como Estais Amigos would be incredible live. They could even get Blaze’s band as the opening act.

Purgatory seems a strange exception from the 2005 tour, that’s always the track from Killers that’s stood out for me. Totally agree with you that the Maiden England tour needed them to go deeper, not just revisit those already resurrected for Early Days and Somewhere Back In Time. Just glad I didn’t decide to buy a Sonisphere 2014 ticket just for Infinite Dreams – saw them at the O2 in 2013 but they mentioned retiring songs at Sonisphere, I wondered if Infinite Dreams might make a special appearance. Evidently not.

Regarding Infinite Dreams, it was meant to be in the Maiden England set, as evidenced by the official pic of the lighting desk having both Infinite Dreams and Hallowed Be Thy Name programmed. It was apparently dropped in rehearsals and replaced with Afraid To Shoot Strangers. Some people speculate Bruce couldn’t sing it properly, but there’s no confirmation of why it was dropped.

I don’t think Afraid’s presence necessarily confirms or rules out anything, but I’ve been saying for years that a 90s tour makes zero commercial sense and therefore will never happen. 😉

Purgatory rules, and made THIS LIST .

Solid list. Infinite Dreams is my favourite Maiden song! I’ve seen Maiden in concert three times but I don’t think I’d throw down the cash to see them again. However if Infinite Dreams was on there I’d be sold!!

Grab your Powerslave vinyl and play the first song on side two. What do you get? ‘Back In The Village’ is one of the best ever Maiden tracks ever written and yet they’ve never, ever performed it live. This is the only real complaint I will have about IM, one of my favourite bands and it is lamentable.

Guys…Flash of the Blade, with the three amigos to play the bridge in full? Get in!

It wasn’t even featured on the original Powerslave tour, so it definitely wouldn’t be expected in the post-2000 era. No heartbreak there.

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Iron Maiden at Manchester AO Arena — stage times, supports, setlist and more

These lads still know how to put on a show like no other.

Nearly 50 years later and heavy metal legends Iron Maiden are still going strong and despite having only just finished playing a whopping run of 139 gigs back in October, they’re at it again with another world tour and arrive in Manchester on Friday, 30 June.

The legendary Leyton rock band formed all the way back in 1975 might have tweaked their lineup over the years but they’re still one of the biggest musical names on the planet and their current ‘ The Future Past Tour ‘ has been a sellout across the globe.

Kicking the latest shows off in Arena Stožice, Slovenia this past May, the Irons have now made their way back to Britain and the AO Arena , specifically, and it’s set to be one spectacular show.

With their classic shredding guitars, explosive pyros and Bruce Dickinson still on vocals, you can expect a night of music you’ll never forget. For those of you going along, here’s everything you need to know about Iron Maiden’s return to Manchester ‘s AO Arena.

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If you we’re hoping to get tickets for Iron Maiden at the AO Arena on Friday, then we’ve got some bad news: you never stood a chance of getting these bad boys.

Given that not they are not only one of the most iconic bands of all time but this will be their first Manchester show since 2018 (yes, it’s been that long), they were always going to sell out fast and we’re afraid to say that even the most luxurious VIP packages aren’t available for this one.

There’s always next time.

Of course, you can obviously keep your eyes out for spares going on trusted resellers like TicketSwap and Twickets but, as always we advise caution and avoid ticket touts at all costs — there’s no point in getting stung for a large sum and still potentially not getting in.

Now, as for those chosen to help warm the crowd up ahead of the mighty Maiden — not that they’ll even need it — that responsibility falls on a single support acts in German rock band, Lord of the Lost.

Trusted with playing a pretty decent set, the Hamburg-based gothic and industrial metal outfit ar ealso playing their first Manchester gig since 2018 when they played The Ruby Lounge, may she rest in peace.

Fronted and formed by singer Chris ‘Lord’ Harms back in 2007, their sound is the perfect accompaniment for a band like Iron Maiden and have a die-hard following of their own, with the five-piece also set to play Manchester Academy 3 late this year.

We expect they’ll carry over a fair few converts from Friday night’s gig come their return to 0161 on 29 September.

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Iron Maiden stage times for Manchester AO Arena

So, what time is all kicking off? Well, according to the information on Ticketmaster and AO’s website , doors are set to open around 6pm with opening act Lord of the Lost starting at 7.30pm.

Given they are the only support, you can hopefully expect a set of anywhere between 30 mins to a full hour. There’ll obviously be an interval before the main event and with that in mind, you should see the headliners step out on stage at 9pm.

AO Arena usually has a curfew of around 11pm as well, we imagine Iron Maiden will be beating you over the head with two hours of non-stop bangers, which still leaves you plenty of time to heard over to the after-party at Rebellion .

Sounds like a dream Friday night, to be honest.

The Future Past Tour setlist

Now, last but not least we have our predicted setlist and while we can go off the previous tracks played thus far, bands can always switch things up on the night, so take this with a pinch of salt.

Nevertheless, Iron Maiden have stuck to a fairly rigid 15-song format since the start of the tour in Slovenia and as well as the obvious classics, we think we have a rough idea of what you can expect.

According to the ever-informative Setlist.fm , this is what the band played at their latest gig in Glasgow earlier this week:

Intro: ‘Doctor Doctor’ and ‘Blade Runner (End Titles)

• Caught Somewhere in Time
• Stranger in a Strange Land
• The Writing on the Wall
• Days of Future Past
• The Time Machine
• The Prisoner
• Death of the Celts
• Can I Play With Madness
• Heaven Can Wait
• Alexander the Great
• Fear of the Dark
• Iron Maiden

Encore: ‘Hell on Earth’, ‘The Trooper’ and ‘Wasted Years’

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Altrincham FC is continuing to establish itself as a cornerstone of the local community beyond just the football as the club is now looking to host a brand-new concert series.

The National League side announced this week that following meetings between members of the board and supporters groups, a plan has been put together to bring “large-scale” live music to The J. Davidson Stadium at Moss Lane for the first time ever.

Following initial talks, it has now been proposed that Alty FC ‘s stadium will host “two high-profile” concert dates in 2025 under the banner of the ‘Proudly Altrincham’ series.

While the initiative could see plenty of other entertainment events under the same banner, the exciting new community attraction will start with live gigs.

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The Greater Manchester team will help deliver the inaugural Proudly Altrincham weekend event series, focusing on creating a live music experience for the local community to enjoy, with the first gigs scheduled for May 2025.

Collaborating with local organiser Max Eden of Cheshire Concerts – the same team behind Hale Barns and Bowdonbury festivals, as well as Happy Radio UK – the proposed events are aiming to feature “headline performances by multi-million record-selling artists”.

They’re going big and bold with these plans but they’re also hoping it will serve as an opportunity to help support grassroots musicians and local performers, combining an “unforgettable entertainment experience” with contributions to the community and the obvious economic benefits.

As per the official statement released on Wednesday, 23 October, the ultimate goal is to continue “showcasing and championing Altrincham and its Football Club as a vibrant cultural hub.”

Likely to draw in thousands from around the region and beyond, the hope is to create not only additional revenue for the football club but also to help nearby restaurants, shops and independent businesses.

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Ensuring that the community remains a part of the process not just on paper but in practice too, Altrincham FC has invited local residents and business owners to attend a consultation open evening about the potential concert series on Tuesday, October 29th.

Taking place from 6-8pm in the John King Sponsors Lounge at their home ground, the event is open to the public and will provide a platform for questions, feedback and ideas to “create an experience that benefits everyone”. The club recently saw an influx of new investment so it’s a fun time to be a Robin.

CEO of Altrincham FC, Samantha Mackenzie commented: “These concerts represent a unique opportunity for the club to give back to the community and bring something truly special to Altrincham.

“We’re incredibly excited about working with Cheshire Concerts to not only bring world-class entertainment to the area but also to boost our local economy and enhance community spirit.

“We look forward to working hand-in-hand with local residents to ensure these events are a resounding success for everyone involved.”

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Forget the arrival of the Manchester Christmas Markets – the true sign that winter has arrived for us is when The Oast House’s giant teepee pops up in the middle of town. 

And this year, the beloved Spinningfields bar has pulled out all the stops with its biggest teepee yet. 

It’s gearing up to host the first installment of the winter season of Manifest, The Oast House’s popular music festival, with live entertainment and totally free entry. 

The teepee itself has been decorated with a beautiful autumn theme, with red and orange leaves wrapped around the huge wooden beams and flickering fire pits placed between the wooden tables. 

As the colder months go on, The Oast House will redecorate the teepee in its beloved beer garden with new themes to continue the festivities. 

Inside, you can order from the venue’s menu of hanging kebabs, burgers, loaded fries, and loads more. 

There are cocktails galore too, like spicy margaritas, pornstar martinis and a Berry Colada.

As for Manifest, The Oast House’s popular summer festival is now running through winter, with a vibrant party atmosphere all day and night.

You’ll be treated to pop, R&B, rock and indie, soul, funk, disco and loads more over the course of many hours in the cosy surrounds of the teepee. 

In between the live music curated by the venue, there’ll be live interval DJs keeping the party going. 

The event is completely free, with spaces dished out on a first-come, first-served basis (and it packs out quickly so we recommend getting there early and staying for the full show). 

Manifest will be back at The Oast House in Manchester, this time in its teepee, on Saturday 26 October. 

Remaining dates then are Saturday 30 November, Saturday 14 December, and Saturday 25 January from 1pm until late. 

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41 Years Ago: Iron Maiden Release ‘Piece of Mind’

Happy anniversary to Iron Maiden 's Piece of Mind .

It’s easy to understand why Iron Maiden’s Piece of Mind  remains one of bassist Steve Harris’ favorite albums. The disc, which was recorded less than a year after  Number of the Beast  and marked the second album with singer Bruce Dickinson, showcased the sound of a band at full steam and plenty more energy to burn.

“ Piece of Mind was just special,” Harris told journalist Mick Wall in band’s official biography Run to the Hills . “We felt like we were on a high, and you can hear that mood on the album. Most of all though, it was just the songs. “Between us, I thought we’d really come up with the goods this time.”

The record, which arrived on May 16, 1983, was the first to feature drummer Nicko McBrain (ex-Trust, Pat Travers), who replaced Clive Burr, cementing the historic powerhouse lineup of Harris, McBrain, vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarists Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. Reportedly, Burr couldn’t keep up with the band’s demanding touring schedule, and McBrain was only too happy to take over, demonstrating his prowess straight from the start with the opening drum salvo of album-opener “Where Eagles Dare.”

Iron Maiden, "Where Eagles Dare" — Live (1983)

Iron Maiden wrote most of the songs for Piece of Mind at Hotel le Chalet in New Jersey during the hotel’s off-season, and even rehearsed in the restaurant. Then in February, 1983 the band traveled to the Bahamas to record at Nassau’s Compass Point Studios with Martin Birch, who they had worked with since 1981’s Killers .

When they returned from the Bahamas sunburnt from too much beach time, Iron Maiden mixed the album at Electric Lady Studio in New York. That so much of the album was created in the United States is significant. One of the pioneers of the New Wave of the British Heavy Metal movement, Iron Maiden were fiercely proud of their homeland, but, like Judas Priest, they were eager to make a mark on America.

While the band already had a strong cult following here, it was the mid-paced, strongly melodic Piece of Mind track “Flight of Icarus” that broke U.S. radio, hitting No. 12 on the Billboard Rock Radio Charts, helping the album peak at No. 14 on the Billboard album chart (in the UK, the disc entered the charts at No. 3). While the band’s label made the right move by releasing the song as the first single, the opinion on the song was split. “Steve never liked it,” Dickinson said in the book  Run to the Hills . “He thought it was too slow, but I wanted it to be that rocksteady sort of beat. I knew it would get onto American radio if we kept it that way, and I was right.”

Iron Maiden, "Flight of Icarus" — Live (1983)

The calculated decision to introduce Maiden to mainstream America with “Flight of Icarus” was astute, but the Piece of Mind song with the most longevity and crowd appeal was “The Trooper.” Harris wrote the galloping, guitar-blaring number about a soldier in the Battle of Balaclava, which took place during the Crimean War in 1854 and based the lyrics in part on the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” The song was just one of the literary or film-themed songs on Piece of Mind .

Iron Maiden, "The Trooper" — Live (1983)

Harris wrote “To Tame a Land” after reading Frank Herbert’s Dune (the track was originally called “Dune,” but fearing legal action the band changed the name). The bassist wrote “Where Eagle Dare” partially about a 1968 Brian G. Hutton movie, and “Still Life” was inspired by short story by Ramsey Campbell called “The Inhabitant of the Lake.”

While Harris, as usual, was the main contributor to the album, Dickinson wrote “Revelations” and he and Smith penned “Flight of Icarus.” Most of the songs on Piece of Mind are based around serious themes and the music, though triumphant, is largely fist-to-the-floor metal. Still, the band couldn’t resist having a bit of fun by mocking those who had already accused Iron Maiden of being Satanists after Number of the Beast came out. Between the songs “The Trooper” and “Still Life,” Iron Maiden included a brief section of backwards masking. In his best impression of British actor John Bird imitating African dictator Idi Amin, McBrain says, “What ho said the t'ing with the three 'bonce,' do not meddle with things you don't understand.”

Iron Maiden Interview + Performance (1983)

"We were sick and tired of being labeled as Devil worshippers and all this bollocks by these fucking morons in the States, so we thought, 'Right, you want to take the piss? We'll show you how to take the bleeding piss, my son!,’” McBrain told Wall. “So one of the boys taped me in the middle of this Idi Amin routine I used to do when I'd had a few drinks.”

By July, 1983, Piece of Mind went gold, thanks largely to the success of “Flight of Icarus” and by 1986 it was platinum. Iron Maiden supported the album with the World Piece Tour, which launched in Europe in late April 1983 and crossed into North America that summer. The first U.S. date was in Casper, Wyo., on June 21 and the band remained in the States until Oct. 24 in St. Louis. The only hitch came when Dickinson was stricken with bronchitis and the band had to reschedule three shows.

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Loudwire contributor Jon Wiederhorn is the author of  Raising Hell: Backstage Tales From the Lives of Metal Legends , co-author of  Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal , as well as the co-author of Scott Ian’s autobiography,  I’m the Man: The Story of That Guy From Anthrax , and Al Jourgensen’s autobiography,  Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen  and the Agnostic Front book  My Riot! Grit, Guts and Glory .

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El 12 de octubre, El Cuartel del Metal México, fue testigo de una de las presentaciones más épicas del heavy metal cuando Iron Maiden trajo su Future Past Tour, como uno de los actos estelares del Aftershock en Sacramento, California.  La banda británica, liderada por el legendario Bruce Dickinson, demostró que su legado sigue más vivo que nunca, con un show cargado de energía, guitarras electrizantes y la inigualable presencia de su icónico Eddie.

Bruce Dickinson: La voz inmortal del metal

Bruce Dickinson, quien asumió el rol de vocalista de Iron Maiden en 1982 tras la salida de Paul Di’Anno, (descanse en paz), sigue siendo una de las figuras más influyentes en la historia del heavy metal. A sus 66 años, su potente voz sigue asombrando a los fanáticos. Desde los primeros momentos del concierto, cuando abrió con "Caught Somewhere in Time", quedó claro que su capacidad vocal sigue siendo formidable y aquí todo se descontroló. Cerca de 55 mil personas, quedaron atónitos por la presentación de Maiden, y generando una mayor asistencia porque la banda británica solo ofreció tres fechas para el estado de California, la gente comenzó a aplastarse por estar lo más cerca posible del escenario y las banderas de distintas naciones comenzaron a asomarse.

Dickinson no solo impresionó con su voz, sino también con su inagotable energía sobre el escenario. Vestido con un atuendo steampunk, capa con capucha y gafas, el cantante corrió por el escenario, lanzó su micrófono al aire y hasta tocó el gong en una impactante versión de “Alexander the Great”. Su carisma y sentido del humor también estuvieron presentes, como cuando comentó sobre el eslogan "Make America Metal Again", arrancando risas y ovaciones del público.

El Future Past Tour se centra en dos álbumes clave para la banda: "Somewhere in Time" (1986) y su más reciente trabajo "Senjutsu" (2021). Durante el concierto, Iron Maiden deleitó a los asistentes con cinco canciones de cada uno de estos discos, entre ellas clásicos como “The Time Machine”, “Heaven Can Wait” y “The Writing on the Wall”.

Sin embargo, también hubo espacio para los éxitos más legendarios de su carrera, como “The Trooper” y “Fear of the Dark”, canciones que han definido a Iron Maiden a lo largo de décadas. Uno de los momentos más emocionantes de la noche fue la interpretación de “Alexander the Great” , una pieza que, sorprendentemente, no había sido parte de sus setlists hasta esta gira.

Si bien la poderosa voz de Dickinson es uno de los sellos distintivos de Iron Maiden, el trío de guitarras formado por Adrian Smith , Dave Murray y Janick Gers es igualmente fundamental para el sonido de la banda. Durante el concierto, los tres guitarristas se alternaron en solos que dejaron sin aliento al público, mientras que sus armonías características ofrecieron momentos inolvidables. Smith y Murray han sido parte de la alineación desde los primeros días de Iron Maiden, contribuyendo a consolidar su estatus como pioneros del New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). Por su parte, Gers, quien se unió en 1990, aportó un toque adicional de energía a la presentación, moviéndose incansablemente por el escenario y manteniendo la emoción en lo más alto.

Eddie: El icónico compañero de Iron Maiden

No sería un concierto de Iron Maiden sin la aparición de su emblemático Eddie , la mascota más reconocible del heavy metal. Durante la canción “Stranger in a Strange Land”, Eddie apareció vestido de vaquero y, más tarde, durante “Death of the Celts”, protagonizó una intensa batalla con Dickinson, quien manejaba una torreta de ametralladora. Finalmente, Eddie hizo una última aparición con armadura de samurái durante el cierre del concierto con la canción “Iron Maiden”, para deleite de los fans.

Las pantallas gigantes detrás del escenario también proyectaron a Eddie en varias ocasiones, destacando su presencia en momentos como “The Trooper” , donde fue representado como un soldado británico en plena batalla, y durante una versión de “Planet of the Apes”, donde su rostro fue superpuesto a la Estatua de la Libertad. Entre los comentarios de algunos asistentes les pareció aburrido el recital pues no tocaron toda la serie de temas hits que son más comunes para el público estadounidense, pero si es un fiel seguidor de Iron Maiden, agradecerá este listado de temas, para esta gira. Otro detalle a notar es la baja de potencia y habilidad de Nicko McBrain, que a principios de este año confirmó que sufrió un derrame cerebral, ademas de tener 72 años, el trabajó que esta realizando es excelente para todo lo que ha sufrido. Y todo esto mismo en temas y producción veremos el 20 de noviembre en el Estadio GNP de la Ciudad de México y que tendrá como invitados especiales a Disturbed. La venta de boletos es por el sistema Ticketmaster.com.mx.

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