HORNS wrote:
I saw Maiden at Madison Square Garden in 2001(I think) and they played a lot of new stuff. They don't do that anymore. Props to them for realizing that if you're Maiden you already have a catalogue that can't be beat.
Actually they still do that (play mostly new stuff) a lot. Pretty much every time they put out a new album:
Dance of Death World Tour 2003-2004 Setlist
"Declamation" served as the intro for the tour.
1."Wildest Dreams" (from Dance of Death, 2003)
2."Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
3."Can I Play with Madness" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
4."The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
5."Dance of Death" (from Dance of Death, 2003)
6."Rainmaker" (from Dance of Death, 2003)
7."Brave New World" (from Brave New World, 2000)
8."Paschendale" (from Dance of Death, 2003)
9."Lord of the Flies" (from The X Factor, 1995)
10."No More Lies" (from Dance of Death, 2003)
11."Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
12."Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of The Dark, 1992)
13."Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
Encore
1."Journeyman" (from Dance of Death, 2003
2."The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982
3."Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982
A Matter of Life and Death World Tour 2006 Setlist
Gustav Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War" served as the intro for the tour.
1."Different World" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
2."These Colours Don't Run" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
3."Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
4."The Pilgrim" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
5."The Longest Day" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
6."Out of the Shadows" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
7."The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
8."For the Greater Good of God" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
9."Lord of Light" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
10."The Legacy" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
11."Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
12."Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
Encore
1."2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
2."The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
3."Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
The Final Frontier 2011 Setlist
1."Satellite 15... The Final Frontier" (from The Final Frontier, 2010)
2."El Dorado" (from The Final Frontier, 2010)
3."2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
4."The Talisman" (from The Final Frontier, 2010)
5."Coming Home" (from The Final Frontier, 2010)
6."Dance of Death" (from Dance of Death, 2003)
7."The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
8."The Wicker Man" (from Brave New World, 2000)
9."Blood Brothers" (from Brave New World, 2000)
10."When The Wild Wind Blows" (from The Final Frontier, 2010)
11."The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
12."Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
13."Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
Encore
1."The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
2."Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
3."Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
This is the primary reason I haven't seen the band since 1990. That and they don't play in Portland (or anywhere in Oregon for that matter) anymore. I haven't given up on them, but I'm picking my spot to see them again. They seemingly do these revival tours (World Slavery, Somewhere Back in Time, Maiden England) in between their "proper album" tours, so this would be the time to see them. I don't know, 2015 is the 30th anniversary of 'Live After Death'. We can hope, I guess?