The Knebworth flop is on Iron Maiden's management only. They didn't overestimate the demand, they overestimated how crazy their fans are. All of this could've been avoided by:
Announcing Knebworth from the London Stadium stage (they already knew they were doing that show). They would've taken...
No way Maiden will drop prices on the official platforms. The might do discounts for a limited time (same with what's happening with Antwerp) but the price will remain the same
One thing we could notice it's how prices is affecting sales for this tour.
There are sections for Athens coming at 80-90€ that haven't sold a ticket in days, while the ones that have the 50€ tickets keep selling out.
Maiden's tours are usually planned way in advance, altough final details and some dates could be subject to change until last minute (that's why some shows gets announced later or never, like Pula).
They're taking a break in 2027 indeed. Aside from the fact people in the know have no knowledge...
I mean, what can I say? Believe what you want, keep asking yourself "why knebworth? why they don't add more bands?" all day and we'll all be happy.
Should we close this thread anyway? There hasn't been rumors and speculations since the last announcement and it's highly unlikely we'll get one...
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