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I've seen chat across different platforms that can be tied to a very small group of people that is consistent in tone and uses a bunch of the same language. I will say, I don't think it has anything to do with any chat actually within the band - I think some people are still feeling scorned...

I think Simon's doing a great job, huge shoes to fill and he's doing just fine. If anything, he blunders less than any other member of the band. The astroturfing campaign against him is so weird, though. Without going into too much detail, it's really not hard to find people, from close within...

It would be a nice compromise for 2027 if they opted to do a big Eddfest again rather than taking the whole year off. Can probably get a few bigger names with it being tried and tested, and might even sell better than this year, if they can promise a one-off setlist. I know it's not at all like...

It's a Forbes Contributor, they're community articles. Not written by Forbes themselves, they basically recruit people to publish whatever they want on the site. It's always a source of annoyance and misinformation.

As a counterpoint, this model of working with *current, existing* bands isn't something Pophouse seems to have done before, nor have they done a 50/50 split before as far as I can tell. They have a vested interest in NOT looking like they're controlling the Maiden band and making them change...

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Two Minutes To Midnight)

https://www.billboard.com/pro/iron-maiden-sells-half-their-catalog-pophouse-entertainment/

Ultimately, if they collaborated on tour, the museum, and the recording, they have presumably proved their value and trustworthiness to the Maiden team. The brand needs capable hands over the next decade as the band inevitably rides off into the sunset, and I'm certain they'll be collaborators...

Every bit of Paris footage they don't release is an absolute tragedy - they were on *fire* that night. Live in Paris with an encore fudged together would still probably be up there with their best live releases ever.

I find the Simon Dawson hate so funny because especially this year I can't think of a time at the three shows I've attended where he's been the cause of a genuine fuck-up, and any minor slips are in full "Nicko would have done that sometimes too lmao" mode like dragging a bit on the extended...

One thing is for sure, and it's that concerns about the attendance numbers wound up being unfounded. The band should (and surely will) be very happy with the numbers they got in the end, even with having a couple of discounts/giveaways. 50k willing to show up the year after 65k+ showed up in a...

The event itself was really great, organisational issues with getting in and out aside (and those were sort of inevitable I can't lie). It was heartwarming if anything to have a large and enthusiastic crowd help Bruce through. He was an absolute trooper (heh) through the whole set and people...

Bruce was indeed fucked and was admitting it to the crowd lol. Aside from Aces he handled the encore well, so it wouldn't surprise me if they just dubbed in some Amsterdam vocals in parts or something for that song. And yes, absolutely packed show and a great crowd!

This is all looking like everyone involved has put a bunch of effort in to make it a labour of love. I'm so pleased to see it, honestly, it could have been super shoddy.

Nice of them to not have any new bulletins or mentions of this since I started listening to check on it :lol: I believe you for sure but it seems a mad change not well communicated if true! But what's one more bit of bad comms for Eddfest, for good luck hahah