To be fair, this is probably Maiden’s first and last chance to step up into the stadium league in America.
For American fans, I hope it pays off as otherwise the band may be more inclined to neglect the US if the can only do arenas there in the future whilst most of the rest of the world allows them to play stadiums. I would say the same logic would apply to Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
In relation to Japan, it seems to be their weakest market these days. Odd, given how it took them so quickly and stuck with them during the 90s more so than some other markets.