GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
They definitely do, but I am not sure is the type of audience who would fork out £127 to see them support another band.
Run For Your Lives World Tour 2026 Rumours and Speculation
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They definitely do, but I am not sure is the type of audience who would fork out £127 to see them support another band.
If they had Megadeth the ticket sales would rapidly increase
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
Knebworth must be selling really poorly. I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up with 30k. They got everything wrong with that one.
Should of just made it a special Maiden show again with Angel Witch Venom or Saxon opening, then a band Megadeth to direct support, that would of been legendary
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Yep, but those two bands would probably add a total of 0 tickets to the current sales.
UpTheIrons
Ancient Mariner
If you are trying to get 100,000 people or thereabouts to make the effort to travel to a muddy field somewhere then in my opinion the lineup has to be of an equivalent stature to that of a major festival main stage day. As others have said, band availability can make this very difficult, especially when artists are planning their own tours or already playing Download or Bloodstock. As it stands though, the Knebworth show is for me a pretty poor value proposition, I am already busy on that day as it happens but even if I weren't this would be the first UK Maiden event since I started going to gigs that I would be in two minds about attending.
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
They shouldn't have booked Knebworth in the first place.
They could've sell out 2 London Stadium easily.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
Not even in Rod’s wildest dreams.
Perhaps if they played two completely different sets that could be a remote possibility…
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
It took more or less a week to sell out the stadium, with other ca 45k tickets sold for the rest of the UK. No doubt they could've sell out 2 shows there this year and next year.
UpTheIrons
Ancient Mariner
Two different sets... five years apart!
Ascendingthethrone
Ancient Mariner
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
They should change the venue to a mid-sized stadium in a big city, maybe Birmingham.
Trevoire
Ancient Mariner
As far as I know Maiden actually pay their support bands. But someone like The Hu will be much cheaper to book than a bigger band that would actually make the lineup stronger and help to shift tickets.
Yeah, if the sales are so poor as some here suggest, the management would be forced to invite more attractive supports and/or cut the prices, maybe even cancel the Knebworth show and change the venue. So, time will tell.
GhostofCain
Ancient Mariner
There’s no way they’ll be cancelling such a high profile gig regardless of (allegedly disappointing) ticket sales.
ShadowOfTheGods
Ancient Mariner
I remember the same kind of talks about one single London Stadium show right before the tour was announced.OK, so not only in Rod’s dreams but also in yours.
Definitely, a stadium show in a big city would be the better option.
That’s London though