I would say it largely depends on whenever more European festivals announcing Iron Maiden as their headliners.
I know the band's plan was to play more indoor shows for this tour, but they would have been booked in to headline some festivals more than 2 years in advance, which COVID then messed...
I would be surprised if it isn't 5 songs from each. They love putting hints in promo material, there are no coincidences when it comes to Iron Maiden announcements, it really encourages my tinfoil-hat-wearing tendencies.
Fingers crossed for a more stripped down set for this tour.
Somewhere in Time stageset that remains on stage for most of the gig, then just rolling posters for TWOTW and the Senjutsu songs.
The flamethrower during Icarus and flag and costume for The Trooper is cool but I can live without Bruce...
I quoted the whole thing above anyway. Only other pieces of information were that Dublin is on the 24th of June 2023 and tickets starting from €85.50.
The 02 London listing with the image has also been stripped.
I've never enjoyed Maiden outdoors at stadiums and festivals as much as seeing them in arenas. Metallica, Rammstein, AC/DC with the huge video screens and stages that extend into the audience etc. I've enjoyed at festivals but Maiden's stage set just doesn't translate as well and probably less...
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