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It's been an incredible year for concerts. I saw 18 shows, which is a personal record. The highlights (roughly in order from best to worst): Iron Maiden - I saw them twice (and I've written about both shows previously). In Phoenix, I stood at the barrier, front and centre, directly in front of...

I saw them twice this year, and both shows ended around 10:55.

I was at the Toronto show on Saturday. It was disappointing that The Hu couldn't perform. I've heard contradictory explanations as to what happened. Are they the best opener Maiden has ever had? No - but they were probably the most unique and inspired choice over the past decade. I'm not sure if...

Obviously we're not entirely sure about the band's future plans. But which songs will the band never play again after this tour's over? There are four songs that will almost certainly never been played again - Caught Somewhere in Time, Days of Future Past, The Time Machine and Death of the...

Not sure if someone posted this before, but I was trying to figure out how many solos each of the three amigos got on this tour: Smith Caught Somewhere in Time (2nd solo) Stranger in a Strange Land The Writing on the Wall (2nd solo) Days of Future Past The Time Machine (1st solo) The Prison...

I'm skeptical about To Tame A Land. It's a very challenging song to play on bass - arguably the toughest in their entire catalogue. There are a few difficult songs that seem to be more likely (Phantom, Rime, perhaps Killers or Infinite Dreams). I'm not sure if Harris would want to devote so much...

I had the Iron Maiden experience of my life last night. I didn't win FTTB, but a stranger was kind enough to bring me as his +1. We were among the first 20 people to enter the venue. I was front and centre the entire show (almost directly in front of Dickinson). It was a joyous experience. I was...

There's two ways to look at it. The positive spin - the band has played (from BNW onwards) 8/10, 6/11, 10/10, 5/10, 7/11 and 7/10 songs live. That's 43 out of 62, or nearly 70%. That tells me that the band believes in their new music, and they want to give fans the chance to experience these...

Good catch - I corrected it.

I put this together when trying to answer the question - "how often has the band played reunion era songs, after the initial tour"? Brave New World 2000: five songs were played during all 77 shows (The Wicker Man, Brave New World, Ghost of the Navigator, Blood Brothers, Dream of Mirrors). The...

Definitely frustrated. There was no FC presale, and there wasn't even an email notification that a 2nd date was added. By the time I heard about it, all the available GA's were gone. I'll try my luck with the general sale tomorrow.

A few points to consider: 1. Based on the wording, it sounds like Budapest will be the first show. There's a fairly long gap between the first and second concerts. I wonder if a second show will be added in between. (Is a 2nd night in Budapest possible, or probably more likely, an additional...

tables are a pain to post. hopefully this version works The Number of the Beast2,314 The Number of the Beast 821 Hallowed Be Thy Name 649 Run to the Hills 525 Children of the Damned 154 The Prisoner...

This was easier to put together than I thought. Here's what the totals will look like for the reunion era, as of the end of 2024 (assuming no changes to the setlist on any remaining show): edit - I can't get the tables to format properly Iron Maiden 947 Fear of the Dark 902 The Trooper...

This was easier to put together than I thought. Here's what the totals will look like for the reunion era, as of the end of 2024 (assuming no changes to the setlist on any remaining show): Iron Maiden 947 Fear of the Dark 902 The Trooper 867 The Number of the Beast 821 Hallowed Be Thy...

That's a fair point. Probably the best way to do it would be to count what portion of the year a song is played. BTATS would get credit for 0.01 in 2010 (played once in 98 shows). Other examples from 2010 - Brave New World would (approx) get credit for one third, The Trooper two thirds and El...

For context, here's the number of years each song has been played, during the reunion era: SongTimes Iron Maiden23 Fear of the Dark22 The Trooper21 The Number of the Beast20 Hallowed Be Thy Name16 2 Minutes to Midnight, Run to the Hills15 The Evil That Men Do, Wrathchild13...

My preference for the final encore would be Number of the Beast, Blood Brothers, and Wasted Years.

Is this the only song in the band's catalogue written in G# minor?

I've been looking for a vinyl copy of "Silicon Messiah". I should have bought it when it was re-released 7(?) years ago. I periodically check ebay and the prices are outrageous (usually a few hundred dollars - sometimes close to $1,000 CAD).