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Real Address of 22 Acacia Avenue - According to Paul Di'Anno Address: 22 Markhouse Road Description: 22 Acacia Avenue" is more than just a fictional address—it's a glimpse into the gritty, emotional world Iron Maiden crafted through their music. The title conjures the image of a typical...

Former site of London Astoria (Note: The London Astoria was demolished in 2009). Address: 143 Charing Cross Rd Description: The London Astoria has been the site of several notable Iron Maiden-related performances. Most prominently, on June 27th, 1990, Bruce Dickinson and Janick Gers took the...

O2 Arena, Home of modern day Iron Maiden Address: Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX Description: If the 1976-1978 era Iron Maiden had its home at Cart and Horses, the reunion era Iron Maiden has firmly established its modern-day stronghold at The O2 Arena, located just about a kilometer south...

Riggs quote: "Earlier I was talking to a friend about when I used to live in Finsbury Park in London in the mid 1970’s, and how run down it was back then. Well I went to look on Google Earth to see if it was still there and how much it had changed and then I realized that I could get a street...

Iron Maiden and the six performances at Wembley Arena Address: Arena Square, Engineers Way, Wembley Park, Wembley HA9 0AA, Description: Iron Maiden's performances at Wembley Arena have been pivotal moments in their career, each show coinciding with the release of a significant album. The shows...

Iron Maiden performs as The Nodding Donkeys in 1992 and The Angel and the Gamblers in 1998 Address: Dereham Road, Norwich, NR5 8TD Description: If you are up for a Iron Maiden day trip to Norwich, then go to The Cherry Tree in Norwich. Upon arrival, you'll be stepping into a piece of rock...

I've been following Blaze since the early '90s, and it's certainly been quite a journey!

It was a car parts store, it's called Halfords. Here's the story: Edisson: Now there’s one question I gotta ask, myself and the vice president of the I.M.h.C. both work in the motor trade and we know what it’s like to deal with the public every day especially those annoying customers who seem...

and then was arrested for getting into a fight with a customer during his time as a car salesman, if I recall correctly!

St Nicks All Saints Church, Poplar Address: 3 Dee Street, Aberfeldy Village, London E14 0PT, UK Description: St. Nicks All Saints Church holds a special place in rock history as the venue for Iron Maiden's first-ever gig in 1976. This small but significant venue marked the beginning of the...

Doogie White's home in the 90's Address: 74 Park Rd London W4 Description: Doogie White, a relatively unknown singer from Scotland, was one of the few who made it through to audition for Iron Maiden in late 1993. After sending a demo tape to the band, he was surprised one evening when Iron...

I've discussed these topics in various threads over the past year, so I thought it was time to create a thread entirely dedicated to the subject! Cart and Horses Address: 1 Maryland Point, London E15 1PF, UK Description: Iron Maiden was formed in summer 1975 with Steve Harris, Ron 'Rebel'...

That makes no sense whatsoever. Many of the biggest metal bands whose singers went solo continued to perform songs from the bands they were originally famous for, even on live albums. For example, Ozzy Osbourne's Live at Budokan includes Black Sabbath tracks. Ian Gillan's recent solo live albums...

So, when you leave the band or the band retires, does that mean you lose the right to perform its songs? I'm struggling to follow your logic here.

Ah sorry mate, I though 2 Minutes to Midnight, Can I Play with Madness, Powerslave, Revelations, and Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter were songs written by Bruce. I'm not sure if your personal definition of what Maiden is or isn't is relevant.

I couldn't agree more. Give Me 'Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour in 2003 with Number of the Beast as the first song was nothing short of genius. Have you heard the Stockholm bootleg from that tour? The setlist with Number of the Beast, The Trooper, Die With Your Boots On, Revelations, Hallowed Be Thy...

Maiden has a long tradition of moving both crew and personnel between Maiden and solo projects or opening bands. Janick and Michael being the latest examples of musicians moving between Maiden and solo band. So no, it's not completely different. The songs Maiden created for their first three...

Much of Bruce's creative output is channeled through Maiden, even without co-writing credits from other members. Similarly, Paul McCartney performs Wings and Beatles songs solo, the Gallagher brothers play Oasis material, and Blaze Bayley performs Maiden songs. Seeing Bruce perform Maiden songs...

So good they re-used the opener from Killers for the tour.

The Killer crew has experienced significant changes over the past few years. The crew typically alternates between solo projects and working within the Iron Maiden camp, such as Michael Kenney teching for British Lion and Dave Murray's tech being on Bruce's Mandrake tour. I would argue that any...