Exactly. Simon's drumming could have been praised without having to criticise Nicko changing the tempo to some songs live. That was uncalled for, but as @Vaenyr has said, Bruce has a tendency to put his foot on his mouth.
They were probably offered a shitload of money by Sonisphere and other festivals to play in 2014 and decided to keep the tour going. Replacing 3 songs with 3 different ones (later it was just 2) was possibly just an afterthought.
You have described a good number of Maiden fans down to a T.
They are, however, not modern listeners and probably sport bald spots the size of a frying pan.
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