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I agree with the points raised about the setlist pacing when it comes to the two big epics, but their "closeness" to each other didn't really bother me at all. Both were among the highlights of the show and I loved them! Run to the Hills also felt, somehow, more enjoyable than on the previous...

I know that Finland is extremely small market when the airplay is concerned, but The Trooper has received continuous airplay as long as I remember. Of course it might be a tad bit less than The Number of the Beast, for example, but it's still out there very significantly. The Infamous single...

ANYONE ELSE?! ANYONE ELSE?!

We'll see! The showtime thing might very well be just making sure that they'll get the whole show out of the way before the curfew, even with potential delays or technical difficulties. E.g looking at all the event bureaucracy for the show in Helsinki, the "showtime" slot was basically...

Blaze's The X-Factor 30th Anniversary show at On the Rocks Helsinki 18.10. has been sold out for some time now, but apparently there will be an additional show on 17.10! So if any fellow Finns, or other potentially interested people, didn't get a ticket for the 18.10. show, you'll have another...

Apparently Bruce has more or less recovered from the cold he had some time ago and, judging by the clips I've seen, sounded pretty good on the previous show, so I doubt it.

Quite unusual, so perhaps that's why I kind of missed it..! ;) But yeah, apparently my joke detector was offline! :blush:

He didn't! He really supported me on the last album, because I wanted to make a video … the song is called 'Escape Velocity' and the chorus is 'I will fly.' And I said, 'You know, it would be great if we could use a flight simulator. And who do I know?' … I got in touch with Bruce, and he let...

What is a "proper hit"? I mean, I do think that The Evil That Men Do is a lot better song than Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter, but the latter is quite popular and, for example, still receives a healthy doze of airplay here - even more than this "proper hit." ;)

Yeah, the last pre-chorus sounds pretty intense and that final "FLY TO LIVE - ACES HIGH!" sounds amazing!

I think some of the early 2018 tour performances, most notably first night in Helsinki (one of Bruce's best nights from the past 10-15 years?) are among the best live versions of Aces High out there, somewhat close to Chile 2009 and such, but admittedly that goes mostly for the chorus: even when...

Hear, hear! It went down really well. A lot of people around where I was standing were singing along relatively loudly. There was such a great vibe through the performance. I love that song.

If Eternity Should Fail might have some input from Roy Z as well, although it's not very complicated and can very well be based on Bruce's very own demo thoroughly, but I mean... why not? Again, I'm not saying that Bruce is a virtuose when it comes to playing (and he's admitted that himself) or...

Absolutely. Naturally, I expected Rime of the Ancient Mariner to be one of the highlits of the night, but WHAT A JAW-DROPPING PERFORMANCE THEY GAVE! Powerslave was also magnificent! Killers, The Clairvoyant, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, Wasted Years... I loved it! I'm so happy that I...

Rime was mind-blowingly amazing performance. I happened to stand right beside a former colleague of mine and as we chatted after the show, he said that Rime of the Ancient Mariner was probably the best live performance he has ever seen, haha. And I mean... It really was something else! Bruce...

On a bus, moving towards Helsinki! I came from the night shift in the morning and haven't slept a whole lot, so I probably catch a hour or two of sleep in a hostel bed and then I'm all set for my 10th Maiden show! As I couldn't make it to London in 2017, I'm glad for another chance to witness...

Not for this year, but there is a possibility that they'll play some more shows in Europe next year. :)

Some of them were more than just a bit off, Seventh Son for example, but I think Virtual XI had kind of cool & rather natural sequence!

Apparently the rows of the All Time Scoreboard don't align too well on the mobile view. Sorry about that!