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"Rock am Ring" is sold out, but "Rock im Park", mentioned above in the initial post, is not. I hope no one from Maiden gets confused and shows up at the wrong festival. :D

An excerpt from the upcoming issue of Metal Hammer, from which we can learn something at least about Adrian's relationship with Nicko and perhaps also a little about the future of Maiden. Metal Hammer Germany, November 2025 My Translation AS: "Simon has joined us and he knows that Nick was an...

In "Talk is Jericho", Bruce explains it like this: "We’re doing it, everybody on the floor, with the intention of keeping it all. Not with, ‘Oh, we’re gonna do it, everybody on the floor, and then we’re gonna keep the drums and re-record everything.’ No! The idea is, we’re gonna keep it all...

The financial aspect does indeed seem to be an important factor. For example, most bands play both Rock im Park and Rock am Ring, but it is entirely possible to negotiate playing only one of the festivals. It's not the case that if one of these festivals fits in well with your schedule, that...

Is anybody thinking about taking photos with Bruce and Nicko at the convention? I found a schedule: https://celebphotoops.com/schedules/som.pdf

I don't think there's a fan out there who is privy to such internal information. It would have to be someone who additionally works for the band or a personal friend. But does that really matter? We can discuss the possibilities listed. I don't think you need spectacular insider knowledge to...

Hopefully, the tour planning for 2026 wasn't a mistake in that sense. After such a long tour, you sometimes feel like you don't want to do it anymore, even though that's not really true, and you wouldn't even have thought of that after a less strenuous, long tour.

I think Adrian even tried to “dance” (move) a little more than in the past, doing spins and so on. Of course, we don’t know anything for sure, but some said that Janick isn’t in as good health as he used to be. He indeed looked a bit worse than on the last tour, but who knows.

That's why I considered this unusual confirmation that there will be no tour in 2027 to also be part of the marketing strategy. Perhaps the assumption was same location/same show would then work?

The show in Hannover sold fantastically well until the moment when two festivals were announced.

They're serious about playing as many European festivals as possible.

When you compare it to other prices for concerts and festivals next year, I think it's quite reasonable.

Yes, I would say so too. That makes the rumor even stranger, because it seems as if it could be that he had a motivation crisis at one point, but has now overcome it for some time already.

No, I actually just heard the following from the organizers: It's a hint for those who are paying close attention that Maiden will be playing in the morning (am) as a surprise. By the time the majority of fans crawl out of their tents, the show will already be over. Too bad. :p (Do I need to...

Hellfest would make sense in the plan to play important festivals in Europe: That should include one in France.

If anyone wants to see Maiden at Rock am Ring, don't wait for day tickets to become available. That won't happen for 2026. This is now the last price level before the final one, so there will be another increase. Why does Maiden write ‘IM’ and ‘AM’ in capital letters? Rock AM Ring, Rock IM Park

I could also imagine that there is a connection between the announcement of the tour break in 2027 and Steve's comments—so that not too many fans realize that 2027 is supposed to be reserved for the album. PS: I can understand why they decided and announced that. Dave looks pretty sick. ;-) (I...

Yes, the way the “exclusive show” in Germany was communicated to and by the promotors and the press was a bit questionable.

"Rock am Ring" is going to make an announcement on Tuesday at 12 pm.

It is an official photo. It's a bit embarrassing that some people found it too amateurish and probably just generated by fans using AI. :D