Perhaps they are giving a little time to allow the book release to breath a bit, so to speak. They will definitely tour NA and SA in 2026. Those shows will probably be a full year out from now so I imagine we will get those dates relavtively soon.
Back in 1982 I went to a record store where Maiden made an appearance to sign authographs before their show later that night. Got everyone's sig, of course there was no fee back then. If you go to these conventions now you will see dealers with hundreds of celeb photos and autographs charging...
This is the norm for these type of fan conventions. A lot of the celebrity guests aren't paid per se by the convention so the photos and autographs is their compensation for their appearance. Plus professional companies come in and set up these photo ops so the price would include whatever they...
I had no issue with the production of No Prayer. I think the intent was for a stripped down, back to roots sound, also reflected in the tour production
For me it was a combination of the fact I saw them last year, the shorter set, and none of my concert buddies were available to attend made the decision to pass easier. Still bummed I missed it cause Priest is my fav band behind Maiden.
I think also that Richie wants to make his mark in the band creatively rather than just be a fill in guitarist. He's a bit younger than Rob, Ian, and Maiden. Having your producer play guitar on tour doesn't hurt either.
We don’t know yet how many US dates they will do. If shortened I would think it's because what the guys are doing the first part of the year and then the EU run. I don't know where the talk of decline in the US is coming from. What I do know is when I saw them in Charlotte for TFP tour the arena...
The Atlanta show filled out, the reserved seats anyway. Seems tix got real cheap and they offered upgrades as well. Didn't feel like going solo, friends who might have gone were out of town or had other commitments
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