Yeah, the promoting process is generally good, but some decisions (bad venue choices, postponing the documentary, and not publishing it before the tour) are kind of mistakes. There's the other side of the coin, too. Maybe despite managers' efforts rock and metal community worldwide isn't so much...
It's normal - she's promoting that just after they announced the whole line-up. For Maiden it would be better to announce their own indoor show in Belgium, I suppose.
Some say Steve Harris wasn't satisfied with the final result, so the documentary must be re-edited. I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to release it after the whole tour, completely illogical and different from all other artist did/do.
Anyway, we will see how the tour did at the end of the year. Now, even on markets such as LATAM, the sales aren't as good as we could expect. I don't wanna think what would happen if the SAm. organizers announce a Metallica tour planned for September (some rumours).
A setlist with many unexpected songs played only at Knebworth could attract more people than the same show and setlist as a year ago. To me, it's obvious.
Knebworth is an enormous venue with a capacity of 125k. Even 40k here is a poor result. Maiden should be booked as the headliner of Download Festival. 50 Year Anniversary and their 9th headlining at Donington! On the other side, even Knebworth could be successful if they organized a Very Special...
I'm aware of those words from Rod, but the question is about the sales. Bigger venues = more expensive tickets and the expectation that the band will attract more people. It's hard to think about 10k people at a 50k capacity stadium as a success. 2026 showed us all that filling big venues around...
Do you think they won't announce it in February? There's no time to waste on waiting. Some venues on the 2026 tour seem just too big and too many dates in the same cities.
Asia and Oceania aren't the biggest markets for Maiden, and they have played there in August 2024. But I think some arena dates would be OK, the question is how profitable it would be for a band?
I'm not going to make fun of anyone and laugh at them. I've just shared my opinions/feelings on the current tour. I'm not the one, just read that:
So, it's not only my opinion. Anyway, I can agree with Poto, at the end of the day, the whole RfYL Tour 2025/26 should be successful. Honestly...
Many dates were overestimated; the demand for Maiden isn't as big as they thought. The tour without the proper promotion (documentary, the timing of announcements). Three people in management should think it over. Initially, I was assured they would announce Maiden at Download and Rock in Rio...
We will see the result after the tour. We can only make some speculations, but generally, only fans will decide if they buy more tickets in the weeks before the show.
Many German fans are visiting Belgian festivals, in fact. They just announced the rest of the bands from the Live is Live line-up. It's a small festival with a capacity of circa 20k. It's a shame for the band, such as Maiden, not to sell out the event immediately. But we should say the same...
It's a pity.
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