North American tour thread

I've given up on Maiden evr playing Indy again. They played here on the 7th Son tour, and then didn't play here again till the Ozzfest. Ozzy was sick so Maiden did do a headlining show. Even though the place was sold out and went fucking nuts and local media even praised how great they were they still don't come any closer than Chicago or Detroit. Made to the last 3 Chicago shows but I'm getting to old to spend 8 hours driving round trip to see the boys.
 
Hell, I saw Maiden only 2 hours away on the Seventh Son tour-- but now I hafta drive 4-5, cause they won't go to St Louis or Cedar Rapids....

Meh.  i'd be happy if they were going to Chicago in 2011.
 
I'm not holding my breath.

It's possible that sun spots will turn us all into super humans, but I'm not holding my breath for that either.
 
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I still say a small, 10-15 city tour is possible after the Florida dates.

  God I hope you are right Fonzebear!!  PLEASE LET IT BE!!!
 
chaosapiant said:
Well, got my tickets to the Tampa show.  Myself, my wife, and my 9 year old son will be attending this year.  To any "maidenfans" interested, i'll be in section 129 according to the ticket master seating chart.  Woot!!!!
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Road trip with your son sounds great! I got 4 pit tickets for the show. Still hoping they come to NY but wanted to be covered in case. If i end up going to this show we should have a  :cheers:
 
Travis_AKA_fonzbear2000 said:
I still say a small, 10-15 city tour is possible after the Florida dates.
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I don't that's going to happen, and on the extreme off case that it does they'll be returning to familiar haunts (ie, Northeast Coast, Chicago, LA) not different places.

If you want to see Maiden these days, you're going to have to travel.  It's the sad truth.
 
Bornless, why does the States deserve more than anyone else?  There are dozens of countries with a more hardcore fanbase that gets less shows than America. 
 
Bornless, why does the States deserve more than anyone else?  There are dozens of countries with a more hardcore fanbase that gets less shows than America. 
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This is, without a doubt, a true statement; we just have more landmass to cover than most countries.
 
Yeah, but how about countries like France.  You know when the last time it is that Maiden played a gig outside of Paris?  2003.  And that's a country of 65 million.

Or, for example, Brazil.  Hardcore fanbase, a big country with very few transportation options, and it's only been in the last two tours that Maiden have really gotten out of Rio/Sao Paolo/Curitiba.
 
I'm sure much of it has to do with infrastucture support, local security in some cases, projected profit margin in a given area.... all the fun stuff. Like it or not, the US has many, many cities that can accomodate a tour of this magnitude.
 
Yep it's huge and very very beautiful country and '84-'85 showed how awesome can be for touring. Things are changed though and apart from projected profit margin, it's too big to be toured extensively for only 64,000 copies. Not to mention that US has the most devoted fan-base to Play Classics, not the best of facts for this tour. But yet, only 2 days, including the much more 'loyal-to-new-material' Canada, it's god-damn unfair for you all... Even for us, on the other side of the earth, it's kind of sad.
 
To us true fans, and believe it or not, there are very many in the US and Canada (we just don't have the pure capita levels of other nations), we grow weary and upset with the "play classic" idiots over here as well. I would give many costly things to be able to see them play in ANY European nation. Hell, throw Japan and South Americian in there as well.
 
The concern that U.S. fans wouldn't like more new material is perhaps an explanation why Iron Maiden wouldn't play places like St. Louis or Detroit.  It does not explain why they wouldn't play New York, Toronto or L.A.   

Perhaps I'm naive, but it is too soon to rule out a handful of N.Am. dates between April 17 and May 28.  The tour page on the official site still reads, "Still more 2011 dates to be announced!"
 
With the amount of popularity Maiden has gained in the USA in the last 10 years, I would think new material, especially from TFF since it sold the most out of the reunion albums, would go over quite well. I would think that after seeing that TFF sold the most copies and that it charted higher than any maiden album EVER, they would want to fully tour to support it.
GuineaPig said:
Bornless, why does the States deserve more than anyone else?  There are dozens of countries with a more hardcore fanbase that gets less shows than America.  
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GuineaPig said:
Yeah, but how about countries like France.  You know when the last time it is that Maiden played a gig outside of Paris?  2003.  And that's a country of 65 million.

Or, for example, Brazil.  Hardcore fanbase, a big country with very few transportation options, and it's only been in the last two tours that Maiden have really gotten out of Rio/Sao Paolo/Curitiba.
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So, Maiden should play those areas and a large USA tour to make it fair for EVERYONE.
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Once again, fonzbear, your "Maiden should just play 300 shows every tour" argument holds no ground.

FACT: The U.S. will get (at least) 27 shows this tour.  That's 1 show per 11.5 million people.

FACT: France will get 2 shows this tour.  That's 1 show per 32.5 million people.

FACT: Brazil will get 6 shows this tour.  That's 1 show per 32 million people.

FACT: Both Brazil and France have far superior fanbases.

Why should the States get more?  Because you want it?  What about places like South Africa, Turkey, China, etc. that get the short end of the stick every time? 

What about Japan?  They've consistently been one of Maiden's best touring markets overseas, right from the start of them as a touring band.  Why are they only getting two shows? (1 per 65 million people)

Your argument falls flat on its face.  It's simply being self-centred.  As much as I don't like Montréal not getting a show this year, there are lots of places with Maiden fans who want and deserve it just as much.
 
Like I said, that doesn't make sense.  Maiden can't outpace themselves.  They're in their mid-50s, have families, etc.  Your solution is impossible.

We're not dealing in hypotheticals here.  Be realistic: Maiden don't tour out of the goodness of their hearts.  They can't tour on a pace you suggest.  Their tours are going to be primarily driven market factors.

Approach the situation with a little realism.  Because you're arguing without a foot placed in reality.  You might as well be advocating Maiden using a time machine to play multiple gigs in multiple locations at the same time.
 
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