OFFICIAL tour thread. SPOILERS inside!

Invader said:
See, this is where you and I differ.
I had never seen any of those songs besides Fear, Beast, Hallowed, and Iron Maiden.  I am just extremely happy that they decided to play them again after the tours of their respective albums.
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I realize that, constantly. I perfectly understand your point of view.

I am an old fart, only not that old. :)
What I mean is I am from the category of fans who've learnt to appreciate the band in their "tough era".
The decade after the classic-era and before the 21st century. When I read Maiden updates (and study Maiden setlists) it almost looks like they only see young (21st century) and old (classic era) people in their crowds.

In 2011 things will be different. Many new songs I hope!  :rocker:
 
I'll be going to my first Iron Maiden gig tomorrow, couldn't be more excited.
If they don't play Transylvania I'll be very disappointed :D
 
Donner said:
Just wanted to share one of my favorite live shots I took at the Madison Square Garden show last month-

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Donner we must have been standing very close to each other... lol

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Im glad that they only did new songs. Mostly because last time I saw them was on the Early Days tour. So Next time I want to hear classics. The only thing I would've changed was dropping Paschendale. I also would've added a blaze song. Wouldn't 2.AM fit in perfectly after Ben Breeg? I was hoping to hear  SOTC as that is my favorite maiden song.
 
Mosh said:
Im glad that they only did new songs. Mostly because last time I saw them was on the Early Days tour. So Next time I want to hear classics. The only thing I would've changed was dropping Paschendale. I also would've added a blaze song. Wouldn't 2.AM fit in perfectly after Ben Breeg? I was hoping to hear  SOTC as that is my favorite maiden song.
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Drop Paschendale?  I would have killed to see Paschendale and BTATS and then cried for the duration of the two... Instead of the two we got Wrathchild (and Dance of Death, which is great I'll admit).  I agree with adding a Blaze song, Sign of the Cross would have been perfect, but I would have dropped either Wildest Dreams or Ben Breeg, but most preferably the aforementioned Wrathchild.
 
I went to the Budapest (Sziget festival) show on Saturday, it was pretty good, they had some sound problems during the first few songs (Janick's solo couldn't be heard on Ghost of the Navigator), Dave's solos were louder than others, Bruce's mic wasn't working on the intro of No More Lies and so on. But the performance was really great, Bruce in top form. At one point Nicko missed a beat and messed up, but sorted it out soon. Blood Brothers was definitely the highlight of the evening. It was cool to see the new Eddie, he's a step up from the older ones, more flexible and life-like. Also a cool feature the "Eddie cam", you can see his point of view on the large screens to the left and right of the stage. It's also nice to see what Nicko's doing every now and then on the screens. All in all, a nice show.

Oh yeah, I often complain how Wrathchild is overplayed, but live it really is a kick-ass song. El Dorado was great as well. The only mediocre songs (to me) were Wildest Dreams and Benjamin Breeg.
 
Invader said:
Drop Paschendale?  I would have killed to see Paschendale and BTATS and then cried for the duration of the two... Instead of the two we got Wrathchild (and Dance of Death, which is great I'll admit).  I agree with adding a Blaze song, Sign of the Cross would have been perfect, but I would have dropped either Wildest Dreams or Ben Breeg, but most preferably the aforementioned Wrathchild.
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I think he meant that dropping Paschendale was a bad choice. I just realized, after reading the opening post, that they actually alternated between Paschendale and Dance of Death for the first few shows, and ended up keeping Dance of Death. Personally I would have kept them both, and dropped No More Lies instead. Still, DoD and NML were two of the highlights of the show in Bergen, in terms of crowd response. The latter was especially well received - maybe the crowd was still on a high after hearing Blood Brothers.

What hurt more when reading the opening post, was to realize that they dropped Brighter Than A Thousand Suns after the first show and replaced it with fucking WRATHCHILD! :mad:
 
Travis_AKA_fonzbear2000 said:
So, Was Transylvania performed in Transylvania?
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No it wasn't.
It was just a short sample before the Intro  :P

But the show was awesome.They replaced Paschendale with Dance of Death
 
It's just one of those things where even the most slobbering of apologists aren't going to be able to come up with one reason why NOT to do this.
 
rokyronnie said:
No it wasn't.
It was just a short sample before the Intro  :P

But the show was awesome.They replaced Paschendale with Dance of Death
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Paschendale was dropped aeons ago, not that particular night
 
So here finally comes my somewhat overdue review of the Sonisphere Stockholm Maiden concert.
Enjoy :).

Intro's: Doctor Doctor and Mars The Bringer of War

1) The Wicker Man. Apart from initial issues with Bruce's mic, fantastic choice. Also played with lots of energy and the crowd went wild. 5/5.

2) Ghost of the Navigator: Judging from the loudness of the crowd one could have thought one was at Rock in Rio 2000. It probably helped that Bruce played to the Viking sensibilities of the audience when introducing the song. Another great performance probably tops the Rock in Rio version. 5/5.

3) Wrathchild. Good, but not great. Personally I thought it sounded a bit forced. 4/5.

4) El Dorado. As expected, a great fist-pumper. Also sounded fresh (well, its new after all), inspired, and had a raw energy to it. 5/5.

5) Dance of Death. Exceedingly atmospheric, Bruce went all out in theatrics even without his costumes. You could tell Bruce really enjoyed doing this one. 5/5.

6) The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg. One of the weaker moments of the evening, probably because of its placement right after Dance of Death. Somehow the songs are too similar both lyricly, melodically, and length-wise to fit together side by side. 3.5/5.

7) These Colours Don't Run. The chorus is testimony to the greatness and uncompromising nature of Maiden. All of Stockholm sang along with gusto here. 5/5.

8) Blood Brothers. Highlight of the evening, at least for me personally and probably for many others out there too. It was dedicated to the first-timers and to Ronnie James Dio. Huge amount of emotion, feeling, atmosphere, just perfect. Maiden at its finest. 6/5.

9) Wildest Dreams. Even though I dislike this song, it got the crowd gong and even had me singing along a bit. 3/5.

10) No More Lies. Theatrical Bruce, chorus unleashed insanity. 5/5.

11) Brave New World. Even better live than on the studio album. Lyrics get me every time. 5/5.

12) Fear of the Dark. Works a treat for the crowd and I think Maiden tried to make it fun for themselves. Bruce spiced it up by commenting on the current weather conditions (it's wet). 4/5.

13) Iron Maiden. Pure, raw, energy. And of course, with the new Eddie playing guitar. 4/5.

14) The Number of the Beast. Hard to resist that scream. Although overall the song did sound a bit tired. 4/5.

15) Hallowed Be Thy Name. Classic, but not as good as on the Somewhere Back in Time tour Stockholm concert 2008.

16) Running Free. Bruce had a bit of the speech in the middle that ran on for a bit longer than necessary. A bit of fun, for the band as well as the fans. 3.5/5.

Overall, fantastic crowd, Maiden doing great, the weather conditions were absolute shite (torrential rain, I was standing in a mud pool for most of the festival) but it lightened up when Maiden played (Eddie must have had a word with the weather gods), and perhaps it was the awful weather that gave it such a great atmosphere. We were all in this together, we all went through hell to hear Maiden, and they delivered, acknowledging the Swedish fans as something extra special. It was worth every last raindrop, especially since I made it to the front row.  :D
 
What do you guys think of this - I think maybe Iron Maiden have had more fame on recent tours (let's say, from history pt. 1 till today) than what they generated back in the 80s world tours? Or is it just me feeling this? Or perhaps it's just me feeling that on every tour since the reunion Maiden are always evolving into something even greater and more exciting? That feeling of being part of this... fellowship, together dedicated to something that is much greater than you is renounced again and again on each and every tour? My share of thoughts... :nuts:
 
pilau said:
Or perhaps it's just me feeling that on every tour since the reunion Maiden are always evolving into something even greater and more exciting? That feeling of being part of this... fellowship, together dedicated to something that is much greater than you is renounced again and again on each and every tour? My share of thoughts... :nuts:
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Yes.
 
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