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gazda said:
Opening acts are called by Steve because they are most listening bands on his playlist.
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I remember Steve (British Lion) and The Darkness had a dispute around the days of pandemic. It was about either the security measures or about the choices of vaccine debate, nobody could understand :) I remember a youtube chat where Justin Hawkins didnt speak well of Steve but my memory is blurry. So now, seeing The Darkness here, is interesting...
 
Starblind said:
I remember Steve (British Lion) and The Darkness had a dispute around the days of pandemic. It was about either the security measures or about the choices of vaccine debate, nobody could understand :) I remember a youtube chat where Justin Hawkins didnt speak well of Steve but my memory is blurry. So now, seeing The Darkness here, is interesting...
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Something to do with 'covid bubbles' as I recall, it was during that fairly nonsensical period where we were half-in, half-out of lockdown in the UK and the rules seemed to change on a weekly basis. I am sure I had seen a video from Justin on his channel clarifying he had no beef with Iron Maiden though, and not enough to turn down a paycheque at any rate! The Darkness are a great live band and they pretty much stick to the hits, so they're a good opening act for sure.
 
Starblind said:
I remember Steve (British Lion) and The Darkness had a dispute around the days of pandemic. It was about either the security measures or about the choices of vaccine debate, nobody could understand :) I remember a youtube chat where Justin Hawkins didnt speak well of Steve but my memory is blurry. So now, seeing The Darkness here, is interesting...
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They share quite a bit of the road crew, so I'd imagine they helped smoothing things over.
 
Vaenyr said:
I don't have much to add to the discussion but The Hu are awesome and I'm glad they get to open for Maiden once again.
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I like all the support acts. I think the problem is that for such a big outdoor concert like this one, they really need at least one A tier band on support. Sabaton or Slayer would have been ideal.
 
Maybe they are waiting to announce for the long awaited Judas Priest collaboration :D

Jokes aside, I get that it is a bit underwhelming given the circumstances.
 
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