Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
So just 10 NA dates (strong and popular openers, they will help, Steve loves them; why not for Knebworth?), shorter than usual/the 2022 similar tour, and the European dates - odd. Like the 2006 tour.
Should we expect more dates like probably for Europe? October is for SA (no Rock In Rio?). And they will probably do Australia, Japan. Around 5 months (6 at most), expected. I guess because of the 2027 break the approach to the dates is such, like combining 2 legs into one. Or they just wanted a little less (half less), but bigger shows, for this tour. Makes sense, promoted as a big tour and they can add more different countries.
Future tours could have a similar schedule, no?
...allowing fans the chance to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production, on the scale it is intended for – huge stages in outdoor venues, to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band’s groundbreaking first nine albums.
^ummm, this is a bit exaggerated.
Should we expect more dates like probably for Europe? October is for SA (no Rock In Rio?). And they will probably do Australia, Japan. Around 5 months (6 at most), expected. I guess because of the 2027 break the approach to the dates is such, like combining 2 legs into one. Or they just wanted a little less (half less), but bigger shows, for this tour. Makes sense, promoted as a big tour and they can add more different countries.
Future tours could have a similar schedule, no?
Bruce: This whole tour has been such great fun. I really enjoy belting out all these great old songs, and the whole band are loving playing them too. Some of them we haven’t played in the US for over 20 years. We’ve got all the big ones from that early period including Hallowed, Run To The Hills, Trooper, Number Of The Beast, Killers, Powerslave, 2 Minutes… Plus there’s some real epics including my particular favourite ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and Seventh Son… We are doing them all and more. I mean, who wouldn’t for a 50th birthday party!
Rod: The scale and incredible visual aspects of this show deserve larger venues than the arenas we have generally played in the past. We particularly chose this time of year to go bigger outdoors but to give us darkness when we go on stage so you will see the best of the production. Fans certainly won’t be disappointed in the show or the 50th anniversary set list that is for sure. We particularly look forward to playing the huge shows in Montréal and the Alamodome in San Antonio, two of the biggest shows we have ever played in North America plus, of course, Louder Than Life – America’s biggest Rock Festival! Along with the stadium shows in Los Angeles, New Jersey and Hershey we have also chosen to play a few of the biggest amphitheaters as they always have a fantastic atmosphere and great visual sight lines. When it comes to Mexico we just love playing in this magnificent 65,000 capacity stadium which I’m not surprised was named as the best in the world earlier this year by live industry magazine, Pollstar.
Rod: The scale and incredible visual aspects of this show deserve larger venues than the arenas we have generally played in the past. We particularly chose this time of year to go bigger outdoors but to give us darkness when we go on stage so you will see the best of the production. Fans certainly won’t be disappointed in the show or the 50th anniversary set list that is for sure. We particularly look forward to playing the huge shows in Montréal and the Alamodome in San Antonio, two of the biggest shows we have ever played in North America plus, of course, Louder Than Life – America’s biggest Rock Festival! Along with the stadium shows in Los Angeles, New Jersey and Hershey we have also chosen to play a few of the biggest amphitheaters as they always have a fantastic atmosphere and great visual sight lines. When it comes to Mexico we just love playing in this magnificent 65,000 capacity stadium which I’m not surprised was named as the best in the world earlier this year by live industry magazine, Pollstar.
...allowing fans the chance to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production, on the scale it is intended for – huge stages in outdoor venues, to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band’s groundbreaking first nine albums.
^ummm, this is a bit exaggerated.
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