They should do the Metallica 2-night per city thing, with different setlists of course. It's a win win situation. They cut the expenses of the touring, they travel less and the fans see more songs being played live. Now, with the screens it's even easier to play more songs live and change things up.
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onurb
Ancient Mariner
Many people would be forced to buy tickets for both nights just to listen to the whole programm. Same as Metallica fans did on M72 tour. The wallets would be completely drained, but Maiden could announce a very special shows in selected cities around the continent. That would be OK.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
I agree. Completely changing sets during 2 shows wouldn't work for Maiden. However, they could do something that Rush do and have an A and a B setlist which differ in 3 songs of equal length and value to the set (for exampla Running Free and Sanctuary/Revelations and Powerslave/CIPWM and Clairvoyant/COTD and The Prisoner) and then play 4 nights in one city with ABAB set rotation. The rotated songs should not be a crucial part of the set.
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
I think they did that in 2011? Rotating Paschendale and dance of death. And just for a few shows. They dont do that.
matic22
Ancient Mariner
Because they chose two difficult long songs to rotate and forgot to tell Nicko that they will be doing Paschendale, which he learned of when they met for rehearsals.
dickinson1978
Ancient Mariner
They forgot to tell nicko? Lol
matic22
Ancient Mariner
Or Nicko forgot to check out both setlists. There was some misinformation involved about Paschendale.
Austrogoth
Ancient Mariner
Another option: limited number of shows but all live streamed (not free of course). I'd watch/buy all of them.
Poto
Ancient Mariner
He didn’t get the memo. I have heard this as well.