Simon Dawson is the new drummer

I personally don't have any information about it, but I couldn't say that @Nomadd is wrong and that there's nothing to it either.
I do think that management decisions have been made recently that I found strange and counterproductive.
Just one example, Maiden playing in Germany during Wacken. I remember members here who wrote that they couldn't go to the concert because of that. But whether that has anything to do with Rod being lazy now, I don't know.
 
TaaviMaiden said:
I personally don't have any information about it, but I couldn't say that @Nomadd is wrong and that there's nothing to it either.
I do think that management decisions have been made recently that I found strange and counterproductive.
Just one example, Maiden playing in Germany during Wacken. I remember members here who wrote that they couldn't go to the concert because of that. But whether that has anything to do with Rod being lazy now, I don't know.
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Wacken is sold out in moments/days. The German leg is almost sold out. Rod hasn't used his connections and position to empower the band's profile in the mainstream: media, journalists, awards, marketing strategy. So I've never stated he's a "brilliant manager" as many said back in the day. Behind the band's success were the fans and their unbelievable loyalty, not Rod's strategy. Just think: How would Maiden be if they had such powerful management as QPrime? No comment!
 
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Nomadd said:
Rod hasn't used his connections and position to empower the band's profile in the mainstream: media, journalists, awards, marketing strategy.
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And how, pray tell, would any of us know of this? We can't know that, so it's a very bold claim to make without any evidence to back that up.

Nomadd said:
Behind the band's success were the fans and their unbelievable loyalty, not Rod's strategy. Just think: How would Maiden be if they had such powerful management as QPrime? No comment!
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Come on, this is utter nonsense. Where did the loyal fanbase come from? Those don't just spring into existence. Making good music and releasing legendary albums does not guarantee success the likes Maiden has seen over the years. A band needs to take the necessary steps and make the correct decisions in key moments of their career. That's where Rod comes in. Whether you like him or not, without him Maiden wouldn't be where they are today, that much is undeniable. Let's chill a bit with the revisionist history, shall we?
 
From reading interviews, biographies and generally following the band over the decades, I would say that Rod has worked his arse off to get Maiden to the point they're at today. He's worked with Steve on every tour, every album release - everything. He's absolutely been instrumental in some huge decisions that have had major impact. Even Nicko and Sooty wouldn't be a thing without Rod!
 
TaaviMaiden said:
I do think that management decisions have been made recently that I found strange and counterproductive.
Just one example, Maiden playing in Germany during Wacken. I remember members here who wrote that they couldn't go to the concert because of that. But whether that has anything to do with Rod being lazy now, I don't know.
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There's many moving parts to booking a European tour, for sure. Maybe playing Germany at Wacken time was the least disruptive option.

Or maybe Germany give the best reception and they wanted to finish the tour on a high.

There could be many reasons for the decision but I'd be reluctant to put it down to ineptitude or a lack of consideration.
 
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There's many moving parts to booking a European tour, for sure. Maybe playing Germany at Wacken time was the least disruptive option.

Or maybe Germany give the best reception and they wanted to finish the tour on a high.

There could be many reasons for the decision but I'd be reluctant to put it down to ineptitude or a lack of consideration.
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I think Maiden are being lazy by booking festivals. If they were really, REALLY interested in putting on shows for people, they'd book clubs in small towns. So yeah. Iron Maiden, why haven't you visited my small town of 100 000 inhabitants yet? Lazy sods playing large arenas, festivals and stadiums.

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Yax said:
I think Maiden are being lazy by booking festivals. If they were really, REALLY interested in putting on shows for people, they'd book clubs in small towns. So yeah. Iron Maiden, why haven't you visited my small town of 100 000 inhabitants yet? Lazy sods playing large arenas, festivals and stadiums.

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I've always thought this #RodOut
 
Belshazzar said:
From reading interviews, biographies and generally following the band over the decades, I would say that Rod has worked his arse off to get Maiden to the point they're at today. He's worked with Steve on every tour, every album release - everything. He's absolutely been instrumental in some huge decisions that have had major impact. Even Nicko and Sooty wouldn't be a thing without Rod!
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Not to mention personally meeting with regional managers or similar for their American record company way back in the day in anticipation of future success, thus guaranteeing full support and enthusiasm from that side for whatever the band was about to release next. Something many other managers would've probably balked at for a variety of reasons, the least of which it simply not being how things were done back in the day.
 
In the past (the '80s), Rod was the right man in the right place. But when I think about his activities over the last few years - it's not the same. They completely put down media promotion in the US, even the last Judas Priest album was better promoted in the US than Senjutsu. Rod seems to act so passive and ambivalent toward this market, but they still play shows in big arenas around. I'm wondering what the 500 Anniversary will be like. Even a band such as Accept announced some special releases for fans (the Germans are 50 too,), so time is passing, and I'm still waiting for something to memorize IM 50 during 2025/26. The tour should be great and (as they promised) SPECTACULAR AS HELL. Honestly, the tour is something they constantly do, and so many times in the past Maiden camp has announced a "pure spectacular outbreak" - so it's the norm for them. Rod and generally all the people managing the band should do EVERYTHING to make Maiden a TOP BAND during the 2025/26 period. I hope this will happen; maybe the documentary series will be a thing, some new releases, the accolades, anything apart from the 100th beer and a batch of t-shirts in their official store.
 
From what I heard/read: It also played a role that many people thought it could be Maiden's last tour, also because of Nicko, and didn't want to miss that.
 
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