The 2011 Tour Thread! (SPOILERS)

Is everything about the tour exactly the way you want it?

  • Yes

    Votes: 22 33.3%

  • No

    Votes: 38 57.6%

  • I'm not sure what I want

    Votes: 6 9.1%
  • Total voters
    66
Standing in front of a stack of speakers, I could hear things quite clearly. ;)

They were really a great pair of gigs, probably the most enjoyable I've experienced. And it was great to meet up with such fantastic blokes off this forum too, a brilliant weekend all round. A few photos to follow from me as well, most notably from the Cart and Horses, and one with SBIT Eddie. :ok:
 
I was at the O2 on Saturday, and to be honest, I didn't think the sound was amazing. I thought all the levels were all pretty equal, but the solos and some of the vocals weren't quite clear (I was roughly in the middle at the back of the first tier).

Either way, I thought it was an epic show. I really enjoyed it. It was my 8th Maiden gig, and it was probably my third favourite.

Also, I got a photo with SBIT Eddie too!
 
Teddie said:
1. I was sat on the top tier on the right side and found that the sound wasn't quite right. The vocals were too quiet, couldn't hear Nicko's cymbals and the sound was generally "muddy" and slightly muffled. Anyone else find this?
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For a band who's been touring as long as they have, Maiden should have their sound PERFECTED.
 
seely said:
Same day Maiden finish their world tour, people in England start rioting. Just sayin'  :innocent:
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Bush fires, typhoons, tsunamis, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions now rioting
the aftermath that is a Maiden tour  :lol:
 
Travis The Dragon said:
For a band who's been touring as long as they have, Maiden should have their sound PERFECTED.
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Depends though, especially on the equipment and the venue itself. Remember this is the first time they've played the O2.
 
Now that the tour is over and there are no more spoilers, I'd like to point all of you to this study by the University of California at San Diego proving that spoilers DO NOT indeed spoil the enjoyment (in their study) of a story. Their studies show it is the actual reading of the story (whether the ending is known or not) that people enjoy, not the "surprise." Now I wonder if we could get these so-called scientists to apply their method to Maiden setlists? I posit that it is the performance of Maiden that is enjoyable, not being "surprised" by the actual setlist (if that is even possible with Maiden at this point).

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/soc/20 ... oilers.asp
 
First post so hello to all you Maiden fans!

I attended my first Iron Maiden show on Saturday after 24 years of being a fan. Aside from not enough classic songs, I thought it was pretty amazing and I was blown away by all the special effects, especially the Eddie and Mega Eddie.

I wrote a review of the show here: http://www.thefable.co.uk/2011/08/11/re ... gust-2011/ and there are a load of photos I took here: https://picasaweb.google.com/1038777148 ... ugust2011#

It was my first Maiden gig so I have nothing to compare it to, but a friend of the guy I went with said it was the worst of the 14 times he's seen them live. How do people think it compared to previous shows from tours in the past?
 
Very good sound (a tiny bit behind the image but it doesn't matter) Albie, and a great portrayal of the audience. Cool to see from the side, it's another interesting perspective.
 
Forostar said:
...and a great portrayal of the audience. Cool to see from the side, it's another interesting perspective.
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The main reason I picked up the camera was to try to get the audience in their full glory. And what better song than that!
 
That clip once more reminded me how Fear of the Dark is a totally different song in the dark, as opposed to sunlight. :)

Habberdasher said:
Now that the tour is over and there are no more spoilers, I'd like to point all of you to this study by the University of California at San Diego proving that spoilers DO NOT indeed spoil the enjoyment (in their study) of a story. Their studies show it is the actual reading of the story (whether the ending is known or not) that people enjoy, not the "surprise." Now I wonder if we could get these so-called scientists to apply their method to Maiden setlists? I posit that it is the performance of Maiden that is enjoyable, not being "surprised" by the actual setlist (if that is even possible with Maiden at this point).

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/soc/20 ... oilers.asp
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I don't know about you, but I love the feeling of not knowing which song is next or how far the gig has gone.  The 2010 Final Frontier tour blew me away completely partly because it was a completely different set list than I expected.

So yes, you still have to use spoiler tags. :D
 
Powersteve said:
It was my first Maiden gig so I have nothing to compare it to, but a friend of the guy I went with said it was the worst of the 14 times he's seen them live. How do people think it compared to previous shows from tours in the past?
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Welcome to the forum!

Saturday was my 8th, and my brothers 9th time seeing Maiden. We both agreed that it was definitely well up there in our rankings. I'd place it behind the two festival gigs I saw them at (Leeds 05, Knebworth 10), but to say it is the best of the 5 arena gigs is pretty high praise.
 
Invader said:
I don't know about you, but I love the feeling of not knowing which song is next or how far the gig has gone.  The 2010 Final Frontier tour blew me away completely partly because it was a completely different set list than I expected.
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Science says
your're wrong :D
 
Alrighty! Newby here. Nae flaming.

Been Maiden fan since early 90's, but only saw them for first time, just there, in Glasgow. I thought the sound was, initially, kinda crap. Solo's weren't as clear as I'd imagined. But, I think it depended where you were standing. Acoustics in SECC Glasgow ain't too good I don't think. However, once I was right down the front I thought the sound was far better. Either that or I was a little drunk...
 
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