The Future Past tour 2023

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UpTheIrons said:
Part of the reason that bands will take out a sizeable support act is to shift tickets, from what I have seen of the UK dates at least, the Future Past Tour seems to be selling well purely on the strength of Maiden, hence they can resort to the nepotism support slots rather than having to spend cash to get anyone more notable.
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That is, sadly, not how the system works. In most cases the support band or their record company have to pay to support the bigger band.

Maiden, fortunately, do not charge opening bands for that privilege. Unfortunately they choose them based on nepotism too often though.
 
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GhostofCain said:
That is, sadly, not how the system works. In most cases the support band or their record company have to pay to support the bigger band.

Maiden, fortunately, do not charge opening bands for that privilege. Unfortunately they choose them based on nepotism too often though.
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I know this is often the case with labels paying to get their up and coming bands on big tours, but I don't know if it's universally the case. For example unless there is evidence to the contrary I highly doubt Judas Priest have paid to support Ozzy on the tour that will never happen, same with Megadeth supporting FFDP and other such cases, these are package tours where the support is adding value to the ticket rather than being put on the bill for exposure's sake.
 
UpTheIrons said:
I know this is often the case with labels paying to get their up and coming bands on big tours, but I don't know if it's universally the case. For example unless there is evidence to the contrary I highly doubt Judas Priest have paid to support Ozzy on the tour that will never happen, same with Megadeth supporting FFDP and other such cases, these are package tours where the support is adding value to the ticket rather than being put on the bill for exposure's sake.
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Also, in some cases it probably means a better venue as well.
 
srfc said:
Also, in some cases it probably means a better venue as well.
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Agreed - it seems like a lot of modern metal and rock bands will bring a strong main support with them the first time they take a step up to larger venues in order to establish themselves at an arena level, in these cases I find it hard to believe they are paid for supporting slots. The third or fourth slots down the bill however might well be up for grabs for the highest bidder.
 
GhostofCain said:
That is, sadly, not how the system works. In most cases the support band or their record company have to pay to support the bigger band.

Maiden, fortunately, do not charge opening bands for that privilege. Unfortunately they choose them based on nepotism too often though.
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I agree, I would like to see less nepotism but the truth is Maiden really don't need strong support acts to sell tickets these days, especially for this tour. So they can just pick who they like or their own family.
 
Iron Lurker said:
I agree, I would like to see less nepotism but the truth is Maiden really don't need strong support acts to sell tickets these days, especially for this tour. So they can just pick who they like or their own family.
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I think that’s beside the point. Yes tickets for Maiden will sell well without having to rely on a strong support band however but I think they owe a bit more to the fans to have a decent support band.

I’ve always bought tickets purely to see Maiden but over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to see some of my favourite bands as support acts which makes the overall gig even better and more memorable.

My dying bride, Helloween, entombed, slayer, Megadeth, Trivium and dream theater are some of my favourite support acts.

The Raven age are just so bland and mediocre that they would have disappeared into nothing by now without the Maiden support slots and I think it’s a bit disrespectful to fans to keep forcing them on us. just means more time at the bar to be honest.
 
Since Maiden thought is was okay to tour the Southeastern USA again I was fortunate to see a couple good support bands, Alice Cooper and Ghost. Raven's Age I skipped. For a Maiden show I really couldn't care less who the support is, I'm getting my money's worth. And as noted above, more time at the bar.
 
Over the years we have got Lauren Harris (4 years in a row?), The Raven Age and, occasionally, Rise to Remain. I do not remember Griffin’s band opening for Maiden and I think Dylan Smith’s band haven’t either, although I seem to remember both have played at festivals headlined by Maiden.

What are the odds of getting Brittany Potts at some point?
 
I've seen some great bands opening for Maiden: Alice Cooper, Megadeth, Dream Theater, etc. However, I never care about the opening act. Maiden to me is strictly a Maiden show and that's all I care about.

That said, whoever said above that the fans deserve a solid support act as they're paying for tickets is correct. That said, I think Maiden thinks that Raven Age are a lot better than they are. Like when your kid brings you one of their drawings from kindergarten and you hang it on the fridge, without realizing that all the other kids are painting Rembrandts by comparison.
 
I appreciate a strong bill but I'm there to see the headliner. The only time I bought a ticket to specifically see an opening act was when Def Leppard opened for Billy Squire as Pyromania was skyrocketing in the US. The arena was packed, no empty seats, for Leppard and really thinned out for Squire. He was pissed off about it too and his performance showed that. Talk about the headliner being blown off stage....
 
srfc said:
They're paying for a ticket to Iron Maiden, that's all they deserve.
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Agreed. So far the shows have been advertised as Iron Maiden, not Iron Maiden + strong support act.

I always try and see the support bands, but Maiden choices have not been particularly inspired lately and I hate nepotism with a passion, so might give Lord of the Lost and The Raven Age a miss at the London shows.
 
Iron Maiden don't need a support band to sell more tickets, but it could also be a purpose to promote bands that are very talented.

I asked one of the other bands that in my humble opinion deserved it, just for fun, if it would be something worthwhile for them to open for Iron Maiden, and the answer was, sure, that would be awesome.
Now I'm even more annoyed. :grumble:
srfc said:
It could be worse they could go back to bringing teeny bopper bands in the hope that they can bring in a few youngsters to become new Maiden fans.
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True, I have to look on the bright side. I will take "The Raven Age" in good humor.
Their songs are such run-of-the-mill compositions, heard a thousand times in rock and pop (yeah even that, just add a distorted guitar), that it's amusing to have them presented without irony. :D
 
GhostofCain said:
I hate nepotism with a passion,
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I’m not really bothered by this to be honest.

I mean, come on; if you were a famous rock star are you saying you wouldn’t help your kids out with a support slot if they asked? I would.

What annoys me more is how many times they take bands like the Raven age out. I bet there’s a load of fresh talent out there that would kill for the kind of exposure that a maiden tour would give them.

If the Raven Age we’re gonna be big they would have done it by now. I mean after god knows how many tours with Maiden they’re still a minor league hardly known band. They are the definition of bland.
 
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