Maiden England 2013 Tour

[IrritatedTrout]

Yeah, that does suck. Getting the dates in slow drips is dumb. They should at least announce all their own shows at once even if they can't announce all the festivals together.

[ravenheart]

Dates added:

May 29th - Lisbon, Portugal
July 16th - Saint Petersburg, Russia
July 18th - Moscow, Russia

[IrritatedTrout]

Seems likely that Lisbon will be the first show of the tour.

[IrritatedTrout]

http://www.ironmaiden.com/tourdates.php

Slovakia, 2 dates in Spain, and Finland added. I'd imagine there should only be a handful of gigs left to announce. I still wanna know what they're doing between Spain and Paris.

[ravenheart]

Voodoo Six opening all the headlining shows from Lisbon to Stockholm.

Wouldn't be surprised if they get added in Finland too.

Also confirmed for the Sonispheres in Spain and Italy, and Graspop. Almost guaranteed to get confirmed for Download.

[IrritatedTrout]

Well, that sucks. I was hoping for someone that at least had name recognition, I've never heard of these guys.

This video isn't too bad though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUdM6uo2Lig

Much better than the last time I saw a no-name band open for Maiden in 2011.

When a bunch of your dates are either sold-out or selling well already I guess you don't need to pay for a big support band.

[ravenheart]

Originally Posted by IrritatedTrout

Well, that sucks. I was hoping for someone that at least had name recognition, I've never heard of these guys.

Why does that matter? Good is good.

Besides which, if you lived here you would have heard of them.

[IrritatedTrout]

I'd rather see someone like Destruction (random example) even though I'm not really a fan just so I can see what they're like. I'm never gonna pay to go to one of their shows but I might like to see what the fuss is about. With a no name band you don't care if you see them or not because there is probably nothing special about them. Could be worse support though, could be a well-known band that sucks balls.

[ravenheart]

Originally Posted by IrritatedTrout

I'd rather see someone like Destruction (random example) even though I'm not really a fan just so I can see what they're like. I'm never gonna pay to go to one of their shows but I might like to see what the fuss is about. With a no name band you don't care if you see them or not because there is probably nothing special about them. Could be worse support though, could be a well-known band that sucks balls.

Or it just means you don't know enough bands In May they're headlining the same London venue as people like Pentagram and Fozzy. Like I said, if you lived here they'd be a "name" to you.

I'm very much looking forward to seeing Voodoo Six in Amsterdam. They're a great live band. Last album was excellent as well. I should be getting the new one soonish.

[300%_Density]

Darn...So Lauren Harris won't be opening up for Maiden...Again? Darn the luck.