How horrible was Iron Maiden setlist at Kia Forum?

[LAglamrocker]

“Mighty “ Maiden put crowd to sleep
#3 pass - boredom- ..parking was 80$
#4 pass- bored- wasted money on shirt 65$
#5 pass- dreaming of escaping this nightmare
#6 maybe good song- still asleep- crowd still sitting
#7 pass- Bruce loves torturing his audience

Smart move - get back in 80$ spot and leave or catch the bus

Glad I passed on Snooze Maiden

Have Aftershock VIP for my turn
Thank God Judas Priest is before with Dope!- Body Count-Anthrax

Going show up for #8 Can I Play With Madness

[ijwthstd]

I really wanted to make up for missing half the first song at Power Trip considering that was my last bucket list song except for whatever I missed in 2005 and 2012/2013. Tickets were just too expensive and they had a year to sell them all. Low price on remaining tickets $157.15 each. $2.15 more than I spent on a 3 day Power Trip pass.

This morning a friend asks if I wanna go half on a resale pair that was 195.50. More than I wanted to spend but I told him I will get the pair and if I can't sell the extra I will go. List it at a markup and it sells. A few more under $100 pairs turn up and I repeat the process until next thing you know it's not an expensive ticket for me anymore. I use to do this all day every day at volumes still unimaginable, a story that should be told someday. Now snapping up a few underpriced resale tickets to get myself in is about the only way I will fly and almost more than my fragile constitution will allow. And the perils were again obvious, while last time a seller got a refund and let the wristbands fly and this time I was nearly defrauded but still lost $3 in paypal fees after I just refunded the purchaser.

Was still teetering on the last ticket while at an instore. Which started late. Finally at the last minute I decided to leave on time and head out. The Hu was announced as an opener at some point and seeing them in an arena was a must after seeing 2 smaller shows in 2019. Best opening band I saw since Dio + Motorhead 2003 and went over really well with the crowd.

Next up was Iron Maiden, doing the exact same set as a year ago. Not sure if having to suffer 5 songs off Shitstew is a good trade off for 5 off Somewhere In Time but those sure are some highs to experience and I guess it could be worse, they could be playing all recent stuff with a smattering of hits as they have been known to do.

The energy sucked out of the crowd after the third song so much even The Prisoner didn't bring the people around me back to life. You would think there were still hundreds of tickets at the box office there were so many empty seats as people were beer running, smoke breaking, pissing and of course buying $50 T shirts.

There were some stirrings of life during Alexander The Great and everyone was fully awake during Fear Of The Dark. Not sure how a mediocre song off a flop album became a crowd favorite but that is one I would give a rest over Run To The Hills or any number of familiar songs they could have played.

That's about it for a review, if you know Iron Maiden, you know they play everything pretty flawlessy and give it their all while onstage. It's just what they choose to play any particular tour the quality of the show rests on. However for as expensive as tickets were they could have done a better finale Eddie. This one was birthday clown balloon animal quality. Pretty neat pyro display during whatever the fuck song that was in the encore.

Did feel bad for the guy on one side of me who just knew The Number Of The Beast was coming up and the guy on the other side of me who paid way too much to subsidize my ticket and was getting progressively restless and spending more time on his phone as the set dragged on. At least my friend gave me a ride home even if he won't find the Anthrax Long Beach Arena 1989 tape I have been asking for 33 years.

[LAglamrocker]

Update: I am wearing my Trixter shirt on this day of Aftershock for Bruce
Trixter shirt with band in grunge - some topless and flexing like Randy Macho Man Savage

I ve read ..this band and shirt ruined heavy metal..click the links ALWAYS this shirt LOL!!! Bought it years ago for like 150$…money well spent!
Trixter Maiden!!!!!

[greengoblinrulz]

you mean the exact same setlist they've been playing for 2 years?

[MattleyCrue]

Update: I am wearing my Trixter shirt on this day of Aftershock for Bruce
Trixter shirt with band in grunge - some topless and flexing like Randy Macho Man Savage

I ve read ..this band and shirt ruined heavy metal..click the links ALWAYS this shirt LOL!!! Bought it years ago for like 150$…money well spent!
Trixter Maiden!!!!!

Definitely can’t put a price on Trixter tees

[Hair I Go Again]

A few more under $100 pairs turn up and I repeat the process until next thing you know it's not an expensive ticket for me anymore. I use to do this all day every day at volumes still unimaginable, a story that should be told someday.

I want to hear this story.

[ijwthstd]

A few more under $100 pairs turn up and I repeat the process until next thing you know it's not an expensive ticket for me anymore. I use to do this all day every day at volumes still unimaginable, a story that should be told someday.

I want to hear this story.

LAGlamRocker or maybe someone told me about $20 tix for KISS / Def Leppard at the Forum. Stumble across a front row center for $117. Then decide to monetize what I knew about getting good tickets at the Greek (but never used myself). Then start looking for sold out shows and hunting for ticket drops. Next thing you know I am doing millions in volume annually. All high risk / low margin / niche stuff around the fringes. Then Covid. When quick post Covid boom. Then it all unravels, or maybe I unravel because my overall mental health was really poor. But I never really knew what I was doing the whole time either. That's how easy it was to make money.

Some people are still doing great, I am barely engaged. Tried it again on a gig today and lost $35. Gawdamm all-in pricing. The crybabies win again. What service related product doesn't have fees? But my tickets look too expensive when the total is displayed. Oh well. But like 4 times total 2023-2024 and hit and miss. Once because I got invalid wristbands for Power Trip which almost derailed the weekend and then just missed the sell curve today. I should leave well enough alone and find another hustle.

No manuals, no discorders or paid gurus. Just bumbling around and quitting my lame ass McJob. It only took a few months for profits to surpass wages.

However pretty obvious in retrospect I was helping invent platinum pricing.

[jens]

I really wanted to make up for missing half the first song at Power Trip considering that was my last bucket list song except for whatever I missed in 2005 and 2012/2013.

Yeah opening with Caught Somewhere In Time is what made me go to the show to. Being there drunk made up for some of the shittiness of the new songs.
Hell On Earth however is a great track, although it's ass sonically and you need to get through 2 mins of bullshit intro.

[LAglamrocker]

Jesus f*cking Christ….fans still asleep from Aftershoxk show LOL!

First hour “ is this ever going to end”
“ another new song”
“show is boring”
“let’s go”

Missed - Can I Play With Madness!

Bruce to crowd over 140,000 people !! … ha ha that is capacity for all 4 days when soldout! LOL…35000 soldout venue capacity….show wasn’t soldout…maybe 20,000 saw Maiden or less LOL!!!

[Gibsonite]

Just watched their Aftershock set on YT, Bruce sounds great but man, Nicko needs to hang it up. Way too many mistakes that the band had to adjust to.

[BernieTaupson]

Yeah he’s shaky as f

[Tommy2Tone84]

Maiden is one of the best shows I’ve ever attended.

Are you on drugs LAGR?

Trixter