Fear To Eternity
‘From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010’ On May 23Rd 2011
Iron Maiden’s “The Final Frontier World Tour 2011” is well underway. Starting in Moscow and including trips to territories they have never played in before including sold out shows in Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Jakarta at Carnaval Beach Ancol, Garuda Wisnu Kencana in Bali, and the Seoul Gymnasium, Korea, the band treated MAIDEN’s starved fans to a two hour set featuring not only songs from their latest album, The Final Frontier, but also many of the classic fan favourites too. Iron Maiden also played a series of shows across Australia which started with two of their own headline arena shows at Hisense Arena in Melbourne and Entertainment Centre in Sydney, followed by five headlining slots at this year’s Soundwave Festivals, attended by 180,000 Metal fans.
Sadly 2 shows in Tokyo were cancelled due to the tragic and catastrophic current circumstances in Japan, with Ed Force One being diverted to Nagoya just prior to its landing in Tokyo.
The tour now continues into Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Puerto Rica and Florida, USA.
Selection Of Review Quotes From The Opening Shows On The Tour:
Full Review From ‘My Paper’ Singapore Newspaper 17 Feb 2011
There was, as expected, loads of screaming at British metal supergroup Iron Maiden's first Singapore gig on Tuesday.Fans were constantly reminded to do just that by frontman Bruce Dickinson, performing on the heels of Maiden winning their first Grammy on Sunday for Best Metal Performance, who kept urging the audience to "scream for me!".
The heavy-metal devotees were too happy to comply. For just under two hours, they sang, shouted and waved their arms in the heated cauldron of the Indoor Stadium as they rocked in the aisles and in the standing- room-only pit in the middle, which was filled with fans packed like sardines. But this was no concert for maudlin tweens, such as those at a Taylor Swift gig. And the screams were no reedy wails of pleasure. They were deep-throated roars powered by true-blue metal, and amped up by four vivid guitars, pulsating drums and one still-crazy voice. It felt like a brotherhood had gathered at the stadium. Fans surged forward, waving their flags from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, even Brazil.They had come to pay homage to their rock gods: Dickinson, 52; bassist Steve Harris, 54; drummer Nicko Mc- Brain, 58; and guitarists Janick Gers, 54, Adrian Smith, 53, and Dave Murray, 54. It was the charismatic Dickinson, though, who was completely riveting. He gave the crowd classic metal rock.
Besides the vocal histrionics on 17 songs, from El Dorado to Dance Of Death and Wicker Man, he ran, jumped and pranced around on the stage - antics that belied his vintage. One might say Dickinson seemed like the sort of juicedup ruffian that he himself, in his unlikely alter-ego of a pilot, might chuck off a flight. At one point, he put on a British Redcoat's uniform and waved two gigantic Union Jack flags in an energetic emission of the thumping 1980s anthem, The Trooper.
The giant boards behind the band paraded the darkly mythical themes Maiden are known for - space, war, carnage and Death with a scythe. But Dickinson was positively sanguine in extolling the kinship between the band and their fans. "If you're into Maiden, you're part of the family, you're my brother," he declared. Iron Maiden, 85 million albums and 2,000 live shows later, looked like they could go on forever. In an earlier interview with my paper, the band said that in their dotage, they are actually playing to a younger audience.The video screens flashed shots of young gals, freaking out in the mosh pit. The older audience members, primarily male, deferential and deafened by the pounding noise, whooped as the ubiquitous Maiden mascot, Eddie, lumbered out as a giant monster to battle the guitar gods. After an encore of three fan favourites (The Number Of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name and Running Free), the devoted dutifully filed out. This reviewer bumped into Singapore's own rock legend, Ramli Sarip, who reverentially described the occasion as "a moment".
Judging by the stunned looks on the faces of those around me, it seemed that every deflowered Maiden fan was riding high on that "moment". – My Paper, February 17, 2011
Singapore Straits Times Newspaper
“[Iron Maiden] are a certifiable institution in the heavy metal world…space-zombie stage décor, guitar-playing monster mascot, air-punching choruses and gigantic guitar parts were exactly the right elements for a great night out. The constant and deafening roar from the boisterous 12,000 fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium will tell anyone that the 36-year old band’s long awaited Singapore debut was so much fun. This was no sit-down crowd”
Singapore Today Newspaper
“It is still early in the year but rockers Iron Maiden delivered the best rock show we’ve seen by far. They promised ‘a Maiden extravaganza’ and they delivered. The band were in top gear when they performed their maiden show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium to a sold-out crowd”
Melbourne (Hisense Arena)
“Thousands of fans were treated to a dose of metal just the way metal should be delivered…the elaborate, futuristic-themed stage set-up was nothing short of gob-smacking” – Triple M Radio
“There are a few bands that you don’t have to know, to know who they are. There are also a few bands that you legitimately consider seeing live as much for the crowds as for the band. Iron Maiden is both of these bands and last night’s concert reaffirmed that in every possible way. Their concert is certainly one to see, if not for the sole reason that they are both founders and continuers of a style of music that has become severely misrepresented by modern day imitators and popular nu-metal bands. At the end of the concert what truly sticks out is that they seemed truly happy to be performing in front of everyone – a feeling that was reciprocated by the audience in every way” – NovaFM Radio
Sydney (Entertainment Centre)
“Iron Maiden continued their heavy metal assault across Oz with an amazing show at the Sydney Entertainment Centre..opening the show with an amazing animation warm-up for their opening track ‘The Final Frontier’ the gods went off with a bang” - Triple M Radio
“As the houselights came up and the arena was filled with Monty Python’s Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, the faces emerging from the sea of people were mixed with mirth and satisfaction, as everyone in attendance were treated to a very special night of heavy music. I had been informed of it before, but can now say with authority that everyone MUST see Iron Maiden at least once in their life”- fasterlouder.au
Brisbane Soundwave
“There was no doubt who the kings of Soundwave were this year. Iron Maiden’s legacy hung so dauntingly over proceedings from the get-go that the other bands felt like a warm-up act. Put simply, Maiden are a hard act to precede and an impossible act to follow. Not that they would let you follow them…The band’s collective stage presence was awe-inspiring” – The Brisbane Times newspaper
Sydney Soundwave
“Iron Maiden, one of the live music spectacles of the world. Three days ago at the [Sydney] Entertainment Centre they had been on fire, and if the superlative to being on fire is blazingly incinerating, then that’s what Iron Maiden was tonight” – Loud Magazine
The encore of The Number of the Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name and Running Free indulged Iron Maiden's early years, the latter featuring a raucous call-and-response reciting of the song's chorus. As Dickinson mused before Blood Brothers earlier in the set, it doesn't matter where you're from, what colour your skin is, what religion you are. What matters is that you're a Maiden fan” – The Australian Newspaper
‘From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010’ On May 23Rd 2011
Iron Maiden’s “The Final Frontier World Tour 2011” is well underway. Starting in Moscow and including trips to territories they have never played in before including sold out shows in Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Jakarta at Carnaval Beach Ancol, Garuda Wisnu Kencana in Bali, and the Seoul Gymnasium, Korea, the band treated MAIDEN’s starved fans to a two hour set featuring not only songs from their latest album, The Final Frontier, but also many of the classic fan favourites too. IRON MAIDEN also played a series of shows across Australia which started with two of their own headline arena shows at Hisense Arena in Melbourne and Entertainment Centre in Sydney, followed by five headlining slots at this year’s Soundwave Festivals, attended by 180,000 Metal fans.
Sadly 2 shows in Tokyo were cancelled due to the tragic and catastrophic current circumstances in Japan, with Ed Force One being diverted to Nagoya just prior to its landing in Tokyo.
The tour now continues into Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Puerto Rica and Florida, USA.
Selection Of Review Quotes From The Opening Shows On The Tour:
Full Review From ‘My Paper’ Singapore Newspaper 17 Feb 2011
There was, as expected, loads of screaming at British metal supergroup Iron Maiden's first Singapore gig on Tuesday.Fans were constantly reminded to do just that by frontman Bruce Dickinson, performing on the heels of Maiden winning their first Grammy on Sunday for Best Metal Performance, who kept urging the audience to "scream for me!".
The heavy-metal devotees were too happy to comply. For just under two hours, they sang, shouted and waved their arms in the heated cauldron of the Indoor Stadium as they rocked in the aisles and in the standing- room-only pit in the middle, which was filled with fans packed like sardines. But this was no concert for maudlin tweens, such as those at a Taylor Swift gig. And the screams were no reedy wails of pleasure. They were deep-throated roars powered by true-blue metal, and amped up by four vivid guitars, pulsating drums and one still-crazy voice. It felt like a brotherhood had gathered at the stadium. Fans surged forward, waving their flags from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, even Brazil.They had come to pay homage to their rock gods: Dickinson, 52; bassist Steve Harris, 54; drummer Nicko Mc- Brain, 58; and guitarists Janick Gers, 54, Adrian Smith, 53, and Dave Murray, 54. It was the charismatic Dickinson, though, who was completely riveting. He gave the crowd classic metal rock.
Besides the vocal histrionics on 17 songs, from El Dorado to Dance Of Death and Wicker Man, he ran, jumped and pranced around on the stage - antics that belied his vintage. One might say Dickinson seemed like the sort of juicedup ruffian that he himself, in his unlikely alter-ego of a pilot, might chuck off a flight. At one point, he put on a British Redcoat's uniform and waved two gigantic Union Jack flags in an energetic emission of the thumping 1980s anthem, The Trooper.
The giant boards behind the band paraded the darkly mythical themes Maiden are known for - space, war, carnage and Death with a scythe. But Dickinson was positively sanguine in extolling the kinship between the band and their fans. "If you're into Maiden, you're part of the family, you're my brother," he declared. Iron Maiden, 85 million albums and 2,000 live shows later, looked like they could go on forever. In an earlier interview with my paper, the band said that in their dotage, they are actually playing to a younger audience.The video screens flashed shots of young gals, freaking out in the mosh pit. The older audience members, primarily male, deferential and deafened by the pounding noise, whooped as the ubiquitous Maiden mascot, Eddie, lumbered out as a giant monster to battle the guitar gods. After an encore of three fan favourites (The Number Of The Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name and Running Free), the devoted dutifully filed out. This reviewer bumped into Singapore's own rock legend, Ramli Sarip, who reverentially described the occasion as "a moment".
Judging by the stunned looks on the faces of those around me, it seemed that every deflowered Maiden fan was riding high on that "moment". – My Paper, February 17, 2011
Singapore Straits Times Newspaper
“[Iron Maiden] are a certifiable institution in the heavy metal world…space-zombie stage décor, guitar-playing monster mascot, air-punching choruses and gigantic guitar parts were exactly the right elements for a great night out. The constant and deafening roar from the boisterous 12,000 fans at the Singapore Indoor Stadium will tell anyone that the 36-year old band’s long awaited Singapore debut was so much fun. This was no sit-down crowd”
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