It was a coincidence that Paul di'Anno's "Killers" played in the Aladin so shortly afterwards! It was definitely worth to see him!!
Look at the dates: three days in a row - and I had to work in between!! Best one was in Essen - although I left my keys in the car and had to break in after the show !!
First time I ever saw them!! What a festival!
Still my favourite one!
Maiden rulez again!! I knew Blaze from the CD and thought that the band had been lucky to find such a singer - but then ... !!!!!!! I had another ticket for the tour - in my beloved "Aladin" - but believe me: for the first and only time in my life I sold it because I didn't want to harm my ears !!
The stage in this venue is very low and I remember that we tried to open Bruce's shoelaces during the show ! :-))
Bruce - even with "Skunkworks" was better than no Maiden at all!
Same show! After having heard Bruce you CAN'T stand something like Lynard Skynard - fans forgive me!! Instead - we drove home and managed to see another concert that same night !
"Accident of birth" was about the best of Bruce's solo-stuff. So why didn't he go on tour on his own? Great gig - I did NOT see L.Sk. !!!
First I thought that Blaze had finally learned to sing ... But - negative!
First in a line of Dickinson concerts I went to - I'm a big fan of his support band "Pink Cream 69" too!
I couldn't get enough of them - I was in 7th (fan) heaven!!
TOGETHER AGAIN !!! I've never seen anything better on stage - Maiden with three guitarists an Bruce singing!! Forgotten are all the "hardships" we had to endure with Skunkworks and Blaze ... Unfortunately this one was the only gig close enough to my hometown I could see! A REAL SHAME!!
Not a real ticket - there were none! The gig was completely sold out and some of Bruce's guys were teasing the "Pinkies" during their show since it was the last gig they played together. I wish I could get a copy of that video-tape!!
I even went to Spain to see them ! The audience was great but Bruce was in a bad mood because it was bloody cold in that hall !!
It ends (so far) where it started - in Mannheim on a festival! Quite some years have passed and many things have happened - but Maiden will be Maiden FOREVER ! !