Yup! The boys came for a gig in Athens after they canceled their previous one at Rockwave Festival due to Janick's sad accident. And yes dudes, they really kicked ass! More than we could imagine. I won't go into details about the setlist and the effects as all have been said before, I'll just write the unusual stuff: - Bruce and Nicko, during the intro of the Clansman started to dance in the middle of the stage Scottish style!
As we (the crowd - about 15000) screamed Alexander the Great (not
that we had any chance, but we tried!) all the time, Bruce changed the
ohohohoh part of the Clansman to ohohohoh Alexander the Great! Cool! -
The sound wasn't sufficiently loud for a crowd so, well, loud, so, the
volume was increased just before the solos of the Mercenary. - Bruce
told us we're the number one fans in Europe, because we're really loud
and energetic and we made BNW gold in a week, which has never happened
to a Maiden album before (or so Bruce said....)! - A guy, somehow
managed to climb on stage during, I think, 2 mins to Midnight and gave
Bruce a big hug and then Bruce started to tango with him from one side
of the stage to the other and back and then he showed him his way out.
Hehe, that was very funny indeed, but I don't wanna imagine what would
happen if that guy danced with one of the security guards near the stage
;p - During Sanctuary, and nearing the end of the song (at the gap),
Bruce told us how much he likes Greek fans again and decided to reward
us with the chorus of Alexander the Great ;) That was fuckin' brilliant
and I think it's the first time a part of this song is played live....
although only vocal. Just Great! That's all, a great night, two of the
best hours of my whole life! Damn the promoters for so little
advertisement. 15.000? With the impact BNW has here in Greece, they
should be 20.000-25.000. Not that it matters much, we yelled for the
missing ones as well
Review Submitted by "Vulture" - amanloop@yahoo.com
