Iron Maiden

Raise the Horns! We went to see Iron Maiden at The Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD on the 18th of July. The Gods of Metal put on a tremendous earth shattering show. Bruce didn't seem to have lost any of his vocal pipes for a guy his age. The 3 pronged guitar attack of Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers were fantastic as ever. Nicko McB was his usual force driving the rhythm for the band. And of course, Steve Harris kept the band together with his bass work.

Lauren Harris (yes! Steve's daughter) was the opening act which sucked. But who cared?! Everyone was there to see Iron Maiden and did we ever get a show cranking once "Aces High" started. And the show ended with "Hallowed Be Thy Name" to cap off a magnificent night for us. This was Ramya's first time seeing Maiden and the second time for me. The first time I saw Iron Maiden, me and some buddies were way back on the lawn at the Post. But, this time we had good seats in the house as you can tell from the pics. My head was still reeling from the metal pounding for a good couple of days. Till the next time Maiden visits America... see ya!

The setlist for the show...
01. Intro - Churchill's Speech
02. Aces High
03. 2 Minutes to Midnight
04. Revelations
05. The Trooper
06. Wasted Years
07. The Number of the Beast
08. Caught somewhere in time
09. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
10. Powerslave
11. Heaven Can Wait
12. Can I Play With Madness?
13. Fear of the Dark
14. Run too the Hills
15. Iron Maiden
------------ENCORE---------------
16. Moonchild
17. Hallowed Be Thy Name

Here's a review from the show.

Here are the pics from the show...