Iron Maiden Concert Sydney Australia 2008

I have just been to what possibly is the greatest live show on earth, a night with Iron Maiden. After the concert finished I was left speechless. Truly it would be very hard to describe just how great this show was. After listening to two crap opening acts, Maiden finally came on at 9:30pm. The roar of the crowd at that point was amazing, it was just so loud, definitely the loudest I’ve ever heard. Even before the concert had started while everyone was lining up to get in, people would break into the chorus of ‘Maiden!’, ‘Maiden!’, ‘Maiden!’ I was in the silver standing area, and I managed to get the best spot in that area, front and center which was absolutely fucking amazing. Because of this, I have some alright photos which will be shown below.

As for the band themselves, well, they definitely have not lost any of their original talent. This was not like going to a Led Zeppelin reunion tour or some old band who should have stopped playing a long time ago, this was a band that had energy, that were funny on stage and most of all could keep the show and the crowd going well into the night. The show had flames, Dickinson went into his usual trooper outfit with the British flag by the time the trooper started playing. Eddie was there fighting the guitarists and Dickinson just for laughs put on a Eddie face mask the wrong way round and started dancing. To say it was a great night would be an understatement. The band played all the great songs from that period and then started playing their greatest songs after that. I must tell you now, that my favourite song of all time since I first heard Iron Maiden (it was the first song I listened to) was Fear of the Dark. My dream for this concert was to hear that live and I did. That song for me was the highpoint of that concert. I don’t remember the exact order that the songs were played in, but I do remember most of them. As usual if you can remember any that I have missed out, add them in the comment section, thanks One more thing, here’s a link to another reviewer who focused more on the set and the band so check that out here if you feel so inclined.

Set List:

1. Winston Churchill’s speech (“We will fight them on the beaches…”)
2. Aces High
3. 2 Minutes to Midnight
4. Revelations
5. The Trooper
6. Wasted Years
7. The Number of the Beast
8. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
9. Powerslave
10. Heaven Can Wait
11. Can I Play With Madness?
12. Run To The Hills
13. Fear of the Dark
14. The Clairvoyant
15. Hallowed By Thy Name
16. Moonchild
17. Iron Maiden

Outside Acer Arena

Iron Maiden playing their hearts out

Iron Maiden still playing (notice the Somewhere in Time backdrop) this time with Eddie dancing

At the end of the show