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Athens 04/09/1998
« On the
4th of September, I went to the Lycabetus Theatre in Athens to watch
the most important metal band of our decade. The gig was sold out and
7,000 people from all over the country (Crete, Corfu etc.) had
prepared themselves for the upcoming show. 21:30 and Maiden explode
into ‘Futureal’. It is impossible to describe the reaction! The
whole crowd was head banging and singing along with Blaze. Maiden
played six songs from ‘Virtual XI’, three from ‘X-Factor’ and
many of our old favorites. The crowd were singing along from the start
to the finish of the show, and it was quite obvious that Maiden, and
especially Blaze, love the Greek audience and really enjoy themselves
every time they play in Greece. That was also very obvious when they
played here in 1996, and according to Blaze, that is why they decided
to begin the 2nd leg of the European tour in Greece. Highlights of the
show 20 fans that won the Metal Hammer competition got to meet Maiden
backstage and also went on-stage to sing during ‘Heaven Can Wait’.
Before ‘The Clansman’, Blaze thanked the Greek fans for buying
‘Virtual XI’ and said that it went to No.1 and showed us the Gold
Album award that was given to them by the record company. He said that
it was a great honor for them to receive it. Then Blaze dedicated
‘The Clansman’ to the fans saying that he knows how important
‘FREEDOM’ is to the Greeks, and that Greece has a special place in
his heart, because of his acceptance by the Greek fans. He also said
‘good evening’ and ‘thank you’ in Greek - pretty cool — and
did not forget to mention that the Greek crowd is the most energetic
he has ever seen. The only bad thing was that the stage was not very
big, so they only brought out the small ‘walk on’ Eddie during
‘Iron Maiden’. But that was OK by us! Maiden were very accurate
and did not make mistakes, even though they played the songs faster
than usual and Blaze sang very very well, leaving us fans extremely
happy and exhausted! Maiden love playing live, especially in front of
audiences as enthusiastic as the Greeks and this is totally obvious.
But most important of all, Maiden are true, honest and have a genuine
respect for their fans. The Greeks really appreciate this, as they do
not follow trends. As long as Maiden exist, metal will never die. We
can’t wait to see you in Greece again, guys. SETLIST
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