Maiden in Australia??

[The_Prisoner]

Hey guys, I found a thread on the IM BB that has some Aussie guys trying to make some noise with local promoters etc to get Maiden here.

I think it's a good idea, couldn't hurt anyway. They have listed 3 email addy's for the promoters.

mcpinfo@coppel.com.au (Michael Coppel Presents)

info@frontiertouring.com.au (The Frontier Touring Company)

michael@chuggentertainment.com (Michael Chugg Entertainment)

What do you reckon, worth a go?

Well I'll email 'em anyway!

 

[Spiff]

This sounds awful familiar...

 

[phlogiston]

Yeah, TP, we've been there, done that, didn't work.

 

[The_Prisoner]

Oh well! No harm in trying I guess.

 

[spawn]

But rugby is great and I spent 3 weeks in Australia once!

 

[Goreripper]

Coppel might do it. He brought out Megadeth and Priest. The others won't, so don't even bother petitioning them. Be prepared for disappointment, however. Dickinson came out on a promo tour when "BNW" was released, making all sorts of promises about bringing the band to Australia, but, in the end, the money they were asking for was beyond what any promoter here was willing to pay. If we want Maiden to tour here, we don't need to petition promoters. We need to petition Maiden not to want so much to come here.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

What Gore said about last time when they promised a tour got me thinking about something. The Aussie dollar was very weak at that time, and is really quite strong at the moment. If it stays this strong, do you think we might have a better chance of a tour?

 

[Goreripper]

I don't know too much about that sort of thing, but I guess it would depend on the exchange rate. And even that would depend upon which currency Sanctuary would deal in -- American dollars, or British pounds sterling? The Aussie dollar is strong against the $US at the moment, but traditionally weak against STG, usually only 40 - 50p. Short answer: I don't know.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Fair enough.

I guess it also depends how they look at it. If the dollar here is weak, they might find it cheap to come here, but if the dollar here is strong, they might think they will make more money than if it were weak. Ahh who knows.

 

[Sydo]

If it stays this strong, do you think we might have a better chance of a tour?

Yes . (economics grad talking)

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Yeah, I have done a bit of eco, so thats what got me thinking about it, but I haven't done enough to really know what I am talking about.

Cheers!

 

[The_Prisoner]

Coppel might do it. He brought out Megadeth and Priest. The others won't, so don't even bother petitioning them. Be prepared for disappointment, however. Dickinson came out on a promo tour when "BNW" was released, making all sorts of promises about bringing the band to Australia, but, in the end, the money they were asking for was beyond what any promoter here was willing to pay. If we want Maiden to tour here, we don't need to petition promoters. We need to petition Maiden not to want so much to come here.

How do you know that the other promoters wouldn't bring Maiden here?

 

[salty]

Michael Chugg is doing the Yes tour.

He was also in talks on the last DT tour to get them out here too, which obviously fell through...but still.

 

[Spiff]

Is the new Yes tour coming to Brisbane? The original was only going to Sydney and Melbourne.

 

[Southy]

Bloody promoters

 

[salty]

Still only Syd and Melb as far as I know Spiffo.

 

[Spiff]

Pfft.

 

[dreamwatch]

Maiden in Australia??

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

However, after consulting Clinton Baptiste, piskick to the stars, I can confirm that the next major tour that Maiden will undertake is planned for 2005 and will be a fairwell tour, with several shows in major cities in Australia are planned (except for Brisbane). It will be called the Give Me A Pension Till I'm Dead tour, and although all the band are scheduled for the tour, Nicko will be miming (very slowly).

Well, I hope that warms your cockles.

 

[Mark]

This will be followed by the re-re-released Best Of, "I Can't Believe You're Still Paying For This Shit", and the 3-disc, 20-minute DVD entitled "Rolling In Money And Giggling".

 

[dreamwatch]

2006 looks to be a good year for Maiden, with Eddie - The Musical set to open in London's West End. Tickets will go on sale at all branches of Ticket Bastard in July, prices start at £125. Non FC members will pay a 50% surcharge. Purchasers of the first 500 tickets will receive an Eddie pen.