Iron Maiden ‘Very Uncomfortable’ With Thought of Sphere Show

With their high-concept, theatrical stage present and stadium-filling metallic epics, you would possibly assume Iron Maiden can be an ideal candidate for a residency on the Las Vegas Sphere. However frontman Bruce Dickinson mentioned the band has little interest in enjoying the state-of-the-art venue.

Dickinson addressed a potential Maiden Sphere present on a Thursday episode of SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, the place he rapidly put the kibosh on the thought.

Bruce Dickinson Says a Sphere Present Is ‘Not Maiden’

“No. It isn’t Maiden,” Dickinson advised Trunk. “Maiden’s concerning the relationship between the band and the viewers, and the present, while it is a present, is an enhancement to what we do. The Sphere, so far as I can collect — I imply, I admire what you are saying about it is all-encompassing, it is this and that, it is the opposite — however I feel the band can be very uncomfortable with the thought.”

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Whereas a number of artists have utilized the Sphere’s cutting-edge know-how — together with the world’s largest inside and exterior LED display screen — Dickinson mentioned he felt the venue’s technical specs would render a reside band irrelevant.

“I imply, we simply do loads of stuff — we run round, we go round — and on the Sphere, what is the level?” he demanded. “Actually, what is the level of even being there, in case you’re a band?”

One other Main Steel Band’s Enthusiastic Response to Sphere Rumors

Whereas an Iron Maiden present or residency on the Sphere can be a nasty wager, one other world-class metallic band is rumored to be establishing store on the venue: Metallica.

“I’m not going to substantiate something, as a result of there’s nothing to substantiate,” drummer Lars Ulrich advised Howard Stern earlier this month. “However I’m not going to disclaim it, as a result of we’re all such followers of this venue. All of our managers and our manufacturing folks have been there and checked out it. It’s one thing that we’re contemplating, [but] nothing is etched in stone or green-lit. It’s one thing that we’re in some unspecified time in the future when the 2026 tour is finished.”

“I’m not going to bullshit you, I’d fucking like to do it, let there be no query about it,” Ulrich continued. “It’s not signed, sealed and delivered, however talking to me and asking my opinion, I’d fucking like to do it.”