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Iron Maiden ask fans “not to excessively film” upcoming tour
Manager Rod Smallwood says Iron Maiden are encouraging gig-goers to “severely limit the use of their phone cameras out of respect for the band and their fellow fans” on the Run For Your Lives World Tour.
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With Ghost successfully implementing a phone-free policy on their incredible Skeletour at the moment, Iron Maiden are taking a similar (though not quite as drastic) approach, and have asked fans to put their mobiles away during the band’s Run For Your Lives World Tour.
A statement from manager Rod Smallwood implores that gig-goers “severely limit” the use of their phones during these upcoming shows, stressing that both he and the band want fans to “be ‘in the moment’ instead and be fully actively involved to enjoy each and every one of these classic songs in the spirit and manner they were first played”.
Rod’s full statement reads as follows: “We really want fans to enjoy the shows first-hand, rather than on their small screens. The amount of phone use nowadays diminishes enjoyment, particularly for the band who are onstage looking out at rows of phones, but also for other concertgoers. We feel that the passion and involvement of our fans at shows really makes them special, but the phone obsession has now got so out of hand that it has become unnecessarily distracting especially to the band. I hope fans understand this and will be sensible in severely limiting the use of their phone cameras out of respect for the band and their fellow fans.
“We would very much like you to be ‘in the moment’ instead and be fully actively involved to enjoy each and every one of these classic songs in the spirit and manner they were first played. This show isn’t just a celebration of our music; it is, as you will see, also about our years of art, of Eddie and of the many, many worlds of Maiden we have created for you. So please respect the band, respect the other fans and have the time of your lives as you join your Maiden family by singing your heart out, rather than getting your phone out!! It’s really not a lot to ask, is it?”
A comment from the band about this run promises that there’s going to be a “special setlist spanning the nine studio albums from Iron Maiden to Fear Of The Dark, with their most spectacular and elaborate show ever!
“In keeping with that time period Maiden are keen for everyone in the audience to experience this spectacular show as they would have when many of these songs were first played live back in ’80s and, in common with many other artists, the band are now asking their fans not to excessively film the concerts on their phones or tablets.”
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