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Title: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: spartan00117 on August 03, 2011
I forgot to ask if any of you were going to this tonight as I could have met up with you and said hello, awesome show. :)
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: Spud on August 03, 2011
Would have loved to go but couldn't afford it! Hard to beat a bit of maiden!
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: whoRya on August 04, 2011
I've seen them twice before but I go to see the likes of James Blunt these days :D
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: RedLeader on August 04, 2011
We were there, met up with BillyBackpack. Was an awesome show!
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: Spud on August 04, 2011
We were there, met up with BillyBackpack. Was an awesome show!
lucky git! I'm sure they blew the roof off that place!
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: spartan00117 on August 04, 2011
If you guys are at the arena for anything else in the future then let me know as I live there most of the year.
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: RedLeader on August 04, 2011
Totally forgot you were there, we could have bought you a beer! Any idea why big bands still always go to the O2 in Dublin rather than the Odyssey when they're comparably sized?

If you guys are at the arena for anything else in the future then let me know as I live there most of the year.
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: spartan00117 on August 04, 2011
Capacity, O2 holds more but we're working on that ourselves mate
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: RedLeader on August 04, 2011
According to Wikipedia the O2 Dublin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O2_(Dublin)) holds 14,500 and the Odyssey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey_Arena) 15,000 but that might be with a central stage. Would the acoustics in the O2 be better because it's designed specifically as an auditorium or maybe it's a tax thing? Or ofc it's just because Ireland technically has a higher population.

Capacity, O2 holds more but we're working on that ourselves mate
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: spartan00117 on August 04, 2011
Wekipedia are wrong on both counts mate. O2 12500 ad the Odysseay 10600.  Dublin is just a massive catchment area compared to Belfast, thats the main reason.  As for accoustics sound engineers seem to give us better feed back.  Something to do with the retractable seating units at the O2.
Title: Re: Iron Maiden tonight
Post by: pablo on August 04, 2011
plus they can chalk up another counrty on the tour if they play dublin.