Iron Maiden: Flight 666 Page #2

and then the cabin crew

started serving the drinks and the grub.

Everybody was like. "Yeah. great!

This is the way to do it!"

Since getting here on Thursday.

the band's been mobbed by young rock

fans keen to get a look at their heroes.

Although lron Maiden struggle to get

any radio airplay back home.

they still fill stadiums around the world.

This new plane means

they can play more shows in more countries

than any other group can.

Despite being around for decades.

Iron Maiden are spearheading

a new wave of hard rock in lndia.

Teenagers fed up

with mass-market Bollywood music

are buying into heavy metal in a big way.

Sky News. Mumbai.

Are you happy?

It's not even funny. man!

Sh*t. Sh*t. man.

Maiden!

This tour for us

is a retrospective look

at a classic period in the band's history.

We're playing songs

we haven't played in 23 years.

But. most importantly. for an audience

which has never seen us

perform these songs.

this is a real treat.

It's every guy's dream to be a rock star

and you guys are living that dream.

So can you give us a little insight

about what it's like backstage on tour.

the kind of stuff

you wouldn't want us to know?

If we told you.

then you'd know. wouldn't you?

Yeah. we could tell you

but we'd have to kill you.

So how did you first discover lron Maiden?

At my friend's uncle's place.

I saw this Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

cassette box over there.

And I just freaked out on the artwork.

to be honest.

It was love at first listen. I just got hooked

onto Maiden. just like that.

And I haven't looked behind ever since.

Maiden!

The first time we played in lndia

was in Bangalore

and we were absolutely

knocked sideways by the reaction.

It's a 20.000-seat outdoor venue. and

there were 50.000 people wanting to get in.

It was reminiscent of 1 984.

when we played behind the lron Curtain

for the first time

and we were besieged.

This is the first major metal band

which has played in lndia.

The crowd are waiting here

from six o'clock in the morning.

More and more kids

get inspired by the metal scene.

They start getting into playing guitar.

drums and forming bands.

and something will come out of it

in years to come.

Bruce. you rock!

Best band in the world.

Always will be. Up the lrons.

- Nice one. mate.

- Painless sound check.

That worked nice. didn't it?

- It went really nice.

- I can really hear you well now.

I'll keep it. though.

cos it really is a fail-safe.

I'll turn it up if you like.

The first show was lndia.

What were your feelings going into that?

To be totally honest with you. I was

more frightened of getting up on that stage

than I was getting inside a 757

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