Fri 1 Feb – Somewhere Back In Time World Tour
Another year, another show. Iron Maiden were to begin their Somewhere Back in Time world tour in Mumbai on February the 1st, and with all prior indications being that they would be playing a deliciously 80s set it meant I had to go, board exams looming or not – and what a good decision that turned out to be.
1:00 pm – I have a big lunch and set off for the Bandra Kurla Complex. I was at the Bangalore show and the near-faint levels of exhaustion that I (and most others) had reached by the end was not something I wanted to go through again, and this time I had to get back home on my own, in an unfamiliar city, by public transport – I needed all the energy I could save. On the way I notice a conveniently located store, and fill two of my four water bottles with vodka - who knows, I may manage to slip it past security.
2:15 pm - The stop and Bombay traffic combined means it takes a long time to get anywhere. …
Another year, another show. Iron Maiden were to begin their Somewhere Back in Time world tour in Mumbai on February the 1st, and with all prior indications being that they would be playing a deliciously 80s set it meant I had to go, board exams looming or not – and what a good decision that turned out to be.
1:00 pm – I have a big lunch and set off for the Bandra Kurla Complex. I was at the Bangalore show and the near-faint levels of exhaustion that I (and most others) had reached by the end was not something I wanted to go through again, and this time I had to get back home on my own, in an unfamiliar city, by public transport – I needed all the energy I could save. On the way I notice a conveniently located store, and fill two of my four water bottles with vodka - who knows, I may manage to slip it past security.
2:15 pm - The stop and Bombay traffic combined means it takes a long time to get anywhere. …
