Mon 2 Jun – Iron Maiden, Lauren Harris
Quasi-religious experiences and Iron Maiden shows don't happen every day, but when they do, they're moments you remember every day for the rest of your life.
Getting to the show was an event in and of itself. Everybody, their best friend, and people as far away as Alberta, Canada, came to Seattle for Iron Maiden's stop here on their epic Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. Traffic was so bad that a forty-five minute journey took two hours. As annoying as it was, I placated myself with the knowledge that the wait would be oh so worth it.
The traffic meant that I missed the start of opener Lauren Harris' set. She was by far not the worst opener I've ever seen, and I wouldn't mind checking more of her material out at some point in the future. That said, opening before Iron Maiden is an unenviable task, no matter who you're related to. Her music was catchy, but every time she started a new song, you could hear the collective, if silent and restrained, groan from the rapidly building crowd. …
Quasi-religious experiences and Iron Maiden shows don't happen every day, but when they do, they're moments you remember every day for the rest of your life.
Getting to the show was an event in and of itself. Everybody, their best friend, and people as far away as Alberta, Canada, came to Seattle for Iron Maiden's stop here on their epic Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. Traffic was so bad that a forty-five minute journey took two hours. As annoying as it was, I placated myself with the knowledge that the wait would be oh so worth it.
The traffic meant that I missed the start of opener Lauren Harris' set. She was by far not the worst opener I've ever seen, and I wouldn't mind checking more of her material out at some point in the future. That said, opening before Iron Maiden is an unenviable task, no matter who you're related to. Her music was catchy, but every time she started a new song, you could hear the collective, if silent and restrained, groan from the rapidly building crowd. …
