Comcast Center @
- Mansfield @
, MA @
- Tue, Jun 26, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Alice Cooper's set. @
Setlist: Moonchild, Can I Play With Madness, The Prisoner, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, The Trooper, The Number Of The Beast, Phantom Of The Opera, Run To The Hills, Wasted Years. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, The Clairvoyant, Fear Of The Dark. Iron Maiden, Aces High, The Evil That Men Do, Running Free @
Opening act(s): The Black Widow, Brutal Planet. I'm Eighteen, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Hey Stoopid, Billion Dollar Babies, Feed My Frankenstein, Poison, Wicked Young Man, I Love the Dead, School's Out @
This was my 10th time seeing Iron Maiden (first tour was "Powerslave"). This was my 4th time seeing Alice Cooper (first tour was "Rock And Roll Circus"). I've seen Maiden at this venue (Tweeter Center/Comcast Center) 3 times. The sound was fine for them on the "Brave New World" tour, but the sound was absolutely terrible on the "Somewhere Back In Time" and "Maiden England" tours. The bass was the main culprit. Too loud, too muddy. It overpowered the guitars. Sometimes you can blame the venue for sound problems, but in this case you can't. Alice Cooper sounded great. I could hear every instrument and the vocals. Maiden came on and it was just one loud mess.
The only complaint I have about the Alice Cooper set is that it was 15 minutes too short.
He only played for approximately 45 minutes. There was no other opening act.
Maiden played for approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. They were 15 minutes under curfew. There was no reason why they coudn't have played one or two additional songs.
I hate to say it, but they've been going through the motions for quite some time now. Musically they've all seen better days.
As far as the stage show goes it paled in comparison to the "Seventh Son" tour which I attended. For a band who does well selling tickets around the world they really haven't put much money or effort into their stage shows. The last impressive show they put on was "Somewhere In Time".
They were smart in having Alice on the tour, because without him they would have been playing to much smaller audiences.
Comcast Center @
- Mansfield @
, MA @
- Tue, Jun 26, 2012 @
Favorite moment: Alice Cooper's set. @
Setlist: Moonchild, Can I Play With Madness, The Prisoner, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Afraid To Shoot Strangers, The Trooper, The Number Of The Beast, Phantom Of The Opera, Run To The Hills, Wasted Years. Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, The Clairvoyant, Fear Of The Dark. Iron Maiden, Aces High, The Evil That Men Do, Running Free @
Opening act(s): The Black Widow, Brutal Planet. I'm Eighteen, No More Mr. Nice Guy, Hey Stoopid, Billion Dollar Babies, Feed My Frankenstein, Poison, Wicked Young Man, I Love the Dead, School's Out @
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