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    Posted: 15 Apr 2010 at 3:56pm

With the upcoming Iron Maiden tour with very special guests, Dream Theater.  I started to think about, what opening acts were my favorite to open for the british legends.

Up until now, seeing Anthrax support the "Persistence of Time" album in the opening slot for Maiden on the No Prayer for the Dying tour was my favorite.  Metallica and Helloween also get a vote.

However, now that they announced Dream Theater, I think a new number 1 has emerged.  It's not that Dream Theater is necessarily better than those other bands, it's the fact that they are at the prime of their career having released one of their best albums to date in Black Clouds & Silver Lining.

What band do you think is the best to open for Iron Maiden?

To help, here is an un-official list of some of the more popular bands that have opened up for Maiden:

Toad the Wet Sprocket
Raven
Fist
Samson
Praying Mantis
Urchin
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Whitesnake
Saxon
Quiet Riot
Vinnie Vincent
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Twisted Sister
Motley Crue
Queensryche
Ratt
Killer Dwarfs
Yngwie Malmsteen
Kiss (yes, that's right....)
WASP
Anthrax
Metallica
Megadeth
Guns n' Roses
David Lee Roth
LA Guns
Helloween
Ace Frehley's Comet
Wolfsbane
Kings X
The Almighty
Skid Row
Slayer
Dream Theater
Testament
Pantera
Warrant
Fear Factory
Entombed
Arch Enemy
Dio
Motorhead
Halford
Bullet for my Valentine
Trivium
In Flames
Mastodon
Avenged Sevenfold
Atreyu
Kamelot
Morbid Angel
Dragonforce
Kreator
Nightwish
Behemoth
Marilyn Manson
Primal Fear
Rob Zombie
Shakra
Funeral for a Friend
Rollins Band
System of a Down
Clutch
Voivod
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Motorhead opened for them when Raff and I saw them in 07.

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cool, I saw that show in Montreal!  i believe Dio and Motorhead we're opening.
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Raff and I saw them in Rome...  quite a show that had Motorhead opening for IM.. with Mastodon, Machine Head, and Sadist  (an Italian metal band) as supporting acts.

wow...  that was a show...
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where in Rome did they play, mick ?
i think Testament could make a good opener too
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I really thought that Avenged Sevenfold did a great job when I saw Maiden live in Horsens on their Somewhere Back in Time tour.
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Originally posted by Stephen Stephen wrote:

where in Rome did they play, mick ?
i think Testament could make a good opener too


Stadio Olimpico.  Great show.. came out of it a fan of Mastodon.  Clap
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Originally posted by Time Signature Time Signature wrote:

I really thought that Avenged Sevenfold did a great job when I saw Maiden live in Horsens on their Somewhere Back in Time tour.
 
I haven�t seen Ax7 live yet but I really like that City of Evil album.
 
Oh and I voted for Helloween. Kiske-era of course.


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Fastway was pretty great when they opened for Maiden on the "Piece Of mind" Tour,on the heels of their debut album.
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Raff and I saw them in Rome...  quite a show that had Motorhead opening for IM.. with Mastodon, Machine Head, and Sadist  (an Italian metal band) as supporting acts.

wow...  that was a show...

Sadist... I remember a CD that I don't have... A difficult listening!!!
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Raff and I saw them in Rome...  quite a show that had Motorhead opening for IM.. with Mastodon, Machine Head, and Sadist  (an Italian metal band) as supporting acts.

wow...  that was a show...
 
 
Sadist opened for Iron Maiden!? I am so jealous that I didn't attend that show.
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Dream Theater. Rawks
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don't know....
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i'll go for Mastodon, I guess, but I also like many other bands here
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