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With their high-concept, theatrical stage show and stadium-filling metal epics, you might think Iron Maiden<\/a> would be a perfect candidate for a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere<\/a>. But frontman Bruce Dickinson<\/a>\u00a0said\u00a0the band has no interest in playing the state-of-the-art venue.<\/p>\n Dickinson addressed a prospective Maiden Sphere show\u00a0on a Thursday episode of SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk<\/a>, where he quickly put the kibosh on the idea.<\/p>\n “No. It’s not Maiden,” Dickinson told Trunk. “Maiden’s about the relationship between the band and the audience, and the show, whilst it’s a show, is an enhancement to what we do. The Sphere, as far as I can gather \u2014 I mean, I appreciate what you’re saying about it’s all-encompassing, it’s this and that, it’s the other \u2014 but I think the band would be very uncomfortable with the idea.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Iron Maiden Albums Ranked<\/a><\/p>\n While\u00a0several artists have utilized the Sphere’s cutting-edge technology \u2014 including the world’s largest\u00a0inside\u00a0and\u00a0outside LED screen \u2014 Dickinson said he felt the venue’s technical specs would render a live band irrelevant.<\/p>\n “I mean, we just do a lot of stuff \u2014 we run around, we go around \u2014 and at the Sphere, what’s the point?” he demanded. “In fact, what’s the point of even being there, if you’re a band?”<\/p>\n While an Iron Maiden\u00a0show or residency at the Sphere would be a bad bet, another world-class metal band is rumored to be setting up shop at the venue: Metallica<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m not going to confirm anything, because there\u2019s nothing to confirm,”\u00a0drummer Lars Ulrich<\/a> told Howard Stern<\/a> earlier this month.\u00a0“But I\u2019m not going to deny it, because we\u2019re all such fans of this venue. All of our managers and our production people have been there and looked at it. It\u2019s something that we\u2019re considering, [but] nothing is etched in stone or green-lit. It\u2019s something that we\u2019re looking at at some point when the 2026 tour is done.”<\/p>\n “I\u2019m not going to bullshit you, I would fucking love to do it, let there be no question about it,” Ulrich continued. “It\u2019s not signed, sealed and delivered, but speaking to me and asking my opinion, I would fucking love to do it.”<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBruce Dickinson Says a Sphere Show Is ‘Not Maiden’<\/h3>\n
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