1. Flight BA 666-0057, learning to fly a Boeing 737-400 with Captain Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden). Best way to kick-start my 30s and end 2011. Photographed by flight-crew Kim Phillips. Click on the photo for the Flight 666 experience on Flickr.

    Flight BA 666-0057, learning to fly a Boeing 737-400 with Captain Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden). Best way to kick-start my 30s and end 2011. Photographed by flight-crew Kim Phillips. Click on the photo for the Flight 666 experience on Flickr.

  2. A Matter Of Life And Death Tour A spectacular show. The stage setup was as elaborate in the usual Maiden-fantastic way, with the boys firing out on all cylinders. As a surprise to the usual-rock-format setlist (across all bands), they played the new album in its entirety - something they and (to my knowledge) no one has done before. A complete marathon of epics. They finished the concert with five classics (FOTD, IM, TETMD, 2MTM, HBTN), leaving the audience wanting more. A paragraph is simply insufficient for an Iron Maiden experience. If you have not experienced the thinking-man’s rock band - you are at a loss.

    A Matter Of Life And Death Tour

    A spectacular show. The stage setup was as elaborate in the usual Maiden-fantastic way, with the boys firing out on all cylinders. As a surprise to the usual-rock-format setlist (across all bands), they played the new album in its entirety - something they and (to my knowledge) no one has done before. A complete marathon of epics. They finished the concert with five classics (FOTD, IM, TETMD, 2MTM, HBTN), leaving the audience wanting more. A paragraph is simply insufficient for an Iron Maiden experience. If you have not experienced the thinking-man’s rock band - you are at a loss.

  3. Dance of Death Tour My second Maiden concert, on their Dance Of Death world tour. I went down to NYC alone and headed to the ballroom just on time and managed to get a spot right in front of Janick’s stage. The experience? One wild night with the Maiden boys.

    Dance of Death Tour

    My second Maiden concert, on their Dance Of Death world tour. I went down to NYC alone and headed to the ballroom just on time and managed to get a spot right in front of Janick’s stage. The experience? One wild night with the Maiden boys.

  4. Brave New World Tour For my first Iron Maiden concert I had to fly 9,292 miles (14,954 km) from Kuala Lumpur to Boston to witness the reunion fireworks. Enjoyed it very much with Brad Snow at the Tweeter Center.

    Brave New World Tour

    For my first Iron Maiden concert I had to fly 9,292 miles (14,954 km) from Kuala Lumpur to Boston to witness the reunion fireworks. Enjoyed it very much with Brad Snow at the Tweeter Center.