June 11, 2021
After a few times of postponing this show, finally The Iron Maidens have returned to play at the Marquee Theater in Tempe, Arizona.
The show featured three local metal/rock bands plus The Iron Maidens closing the show. The three opening acts were Oddity Paradox, Empire of Dezire and Freewill The Rush Experience.
Unfortunately I missed the first local band to play was Oddity Paradox, but I have seen them play before and they always put on a very energetic show. From what I heard from other concert goers about their performance, they put on a really amazing show this night.
The second local band to play was Empire of Dezire, just like the band Oddity Paradox. I have seen this band play quite a few times. The lead singer, Tulin Howey always gets the crowd to participate when she sings. As the rest of the band, both guitar players and the bass guitarist are always moving around the stage which makes the performance more exciting.
The third local band to play was Freewill The Rush Experience, this was the first time seeing this band. I have seen Rush before, and when I found out there was going to be a Rush cover band playing I was excited to hear them. Freewill did not disappoint in any way, they exceeded my expectations and was blown away by how amazing they sounded. It was like I was seeing RUSH back when I did at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California in 2007.
It was time for The Iron Maidens to take the stage, and they rocked the house. I saw The Iron Maidens on New Year’s Eve in 2018 in Scottsdale, AZ in an outdoor stage. That night they played amazing and being that it was extremely cold that night.
This time around they were even better than they were in 2018, all band members were super energetic throughout the night and played those Iron Maiden songs like true legends.
They ended the show with the song “Run To The Hills”, and they brought the house down at the Marquee Theatre.
After leaving the venue I was ready for The Iron Maidens to return to Arizona once again.
EMPIRE OF DEZIRE
FREEWILL THE RUSH EXPERIENCE
THE IRON MAIDENS
