Iron Maiden concert in Paris cut short after hour-long power outage at venue
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Matt Mills
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Iron Maiden's concert at La Défense Arena in Paris on June 22 was cut short due to a local power outage affecting the venue. The band, performing a phone-free gig and recording footage for an upcoming concert film, had their set interrupted for about an hour. Their planned 17-song set was trimmed to 14 songs, with the encore (Aces High, Fear Of The Dark) being dropped as a result.
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Twitter / XIron Maiden concert in Paris cut short after hour-long power outage at venueloudersound.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledIt's obviously not Maiden's fault but, oh, is the frustration high!
The band had to stop playing for an hour during a phone-free gig in Paris on Monday
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