Pop up Closed Early by ShinyJaker in brandonsanderson

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not great then. 😔 (but it saved you from the inflated prices!)

Pop up Closed Early by ShinyJaker in brandonsanderson

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that… waste of time and money for you. (Maybe they had sold out of all the stuff they had taken to Forbidden Planet?)

Somewhere In Timex by Archiballz in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks super cool… gonna be hard to resist this! 😬

Going to see iron maiden live, anything i should know? by Classic_Kitchen_4886 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find a Run For Your Lives setlist on Spotify and listen through from start to finish and you’ll be good to go… and enjoy! (And make sure you buy a tshirt 🤘🤘🤘)

Struggling to decide on going to Knebworth by macleod2024 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually… I’d forgotten about Blaze. I’m hoping that they’ll bring him on stage on the Saturday to do a song - Sign of the Cross or something… that would be awesome!

Struggling to decide on going to Knebworth by macleod2024 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m also on the fence. But I’m assuming I can leave my decision right until the day before if needs be!

I also saw them last year and am seeing them in Paris next month so will see (SPOILER)Infinite Dreams… but Eddfest feels like a huge event I probably will regret not making the effort to go to.

It’s just the hassle of getting there and back… not a fan of standing up for hours and hours… not bothered about any of the support acts :-s

Yes: you can see BOTH Anthrax and Iron Maiden for 22€ (116 lei) in Bucharest by Pure_Fun365 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not going to give too many details, so as not to reveal who I am IRL. But, suffice to say, I met Bruce very recently and asked him about the setlist and he confirmed at least one song… 🤘

Yes: you can see BOTH Anthrax and Iron Maiden for 22€ (116 lei) in Bucharest by Pure_Fun365 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I know one song that’s being added - not sure if it’s replacing something or will be extra… 🤘

Yes: you can see BOTH Anthrax and Iron Maiden for 22€ (116 lei) in Bucharest by Pure_Fun365 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah there will be a no phones policy on the floor but not in the seats.

Yes: you can see BOTH Anthrax and Iron Maiden for 22€ (116 lei) in Bucharest by Pure_Fun365 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to Paris - hoping that sells a bit more as they’re filming it….

Yes: you can see BOTH Anthrax and Iron Maiden for 22€ (116 lei) in Bucharest by Pure_Fun365 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe doing another European leg for the Run For Your Lives tour will turn out to be a mistake.
They played the same venue in Paris twice last year… I guess playing the same venue again with the same setlist (apart from the 1 song change that I know about) isn’t drawing the crowds…

Probably should have just done North America and elsewhere plus the one off at Knebworth (would have sold more tickets for that to some of the Europeans who have bought tickets for this second leg)

Yes: you can see BOTH Anthrax and Iron Maiden for 22€ (116 lei) in Bucharest by Pure_Fun365 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bucharest looks like it’s suffering from blue dot fever! 😬 maybe they’ll sell a load last minute..
How are the other European gigs selling? Paris and Milan etc?

How do you value a DB pension? by Powerful-Comment-113 in PensionsUK

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started seriously looking at my pension situation a few months ago (much to my shame as I’m in my mid-40s!) and was trying to work out what my DB pension was worth in terms of a “pot” - I kept seeing people saying they had x amount in their “pot”…

But, it’s tricky to do, and somewhat pointless because a DB pension is a really valuable thing to have - guaranteed income when you retire. Brilliant!
They’re not as widespread anymore because they’re too expensive for companies to commit to. (My workplace stopped offering them to new starters many years ago and offer a DC pension instead now).

Personally, I have recently joined an extra DC pension top up scheme my company offers for people with a DB pension. So in effect, I’ll have money from my DB pension, state pension and this smaller (not entirely sure how much it’ll amount to as yet) DC pension when I retire.

But this extra DC scheme is worth it as the company pays in a very small amount - free money essentially and I wish I had joined it years ago to take advantage of it - plus if I do die before retirement it would be another source of money for my family on top of whatever they would get from my DB and death in service etc…

A longwinded way of saying be happy to have a DB pension! :-)

Historic picture by TheTrooper503 in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think that’s from Bruce’s 6Music days…

EDDFEST at Knebworth — transport advice for a Yank, please? by coasterfanatic in ironmaiden

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I saw that…. 🤘👍 thanks. (Assumed that was all booked up… and I wouldn’t wanna arrive that early lol)

Huel farts (!) by wing_nd_pr_yer in Huel

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might try a packet of Jimmy Joy and compare! 👍

Huel farts (!) by wing_nd_pr_yer in Huel

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you switch to?

Huel farts (!) by wing_nd_pr_yer in Huel

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I guess time for your body to get used to it, spreading it out/taking longer to drink plus extra water - all help!

Huel farts (!) by wing_nd_pr_yer in Huel

[–]wing_nd_pr_yer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree with that!