venue:
General Motors Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada
taper-notes:
Dream Theater (opening for Iron Maiden)
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
General Motors Place,
800 Griffiths Way,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Source: CA-1 > Sony WM D6C (Dolby B on for recording) > Maxell XL-II C-90 (x2)
Transfer: Master cassettes > Pioneer CT-S405 (Dolby off) > H/K 3500 > Creative X-Fi Soundblaster > Wavepad Master's Edition @ 24/48 > dither to 16/44.1 > flac (8) via Frontend
What a show. I got what I expected and much more. Security was an absolute breeze, inside and outside the arena. Dream Theater was awesome. Unfortunately their sound wasn't as good as Maiden, but that seems to be what happens with many opening acts no matter the calibre. James LaBrie was frequently leaving the stage whenever he didn't have a part to sing. I'm not sure if that's just his style or if he needs vocal relief constantly. DT played their short but sweet set and got everyone ready as can be for Iron Maiden.
