News from the Picturedesk

phew! Elastic band broke on the server and everything went haywire! All sorted now! Off to Japan for a few days! Hopefully upload some shots whilst I am out there!

This is the best I have ever seen Maiden! The crowd count is still being debated, 20-35,000 people were at Bangalore for the show and an estimate of 3000 outside the show! I have never seen a crowds reaction like it! They had to strengthen the front barrier as it began to bow dangerously!

Just a taster of shots for now.

Maiden have touched down in India! Took the band to the Bull temple for a photo shoot which went great – despite the heat, the traffic, the cows in the road and British Crappy Airways leaving half my camera gear in London! The show is later today and if yesterdays reception outside the hotels and press conference is anything to go by then tonight is going to be crazy! The band had to be escorted through the kitchens of the hotel to get a quick getaway!

Dubai and Iron Maiden rocked! Probably the most friendly, cleanest place I have visited. The festival was sold out for Maiden.

Robert Plant posed for a 30 second portrait just before going on stage!

Totally insane evening at the Hammersmith Palais – 4 bands get in the ring and battle it out! Fortunately not bare knuckle boxing but a battle of the bands in a real boxing ring! Sounds crazy and it was!

Iron Maiden are back on the road! Off to Dubai for the Desert Rock Festival and then Bangalore in India!