Fact #109643

Brian Tatler (guitarist, Diamond Head) : This was an important gig for Diamond Head. First off, it was in London, and secondly we knew there would be press there. We arrived at the Lyceum about 6pm and hung around getting worked up and frustrated waiting for Maiden to finish soundchecking.. They seemed top take ages doodling our precious time away. At 7.30 the stage manager shouted, 'The doors are opening' and Maiden quickly quiet the stage and then said to us, "OK, lads, you can set up now.' Neither Iron Maiden nor Praying Mantis would move their drum risers, leaving us to play in a straight line with Duncan Scott's drum kit behind the PA. 'I was playing to a penal of black wood with jack plugs coming out of it,' said Duncan. We had thirty minutes to impress, and squeezed in four of our very long songs.
(Source : Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Unauthorized History of the Beast
By Neil Daniels)