Iron Maiden - "The Wicker Man" live at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest 2010

Gustav Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War" served as the intro which led into Iron Maiden's "The Wicker Man" at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest on July 6, 2010.

[@Tomdawg89]

My 2nd Maiden concert. At the 2012 at Bluesfest, I caught one of Nicko's drumsticks.

[@skogis1992]

Maiden always puts on epic intros!

[@MustLoveCookies]

I miss this concert LOL

[@L33tP1ckL]

Up The Irons!

[@firelegendmushroom]

@jimsniper According to my music teacher, the march from Star Wars was meant to be an homage to holst.

[@GuitarsFromHell]

This is absolutely the same intro song that Hellion used for YEARS!

[@igraven]

Maiden's into her is the exact same as Hellion's intro song from the early 1980s and maybe up to as late as 1991.

[@smacdonnald]

This is the same song that the L.A. metal band Hellion used to open up their shows back in the days when they were working with Ronnie James Dio. Search on youtube for HELLION and BREAK THE SPELL and you can see it,

[@jimsniper]

i'm sure that intro music is from star wars... :P