Iron Maiden Vesus Illegal Downloading

To illegally download or not to illegally download. Who benefits from the art of stealing music? If you're Iron Maiden. It's the band. Not the fan. Research shows. Those stealing music are completely engaged. They have more to give. They're dedicated. Loyal and endless with their support. So Iron Maiden has employed the services of Musicmetric to see what they can do as artists to give back to the fan that has kept their sound alive. The answer: Perform live in the cities with the most illegal downloads. According to Musicmetric. The most engaged fans are those willing to buy concert tickets, t-shirts and other memorabilia. It's paid off. Iron Maiden just wrapped up a series of sold out shows in South America. An area of the world the majority of music's finest never thought of traveling.