According to Iron Maiden 's Spotify page , ongoing monitoring shows São Paulo as the city with the most listeners in the world. Of the 7.3 million monthly streams, 220,000 come from residents of São Paulo.
Santiago and Mexico City follow in second and third place with 216,000 and 179,000 clicks, respectively. Meanwhile, the band's hometown, London, occupies fourth place with 118,000 listeners.
The top three positions have remained the same since 2020, but Stockholm and Rio de Janeiro were next on that list, with Rio de Janeiro having around 80,000 users on the platform.
Furthermore, Brazilian fans don't only stand out on Spotify. A study conducted by G1 in 2019 revealed that Brazil is also a hit on Iron Maiden's YouTube channel: "To carry out the study, G1 considered the origin of the plays of various bands from the festival on YouTube – which, although known for playing videos, is also widely used to play music in general. The data obtained showed that 13.8% of Iron Maiden's streams on the platform are from Brazilian listeners."
The British group rewards all this love mainly with numerous sold-out shows in the country. Since their first performance in 1985, almost all of their tours have included Brazil. The 11th and most recent time the band landed on Brazilian soil was in August and September 2022, when they played in Curitiba , Ribeirão Preto , São Paulo , and at Rock in Rio new tour , The Future Past, was announced for 2023, but information about possible dates in South America has not yet been released.
However, Iron Maiden also uses other ways to demonstrate their affection for the Brazilian people. Recently, the band not only released a Christmas card featuring the São Paulo football club's logo , but Bruce Dickinson unveiled a band t-shirt honoring the Brazilian national team .
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