Well, alrighty then dude!! I didn't discover BBK's until like last year. & had no clue what kinda club it was. But, tat plasce in MA.?? HA! They deserve way laregr venues than THAT! We have a great theater in CT.; or 2 rather. he Bushnell in Hartford, & the Oakdale (now called some crap about a Chevy)-in Wallingford Anyway, hardly a Nation-Wide tour, don't you think?
They deserve way larger venues than The Palladium?
I'd argue that Nightwish is a larger draw now, than Iced Earth was then.
And I'm not even quite certain Nightwish sold out The Palladium last weekend. By the looks of the line, they came damn close if they didn't, but I have no confirmation that they did (There were plenty of tickets at the door but there were a lot of people buying tickets there).
As much as I would love to say that every Metal show I go to at The Palladium is a sellout, I'd be lieing if I said so. We just don't have a scene here that would dictate larger venues for bands such as Iced Earth, Nightwish, Edguy, etc. (I believe the Palladium's capacity is just under 2,000, but don't quote me on that)
The Bushnell is a Performing Arts Center. All I see on their upcoming events is plays and the like. I don't think you're quite likely to see Iced Earth there.
As for Chevrolet Theater.
It has a schedule of Duran Duran, Jethro Tull, and Playhouse Disney Live! On Tour, among other things.
I've also looked at seating charts/images of both venues.
As much as I'd like to see Iced Earth fill those up...
I severely doubt it, especially in our area.