It’s 2007, and Evanescence are opening for Iron Maiden on the main stage at Download festival. They’ve sold 14 million copies of their debut album, Fallen, while mega-hit Bring Me To Life made them such a cultural phenomenon that they beat rapper 50 Cent to a Best New Artist Grammy. And yet… there are heckles. There are boos. There are constant chants of “Maiden! Maiden! Maiden!”
“Look, I know I’m the only chick to be up here all day, and I know I’m one of the only ones to be singing any melodies. But that doesn’t mean we fucking suck!” she tells them, before piano ballad Lithium. “As far as I’m concerned, we fucking belong here!”
