Canadian shows were promoted and you see.... they are sold-out. This is what I've said for a while:
This band only needs mmore promotion, they have the talent, they have good music, so they just need more promotion overal and that's it.
It works for the Canadian shows, so it's a proof.
Nah, it's much more than that -- hard rock is significantly more popular in Canada than in the US. For instance, Iron Maiden routinely sells out shows in Montreal, Toronto, and other cities, but have a harder time outside of NY and LA in the US. Same thing in Europe.