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IRON MAIDEN Confirmed For Next Year's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival - July 2, 2007

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will play their only German show of 2008 at next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. IRON MAIDEN is expected to perform a set focusing on the "Early Days Part 2" period, featuring classic songs like "Powerslave", "Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner" and "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son".

As previously reported, professionally filmed video footage of IRON MAIDEN's entire June 10, 2007 headlining performance at the Download festival at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England has been posted at YouTube.

IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson announced from the Download stage that the group's performance was being filmed for an upcoming DVD.

A two-minute video interview with IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, conducted by NME.COM ahead of the band's appearance at Download, can be viewed at this location.

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	COMMENT \| posted by : longdistancerunner 7/2/2007 9:23:58 AM

	FUCK YES!

	COMMENT \| you guys get posted by : Decepticon75 7/2/2007 9:26:28 AM

	wacken, we get ozzfest, you sure you dont wanna trade?

	COMMENT \| Big deal... posted by : darthrya 7/2/2007 9:31:57 AM

	...Iron Maiden always plays the outdoor tours in Europe in the summer. If the band wants to make news, they'd announce places they haven't played before, or haven't played in a long time. A posting about playing Australia again would be nice, or announcing a US tour that really is a full-US tour - not just the northeast and Los Angeles.

	COMMENT \| Iron Maiden posted by : Dick Butkus 7/2/2007 9:35:57 AM

	is the greatest band of all time. Hands down.

	COMMENT \| posted by : longdistancerunner 7/2/2007 9:55:43 AM

	Maiden has never played Wacken and it's been demanded for a long time now. Though it makes sense since the reason given for Maiden not playing Wacken has always been money and now that a ticket for Wacken is around 100 €...

	COMMENT \| posted by : DrPhilgood 7/2/2007 9:57:00 AM

	"Because of the announcement of IRON MAIDEN for the W:O:A 2008 and the great interest the W:O:A Server collapsed! It should go back online tomorrow 12:00h!" ^^ wow

	COMMENT \| Wacken 2008 is... posted by : Phoenix45000 7/2/2007 10:06:46 AM

	Gonna explode, THAT is the biggest announcement in their history, good luck getting tickets after january, Maiden will be their biggest draw and a sell out will happen at unprecedented speed

	COMMENT \| thought they were going to call Part 2 the 'Golden Years'? posted by : brir 7/2/2007 10:41:55 AM

	although i guess that would be an acknowledgement that the 90's weren't so good for them huh? :) Plus, they're probably as popular as they were in the mid 80s right now (at least outside of the US) so again, they will probably change that title! Still, should make for a great DVD and (hopefully!) a US tour!!

	COMMENT \| Ha posted by : Jimothy 7/2/2007 10:42:52 AM

	For a little while the metaltix server crashed, but it's Ok, I just got me ticket ;). Great, in a few days I'll have my 2007 + 2008 ticket on my fridge!

	COMMENT \| posted by : RiotAct666 7/2/2007 10:52:43 AM

	Looking forward to early days part 2. The first one was awesome. And a U.S. tour as well will do :) Up the irons!!!!!!

	COMMENT \| posted by : Dimas 7/2/2007 11:11:24 AM

	ordered my ticket already.

	COMMENT \| I don't mind... posted by : Sam Przyborowski 7/2/2007 1:31:59 PM

	..paying a few extra Euros to get a massive headliner into the bargain.

	COMMENT \| Maiden's rare songs posted by : Branikald_44 7/2/2007 2:54:39 PM

	I would love to see live versions of Flash of the Blade or Back in the Village on this next DVD set. I love the first one!

	COMMENT \| kick ass posted by : imskyclad 7/2/2007 10:29:44 PM

	i think i ned to make a trip to germany

	COMMENT \| fuck posted by : MaidenPriest 7/2/2007 10:30:15 PM

	u fuckin lucky bastards. time to buy plane tickets to germany!

	COMMENT \| rofl posted by : MaidenPriest 7/2/2007 10:32:06 PM

	server did collapse...hilarious

	COMMENT \| RHYME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER!!!!!!!!!!! posted by : shotgun cheney 7/3/2007 5:27:01 AM

	THE BEST GOD DAMN SONG EVER FUCKING EVER WRITTEN!!! GOD DAMN!!! GOD YES!!!!! THESE COLOURS DON'T RUN!!!!!!! MAIDEN FOREVER MOTHA FUCKAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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