IRON MAIDEN: North American Tour Dates Announced
- Oct. 31, 2007
British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced the following North American tour dates as part of the first leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time" world tour 2008:
Feb. 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum Mar. 14 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena) Mar. 16 - Toronto, ONT, Canada @ Air Canada Centre
IRON MAIDEN will fly into the USA especially for the East Rutherford show from Puerto Rico the day before and depart for Toronto the day after on a specially commissioned and customized Boeing 757, flown by airline captain and MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The Astraeus 757, decked out in MAIDEN and Eddie designs, will carry the band, road crew and other personnel of around 70 people plus over 12 tons of equipment.
This first leg of the "Somewhere Back In Time" world tour opens in Mumbai India on February 1, and continues through Australia and Japan before arriving in Los Angeles. The entourage then fly to Mexico then the band's first-ever concerts in Costa Rica and Columbia, and then on to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Puerto Rica and New York, before finishing in Toronto, Canada, on March 16.
Over the 45-day period it is anticipated that MAIDEN will play to well over 400,000 fans in 21 cities in 10 countries, flying close to 50,000 miles in the specially refitted plane.
Comments vocalist Bruce Dickinson: "I have been flying commercial passenger jets for Astraeus Airlines for a few years now and we are commissioning an Astraeus Boeing 757. It will go in for overhaul, painting and conversion in November which will then give us time to ensure we have all the necessary safety documentation, especially with regard to fire safety. It also means it could possibly be flying commercial air routes decked out in MAIDEN colours for a couple of months before we start!
"Looking at the list of places we would like to play we have always had problems joining up the dots. With sea containers in various places it slows down the whole touring process, which is fine if you want a holiday but not if you want to play. It's great to see places but we don't want to sit around for a week waiting for gear to get from, say, Australia to South America, so this way we can get to more fans in more places en route in the same time period”.
To tie in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic "Live After Death" concert video (full details coming soon) this tour, aptly entitled "Somewhere Back In Time", will revisit the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the '80s in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which will be based around the legendary Egyptian production of the 1984-85 "Powerslave Tour". This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their "Somewhere In Time" tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie.
Bassist Steve Harris comments: "We made sure the tour stopped off in New York, or to be more accurate, New Jersey, but to us Brits it's all a great arena to play with some of the loudest fans anywhere! We've had so many memorable nights there over the years — both on stage and off! — and played many different venues, including the [Madison Square] Garden and the seven nights at Radio City with the original 'Powerslave' show in 1984. But one of our favorites was always what we still call Meadowlands; it's always a great crowd there.
"The last time we played California was the Verizon last October and it was a fantastic gig, sold out well in advance so the fans were well up for it. It was as good a crowd reaction as we have ever had in L.A. It was also our last show on that U.S. tour and really ended up a night to remember. It will certainly be the first time we have played L.A. by flying in, doing the show and flying straight out again — we usually like to hang around there for a few days!! We will have to make up for it next time!!
"l always loved the 'Powerslave' show which I think was arguably our most spectacular ever, so bringing it back to L.A. — where we originally filmed the show at Long Beach Arena for our 'Live After Death' video — has got to be special and we are very much looking forward to it.
"As always when planning these tours, we sadly aren't always able to get to everywhere that we'd like to for various logistical and timing reasons and there are probably fans out there who might be disappointed. We promise we will try even harder the next time around to get to those places."
The IRON MAIDEN fan club has arranged an exclusive first access pre-sale for members to buy tickets to the show on Tuesday, November 6 before tickets go on sale to the public on November 10.
To allow fans to be right up close to the band, the fan club will also be running a special draw whereby 60 winners and friend at each show will be given first access to the venue enabling them to be first to the stage barrier. The fan club is also arranging for two fan club winners to get up on stage and join MAIDEN with the chorus of "Heaven Can Wait".
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Saturday, November 10 at 10:00 a.m.
IRON MAIDEN's "Somewhere Back In Time" world tour 2008:
Feb. 01 - Mumbai, India @ Bandra Kurla Complex Feb. 04 - Perth, Australia @ Burswood Dome Feb. 06 - Melbourne, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena Feb. 07 - Melbourne, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena Feb. 09 - Sydney, Australia @ Acer Arena Feb. 10 - Sydney, Australia @ Acer Arena Feb. 12 - Brisbane, Australia @ Entertainment Centre Feb. 15 - Yokohama, Japan @ Pacifico Yokohama Feb. 16 - Tokyo, Japan @ Messe Feb. 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum Feb. 21 - Guadalajara, Mexico @ Auditoria Telmex Feb. 22 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Monterrey Arena Feb. 24 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Sports Palace Feb. 26 - San Jose, Costa Rica @ Saprisa Stadium Feb. 28 - Bogota, Colombia @ Simon Bolivar Park Mar. 02 - Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Skol Arena Anhembi Mar. 05 - Porto Allegre, Brazil @ Gigantinho Mar. 07 - Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Ferrofcarril Oeste Stadium Mar. 09 - Santiago, Chile @ Pista Atletica Mar. 12 - San Juan, Puerto Rico @ San Juan Coliseo Mar. 14 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena) Mar. 16 - Toronto, Canada @ Air Canada Centre
The second leg of the tour will take place mid-May to mid-June with further concerts in North America, followed by the third leg European tour, extensively covering most of Europe in stadiums and major festivals. In total the band is expected to play to well in excess of one and a half million fans during the entire tour.
IRON MAIDEN's latest album, "A Matter of Life and Death", has sold 183,000 copies in the United States since its August 2006 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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COMMENT | posted by : thenumberofthebeef 10/31/2007 7:37:29 AM
I'll be attending the NJ show if there is any possible chance! UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COMMENT | ahem posted by : Salter1701 10/31/2007 7:45:23 AM
"The second leg of the tour will take place mid-May to mid-June with further concerts in North America"
COMMENT | come on maiden posted by : longsincedark 10/31/2007 7:51:35 AM
You ripped of the U.S. for the last two albums and now this tour too? This is getting old guys. I mean at least you did Ozzfest for the "Early Years" tour. I mean seriously this tour with the right promotion could do very well for them here. What a sham.
COMMENT | salter posted by : longsincedark 10/31/2007 7:52:54 AM
just saw that so maybe an outdoor venue summer tour for the U.S.? Please please say its true!
COMMENT | posted by : hasse78 10/31/2007 8:07:05 AM
ok..... before you all moan more. Try to read it all first. More us dates in second leg of the tour.
And november 5th they announce the scandinavian dates. yeaaaah!!!.
Let me guess. :DDDDD
Gothenburg - Ullevi Stadium Trondheim - Lerkendal stadium Helsinki - Olympic stadium Stockholm - Stockholm stadium
COMMENT | up the irons! posted by : Kissfan77 10/31/2007 8:25:58 AM
they're back again!
COMMENT | posted by : platinum maze 10/31/2007 8:43:26 AM
...and people wonder why I won't move out of the NY/NJ area.
COMMENT | posted by : Chicken ala Sweatsock 10/31/2007 8:48:36 AM
Maiden is still recording and making pretty good albums. Why the nostalgia act now? Not needed.
COMMENT | North America dates posted by : Zoo Keeper 666 10/31/2007 9:05:01 AM
...to my fellow Americans, if you read the entire press release it states, "The second leg of the tour will take place mid-May to mid-June with further concerts in North America..."
Now I know that living in the NJ/NYC/Philly area has it's advantages and I guess we are spoiled, but Maiden are doing a World Tour from Feb - Sept(most likely)
Another thing to note if YOU WANT YOUR band to tour in your area, BUY THEIR ALBUMS.........Bands tour areas based on the sales of their albums in each local market.
It costs a ton of money to tour, and the band is their job and a business and they shouldn't be taking a loss.
If you are stealing albums and more and more people in your area are stealing albums, less bands will tour in your area.
That being said, I always see Maiden, they are one of my favorite bands, and I was at East Rutherford last year up against the barrier when everyone else here was bitching that they played the whole new album.
I will be in East Rutherford, NJ on March 14th for this, no way in hell I won't be there. There is a huge Maiden fan base in our area.
TO THE PEOPLE WHO MISS MAIDEN EVERY YEAR DUE TO TOURING LOGISTICS: Here's some advice, save your money now, and prepare to take a trip to one of the shows if you really want to go. Hopefully they will hit your area.
Maiden also is aware that people want to see them: "As always when planning these tours, we sadly aren't always able to get to everywhere that we'd like to for various logistical and timing reasons and there are probably fans out there who might be disappointed. We promise we will try even harder the next time around to get to those places." So hopefully they'll hit your area this tour, but if not they will make a go on the next one.
COMMENT | platinum maze posted by : Zoo Keeper 666 10/31/2007 9:05:55 AM
I here you 100% bro, and I always use this as one of my reasons.
COMMENT | posted by : I 4 N I 10/31/2007 9:10:40 AM
Still no new zealand dates on the aussie tour :(
Pity, sheer, pity. I'll try to catch em in mumbai somehow. That frikin sucks for us kiwi fans though.
COMMENT | posted by : me...? 10/31/2007 9:28:57 AM
"Another thing to note if YOU WANT YOUR band to tour in your area, BUY THEIR ALBUMS.........Bands tour areas based on the sales of their albums in each local market.
It costs a ton of money to tour, and the band is their job and a business and they shouldn't be taking a loss."
wow. thanks for that insight that none of us knew before. that being said, i do buy their albums and have been for almost 25 years; and they still will not tour the u.s. south, period.
errr... why don't you try catch them in Australia 'somehow'. Its alot nearer than India!
COMMENT | me...? posted by : Zoo Keeper 666 10/31/2007 9:33:56 AM
hey bro, maybe you realize this man, but there are people that don't....
as i said bro they are touring the US may - june, as a backup plan on saving money to travel the nearest touring location......
the most likely reason that maiden don't tour the US south is due to low tour sales the last time they were there coupled with low albums sales over the last few years?
Question: when was the last time maiden hit the South East?
COMMENT | Maiden Will play L.A twice! posted by : sircrunch 10/31/2007 10:11:23 AM
It will certainly be the first time we have played L.A. by flying in, doing the show and flying straight out again — we usually like to hang around there for a few days!! We will have to make up for it next time!!
COMMENT | NJ sucks? posted by : Zoo Keeper 666 10/31/2007 10:13:16 AM
Yeah sure, we have industry, business, money, beaches, skiing, farming, tons of places to camping, we get all of the tours via NYC/NJ/and Philly, we have NYC and Philly, the GIANTS, we're an original colony and an original state in the nation....nevermind the tons of musicians, actors and athletes from nj....oh yeah we have Thomas Edison too....
See everyone at the Maiden show and at Van HALEN @ MSG!
COMMENT | .. posted by : Pod 10/31/2007 10:30:38 AM
Apparently some people can't read, They'll announce more dates and be back on the second leg....
COMMENT | posted by : Swather 10/31/2007 10:32:58 AM
I hear the points about how they won't tour where they don't sell albums, but come on, this is like chicken or the egg. A lot of people in North America don't even know that Maiden still plays or releases albums because they don't tour here!!! They have zero promotion here as well. If they would promote and do a full tour maybe they would sell more albums. But they won't tour unless they sell more albums....but they won't sell more albums until they tour.....yada yada yada.
Maiden's albums sell very well in Canada, and yes that is mostly due to Quebec but not all because of them. For god's sake at least go somewhere other than Quebec and Toronto.......
COMMENT | posted by : The Space Lord 10/31/2007 10:34:18 AM
Zoo Keeper 666: Chaos hostess Full Metal Jackie's originally from NJ herself but she left because she hated the cold.
COMMENT | Can't wait for the UK dates posted by : Jtull 10/31/2007 10:51:38 AM
I hope they play leeds again, even still I might go see them at Wacken
COMMENT | Wow posted by : Shredomatic 10/31/2007 10:53:01 AM
I didn't know Bruce could fly a commercial airliner, that's pretty bad ass!
COMMENT | Change of seasons posted by : Zoo Keeper 666 10/31/2007 10:54:37 AM
I enjoy the change of seasons myself....
I didn't know she was from nj either...
As far as Maiden promotion goes, well they do promote in my area, I have no idea about other areas, but they did a Full tour for Brave New World in the US. Look most coutries only get one or two shows from Maiden, because internationally Maiden's market is larger and they have a lot of countries to hit. You can't appease everyone, and I guess economically it was difficult to include other dates, but they did say that they WILL MAKE THE EXTRA EFFORT ON THE NEXT TOUR TO HIT THE MARKETS CAN'T NORMALLY GET TO....
COMMENT | Think about it..... posted by : Zoo Keeper 666 10/31/2007 10:56:28 AM
If you can play in Mexico City in front of 40,000 fans as opposed to toadsuck, arkansas in front of 500, what would you do?
COMMENT | US tour dates ONLY of past tours.... posted by : Zoo Keeper 666 10/31/2007 11:09:32 AM
The Ed Hunter Tour North America (July 1999 - August 1999)
16/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Hammerstein Ballroom
18/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Orpheum Theater
20/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Massey Hall
21/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Nautica
23/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Eagles Ballroom
24/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Pine Knob Amphitheater
25/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Aragon Ballroom
27/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Fiddler Green
30/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Greek Theater
31/07/1999 Flag of the United States United States Arena Theater
02/08/1999 Flag of the United States United States The Joint
03/08/1999 Flag of the United States United States Costa Mesa Amphitheater
05/08/1999 Flag of the United States United States County Coliseum
07/08/1999 Flag of the United States United States Sunken Garden Amphitheater
08/08/1999 Flag of the United States United States Bronco Bowl
Brave New World(2000 -2001):
Brave New World Tour North America (August 2000 - September 2000)
05/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Madison Square Gardens
06/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Tweeter Center
08/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Meadows Music Center
09/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Cumberland County Civic Center
11/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Starlake Amphitheater
12/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States E-Center
13/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Coors Light Amphitheater
15/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Pine Knob Amphitheater
16/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Darien Lake Amphitheater
17/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Arts Center
19/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Riverport Amphitheater
20/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Sandstone Amphitheater
23/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Blossom Music Center
25/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States U.I.C. Pavilion
26/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Marcus Amphitheater
27/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Roy Wilkins Auditorium
29/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States World Arena
30/08/2000 Flag of the United States United States Red Rock Amphitheater
01/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Starplex Amphitheater
02/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Woodlands Pavilion
03/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Sunken Garden Amphitheater
04/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Sunken Garden Amphitheater
06/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States University of Texas at El Paso
08/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Mesa Del Sol
09/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Desert Sky Pavilion
10/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
12/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Sports Arena
13/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Universal Amphitheater
15/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Cintennial Amphitheater
16/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Shoreline Amphitheater
17/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Aladdin Theater
18/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Sullivan Arena
19/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Tacoma Dome
20/09/2000 Flag of the United States United States Pacific Coliseum
Give Me Ed... 'til I'm Dead Tour North America (July 2003 - August 2003)
21/07/2003 Flag of the United States United States Centrum
22/07/2003 Flag of the United States United States Meadows Music Theatre
23/07/2003 Flag of the United States United States Tweeter Center
25/07/2003 Flag of the United States United States PNC Bank Arts Center
26/07/2003 Flag of the United States United States Tommy Hilfiger
29/07/2003 Flag of the United States United States Merriwather Post Pavillion
30/07/2003 Flag of the United States United States Madison Square Gardens
05/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Blossom Music Center
06/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States DTE Energy Center
08/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States PA Post Gazette Pavilion
09/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Polaris Amp./Germain
10/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Tweeter Center
13/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Smirnoff Music Center
15/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
16/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Woodlands Pavilion
18/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States U.T.E.P.
20/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Fiddler's Green
21/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Journal Pavilion
22/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Cricket Pavilion
24/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
25/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Long Beach Arena
26/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Sports Arena
28/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Shoreline Amphitheatre
29/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Chronicle Pavilion
30/08/2003 Flag of the United States United States Sleep Train Pavilion
Dance Of Death Tour North America (January 2004)
23/01/2004 Flag of the United States United States Hammerstein Ballroom
24/01/2004 Flag of the United States United States Hammerstein Ballroom
26/01/2004 Flag of the United States United States Hammerstein Ballroom
27/01/2004 Flag of the United States United States Hammerstein Ballroom Cancelled
30/01/2004 Flag of the United States United States Universal Amphitheatre
31/01/2004 Flag of the United States United States Universal Amphitheatre
Eddie Rips Up The World Tour North America (July 2005 - August 2005) (Ozzfest)
15/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States Tweeter Center
17/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States Meadows
19/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States Tweeter Waterfront
21/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States Darien Lakes
23/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States Post Gazette
24/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States Nissan
26/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States PNC
30/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States Tweeter Center
31/07/2005 Flag of the United States United States Verizon Wireless Music Center
02/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States Germain Amphitheatre
04/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States DTE Energy Music Theatre
06/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States Alpine Valley
07/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States Floatrite Park
09/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States Coors Ampitheatre
11/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States White River
13/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States Shoreline Amphitheatre
14/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States Sleep Train
16/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States USANA Pavilion
18/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States Cricket
20/08/2005 Flag of the United States United States Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen
A Matter Of Life And Death North America Tour (October 2006)
04/10/2006 Flag of the United States United States New England Dodge Music Center
06/10/2006 Flag of the United States United States Agganis Arena
07/10/2006 Flag of the United States United States Tweeter Center At the Waterfront
12/10/2006 Flag of the United States United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13/10/2006 Flag of the United States United States Continental Airlines Arena
17/10/2006 Flag of the United States United States Palace of Auburn Hills
18/10/2006 Flag of the United States United States Allstate Arena
21/10/2006 Flag of the United States United States Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
About 105 US shows since the 1999(reforming with Bruce and Adrian) Bottom line: You can see them in the US, but you will have to travel.
When was the last time Australia had Iron Maiden? It was 1992.
There are like 130 million people in Japan, and the last time Maiden was there was in 2004 and for only 3 dates.
COMMENT | posted by : zenimal 10/31/2007 11:42:48 AM
I hope second leg of the tour includes St. Louis.
COME oN maiden dammit!
COMMENT | Iron Maiden posted by : NationOfHypocrisy 10/31/2007 11:43:08 AM
hates touring in the United States because there are certain songs we want to hear, and they dont want to play those songs.
AKA they dont want to play the songs that made them famous, they want to only play new songs.
Look up past interviews for your proof.
COMMENT | posted by : Kaizer Sedso 10/31/2007 12:11:15 PM
Hope they do a uk tour as well as Donny(????).Try and get to Wacken too....feel sorry for u.s. fans, at least Steve said they were going back tho
COMMENT | posted by : The Space Lord 10/31/2007 12:30:07 PM
Zoo Keeper's post, if anything, demonstrates that if Iron Maiden have been slack in touring and giving the fans 100% in a specific market for some time, that market isn't the US.
COMMENT | Fuckin' A posted by : The Overmatt 10/31/2007 12:33:58 PM
I'm already in Toronto that weekend for my girlfriend's birthday. This is gonna kick so much ass.
COMMENT | Maiden are legends, and have earned the right to tour when and where they want! posted by : brir 10/31/2007 12:45:17 PM
OK, I live in the NYC area, so they do always play here, but go back and look at how hard they toured in the Number of the Beast/Piece of Mind/Powerslave/etc. days, they played everywhere in the US! We all know that they have issues with the US, and I do feel bad for people that don't get to see them, but they've put in almost 30 years as a touring and recording metal band, and they're all over or pushing 50, with families, so the fact that they're still out there, and still making new albums, is amazing. I say cut them some slack, they've earned the right to tour less extensively. Up the Irons!
COMMENT | Wasn't the Powerslave/Somewhere........ posted by : red shark 10/31/2007 3:12:16 PM
albums the ones that sold a lot for Maiden in the States? I would think that would warrant a few more dates than what is to be expected. Yes, I do live in the South and would love for Maiden to take the time to play down here. They do have a lot of fans down here. Hell, even Nicko lives down in FL.
COMMENT | This is so stupid ! posted by : astroboy 10/31/2007 3:22:04 PM
No full U.S. tour simply because the States aren't a major market for Maiden. Apart from maybe 10 cities the band can't fill arenas anymore. Complainers are idiots.
COMMENT | American posted by : tokyoblade 10/31/2007 3:32:12 PM
people doesn't like to travel to see their favourites bands. By the way, for those who lives in Texas, Monterrey is under 200 miles south the border.
COMMENT | Only 1 (one) show in Germany posted by : Das Schuetzenfest 10/31/2007 3:34:50 PM
Look, bitches:
Iron Maiden will headline Wacken 2008, and it'll be their only show in Germany next year, although the last three studio albums topped the german charts (BNW No.3, DOD No.2, AMOLAD No.1). Don't expect the band to tour the USA extensively. The times of mammoth Iron Maiden tours are over, they're getting older and don't want to be on the road longer than three or four months per year. And the US of A do not deserve more shows than real metal strongholds like Scandinavia or central and south Europe anyway.
Do what you can to see Iron Maiden live on what will probably be their last "retro" tour, I guess they'll retire within the next 5 years - while being on top.
COMMENT | Commander in Chimp posted by : I 4 N I 10/31/2007 6:56:51 PM
Australia shows are all sold out. I'm sure I would've thought of that lol. THing is I am originally from india and I go back there every few months. I can re-schedule so I go there when maiden comes.
Still sucks they ain't coming to NZ. Every band that comes to aussie does at least one show in NZ. Its right next door, and I can tell if they toured here it will sell out in 5 min. flat as well. And they toured here on there previous aussie tours 15 years ago. WHY NOT NOW??
COMMENT | posted by : I 4 N I 10/31/2007 6:57:36 PM
^ And also I reckon this will be there last tour to this part of the world. THis is the only chance kiwi fans have to see em live in this lifetime
COMMENT | posted by : motorheid 10/31/2007 7:02:52 PM
I dont know why they bother with North America given their sales figures. They should leave it to the MTV lovies like metallica and eminem. Keep real metal for the rest of the world
COMMENT | if I do see them onthe 16th posted by : WhiteRatt 10/31/2007 7:07:13 PM
they better have a better setlist than last Octobers!
COMMENT | posted by : jvm138 10/31/2007 8:53:47 PM
Blaze is Maiden, without him, they are just a cover band!! $haron Rules!!!!
The US will get about 10 shows tops when the late spring dates are announced as they will be doing europe fest dates in the summer.
Woohoo Bruce and his freakin love for the US.
COMMENT | This isn't a "tour" posted by : Chico 11/1/2007 4:14:44 AM
Look at the complete list of dates...
They're touring India, Australia and Japan then going to Mexico and South America. They just tossed in an LA date on the way to Mexico from Japan and a couple dates after the tour in markets that do well for them before flying back home most likely to recover.
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