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Iron Maiden - To Tour The UK


Iron Maiden are finally going to tour the UK. Posted on their official website:

This will be an extensive 10 city arena tour for the final run of dates on their FINAL FRONTIER WORLD TOUR 2010/11. For the first time in many years, the band will be playing shows across the full length and breadth of the UK, including places they've not visited for up to three decades!

Steve Harris comments; "Everything in the Maiden camp has been so full on these last five years or so that we haven't travelled around the UK to play for our home fans for almost that long. These fans supported us by coming to Twickenham Stadium, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Download and more recently Sonisphere so we thought we should get off our backsides and do the travelling this time and get round the country to see them all. We very much look forward to playing all four home countries and a couple of places we haven't been for a very long time, Aberdeen and Belfast! And playing the O2 gets us as close to the East End of London where Maiden started off than we have been for many a year, probably since the Ruskin Arms! All in all l think this is going to be a very special series of shows and a wonderful way to end this whole world tour.

"We intend to take the full stadium show into the UK arenas and fit everything we possibly can into each venue. The set list will be different to this year's tour. Of course we will play more songs from the new album and some other recent material, but we intend to include a healthy dose of older fan favourites too for those who haven't seen us before, plus a spectacular light show and stage set, not forgetting, of course, ?Eddie!
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The UK shows will be the culmination of The Final Frontier World Tour, which began in June 2010 with a hugely successful 25 date tour throughout North America, followed by selected European stadium and festival shows, including Knebworth Sonisphere in the UK. As recently announced, early next year Ed Force One will fly the band, crew and equipment 50,000 miles around the World visiting thirteen countries before the band take a short break prior to the extensive European Tour (more announcements soon) of which the UK is the final leg.

As always we hope to facilitate "First To The Barrier" for our fan club members at as many shows as possible, details of these will be announced nearer the time on this website.

There will be an exclusive first ticket pre-sale for Iron Maiden Fan club members, before tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday November 20th. Please keep checking this website for updates about ticket sales and further information about the special fan club pre-sale.

JULY
Wed 20 Scotland, Glasgow SECC
Thu 21 Scotland, Aberdeen AECC P&J Arena
Sat 23 England, Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sun 24 England, Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
Wed 27 England, Nottingham Trent FM Arena
Thu 28 England, Manchester MEN Arena
Sun 31 England, Birmingham NIA

AUGUST
Mon 1 Wales, Cardiff CIA Arena
Wed 3 Northern Ireland, Belfast Odyssey
Fri 5 England, London 02 Arena

Source: ironmaiden.com
Band profile: Iron Maiden
Posted: 11.11.2010 by Baz Anderson


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11.11.2010 - 17:59
Valentin B
Iconoclast
Woah, never expected the biggest metal band in the world to undertake such a meticulous tour.. there's a show in Aberdeen FFS. the whole city has less inhabitants than a normal Maiden concert in South America.

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11.11.2010 - 18:33
Angelic Storm
Melodious
July?! Thats ages away!

But I shall be going! Might try and make the Aberdeen date as well xD
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11.11.2010 - 19:44
Ellrohir
Heaven Knight
I remember Bruce back in 2008 promising us they will return to Czech Republic with their new album...so i am waiting and wondering...
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Finally I got my dead man sleep


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11.11.2010 - 20:55
Kingface

I can't emphasise how chuffed I am that they're playing Sheffield! I'm so fucking there!
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11.11.2010 - 22:24
Lit. Metalhead
Account deleted
Nice... Now come to the fucking US!
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11.11.2010 - 22:40
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by Guest on 11.11.2010 at 22:24

Nice... Now come to the fucking US!



Havent they just done a US tour? :\
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11.11.2010 - 22:47
Lit. Metalhead
Account deleted
Written by Angelic Storm on 11.11.2010 at 22:40

Written by Guest on 11.11.2010 at 22:24

Nice... Now come to the fucking US!



Havent they just done a US tour? :\


Yes, with Dream Theater, while Portnoy was still drummer.

I missed it. To this day I kick my own ass.
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11.11.2010 - 22:59
Angelic Storm
Melodious
Written by Guest on 11.11.2010 at 22:47
Yes, with Dream Theater, while Portnoy was still drummer.

I missed it. To this day I kick my own ass.


Oh geez, that sucks...

The last time Maiden played the UK, I missed it, but that was just a one off show in Twickenham. They haven't done a proper UK tour since I last saw them in 2006. I really hope they have a decent support act this time, but I doubt whoever it is will be of the quality of Dream Theater. lol
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11.11.2010 - 23:44
Fat & Sassy!

Seeing DT opening up for Maiden was very awkward.
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12.11.2010 - 00:18
Valentin B
Iconoclast
Written by Fat & Sassy! on 11.11.2010 at 23:44

Seeing DT opening up for Maiden was very awkward.

why is that? ooh i think i know why, you wanted to fellate admire Jon Petrucci for a full 2 hours.. right?

>:[
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12.11.2010 - 00:30
Fat & Sassy!

Written by Valentin B on 12.11.2010 at 00:18

Written by Fat & Sassy! on 11.11.2010 at 23:44

Seeing DT opening up for Maiden was very awkward.

why is that? ooh i think i know why, you wanted to fellate admire Jon Petrucci for a full 2 hours.. right?

>:[


BASICALLY.

Naw. It's just that I don't think they were an appropriate band to open for Maiden. Maiden plays pretty uplifting stuff. DT just came out and pretty much played some of their crappy more recent singles.
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12.11.2010 - 02:09
Daggon
Underpaid M.D.
They can tour the moon if thew want, but if they play their newest songs from "The Final Frontier", consider me out of this upcoming world tour...
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"Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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13.11.2010 - 03:12
Dragonlord TG

Written by Daggon on 12.11.2010 at 02:09

They can tour the moon if thew want, but if they play their newest songs from "The Final Frontier", consider me out of this upcoming world tour...


What, seriously? Damn. I am going to miss you so much.
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14.11.2010 - 00:56
Daggon
Underpaid M.D.
Written by Dragonlord TG on 13.11.2010 at 03:12

Written by Daggon on 12.11.2010 at 02:09

They can tour the moon if thew want, but if they play their newest songs from "The Final Frontier", consider me out of this upcoming world tour...


What, seriously? Damn. I am going to miss you so much.


I know, every single Iron Maiden fan is going to mourn my absence
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"Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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