Iron Maiden *update*

[panayiotis1984]

"The changes in the music industry has not affected us adversely, because we always had a strong relationship with our fans," IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson told at: http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1148586 prior to the band’s headlining performance Friday night (February 1) at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai, India.

Dickinson said that being a live band, IRON MAIDEN has always had a direct and close relationship with its fans and has not been affected by the free downloads and MP3s that have bucked the global music industry.

"It would affect artists who have relationship with only their record labels and depend on record sales and not their fans," he said. "Two decades ago, the record companies had a monopoly over the music industry, but now there is more competition and democracy. Maybe the music industry is heading back to the ’20s and ’30s, where music was played live without record companies."

As for the bootleg recordings and merchandise of the band that are traded on the ’Net, Dickinson said, "Again it depends on our relationship with our fans. We are aware that our unofficial recordings of our live shows are often downloaded on the net and some of them are pretty good.

"The fans also buy the official merchandise, which we make sure are quality stuff. However, what we do not believe is people who rip off our fans and the band with poor quality bootleg recordings and merchandise."

On the relevance of the band after 30 years on the road, Dickinson said, "Though this tour is about having a retrospective look, we are not a nostalgia act. This tour is also for the young fans between 16-25 years who have never seen us. We are bigger and more successful than in the ’80s. As for the new music, you can’t slag off any person’s music or taste."
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[MurrayTheRainbowCatcher]

That album cover is awesome in so many ways my mouth would bleed trying to explain it's sweetness.

[DeHuMaNiZeR_]

I saw the second Melbourne Show on Thursday night , took a couple of pictures with my phone camera..........enjoy





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[Nurse Ratched]

Okay, back in 2003 for the Maiden/Dio/Motorhead show, I payed $175.00 for front row in San Diego...smokin' deal. I payed $450.00 for front row center for H&H last April. I checked on getting good seats for me and my daughter for the next L.A. Maiden show, and loge, good loge, are going for $798.00. WTF??? Does this seem a bit crazy?? I knew I was going to have to shell out the dough, but that just seems way high to me.

Do you think it is because it is the first part of the tour in the US and people don't want to wait?

Discuss...
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[Holymagica]

IRON MAIDEN's official web site, U.S. fans should look for an announcement "coming later tonight" (Tuesday, February 19) — presumably containing additional dates for the North American leg of the band's Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour '08.

[GUITARGOD]

[Holymagica]

From the last night (February 19), amid the pandemonium in front of 14,000 screaming fans at a packed Los Angeles Forum, IRON MAIDEN announced the first leg of its eagerly anticipated North American summer tour.

As tickets for IRON MAIDEN's current "Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour 08" dates at the Los Angeles Forum and New Jersey's Izod Centre sold out months in advance, the band is delighted to announce it is coming back for more major USA concerts this summer which will take it to a number of cities it has not played in many years along with a return to the Los Angeles area with two nights at the 16,000-capacity Verizon Amphitheatre on Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31. Tickets for the majority of these shows will go on sale to the public on Saturday, March 1. A special pre-sale will be made available exclusively to members of the IRON MAIDEN fan club, who will also be eligible to enter to be "First to the stage barrier."

The "Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour 08" was inspired by MAIDEN's recently released DVD, "Live After Death" (New Door Records/Ume). Filmed and recorded over four spectacular nights at Long Beach Arena on the "Powerslave Tour" in 1985, this has long been a benchmark for rock concert videos and live albums, and the CD remains one of the biggest-selling live albums ever with sales in excess of six million worldwide. With the video having been largely unavailable for many years, the fans' massive interest in this legendary concert continues to this day with the DVD debuting at No. 1 on charts around the world (including The UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and Finland), as well as No 2 on the Billboard chart in the U.S. and Canada.

This tour revisits the band's history by focusing almost entirely on their classic '80s period in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which is based around the legendary Egyptian production of that "Powerslave Tour" as portrayed on the "Live After Death" DVD. This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented. Furthermore the band intends to bring along for this summer leg of the tour the colossal mummy of Eddie, as featured on the "Live After Death" DVD, along with various other elements of the show that would not fit on their 757 on the first leg of this tour, which included the shows at the Forum and Izod Centre.

Says vocalist Bruce Dickinson: "We are all greatly looking forward to getting back to see our fans in places like Texas, the South West and Seattle where we haven't played for quite some time. And for this leg we will be able to bring along all Eddie's toys which we couldn't get on our plane during the first leg. We are all having a great time on this tour and really can't believe the excitement it is creating round the world and the huge numbers of people who are turning out to see us. It makes for a really very exciting time for all of us, fans and band alike."

IRON MAIDEN North American tour dates:

May 21 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless
May 22 - Houston, TX - Woodlands
May 25 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
May 26 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilio
May 28 - Concord, CA - Concord
May 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
May 31 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 02 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre

[Rhonda Ross]

[GEORDIE]

Am i crazy, or do the riffs of Montesgur off Dance Death and the Candlemass song A Cry From The Crypt sound really really similar?

[shiva]

In Vancouver June 3rd. I got my tickets.

Pretty much sold out the entire Western Canadian Tour, and then rumored to be heading to Eastern Canada. They released a bunch of complimentary tickets for sale, so maybe there are a few ones left for that.

Looking so forward to this, I missed this one, and always nice to have a second chance, even at 100 bucks.

[Dusthead]

[Dusthead]

Wowsa wowsa! Completely sold out Vancouver. Not
even a nosebleed level single available. I hate Iron Maiden
very much right now.
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[shiva]

Sorry to hear that.

Not selling you mine though.

First time I ever remember IM actually selling out Vancouver. I was at a couple, 10-11 thousand fans.

[Rhonda Ross]

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Wednesday, May 21 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with IRON MAIDEN by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

MAIDEN's North America leg of the global "Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 08" starts in Texas on May 21 and ends on June 21 somewhere in Canada. The band already circled the planet in its customized Boeing 757 flown by vocalist Bruce Dickinson taking them to 23 sold-out shows in 10 countries in 45 days and a distance of almost 50,000 miles, making it an average of a major show every alternate day with each one an average of about 2,000 miles apart. Following the North America leg, the band will undertake an extensive tour of stadiums and major festivals around Europe, by the end of which they will have played to some one and a half million fans.

On May 13, EMI will release a "best-of" 1980-1989 album aptly entitled "Somewhere Back in Time" and featuring 14 classic tracks from this period.
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[panayiotis1984]

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off the second leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour 08" Wednesday night (May 21) at the Verizon Wireless in San Antonio, Texas. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Aces High
02. 2 Minutes to Midnight
03. Revelations
04. The Trooper
05. Wasted Years
06. The Number of the Beast
07. Can I Play With Madness?
08. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
09. Powerslave
10. Heaven Can Wait
11. Run to the Hills
12. Fear of the Dark
13. Iron Maiden
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14. Moonchild
15. The Clairvoyant
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name
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