Official Tourdates Discussion Thread

Well, another cat out of the bag.  That one guy who started 3 topics before being banned a while back should be happy.

http://www.thegarden.com/events/iron-maiden0608.html
2 more now:

Winnepeg, June 9th
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/artist/735341

Holmdel, NJ June 14th
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/020040 ... rcatid=200
Official now:

From onstage last night (March 14th) at a packed Izod Center New Jersey, Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson announced the second and final US leg of their eagerly anticipated "SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME -- WORLD TOUR 08". Tickets for Iron Maiden's current dates at the Los Angeles Forum and New Jersey's Izod Centre having sold out months in advance, the band are delighted to announce they are coming back for more major USA concerts this summer which will take them to a number of cities they have not played in many years along with a return to the New York area at PNC Bank Arts Center,NJ, on June 14th and  Madison Square Gardens on 15th June.

Tickets for these shows will go on sale to the public soon as listed below.
 
A special pre-sale will be made available exclusively to members of the Iron Maiden fan club.

6/11/08 Rosemont, IL
6/12/08 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
6/14/08 Holmdel, NJ
6/15/08 New York, NY
6/17/08 Camden, NJ
6/18/08 Columbia, MD
6/20/08 Mansfield, MA


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 USA Chart and in Canada.

This tour revisits the band's history by focusing almost entirely on their classic 80's 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 ; "For this summer tour we will be able to bring along all of Eddie's toys which we couldn't get on our plane during this first leg. We are all having a great time on this tour and really can't believe the excitement it is creating around 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"
'Maiden Mania' has been gripping countries around the world as tickets for the 2008 World Tour flew out of box offices everywhere when they went on sale. On the first leg in Feb/Mar alone, tickets in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the 42,000 capacity Palmeiras Stadium sold out in just a week ; Mexico City's 22,000 capacity Sports Arena sold out in a record-breaking four days leading to the show being moved to the 52,000 Foro Sol Stadium; a first ever visit to Colombia, where first day ticket sales were the biggest for any music event there ever, saw the Simon Bolivar Stadium in Bogota sell out the 30,000 original capacity in 10 days and being been extended to 50,000; 14,000 capacity arenas in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, sold out in less than half an hour with second shows being added in both cities and the band playing to 70,000 fans there; 25,000 fans in each of Argentina, Chile and Costa Rica quickly snapped up all available tickets.

The story continues in North America where shows in major arenas in LA, New York, Toronto sold out  weeks in advance; and in the summer, when Maiden take the show around the stadiums of Europe, 125,000 tickets were sold in just over 2 hours last November for  three stadium shows in Sweden and Finland!

Being able to tour the Southern Hemisphere in such a concentrated way is all due to the band taking their own plane -- along with their entire 50-man crew, 12 tons of equipment and stage set -- around the world with Astraeus Airline Captain Bruce Dickinson at the helm. As The Age in Australia reports:

"Some bands achieve such colossal levels of success that they get to ride in their own jet. But very few actually fly the damn things themselves. British heavy metal kings Iron Maiden have taken the DIY ethos to a new level -- albeit with a much bigger budget than most heavy metal bands -- when singer Bruce Dickinson flew his band into the country this week in a specially refitted Boeing 757."
 
Thanks GP! You beat me too it. The forum just became a happier place for those in the new world!!!! :yey:
 
By the way, it looks like there WILL be 2 nights at MSG.  This had been a long standing rumour, and with the day off between the first show and another show in NJ it's probably correct.

100th post!
 
Do they do anything special for the last gig and I'm hopeing for my dates in canada. I like how they didn't show us all the shows at once,wow this thread has lasted a long time
 
One thing I did not understand - they won't be traveling around the USA and Europe with Ed Force One? What other reason could there be for managing to carry around the big mummy Eddie during those legs of the tour?
 
Forostar said:
So tomorrow the last gig in Toronto before the boys take a break.
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Yep.  ;)

Does anyone have information on how much time is devoted to the opening act?  The party I'm going with do not care to see the opening act, so I just want to make sure I don't miss any Iron Maiden.  :)

Thanks in advance.
 
Genghis Khan said:
Yep.   ;)

Does anyone have information on how much time is devoted to the opening act?  The party I'm going with do not care to see the opening act, so I just want to make sure I don't miss any Iron Maiden.  :)

Thanks in advance.
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25-30 minutes.  Me and my friends are skipping the opener too
 
I plan on going to that show as well... maybe get seats near each other or something.
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Cool GA. I plan on just getting standard lawn tickets though, so there won't be any seating so to speak. As the date gets closer, I'll grab your cell # and we can try and link up.
 
According to various sources, the Canadian dates in the "gap" between American shows are going to be Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, and Winnepeg.

Keep in mind that Winnepeg and Edmonton are the only ones "confirmed" by Ticketmaster/radio stations, but Vancouver is a sure bet as well after Seattle.
 
GuineaPig said:
According to various sources, the Canadian dates in the "gap" between American shows are going to be Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, and Winnepeg.

Keep in mind that Winnepeg and Edmonton are the only ones "confirmed" by Ticketmaster/radio stations, but Vancouver is a sure bet as well after Seattle.
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No chance of a Montreal date?
 
canadaman said:
No chance of a Montreal date?
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There's a good chance, and Bruce has already confirmed a show outside Quebec City.

As for my prediction 2 posts up, I was right on the money:

From onstage last night (March 16th) at a packed Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson announced a series of arena shows in Western Canada for their eagerly anticipated "SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME -- WORLD TOUR 08". Tickets for Toronto having sold out months in advance, the band are delighted to announce they are returning to Canada this summer for further dates in the West in a number of cities they have not played for many years.

Tickets for all these shows will go on sale to the public Friday 28th March.  A special pre-sale will be made available exclusively to members of the Iron Maiden fan club, for three days prior, commencing Tuesday 25th March.  All shows are staging a special 'First to the Stage Barrier' privileged early admission for members of the Iron Maiden Fan club through an exclusive draw. 

SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME -- WORLD TOUR 08'  CANADA SUMMER TOUR DATES:

Tue 03 June - Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, BC   
Thu 05 June - Saddledome Calgary, AB
Fri 06 June - Rexall Place Edmonton, AB
Sun 08 June - Brandt Center Regina, SK
Mon 09 June - MTS Centre Winnipeg, SK
 
Congratulations all Canadians! The boys are definitely turning it up in North America this time!
 
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