IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON: "We Are All Having A Great Time... Can't Believe The Excitement..."; Band To Headline Spain's Metalway Festival
February 20, 2008, 16 years ago
As reported earlier, IRON MAIDEN have announced the first leg of their eagerly anticipated North American summer tour.
The band 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 Los Angeles area with 2 nights at the 16,000 capacity Verizon Amphitheatre on Friday May 30th and Saturday May 31st. Tickets for the majority of these shows will go on sale to the public on Saturday, March 1st. 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'.
Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour '08 USA Tour Dates:
May
21 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless22 - Houston, TX - Woodlands
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion
28 - Concord, CA - Concord
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
June
2 - Seattle, WA - White River AmphitheatreSays 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?."
In other news, the El Diario Vasco newspaper is reporting that Iron Maiden are set to headline Spain's Metalway Festival, scheduled for July 11th - 12th in San Sebastian. Further details to be announced.
