METAL MASTERS PILOT THEIR OWN PLANE
ON 2008 WORLD TOUR
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The Somewhere Back In Time Tour will keep veteran British metal kings Iron Maiden busy for the better part of 2008. The shows will focus on their '80s catalog as well bring out stage pieces from that era built around their legendary Egyptian Production on the 1984-85 Powerslave tour. This year's set will also include some key elements from their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986-7, such as the Cyborg Eddie.
This first leg of this 2008 world tour will open in Mumbai, India on Feb 1, and continue through Australia, Japan, Los Angeles and Mexico, followed by 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 Maiden will likely play to well over 400,000 fans in 21 cities in 10 countries, flying close to 50,000 miles in a specially refitted plane.
"I have been flying commercial passenger jets for Astraeus Airlines for a few years now and we are commissioning an Astraeus Boeing 757," says lead singer Bruce Dickinson. The aircraft went in for an overhaul, painting and conversion in November, which Dickinson points out, "it could possibly be flying commercial air routes decked out in Maiden colors for a couple of months before we start!"
Uber-bassist and Maiden founder Steve Harris comments, "l always loved the Powerslave show, which I think was arguably our most spectacular ever, so taking it out again is really going to be a lot of fun. Taking our own 757 really makes it a lot more flexible for us and we intend to ram into the specially constructed cargo holds as much of the show as we possibly can. The schedule we have been able to put together due to this flexibility l think is very exciting, taking us to some places we haven't been in a long while like Australia and some we have never been to like Columbia and Costa Rica. It is always refreshing going to new places and we hear the fans there are incredible! It's a lot of flying but will be well worth it."
Fans also have multiple opportunities in 2008 to fly with Captain Dickinson at the helm. Bruce Air will be traveling to the Super Bock Super Rock Festival in Lisbon, Portugal and metal's Valhalla, the Wacken Open Air Festival in Hamburg, Germany, as well as a special London-to-NYC trip in March. Visit the official Bruce Air site for full details.
Here's the schedule for the first leg of the Somewhere Back In Time tour. For info on the second leg and further on visit JamBase's Iron Maiden page.
Tour Dates
February
Fri 1st - Mumbai, India - Bandra Kurla Complex
Mon 4th - Perth, Australia - Burswood Dome
Wed 6th - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
Thu 7th - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
Sat 9th - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
Sun 10th - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
Tue 12th - Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Centre
Fri 15th - Yokohama, Japan - Pacifico Yokohama
Sat 16th - Tokyo, Japan - Messe
Tue 19th - Los Angeles, USA -The Forum
Thu 21st - Guadalajara, Mexico - Auditoria Telmex
Fri 22nd - Monterrey, Mexico - Arena Monterrey
Sun 24th - Mexico City, Mexico - Sports Palace
Tue 26th - San Jose, Costa Rica - Saprisa Stadium
Thu 28th - Bogota, Columbia - Simon Bolivar Park
March
Sun 2nd - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Skol Arena Anhembi
Wed 5th - Porto Allegre, Brazil - Gigantinho
Fri 7th - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ferrofcarril Oeste Stadium
Sun 9th - Santiago, Chile - Pista Atletica
Wed 12th - Puerto Rico - San Juan Coliseo
Fri 14th - New Jersey, USA - Izod Centre
Sun 16th - Toronto, Canada - Air Canada Centre
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