Iron Maiden will tour throughout North America this summer with Alice Cooper and Coheed And Cambria appearing on select legs of the trek. Dubbed the “Maiden England World Tour“, the shows will mirror the the production and content of their 1988 “Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son World Tour” — which was immortalized on their “Maiden England” 1989 live video.
Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson had the following to say about the upcoming tour:
“We have great fun playing the History of Maiden Tours because it gives us an opportunity between new albums to go out and play songs from our earlier catalogue. It’s always fantastic seeing the crowd reaction from a new generation of fans who have never experienced some of these tracks performed live before, and of course we know our longstanding fans will enjoy seeing the original Seventh Son Tour re-visited – with many other surprises!
Our intention is to play about two thirds of the original track list of Maiden England, including some songs we have not played live in a very,very long time, plus other favourites we just know the fans are going to want to hear! We always try to give our fans a great show musically, but we have always tried to make it as entertaining and memorable an experience as we can visually. And we all feel this show is going to do that splendidly! We can’t wait to get started in Charlotte.”
Dates for the “Maiden England World Tour” include:
With Alice Cooper:
06/21 Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/23 Atlanta, GA – Aarons Amphitheatre
06/26 Boston, MA – Comcast Center
06/27 Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach
06/29 Philadelphia, PI – Susquehanna Bank Center
06/30 Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
07/02 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
07/05 Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank
07/08 Quebec, QC – Colisee Pepsi Arena
07/11 Montreal, QC – Bell Center
07/13 Toronto, ON – Molson Amphitheatre
07/14 Sarnia, ON – Bayfest
07/16 Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
07/18 Detroit, MI – DTE Music Theatre
07/19 Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Centre
With Coheed And Cambria:
07/24 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Center
07/26 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
07/27 Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
07/29 Vancouver, BC – Pacific Coliseum
07/30 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
08/01 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
08/03 San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
08/06 Phoenix, AZ – Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
08/09 Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/12 Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Pavilion
08/13 Denver, CO – Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
08/15 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
08/17 Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
08/18 Houston, TX – The Woodlands
More dates for the tour are pending with worldwide touring plans to take place in 2013.
