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Iron Maiden have announced their new touring drummer
Following Nicko McBrain’s retirement from touring, Iron Maiden have revealed that “a name familiar to many of our fans” will be stepping in next year.
Brace yourselves.
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While we still haven't quite gotten over post-gig comedown following Iron Maiden's absolutely stunning Legacy Of The Beast UK and European tour, the metal heroes have announced further massive dates on this run.
The band will be hitting America, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile next year, with support from The Raven Age and, in California only, Fozzy.
“We’re immensely proud of this show and we’ve had great reactions from the many fans who came to see us in Europe earlier this year,” says Bruce Dickinson. “The production is based on our mobile game The Legacy Of The Beast, which basically takes various incarnations of Eddie into many different Maiden Worlds. This inspired us to put together a stage show to take our fans through different Worlds and experiences set to appropriate songs.
“It is not that easy designing different Worlds on stage and we put a huge amount of work into this to make it work and the end result we feel is our most spectacular and certainly the most complex show to date. We’ve got all kinds of crazy things going on, including a replica Spitfire plane dominating the stage during Aces High, tons of pyro, a giant Icarus, muskets, claymores and some truly marvellous flame-throwers which I have a hell of a lot of fun with, as you will see! And of course we have Eddie, as you’ve never seen him before, and absolutely loads of other surprises. I’ve had the time of my life playing with all these magnificent props on stage, it’s been fantastic, we can’t wait to bring this show to you!”
Steve Harris adds: “We gave a lot of thought to the set list for this Tour as the songs needed to follow the narrative of the changing worlds of the stage show. We feel we ended up with a very strong and well balanced set mixing songs we haven’t played in many years like Flight Of Icarus, Sign Of The Cross and The Clansman with songs we know the fans want to hear like The Trooper, 2 Minutes To Midnight, The Number Of The Beast, Fear Of The Dark, Run To The Hills, Hallowed Be Thy Name and others, reflecting the journey through the different themes of the show. The whole band is really enjoying this tour and we are really looking forward to seeing everybody again!”
Catch the tour at the following:
July 2019
18 Sunrise, FL, USA – BB&T Center
20 Atlanta, GA, USA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
22 Charlotte, NC, USA – PNC Music Pavilion
24 Washington DC, USA – Jiffy Lube Live
26 Brooklyn, NY, USA – Barclays Center
30 Philadelphia, PA, USA – Wells Fargo Center
August 2019
01 Boston, MA, USA – Xfinity Center
03 Hartford, CT, USA – Xfinity Theatre
05 Montreal, QC, Canada – Bell Centre
07 Quebec, QC, Canada – Videotron Centre
09 Toronto, ON, Canada – Budweiser Stage
10 Toronto, ON, Canada – Budweiser Stage
13 Buffalo, NY, USA – KeyBank Center
15 Cincinnati, OH, USA – Riverbend Music Center
17 Pittsburgh, PA, USA – PPG Paints Arena
19 Nashville, TN, USA – Bridgestone Arena
22 Chicago, IL, USA – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
24 Indianapolis, IL, USA – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
26 St Paul, MN, USA – Xcel Energy Center
28 Winnipeg, MB, Canada – Bell MTS Place
30 Edmonton, AB, Canada – Rogers Place
31 Calgary, AB, Canada – Scotiabank Saddledome
September 2019
03 Vancouver, BC, Canada – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
05 Tacoma, WA, USA – Tacoma Dome
06 Portland, OR, USA – Moda Center
09 Sacramento, CA, USA – Golden 1 Center
10 Oakland, CA, USA – Oracle Arena
13 Las Vegas, NV, USA – MGM Grand Garden Arena
14 Los Angeles, CA, USA – Banc of California Stadium
17 Phoenix, AZ, USA – Talking Stick Resort Arena
19 Albuquerque, NM, USA – Isleta Amphitheater
21 Dallas, TX, USA – Dos Equis Pavilion
22 Houston, TX, USA – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
25 San Antonio, TX, USA – AT&T Center
29 Mexico City, Mexico – Sports Palace
October 2019
04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Rock In Rio
12 Buenos Aires, Argentina – Velez Sarsfield Stadium
15 Santiago, Chile – Estadio Nacional