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Video: Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One Plane Arrives At Airport Prior To World Tour
Iron Maiden’s personal jet, Ed Force One, arrived at Cardiff, Wales airport in the UK last night as the precursor to their 2016 World Tour. The bands shared pictures and videos across their social networks. Ed Force One is to be piloted by Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson, who works as a commercial airline pilot in is his away from music. You can see the video at this link or below:
The group released a statement about the plane and travel plans for the tour:
“Ed Force One, our new 747 jumbo, is all branded-up, ready to go and Bruce has his shiny new 747 type rating so he can fly the plane.
“As we initially announced, we’ll be using Ed Force One right around the world as usual but also including the first few shows in Europe this time, making this the first time EF1 has visited Europe on tour.”
“However, after the Swedish show at Gothenburg Ullvei Stadium on June 17, we’ll be reverting to our traditional truck and bus touring methods as logistically this makes much more sense considering the lesser distances involved and airport parameters.”
The band is also featuring content on social networks like Instagram and Periscope, where they gave an interactive live streaming
walk around earlier today.
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Iron Maiden Announces US Tour Dates
In a post to their Facebook account Iron Maiden has announced brief tour dates for the United States. The 9 date trek will cover major cities. No news about further dates at this time, since following these dates the venerable heavy metal legends have other dates book around the world. Canadian dates are forthcoming. Fan club pre-sale is October 6th. General tickets go on sale October 10th. Book of Souls (Parlophone) is out now.
Maiden will open The Book Of Souls World Tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on 24 February 2016, playing nine shows in total, finishing up at The Forum, LA on April 15th.
The dates are:
FEB 24 – Ft Lauderdale, FLA – BB&T Center
FEB 26 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
FEB 28 – Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
MAR 30 – New York – Madison Square Garden
APR 05 – Detroit, MI – Palace Of Auburn Hills
APR 06 – Chicago, IL – United Center
APR 11 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
APR 13 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
APR 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The ForumCanadian fans please note that your dates will be announced very soon!
Tickets are on sale Oct 10th with fanclub presale on Oct 6th – see ironmaiden.com for details.
Iron Maiden Books First Official Tour Dates For 2016
Iron Maiden has announced the first of what expects to be a long string of tour dates in support of the just released, smash hit album Book of Souls (Parlophone). Announcing dates for New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, more date are are soon to be revealed. The band has confirmed previously that a tour of the US will begin in late February. So far all dates will feature The Raven Age in the direct support slot, the band led by Steve Harris’s son George Harris.
Front man Bruce Dickinson has commented on getting Maiden back on the road:
“We cannot wait to get back out on tour.
“When we start in the USA in late February, it will be 19 months since our last show at Sonisphere in the U.K., so we are raring to go.
“Maiden thrive on touring and getting out to our fans, it’s what we do best, so it will be a great feeling to board our new Jumbo Ed Force One with the crew and the gear and head round the globe and get back on stage for you guys.
“We haven’t played in AU and NZ for a number of years, so it will be a pleasure to play for our Antipodean cousins again, irrespective of who wins the dates with destiny at Twickenham in a few weeks’ time!
“Of course, we haven’t decided on the set list as yet and won’t until we start rehearsing, but we really look forward to playing a number of new songs live, especially as the recording was so much live. However, as it’s been a while since we saw you all, I am sure we will include plenty of older fan favorites too. I think the fans will be delighted by what we have in mind. We are also in the middle of creating the new show and rest assured we are working hard to bring you all something spectacular, something with a lot of heart! You certainly deserve it for your patience.”
Tickets go on sale at noon local time on September, 24th.
Iron Maiden Tour Dates with The Raven Age:
Apr 29 : Christchurch Horncastle Arena, NZ
May 01 : Aucklane Vector Arena, NZ
May 04 : Brisbane Entertainment Centre,
May 06 : Sydney Allphones Arena, AU
May 09 : Melbourne Rod Laver Arena, AU
May 12 : Adelaide Entertainment Centre, AU
May 14 : Perth Arena, AU
May 18 : Cape Town at the Grand Arena, SAF
May 21 : Johannesburg Carnival City Festival Lawns, SAF
Video: New Iron Maiden Single Released- Speed Of Light
Iron Maiden via posts to their website and social networks have released their highly anticipated new single from their forthcoming album Book of Souls, due in September with a music video. The video game-themed clip for ‘Speed of Light’ can be seen at this link or below:
Pre-orders are also live for Book of Souls from the bands’ website and include a Limited-Edition 2 CD version with a special bound book, a vinyl option, and standard CD and digital versions too.
Iron Maiden To Release Double Album The Book Of Souls In September
Iron Maiden will release their long-awaited new record in September, a double album entitled The Book of Souls. Due for release on September 4th from Parlophone Records (Sanctuary/BMG in the USA), it will be their 16th full-length release. Produced by Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in 2014, with a last few finishing touches coming in early 2015, this is Iron Maiden’s first release that is a double album, which is not a live concert recording. The artwork was created by returning cover artist Mark Wilkinson and can be seen below:
The album marks the return of activity for the band who suspended shows and plans while frontman Bruce Dickinson battled cancer, until his recent “all clear” diagnosis. The band is looking to a full return to touring in 2016 as well.
Steve Harris comments on the creation of The Book of Souls:
“We approached this album in a different way to how we’ve recorded previously. A lot of the songs were actually written while we were there in the studio and we rehearsed and recorded them straight away while they were still fresh, and I think that immediacy really shows in the songs, they have almost a live feel to them, I think. I’m very proud of ‘The Book Of Souls’, we all are, and we can’t wait for our fans to hear it, and especially to take it out on the road next year!”
Bruce Dickinson comments as well on the recording process:
“We’re really excited about ‘The Book Of Souls‘ and had a fantastic time creating it. We started working on the album in late summer 2014 and recorded it at Guillame Tell Studios in Paris, where we’d done the ‘Brave New World’ album back in 2000 so the studio holds special memories for all of us. We were delighted to discover the same magical vibe is still alive and very much kicking there! So we immediately felt at home and the ideas just started flowing. By the time we’d finished we all agreed that each track was such an integral part of the whole body of work that if it needed to be a double album, then double its going to be!”
Book of Souls track listing and format details:
The full track listing is:
Disc 1
01. If Eternity Should Fail (Dickinson) 8:28
02. Speed Of Light (Smith/ Dickinson) 5:01
03. The Great Unknown (Smith/ Harris) 6:37
04. The Red And The Black (Harris) 13:33
05. When The River Runs Deep (Smith/ Harris) 5:52
06. The Book Of Souls (Gers/ Harris) 10:27
Disc 2
07. Death Or Glory (Smith/ Dickinson) 5:13
08. Shadows Of The Valley (Gers/ Harris) 7:32
09. Tears Of A Clown (Smith/ Harris) 4:59
10. The Man Of Sorrows (Murray/ Harris) 6:28
11. Empire Of The Clouds (Dickinson) 18:01
Formats:
* 2CD deluxe hardbound book limited edition
* 2CD standard edition
* Triple heavyweight black vinyl
* High res audio (24-bit Mastered for ITunes and non-Mastered for iTunes)
* Standard res audio (16 bit/ 44.1 kHz)