Iron Maiden-New Zealand

[Headbanger]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4756522a1860.html

[Cajun]

yep read this earlyer, be one i want to attend

[burden2]

OH yeah, saw Metallica in Dublin in August but this ones gotta be better!

[cynna]

IRON MAIDEN FLY HIGH AGAIN ANNOUNCING TWO NEW ZEALAND CONCERTS AS PART
OF

THE FINAL LEG OF THEIR GLOBAL 'SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR'



Following the huge international success of their spectacular 'Somewhere
Back in Time World Tour 08' Iron Maiden will be taking to the skies once
again in 2009 for a fourth and final leg including 2 major outdoor shows
in New Zealand on their first visit since 1992 !



New Zealand Tour Dates

Friday 20th February Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Saturday 21st February AMI Stadium, Christchurch



Loaded up with a full complement of band, crew and 12 tons of stage set
and equipment, the band's customised Boeing 757, christened Ed Force One
by the fans and flown by Astraeus Airlines Captain and Maiden vocalist
Bruce Dickinson, will be circumnavigating 80,000km around the planet
for concerts in 19 cities in 11 countries, making it a staggering 37
countries in total visited on this tour, playing to almost two million
fans.



The 'SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME' tour revisits the band's history by
focusing almost entirely on the 80's in both choice of songs played and
the stage set, which is based around the legendary Egyptian Production
of the 1984-85 'Powerslave Tour' featured on the recent DVD "Live after
Death". This is arguably the most elaborate and spectacular show the
band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their
Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie. However the
set list for this leg will vary from that of the 2008 shows with the
inclusion of some of the earlier classic songs featured during the
band's 2005 Early Days Tour (which did not get to NZ), based around
their first four albums.



Says band founder Steve Harris "We are all so very pleased to be able to
get to New Zealand this time! We were disappointed not to have made it
earlier this year when we were in Australia, but, although we did try
hard, we couldn't make the schedule work. So when we decided to do this
last leg of the tour we felt that, despite the distance, we just had to
get there as we heard how disappointed our fans were to be missed out.
But at least we have our own plane with our crew and a few beers on
board to keep us entertained on the way down there!



Iron Maiden have always valued their fans and have made arrangements
with DCE for a special fan club first ticket pre-sale. This will ensure
that members of their fan club get first access to the best seats and
most importantly the standing tickets which means they are eligible to
enter the exclusive fan club draw to win special privileged first access
to the stage barrier. This first fan club pre-sale will run Monday 17th
and Tuesday 18th November. Full details of this and how to join the
fan club can be found on LINK

[Hemex]

FUCKIN AWESEOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nagash]

FUCK YEAH!!

[NOID]

THIS IS GOING TO BE INSAINE!!!!!!!! WOULDNT MISS THIS FOR ANYTHING

[wysper]

They are bringing the Jet this time. Which means the stage show will be here.
Wasn't last time.

UP THE IRONS

[outlawtorn]

OMFG This is going to be fucking amazing man, can't wait to see Maiden with Brucey!!!

[Bren]

Choices choices...Auckland or CHCH......might just have to be CHCH...see my kids at the same time

[Headbanger]

A few of my mates went to the show in Sydney a few months ago, They still get a funny look in their eyes when they talk about it.Bastards.

This is footage from the show they went to, The guy with the camera must have been about 20 feet to the right of where they were standing.





This is fucking with me, I have been cranking maiden since i was 7 years old, Nothing, no other band gets close.

Up the Irons.

[Lias]

Arrrrrrgh! We just blew $400 buying crusty demons tickets, and these tickets go on sale in a few weeks..

*sells a kidney*

[Maha]

Dont care what it cost...we are there!

Iron Maiden Fan since 1980....Paul di'Anno had an amazing voice.
My then MK1 Cortina, two tone brown/wildcat mags and a coby exhaust was indeed called Iron Maiden.

Feb 20th?.... the friday before Paeroa!!!....what a hard weekend it will be.

[Benk]

FUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK YEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

I was so filthy on these pricks when they didnt come down here in February after thier Oz tour, but all is forgiven and more. This bogun will be causing a ruckus up the front as per

[Omega1]

Bring on "666 the number of the Beast" Ah! the memories next to Led Zep turnng up this is a must do.