Iron Maiden - Twickenham Stadium 2008

http://www.last.fm/user/cbar05 · Post by **Bobbyjames** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:12 pm

Iron Maiden have announced the first (and apparently only) UK date for their 2008 Somewhere Back In Time tour. they will be playing Twickenham Stadium, London, on July 5th 2008

From their official website:

Iron Maiden confirm LONDON show
Published: November 20, 2007

Iron Maiden will be playing their first ever stadium show in the UK at the Twickenham Rugby Stadium in London on Saturday 5th July 2008 as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008. Despite headlining major UK festivals like Reading and Donington many times and selling out stadiums around the World, the band have never before elected to play a stadium in the UK and intend to make this first time a very special occasion.
The 50,000 capacity celebrated home of English Rugby will be transformed into a Maiden mecca with fans travelling in from all parts of the country and further afield for this one and only UK show of 2008.

This will be a spectacular return to UK shores for both Iron Maiden and their fans. Maiden have consistently performed headline stadium shows outside the UK and "Maiden Mania" is currently gripping the world as tickets sales of the 2008 World tour fly out of the box offices in Australia, India, Japan, North and South America and now Europe with many shows selling out within only a few hours.

Steve Harris "It could be a bit of an understatement to say how excited we all are to be playing this show next summer. We've got hell of a tour planned visiting old and new fans all over the world but as always it's great to get home and play here in London especially at such a prestigious stadium as Twickenham. Fans who travel out to Europe for our stadium shows there have for a while been asking us to play one here as the audience in a stadium is much closer to the band than at a big festival and can see so much better. As some people will know I am a big football fan but have heard much about what a great stadium Twickenham is from our rugby mad manager!! So l'm definitely looking forward to savouring that atmosphere We played a couple of nights at Earls Court just before Christmas at the end of our last album tour and you always get such a great feeling playing at home with all your friends and family there. It's going to a fantastic occasion."

A full supporting bill for Twickenham will be announced shortly

Presale from LiveNation on sale Wednesday 28 November at 9:00 am to Friday 30 November at 9:00 am

I assume general sale will be on Friday 30 November at 9:00am then.

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:52 pm

yeah theyre playing in toronto too.

http://www.last.fm/user/cbar05 · Post by **Bobbyjames** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:09 pm

yea, they have already announced loads of north and south America dates, their just startin to announce all their european dates. these are the dates they have already announced i believe:

INDIA February 1, 2008 Mumbai Bandra Kurla Complex
AUSTRALIA February 4, 2008 Perth Burswood Dome
AUSTRALIA February 6, 2008 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
AUSTRALIA February 7, 2008 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
AUSTRALIA February 9, 2008 Sydney Acer Arena
AUSTRALIA February 10, 2008 Sydney Acer Arena
AUSTRALIA February 12, 2008 Brisbane Entertainment Centre
JAPAN February 15, 2008 Yokohama Pacifico
JAPAN February 16, 2008 Tokyo Messe
USA February 19, 2008 Los Angeles The Forum
MEXICO February 21, 2008 Guadalajara Auditoria Telmex
MEXICO February 22, 2008 Monterrey Arena Monterrey
MEXICO February 24, 2008 Mexico City Sports Palace
COSTA RICA February 26, 2008 San Jose Saprisa Stadium
COLOMBIA February 28, 2008 Bogota Simon Bolivar Park
BRAZIL March 2, 2008 Sao Paulo Skol Arena Anhembi
BRAZIL March 5, 2008 Porto Allegre Gigantinho
ARGENTINA March 7, 2008 Buenos Aires Ferrofcarril Oeste Stadium
CHILE March 9, 2008 Santiago Pista Atletica
PUERTO RICO March 12, 2008 San Juan San Juan Coliseo
USA March 14, 2008 New Jersey Izod Centre
CANADA March 16, 2008 Toronto Air Canada Centre
SWEDEN July 16, 2008 Stockholm Stockholm Stadium
FINLAND July 18, 2008 Helsinki Helsinki Olympic Stadium
FINLAND July 19, 2008 Tampere Ratina Stadium
NORWAY July 22, 2008 Trondheim Lerkendalstadium
NORWAY July 24, 2008 Oslo Valle Hovin
SWEDEN July 26, 2008 Gothenburg Ullevi Stadium
DENMARK July 27, 2008 Horsens Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen
GERMANY August 2, 2008 Wacken Open Air

I'm A Cunt [*banned*] · Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:17 pm

thats cool. i love iron maiden. wish i could go but

:(

Brownmetal · Post by **Brownmetal** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:43 pm

sumfan wrote: thats cool. i love iron maiden. wish i could go but :(

There playing at the Air Canada centre! w00t! I'm going for sure. :D :D :D :D :D :D

I'm A Cunt [*banned*] · Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:07 pm

Brownmetal wrote:
sumfan wrote: thats cool. i love iron maiden. wish i could go but :(
There playing at the Air Canada centre! w00t! I'm going for sure. :D :D :D :D :D :D

can i come with? :D

Brownmetal · Post by **Brownmetal** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:14 pm

sumfan wrote:
Brownmetal wrote:
sumfan wrote: thats cool. i love iron maiden. wish i could go but :(
There playing at the Air Canada centre! w00t! I'm going for sure. :D :D :D :D :D :D
can i come with? :D

Sure, come to Canada

:D

http://www.last.fm/user/cbar05 · Post by **Bobbyjames** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:43 am

got my tickets for this :D gonna be fuckin awesome, got standing tickets aswell.