Iron Maiden's The Final Frontier World Tour to Start in Dallas

Iron Maiden (from left): Nicko McBrain, Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Janick Gers, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray. Photo by John McMurtrie Copyight 2010 Iron Maiden Holdings Ltd.

U.K. metal institution Iron Maiden has announced its 2010 world tour, named for new album The Final Frontier and kicking off in Dallas on June 9, 2010, with support from Dream Theater. The 22-date North American leg of the tour concludes July 20 in Washington, D.C., making for Maiden's most extensive U.S. tour in many years (see dates below).

The Final Frontier is scheduled for a late summer release, after which the tour will resume in Europe.

"We really wanted to get out and play some shows before the release of the new album later this year," said Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson. "So we thought what better way to kick off the tour than by going back to Canada and the U.S.A., where fans gave us such a fantastic reception during our last tour in 2008. We were astounded to see so many thousands of fans packing out the venues, so this time 'round we will be playing a few more cities we haven't visited for some time, like Dallas, Saskatoon, Detroit, Denver and Pittsburgh, though logistically we couldn't get to a few places we really like to play, which is a shame. It's also great news that our friends Dream Theater are able to join us as special guests."

Fans will no doubt be delighted that Iron Maiden will be performing songs from throughout its lengthy tenure as the foremost band in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

"We're still working on the set list for these summer shows, but this time it will cover the whole history of the band," Dickinson said. "And I can hint that we will be playing a taster from the new album. We already have the designs for the new Final Frontier stage show, which we are building to bring out with us, so this summer tour will be a bit of a preview for the fans. It's certainly looking very spectacular at this stage and with a brand-new Eddie and an amazing light show!"

Iron Maiden's 2008-2009 Somewhere Back in Time world tour hit 2 million fans in 38 countries. As vital and exciting today as it ever was, Maiden continues to put club-show intensity into the biggest stadium shows.

Dickinson also noted that the band pays very close attention to fair ticketing practices.

"We are also trying to ensure that our fans get the tickets they want close to the stage without paying over the odds to ticket scalpers," he said. "This is something our manager Rod is working hard on, so we hope to see many more familiar faces down the front having a great time."

Smallwood noted that Iron Maiden "gets fed up with the way fans sometimes pay more than the ticket price to get good positions at our shows."

"We are trying, with the assistance of Live Nation and wherever possible subject to venue facilities, to arrange paperless ticketing at least for the front sections to try to eliminate as much of the ticket scalping as we can," Smallwood added. "Basically, with paperless ticketing, only those who actually pay for the ticket will get into the show, so they are useless to scalpers. Furthermore, we are once again arranging ticket pre-sales for our fan club members so they can be quick off the mark for great tickets and will also continue to run the first to the barrier in appropriate venues for fan club members so they can enter a contest to be at the barrier prior to the show. We hope that these measures will help our fans as much as possible."

The tour will also see the return of Iron Maiden TV (IMTV) on its website, with regular concert footage, band interviews, tour diaries, exclusive photographs and more

Tickets for Canadian shows go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. local time on Saturday, March 13. Tickets for U.S. shows will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 20. Exclusive fan club pre-sales begin on March 10. Ticketing details can be found at www.ironmaiden.com.


Iron Maiden The Final Frontier 2010 North American Tour Dates

JUNE

9	Dallas	Superpages.com Center
11	Houston	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
12	San Antonio, Texas	AT&T Center
14	Denver	Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
16	Albuquerque, N.M.	The Pavilion
17	Phoenix	Cricket Wireless Pavilion
19	San Bernardino, Calif.	San Manuel Amphitheatre
20	Concord, Calif.	Sleep Train Pavilion
22	Auburn, Wash.	White River Amphitheatre
24	Vancouver, B.C.	GM Place
26	Edmonton, Alberta	Rexall Place
29	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Credit Union Centre
30	Winnipeg, Manitoba	MTS Centre

JULY

3	Toronto	Molson Amphitheatre
7	Montreal	Bell Centre*
11	Holmdel, N.J.	PNC
12	New York	Madison Square Garden
14	Pittsburgh	First Niagara Pavilion
15	Cleveland	Blossom Music Center
17	Detroit	DTE Energy Music Theatre
18	Chicago	First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
20	Washington, D.C.	Jiffy Lube Live

 

* Paperless ticketing not available.


For Iron Maiden ticketing and tour information, visit www.ironmaiden.com or www.livenation.com.




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