Iron Maiden hits Chicago!!! Yes!!!!!

[Jasonic]

no that why vegy comes with. who knows what those two do in the basement...

From what I hear, he doesn't shower!

 

[es156]

What is your source for this info? It is not on the Maiden website.

 

[Jasonic]

Ever hear of www.bravewords.com ?

Bookmark it baby!

 

[Jasonic]

You might be on tour this summer, for all ya know..

 

[KaptainKrude]

Sweet! The day after my birthday... I'm so in.

 

[Chris Lotesto]

Excellent!!!

 

[Mountain King]

any word on when tickets go onsale???

 

[es156]

Ever hear of www.bravewords.com ?

Bookmark it baby!

I only asked that because there is a bogus article on Wikipedia listing those dates. They might be accurate, but who knows? If they were leaked by some inside source, they have not been confirmed. And they certainly haven't been "announced" as the article states. Just curious.

 

[BalanceofPower]

I will bear your love child if you sneak us all in

The next concert on my calendar is The Doodlebops!! Next Friday,
3/7 at Star Plaza in Merrillville.

You know what's sad? I actually know who the Doodlebops are and I don't have children.

 

[shapechanger]

I only asked that because there is a bogus article on Wikipedia listing those dates. They might be accurate, but who knows? If they were leaked by some inside source, they have not been confirmed. And they certainly haven't been "announced" as the article states. Just curious.

I'm not seeing this anywhere else either. Thoughts?

 

[Diabolik]

I guess those dates were false....they wont be in Chicago in June. there was a thread in the ProgPower forum about it.

 

[Jasonic]

There is a US date for June 2nd on the Iron Maiden official site.

Not too far fetched that there will be the previously rumored June dates.

We'll see (and hope!)

I PRAY it is at ALLSTATE ARENA, and not outdoors.

 

[Chris Lotesto]

I PRAY it is at ALLSTATE ARENA, and not outdoors.

it is!

 

[Jasonic]

it is!

How do we know for sure until the official dates are released?

 

[es156]

A pretty good source on the Maiden BB is saying June 11th at Allstate Arena.

 

[War Ensemble]

A pretty good source on the Maiden BB is saying June 11th at Allstate Arena.

Does that source have any other dates for the second leg of the tour?

 

[MetalNations]

OK This is HUGE! Iron Maiden, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Iced Earth, Elvenking, Serenity, and Manticora in one year?! Plus a tentative Nightwish/ Sonata Arctica show? Geezus!!!!!!!!

Posted on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 11:53:20 EST

The following dates have now been announced for the North American leg of IRON MAIDEN's Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour '08:

March
14 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
16 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre

May
21 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless
22 - Houston, TX - Woodlands
25 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
26 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
28 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
30 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 - Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

June
2 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
3 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
5 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
6 - Regina, SK - Brandt Center
8 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
9 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
11 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
12 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
14 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
15 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
17 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
18 - Quebec City, QC - Colisée Pepsi
20 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
21 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
22 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

The Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour was inspired by Maiden's recently released DVD, Live After Death (New Door Records/Ume). Filmed and recorded over four spectacular nights at Long Beach Arena on the Powerslave Tour"in 1985, this has long been a benchmark for rock concert videos and live albums, and the CD remains one of the biggest-selling live albums ever with sales in excess of six million worldwide. With the video having been largely unavailable for many years, the fan's massive interest in this legendary concert continues to this day with the DVD debuting at No. 1 on charts around the world (including The UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark and Finland), as well as No 2 on the Billboard USA Chart and in Canada.

This tour revisits the band's history by focusing almost entirely on their classic 80's period in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which is based around the legendary Egyptian Production of that Powerslave Tour as portrayed on the Live After Death DVD. This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented. Furthermore the band intends to bring along for this summer leg of the tour the colossal mummy of Eddie, as featured on the Live After Death DVD, along with various other elements of the show that would not fit on their 757 on the first leg of this tour, which included the shows at the Forum and Izod Centre. Sadly no jumbo has a door big enough to fit in such a massive and imposing monster!!!

Says vocalist Bruce Dickinson ; "We are all greatly looking forward to getting back to see our fans in places like Texas, the South West and Seattle where we haven't played for quite some time. And for this leg we will be able to bring along all Eddie's toys which we couldn't get on our plane during the first leg. We are all having a great time on this tour and really can't believe the excitement it is creating round the world and the huge numbers of people who are turning out to see us. It makes for a really very exciting time for all of us, fans and band alike."

MN!!! Here I come!!!!

 

[Saladbar]

I'll never bitch about Maiden coming to Chicago but last time the show was on a Wednesday and it didn't sell out. All I kept saying is that if that show would of been on a weekend it would have. June 11th falls on a wednesday as well, I wonder if they can sell it out this time.

 

[Jasonic]

I'll never bitch about Maiden coming to Chicago but last time the show was on a Wednesday and it didn't sell out. All I kept saying is that if that show would of been on a weekend it would have. June 11th falls on a wednesday as well, I wonder if they can sell it out this time.

Yes, esp with the hype of the type of set they are playing.
A lot more talk surrounding this tour than last.

Iron Maiden tried VERY hard over the past couple years to NOT become a nostalgia act. Bruce has said many times that they will keep recording and playing new material live.

Personally, I think they took that a bit TOO far in playing the entire new album last tour. As a long time Maiden fan, I loved it, because if I hear Run To The Hills or The Trooper live again, I am going to off myself!!!

I think though they realized that didn't draw the numbers they usually do, so they always have the "History" type tours to fall back on.

I was extremely disappointed at their set for Ozzfest 05.
Aside from "Murders in the Rue Morgue", all the first four album songs where the ones they normally play anyhow.

Anyhow, I will gladly take any Maiden I can get.

 

[Saladbar]

I was extremely disappointed at their set for Ozzfest 05.
Aside from "Murders in the Rue Morgue", all the first four album songs where the ones they normally play anyhow.

Also "Phantom of the Opera". Other than the show at the Aragon in '99 they haven't played that tune in Chicago in years.