Maiden to headline Donington!

In acknowledgement of the 25th anniversary of the release of their seminal album "The Number of the Beast" and the tremendous International success of their recent album "A Matter of Life and Death", Iron Maiden's forthcoming June dates in Europe will go under the banner of A Matter of the Beast Summer Tour '07. The band will be playing 5 songs from each of these albums plus other fan favourites and will be taking out a full on stage production which will include the final appearances of Eddie's notorious tank!!

Says vocalist Bruce Dickinson; " Its always a lot of fun for us to play outdoors in the summer. It tends to be a different vibe to playing indoors, much more of a party atmosphere so its good to put together a set list that matches this. There has been a lot of interest in the 25th anniversary of the release of Number of the Beast so we thought it would be great to give the fans a bit of extra Beast this summer to acknowledge this"

Hell yes!!!!! Now I'm even MORE excited about seeing them this summer!!! :kickass:
 
Ahhh I remember when it was called Monsters of Rock!!!!


Saw some good bands there and it was only a one dayer anyway.


Sepultura
Maiden
Skidrow
Aerosmith
Pantera
Slayer


ahh the memories, 1992 and 1994 I was there.
 
Have fun... I sure wish I could make the trip across the pond! I ran into a Maiden fan yesterday who said he's traveling over for it. Feeling just a little envious.
 
Timewarrior2001 said:
Ahhh I remember when it was called Monsters of Rock!!!!


Saw some good bands there and it was only a one dayer anyway.


Sepultura
Maiden
Skidrow
Aerosmith
Pantera
Slayer


ahh the memories, 1992 and 1994 I was there.
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Me too, which is the reason I will never refer to it as Download. To me, it's now called Donington if it can't be called Monsters Of Rock. The MOR ones were always in August tho.
 
Now that would really be a dream come true.

Castle Donnington was the highest part of their whole career during the 80's.

Sadly, a small kid was squashed during the festival when G'NR first took the stage and the kids all ran through the mud to get the front row.

That was back in 1988. I read about it in the "Run to The Hills Biography" book.

I know that things have changed since then, but at least this time, the band won't leave the stage getting bad news that fans have died in the concert, and that ruined their brightest and highest part of their Golden Years.
 
Metallicat180 said:
Me too, which is the reason I will never refer to it as Download. To me, it's now called Donington if it can't be called Monsters Of Rock. The MOR ones were always in August tho.
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Yeah usually it was in August it always clashed with the Reading festival (Since ruined by joining it with Leeds).

When I went to MOR 94 it was on the 4th June. I have no idea why they swapped it that year.
 
RuntoHills said:
Now that would really be a dream come true.

Castle Donnington was the highest part of their whole career during the 80's.

Sadly, a small kid was squashed during the festival when G'NR first took the stage and the kids all ran through the mud to get the front row.

That was back in 1988. I read about it in the "Run to The Hills Biography" book.

I know that things have changed since then, but at least this time, the band won't leave the stage getting bad news that fans have died in the concert, and that ruined their brightest and highest part of their Golden Years.
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To tell the truth, being at Monsters of Rock was not a good experience.
It was cold, usually wet and the sound quality for the bands was nearly ALWAYS terrible.
My biggest mistake was going in the pit for Pantera.
 
RuntoHills said:
Now that would really be a dream come true.

Castle Donnington was the highest part of their whole career during the 80's.

Sadly, a small kid was squashed during the festival when G'NR first took the stage and the kids all ran through the mud to get the front row.

That was back in 1988. I read about it in the "Run to The Hills Biography" book.

I know that things have changed since then, but at least this time, the band won't leave the stage getting bad news that fans have died in the concert, and that ruined their brightest and highest part of their Golden Years.
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Donington, not Donnington!! (a frequent mistake which bugs the shit outta me!)

It was actually two teenage boys who were killed that day which just added to the problems they'd been having before when one of the big screens collapsed. I've spoken to two of my friends who were there that day and they said it was unbelivable. It was so crowded with numbers estimated at anything from 98,000 to 107,000. Now there is about at 70,000 attendance limit but back then they just sold as many tickets as people wanted. I have to say that I have seen some footage from Donington '88 (which includes one of my favourite Bruce rants about "Kylie Minge" :lol: ) and it didn't blow me away, Bruce did not sound good at all. He sounds much better on Maiden England. But Donington is Donington so that's what makes it so damn special.
 
"LiVe AfTeR DeAtH" concert video and "Maiden England" concert video are extremely awesome.

Probably the 2 best concerts I have ever laid eyes on. Bruce sounded so awesome in both concerts.

Yeah, "Maiden England" is hands down the best overall sounding "7th Son Tour" concert.

The band had their stuff together in both concerts.

The overall sound, the stage performance, and the set lists in both concerts is top-notch. Although, both concerts are about 20 years old now.
 
I hope someone manages to save a copy of this!!!! :kickass:

http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=603

Maiden's Download show to be streamed live online!
Published: May 31, 2007

Download Festival are delighted to announce that Iron Maiden's performance at this year's festival will be shown around the world LIVE. 2007 is Iron Maiden's record breaking fourth headline appearance at Donington Park. Having first topped the bill in 1988, playing to over 100.000 fans, and then again in 1992 and 2003, their 30 year career has seen them sell in excess of 70 million albums, and become one of the most important rock bands of all time.

Download Festival and Iron Maiden have teamed up for a live and exclusive streaming of Iron Maiden's fourth Donington Park headline appearance on Sunday 10 June. Available FREE at www.dowloadfestival.co.uk, and with direct links to www.ironmaiden.com, their performance will be shown in full, and will attract a global audience to the festival. This innovative move is the first time Live Nation have streamed from Download, and we expect other acts to follow this shortly.

Iron Maiden's manager Rod Smallwood comments " As we are only playing a few shows this summer this is a great way for our fans in territories we are not playing to have a means of seeing this show featuring songs from both "The Number of the Beast" and "A Matter of Life and Death", along with many others . We know it's not anything like as good as being there but we feel our fans will appreciate our doing this for them. Maiden have always had strong ties with Donington so it is very appropriate to do it from there"

Festival director Stuart Galbraith said: "Iron Maiden streaming their set live on the Download Festival website gives more proof that Download is without doubt the most interactive festival in the UK. It will be great for those who aren't able to make the festival for whatever reason to see Maiden's set completely free of charge."

Mike Kaufman, the head of television development for the festival also added... 'Download Festival has always been about making TV coverage for the fans, this year it's fantastic to be able to team up with Iron Maiden and make Download a global TV event.'

Bruce Dickinson this year will be presenting his BBC 6Music Radio show from backstage on Saturday 9 June between 9pm and midnight. Grabbing whoever he can lay his hands on for interviews, Bruce will be roaming around the site with his back-pack transmitter and microphone to report back with all the sights, sounds (and, yes, smells) of the festival. This show is going to be repeated on Download Radio, (powered by BBC 6Music), later on the Saturday evening and on Sunday.

After its massive success in 2006, Download Radio returns, powered by 6Music. Chris Barnard and Vickie Scullard, competition winners from the Bruce Dickinson Rock Show, will be presenting their own shows alongside 6music's very own Bruce Dickinson, Liz Kershaw, and Philippa TJ with more to be confirmed. With 24/7 coverage, Download Radio will be transmitting on 87.7FM, and will hit the airwaves at midday on Wednesday 6 June to Monday 11 June. Text 'ROCK' to 64046 to request any rock anthem you like, or even send pictures that will go up on the 6music website.

From the entertainment and shenanigans of the 24 hour hub of entertainment at The Village, to My Chemical Romance, Iron Maiden, Linkin Park, Wolfmother and many more making the main stage a rock temple, Channel 4 TV are going to be on site capturing everything that the UK's biggest alternative festival has to offer. The highlights from the festival are going to be crammed into two Download Festival specials that will be aired on Channel 4 on Saturday 16, and Sunday 17 June.
 
Air Raid Siren said:
Wow! thanks for sharing the news, Jenna! I'll have to get my clock turned around so I don't miss any of the fun!!! I guess it's our turn to be up til all odd hours, eh?! :zombie:
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Hehe, but at least it's not the middle of the night eh? :lol: I hope you manage to see the band - the forecast is for rain that weekend. :mad: :erk: :cry: Look out for me down the front!!! :kickass:
 
And I wonder why I am not going to download this year.


Perhaps, its because its my first wedding anniversary on the 10th June......I really dont think my wife would be happy, she hates metal......well most metal, theres a few bands she likes.
 
I won't be at home to hear Download streamed!! :'(

But that said, I will be at a Megadeth concert, so it all works out nicely!

But I noticed one thing: "2007 is Iron Maiden's record breaking fourth headline appearance at Donington Park."
I thought 2005, during the Early Days Tour was their fourth time. There was MoR 88, MoR 92, the first-ever Download in 2003 and then the Early Days Tour. Unless I'm mistaken and they didn't play Download in 2005 or something... but I could've sworn it! Can someone please verify/correct me?
 
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