2005 Tourdates...
I found this list on some Dutch board, with someone claiming to have gotten it through email. Don't know if it's reliable though. It would mean Maiden would play Donington Park on a Wednesday, which would seem strange to me. You would think they'd play a gig like that on a weekend.Also, concerning the Dutch date: it's 2 weeks after a metal festival that will be held in the exact same spot, where the Dynamo Open Air festival was in 2000 and 2004. This year it's called Fields Of Rock (just like in 2003), and Maiden isn't playing that festival. I dont think there will be 2 metal festivals in the exact same spot in 2 weeks, so that's why I'm a bit in doubt when it comes to this list.
Anyway, here's that list:
May
28th UK Sheperds Bush Empire London
29th UK Sheperds Bush Empire London
June
1st Norway Stavanger Stadium
3rd Germany Rock am RIng
4th Germany Rock im Park
6th Poland Warsaw St.
8th Hungary Kisstadion, Budapest
9th Italy Arena Festa Dell' Unita, Reggio Emilia
11th Czech Rep. Sparta FC Stadium, Prague
10th Greece AEK St, Athens
12th Austria Isstadion, Innsbruck
17th Spain Monumental Bullring, Barcelona
18th Spain Las Arenas Bullring, Madrid
19th Portugal Pavilion, Cascais
22nd Switzerland Lausanne
25th France Parc des Princes, Paris
26th Belgium Graspop
29th UK Donington Park
July
2nd Holland Goffert Park, Nijmegen
6th Finland Helsinki, Hartwall Areena
7th Finland Helsinki, Hartwall Areena
9th Sweden Gothenburg, Ullevi St
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This list was posted by a member of another bulletin board and has been reported on various sites. Anyway this is not an official list, this is not a true list so don't take it seriously 
It can at least give us a hint of what to come. If it's as this list says the european leg of the tour (and maybe the whole tour, will end in sweden!
Would be cool ... maiden @ Rock am Ring ! Jehaaa
sheppards bush empire as warming up that will be great!!!!!
I have allready tickets to Helsinki 7th of juli and to Gohenburg 9th of juli 
well, I hope some of it is true... The concert in Switzerland is a perfect warm up for Bang Your Head!!!
Also, the warm-ups at Sheppards Bush Empire... GAH! I have to be there. To get tickets to that one will be impossible I guess.
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Mostly if they don't play there!
May I remind everyone that this list is unreliable?
I'd say it's nothing else than a rumour...
I don't believe in that list....
8th Hungary Kisstadion, Budapest
9th Italy Arena Festa Dell' Unita, Reggio Emilia
11th Czech Rep. Sparta FC Stadium, Prague
10th Greece AEK St, Athens
12th Austria Isstadion, Innsbruck
Hungaria->Italy->Greece->Czech Rep.-> Austria????
a bit confused travelling though...
Yeah... just to humour myself I've drawn their route on the European map(not all lines pointing directly at the cities, only the ones I know of), and it just looks twisted, see for yourself(not sure if I can direct link images on this forum, but I won't do so anyway just in case there are any poor 56k'ers):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Jay1...tuff/europe.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Jay1...tuff/europe.jpg
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looks like a kind of twisted way.
Also, the warm-ups at Sheppards Bush Empire... GAH! I have to be there. To get tickets to that one will be impossible I guess.
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i had sheppards bush empire 2001 (rock in rio warming up) via official maiden fan club for both nights and i can tell you it was amazing.
10th Greece AEK St, Athens
Well, that's funny, AEK Stadium was demolished last year...
anyway, i'm dying to see IM live but i'll wait for the official list
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Oooh, cool!!! Hope it will be something like that this time too. Special offer through the FC. I guess that's the biggest chance to get tickets.
Yeah, yeah... I know it's only a rumour but it makes work much more fun to just hope it will happen and imagine just how COOL it will be!
Well its probably crap but the order of the festivals doesnt REALLY matter does it? It depends on which festivals are being run and in what order. Obviously if Maiden stage their own arena show its different though
I've received this many times. It's fake and I know it for sure (I know the person who created it 
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Now, it's plausible, for some dates could be realistic.
Cheers
no, you may not!
Well, VG published that Maiden will play in Oslo on June 28,
http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=253829
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Jay1...tuff/europe.jpg
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Nice picture dude, but Innsbruck isn't where you have drawn the line - it's more in the west of Austria - but that's a peanut!
Thanks for visualisation!
Be(a)st regards,
Maidenaustria
jeeeeeee Iron maiden in poland!!!!! I will see them!!!!!!! jeeeeeeeee
It's been stated already several times that this list is NOT reliable and does not reflect AT ALL the upcoming 2005 Maiden tour.
Those who are dumb enough not to pay attention to these warnings need not post any further inane comments: Thread closed! 
Those who are dumb enough not to pay attention to these warnings need not post any further inane comments: Thread closed!
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You tell 'em Mav
A bit of explanation: The Saint already stated that the rumour was false, but that some dates might be plausible. As too many people seemed to think it was true and confirmed, we (me and Mav, but that's another story) decided that we would close it to avoid further confusion. The reason why it wasn't deleted is that it'll make a nice comparision to the actual tour schedule when it's all announced.
Cheers