Bruce Air is Ready to Take Off to Iceland
After reviewing the interest of the fans, Iron Maiden finally confirms the Bruce Air flight to Iceland:17/03/2005 “Fly with me, Reykjavik!”
Bruce Dickinson will be combining two of his greatest passions in June, when he combines jobs as lead singer of the worlds leading metal band IRON MAIDEN and Commercial Airline pilot with Astraeus Airlines.
First Officer Bruce will fly a specially chartered real Heavy Metal Boeing 757 from London’s Gatwick airport on Tuesday 7th June into Keflavik Airport, Iceland where he will take the stage that night with Iron Maiden to play at Reykjavic’s 15,000 capacity Egilsholin Stadium as part of the bands EDDIE RIPS UP…EUROPE 2005 Stadium and Festival Tour
Special arrangements have been made to make this a very special event for up to just 192 fans – not only will they have the opportunity to get autographs and to have pictures taken with Bruce and Nicko (if he gets up in time!!!) onboard the plane or on arrival – but they will be given VIP wristband access to the stadium allowing them the opportunity of closest possible audience positioning at the front of the hall. After the blistering Maiden set passengers will be transferred back to the Airport to fly back into Gatwick for an early morning arrival on Wednesday 8th June.
Bruce says “Iceland is a great place and a terrific party town. Mind you, I'll be on the mineral waters if I'm flying the plane. We had a memorable fun trip to Dublin as a test on the last tour and l think all the fans who joined us had a terrific time. And if this goes well we will definitely do more in the future. Its good to meet the fans in a relaxed environment and hopefully Nicko and our manager Rod will join us to help serve the drinks!!”
Tickets priced £320 will include:-
- Return flight from/to Gatwick inclusive of airport taxes.
- Ground Transport from/to Airport in Iceland and Venue
- Standing Iron Maiden ticket with special standing VIP auditorium access
- Bruce will make himself available at both airports and onboard (subject to logistics), for individual photo souvenirs.
- Possible excursion to The Blue Lagoon may be added at additional cost, subject to customer interest.
Existing Iron Maiden fan club members will receive £20 discount off the £320 trip price.
NOTE : THIS TRIP IS PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS WARRANTING THE EXPENSE OF CHARTERING A RATHER EXPENSIVE AEROPLANE!
PROVISIONAL bookings can be made from 10am Friday 18th March through ICT Travel (www.concertseurope.com) – best to call them on +44 (0)1733 571616 - who will require a £100 deposit to secure a place (payable by Credit Card* or cheque within 48hrs of booking) with the remainder of the cost due by 26th April.
(*subject to the standard 2.3% credit card commission)
The provisional Itinerary for the day - Tuesday 7th / Wednesday 8th June:
- Check in London Gatwick 7.45am
- Flight 666 - Boeing 757 – Departs Gatwick Airport 9.45am
- Arrival at Keflavik Airport, Iceland - approx 11.15am
- Coach pick up from Airport to Rekjavik City Centre with drop off for sightseeing.
- Early Evening Coach pick up from Rekjavik Centre and transfer to Stadium.
- Show will start approximately 8.00pm - finish around 11pm.
- Transport from Venue to Airport - leaves 12.30am
- Departure back to Gatwick - approx 1.45am
- Arrival at Gatwick - Approx 5.00am. All tubes / trains and buses from Gatwick are fully operational at this time.
Outward and return flights include onboard meal.
Source: IronMaiden.com
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So I guess the mail the FC members recieved was about the 20 pounds voucher (and priority booking maybe ?).
Please report if there's anything more.
Cheers
I didn't recieve any email yet... 
Do they know how the tour is called ? 
Today it is: EDDIE RIPS UP…EUROPE 2005 Stadium and Festival Tour
Yesterday it was: Eddie Rips Up… Europe/North America - Summer 2005 Tour
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Cheers
if we wanna like sign up for this and go, how do we do it
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Erm... it's written:
PROVISIONAL bookings can be made from 10am Friday 18th March through ICT Travel (www.concertseurope.com) – best to call them on +44 (0)1733 571616 -
Cheers
I think it's a funny idea.
With my band, we sometimes bring some friends in our van to go to the show.
Here it's the same thing, but with the Maiden's standing. 
I like that : very human, very close to the fans, but also excessive and a little bit crazy.
Was this kind of thing already done in the past, with Maiden or another band ?
Its a bargain I think and I may consider going. It'd be an experience!
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It was done by maiden in 2003.
This would be really cool to attend, but it's a bit too expensive for a young dude like me
. especially when i'm allready doing trips to Oslo, Helsinki and Gothenburg this summer.
Today it is: EDDIE RIPS UP…EUROPE 2005 Stadium and Festival Tour
Yesterday it was: Eddie Rips Up… Europe/North America - Summer 2005 Tour
Cheers
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i think we can call it just "Eddie rips up" tour
Here's the full newsletter finally sent to the fans:
Hello all!
Fancy flying with Bruce to a Maiden show in Iceland?
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First Officer Bruce will fly a specially chartered real Heavy Metal Boeing
757 from London's Gatwick airport on Tuesday 7th June into Keflavik
Airport, Iceland where he will take the stage that night with Iron Maiden
to play at Reykjavic's 15,000 capacity Egilsholin Stadium as part of the
bands EDDIE RIPS UP.EUROPE 2005 Stadium and Festival Tour.
If you want to be on the plane, you'd better act fast - all booking details
are on www.ironmaiden.com
Iron Maiden confimed for Ozzfest 2005
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Iron Maiden have confirmed appearing in the USA in July/August on this
years Ozzfest alongside Black Sabbath. The dates are:
Fri 7/15 - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
Sun 7/17 - Hartford, CT - Meadows
Tue 7/19 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Waterfront
Thu 7/21 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lakes
Sat 7/23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette
Sun 7/24 - Washington, DC - Nissan
Tue 7/26 - New York, NY - PNC
Sat 7/30 - Chicago, IL - Tweeter Center
Sun 7/31 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
Tue 8/2 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheatre
Thu 8/4 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sat 8/6 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley
Sun 8/7 - Minneapolis, MN - Floatrite Park
Thu 8/11 - Seattle, WA - White River
Sat 8/13 - San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun 8/14 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train
Tue 8/16 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Pavilion
Thu 8/18 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket
Sat 8/20 - Los Angeles, CA - Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen
More details on www.ironmaiden.com
Summertime!
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I don't know about where you are, but here in London we're seeing the first
bit of sun in about 6 months. Yes, I do believe the summer is around the
corner... and what better way to celebrate than to freshen up your wardrobe
with a nice new Iron Maiden t-shirt!
www.eddiesmegastore has what you need, from little girly sizes all the way
to XXL for you larger lads.
Until next time... Up the Irons!
Nothing groundbreaking, heh...
Cheers