Latest on UK and US Tours

Posted by The Saint on January 24, 2005 @ 16:30

Now that it is certain that Maiden won't play Download this year (conflicting schedule), it remains to be seen where Maiden will play their homeland.

Bruce promised fans last year that Maiden would be back in a muddy field, but nothing else is official.

However, cagedbeast, a member of the official BB, made this comment about an initiative he took:

*With so much speculation going around this BB, I decided to phone Sanctuary to find out what the latest info was.

Now bear in mind that I only got as far (not without trying) as speaking to a telephone operator (What a lovely person she was too!!), and may have been told not to let any information slip out. Indeed, she may not even know.

What she did say though when asked if she knew if Maiden would be playing the Uk this year "As far as I know, yes they will be, but I'm not sure on that". Now, this is not a definate yes or no, but her tone was very positive, and assuring.

What she also advised me to do was to contact Helter Skelter, who are Maidens Uk booking agnecy. So, I did call them, and was told that as yet, no dates were booked! I also got an e-mail address to write to the agent who would know for sure. I have sent her an e-mail, but she is out of the country just now. I have had an 'out of office' reply to say that she is still checking her e-mails, and where possible, she will reply a.s.a.p

So, sorry it's nothing definate, but at least it's from the horses mouth. Obviously, the second I hear anything further, it will be posted back here, so.....keep posted!*

Regarding the US Tour, Ozzfest rumors are still flying high, even if nothing is certain for the moment. Bruce said on his latest Rock show that he was supposed to be in the States for his birthday, which is in August, that's the only fact we know.

Apart from that, here's the latest rumor, that could be totally fake, on the story, fueled by Steel Thunder, another member of the official BB:

I was talking to a clerk at the local guitar center in sacramento. He said that maiden recently bought alot of gear from the store, not personally but for their near by studio. He also said that the representative told him they would in fact be touring in the united states this year!

Another BBer, NoEffenPicks, claims to have more information:

Okay folks this was too important NOT to post, but it's still not 100%. I was at the NAMM show for the music industry here in Los Angeles this weekend and saw Michael Kinney at the Fender booth. I talked with him a bit about Maiden and Harris in general before asking the hottest topic on my mind... ARE MAIDEN COMING TO THE US? Well here's what he said. The good news is that he has been hearing from the Maiden camp that there WILL be a US tour this summer. He was starting to make his schedule for the year based on these rummblings. ADDITIONALLY, and this is funny, he was chatting with Scott Ian of Anthrax who told him Maiden will be playing with them at OzzFest! That was a surprise to him even. So there's definitely SOMETHING going on along those lines. Still, I also hope to be in Europe for one of those dates to catch them there.

Handle these rumors with care. Maidenfans.com puts them here as information only and will keep you posted about more solid intel.

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