Japanese Tour Dates Withdrawn
October25 - Tokyo, Japan at Budokan
27 - Hamamatsu, Japan at Act City
28 - Tokyo, Japan at Kokusai Forum
30 - Osaka, Japan at Jo Hall
31 - Nagoya, Japan at Shimin Hall
These dates will be part of first leg of the tour the band will play in support of their new studio album, scheduled for release in early September.
Says Steve Harris, "We've always enjoyed immensely strong and loyal support from our fans in Japan and when we were discussing the tour plans we thought that this time around we'd give them the opportunity to be one of the first countries on the tour rather than the last! We've already had an awesome reaction to the shows announced for the European leg of the tour. Many of the venues selling out in hours with others virtually sold out before we've had a chance to promote them properly. It's been incredible."
Says Bruce Dickinson, "It's great to be back with our big show in Japan, especially the Budokan which has been a legendary venue for us and other great bands since I can remember. We've always loved playing in Japan over every tour and we all have many friends there."