Around the World in 66 Days
The official site has announced a bunch of new tour dates for 2011, extending the tour into Asia and North/South America:IRON MAIDEN, with their crew and many tons of equipment, will once again be boarding Ed Force One in February 2011 to fly 50,000 miles round the globe on their continuing mammoth Final Frontier World Tour, playing 29 shows and visiting 26 cities in thirteen countries across 5 continents with Bruce again in the pilot's seat, and heading into more new Frontiers of uncharted Maiden territory!!!
The first show will be on Feb 11th in Moscow's Olympic Stadium, after which the Boeing 757, which will have new designs to tie in with the new album and tour, will fly the band to Singapore and Indonesia for Maiden's first ever shows there, before arriving in Australia to headline two arena dates and five Soundwave Festivals. Ed Force One then turns its attention briefly to the Northern Hemisphere with a first show ever in South Korea and two shows in Tokyo, before heading all the way across the Pacific, a journey which (believe it or not!) is 6660 miles for two shows in Mexico. An extensive series of stadium shows through five South American countries follows, including a first visit to Belem, Northern Brazil, and, via Puerto Rico, the band will play the final show on this leg of the tour in Tampa, Florida, USA on April 17th, exactly 66 days after Moscow!
Head here to read the full press release, or keep reading to view the dates.
FEBRUARY
Fri 11 Moscow, RUSSIA - Olympiski
Tue 15 - Singapore - Singapore Indoor Stadium
Thu 17 - Jakarta, INDONESIA - Stadium Utama Gelaro Bung Karno Senayan
Sun 20 - Bali, INDONESIA - Garuda Wisnu Kencana
Wed 23 - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - Hisense Arena
Thu 24 - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - Entertainment Centre
Sat 26 - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA - Showgrounds (SOUNDWAVE FEST)
Sun 27 - Sydney, AUSTRALIA - Eastern Creek Raceway (SOUNDWAVE FEST)
MARCH
Fri 4 - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - Showgrounds (SOUNDWAVE FEST)
Sat 5 - Adelaide, AUSTRALIA - Bonython Park (SOUNDWAVE FEST)
Mon 7 - Perth, AUSTRALIA - Steel Blue Oval (SOUNDWAVE FEST)
Thu 10 - Seoul, KOREA - Chamsil Gymnasium
Sat 12 - Tokyo, JAPAN - Super Arena
Sun 13 - Tokyo, JAPAN - Super Arena
Thu 17 - Monterrey, MEXICO - Banamex Theatre
Fri 18 - Mexico City, MEXICO - Foro Sol
Sun 20 - Bogota, COLOMBIA - CC Sapo
Wed 23 - Lima, PERU - Estadio San Marcos
Sat 26 - Sao Paulo, BRAZIL - Morumbi Stadium
Sun 27 - Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL - HSBC Arena
Wed 30 - Brasilia, BRAZIL - Nilson Nelson Parking Lot
APRIL
Fri 1 - Belem, BRAZIL - Parque De Exposicoes
Sun 3 - Recife, BRAZIL - Parque De Exposicoes
Tue 5 - Curitiba, BRAZIL - Expotrade
Fri 8 - Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA - Velez Sarsfield
Sun 10 - Santiago, CHILE - Estadio Nacional
Wed 14 - San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA - Coliseo De Puerto Rico
Sat 16 - Sunrise, Florida, USA - Bank Atlantic Center
Sun 17 - Tampa, Florida USA - St Pete Times Forum
JULY
June 30- July 3 - Roskilde, DENMARK - Roskilde Festival
Fri 1 - Gothenburg, SWEDEN - Ullevi Stadium
Wed 6 - Oslo, NORWAY - Telenor
Fri 8 - Helsinki, FINLAND - Olympic Stadium
Sun 10 - St Petersburg, RUSSIA - SKK Peterburgskiy