Iron Maiden News - March 19, 2008

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'Somewhere Back in Time' Concert DVD in the Works?

After the 16th of February, when the concert at the Messe in Tokyo was filmed, there have been rumours flying around the internet about the possibility of Iron Maiden producing a DVD (much like the 2005 Death on the Road release). Although this would not be suprising after many recent video launches from the band, we here at Maiden-World would say the most likely explanation for that at the current time would be for any special editions of the 'Somewhere Back in Time' album (such as the 2 Disc Picture CD) which would include a DVD with footage, although if the band believe it to be possible we may be seeing a new full length concert video commercially released, most likely towards the end of this year or Christmas time.

Of course we will keep you updated if there are any announcements regarding this possibility and as time goes by and the tour progresses, we will keep an eye out to see if any other dates are recorded in order for their footage to be included.

Canadian 'Somewhere Back in Time' Tour Dates Announced

During their concert on the 16th of March at a full house Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Iron Maiden announced another five dates to add to this year's world tour in that country, to the great enthusiasm of fans who attended the concert and those who couldn't get tickets alike.

For all of these shows, the tickets will go on sale at the same time, Friday the 28th of March, however as expected there will be a pre-sale available for those of you who are signed up to the IMFC (Iron Maiden Fan Club) meaning you can get your hands on them on the 25th instead, which is the Tuesday. All shows in Canada have the 'First to the Stage Barrier' which is early admission for a select group of people who will be allowed into the arena early in order to guarantee their place at the front of the crowd. These will be picked via a special draw before tickets are issued.

It should be noted that 'First to the Stage Barrier' tickets are also available for the 11th of June concert at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois as well as the 15th of June appearance at Madison Square Garden, New York.

• Tue 03 June - Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, BC
• Thu 05 June - Saddledome Calgary, AB
• Fri 06 June - Rexall Place Edmonton, AB
• Sun 08 June - Brandt Center Regina, SK
• Mon 09 June - MTS Centre Winnipeg, SK

7 new US Dates added to 'Somewhere back in Time' Tour

Just a week ago we reported on the first announced US concert dates for Iron Maiden's 'Somewhere Back in Time' World Tour and today we can bring you a fresh batch of 7 concerts that they have announced today in addition to the 8 that we reported just seven days ago. We have listed all of the dates below along with the arena they are being held in and when you can get your hands on the tickets.

• 6/11/08 Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena - on sale 22nd March
• 6/12/08 Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center - on sale 29th March
• 6/14/08 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center - on sale 22nd March
• 6/15/08 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - on sale 22nd March
• 6/17/08 Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Centre - on sale 29th March
• 6/18/08 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion - on sale 29th March
• 6/20/08 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center for The Peforming Arts - on sale 28th March

Sony use 'Can I Play with Madness' in F1 Advertising

Electronics and entertainment giant Sony are sponsoring this year's Formula One coverage in the UK on ITV and they have chosen the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son track Can I Play With Madness as the backing soundtrack to their promotional idents, played before and after each commercial break.

Not only is this a great opportunity for Maiden to appeal to new fans who will be curious about the song from the advert (a notable example of this happening was the Top 20 re-emergence of Phil Collins in 2007 after the chocolate company Cadburys placed one of his songs prominently in an advertising campaign). It will also attract press and fan attention to their World Tour this summer.

Steve and Bruce on the cover of new Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles

This month sees the publication of issue 109 of international metal magazine Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and gracing the cover are Maiden members Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson. Inside you will find an interview with the two about the upcoming tour and 'Best of' album that they are releasing under the title 'Travellers in Time' in relation to this year's concerts and world tour (along with the recently announced Best-Of collection that we will be seeing the release of this Summer). There is also a free CD included and more details on tickets for those of you who have not yet picket up your tickets to see the band in action.

The price of the printed magazine is $7.99 across all regions of the world for those of you who want to read it for yourselves and it is available online at their official site (Bravewords.com), although you can also purchase it in a .pdf format for digital viewing.

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