Rumours sebelum ni kata IRON MAIDEN akan return ke Australia tahun depan nampaknya tak betul.
Yang paling dekat, NEW ZEALAND.
First instinct aku, kena pergi. Kena pergi. Kena pergi.
Memang nak kena pergi. Kena plan dari sekarang le nampaknya... Advantage, sahabat Wanwarlock ada di Hamilton, 200km dari venue dia Auckland. Ada la alasan nak ziarah sahabat lama.
Following the huge international success of their spectacular Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 08, IRON MAIDEN will be taking to the skies once again in 2009 for a fourth and final leg starting in Dubai on February 13.
Loaded up with a full complement of band, crew and twelve tons of stage set and equipment, the band's customized Boeing 757, christened Ed Force One by the fans and flown again by Astraeus Airlines captain and MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson, will once again be circumnavigating 80,000 km around the planet for concerts in 19 cities in eleven countries, making it a staggering 37 countries in total visited on this tour, playing to almost two million fans.
Taking off in early February, MAIDEN will make their first appearances in New Zealand for 16 years via Dubai and Bangalore followed by the long haul journey for a return to Mexico in some even larger venues and then finishing with an extended run through Central and South America to include countries and cities they have not visited before.
The dates are as follows:
Feb. 13 - Dubai, UAE - Media City Amphitheatre
Feb. 15 - Bangalore, India Royal - Challenge Rock In India
Feb. 20 - Auckland, New Zealand - Mount Smart Stadium
Feb. 21 - Christchurch, New Zealand - AMI Stadium
Feb. 25 - Monterrey, Mexico - Estadio - Technologico
Feb. 26 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Arena VFG Jalisco
Feb. 28 - Mexico City, Mexico - Fero Sol Stadium Complex
March 1 – March 29th March 2009 - South and Central America: details to be advised soon.
The Somewhere Back In Time tour revisits the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the '80s in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which is based around the legendary Egyptian production of the 1984-85 Powerslave Tour which was featured on the recent DVD "Live After Death". This is arguably the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie.
Comments Bruce Dickinson, "This unique way of touring earlier this year with everyone and all our gear onboard the plane helped to make 2008 easily one of the most successful, exciting and fun years in the band's career. Taking Ed Force One around the planet and playing to our fans in so many different countries was an incredible experience for all of us. For me personally, flying and performing was one of the most challenging and satisfying things I've ever attempted despite the rigours and all the logistical difficulties we encountered. In fact it was so much fun we decided to do it again as a final leg of this tour All in all this will be a fantastic way to round off a tremendous year for the band before we take a bit of time off and then start work on a new studio album."
Says Steve Harris, "We will once again be loading onto the plane as much of the production and stage set as we can ram in, along with arranging plenty of pyro for all the shows!! We will also be changing round the set list and replacing some of the songs, mainly with songs from the first four albums as the Early Days tour a few years back didn't visit any of these places so we thought the fans would like to hear some of that even earlier material. This tour is likely to be the last time we play many of these songs live so we really will be giving it everything we have got!"
The IRON MAIDEN plane Ed Force One has been back in regular airline service since the end of the first leg in March this year and has been used for the "Bruce Air" fan club flying trips during the European leg of the tour, as well as Bruce flying various missions to bring troops back home from tours of duty in Afghanistan and collecting stranded British tourists in the recent major airline closures. However the Boeing 757 will be taken back into the hanger soon to be completely refitted and its MAIDEN livery restored, this having been removed due to fears of evil ju-ju spirits — Eddie! — inhabiting the plane from worried passengers on its summer route from Central Africa!
IRON MAIDEN have made arrangements with the local promoters to facilitate a special first ticket pre-sale to members of their fan club, which will mean they will be guaranteed to get a ticket, and be able buy the best seats where applicable.
18 comments:
ben, aku dah lama betul tak dengar lagu diorang ni... kadang2 terkenang semasa dulu...
huhu jadi jugak la ni?
Grp ni mesti suka lepak mapler bab tu namer depa maidin.
Toksah buang duit tgk mamak maidin kat NZ. Kat kedai aku pon ade mamak arsyad, mak mak budak dan mak we.
Kurang asam nyer band, boleh drpd india trus gi NZ kat 2 tempat lak tuh, main skip jer OZ. PAstu gi Mexico 3 tpt lak tu. Wa raser depa carik location yg airport parking utk plane murah. Perati betul2 dubai, bangalore, NZ , Mexico kakaka.Air asia nak bayar parking plane kat adelaide pon tak mampu, tu yg gi gold coast tu.
Jadi kalau kau nak mamak maidin dtg sini, kau sponsor lah parking fees kat aipot tuh.Jgn mintak duit ngan aku dah lah bro!! AKu simpan duit nak sponsor 4U2C dtg sini la!
Wahahaha...Feb 13 Gadis Besi datang Dubai. Boleh pegi..boleh pegi. Melayang lagi dirham aku...
wehhh bro klu lu pegi kem salam kat eddie ek. huhuhu..
Salam Abg Ben,
Smlm aku ushar kat Melody (ingat Melody lagi tak?) ada dua CD Iron Maiden murah....first, Edward the Great, RM10 jer.....2nd, Death on the Road, RM20....mulanya ingat nak sambar tapi apakan daya fulus x cukup, maklumlah gaji awal bulan lepas, bulan depan dpt gaji terus pegi Melody dulu, harap2nya org tak kebas dulu
harap2 lu dapat media pass... dapat aku tengok awesome photoshot
Pelamin Anganku Musnah...
:(
Gua tak gigil sangat IM ni...kalo metallica..pasti gua kene histeria..tak tenang idup..
pehhh bila nak datang mesia nih!
mutakalim,
baik tak yah dengar, buang masa je. Serius!
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lutfie,
ini la event yang patut dihabiskan duit muahaha...
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mangkuk statik,
Lu bila nak jadi katering IRON MAIDEN pulak?
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syamsulfaiz,
kat Dubai lagi best tu... pak arab join gak ke?
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ilazz,
nak patung eddie?
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zulazahari,
Melody? Mana boleh lupa bang... apa lagi spesel kat situ?
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jairo,
bergantung kepada kecergasan majalah tu le...
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eddiedewanaga,
jom sekali kita melancong ke NZ!
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achan,
lu terbalik ah dengan wa...
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geng metal,
Datang Malaysia... akan datang. Dalam mimpi!
abang ben, itu syamsulfaiz kalau tak gi nengok IM kat dubai mmg saje nak kena pelangkung le, venue kat sebelah rumah je tuh muahahahhaha
bestnya ngk mega metal band depan mata.
zulazari, tenkiu bgtau. aku nak pegi sambar dulu. hahah!
pegi beb pegi...ko gi ler keja part time 3, 4 jobs siang malam kumpul duit haha, tapi pegi..pasal dah dekat dah..
bila aku tengok dorang dulu
aku cakap kat bini aku, " ok, dah, lepas ni tak rock lagi , tak pegi konsert rock lagi, tak beli cd lagi dah tak heran..." hahaha.
Maiden beb Maiden
Melody satu2 nya record store yg masih survive kat Yik Foong, Friendly dah pindah dah, still jual CD/VCD/DVD rare dan UG, T-Shirt Collections, sticker/poster metal semua masih ada lagi walaupun pernah kena serbu dulu, Aku ingat nak tulis entri pasal Melody nie tapi tgh x ada ilham.
haha.. yik foong tuh wujud lg ke? die nyer arcade still 20c lg ke compare kat tpt lain 50c tahun 1999 dlu?
ko g r india nyer konsert, lps layan konsert leh r ko layan tabligh sane
Salam bentara.
Aku tertarik lah dgn dokumentari/artikel kau "istilah seputar cd" tu.
Buleh tak kau ceritakan pasal process recording album? Sebagai org yg buta kayu pasal pembikinan album nie, aku memang nak tahu sgt2 camne process penciptaan lagu, tulis lirik, camne recording, mixing etc. Berapa lama masa yg diambil utk buat sesuatu album tu? Camne costing sesuatu album tu dibuat? Camne harga dia berbeza-beza? Material cost ke, overhead cost ke etc..
Tenkiu. Krenmaut is THE BESTEST !!!
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