Iron Maiden’s The Book Of Souls world tour will return to North America with arena and amphitheater shows this summer. The original tour opened in February 2016 playing 14 sold-out shows in the U.S.A and Canada and 58 concerts in 34 other countries. The British heavy metal legends have already scheduled spring dates in several European countries and in the U.K. The 25 dates announced today (Jan. 19) have the band beginning a new North American leg on June 3 continuing through July 21. [The band has since added a second date in Brooklyn, NY on July 22.]
The Book Of Souls, released on September 4, 2015, is Maiden’s first ever double studio album. It debuted at #1 in many countries and #4 in the U.S.
Tickets go on-sale January 27 with an exclusive pre-sale for Iron Maiden fan club members, and information on how members can participate in the draw to be “First To The Barrier.” Tickets for the general public will be available here.
For the 2017 shows the band will again be implementing a partial paperless ticketing system in many venues.
Swedish heavy metal band Ghost will be special guests for the North American leg of the tour.
In announcing the tour, Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris says: “We will be bringing the full production with us including all the Eddies and the Maya-themed stage sets. There’s been a great reaction from everyone to this tour’s theme, people really seem to love it. We’re still deciding on the final set-list and we’ll work that out once we get into rehearsals. Most of our North American fans haven’t seen the show yet so as we want to give them the same ‘Book Of Souls’ live experience that we took around the world, it’s unlikely we’ll change much. And of course we know our fans appreciate us playing a lot of the older songs too, so we will continue to do that!”
The original “Book Of Souls” tour were the classic rock band’s first dates in over a year and a half due to an illness suffered by lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The release of The Book Of Souls – the band’s first studio album in five years – and the world tour were delayed while Dickinson had a cancerous tumor removed.
Watch Iron Maiden at their final 2016 concert at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany…
Iron Maiden The Book of Souls North American Tour:
JUN 03 – BRISTOW, VA – JIFFY LUBE LIVE
JUN 04 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – WELLS FARGO CENTER
JUN 07 – NEWARK, NJ – PRUDENTIAL CENTER
JUN 09 – CHARLOTTE, NC – PNC MUSIC PAVILION
JUN 11 – TAMPA, FL – AMALIE ARENA
JUN 13 – NASHVILLE, TN – BRIDGESTONE ARENA
JUN 15 – CHICAGO, IL – HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATER
JUN 16 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN – XCEL ENERGY CENTER
JUN 19 – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – CHESAPEAKE ARENA
JUN 21 – HOUSTON, TX – TOYOTA CENTER
JUN 23 – DALLAS, TX – AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER
JUN 24 – SAN ANTONIO, TX – AT&T CENTER
JUN 27 – ALBUQUERQUE, NM – ISLETA AMPHITHEATER
JUN 28 – PHOENIX, AZ – TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA
JUL 01 – SAN BERNARDINO, CA – SAN MANUEL AMPHITHEATER*
JUL 03 – LAS VEGAS, NV – T-MOBILE ARENA
JUL 05 – OAKLAND, CA – ORACLE ARENA
JUL 07 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – USANA AMPHITHEATER
JUL 09 – LINCOLN, NE – PINNACLE BANK ARENA
JUL 11 – KANSAS CITY, MO – SPRINT CENTER
JUL 12 ST LOUIS, MO HOLLYWOOD CASINO AMPHITHEATER
JUL 15 – TORONTO, CANADA – BUDWEISER STAGE
JUL 16 – QUEBEC CITY, CANADA – VIDEOTRON CENTRE
JUL 19 – MANSFIELD, MA – XFINITY CENTER
JUL 21 – BROOKLYN, NY – BARCLAYS CENTER
JUL 21 – BROOKLYN, NY – BARCLAYS CENTER
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