There is More to America Than the West Coast
I'm talking to you Iron Maiden!!!
Just received the following in e-mail. At least they said it's only the first leg of the American tour. Hopefully they will remember their fans on the east coast for the second leg. I would have been all over the New Jersey show except it's the worst possible week of the entire year for me to take off of work. Will there ever be a Maiden Albany show? I doubt it, but I'm willing to travel for Maiden - just not to Texas.
Iron Maiden have announced the first leg of their eagerly anticipated North American summer tour.
After tickets for Iron Maiden's current "SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME -- WORLD TOUR 08" dates at the Los Angeles Forum and New Jersey's Izod Centre sold out months in advance, the band are delighted to announce they are coming back for more major USA concerts this summer which will take them to a number of cities they have not played in many years along with a return to the Los Angeles area with 2 nights at the 16,000 capacity Verizon Amphitheatre on Friday May 30 and Saturday May 31. Tickets for the majority of these shows will go on sale to the public on Saturday, March 1st.
Wed 5/21/08 San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless - on sale 3/1 10am
Thu 5/22/08 Houston, TX - Woodlands - on sale 3/1 10am
Sun 5/25/08 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion - on sale 3/1 10am
Mon 5/26/08 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion - on sale 3/15 10am
Wed 5/28/08 Concord, CA - Concord - on sale 3/9 10am
Fri 5/30/08 Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - on sale 3/1 10am
Sat 5/31/08 Los Angeles, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - on sale 3/1 10am
Mon 6/02/08 Seattle, WA - White River Amph - on sale 3/8 10am
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The last tour didn't do very well, even in the major markets. Of course that was due in large part to Maiden not being nearly as popular over here as they are in Europe - and because of their decision to play the entire new album and only two older songs.
That disaster is reflective of the retro show they're doing this time around. They'll be in Toronto in the middle of March, and I thought the east coast dates would have taken place around that time - but I guess that's not happening...
No, there isn't.
Hehe.
But Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico are technically Southwest US, of course.
That reminds me... our move will put us back closer to the Gorge at George :) Quite the outdoor venue, although I have yet to specifically visit.