London metal rockers Iron Maiden just announced a new North American leg of their ongoing Book of Souls Tour. After they wrap up in the UK, the heavy metal band will make their way over for their first stop in Virginia on June 3.
“We are really looking forward to returning to North America for a full tour," explains bassist Steve Harris in a press release, "We had always planned to go back there and to the UK as last year, due to the global nature of the tour and the period it took, we just didn’t have time to cover them properly and we do still like to get to fans in as many places as possible!"
Longtime Iron Maiden fans can’t contain their excitement as it will be the first time the band stops by some of these U.S. cities in years. With 25 stops over the course of 2 months, the band will be touring in support of their sixteenth studio album, Book of Souls. Though it was released back in 2015, the rock legends are still riding a wave of acclaim for the album well into 2017.
“We will, of course, 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!”
Iron Maiden Book of Souls Tour 2017 Dates:
4/22 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis
4/24 – Oberhausen, DE @ König-Pilsener-Arena
4/25 – Oberhausen, DE @ König-Pilsener-Arena
4/28 – Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle
4/29 – Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle
5/2 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclaycard Arena
5/4 – Nottingham, UK @ Motorpoint Arena
5/6 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena
5/8 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Arena
5/1 – Sheffield, UK @ Sheffield Arena
5/11 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena
5/14 – Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena
5/16 – Glasgow, UK @ SSE Hydro Arena
5/17 – Aberbeend, Scotland, AECC GE Oil & Gas Arena
5/20 – Liverpool, UK @ Echo Arena
5/21 – Birmingham, UK @ Barclaycard Arena
5/24 – Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena
5/27 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
5/28 – London, UK @ O2 Arena
6/3 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live ^
6/4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center ^
6/7 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center ^
6/9 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavillion ^
6/11 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena ^
6/13 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena ^
6/15 – Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater ^
6/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center ^
6/19 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Chesapeake Arena ^
6/21 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center ^
6/23 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center ^
6/24 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center ^
6/27 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater ^
6/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena ^
7/1 – San Bernardino, CA @ San Manuel Amphitheater ^
7/3 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena ^
7/5 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena ^
7/9 – Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena ^
7/11 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center ^
7/12 – Saint Louis, MO @Hollywood Casino Amphitheater ^
7/15 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ^
7/16 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre ^
7/19 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center ^
7/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center ^
