TRIVIUM TO SUPPORT IRON MAIDEN IN EUROPEAN TOUR, UK DATES INCLUDED!! Words directly from http://www.ironmaiden.com “IRON MAIDEN have confirmed the full European Leg of their World Tour for this coming Winter 2006. The World Tour will start in Scandinavia on Nov 9 and response to the shows on sale there last week was phenomenal with ticket sales already exceeding 95,000 across the Scandinavian dates. All three of the Swedish shows sold out in just over an hour and a third date was immediately added at the Stockholm Globen which also sold out in hours making it 48,000 sold out in Sweden alone. The 8000 tickets in Bergen Norway went in just 30 minutes, Tempere sold all 6,600 tickets out in a couple of hours while Helsinki registered first day sales of over 17,000 tickets over their two shows. The new live show will include new album material which the band are now recording and which will be released prior to the tour. They are currently considering album artwork and the Production for the tour, which of course will be in true Maiden tradition with spectacular stage production and massive sound and lights … and, of course, Eddie!! Says Steve Harris, ‘We’ve finished most of the writing of the album and have just started recording with Kevin Shirley so we’re all very charged up at the moment to make a great record. Reaction to the tour so far has been brilliant and we’re looking forward to putting a great show together for the fans and getting back out on the road towards the end of the year and playing new material live ‘ Maiden have invited the critically acclaimed American band TRIVIUM to be their Special Guests throughout the tour. Trivium have enjoyed ever increasing recognition these last few months and Maiden are sure that their fans will give them a great reception. This European leg of the World Tour will be followed in early 2007 with selected dates in other parts of the World. For the dates in the UK there is an exclusive 5 day special advance ticket ordering access for fan club members. There will be a special link in the Tour date area of the website and advance tickets for fan club go on sale on Friday 10th March at 9am in the UK and 9am Wednesday 22nd March for Dublin. After that tickets to the General Public for the UK shows will go on sale Friday 17th March at 9am, and on sale 9am Saturday 25th March for Dublin. For more information on exclusive advance ticket purchase access go to http://www.ironmaidenonlineclub.com The full European list of tour dates is – NOVEMBER Thu 9 DENMARK, Aalborg Gigantium Fri 10 DENMARK, Copenhagen Valby Sun 12 FINLAND, Tampere Icehall SOLD OUT Tue 14 FINLAND, Helsinki Hartwall Arena Wed 15 FINLAND, Helsinki Hartwall Arena Fri 17 SWEDEN, Stockholm The Globe SOLD OUT Sat 18 SWEDEN, Stockholm The Globe SOLD OUT Mon 20 SWEDEN, Gothenburg Scandinavium SOLD OUT Tue 21 NORWAY, Oslo Valhall Thu 23 NORWAY, Bergen Vestlandshallen SOLD OUT Sat 25 SWEDEN, Stockholm The Globe SOLD OUT Mon 27 HOLLAND, Den Bosch Brabenthallen Tue 28 FRANCE, Paris Palais Omnisport de Bercy Thu 30 SPAIN, Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi DECEMBER Sat 2 ITALY, Milan DatchForum Tue 5 SWITZERLAND, Zurich Hallenstadion Thu 7 GERMANY, Stuttgart Schleyerhalle Fri 8 GERMANY, Dortmund Westfallenhalle Mon 11 WALES, Cardiff NIA Tue 12 ENGLAND, Birmingham NEC Thu 14 ENGLAND, Manchester Arena Fri 15 SCOTLAND, Glasgow SECC Sun 17 ENGLAND, Newcastle Arena Mon 18 ENGLAND, Sheffield Arena Wed 20 IRELAND, Dublin The Point Fri 22 ENGLAND, London Earls Court Keep watching the site for on-sale dates and information.”