Iron Maiden Re-Creating ‘Maiden England’ with Summer Tour

This summer, heavy metal legends Iron Maiden will hit the road in North America for an extensive tour.

Dubbed the Maiden England tour, the three-month trek will be a treat for longtime fans – the band are essentially re-creating their classic 1988 live album/concert video Maiden England, which was shot on their Seventh Son of a Second Son tour. The upcoming tour is designed to match the original both in terms of the set list and the show’s stage production.

Shock rock icon Alice Cooper will be the tour’s “Special Guest” up through the July 21 show, at which point NYC-based prog outfit Coheed & Cambria will take over as the opening act.

As the band’s official site details, Bruce Dickinson is excited about the tour:

“Our intention is to play about two thirds of the original track list of Maiden England, including some songs we have not played live in a very,very long time, plus other favourites we just know the fans are going to want to hear! We always try to give our fans a great show musically, but we have always tried to make it as entertaining and memorable an experience as we can visually. And we all feel this show is going to do that splendidly!”

Extensive ticket information is available on the band’s site.

Iron Maiden 2012 Tour Dates:

6/21 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
6/23 Atlanta, GA Aarons Amphitheatre
6/26 Boston, MA Comcast Center
6/27 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach
6/29 Philadelphia, PI Susquehanna Bank Center
6/30 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
7/2 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
7/5 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank
7/8 Quebec, QC Colisee Pepsi Arena
7/11 Montreal, QC Bell Center
7/13 Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
7/14 Sarnia, ON Bayfest
7/16 Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
7/18 Detroit, MI DTE Music Theatre
7/19 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Centre
7/24 Winnipeg, MB MTS Center
7/26 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
7/27 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
7/29 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
7/30 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
8/1 Salt Lake City, UT     USANA Amphitheatre
8/3 San Francisco, CA     Shoreline Amphitheatre
8/6 Phoenix, AZ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
8/9 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/12 Albuquerque. NM Hard Rock Pavilion
8/13 Denver, CO    Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
8/15 San Antonio, TX        AT&T Center
8/17 Dallas, TX     Gexa Energy Pavilion
8/18 Houston, TX The Woodlands