IRON MAIDEN Announce U.K. Dates, Single Details

July 25, 2003

IRON MAIDEN have announced the details of the U.K. portion of their "Dance Of Death World Tour", which is scheduled to kick off in Europe in mid-October. Tickets for the U.K. shows go on sales on July 30.

IRON MAIDEN U.K. (and Irish) tour dates:

Dec. 01 – Dublin, IRE - The Point
Dec. 03 – Newcastle, UK - Telewest Arena
Dec. 04 – Nottingham, UK - Arena
Dec. 06 – Sheffield, UK - Arena
Dec. 08 – Glasgow, UK - SECC
Dec. 09 – Manchester, UK - MEN Arena
Dec. 12 – London, UK - Earls Court Arena
Dec. 15 – Cardiff, UK - Arena
Dec. 16 – Birmingham, UK - NEC

In other news, IRON MAIDEN have set a September 1 release date for their new single, "Wildest Dreams" (listen to the song in Windows Media format here). The track comes off the band's forthcoming album, "Dance Of Death", due on September 9 through Columbia Records.

The single will be released in three limited edition formats, including what will be MAIDEN's first-ever DVD single release. The DVD will feature a spectacular fully animated video of "Wildest Dreams", directed by Howard Greenhalgh (MUSE, SOUNDGARDEN),with a full 5.1 Audio track.

Says Bruce Dickinson, " 'Wildest Dreams' is about living your life the way you want to live it. When we first heard that Howard was looking to do a fully animated video, we were very excited as we were familiar with his previous work. We saw the first sketches and we knew right away that Howard had got the right feel for what the track needed, loads of energy and movement to complement the song. And we didn't have to appear live in the video! When you first see it you think, 'Hell really looks cool,' then you look closer and then you think….'Actually, maybe not!' "

The singles also feature a new studio b-side, "Pass the Jam", and previously unreleased versions of "Blood Brothers" and "The Nomad".

The three single formats are as follows:

CD Single:
01. Wildest Dreams
02. Pass The Jam
03. Blood Brothers (orchestral mix).

DVD Single:
01. Wildest Dreams (promo video - 5.1 and PCM stereo)
02. The Nomad (rock mix)
03. Blood Brother (rock mix)

7" Coloured Vinyl:
A. Wildest Dreams
B. Pass The Jam

In other MAIDEN-related news, LFI has posted pictures of IRON MAIDEN, DIO and MOTÖRHEAD performing Tuesday (July 22) at Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut at the second date of the North American leg of MAIDEN's "Give Me Ed…'Til I'm Dead" tour. Check them out here.

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