IRON MAIDEN: People Will Be Literally 'Blown Away' By New Live Show

September 27, 2006

IRON MAIDEN are due to kick off their hugely aniticipated world tour in the U.S. next Wednesday (October 4) in Hartford, Connecticut

The band's new album, "A Matter of Life and Death", has already achieved tremendous chart success and critical acclaim all over the world, including their highest-ever chart position in the U.S., No. 2 in Canada and No. 1 on the Pan-European chart. Sales of tickets across the shows in North America have reflected the reaction in Europe where most the shows are already sell-outs. Boston and Philadelphia are already sold out and most of the other shows are rapidly heading for sellout.

Says vocalist Bruce Dickinson: "We've been working really hard in the last few weeks to make sure that the show and production on this tour is going to make people's jaws drop. The music will be incredibly intense and our production team has worked incredibly hard to ensure the stage show will share that same energy and excitement. We've enjoyed a brilliant reaction to the album from everywhere and basically we're all just itching to get out there and play it."

Adds the band's manager, Rod Smallwood: "IRON MAIDEN has always been renowned for its exciting and spectacular stage performances and this tour will certainly not disappoint our fans, both new and old. The reaction and feeling around this album for the band has been nothing short of amazing and they're all charged up to deliver something very special this time around. I was down at music rehearsals last week and the band are really pushing themselves hard, which I believe is a reflection of the power, energy and intensity that can be heard on the new album. Although I can't reveal what the set will contain I think a lot of people will be literally 'blown away' by this show. Personally I can't wait to see it next week!"

The show in Hartford next week is the beginning of a three-month world tour that visits major venues in the USA, Canada, Japan, and then finally two months of dates in Europe, finishing in London just before Christmas.

"A Matter of Life and Death" has sold 88,000 copies in the United States since its Sept. 5 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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