Details of the precise schedule are currently being finalised and we will commence announcements of specific dates for the different territories in a few weeks’ time. However we can reveal that The Book Of Souls World Tour will open in the U.S.A in late February with Ed Force One flying in for three shows before, in early March, heading into Central America visiting MEXICO, followed by a much anticipated first ever concert in EL SALVADOR and a return to COSTA RICA. Ed Force One then proceeds into South America for concerts in ARGENTINA, CHILE and a number of shows in BRAZIL before flying back to the USA at the end of March for ten more cities covering the USA and, of course, CANADA in the first two weeks of April.
A long awaited return to JAPAN follows later in April, and then the band are delighted to be playing their first ever shows in CHINA before heading to NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA for a comprehensive tour during the first half of May. Shows in SOUTH AFRICA, Maiden’s first visit there with Bruce, will be the last port of call before Ed Force One heads to EUROPE for a very extensive tour starting in late May and finishing in early August. This will the first time Ed Force One has ever been used on any European Tour dates (other than Bruce’s Fan Club trips to shows) and will provide transport there for at least for the first few weeks.
Récapitulatif des dates:
February
Wed 24 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA BB&T Center
Fri 26 Tulsa, OK, USA BOK Center
Sun 28 Las Vegas, NV, USA Mandalay Bay Events Center
March
Tue 1 Monterrey, MEXICO Teatro Banamex
Thu 3 Mexico City, MEXICO Sports Palace
Sun 6 San Salvador, EL SALVADOR Estadio Jorge Magico Gonzalez
Tue 8 San Jose, COSTA RICA Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Fri 11 Santiago, CHILE Estadio Nacional
Sun 13 Cordoba, ARGENTINA Estadio Mario Kempes
Tue 15 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA Estadio Velez Sarsfield
Thu 17 Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL HSBC Arena
Sat 19 Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL Esplanada Do Mineirao
Tue 22 Brasilia, BRAZIL Nilson Nelson Arena
Thu 24 Fortaleza, BRAZIL Ginasio Olimpico
Sat 26 Sao Paulo, BRAZIL Allianz Parque
Wed 30 New York, USA Madison Square Garden
April
Fri 1 Montreal, QC, CANADA Bell Centre
Sun 3 Toronto, ON, CANADA Air Canada Centre
Tue 5 Detroit, MI, USA Palace Of Auburn Hills
Wed 6 Chicago, IL, USA United Center
Fri 8 Edmonton, AB, CANADA Rexall Place
Sun 10 Vancouver, BC, CANADA Rogers Arena
Mon 11 Tacoma, WA, USA Tacoma Dome
Wed 13 Denver, CO, USA Pepsi Center
Fri 15 Los Angeles, CA, USA The Forum
Sat 16 Los Angeles, CA, USA The Forum
Fri 29 Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Horncastle Arena
May
Sun 1 Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Vector Arena
Wed 4 Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Fri 6 Sydney, AUSTRALIA Allphones Arena
Mon 9 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Rod Laver Arena
Thu 12 Adelaide, AUSTRALIA Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Sat 14 Perth, AUSTRALIA Perth Arena
Wed 18 Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA Grand Arena
Sat 21 Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA Carnival City Festival Lawns
June
Wed 8 Arnhem, THE NETHERLANDS Gelredome
Sun 19 Dessel, BELGIUM Graspop Metal Meeting