Legendary rock group Iron Maiden announced that they will be hitting the road for a 2016 North American tour in support of their sixteenth studio album, The Book of Souls, which was released in September.
The Iron Maiden tour kicks off in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 24th, 2016, and will wrap up in Los Angeles, California, on the 15th of April. But, along the way, the band will stop in seven additional U.S. cities, including Las Vegas, Nevada; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; and Tacoma, Washington. And, they will travel in style.
The band and crew, along with their instruments and the equipment necessary to produce an Iron Maiden show, will travel aboard Ed Force One, the group’s enormous Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet that is piloted by Iron Maiden’s frontman Bruce Dickinson.
In a press release, Dickinson spoke about the upcoming world tour, the plane, and what fans can expect this time around.
He said:
“We cannot wait to get back out on tour. Maiden thrive on touring and getting out to our fans, it’s also what we enjoy the most. When we play in Fort Lauderdale it will be 19 months since our last show at Sonisphere in the UK so we will be raring to go.
On previous Ed Force One Tours we only had time to play New York, LA and Florida. For the world tour next year we’ve made more time in order to take Ed Force One to our fans in many more parts of the country, like Tulsa where we haven’t played since 1987 on the Somewhere In Time Tour and Tacoma where we haven’t played in 15 years, along with Vegas, Detroit, Chicago and Denver too this time round. We wanted to start off in Ft Lauderdale so we could first visit Nicko’s “Rock ‘n Roll Ribs” nearby and have a few Trooper beers to celebrate the start of The Book of Souls World Tour!”
Dickinson goes on to say that the band does intend to bring The Book of Souls tour to Canada; so, be on the look out for a future announcement with those cities, soon.
Additionally, concertgoers may be wondering what kind of material Iron Maiden will play, since they have not visited some of these North American cities in a long time. Well, in that same press release, Dickinson addressed the set list, saying:
“We haven’t decided on the set list as yet and won’t until we start rehearsing but we really look forward to playing a number of new songs live, especially as the recording was so much live. However, as it’s been a while since we saw you all, I am sure we will include plenty of older fan favourites too. I think the fans will be delighted by what we have in mind. We are also in the middle of creating the new show and rest assured we are working hard to bring you all something spectacular, something with a lot of heart !!! You certainly deserve it for your patience.“
Check out the list of dates, cities, and venues, below. Additionally, for your convenience we’ve included a link to purchase tickets.
Iron Maiden 2016 Winter Tour Dates
Feb 24: Fort Lauderdale, FL – Bb&T Center
Feb 26: Tulsa, OK – Bok Center
Feb 28: Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Events Center
Mar 30: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Apr 05: Detroit, MI – Palace Of Auburn Hills
Apr 06: Chicago, IL – United Center
Apr 11: Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
Apr 13: Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
Apr 15: Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
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