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IRON MAIDEN Returns To North America With Their Epic The Future Past Tour Coming To Arenas Fall 2024

  GENERAL ON SALE STARTS ON NOVEMBER 3 rd AT 10:00AM LOCAL  

Following their spectacular performances this year at the recent Power Trip Festival in California, in Western Canada and throughout Europe, iconic British band IRON MAIDEN will be returning to the United States and Canada with THE FUTURE PAST TOUR next year.   

Tickets will be available starting with an exclusive IRON MAIDEN fan club presale beginning on Tuesday, October 31 st .  The general onsale will begin on Friday, November 3 rd at 10am local time HERE . Trooper VIP will be once again available at most shows in U.S.A./Canada. Go to www.ironmaiden.com for the latest info.

Bassist Steve Harris says, “We’re really excited to be bringing THE FUTURE PAST TOUR back to Canada and the United States next year. We know from the reaction of our fans at Power Trip and the shows we played in Canada recently that they really enjoyed hearing new songs from both Senjutsu and Somewhere In Time, and we’ve really enjoyed playing them! So it’s going to be a great experience for us to visit many other cities across North America and bring this new show to those fans who’ve waited patiently to see it. See you all in 2024!”

Manager Rod Smallwood comments, “THE FUTURE PAST TOUR is one of the most exciting tours we’ve ever done and to be performing both brand new material and songs that haven’t been played for many years with a mix of fan favourites has been a great experience for both the fans and the band. The energy has been incredible and we can’t wait to continue bringing this amazing and innovative show to fans around the world next year.”

THE FUTURE PAST TOUR , which includes songs from both IRON MAIDEN’s most recent studio album Senjutsu as well as 1986’s seminal album Somewhere In Time , alongside other fan favorites, played to over 750,000 fans at more than 30 sold-out shows across Europe in the summer of 2023. The band also performed in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver alongside their highly praised appearance at California’s Power Trip Festival this October which had Consequence stating “…Iron Maiden set the bar high at Power Trip” and The Desert Sun saying “Iron Maiden didn’t disappoint and delivered a hard-hitting performance to open the festival on a high note.” Featuring one of the most spectacular stage productions of the band’s career, it has received rave reviews in every city and country that IRON MAIDEN visited.

The North American tour dates, produced by Live Nation, are as follows:

OCTOBER 2024

Fri 4th: North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, SAN DIEGO, CA

Sat 5th: Michelob ULTRA Arena, LAS VEGAS, NV

Tues 8th: Kia Forum, LOS ANGELES, CA

Sat 12th: Aftershock Festival, SACRAMENTO, CA

Mon 14th: MODA Center, PORTLAND, OR

Weds 16th: Tacoma Dome, TACOMA, WA

Fri 18th: Delta Center, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Sat 19th: Ball Arena, DENVER, CO

Tues 22nd: Xcel Energy Center, ST PAUL, MN

Thurs 24th: Allstate Arena, ROSEMONT, IL

Sat 26th: Scotiabank Arena, TORONTO, ON

Sun 27th: Videotron Centre, QUEBEC, QC

Weds 30th: Centre Bell, MONTREAL, QC

NOVEMBER 2024

Fri 1st: Wells Fargo Center, PHILADELPHIA, PA

Sat 2nd: Barclays Center, BROOKLYN, NY

Weds 6th: DCU Center, WORCESTER, MA

Fri 8th: PPG Paints Arena, PITTSBURGH, PA

Sat 9th: Prudential Center, NEWARK, NJ

Tues 12th: CFG Bank Arena, BALTIMORE, MD

Weds 13th: Spectrum Center, CHARLOTTE, NC

Sat 16th: Dickies Arena, FORT WORTH, TX

Sun 17th: Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center), SAN ANTONIO, TX

Head to www.ironmaiden.com all ticketing and tour information.

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Setlist, Photos + Video – Iron Maiden Play First Show of ‘The Future Past’ Tour in Slovenia

Iron Maiden have officially kicked off the all-new The Future Past tour in Slovenia, dusting off rarities from their classic 1986 album  Somewhere In Time and others   while also keeping focus on their newest album,  Senjutsu .

This run, Iron Maiden's first since concluding the exhaustive and already historic Legacy of the Beast tour, is the world's first look at the fresh stage design, built to accommodate the visual themes of the two eras that are in particular focus.

See the setlist further down this page.

Warning: spoilers ahead!

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Catch Iron Maiden on the all-new The Future Past tour at these dates and get tickets here .

Iron Maiden Setlist — May 28, 2023

01. "Caught Somewhere In Time" (first time live since 1987)

02. "Stranger In a Strange Land" (first time since 1999)

03. "The Writing On the Wall"

04. "Days of Future Past" (live debut)

05. "The Time Machine" (live debut)

06. "The Prisoner" (first time since 2014)

07. "Death of the Celts" (live debut)

08. "Can I Play With Madness" (first time since 2014)

09. "Heaven Can Wait" (first time since 2008)

10. "Alexander the Great" (live debut)

11. "Fear of the Dark"

11. "Iron Maiden"

12. "Hell on Earth" (live debut)

13. "The Trooper"

14. "Wasted Years" (first time since 2017)

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Iron Maiden Announces First 2023 ‘The Future Past’ Tour Dates

Iron Maiden has announced the first dates of the Future Past Tour for 2023.

Beginning in June, the band will perform a series of concerts in Europe and the U.K., including a hometown gig in London on July 7. You can see a complete list of tour dates below.

Iron Maiden will play selections from their newest album, 2021's Senjutsu , during the shows but have also stated that there will be a "focus" on their 1986 album, Somewhere in Time , "plus other classic cuts." Up until now, Iron Maiden had been opening their Legacy of the Beast Tour concerts with the first three songs from  Senjutsu , but they've decided to change things for this next trek.

"As it doesn't make a lot of sense to repeat this for a Senjutsu album tour, we thought about other options and we've decided to revisit Somewhere in Time as that tour didn't feature in the various retrospective history tours we've played over the years," bassist  Steve Harris said in a statement.

"They were based on our '80s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour. We have had lots of requests from fans over the years for many tracks on it so we are now going to play them, plus of course a few others we know you will like! It will also be particularly satisfying to finally get to play some of the more epic tracks on Senjutsu , it's been a long wait!"

"This combination of the two albums we feel is very exciting," the band's manager, Rod Smallwood, added. "We know fans want to hear those epic cuts on Senjutsu for the first time live, and we think that by combining it with an iconic album like Somewhere in Time it will make for another really special tour for fans old and new!" Tickets for the tour will go on sale on Oct. 13, with a fan club presale available beforehand.

Further European dates, as well as other tour details, will be announced at a later time.

Iron Maiden, 'The Future Past' Tour Dates 2023 June 13 - Krakow, Poland @ Tauron Arena June 19 - Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion June 24 - Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena June 26 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Ovo Hydro June 28 - Leeds, England @ First Direct Arena June 30 - Manchester, England @ AO Arena July 3 - Nottingham, England @ Motorpoint Arena July 4 - Birmingham, England @ Utilita Arena July 7 - London, England @ O2 Arena July 11 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome July 13 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis July 15 - Milan, Italy @ The Return of the Gods Festival

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OVO Hydro, Glasgow Deep cuts and under-sung treasures are given their moment in the dry ice from the reliably extravagant and big-hearted band

T ick … Tock … The lights dim and a ticking clock echoes through Glasgow’s Hydro. It heralds the arrival of Iron Maiden , theatrical stalwarts of British metal, and their new show themed on the passing of time. Pairing their 1986 classic Somewhere in Time with 2021’s critically praised Senjutsu , The Future Past tour unearths under-sung treasures from Maiden’s deep discography to give them their moment in the dry ice. With a jump-scare bang, Bruce Dickinson is suddenly centre stage, clad in a steampunk trench and shades, brandishing his mic stand in Matrix-style slow motion.

“Time is on my side!” he roars, as guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers ramp up the tension on atmospheric opener Caught Somewhere in Time. The song hasn’t been played since the late-80s and it feels thrillingly, cinematically grand. Clearly the band agree. Bassist and founding member Steve Harris stalks the back of the stage with a satisfied smirk, egging on drummer Nicko McBrain’s relentless kick drum.

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A reverent crowd is strapped in for the ride, bouncing at the slightest beckon of Dickinson’s finger. Their loyalty is rewarded by rarely played deep cuts: at the earliest whisper of epic Alexander the Great, phones are held aloft and set to record. The nine-minute historical saga is a showstopper: Smith’s solo has a bluesy touch, grounding the theatrics with a little bit of grit; Harris’s thunderous bassline is punishing. Surely this is Alexander’s ceremonial welcome to Maiden’s stash of setlist staples. But the gambit doesn’t always pay off – Senjutsu’s own epic Hell on Earth is far less riveting, particularly in contrast to Maiden’s battle-worn classics.

Fear of the Dark, however, is a different beast. Boiling with genuine threat, it stands in deliciously bitter contrast to the band’s trademark tomfoolery: just 10 minutes prior, skeletal bogeyman Eddie arrived on stilts to fight Dickinson in a pyrotechnic shootout. But when encore Wasted Years gallops into view and the band teeters dangerously at the stage’s edge, Iron Maiden’s high-wire act between British panto and extravagant metal feels full-hearted and generous, even after all this time.

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Iron Maiden announce 2023 UK and European dates for ‘The Future Past Tour’

The tour will feature songs from their recent studio album 'Senjutsu', along with tracks from 1986’s 'Somewhere In Time'

Iron Maiden have announced the first UK, Ireland and European dates of ‘The Future Past Tour’ 2023.

The English metal band will kick off their six-date UK run of shows in Glasgow (June 26), stopping off in Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and Birmingham, before finishing up at London’s O2 on July 7.

READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classic

The band has also announced five European shows, starting in Krakow, Poland on June 13, with stops in Zurich, Amsterdam and Antwerp, rounding up in Italy on July 15.

The tour will feature previously unperformed songs from their most recent studio album ‘Senjutsu’, along with tracks from 1986’s ‘Somewhere In Time’ and other fan favourites.

Pre-sale tickets can be purchased here from 9am BST until 8am October 14, while the general sale starts at 9am October 14.

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Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris said in a statement: “Following the release of our latest album, ‘Senjutsu’, we updated the current ‘Legacy of the Beast Tour’ a little by opening the show with the first 3 songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set. As it doesn’t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a ‘Senjutsu’ album tour, we thought about other options and we’ve decided to revisit ‘Somewhere In Time’ as that tour didn’t feature in the various retrospective history tours we’ve played over the years.

“They were based on our 80’s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!). We have had lots of requests from fans over the years for many tracks on it so we are now going to play them, plus of course a few others we know you will like! It will also be particularly satisfying to finally get to play some of the more epic tracks on ‘Senjutsu’, it’s been a long wait! 2023 is going to be an exciting time and we’re really looking forward to seeing everyone again in the UK, Ireland and around Europe.”

The band’s manager, Rod Smallwood, added: “This combination of the two albums we feel is very exciting. We know fans want to hear those epic cuts on ‘Senjutsu’ for the first time live and we think that by combining it with an iconic album like ‘Somewhere In Time’ it will make for another really special tour for fans old and new!

“Of course, for a new album tour in Europe and the UK we will go back largely to the relative intimacy of arenas and we know fans will be very happy about that too!”

Find the full European, UK and Ireland tour schedule below, with further dates to be announced in the future.

13 – Krakow, Poland, Tauron Arena 19 – Zurich, Switzerland, Hallenstadion 24 – Dublin, Ireland, 3 Arena 26 – Glasgow, Scotland, OVO Hydro 28 – Leeds, UK, First Direct Arena 30 – Manchester, UK, AO Arena

3 – Nottingham, UK, Motorpoint Arena 4 – Birmingham, UK, Utilita Arena 7 – London, UK, O2 Arena 11 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Ziggo Dome 13 – Antwerp, Belgium, Sportpaleis 15 – Milan, Italy, The Return of the Gods Festival

The band are currently in the final stages of their North American ‘Legacy Of The Beast World Tour’, which saw numerous rescheduled dates due to COVID-19.

In a four-star review of ‘Senjutsu’, NME wrote that the album was an “instant classic in Iron Maiden’s 41-year journey”.

“The powerhouse metal sound that’s earned them a religious following in every far-flung corner of the globe remains firm. But here, they take things further; ultimately letting imaginations run wild in an album that’s more confident and idea-packed than ever before.”

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Iron maiden announces 2023 the future past tour.

Posted by Buddy Iahn | Oct 6, 2022

Band announces first set of European dates

Iron Maiden will be bringing a new tour to Europe in the summer of 2023, including arena shows in the UK and Ireland. The Future Past Tour will feature previously unperformed songs from the band’s most recent studio album, Senjutsu , along with a focus on 1986’s iconic Somewhere In Time record, plus other classic cuts.

The first round of dates have been announced to include a kick off June 13th in Krakow, Poland with stops in Zurich, Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds, London and others with dates currently announced through July 15th in Milan, Italy.

Tickets go on sale from Friday, October 14th at 9 am local time via Ticketmaster . As always there will be an exclusive pre-sale for Iron Maiden fan club members.

A previously announced headline performance at the August 2023 W.O.A Festival in Wacken, Germany sold out in record time.

“Following the release of our latest album, Senjutsu , we updated the current Legacy of the Beast Tour a little by opening the show with the first three songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set,” founder Steve Harris says. “As it doesn’t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a Senjutsu album tour, we thought about other options and we’ve decided to revisit Somewhere In Time as that tour didn’t feature in the various retrospective history tours we’ve played over the years. They were based on our 80’s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!). We have had lots of requests from fans over the years for many tracks on it so we are now going to play them, plus of course a few others we know you will like! It will also be particularly satisfying to finally get to play some of the more epic tracks on Senjutsu , it’s been a long wait! 2023 is going to be an exciting time and we’re really looking forward to seeing everyone again in the UK, Ireland and around Europe.”

The band is currently in North America in the final stages of their spectacular Legacy Of The Beast World Tour , interrupted for two years by COVID with many shows rescheduled twice. The tour actually started in Tallin, Estonia in May 2018, the first of 139 shows in 33 countries. By the last show in Tampa, Florida on October 27th this year the band will have played to over three million fans on this epic world tour.

Upon its release in September 2021, Senjutsu debuted at No. 1 in the charts in 27 countries, including the US, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, and others, while landing at No. 2 in UK, France, Japan, The Netherlands and others.

Iron Maiden 2023 The Future Past Tour Dates:

June 13 – Krakow, Poland @ Tauron Arena June 19 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion June 24 – Dublin, Ireland @ 3 Arena June 26 – Glasgow, Scotland @ Ovo Hydro June 28 – Leeds, England @ First Direct Arena June 30 – Manchester, England @ AO Arena July 3 – Nottingham, England @ Motorpoint Arena July 4 – Birmingham, England @ Utilita Arena July 7 – London, England @ O2 Arena July 11 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome July 13 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportspaleis July 15 – Milan, Italy @ The Return of the Gods Festival

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Iron Maiden announce 2023 The Future Past UK and European tour

It’s happening! Iron Maiden have announced they’ll be bringing The Future Past tour to the UK and Europe next summer…

Huge Iron Maiden news! Following this summer’s spectacular live preview , the heavy metal legends will be bringing latest album Senjutsu to life at their own headline tour in 2023.

As well as material from that record, the band have also revealed that their The Future Past tour will ‘focus’ on 1986’s Somewhere In Time, plus ‘other classic cuts’ in the setlist. Ace.

“Following the release of our latest album, Senjutsu, we updated the current Legacy Of The Beast Tour a little by opening the show with the first three songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set,” explains Steve Harris. “As it doesn’t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a Senjutsu album tour, we thought about other options and we’ve decided to revisit Somewhere In Time as that tour didn’t feature in the various retrospective history tours we’ve played over the years. They were based on our ’80s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!). We have had lots of requests from fans over the years for many tracks on it so we are now going to play them, plus of course a few others we know you will like!

“It will also be particularly satisfying to finally get to play some of the more epic tracks on Senjutsu, it’s been a long wait! 2023 is going to be an exciting time and we’re really looking forward to seeing everyone again in the UK, Ireland and around Europe.”

Maiden manager Rod Smallwood continues: “This combination of the two albums we feel is very exciting. We know fans want to hear those epic cuts on Senjutsu for the first time live and we think that by combining it with an iconic album like Somewhere In Time it will make for another really special tour for fans old and new! Of course, for a new album tour in Europe and the UK we will go back largely to the relative intimacy of arenas and we know fans will be very happy about that too!”

The Future Past tour tickets will go on sale on Friday, October 14 at 9am, with a Maiden pre-sale for fan club members available beforehand.

Catch the tour at the following UK and European dates:

13 Krakow Tauron Arena 19 Zurich Hallenstadion 24 Dublin 3 Arena 26 Glasgow OVO Hydro 28 Leeds First Direct Arena 30 Manchester AO Arena

3 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena 4 Birmingham Utilita Arena 7 London The O2 11 Amsterdam Ziggo Dome 13 Antwerp Sportpaleis 15 Milan The Return Of The Gods Festival

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Iron Maiden “The Future Past tour 2023” (Sportpaleis, Antwerp) – 13/07/2023

Iron Maiden and Belgium have a long-standing love story and that is most apparent when they visit Graspop Metal Meeting every two to three years. And when they did last year, it was a blast! In my humble opinion, even surpassing the famous Rock in Rio concert. So, how did they fare, laying in a second tour already a year later and selling out one of the largest music arena’s in Europe at the Sportpaleis venue in Antwerp?

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The Raven Age is not new as a supporting band for Iron Maiden , as they also supported the heavy metal giant on their ‘ Book of Souls’ tour. The fact that leading guitarist  George Harris  is the son of Maiden ‘s bass player and founder  Steve Harris  will doubtlessly help the band in obtaining this highly desired position. However, I do not agree with some other critics that this band has little to offer.

This band certainly has that typical metalcore feel to it. Particularly the more soft vocals of Matt James (in much the same way as his vocal predecessor Michael Burrough ) sound particularly recognizable in the more popular metalcore genre, something I like to term ‘popcore’. And sure, some musical parts or even certain songs feel a little generic. The fact that during the live performance, James ‘ voice sounds weaker than Burrough ‘s on the recordings, does not help to improve that feeling.

On the other hand, I am quite taken by the melodies and the virtuosity of the guitar play. The fact is that Harris is the hero of this band and not because of his family relations but because of his musical talents on the guitar. I must also commend both the drummer Jai Patel and bass player Matt Cox for supporting the melodic guitar riffs in such a proficient way.

To illustrate my point, just listen to the intro of one of their most popular songs: ‘ Fleur de Lis’. Which really reminds me of some of the better melodic death metal riffs, and not to forget the nice tight drums of Patel . Or take another song such as ‘ Grave of the Fireflies’, which has a touching slow part in which the vocals of Burrough (and to a lesser extent James for the live shows)   sound a lot less generic and more authentic. Whilst the real hard parts or the soaring solo really hit good just because of the contrast with the more emotional slower part. Sadly enough, it also demonstrates that when the song gets to the more generic parts, it quickly becomes stale.

And that would be my greatest hope for this band: They should rely on their innate talent rather than to mimic popular trends in the metalcore scene. This band certainly has a lot more to offer than the fact that their guitarist is a Harris !

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Before talking about this performance, I deem it necessary to explain where I come from and that story starts at Graspop 2022 where  Iron Maiden brought their ‘ Legacy of the Beast Tour ‘. I think everyone agreed that was one of their best performances and for me it even  surpassed their Rock in Rio performance. Because of the sheer mass and volume of that tour, I was rather surprised when I heard they were planning a completely different tour next year and they had set a pretty high bar for it with their performance on Graspop .

It was therefore no surprise that in a Maiden country as Belgium, the band succeeded in selling out the entire Sportpaleis and on the evening of July 3rd, the streets of Antwerp coloured black with Maiden shirts. But how was the performance and did it match their feat of arms of the year before? Without any delay – and this pains my Maiden loving heart – honesty compels me to say they did not. Do not get me wrong, this was far from a bad performance, in fact it was still pretty good, but it was not Maiden good and it certainly did not came anywhere near their performance on Graspop .

Consequently, I was rather surprised to read the overly positive reviews in more popular media outlets. I have to disagree with those, in my opinion – and I am quite certain many attendees would agree – the show was somewhat underwhelming. For example, the response of the crowd in front of the stage was for most part devoid of energy. So given that as an honest indicator – and you guys, the audience,  are always a huge part of my reviews – I find it hard to claim a spectacular show, certainly not compared to the experience the year before at Graspop  (and I am quite aware I have used that comparison quite a bit already).

I will certainly admit there is a subjective part to my analysis as well. In order to compensate for that, I took it onto myself to talk to quite some other people, both first timers as well as die hard maiden fans, who attended the concert in order to get a better handle on this particular performance. My first constatation was that opinions and impressions were mixed, ranging from deep disappointment to the same enthusiasm that characterized some of the other reviews. So, I was even more confused! In the past week, I tried to break it down a little bit.

First, it was a distinctly different crowd than on Graspop . Although Maiden is still a true metal band, honouring themselves in sticking with the metal festivals where they first found their audience, their arena concerts are marked by a distinctly different audience than at those metal festivals. It is rather obvious the band found a much wider traction than just the metal scene. Now, as many of you will know, dear readers, metalheads are just f*cking insane. So even if you are a metalhead, even if you do not like to be in it, you enjoy a good moshpit in front of your concert. When you have a more general crowd, that typical energy is going to get diluted in the masses.  All ways of enjoying a concert are fine, but I understand the frustration of some metalheads who missed that energy level during a performance of your favourite metal band. That was certainly the case this evening. There was a mixed crowd, with some metalheads, a lot of Maiden fans of different breeds, and also quite a lot of mild enthusiast and first timers that I will refer to as a more ‘general audience’. Unfortunately , a lot of the more passive minded people bought a ticket for the central standing grounds, therefore resulting in a particularly calm and passive looking crowd. There was a small mosh pit during ‘ Iron Maiden’ (the song) – which I of course joined – but other than some raised hands, a little bit of jumping and some failed crowd surfing, not too much was going on in the crowd.

So sure, this was a more laid-back and relaxed crowd. But there was more going on, as I saw people not giving enthusiastic responses. It seems that the music, which would normally sweep you right off your feet, did not have that same punch this concert. What I did notice were some problems with the soundmixing. The instrumentation was not really balanced untill the very end of the concert. It was not far off, but it was noticeable, certainly for a fan. However, even for those not aware of such issues,  you pick it up subconsciously rendering a feeling of music that is not as full or that sounds a little off.

It started early on, before the concert began, a crew member went up two times to check the mic, the main vocalist’s microphone in particular. Something that drew my attention from the start as he spent quite some time up there, which is unusual as the soundcheck happens before the doors open. And sure enough, during the first couple of songs I noticed a lot of reverb. When Bruce Dickinson (lead vocals) addressed the crowd it was indeed clear there was too much reverb on his microphone. Now, the excessive reverb  is a known problem in the Sportpaleis , but it was of such a degree that you could barely understand what Bruce was saying. The PA attempted to address the problem during the show, turning down the mic a bit, which resulted in the singing and the melodies not coming through anymore. Afterwards, the rythm of both Harrison ‘s bass and Murray ‘ s guitar overpowered the other instruments. This was a textbook example of what many sound technicians will testify to: if you did not address an issue during the soundcheck, you are not going to mend it during the show. And this, at least to me, seemed to be the case during this performance.

I need to stress that the musicians have absolutely no fault in such things! Rather to the contary, they showed great professionalism in dealing with the problems. For instance, when the guitar solos kicked in – and the balance between the instruments plays less of a role – Dave Murray and Adrian Smith gave excellent performances. Given these suboptimal conditions, that just demonstrates what mastery these musicians have. They are beyond any doubt the most underrated guitarist in metal in my opinion! However, even these greats sometimes missed their timing, indicating that the sound problem also manifested itself in their monitors. For example, Adrian Smith was a little late during the first solo of ‘ Alexander the Great’, something most people will not consciously have noticed. The same seemed to have happened in a small part of ‘ The Trooper’ when vocals and guitars were a little off compared to the bass line. Again, to the great credit of these musicians, these mistakes were barely noticeable and immediately rectified. Consequently, most people will not have noticed these issues conciously. However, when I mentioned it, they often reacted “oh, that was what that was”.

Coming to the matter that will divide most fans: the setlist. Iron Maiden chose to  focus on their latest ‘ Senjutsu’ album for this tour, as their previous tour ‘ Legacy of the Beast’ was more focused on the ‘ Number of the Beast’ album and their legacy as a whole. However, back then, they did play three ‘ Senjutsu’ album songs: ‘ Senjutsu’, ‘Stratego’ and ‘ Writing on the Wall’ , of which only ‘ Writing on the Wall’ was played during this tour. Somewhat a strange choice as these songs are amongst the more popular songs of that album, which has not been received universally positive amongst the fan base. Personally, I find it a good but also more ‘forgetteable’ album  (I think fans will get my drift here). It therefore ranks amongst the lesser ones in my book.

Hence, we were left with the still popular song ‘ Days of Future Past’, but also with the much lesser known songs ‘ The Time Machine’, ‘Hell on Earth’ and ‘ The Death of the Celts’ . I was really happy with that last song as it is a personal favourite, but I did notice that a lot of people did not know the song and did not partake in my enthusiasm, even if it is growing to be a favourite amongst the die hard fans. The fact remains that the reception was really mixed as some love the new album, but many – particularly the pre- Blaze Maiden fans – were not that convinced, while a lot of the more general audience simply did not seem to know many of the songs.

Strangely enough, next to their choice for the ‘ Senjutsu’ album, they also chose a second older album to focus on, the 1986 album ‘ Somewhere back in Time’. This was for most part due to the long-standing request of the fan base to play ‘ Alexander the Great’ live. This is indeed one of their great songs that was long overdue. However, along with this fan requested song they added a whole series of other songs from that album. And just as with ‘Senjutsu’, those are often not too well known songs: ‘ Caught somewhere in time’, ‘Stranger in a Strange Land’, ‘Heaven can Wait’ and ‘ Wasted Years’ . Sure enough, ‘ Wasted years’ is a really popular song, but the others are far less known with a general audience.

If you focus on two albums for the setlist, there is not a lot of room left for the classic popular songs. And even for those songs from other albums, some strange choices were made. For instance, they chose Prisoner from the Number of the Beast album, which – although still a popular song – is not an absolute favourite from the album that contains the Number of the Beast or Run to the Hills . The result was that the ‘more general audience’ had to content itself with Can I play with Madness, Fear of the Dark, Iron Maiden and The Trooper. And that was rather apparent during the show,  as there was only some movement in the audience when Can I play with Madness started and they really started to loosen up with Fear of the Dark and Iron Maiden which were the last songs before the encore. The fact that the Encore started with the rather unknown and lower energy song Hell on Earth did not help to keep the energy going towards the end of the concert.

So next to the sound issues, I do think the choice of setlist had a major influence on the audience, particularly on the more ‘general audience’ that was abundantly present in Antwerp. But does that mean that it was a bad show, particularly for the more die hard fans? Well, this is where it really gets subjective. Many die hard reviewers – for instance the YouTube channel Metal Pilgrim to name one – have praised Iron Maiden  for making the choice for less popular songs.

Here I need to start sharing my personal experience as a twenty year long Maiden fan. First, the truth is that my experience for a concert is always heavily influenced by the people around me. Listening to a record or attending a concert are fundamentally different experiences and the people around me play a fundamental role in the latter one. A point often neglected in many reviews in my opinion. So, in this case, the lack of energy amongst the crowd is an important element for me even as a die hard fan. And it is a conundrum larger metal bands often have to contend with. Call it the curse of becoming a popular metal band. You draw big crowds, but consequently also a lot of people that do not know many of your lesser known songs, nor know how to partake in an energetic metal concert. Therefore, going all-in on a setlist that heavily relies on lesser known songs is a dangerous choice.

On the other hand, as a fan, I share the opinion that it is refreshing to hear some of the songs that were never played before. ‘ The death of the Celts’ is a personal favourite of the last album and I was also amongst those fans that thirsted to hear ‘ Alexander the Great’ . Furthermore, I absolutely endorse the choice to give ‘ Senjutsu’ its proper tour, but I do feel that ‘ Stratego’ or ‘ Senjutsu’ needed to be a part of the setlist as well. However, their choice to focus also on ‘ Somewhere back in Time’ only because of ‘ Alexander the Great’ feels like overkill. In my opinion, that album is the lesser album of the pre- Blaze period and it stands a little lost in between the mastodonts that are ‘ Powerslave’ and ‘ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’ . So – and this is very subjective – this was not the setlist for me.

My subjectivity aside, I do think that the band should reconsider focusing on two albums, because you are not going to capture the more ‘general audience’, which makes-up quite a portion of the crowd, with such a choice. That does not mean you cannot serve the die hard fans as well, but that does not require a seperate focus on a second album. For instance, enrich the setlist with some lesser known fan favourites such as ‘ Dance of the Death’, ‘Paschendale’ , ‘ When the Wild Winds Blow’ or ‘ Empire of the Clouds’ (yes, I deliberately took some of the post- Blaze period as I feel they are often underappreciated). This still leaves room for the classics that could be played strategically at the beginning, middle and end of the setlist to keep the energy going and not to loose the general audience. The fact remains after all that even though some fans may get tired of hearing the classics, the general audience comes for those and they are the songs that puts the room on fire. The key is a good balance for everyone and that is not an easy task for a mastodon such as an Iron Maiden.

In conclusion, I cannot say that I was thoroughly impressed with this tour and I think the reason lays in the combination of audience, setlist and technical issues. On the other hand, this was still a good and unique show, which brought some songs you will rarely hear again live. So, as a die hard fan it was still worth the effort and money of attending. That said, I do think the band could make some better setlist choices to balance out the different preferences of their very varied crowd. On a personal note, however, I am fully prepared to see these guys again at Graspop Metal Meeting.

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Iron Maiden – The Future Past Tour 2023

Iron Maiden will perform on Saturday, July 15, 2023, starting with 4.00 pm, at the San Siro Racetrack ( Ippodromo Snai – San Siro ), in Milan , as part of the Milano Summer Festival 2023 .

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Iron Maiden was formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975, by bassist and songwriter Steve Harris. The current members of the band include Steve Harris (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), Dave Murray (guitars), Adrian Smith (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards), Bruce Dickinson (lead vocals, piano), Nicko McBrain (drums), and Janick Gers (guitars).

The band achieved initial success during the early 1980s. After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of UK and US platinum and gold albums, such as 1980’s eponymous debut, Killers (1981), The Number of the Beast (1982), Piece of Mind (1983), Powerslave (1984), Live After Death (1985), Somewhere in Time (1986), Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988), No Prayer for the Dying (1990), and Fear of the Dark (1992).

Since the return of lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson and guitarist Adrian Smith in 1999, with a series of new albums and highly successful tours, the band became popular again.

To date, the band’s discography includes 41 albums – 17 studio albums, 13 live albums, four EPs and seven compilations. The band also released 47 singles and 20 video albums. Over time, Iron Maiden sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide.

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The Iron Maiden tour adds Phoenix date in 2024. Here's how to get tickets to the concert

I conic British heavy metal veterans Iron Maiden have added a Phoenix date to the North American leg of the Future Past Tour, playing Footprint Center on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, with Mongolian metal greats the Hu.

No further shows will be announced for North America.

The Hu issued a statement saying, “Iron Maiden is the master of the masters of rock music. They are one of the biggest inspirations to us! The way that they create and perform their music is majestic and we still remember the first time we heard their ‘Trooper’ song and felt the deep energy behind each word.”

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Iron Maiden last played Phoenix on the Legacy of the Beast Tour in 2019 .

This will be their 17th performance in the Valley since playing Memorial Coliseum on June 4, 1981, as part of the Killer World Tour, their first time in the U.S.

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The Future Past Tour, which features songs from Maiden’s latest studio release, “Senjutsu,” and 1986’s seminal “Somewhere in Time” alongside other fan favorites, played to more than 750,000 fans at more than 30 sold-out shows across Europe in the summer of 2023.

They also played Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver alongside their highly praised appearance at California’s Power Trip Festival in October, which had Consequence raving “Iron Maiden set the bar high at Power Trip” and The Desert Sun saying they “delivered a hard-hitting performance to open the festival on a high note."

The tour features one of the most spectacular stage productions of Maiden’s career.

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Tickets for the Phoenix concert go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, March 29, at livenation.com .

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"America, we will see you very soon": Mongolian folk metal sensations The Hu to support Iron Maiden on expanded North American Future Past Tour

Iron Maiden's Future Past World Tour gets bigger with the addition of a new date and support from viral Mongolian metallers The Hu

Bruce Dickinson might be busy with his solo work right now, but the Iron Maiden machine is firing back into gear for 2024. 

The band have just announced an additional date for their upcoming North American leg of the The Future Past World Tour at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on October 9. 

Maiden also confirmed this was the final North American show to be added to this tour, set to begin in San Diego on October 4 and run until November 17, when it will wrap up San Antonio, Texas. 

As well as the new date, Iron Maiden also announced that Mongolian folk metal sensations The Hu will be supporting them for all dates in North America. 

Speaking about being invited on the tour, throat singer and Morin Khuur player Enkush said, “Iron Maiden are the masters of rock music and one of our biggest inspirations." 

"The way that they create and perform their music is majestic. I still remember the first time I heard their ‘ Trooper ’ song and felt the deep energy behind each word. Something about their rhythm hits so close to home. We can’t wait to be on a tour with them for the first time. America, we will see you very soon and be prepared for the mind-blowing shows we will bring to you!”

The Future Past World Tour began in Slovenia in May 2023 . Celebrating songs from both the band's latest album, Senjutsu and 1986's Somewhere In Time, as well as lesser played classics, the first run of dates ended at California's Power Trip festival in October that same year. The band are set to resume touring on September 1 in Perth, Australia, touring the country with metalcore legends Killswitch Engage. 

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