Lasting longer than their namesake – metal rockers Iron Maiden are celebrating 50 years of music with a big tour currently in progress and two special edition limited releases.
Marking 40 years since the release of the multi-platinum album “Somewhere in Time”, the remastered album is being re-released on vinyl only in an Oxblood color vinyl. Set for a December 4 release, the album is available for pre-order now.
And in celebration of 50 years of music, Iron Maiden is offering a vinyl boxed set – “50th Anniversary Studio Album Collection, Part One: 1980 – 1992” – featuring their first nine albums. Available for pre-order, the collection is set for a December 11 release.
The contents of “50th Anniversary Studio Album Collection, Part One: 1980 – 1992”:
“Iron Maiden” – red/gold vinyl
“Killers” – red vinyl
“The Number Of The Beast” – silver vinyl
“Piece Of Mind” – yellow vinyl
“Powerslave” – gold vinyl
“Somewhere In Time” – oxblood vinyl
“Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son” – white vinyl
“No Prayer For The Dying” – olive vinyl
“Fear Of The Dark” (2 LPs) – blue vinyl + yellow vinyl
Iron Maiden tour dates:
Sept 9 at the TD Garden in Boston, MA
Sept 11 at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA
Sept 12 at the Truliant Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC
Sept 15 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA
Sept 17 at Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY
Sept 19 at the Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, MN
Sept 22 at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Chicago, IL
Sept 25 & 27 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
Sept 29 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX
Oct 2 at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, Mexico
Oct 5 at Estadio Jorge “Mágico” González in San Salvador, El Savador
Oct 8 at Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica
Oct 11 at Vive Claro in Bogota, Colombia
Oct 14 at Estadio Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador
Oct 17 at Estadio Nacional in Lima, Peru
Oct 20 & 21 at Estadio Hurácan in Buenos Airess, Argentina
Oct 25 & 27 at Nubank Parque in São Paulo, Brazil
Oct 28 at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil
Oct 31 & Nov 1 at Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile
Nov 7 & 8 at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand
Nov 11 at the Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia
Nov 13 at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia
Nov 15 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia
Nov 18 & 19 at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia
Nov 24 & 25 at the K-Arena in Yokohama, Japan