South American Promoter Apologizes To Iron Maiden Fans For Ticket Shortages

This apology from IRON MAIDEN's South American promoter Phil Rodriguez (of Evenpro/WBI) has been posted the band's official website:

"As IRON MAIDEN's Brazil promoters we are stumped by a new puzzle... How do you fit the IRON MAIDEN army of Brazilian fans into the venues here?

"We know you can't fit a square in a circle but we have never seen such demand and now understand what an impossible task it is to fit ALL the MAIDEN fans into the venues in Brazil for MAIDEN's 2008 Tour. At record setting speeds, after going on sale earlier this month, the dates in Sao Paolo - 42,000, Curitiba - 20,000 and Porto Alegre - 13,000 sold out already... over two months in advance of the concerts. And no-one has ever even sold out Curitiba in advance before... no-one!

"We apologize to the Brazilian fans for not being able to figure out the riddle sooner. We now know the answer... MORE DATES ...or build bigger stadiums for IRON MAIDEN concerts!

"It is now clear to us that IRON MAIDEN must return in 2009 to be able to accommodate all those fans that sadly will be left out of these concerts... because it will take too long to build bigger stadiums!!!!!

"And all this is following a protest yesterday by MAIDEN's Venezuelan battalion of fans outside our offices in Caracas demanding to know why we weren't organizing a concert there!! We did try but couldn't fit it in the band's schedule! '09 too we hope! And with MAIDEN's first visit to Bogota already near to the 40,000 sell out with Chile and Argentina following strongly, it appears very obvious that South America loves IRON MAIDEN with a vengeance. So as MAIDEN's promoters we promise fans there that we will make every effort to attempt to satisfy more of the incredible demand next time."

Here is the band's complete upcoming itinerary on the "Somewhere Back In Time" World Tour:

Feb. 1 - Mumbai, India - Bandra Kurla Complex
Feb. 4 - Perth, Australia - Burswood Dome
Feb. 6 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
Feb. 7 - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
Feb. 9 - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
Feb. 10 - Sydney, Australia - Acer Arena
Feb. 12 - Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Centre
Feb. 15 - Yokohama, Japan - Pacifico Yokohama
Feb. 16 - Tokyo, Japan - Messe
Feb. 19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
Feb. 21 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Auditoria Telmex
Feb. 22 - Monterrey, Mexico - Monterrey Arena
Feb. 24 - Mexico City, Mexico - Sports Palace
Feb. 26 - San Jose, Costa Rica - Saprisa Stadium
Feb. 28 - Bogota, Columbia - Simon Bolivar Park
Mar. 2 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Skol Arena Anhembi
Mar. 4 - Curitiba, Brazil - Pedreira Paulo Leminski
Mar. 5 - Porto Allegre, Brazil - Gigantinho
Mar. 7 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ferrofcarril Oeste Stadium
Mar. 9 - Santiago, Chile - Pista Atletica
Mar. 12 - Puerto Rico - San Juan Coliseo
Mar. 14 - New Jersey, USA - Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena)
Mar. 16 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
June 27 - Bologna, Italy - Arena Parco Nord (Gods Of Metal Festival)
July 1 - Paris, France - Ominisport De Bercy Arena
July 2 - Paris, France - Ominisport De Bercy Arena
July 5 - London, UK - Twickenham Rugby Stadium
July 9 - Lisbon, Portugal - Parque do Tejo (Super Bock Super Rock Festival)
July 16 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Stadium
July 18 - Helsinki, Finland - Helsinki Olympic Stadium
July 19 - Tampere, Finland - Ratinan Stadion
July 22 - Trondheim, Norway - Lerkendalstadium
July 24 - Oslo, Norway - Valle Hovin
July 26 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Ullevi Stadium
July 27 - Horsens, Denmark - Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen
July 31 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air 2008
Aug. 2 - Athens, Greece - Terra Vibe Park
Aug. 4 - Bucharest, Romania - Cotroceni Football Stadium
Aug. 7 - Warsaw, Poland - Gwardia Stadium
Aug. 8 - Prague, Czech Republic - Slavia Football Stadium
Aug. 10 - Split, Croatia - Split City Stadium

Source: Metaleater