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Iron Maiden Reveal Aussie Tour Support Details

posted Jan 15, 2008 at 2:30 PM by Diamond Oz.  (10 Comments)

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IRON MAIDEN's official website has been updated with the following:

On the eve of the highly anticipated Australian leg of the Iron Maiden world tour, which will see the band play sold out arena shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in February, the support acts have been announced.

Legendary local metal band VANISHING POINT is confirmed as support on the Perth and Melbourne Iron Maiden shows. The band has produced four critically acclaimed releases and accolades too numerous to mention in a career spanning more than a decade. Consisting of five like-minded, yet distinct individuals, the members of Vanishing Point are among the elite who push boundaries, erase labels and dismantle the preconceptions of what a heavy metal band should be.

BEHIND CRIMSON EYES is support on the Sydney and Brisbane Iron Maiden shows. Sine 2005 the band has released two EPs and late last year they released their debut album A Revelation For Despair. The band has a massive following in Australia are primed to showcase their new album which is definitely the heaviest the band has ever sounded.

New UK artist LAUREN HARRIS and her band have been announced as the opening act on all Australian Iron Maiden dates. Twenty one year old Lauren Harris is the oldest daughter of Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris. Laura literally grew up on music and Maiden tours so it was only natural that she wanted make her own mark as an artist. She had just started singing in London's pubs when legendary British producer writer-artist Russ Ballard noticed her one night and hired her as the female voice for the new material he was writing. With the confidence this gave her she put a band together and over the last couple of years she has been touring extensively with Maiden and with other bands including WITHIN TEMPTATION and THUNDER, working on material and then recording between tours. It is expected that her debut album, full details of which will be announced soon, will be available online and at the shows for the start of the tour. More info is available at www.myspace.com/laurenharrisuk

Somewhere Back In Time, Australia 2008 dates include:

February
4 - Burswood Dome - Perth, Australia
6 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia
7 - Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne, Australia
9 - Acer Arena - Sydney, Australia
10 - Acer Arena - Sydney, Australia
12 - Entertainment Centre - Brisbane, Australia

Source: BW&BK

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10 Comments on "Iron Maiden Reveal Aussie Tour Support Details"

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1. lancelot200 writes:

They should stop touring with his kid... Better bands out there that would make for an awesome show.

# Jan 15, 2008 @ 4:46 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. Kadmium writes:

Behind Crimson Eyes? Behind Crimson f***ING EYES?! Are we being punished for something?

# Jan 15, 2008 @ 4:50 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. Diamond Oz writes:

I agree with post 1, I decided not to watch her on the Matter Of Life and Death tour, could hear her outside the area while i was getting food. I didn't miss anything.

# Jan 15, 2008 @ 4:57 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. Jackrum writes:

think we could hear here when we were outside earls court, didnt miss much.

# Jan 15, 2008 @ 6:27 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Diamond Oz writes:

I was at Earls Court! Were you there on the 22nd? The one where Trivium got piss thrown at them.

# Jan 15, 2008 @ 6:48 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. WildGoose writes:

I saw the show last night at Burswood, Iron Maiden were awesome. Lauren held her own and her band were pretty tight, chicks on lead vocals are always a hard sell but I reckon she deserves her spot on the tour. Vanishing Point were pretty good but sounded firmly stuck in the late 80's.

# Feb 4, 2008 @ 9:31 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. Corey G writes:

yeh what is up with the support acts. completely frustrating. Why not have 'Lord' or some awesome metal band as support acts. I wish that Vanishing Point was playing at Sydney even. Maiden will kick a$$ but I want something heavy!!

# Feb 7, 2008 @ 12:54 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. WTF??? writes:

will someone please tell my why the f*** behind crimson eyes is f***ing supporting a band like iron maiden? theres something wrong here. i mean bullet was bad enough but come on..

# Feb 7, 2008 @ 5:13 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. MeatCore writes:

Bloody Oath a band like LORD should be supporting! still gunna be a killer show though, brisbane tomorrow night. FAAAAAARK YES!

# Feb 11, 2008 @ 5:16 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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10. kallah writes:

You know, I wouldn't be surprised if Iron Maiden had plans of touring with Green Day or Simple Plan...

# Feb 11, 2008 @ 9:51 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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