Iron Maiden have added five more shows to next year's The Future Past Tour.
The setlist for the tour, which will now kick off at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on June 3, and run through to July 22, when the English metal legends will play the Bizkaia Arena Bec! in Bilbao, Spain, will focus on previously unperformed songs from the band’s 2021 album, Senjutsu and choice cuts from 1986’s Somewhere In Time, plus a selection of timeless classics from Steve Harris' band.
The additional dates announced are:
Jun 03: Nokia Arena, Tampere, FIN
Jun 07: Koengen, Bergen, NOR
Jul 18: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, SPA
Jul 20: Estadio Enrique Roca, Murcia, SPA
Jul 22: Bizkaia Arena Bec! Bilbao, SPA
Talking up the tour, Steve Harris says, "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.
"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."
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The full tour itinerary so far is:
Jun 03: Nokia Arena, Tampere, FIN
Jun 07: Koengen, Bergen, NOR
Jun 13: Krakow, Tauron Arena, POL
Jun19: Zurich Hallenstadion, SWI
Jun 24: Dublin 3 Arena, IRE
Jun 26: Glasgow OVO Hydro, SCO
Jun 28: Leeds, First Direct Arena, ENG
Jun 30: Manchester AO Arena, ENG
Jul 03: Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, ENG
Jul 04: Birmingham Utilita Arena, ENG
Jul 07: London O2 Arena, ENG
Jul11: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, HOL
Jul 13: Antwerp Sportpaleis, BEL
Jul 15: Milan, The Return of The Gods Festival, ITA
Jul 18: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, SPA
Jul 20: Estadio Enrique Roca, Murcia, SPA
Jul 22: Bizkaia Arena Bec! Bilbao, SPA
Tickets for all shows are now on sale.
Tantalisingly, Maiden also say, 'More European dates for The Future Past Tour are still to be announced.'
The band's hugely-successful Legacy Of The Beast tour closed in Tampa, Florida, earlier this week.
