Iron Maiden to close tour in London

Bruce Dickinson announced tonight to 90,000 fans at Download Festival, Donington Park, that Maiden will round off the current 30 date European leg of their MAIDEN ENGLAND WORLD TOUR in London, with a show at the O2 Arena on Saturday 3rdAugust.

Comments Bruce "We've all been having such a fantastic time on this tour. From the very first show in North America last year to the European dates we've done so far, it's just been tremendous fun. Our fans have been brilliant as usual, and seem to be loving the set-list and the stage production! So we thought that because this tour has been such an amazing experience for band and fans alike, it somehow seems right to finish up back home in England and have the final show celebration on home-turf. The 02 is a great venue to play with a really fantastic vibe, so we're really looking forward to this show being one almighty party!"

Iron Maiden wish to ensure that fans get fair and proper access to tickets and do not pay over the actual ticket price by way of touts or the Secondary Ticketing Agencies and therefore this concert will be totally Ticketless (Paperless) Ticketing using the latest Technology.

"Finally, we are of course once again arranging exclusive ticket pre-sales for our fan club members so they can be quick off the mark for great tickets. We will also continue to run the draw for fan club members so they can be 'First To The Barrier' prior to the show. We hope that these measures will help our fans as much as possible and ask that they keep checking for details on our website."

Following the 02 the band take a short break before playing North America, then Latin American Stadiums and the Rock in Rio Festival in September, and will finish the tour off with a return to the Estadio Nacional in Chile on 2nd October. For full dates go to www.ironmaiden.com

Tickets go on general sale Friday June 28th