After a recent tour of western Canada, British metal band Iron Maiden announced Friday that it will perform in the eastern part of the country next year.
The Future Past tour will therefore end on October 26, 2024 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and end the next day, the 27th, at the Videotron Center in Quebec, before this Canadian trip ends at the Bell Center in Montreal on October 30. November 2024. Tickets go on sale next Friday, November 3rd, at 10 a.m.
Several concerts are also planned for next year, especially in Japan, Australia, the USA and Chile.
Iron Maiden offers a menu consisting of songs from the albums Somewhere In Time (1986) and Senjutsu (2021), as well as some essential classics. In addition to promoting their latest album, this concept gives the group the opportunity to perform songs that are rarely or never heard live, including “Alexander The Great,” which closes the 1986 album.
Iron Maiden fans were concerned when it was revealed last summer that the band’s drummer, Nicko McBrain, had suffered a stroke earlier this year. The 71-year-old musician, who has never stopped performing with the group, recently stated that he is gradually regaining his full abilities.
For his part, singer Bruce Dickinson will release a solo album called The Mandrake Project next year. He is expected to hold concerts together with one of Iron Maiden’s guitarists, Adrian Smith, notably in Mexico, Brazil and at the Hellfest festival in Clisson, France.
Iron Maiden was formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris, who was quickly joined by guitarist Dave Murray, and released the first of its 17 studio albums in 1980. Guitarist Janick Gers, who joined in 1990, is also in the current six-piece line-up. Musician.
The band, one of the most popular in metal history, has sold millions of records and performed numerous world tours under its belt.