(KNAC) Just after completing a decade of digital domination, KNAC.COM will celebrate in style by welcoming Iron Maiden to Los Angeles in a one off show at the Forum on Tuesday, February 19th, 4 days after KNAC.COMs tenth anniversary, and thirteen years after KNAC FM 105.5 went off the radio in ("Scream for me") Long Beach, CA.For Iron Maiden the Los Angeles show will be part of the first leg of the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 2008. The band will fly in especially for this one show from Tokyo two days before and depart for Mexico the day after on a specially commissioned and customized Boeing 757, flown by Astraeus Airline Captain and Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The 757, decked out in Maiden and Eddie artwork, will carry the band, road crew and other personnel of around 70 people plus over 12 tons of equipment.
The Iron Maiden fan club have arranged an exclusive first access pre-sale for members to buy Tickets to the show on Tuesday November 6th, before tickets go on sale to the public on 10th November. To allow fans to be right up close to the band, the fan club will also be running a special draw whereby 60 winners and friend at each show will be given first access to the venue enabling them to be first to the stage barrier. Full details can be found on IronMaiden.com.
To further ratchet up your anticipation for the February show, KNAC.COM will offer you a once in a lifetime opportunity to sing along with Iron Maiden live on stage at the L.A Forum to the classic song 'Heaven Can Wait'. More about this, and other plans we have for February 19th later.
Concert promoter Live Nation and KNAC.COM will host online pre-sales from Thursday, November 8, 10 A.M. to Friday, November 9, 10 P.M. The general public on-sale is Saturday, November 10 at 10 A.M through all Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com.
IMPORTANT: To express your interest in receiving your private KNAC.COM password for the pre-sale click the link below now or visit the KNAC.COM contest section. Only those who fill out the form will receive their password on November 8th.
http://www.knac.com/contest.asp?ArticleID=5948
The full schedule for the first leg of the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 2008 looks like this:
February
Fri 1st Mumbai, India Bandra Kurla Complex
Mon 4th Perth, Australia Burswood Dome
Wed 6th Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
Thu 7th Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena
Sat 9th Sydney, Australia Acer Arena
Sun 10th Sydney, Australia Acer Arena
Tue 12th Brisbane, Australia Entertainment Centre
Fri 15th Yokohama, Japan Pacifico Yokohama
Sat 16th Tokyo, Japan Messe
Tue 19th Los Angeles, USA The Forum
Thu 21st Guadalajara, Mexico Auditoria Telmex
Fri 22nd Monterrey, Mexico Monterrey Arena
Sun 24th Mexico City, Mexico Sports Palace
Tue 26th San Jose, Costa Rica Saprisa Stadium
Thu 28th Bogota, Columbia Simon Bolivar Park
March
Sun 2nd Sao Paulo, Brazil Skol Arena Anhembi
Wed 5th Porto Allegre, Brazil Gigantinho
Fri 7th Buenos Aires, Argentina Ferrofcarril Oeste Stadium
Sun 9th Santiago, Chile Pista Atletica
Wed 12th Puerto Rico San Juan Coliseo
Fri 14th New Jersey, USA Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena)
Sun 16th Toronto, Canada Air Canada Centre
The second leg of the Tour will take place mid May to mid June with further concerts in North America, followed by the third leg European Tour, extensively covering most of Europe in Stadiums and major Festivals. In total the band are expected to play to well in excess of one and a half million fans during the entire tour.
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