Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden have announced the first batch of 2024 dates of their “The Future Past” tour, marking their first appearance Down Under since 2016 and 2017. The upcoming trek, which will take place next September, will feature special guests Killswitch Engage during the appearances Australia and New Zealand, and a setlist that includes previously unperformed songs from Maiden‘s most recent studio album, “Senjutsu”, along with a focus on their 1986 classic “Somewhere in Time” LP, plus other classic cuts.
This is exciting news for Australian Iron Maiden fans, who have been waiting patiently for the band to return to their shores.
Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris says: “We’ve really enjoyed playing all the shows on ‘The Future Past‘ tour this year, and the reaction from our fans has been incredible. Being able to play some of these songs for the very first time has made the tour even more memorable and we can’t wait to continue it next year. We’re all really excited to finally be able to return to Australia as we know our fans have waited so patiently for us over the past few years. It’s going to be great to get back there, especially with this new show. We promise you all, it’ll be worth the wait!”
Maiden manager Rod Smallwood comments: “All our best-laid plans to bring the ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ tour to Australia were derailed by the shut-down of the live music industry during Covid but we assured everyone at the time that we would come back to Australia and, as our fans know, we always keep to our promises. So, as you would imagine, we’re very much looking forward to bringing this amazing new show to the Southern hemisphere and giving our loyal Australian fans the best MAIDEN show we can. You can be assured it’s worth the wait. See you all in 2024!”
“The Future Past” Tour Dates:
September 01 – RAC Arena, Perth, Australia *
September 04 – Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia *
September 06 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia *
September 10 – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia *
September 12 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia *
September 16 – Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand *
September 22 – Sky Hall Toyota, Aichi, Japan
September 24- Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan
September 26 – Tokyo Garden Theater, Tokyo, Japan
September 28 – Pia Arena MM, Kanagawa, Japan
*Killswitch Engage will be Special Guests in Australia & New Zealand
