2008–2009: Ed Force One, the next level
At
the beginning of the year, the group embarked on the second historical
tour in their career, during which they promoted the latest DVD Live After Death, and the band itself moved between subsequent tour stops in a private
Boeing called Ed Force One.The band gave 23 concerts in Asia, Oceania,
North and South America, which attracted over 670,000 people. The musicians and technical crew were accompanied by a film crew working
for Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, who undertook the task of directing a
documentary film dedicated to the ongoing tour. In
March 2008, the group announced the release of another compilation
album. It appeared on the music market on May 12, 2008 under the name Somewhere Back in Time. The release of the compilation was related to the success of the "Somewhere Back in Time World Tour", and the album itself could be listened to in its entirety on the band's official website.
The concert inaugurating the tour in Bombay (India), according to local reporters, attracted an audience of up to one hundred thousand people. The setting of the route referred to the period 1984–1986, combining
elements characteristic of the "World Slavery Tour" (Egyptian temples and
sarcophagus) and "Somewhere on Road" (lights and Eddie
-Cyborg) routes, and also included all the special effects most
characteristic of those years.
The band also performed with great success in the United States and Europe, often playing to audiences of several dozen thousand people filling the huge stadiums.
The band also performed with great success in the United States and Europe, often playing to audiences of several dozen thousand people filling the huge stadiums.
For the first time in
history, they played an individual concert at the huge Twickenham Stadium (82,000 seater), the second largest in the United Kingdom. Nearly 55,000 people participated in the event. viewers. Only seven concerts in Scandinavia were seen by approximately 260,000 people, gathered at venues such as Ullevi Stadion, Olympic Stadium in Stockholm and Helsinki, Ratina Stadion in Finland or Valle Hovin in Oslo.
According to Live Nation Scandinavia, the band gathered the largest audience ever performed by a rock artist in this region of Europe. During the concert as the headliner of the largest heavy metal festival in the world, Wacken Open Air, all previous attendance records were broken. Nearly 100,000 people saw the British musicians there, and 26 concerts played in Europe attracted about a million fans combined.
According to Live Nation Scandinavia, the band gathered the largest audience ever performed by a rock artist in this region of Europe. During the concert as the headliner of the largest heavy metal festival in the world, Wacken Open Air, all previous attendance records were broken. Nearly 100,000 people saw the British musicians there, and 26 concerts played in Europe attracted about a million fans combined.
On
August 7, 2008, the band played at the Gwardia Stadium in Warsaw in
front of approximately 33,000 people. During the concerts of
the "Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 2008/09", the band's vocalist announced
a new studio album, the release of which was to be followed by another,
equally spectacular concert tour.
On November 10, 2008, it was announced that the "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour" would be expanded to include a series of concerts in February and March 2009. The team once again flew their plane around the southern hemisphere, visiting the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Europe.
On November 10, 2008, it was announced that the "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour" would be expanded to include a series of concerts in February and March 2009. The team once again flew their plane around the southern hemisphere, visiting the Americas, Asia, Oceania and Europe.
During the concert at Autodromo Interlagos, the attendance record for
an individual show in the band's career was broken.
According to various sources, from 65,000 to 100,000 people were gathered there. In 2008/09 in Latin America, Iron Maiden gave as many as 27 concerts for about a million people in total.
At that time, the circulation of all audio-visual publications with the group's logo exceeded the astronomical number of 125 million copies, of which the sales of 25 long-playing albums reached the threshold of 80 million. On April 21, a global presentation of the documentary Iron Maiden: Flight 666, about the Iron Maiden 2008 tour, took place, with screenings planned in 45 countries and 500 3D 5.1 cinemas.
According to various sources, from 65,000 to 100,000 people were gathered there. In 2008/09 in Latin America, Iron Maiden gave as many as 27 concerts for about a million people in total.
At that time, the circulation of all audio-visual publications with the group's logo exceeded the astronomical number of 125 million copies, of which the sales of 25 long-playing albums reached the threshold of 80 million. On April 21, a global presentation of the documentary Iron Maiden: Flight 666, about the Iron Maiden 2008 tour, took place, with screenings planned in 45 countries and 500 3D 5.1 cinemas.
About 300,000 people
participated in screenings on the same day, EMI announced the premiere of the film Iron Maiden: Flight 666 and the soundtrack, on generally available CD, DVD, Blu-ray and limited vinyl version picture discs. In Europe, the release was released on May 25, 2009. The group
received a lot of attention in leading music periodicals, and the DVD
topped charts in 25 countries around the world.
It happened for the very first time in the history of heavy metal visual releases.The historical DVD Live After Death also met with great interest. Taking into account the total attendance during the worldwide presentation of the Iron Maiden: Flight 666 concert film, all 91 events of the historic tour were seen by approximately 3.2 million people.
It happened for the very first time in the history of heavy metal visual releases.The historical DVD Live After Death also met with great interest. Taking into account the total attendance during the worldwide presentation of the Iron Maiden: Flight 666 concert film, all 91 events of the historic tour were seen by approximately 3.2 million people.
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