The summer of 2023 will see IRON MAIDEN embark on a new world tour that will include arena stops in the UK. The Future Past Tour will focus on the band’s 1986 album Somewhere In Time and other classic tracks, as well as previously unheard songs from their most recent studio album, Senjutsu. Tickets go on sale on Friday 14th October at 9 am and are available to purchase here. There will be an exclusive pre-sale for Iron Maiden fan club members — stay tuned!
The Future Past Tour is coming to the UK in 2023!
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— Iron Maiden (@IronMaiden) October 7, 2022
In the press release for the tour bassist Steve Howard revealed the band’s thinking behind the tour: “Following the release of our latest album, Senjutsu, we updated the current Legacy of the Beast Tour a little by opening the show with the first three songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set. As it doesn’t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a Senjutsu album tour, we thought about other options and we’ve decided to revisit Somewhere In Time as that tour didn’t feature in the various retrospective history tours we’ve played over the years. They were based on our 80’s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!).
He went on to discuss the importance of the fans in this decision: “We have had lots of requests from fans over the years for many tracks on it so we are now going to play them, plus of course a few others we know you will like! It will also be particularly satisfying to finally get to play some of the more epic tracks on Senjutsu, it’s been a long wait! 2023 is going to be an exciting time and we’re really looking forward to seeing everyone again in the UK, Ireland and around Europe”.
The band’s manager Rod Smallwood added: “This combination of the two albums we feel is very exciting. We know fans want to hear those epic cuts on Senjutsu for the first time live and we think that by combining it with an iconic album like Somewhere In Time it will make for another really special tour for fans old and new! Of course, for a new album tour in Europe and the UK we will go back largely to the relative intimacy of arenas and we know fans will be very happy about that too!”
Iron Maiden are currently in North America on the final leg of their epic Legacy Of The Beast World Tour, with many dates being rescheduled twice due to the pandemic. Support on the UK tour will be announced at a later date. The UK shows can be seen below:
26/06/2023 – Ovo Hydro – Glasgow
28/06 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
30/06 – AO Arena – Manchester
03/07 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
04/07 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
07/07 – O2 Arena – London
