Tour Alert: Iron Maiden North American Tour Dates

JUN 21	Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
JUN 23	Atlanta, GA Aarons Amphitheatre
JUN 26	Boston, MA Comcast Center
JUN 27	Wantagh, NY Jones Beach
JUN 29	Philadelphia, PI Susquehanna Bank Center
JUN 30	Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
JUL 02	Newark, NJ Prudential Center
JUL 05	Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank
JUL 08	Quebec, QC Colisee Pepsi Arena
JUL 11	Montreal, QC Bell Center
JUL 13	Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
JUL 14	Sarnia, ON Bayfest
JUL 16	Buffalo, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
JUL 18	Detroit, MI DTE Music Theatre
JUL 19	Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Centre
JUL 24	Winnipeg, MB MTS Center
JUL 26	Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
JUL 27	Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
JUL 29	Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
JUL 30	Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
AUG 01	Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
AUG 03	San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
AUG 06	Phoenix, AZ Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
AUG 09	Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
AUG 12	Albuquerque, NM Hard Rock Pavilion
AUG 13	Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
AUG 15	San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
AUG 17	Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
AUG 18	Houston, TX The Woodlands

Earlier this week, British metal greats Iron Maiden announced the North American dates of their Maiden England World Tour.

This 29-stop trek (with more dates to be announced) will mimic the live concert VHS Maiden England, shot in November 1988 when the band was touring on the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. The set list will likely include most or all of the following Maiden classics:

• Moonchild
• The Evil That Men Do
• The Prisoner
• Still Life
• Die With Your Boots On
• Infinite Dreams
• Killers
• Can I Play With Madness?
• Heaven Can Wait
• Wasted Years
• The Clairvoyant
• Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
• The Number Of The Beast
• Hallowed Be Thy Name
• Iron Maiden

Lead singer Bruce Dickinson commented in the press release, “Our intention is to play about two thirds of the original track list of Maiden England, including some songs we have not played live in a very, very long time.”

Shock rocker Alice Cooper will open for Maiden on all shows up to July 21, at which time he will separately tours Europe. After July 21, Maiden will be accompanied by Coheed and Cambria.

Tickets for most shows go on sale March 2 and 3. When possible, the band will sell paperless tickets to counter scalping efforts.

---

Top 5 Classic Rock Songs about School

Summer’s approaching, and so is the end of the school year for many kids and teens worldwide. For as long as hard rock has been around, rockstars have written songs about school which their young fans can relate to.

Here comes another top five.

Top 5 Classic Rock Songs about School

5. “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” by The Ramones (1979)
Those trouble-making Ramones–they just wanna have some kicks and they just wanna get some chicks. But they don’t mind irritating the teachers and the principal along the way, as noted in the film of the same name. Let them have their fun.

4. “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” by Mötley Crüe (1985)
Originally by Brownsville Station, “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” is about the rebellious teenage youth who just don’t like sitting through class. In the cheesey video, a student with an attitude hangs out with the Crüe in the boys room after a trip to the principals office. When the principal returns with an apology and an A on his paper, he still sticks it to the man.

3. “Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen (1984)
The video features David Lee Roth behind the wheel of the schoolbus, driving an apprehensive Waldo do his first day of school. He and his classmates–which include Eddie and Alex Van Halen with Michael Anthony and Roth–soon find out that their teacher is a bikini-clad pageant winner who table dances on the desks. If only everyone who ever crushed on their teacher could relate.

2. “Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)” by Pink Floyd (1979)
Perhaps the most well-known of the three parts, “Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)” contains the cryptic lyrics, “We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control,” sung by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and repeated by a school choir. The album version starts with a trademark scream from bassist Roger Waters before the boarding school protest anthem begins. It’s eerie from start to finish.

1. “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper (1972)
If you didn’t see this coming, you haven’t heard enough anti-school rock songs. “School’s Out” was the anthem of that years graduating class and ones to come. The bell has rung–class dismissed!