Iron Maiden Check In From 'Maiden England World Tour' Rehearsals (Video)

Following the massively successful "Final Frontier World Tour2010-11", Iron Maiden are back on the road this summer with aseries of arena, amphitheatre and festival shows in the USA andCanada, opening in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 21 andfinishing in Houston, Texas on August 18, to be followed by furtherdates around the world in 2013. 

The "Maiden England World Tour" will closely mirror, in terms ofproduction and content, the original 1988 concert video of the samename, shot on the "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Tour". This openingsection of the world tour is the band's most extensive visit toNorth America for many years and includes a number of cities theband have not played in a very long time, such as Charlotte,Atlanta, Buffalo, Indianapolis and Salt Lake City.

Maiden will be joined by special guest Alice Cooper on shows toJuly 21, and then Coheed and Cambria step in to open the secondhalf of the trip.

Maiden posted a video from rehearsals for the tour to give fansa behind the scenes look at their preparations for Thursday'slaunch. You can watch it below.

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