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 According to Novosti,
famous British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN, due to perform a gig in
Moscow August 19, will fly in over 200 friends and relatives with them
to the Russian capital, concert organizers said Tuesday.
"Two days before the concert, August 17, one of
the capital's airports will receive a charter plane, piloted by Iron
Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, that will have about 220 people on
board," a spokeswoman for the Tatyana Dalskaya concert agency said.
Iron Maiden will play in Moscow as part of the final stage of their
world tour Somewhere Back In Time that started February 1. The concert
will be their first and only gig in Russia for 15 years.
PR Inside reports that IRON MAIDEN star ADRIAN SMITH has become the
latest rock victim of theft after his brand new Jackson guitar was
stolen after the British group's Athens, Greece gig on Saturday night
(02Aug08).
The guitarist is confident the instrument will be found quickly - because it's a one-of-a-kind, made specifically for him.
Iron Maiden are offering a tour jacket and a handwritten thankyou note
from Smith for information that leads to the recovery of his guitar.
Smith's theft is the second reported today following the earlier announcement from Iggy and the Stooges. Gig Wise released updates on this story, announcing that a rented tour truck containing the gear was
parked outside the Embassy Suites and is believed to have been stolen
between approximately 6:30 and 7:30 AM on Monday, August 4.
A list of all the stolen gear has been posted on bassist Mike Watt’s blog.
Speaking about the gear, tour manager Eric Fischer stated, “I don’t
know if it’s a syndicate that’s targeting bands on the road, or
what,…But nobody ever seems to see this gear again.”
Fischer has asked that anyone with information about the theft please contact hi via email at
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The band will play their scheduled gig tonight in Toronto with both rented and donated equipment.
Initial details of the theft can be found here.
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