Iron Maiden for Belgium's Graspop

Iron Maiden have been announced as headliners of Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting.

The band will be bringing their 'Maiden England' show, which sees the band recreate the stage show of the 1988's Seventh Son's '7th Tour of a 7th Tour' to close the festival on the Sunday.

Graspop Metal Meeting is held at the festival park De Boeretand in Boeretang, Dessel, in Belgium, located approximately 50km northeast of Antwerp (Belgium) and 35km southwest of Eindhoven (the Netherlands). The 18th edition of Graspop Metal Meeting takes place from Friday 28th until Sunday 30th June 2013.

Bassist Steve Harris said, "We know how popular the History of Maiden Tours are with fans of all ages and we will be bringing with us the full production we had on tour in North America earlier this year. Thanks to modern technology, we've been able to update and improve on the original 1988 production for Maiden England.

"We will be bringing with us a huge new lightshow, stage set, various incarnations of Eddie, plenty of pyro and all kinds of other exciting stuff for the fans. We've also had a huge amount of fun with the set list as we got to play songs we've not played in a very long time like 'Seventh Son', 'The Prisoner' and 'Afraid To Shoot Strangers', as well as fan favourites like 'The Trooper', 'Aces High', 'The Clairvoyant', 'The Number Of The Beast', 'Wasted Years' and 'Run To The Hills'.

"The opening leg of the tour was so enjoyable for the whole band, we're really looking forward to taking this whole show to our fans around Europe and we're especially happy to be coming back to headline Graspop, as it is a real metal festival and a place we always really love to play!"

Ticket prices have not been announced and are not yet on sale.

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