Iron Maiden will open the European leg of their Final Frontier World Tour on Friday 30 July at the O2 in Dublin, with very special guests Heaven & Hell.

Tickets will go on sale next Friday 16th April at 9.00am, with a special pre-sale for members of the Iron Maiden Fan Club starting on Tuesday 13th April at 9am.

The tour takes its name from their forthcoming new studio album, ‘The Final Frontier’, which is expected be released in the late summer of this year.

Following shows in USA and Canada, the Final Frontier World Tour will travel to Europe for a few selected major festival and stadium shows with the band planning to continue to many other countries in 2011.

Stay tuned for full details of an Iron Maiden Fan Club trip to Dublin, coming on Monday.