Iron Maiden and organisers of the Wacken Open Air Festival 2008 are very pleased to confirm that Maiden will headline the opening night of the Wacken Open Air Festival on the  Thursday 31st July.

The is the first of the three nights of the festival and will be a spectacular opening as this will be the first time that Iron Maiden have performed at this international Heavy Metal gathering which  features many of the best Metal bands from around the world. This is also the ONLY show that Iron Maiden will be playing in Germany this year on the Somewhere Back in Time World Tour which will feature songs almost exclusively from their classic 80s albums and a stage production based on the Egyptian concept of the legendary Powerslave Tour.

Tickets for the festival are on sale and are already at a record high at this stage so make sure you get along to the Wacken official website or follow the links below to be able to order your tickets now so as not to be disappointed and miss this mega event.

www.wacken.com

National Ticket hotline – +49 0 46 27 18 38 38