After raising hell across North America headlining the Fourth Annual Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, hard-rockers Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) will bring their explosive show to Europe this summer as special guests of veteran heavy metal band Iron Maiden for 21 concerts. The tour begins June 24 in Norway and stops at several major European festivals, including the Twickenham and Leeds festivals in England, before concluding on August 24 at London’s Reading Festival.
“I’ve seen Maiden play countless times and am continually blown away, not just by their live show, but also by the great records they continue to make,” says Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows in a statement. “We have learned much from Iron Maiden and are honored to be sharing the stage with some of the greatest icons in rock music.”
Avenged Sevenfold is currently touring behind its latest self-produced, self-titled album, which topped the Billboard Alternative, Hard and Rock charts the week after its release on October 30, 2007. The follow-up to 2005’s million-selling “City of Evil,” “Avenged Sevenfold” also debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, marking the biggest sales week ever for the quintet. The album’s first single, “Almost Easy,” was a Top 10 hit at Active Rock, went Top 20 at Alternative, and was the Number One Most Played Video on Fuse.
Avenged Sevenfold European tour dates with Iron Maiden:
| June 24 | Arendal, NOR | Arendal Hove Festival |
| June 27 | Bologna, ITA | Parco Nord Gods of Metal |
| June 29 | Dessel, BEL | Graspop Metal Meeting |
| July 1-2 | Paris, FRA | Palais Omnisports de Bercy |
| July 5 | London, ENG | Twickenham |
| July 6 | Roitschora nr Leipzig, GER | Full Force Festival |
| July 9 | Lisbon, POR | Super Bock Super Rock Festival |
| July 11 | Merida, SPA | Caceres Recinto Hipico or Estadio Principe Felipe |
| July 12 | Zaragoza, SPA | Zaragoza Metalway Festival |
| July 16 | Stockholm, SWE | Stockholm Stadium |
| July 18 | Helsinki, FIN | Olympic Stadium |
| July 19 | Tampere, FIN | Ratina Stadium |
| July 22 | Trondheim, NOR | Lerkendal Stadium |
| July 24 | Oslo, NOR | Valle Hovin |
| July 26 | Gothenburg, SWE | Ullevi |
| July 27 | Horsens, DEN | Gods Bane Pladsen |
| July 30 | Zurich, SWI | Rohstofflage |
| July 31 | Wacken, GER | Wacken Festival |
| August 22 | Leeds, ENG | Leeds Festival Carling Weekend |
| August 24 | Reading, ENG | Reading Festival Carling Weekend |