IRON MAIDEN In Peru: TV Coverage Available

March 27, 2009

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was interviewed by the Peruvian TV program "Prensa Libre" ahead of the band's March 26, 2009 concert at Estadio Nacional in Lima. Watch the nine-minute report below. Also available are several other local news reports covering the event.

According to LivingInPeru.com, between 35,000 and 40,000 fans from all over Peru attended the show, which marked MAIDEN's first-ever appearance in Peru.

"Good evening, Lima. We are very pleased to be here. This is our first concert in your country, but it will not be the last," were Dickinson's first words to the absolutely euphoric audience.

The band members were thrilled with the almost 40 thousand spectators who packed the National Stadium, a record attendance in Peru. "They're a wonderful audience,” said Dickinson.

Peruvian band M.A.S.A.C.R.E. opened the show, followed by LAUREN HARRIS, daughter of bassist Steve Harris. Then it was IRON MAIDEN's turn: the lights went out, the audience went silent and then after a few seconds, the giant screen displayed images of the band with the Transylvania background.

And then the the almost two-hour long concert started, with a great selection of IRON MAIDEN's best songs. A large number of fans had camped around the venue since the previous day, to make sure they would get a place in the first rows. Reportedly, some fans even came from Ecuador and Bolivia.

Dickinson promised this will not be the last time they come to Peru: "In 2010 we will put out a new studio album, and in two years, we will return to this beautiful country," he said.

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