IRON MAIDEN will be launching a North American mini-tour with support from MEGADETH this September which will include a new heavy metal festival in Southern California.

The seven-date tour will kick off with the band's very first concert in Raleigh, NC on September 3rd and will conclude with The Battle Of San Bernardino on Friday the 13th that will also feature Anthrax, Testament, Overkill and Sabaton at the San Manuel Amphitheater (formerly the Blockbuster/Glen Helen Pavilion) in San Bernardino, CA.

After the U.S. dates the band will be heading to Brazil to once again headline the Rock In Rio Festival. 70,000 tickets to the September 22nd event sold out within hours.

North American Dates:
09/3 Raleigh, NC, USA Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
09/5 Nashville, TN, USA Bridgestone Arena
09/7 Kansas City, MO, USA Sprint Center
09/8 St Louis, MO, USA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
09/10 Austin, TX, USA Austin 360 Amphitheater
09/12 Las Vegas, NV, USA Mandalay Bay Events Center
09/13 San Bernardino, CA, USA San Manuel Amphitheatre