On Sunday, June 3, exactly atВ 2:36 p.m. Iron Maiden landed with a prvate charter flight at Sofia Airport.

After beeing welcomed in the VIP area by the local promoters of the band's show at the Locomotive Stadium tomorrow - Sofia Music Enterprises - Bruce, Steve, Dave, Nicko, Adrian, Janick and the group's seventh member, long time manager Rod Smallwood, made their way downtown...

And here's some photos from Iron Maiden's first steps on Bulgarian soil, courtesy of Sofia Music Enterprises:

Photos: SME / Svetoslav Dragiev