Aussie support for Iron Maiden 08' Tour Petiton

[Sands Of Time]

Looks like our question has been answered



Lauren Harris — daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris — has been confirmed as the support act for IRON MAIDEN on the first leg of next year's Somewhere Back In Time World Tour.

Says MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood, "We're very happy to have Lauren and band travelling with us again this year and be part of this great tour as after all she is literally part of the 'MAIDEN family.' Everywhere she performed with us last year she received a great reaction in front of both MAIDEN audiences and festival crowds as well and it's also good to have a support band along with us throughout this first leg of the tour as part of the travelling party our 757 which as you can see on the website is taking shape very nicely!"

Lauren toured all over the world while during 2006 and finished off last year with European tours with THE ANSWER and supporting ALICE COOPER in the UK. This year kicked off with a extensive European tour with WITHIN TEMPTATION.

Currently on a UK tour with THUNDER, Lauren will be putting the finishing touches on her debut album in the next few months.

[black_tooth_grin]

Alot of people have mentioned that there might also be a local act which will open before Lauren or vise versa, this is only speculation at the moment, but its highly unlikely it will be a local act like Vanishing Point, LORD or even Black Majesty...but we can only hope.

Hopefully my petition and vast amount of letters to Bruce paid off in some small way.

In any case it will be a great show, even though I think its unfair to the local scene to make Lauren Harris the support and not a good local contender.

Oh well, what can ya do.