Iron Maiden are expanding their ongoing “Live Collection” series with the June 19 release of 1985’s “Live After Death” and 2001’s “Rock In Rio” sets.
“Live After Death” was recorded at California’s Long Beach Arena in March 1985 on the band’s legendary year-long World Slavery Tour, which saw the group play 187 shows around the globe; the project also features additional tracks recorded at London’s legendary Hammersmith Apollo.
“Rock In Rio” captures a January 19, 2001 performance before 100,000 fans at the iconic Brazilian festival on the final night of Iron Maiden’s Brave New World Tour.
The Live Collection – Remastered follows the recent releases of The Studio Collection, a four-part series of releases detailing the UK band’s entire 16-album catalog; the albums feature the audio taken from the 2015 Mastered for iTunes project and the new collections are the first time these versions are available on CD.
As a bonus for collectors, one CD from each batch of releases is optionally available in a specially artwork designed box featuring a 1:24 scale figurine and exclusive patch; in the fifth and latest batch, this will be “Live After Death.”
Iron Maiden’s 2020 tour plans have been affected by the global pandemic, with plans for virtually all public gatherings and events being shut down by local authorities.
“Just a quick note to say that I hope you’re all safe with your families and following the advice of your Governments and their scientific and medical advisors in these very difficult and tragic times over much of our planet,” says manager Rod Smallwood. “We all need to help bring an end to this Pandemic by following the advice and helping one another when we can, especially the more vulnerable. We want to see you all healthy and well when we make it to your country. And we want to see you as much as you want to see us!
“As we get any new information about the planned shows we will continue to post it. This is, of course, a very difficult situation and no-one can truly predict what will happen but we will continue to keep our options open while we see what develops and, I hope, make sensible decisions. And we will keep you the fans informed at the appropriate times. So please bear with us.
“So for now, take care of yourselves and BE SMART.”
For updates on the band’s live schedule, visit ironmaiden.com.
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