Iron Maiden to rock a cinema near you (From Elmbridge Guardian)

Iron Maiden to rock a cinema near you

9:32am Thursday 16th April 2009

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Recently crowned Best British Live Act at the Brit Awards, heavy metal band Iron Maiden are coming to a cinema near you.

Iron Maiden Flight 666 is a behind the scenes feature length documentary film of their worldwide stadium tour, Somewhere Back In Time, from the first part of last year.

It is to be shown in 34 countries and more than 500 screens around the world for one day only next Tuesday, a day which has now been renamed ‘Maiden Day’.

"This film is a testament to an extraordinary tour and to our incredible fans all over the world,” said the band's manager Rod Smallwood.

“Seeing it on the big screen will make you feel like you were there on that spectacular journey."

The band, considered as one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time by MTV, shot to fame in the early eighties with hit albums The Number Of The Beast and Piece Of Mind.

In a one off special, the film, put together by acclaimed producers Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn, aims to paint a revealing and unique portrait of the six members, with behind the scenes footage of them playing to sell out stadium's around the world.

Flying around the world in a specially customized Boeing 757 airliner, piloted by lead singer Bruce Dickinson with the entire tour crew and 12 tons of music and stage equipment on board, the band played to 23 stadiums across Asia, Australia, North America and South America in just 45 days.

Almost half a million fans across 13 countries and 50,000 miles got to see them live and now you can too without even having to brave the moshpits.

Iron Maiden Flight 666, Vue Cinema, Purley Way, April 21, 7pm, £7.70. Call 07812 240 240 or visit myvue.com/ironmaiden.

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