NOVEMBER 2, 2007 WMP NEWS UPDATE

***DROWNING POOL HITS WASHINGTON DC***

Troop supporters and USO enthusiasts, rock band Drowning Pool, went to Capitol Hill to c
ampaign for ThisIsfortheSoldiers.org. While crusading for veteran mental health care, the
members of Drowning Pool came across a suspicious bag atop Capitol Hill. Having just
released the video for their single “Enemy,” the band is no stranger to antagonists and
mystery. Watch as DP marches through Washington, DC, to team up with Barack Obama,
on their mission to get political support for troops. Hear the message on DP’s newest album
Full Circle and join the crusade with Drowning Pool on their upcoming tour with Adema.

***IRON MAIDEN ANNOUNCES TOUR WITH SHOWS IN JERSEY AND LA***

IRON MAIDEN announce a one off show at the Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines
Arena), East Rutherford, NJ on Friday March 14th, 2008 as part of the first leg of their
‘SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME’ World Tour 2008. 
The band will fly into the USA especially for this one show from Puerto Rico the day before
and depart for Toronto the day after on a specially commissioned and customised Boeing
757, flown by Airline Captain and Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson.  The Astraeus 757, decked
out in Maiden and Eddie designs, will carry the band, road crew and other personnel of around
70 people plus over 12 tons of equipment. 

This first leg of the ‘SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME’ World Tour opens in Mumbai India on Feb
1st, and continues through Australia and Japan before arriving in LA.   The entourage then
fly to Mexico then the band’s first ever concerts in Costa Rica and Columbia, and then on to
Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Puerto Rica and New York, before finishing in Toronto, Canada, on
March 16th.  Over the 45 day period the it is anticipated that Maiden will play to well over
400,000 fans in 21 cities in 10 countries, flying close to 50,000 miles in the specially refitted
plane (full schedule below).

Comments Bruce Dickinson, “I have been flying commercial passenger jets for Astraeus
Airlines for a few years now and we are commissioning an Astraeus Boeing 757. It will go
in for overhaul, painting and conversion in November which will then give us time to ensure
we have all the necessary safety documentation, especially with regard to fire safety. It
also means it could possibly be flying commercial air routes decked out in Maiden colours
for a couple of months before we start!

“Looking at the list of places we would like to play we have always had problems joining up
the dots. With sea containers in various places it slows down the whole touring process, which
is fine if you want a holiday but not if you want to play. It’s great to see places but we don’t
want to sit around for a week waiting for gear to get from, say,  Australia to South America,
so this way we can get to more fans in more places en route in the same time period”.

To tie in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic ‘LIVE AFTER DEATH’ concert v
ideo (full details coming soon) this tour, aptly entitled ‘SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME’, will revisit
the band’s history by focusing almost entirely on the 80’s in both choice of songs played and the
stage set, which will be based around the legendary Egyptian Production of the 1984-85 ‘
Powerslave Tour’.  This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band
have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of
1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie.

Steve Harris comments; “We made sure the tour stopped off in New York, or to be more accurate,
New Jersey, but to us Brits it’s all a great arena to play with some of the loudest fans anywhere!
We’ve had so many memorable nights there over the years – both on stage and off! -  and played
many different venues, including the Gardens and the seven nights at Radio City with the original
Powerslave show in 1984. But one of our favourites was always what we still call Meadowlands,
it’s always a great crowd there.
l always loved the Powerslave show which I think was arguably our most spectacular ever, so it
will be a pleasure to take it there. We’re all going to have a great time with this tour!!”

The Iron Maiden fan club have arranged an exclusive first access pre-sale for members to buy
Tickets to the show on Tuesday November 6th, before tickets go on sale to the public on November 10th.

To allow fans to be right up close to the band, the fan club will also be running a special draw
whereby 60 winners and friend at each show will be given first access to the venue enabling them
to be first to the stage barrier.   Full details can be found on www.ironmaiden.com. 
The fan club are also arranging for two fan club winners to get up on stage and join Maiden
with the chorus of ‘Heaven Can Wait’.

Members of the public should tune into "Friday Night Rocks" with Eddie Trunk on Q104.3 (WAXQ FM)
NYC from 11 P.M to 2 A.M Friday evenings for details on their chance to join them in this once in a
lifetime opportunity to sing along with Iron Maiden live on stage at the Izod Center.

Tickets on sale for the Izod Center concert go on sale to the general public beginning Saturday,
November 10th at 10:00 A.M.    

Tickets:  Reserved ($59.50, $49.50, $39.50) and General Admission Floor ($59.50) available at
Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 201-507-8900 or 212-307-7171.  
If tickets remain, they will be available at the Box Office beginning Monday, November 12th.

Full schedule for the first leg of 'SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME' World Tour 08 
  
February
Fri  1st             Mumbai, India                         Bandra Kurla Complex
Mon 4th           Perth, Australia                       Burswood Dome
Wed 6th           Melbourne, Australia              Rod Laver Arena
Thu 7th            Melbourne, Australia              Rod Laver Arena
Sat 9th             Sydney, Australia                   Acer Arena
Sun 10th          Sydney, Australia                   Acer Arena
Tue 12th          Brisbane, Australia                 Entertainment Centre
Fri 15th            Yokohama, Japan                  Pacifico Yokohama
Sat 16th           Tokyo, Japan                         Messe
Tue 19th          Los Angeles, USA                  The Forum
Thu 21st          Guadalajara, Mexico              Auditoria Telmex
Fri 22nd           Monterrey, Mexico                 Monterrey Arena
Sun 24th          Mexico City, Mexico               Sports Palace
Tue 26th          San Jose, Costa Rica            Saprisa Stadium
Thu 28th          Bogota, Columbia                  Simon Bolivar Park

March
Sun 2nd          Sao Paulo, Brazil                   Skol Arena Anhembi
Wed 5th          Porto Allegre, Brazil               Gigantinho
Fri 7th             Buenos Aires, Argentina        Ferrofcarril Oeste Stadium
Sun 9th           Santiago, Chile                      Pista Atletica
Wed 12th        Puerto Rico                           San Juan Coliseo
Fri 14th           New Jersey, USA                  Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena)
Sun 16th         Toronto, Canada                  Air Canada Centre                

The second leg of the Tour will take place mid May to mid June with further concerts in North America, followed by
the third leg European Tour, extensively covering most of Europe in Stadiums and major Festivals. 
In total the band are expected to play to well in excess of one and a half million fans during the entire tour.

***AVENGED SEVENFOLD'S LATEST IS IN STORE***