Statement to fan club of Iron Maiden
Rod heading for Cuba soon for the annual Charity Bike Ride – Any contributions much appreciated – PLUS Charity Auction for FC
First of all a Happy New Year to you all, and it's going to be a big one with Maiden concerts all around the planet and hopefully near you too, if we haven't already visited your area.
Our ride last year in Egypt was such a great success for the Charities, raising close to a quarter of a million pounds (about $385,000), that they asked me to arrange another just before we go off on tour. We are all aware of the difficult times many Charities are having in these harsh economic times, so, on Jan 26, myself and 24 hardy souls are heading for Cuba to cycle 100 miles over a 48 hour period once again in aid of two splendid Children's charities, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy andChildline. I am hoping to personally reach £66,600, having fallen marginally short of this last year and am of course paying all the related costs personally so anything that is contributed goes straight to the charity.
Our ride last year in Egypt was such a great success for the Charities, raising close to a quarter of a million pounds (about $385,000), that they asked me to arrange another just before we go off on tour. We are all aware of the difficult times many Charities are having in these harsh economic times, so, on Jan 26, myself and 24 hardy souls are heading for Cuba to cycle 100 miles over a 48 hour period once again in aid of two splendid Children's charities, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy andChildline. I am hoping to personally reach £66,600, having fallen marginally short of this last year and am of course paying all the related costs personally so anything that is contributed goes straight to the charity.
To assist this, like last year for Egypt, we are having an online auction exclusive to FC members, details of which are below. I hope you will like the items on offer so may the best fan win! If any of you would like to make a contribution otherwise, no matter how large or small, you can do so easily and safely at www.justgiving.com/
Take care everyone and see you on tour !!
- Rod
CHARITY AUCTION
This auction will run for 3 days, starting on the evening of Thursday 27th January and ending on Sunday 30th. Bidding is open to all members of the Iron Maiden Fan Club - both online-only and full.
This auction will run for 3 days, starting on the evening of Thursday 27th January and ending on Sunday 30th. Bidding is open to all members of the Iron Maiden Fan Club - both online-only and full.
Here's what will be up for grabs:
1) Rod's personalised gold disc for UK sales of over 1000 copies of Iron Maiden's 'The Final Frontier'. 40cm x 40cm, framed and ready to hang on your wall.
2) Signed plans for Ed Force One's 'Somewhere Back In Time' livery. You don’t just throw some paint at a 757, it all has to be thought out very carefully. These are the plans for the SBIT tour livery – an A3 (30 x 42cm) sheet which acts as a guide for the technicians who apply the logos to the plane. We will get this sheet personally signed to the winning bidder (or to a person of the winner’s choosing) by the whole band.
2) Signed plans for Ed Force One's 'Somewhere Back In Time' livery. You don’t just throw some paint at a 757, it all has to be thought out very carefully. These are the plans for the SBIT tour livery – an A3 (30 x 42cm) sheet which acts as a guide for the technicians who apply the logos to the plane. We will get this sheet personally signed to the winning bidder (or to a person of the winner’s choosing) by the whole band.
3) Rod's personal 'The Final Frontier' tour jacket, signed by the band. As worn by The Killer Krew when it's cold and wet. Now you can own the jacket without all the hard work and getting rained on. The jacket is size XL. We will get this jacket personally signed to the winning bidder (or to a person of the winner's choosing) by the whole band.
4) Iron Maiden at the London O2 on Saturday August 6th. Very special access to watch the show with a friend from the mixing desk, in the company of Rod Smallwood and his large cooler of beers! (this includes 2 standing admission tickets to the concert).
Head over to www.ironmaiden.com - we'll have links to the auction on the homepage when it starts.
Head over to www.ironmaiden.com - we'll have links to the auction on the homepage when it starts.
2011 TOUR DATES
Not long to wait now!
FEBRUARY
Fri 11 Moscow, RUSSIA
Tue 15 SINGAPORE
Thu 17 Jakarta, INDONESIA
Sun 20 Bali, INDONESIA
Wed 23 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Thu 24 Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Sat 26 Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
Sun 27 Sydney, AUSTRALIA
MARCH
Fri 4 Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Sat 5 Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
Mon 7 Perth, AUSTRALIA
Thu 10 Seoul, KOREA
Sat 12 Tokyo, JAPAN
Sun 13 Tokyo, JAPAN
Thu 17 Monterrey, MEXICO
Fri 18 Mexico City, MEXICO
Sun 20 Bogota, COLOMBIA
Wed 23 Lima, PERU
Sat 26 Sao Paulo, BRAZIL
Sun 27 Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL
Wed 30 Brasilia, BRAZIL
APRIL
Fri 1 Belem, BRAZIL
Sun 3 Recife, BRAZIL
Tue 5 Curitiba, BRAZIL
Fri 8 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
Sun 10 Santiago, CHILE
Wed 14 San Juan, PUERTO RICO
Sat 16 Sunrise, Florida, USA
Sun 17 Tampa, Florida USA
MAY
Sat 28 Frankfurt, GERMANY
Sun 29 Oberhausen, GERMANY
Tue 31 Munich, GERMANY
JUNE
Thur 2 Hamburg, GERMANY
Fri 3 Berlin, GERMANY
Tue 7 Stuttgart, GERMANY
Wed 8 Arnhem, THE NETHERLANDS
Sat 10 Sonisphere POLAND
11 - 13 Nova Rock AUSTRIA
Fri 24 Sonisphere SWITZERLAND
Mon 27 Paris, FRANCE
Tue 28 Paris, FRANCE
JULY
Jun 30 - Jul 3 - Roskilde, DENMARK
Jul 3 Rock Werchter BELGIUM
Fri 1 Gothenburg, SWEDEN
Wed 6 Oslo, NORWAY
Fri 8 Helsinki, FINLAND
Sun 10 St Petersburg, RUSSIA
Sat 16 Madrid, SPAIN
Wed 20 Glasgow, SCOTLAND
Thu 21 Aberdeen, SCOTLAND
Sat 23 Newcastle, ENGLAND
Sun 24 Sheffield, ENGLAND
Wed 27 Nottingham, ENGLAND
Thu 28 Manchester, ENGLAND
Sun 31 Birmingham, ENGLAND
AUGUST
Mon 1 Cardiff, WALES
Wed 3 Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND
Fri 5 London, ENGLAND
Sat 6 London, ENGLAND
For more info and links, visit http://www.ironmaiden.com/
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