We broke the news first on December 25th that it was rumored Avenged Sevenfold would be opening for Iron Maiden this summer on their European Tour… Now here’s the confirmation…

A7X Fans:

We have some very special news that we want to share with you. This summer, we will be joining one of our favorite and most influential bands, Iron Maiden, on an amazing tour of sold out stadiums throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
We’re very proud to be on the road with the mighty Maiden and look forward to seeing you guys out there, representing for A7X.

The info on all the shows is below.

M. Shadows/A7X

AVENGED SEVENFOLD JOIN MAIDEN FOR TWICKENHAM STADIUM AND OTHER EUROPEAN SHOWS

IRON MAIDEN are very pleased to announce that AVENGED SEVENFOLD will join them as SPECIAL GUESTS at Twickenham Stadium on July 5, Paris Bercy July 2 and 3 and a number of dates in Finland and Scandinavia (as listed below) on their “SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR”.

The dates on which A7X special guest with Maiden are as follows:

JUNE
Fri 27 ITA, Bologna Parco Nord Gods of Metal
Sun 29 BEL, Dessel Graspop

JULY
Tue 1 FRA, Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
We 2 FRA, Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
Sat 5 ENG, London Twickenham
We 16 SWE, Stockholm Stadium
Fri 18 FIN, Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Sat 19 FIN, Tampere Ratina Stadium
Tue 22 NOR, Trondheim Lerkendal Stadium
Thu 24 NOR, Oslo Valle Hovin
Sat 26 SWE, Gothenburg Ullevi
Sun 27 DEN, Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen