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Fact #139617

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Short story:

On their Give Me Ed... 'til I'm Dead tour, Iron Maiden play at Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.

Full article:

John Jackson (agent, K2 Agency) : The band played the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm this June to 32,000 people. We announced it in November [2002] to catch the Christmas market, but at a time when tickets were also on sale for the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Williams. We sold the show out in one morning and that acted as a beacon to the rest of the promoters, as to how strong the band was.
(Source : feature by Mike Gartside in Audience magazine, Sep 2003)