When Iron Maiden flew into Australia for the Somewhere Back In Time Tour in Feb last year, every one of the 100K punters broke out their outfits to declare Maiden Pride. The cities were surreally swamped with black Maiden tees and combat boots – and I didn’t want to cross any of ‘em. But the lure of the pumping arena was just too tempting.

The show at ACER Arena was simply visually and aurally spectacular, as was the ferocity of the roaring crowd. Fave moment was the 20ft cyborg Eddie trampling the stage and gunning down the audience. Words really can’t do it justice, so head to the triple j gallery for pics of the Sydney show.

The Somewhere Back In Time tour was attended by 2million+ punters worldwide, transported entirely by Flight 666 (the band’s own plane piloted by frontman/legend Bruce Dickinson), covered 6 continents with 91 shows, and took way over a year to complete. Frankly, that’s worthy of a major motion picture.

Flight 666,  in the cinemas worldwide on April 21 and it will sell out because Maiden fans are hardcore. Book your tix at www.ironmaiden.com/flight666.