In honor of their upcoming release, "The Final Frontier" 80's heavy metal icons Iron Maiden will be spending the summer on a North American concert tour before jetting onto Europe. The north American leg will fire up June 9th in Dallas, crisscrossing the continent before ending up in Bristow, VA. July 20th for a total of 22 mind-blowing shows.

"We're still working on the set list for these summer shows, but this time it will cover the whole history of the band, and I can hint that we will be playing a taster from the new album," frontman Bruce Dickinson said in a recent press release. "We already have the designs for the new 'Final Frontier' stage show which we are building to bring out with us, so this summer tour will be a bit of a preview for the fans."

According to a press release, "The Final Frontier," Iron Maiden's long-awaited 15th studio set, will hit stores late this summer.