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Iron Maiden team up with West Ham for the Die With Your Boots On collaboration which sees the band represented on the front of the Premier League side’s kit
Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris is a well-known supporter of Premier League outfit West Ham United – and today, the bassist has helped launch a special collaboration between the band and the club.
The Die With Your Boots On partnership sees the famous Iron Maiden logo emblazoned on front of the West Ham shirt – and Harris, who regularly sports the team colours onstage, is delighted.
He says: “I went to see West Ham play against Newcastle when I was nine and my mate was 10. We jumped on a bus and went to the game, and they won 4-3 and that was it. I was hooked!”
As for the kit itself, Harris says: “I think it’s brilliant. I really love that version and colour of the crest, and that old classic kind of kit. It’s a modern shape but with a retro design, and I like that. Up the Irons!”
The bassist launched the kit, which is available to buy from the club’s website, beside Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta, who adds: “Iron Maiden are a huge icon back home in South America and it’s great for fans of West Ham and the band to be able to show their support for both!”
As for how the collaboration came about, West Ham’s licensing manager Tracey Stratton takes up the story.
“One weekend last summer, our club shop was inundated with rock fans from all across the globe, and we realised that Iron Maiden were playing two sold out shows at the O2,” Stratton says.
“It makes perfect sense to launch this collaboration, and with Steve’s passion for it and attention to detail it has been amazing.”
Earlier this month, Iron Maiden revealed they were extending The Legacy Of The Beast tour into 2020. They’ll also headline the UK’s Download festival next summer.
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- Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind - 2nd - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.50, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 15-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 18, 2024 at 2:23 am
IRON MAIDEN Piece Of Mind (Mid to late 80s UK issue of the 1983 9-track LP with 'brain' picture labels, including the classic tracks, Where Eagles Dare, Flight Of Icarus & The Trooper, glossy gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics printed insideand a barcode on the back. The sleeve displays some storage wear around the edges with the sart of a small split to the top edge; whilst the vinyl is Excellent with a couple of faint cosmetic hairlines marks and only light signs of play EMA800)
- Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness - Paper Labels - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $18.90, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 05-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 18, 2024 at 2:23 am
IRON MAIDEN Can I Play With Madness (Classic 1988 UK 7" single with black & silver paper labels, also including Black Bart Blues, housed in a glossy flipback card picture sleeve with one of the strangest renderings of 'Eddie' by Derek Riggs onany Maiden release you will find! The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played EM49)
- Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $119.70, €114.00 (New Item) (arrived 01-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 18, 2024 at 2:23 am
IRON MAIDEN The Number Of The Beast (1997 UK limited edition 'EMI 100' centenary issue of the 1982 8-track LP pressed on 180g Virgin Vinyl, custom stickered high quality glossy picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork + lyric inner. The sleeve shows minimal light wear with the vinyl having a few light hairlines and remaining in excellent condition! LPCENT7)
- Iron Maiden - The First Ten Years Box 1980-1990 - Stickered Sleeves - EX - UK - vinyl box set - £350.00, $441.00, €420.00 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 10:23)on November 18, 2024 at 2:23 am
IRON MAIDEN The First Ten Years 1980-1990 (Rare 1990 UK limited edition box set, comprising the TEN double pack 12"s, a total of 63 tracks. Released between 24th February & 28th April 1990, in commemoration of the band's ten year recording anniversary, each double 12" contains two singles, complete with original B-sides & artwork, as well as an edition of 'Listen with Nicko'. Each part comes in its respective hype-stickered glossy gatefold picture sleeve. This wonderous collection is housed in a 12¾" x 12¾" x 3" mail-order only card picture box, which was only available by sending the ten vouchers from the singles. The box has some noticeable marks to the edges & corners & remains a very respectable example. This looks to have been stored in a slightly damp area, the back of the box has some discoloration and slight foxing. All the sleeves are clean and in excellent condition, each with the original hype-sticker attached, whilst the vinyl shows minimal signs of play. A very nice, example of this increasingly hard-to-find set IRN1~10)
- Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.50, €30.00 (New Item) (arrived 04-Nov-2024 10:58)on November 18, 2024 at 2:23 am
IRON MAIDEN Somewhere In Time (1986 UK 8-track LP, including the singles Wasted Years & Heaven Can Wait, housed in the glossy picture sleeve with 'android' Eddie & illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve is Excellent with minimal shelf wear & thevinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with very little play EMC3512)
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