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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 - The Number Of The Beast - EX - UK - 12" picture disc - £30.00, $37.50, €35.40 (New Item) (arrived 18-May-2022 16:50)on May 21, 2022 at 1:07 pm
IRON MAIDEN The Number Of The Beast (2005 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc including the Original Version and a previously unreleased live version from the Clive Burr Charity Show at Brixton Academy in March 2002, along with Remember Tomorrow, die-cut picture sleeve. The sleeve has a small tear in the die-cut edge, some spine scuffing and general storage wear, whilst the disc remains in excellent condition 12EM666)
- Iron Maiden - Killers + Poster + Obi - Japanese - vinyl LP - £295.00, $368.75, €348.10 (New Item) (arrived 11-May-2022 12:34)on May 21, 2022 at 1:07 pm
IRON MAIDEN Killers (1981 Japanese 11-track vinyl LP with picture labels, the highly influential second album featuring Wrathchild & The Ides Of March, picture sleeve with illustrated Japanese/lyric insert & matching blood font obi-strip. This copy also comes with the rare glossy 33" x 23" fold-out poster of the band live on stage. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the poster has never been displayed, whilst the vinyl shows minimal signs of play. A fantastic complete copy, all in near mint condition, now very hard to find EMS-91016)
- Iron Maiden - Killers - Brave New World Tour T-Shirt - UK - t-shirt - £95.00, $118.75, €112.10 (New Item) (arrived 10-May-2022 15:25)on May 21, 2022 at 1:07 pm
IRON MAIDEN Killers - Brave New World Tour T-Shirt (Rare Circa 2001 UK black cotton, short sleeved round neck t-shirt. Featuring the Killers album artwork on the front with © 1997 Iron Maiden Holdings Limited. The back has the red Killers textacross the top, the Iron maiden logo and the tour dates for the latter part of the Brave New World Tour from October 19th to November 10th when the tour visited Japan, UK, Germany and Greece. Sized Extra Large (Pit-to-pit measures 24", Collar-to-hem measures 28"), this shirt shows minimal signs of being worn & little signs of age, the print is still vibrant, even the label in the collar is present and unfaded, an outstanding item)
- Iron Maiden - Maiden England 2013 - Donington - UK - t-shirt - £95.00, $118.75, €112.10 (New Item) (arrived 10-May-2022 15:01)on May 21, 2022 at 1:07 pm
IRON MAIDEN Maiden England 2013 - Donington (Rare Official 2013 UK black cotton, short sleeved round neck t-shirt. Featuring a great image of Eddie in his Trooper uniform riding horseback chasing the Download Dog around the Donington race circuit with the classic Iron Maiden logo in red and Download 2013 on the bridge. The back has another superb take on the Seventh Son Eddie holding a bloodied, embryonic Download Dog with the 'Maiden England' text above and 15/06 Donington England UK in white text beneath. Sized Extra Large (Pit-to-pit measures 22", Collar-to-hem measures 29"), this shirt shows minimal signs of being worn & little signs of age, the print is still vibrant, even the label in the collar is present and unfaded, an outstanding item)
- Iron Maiden - A Matter Of The Beast Summer Tour 07 - Donington - UK - t-shirt - £125.00, $156.25, €147.50 (New Item) (arrived 10-May-2022 14:47)on May 21, 2022 at 1:07 pm
IRON MAIDEN A Matter Of The Beast Summer Tour 07 (Rare 2007 UK black cotton, short sleeved round neck t-shirt. Featuring a great Eddie image as he spears the Download Dog and the Earth with a Union Flag whilst floating in space. It has '© 2007Iron Maiden Holdings. Under License to Bravado International Group' text below. The back has a closer image of the same artwork with A Matter Of The Beast Summer Tour 07 in red above and Download Festival, Donington Park 10th June 2007 in white beneath. Sized Extra Large (Pit-to-pit measures 22", Collar-to-hem measures 28"), this shirt shows minimal signs of being worn & little signs of age, the print is still vibrant, even the label in the collar is present and unfaded, an outstanding item)
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