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MAIDEN UNITED 1980

2023 will see our biggest event yet. Click here to find out more.

3 NEW RELEASES IN 2021

3 New releaes coming your way this year.

3 vinyl set
Our first 3 albums in a Trifold sleeve.
Release date: 30 Aug 2021

“The Number of the Beast”
10” Blood Red (Transparant) Vinyl
Release date: 27 Dec 2021

“Sailors of the Sky"
A 3 CD Live Bootleg from our 2019 tour
Release date: 4 June 2021

PREORDER HERE

 

  • 26 march 20:30 CET. ZanZanA Interview, Tune in:  lnkfi.re/MaidenUnited
  • 26 March from 13.00 CET Restream ‘Under The Curfew Lights’

Maiden uniteD: Under The Curfew Lights
Live from Theater De Schalm, Veldhoven (NL)

March 26th from 13.00 CET

Tickets (Worldwide):
www.deschalm.com/Maiden_UniteD or send an email to info@MaidenuniteD.com
You will receive 1 streaming link per ticket.

 

Unfortunately due to Covid-19 our tour will be rescheduled to 2021

Click here for the current status.

 


The new album 'The Barrel House Tapes' will be released December 9th

Cast:
Doogie White (Michael Schenker/Rainbow/Yngwie Malmsteen)
Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden)
Frank Beck (Gamma Ray/Red Raven)
Joey Bruers (Up The Irons)
Leon den Engelsen (Sevdaliza)
Bart Hennephof (Textures)
Eric Vloeimans
Jeroen Voogd (Silent Chambers)
Daan Janzing (My Favorite Scar)
Jos Severens (Up The Irons)
Martijn Balsters (Silent Chambers)
Polle van Genechten (Nowa)
Dirk Bruinenberg (7 Miles to Pittsburgh/Elegy)
Tom Heijnen (Up The Irons)
Ezster Anna Baumann (Ann My Guard)

Produced by Joey Bruers and Daan Janzing @ In The Room, Kaatsheuvel


The January tour line-up:

Vocals: Doogie White
Guitar: Daan Janzing
Bass: Joey Bruers
Piano: Polle van Genechten
Drums: Fab Regmann


Back to the theatres! The 4 Dutch shows from Powerslave tour will be theatre shows. We're excited! See dates here!


13 October 2019 at FemME: Maiden uniteD 'The Silver Lady' show featuring:
- Elina Siirala
- Maggy Luijten
more guests to be announced


Lee Morris (Magnum/Paradise Lost) will join us again on drums in the UK and Italy.


Not only did we announce 3 gigs in Spain , now we also have Portugal on the list!


Spain and Italy added to the tour and line-up announced: watch the announcement here

 


A whole list of dates announced for 2019. Exciting stuff, check them out HERE


To celebrate our new release we’ve gone one step further in paying tribute to Iron Maiden and their tale of the airship that crashed on its way to India. Together with a local beer brewer we will launch ‘The Silver Ghost’, a 6,8% India Pale Ale, and the ‘MU Quadrupel’, a 10% Belgian Quadrupel. These beers will be available on our Empire of the Clouds Tour, starting at the 013 in Tilburg on September 14th.



Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our controle we have to reschedule our October and November shows for this year. The new tourdates will be announced this Saturday! We can give you a few updates right now: Logo Hamburg will be postponed to March 7th 2019. Tickets remain valid for the show. Unfortunetaly the show at Colossaal Aschaffenburg can't be rescheduled to 2019.


We're thrilled to announce that KAMELOT have invited us to be their special guest at their show in Tilburg at Poppodium 013 on September 14th.



 

OK, here we go; the first guest musicians who will join Damian, Ruud, Mike, Joey, Huub and Thijs at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam will be
Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)
Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden)
Wudstik (Ayreon)
More to come


We are thrilled to announce the guest musicians who will join us at the theatre show in Bad Homburg (DE) on January 20th:
Doogie White (Rainbow, Michael Schenker, etc)
Dennis Stratton (Iron Maiden)
Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear)
Frank Beck (Gamma Ray)


The line-up for the UK shows will be:
Damian Wilson - Vocals, Ruud Jolie - Guitar, Joey Bruers - Bass
Ben Relton - Drums, Huub van Loon - Keys

In London and Sudbury we will again be joined by Dennis Stratton.


Back in stock: 2 Minutes 2 Midnight hoodie
and a brand new Trooper shirt


Theater show added. Prior to our show at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam, we will play at the Kurtheater in Bad Homburg, Germany. The show is scheduled for January 20th 2018.


In 2017 we start a new project with new and former guests to record new material in a special setting. This project will be concluded with a special performance at the Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on January 27th 2018


New shows in the Netherlands, Belgium, FRance and Germany added to the 2016 tour schedule. Click here for more information


Former guitar player Dennis Stratton will be joining us on stage in London March 16th.


At the last 2 shows of the tour we will be joined by Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), Jonas Pap (Cellist Within Temptation, Epica) and Camilla van der Kooij (Violinist Within Temptation, For All We Know). Also, both Leon and Huub will be there, playing piano and hammond.


New shows added to the 2016 tour schedule: Wolverhampton (UK), Russelsheim (DE) and Aschaffenburg (DE). Click here for more information


In order to plan consecutive shows in the UK, we have been forced to reschedule the UK shows to March 2016. Tickets already purchased will remain valid. Cllick here for the new dates.


More tour guests
Joe Lazarus (Voodoo Six) will be back behind the drums for a number of shows and Leon den Engelsen (Jaimi Faulkner) will be behind the piano at a number of shows.


Tour guests
Mike Coolen (Within Temptation) will be back behind the drums for a number of shows of this upcoming tour. More guests will be announced shortly.


New tour dates
Shows in The Netherlands, Israel, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, United KIngdom and Switzerland announced. CLICK HERE


Marcela Bovio and Wudstik will join us on stage at the album presentation in W2 Den Bosch (NL) on May 22nd.


Remembrance album trailer
Click HERE to watch the album trailer for our upcoming album Remembrance


Unfortunately Bob Verschoyle and Perttu Kivilaakso will not be featured on the upcoming album as a result of conflicting schedules. Luckily Marcela Bovio from Stream of Passion has stepped in to provide the violin parts for Still Life '15. Furthermore, Wudstik will sing Aces High on the album.


New album guest
Barry 'Thunderstick' Purkis (Samson) has been added to the list of musicians playing on the upcoming album 'Remembrance'.


Extra UK Show
Maiden uniteD will play at The Flying Shuttle in Bury (UK) on April 30th.


Album artwork revealed
The cover art for our upcoming album has been revealed. Click here


Album Release show
On May 22nd we will present our new album Remembrance at W2 Poppodium in Den Bosch. Click here for info and tickets.


We are streaming 'The Evil That Men Do (featuring Wudstik)' from the 2-track single 'Strange World' on our Soundcloud page. Click here


Jan 30th 2015

New album: Remembrance
Maiden uniteD will release its third full length album on May 22nd. Read all about the new album and pre-order packages HERE.


Jan 30th 2015

Strange World: OUT NOW
The single Strange World from the upcoming album 'Remembrance' is out now on iTunes and as 2-track CD single. Order HERE


Jan 21st 2015

Special guests in Zoetermeer
At the show in Zoetermeer (February 7th) we will be joined by guest vocalists Wudstik (Ayreon, For All We Know) and Boudewijn Bonebakker (Gingerpig, Gorefest).


Jan 9th 2015

Maiden uniteD has been added to the line-up of the Music From The Beast festival 2015. The festival will be held on October 10th in Oberursel, Germany.


Nov 24th 2014

The Maiden Voyage Cruise
The last gig of the upcoming Finland shows will take place on a cruise ship. Leaving from Katajanokan terminaali, Helsinki on February 14th. Go to the tour section for more info.


Oct 16th 2014

In 2015 a new and exciting chapter will start for Maiden uniteD. We will be joined by more musicians who share our love for these songs, our third album will be released and we will play in more countries.
The journey will start with shows in Cyprus, the Netherlands, Germany and Finland. We will be visiting the UK a little later. Three shows have been planned in May.


Sep 1st 2014

The Line up for the September shows:
Vocals: Damian Wilson (Threshold)
Guitars (Sep 18-21) : Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation)
Guitars (Sep 25-28): Tom Sikkers (Daybroke)
Bass: Joey Bruers (Up The Irons)
Drums: Dirk Bruinenberg (Place Vendome)
Piano: Huub van Loon (Dearworld)


June 20th 2014

Some changes in the tour schedule. Unfortunately the Paris show has been rescheduled to 2015 and there are some additions to the Dutch dates
Read more>>


May 28th 2014

Maiden uniteD will play at the Rock Am Hafen festival in Hassfurt, Germany on July 19th


May 18th 2014

May Line up
Stef Broks (Textures) is back on drums and Thijs Schrijnemakers (Orgel Vreten) will play piano at the shows in Germany and The Netherlands


Apr 15th 2014

Shows in Brussels (BE) and Dordrecht (NL) added to the September schedule.
Read more>>


March 1st 2014

New show: Friday May 30th: Maiden Day, Eindhoven (NL)

Check the tour page for more details.


Jan 17th 2014

New September shows announced: Hamburg (D) and Copenhagen (DK). Read more>>


Nov 25tth 2013

New live dates for 2014:
February 1st: The Pitcher, Düsseldorf, Germany
September 27th: Music from the Beast festival, Oberursel, Germany (with Blaze Bayley and Paul Di'Anno)


Sep 16th 2013

Thank you to The Silent Wedding, Winter In Eden and guests Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), Maxi Nil (Visions of Atlantis) and Tom Sikkers (Daybroke) for making these last European club shows memorable.


Sep 9th 2013

Thank you lovely people in Germany and Belgium. We had a great weekend.
Next up: 2 club shows and a festival in the Netherlands. Exciting stuff.


July 18th 2013

Ruud is playing with Within Temptation on July 27th, so unfortunately he won't be able to play with us at the Rock Of Ages festival.
Don't worry; we will bring Tom Sikkers from Daybroke to play guitar with us. Tom is also the guy who mixed 'Across the 7th Sea', so he knows the songs better than anyone else.


May 23rd 2013

Lovely people at the Bang-You-Head festival; thanks for the warm welcome.
Next up: Rock of Ages festival, Seebronn, Germany


May 23rd 2013

Festival Line up announced
Stef Broks (Textures) is back on drums and Thijs Schrijnemakers (Orgel Vreten) will play piano at the festival shows in Germany. Read more >>


April 20th 2013

Fan filmed footage of Maiden uniteD performing a non-album track (can't really call it 'new') can be seen on YouTube. We thought it was worth sharing; click here.


April 14th 2013

Thank you to everyone who came to the shows in the Netherlands and the UK. On to the next ones:
Sep 8th Beerse Belgium
Sep 13th Tilburg Netherlands
and Sep 15th Breda Barst festival in Breda Netherlands


March 25th 2013

New show announced
September 14th, P3 in Purmerend (NL).
Check the tour page to find out more.


March 7th 2013

New tour guest - Luke Appleton
Iced Earth bassist Luke Appleton will join Maiden uniteD on stage for a song (or two) at the upcoming UK shows in April.


February 28th 2013

Just before the full-band shows in Holland and Belgium, Ruud, Damian and Joey will do a free instore show at Sounds Record Store in Tilburg (NL) on April 11th. Check the tour page to find out more.


February 5th 2012

New musicians announced for the upcoming gigs as Marco and Mike leave the line-up.
Drums: Lee Morris (former Paradise Lost) and Stef Broks (Textures)
Piano: Huub van Loon (Dearworld)


February 5th 2012

New show announced: April 14th Roeselare Belgium.
Check the tour page to find out more.


January 23rd 2013

Tour dates in 2013.
New shows in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands have been announced.
Check the tour page to find out more.


December 24th 2012

A massive Thank You to everyone who came out to see us; hope to see you all again next time. Also thanks to our guests Perttu Kivilaakso, Wudstik, Martijn Balsters, Jos Severens and the support bands.

 


December 4th 2012

More guests announced.
Perttu Kivilaakso (Apocalyptica) will play cello at the three shows.
Martijn Balsters (The Dust Connection) will play guest guitar at the three shows. Martijn was there at the very beginning of Maiden uniteD back in 2006; co-arranging songs and playing shows. We don’t know what Maiden uniteD would have been without him, so it will be great having him on stage with us.
The support act for the three shows will be our Greek friends from The Silent Wedding.
In Beek we will also have Thomas Zwijsen and System Pilot supporting us. Some of you might know System Pilot’s singer Jos Severens from Joey’s ‘other’ Maiden band Up The Irons. We’re happy to announce that Jos will also do guest vocals for Maiden uniteD that night.
In Zoetermeer we’ll have Wudstik as guest vocalist. Known as solo artist, guest vocalist (Ayreon, etc) and of course as the voice of Ruud’s project For All We Know.


November 30th 2012

Maiden uniteD is confirmed for the 'Bang Your Head festival' in Balingen (D) and the 'Rock of Ages festival' in Seebronn (D) in July 2013. Exciting stuff.
Check the tour page.


November 26th 2012

We are quite pleased to announce that we will close the tour with three special shows in which we will bring along some special guests. One of those guests will be Apocalyptica's Perttu Kivilaakso who is also featured on our latest album.
Check the tour page.


November 16th 2012

Lovely people at the Little Devil. Thank you for coming, singing and the support you've shown us tonight. Great way to start the tour.


November 7th 2012

Last minute venue changes for Istanbul and Ankara.
Check the tour page.


October 24th 2012

Since the Little Devil show has sold out and tickets for the show in Breda are going fast, we are happy to announce an extra show in Tilburg on December 21st. Tickets are available now, check the tour page.


October 8th 2012

New shows:
December 2nd: MEZZ, Breda (NL)
December 13th: Splinter, Venlo (NL) close to the German NRW border, 35km from Monchengladbach.


October 5th 2012

New show: Maiden uniteD will play in Almelo's (NL) newest venue NAXT stage on November 24th.
Also: Check out the online web shop for all the new stuff we've got.


September 28th 2012

The new album is OUT NOW! Thank you to everyone involved. See you on the road in November.


September 11th 2012

We will stream the entire album on this website on Friday September 14th from 17.00hrs to 20.00hrs CET.


August 21st 2012

We've added an audio sample of the songs “Infinite Dreams (featuring Perttu Kivilaakso)” and “Children Of The Damned” to our news round-up.


August 17th 2012

We've added an audio sample of the songs “Only The Good Die Young” and “Prowler” to our news round-up.


August 13th 2012

First sound sample online and guest musician Perttu Kivilaakso (Apocalyptica) announced.


July 20th 2012

The concerts in Ankara and Istanbul have switched dates and the venues have been announced.


June 29th 2012

The artwork and track listing for the new album have been revealed.


June 13th 2012

First European tour dates for November and December announced.
Click here for details.


May 14th 2012

Eindhoven and Zoetermeer, thank you for two memorable try-out shows.
Now we have an album to finish. See you on the road in November.


May 11th 2012

The new album has a name: Across The Seventh Sea.


May 2012

Unfortunately the opening act for the upcoming shows (Valery Finn) had to cancel. Rather than finding a new opening act, we are very happy to announce that the show in Zoetermeer will start with an acoustic solo-set by our very own Damian Wilson.


March 21st 2012

The drum and bass recording for the new album went very well. We will be able to give you a release date and more info soon. Connect on facebook to read about the progress.


Februari 2012

Due to high demand the sold out try out show in Zoetermeer (May 13th) has been moved to the main hall. Tickets will be available again this week.


January 29th 2012

Thank you to everyone who came to the shows. Time to record a new album now. We will see you again in May at the try out shows in Zoetermeer and Eindhoven. Click here for details.


January 27th 2012

We had an amazing time in Greece and Cyprus. Tonight 20.15hrs in Theatre De Lockhorst, Sliedrecht, the first of two theatre shows.


January 9th 2012

The shows in Greece, Cyprus and Holland will go ahead as planned. Damian was suffering from a chest infection earlier this month, but the antibiotics kicked in and he's feeling much better..


December 19th 2011

A couple of last minute changes have been made in our tour schedule for Greece. Check the full tour schedule and info about the EXTRA SHOW in Serres, Greece HERE.


December 12th 2011

During the UK leg of the sold out Within Temptation tour, Ruud took time out of his schedule to come to WildWire Music and play some songs. Click here to see the video of 'The Trooper'


December 7th 2011

Unfortunately we will have to reschedule the shows in Turkey due to band members' obligations with their other bands. We will find new dates for the shows as soon as possible.


December 5th 2011

On December 9th 2010 Mind The Acoustic Pieces was released. To celebrate our 1 year anniversary we have 2 special December deals in the webshop:
1) Anniversary package: The album signed by all artists, the single 'The Trooper' and a ticket to the Sliedrecht theatre show for only € 29,95.
2) We’ve also temporarily lowered the price for all shirts and shirt/CD packages.


December 2nd 2011

On January 25th Maiden uniteD will play at the Barrel House in Larnaca, CYPRUS. Very exciting stuff, check the full tour schedule HERE.

November 20th 2011

There will only be two theatre shows in January. Tickets for the shows are going fast. Get your tickets for Sliedrecht (NL) by cllicking HERE and your tickets for Heerlen (NL/NRW) by clicking HERE..

October 27th 2011

Rough Trade releases the album in Germany.
Mind The Acoustic Pieces will be available in stores in Germany from October 28th.

October 19th 2011

More Greece dates announced.
Shows in Trikala and Agrinio have been announced. Athens, Thessaloniki were already confirmed. One more city to be announced. Check the Tour page for details.

October 11th 2011

Greek dates added.
Athens, Thessaloniki and 3 more to be announced. Check the Tour page for details.

September 21st 2011

Rough Trade Distribution
The album will be available on iTunes and in stores worldwide and in Major online stores from Sep 23rd. The album is being distributed through Rough Trade.

September 5th 2011

Turkey dates added
Maiden uniteD will play in Turkey in February. Check the Tour Dates for more info.

August 10th 2011
To close the 'Mind The Acoustic Pieces' chapter we will play 2 Theatre shows in January. We're still working out some things, but it's going to be special.
January 27th: Theater De Lockhorst, Sliedrecht (NL)
January 28th: Parkstad Theater, Heerlen (NL/German NRW border)

Of course Damian will join us again and maybe some very special guests.

The Maiden uniteD theatre shows are produced by JBM Events and AT Theater.

Keep an eye on the website for more details.

August 7th 2011
We had an awesome time at Wacken. Thanks to the thousands that showed up at our show.

June 22nd 2011
Plans are being made for next year, but it looks like we can't combine our tour schedules, so the shows at Little Devil and Wacken in August are your last chance to see Maiden uniteD perform live with Anneke for quite some time.

June 12th 2011
A big thank you to the massive crowd at the Download festival yesterday.

May 5th 2011
New show announced: June 11th Download festival, Donington (UK)

May 4th 2011
We're doing a Wacken warm up show at Little Devil in Tilburg on August 2nd.

April 11th 2011
The tour had a good start with great shows in the UK and in MEZZ Breda. There's a video from the Diamond gig in Sutton in the media section.

April 7th 2011
First gig in the UK tonight. Exciting stuff.

March 3rd 2011
New instore gig announced. April 22nd Bullit Eindhoven

March 3rd 2011
The pre-sale for the LimiteD Vinyl Edition has started. Go to our online store to find out more

March 1st 2011
Anneke van Giersbergen will also be joining us onstage at the Wacken Open Air show..

Feb 22nd 2011
Just announced: Mike Coolen is now officially the new drummer for Within Temptation. Congrats Mike.

Feb 16th 2011
Maiden uniteD is confirmed for the Wacken open Air festival 2011 in Germany..

Feb 12th 2011
Damian, Ruud and Joey will give a special instore performance at Sounds, Tilburg on April 21st. Details will follow.

Feb 3rd 2011
Anneke van Giersbergen will join Maiden uniteD again on tour in April. Check the tourdates and get your tickets now.

Jan 4th 2011
On friday morning between 10am - 2pm Maiden uniteD will be featured on the Barry James show on Radio Caroline

Dec 16th 2010
First dates of the second leg of the tour announced. See the Tour page for details.
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Dec 12th 2010

New pics and vids in the Gallery and the Media section.
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Dec 9th 2010
The Pieces over Europe Tour has started and Mind The Acoustioc Pieces is released today.
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Dec 5th 2010
The new webshop is online. The CD, single, shirts and all kinds of package deals.

Nov 27th 2010
T shirt give away and pre-orders.
The pre-order period ended yesterday, but the t shirt designs just came in. Since we like to give away stuff, we have decided that 5 people who ordered the pre-sale package will also receive a Maiden uniteD shirt. The pre-order period will be prolonged until November 30th.

The pre-sale... package includes:
- The album signed by all artists.
- A free copy of ‘The Trooper’ with an alternate version of ‘Sun and Steel’
- And your name will be included in the limited vinyl edition of the album, to be released in 2011.
People who already ordered the package are automatically in the running for the free shirt.

Nov 19th 2010
The online listening session of Mind The Acoustic Pieces will not take place on MySpace, but right here. The introduction of MySpace 3.0 is causing too many problems worldwide, so we decided not to take the risk. You can listen to the whole album on this website on November 19th at 21.00hrs CET (3pm EST) and at 2.00hrs CET (8pm EST).

Nov 18th 2010
The Jaarbeurs-competition is over. The winners of the free tickets are: Zoltan Kandi, Diny Dop and Rick Leune. Congrats and see you in Utrecht this saturday.

Nov 6th 2010
New gig added: Leeuwarden Dec 10th. See Tour Dates for more shows and which artists will be at the different venues.

Oct 27th 2010
Oh, there's so much to tell:
* The album is mixed, mastered and finished. We've put a 3-minute trailer online here.
* We've updated our YouTube channel with some vids from the try-out shows.
* Pre-orders are coming in from all over the world. the last 2 countries were Israel and Argentina. Thank you all.

Oct 20th 2010
The album pre-order package and tickets for the album presentation are available now

Oct 19th 2010
Exclusive 'Mind The Acoustic Pieces' pre-listening.
During the Maiden convention at Sjiwa in Baarlo (Netherlands, close to the German border) on November 13th several Iron Maiden tribute bands will perform and there will be an exclusive pre-listening of the album. So if you're in the mood for a MaidenDay, we'll see you there.

Oct 19th 2010
Some major changes in the tour schedule: Due to circumstances beyond our control we had to reschedule the 2nd part of the tour. This means that we will be touring the Netherlands and Belgium in December and we will perform in the UK, Germany and other countries a few months later instead of January.

Oct 17th 2010
Special pre-tour performance: Maiden United will perform at the huge Record Market (Platenbeurs) in Utrecht, Jaarbeurs Hall, Saturday 20th November 2010. Showtime 13.30 hrs

Oct 10th 2010
Some new pics in the gallery and a couple of new tour dates for 2011.

Sept 25th 2010
The second break-from-the-studio gig in Little Devil was great. Thank you all for coming.

Sept 22nd 2010
Maiden uniteD will perform on Kink FM Live Radio (Netherlands) on December 14th.
Show time is 9.30pm and we'll play some songs at 10pm (CET)


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