Iron Maiden Diverted From Tokyo
Band due to play in Japan capital tomorrow night, forced to divert Ed Force One
Iron Maiden appear to have narrowly avoided landing in the earthquake hit capital of Japan after Ed Force One was diverted to Nagoya.
The metal legends were due to play at the Super Arena in Tokyo tomorrow and Sunday night, and they were transporting their equipment to the venue after last night's gig in Seoul.
However, following this morning's devastating 8.8 Richter scale earthquake the band were diverted to safety and a post on the band's official site read:
"Ed Force One, heading to Tokyo for shows this weekend, was diverted to Nagoya and the band and crew are safe. This is all we know right now - we will post an update later when we have more information."
Our thoughts go out to everyone in Japan right now after the huge and terrible earthquake and tsunami this morning.