ContactMusic — Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson will pilot one of the first planes out of New Jersey following a transport lockdown due to Hurricane Irene. The storm claimed more than 40 lives when it struck America's East Coast over the weekend (26-28Aug11), a... more info

Guardian Music — If you're heading to Reading and Leeds just for Pulp then you're missing out on what the festival does best – here's Kerrang! editor James McMahon with the weekend's top rock highlightsDeftonesRarely do the alt-metallers grace a music festival with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Saviours during Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG) There's a fine line between embracing your roots and aping them. While Oakland's Saviours wear their influences proudly ( Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden, Motorhead and gods of the 70/80s... more info

NME — Plus watch Bruce Dickinson and co bring their mascot Eddie onstage more info

NME — But it definitely won't involve Kanye West, Bruce Dickinson declares more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge"I don't know if sex is allowed at Cambridge. Is it?" Thousands of fans in foldable chairs and floral headbands cheer their reply."Oh good," Richard Thompson says, before launching into Johnny's Far Away, his 2007 ode to ... more info

Guardian Music — Sheffield ArenaThe stage set for Iron Maiden's grandiosely titled Final Frontier tour is like a universe, complete with revolving planets and a space station. Are the world-conquering east London band about to take their mission into space, or is th... more info

Scotsman.com — Iron Maiden SECC, Glasgow **** more info

Metal Injection — Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson is like the real life James Bond of metal. By night, he is the singer of one of the biggest heavy metal bands of all time, by day, he's an airplane pilot, champion fencer, actor, and now, you can call him Doc... more info

ContactMusic — Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has picked up an honorary doctorate of music from his alma mater 30 years after he dropped out of college. The singer studied history at London's Queen Mary University in 1979 but admits his decision to pursue a h... more info