ROCK band Iron Maiden will bring their The Book of Souls World Tour to Glasgow.

The tour will come to The SSE Hydro on May 16, 2017 - the first Scottish date in two decades.

It will be one of two Scottish dates - including Aberdeen - and eight shows across England.

Maiden founder member and bass player Steve Harris said: “As it’s been so long since our last full UK arena tour, we really wanted to get to our fans in as many cities as possible.

"We’re really looking forward to it, especially visiting places we haven’t been to for a very long time like Leeds where we haven’t played since 2005 and Liverpool where we haven’t played since 1990.

"The whole band is really enjoying this tour and although we love playing festivals and stadiums, it is terrific to return to the intimacy and atmosphere of arenas.

"The songs from The Book Of Souls album and the new Maya-themed Eddies and stage sets have gone down really well and fan reaction has been amazing.

"And of course we know our fans appreciate us playing a lot of the older songs too, which we will continue to do.”

Tickets will go on sale 9am on Friday September 30 from www.thessehydro.com or 0844 395 4000.