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Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band, founded in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris in east London, England. Since 1980, Iron Maiden have had a long touring history. They have performed in many places throughout the globe, from Europe to North and South America, Oceania, Asia, Africa, and played in over 2000 shows. Iron Maiden played the biggest arenas on Earth, soccer stadiums, headlined major festivals on five continents, and during last 35 years performed to the 37 mln people - globally. The band has visited 65 countries.

Supporting Tours

Year Title Duration Dates Supported release Notes
1980 Metal for Muthas Tour 1 February – 11 February 1980(Great Britain)
14
 Metal for Muthas
  • First concert tour by the band.
  • Performed alongside many other New Wave of British Heavy Metal pioneers.
  • First time in venues with 1000+ capacity.
  • The band did not play the last 19 shows of the tour in order to record their debut album.
1980 British Steel Tour 7 March – 27 March 1980(Great Britain)
19
 Iron Maiden
1980 Unmasked Tour 29 August – 16 October 1980(Europe)
34
 Iron Maiden
  • Supported European leg of this Kiss tour.
  • 34 shows in Europe to 400,000 people - major arenas and stadiums, for the very first time.
  • Occurred between the two legs of the Iron Maiden Tour
1981 World Wide Blitz Tour 3 June – 30 July 1981)(North America)
37
 Killers
1982 Blackout Tour 1 May 1982(Europe)
2 July – 4 August 1982(North America)
33
 The Number of the Beast
  • Supported European and North American legs of this Scorpions tour.
  • Big stadiums in America for the first time, with attendance between 15,000 - 100,000 people.
  • Day On Green Festivals & Pacific Jam 1982.
  • Occurred during The Beast on the Road tour.
1982 Special Forces Tour 1 June – 19 June 1982(North America)
13
 The Number of the Beast

Headlining Tours

Year Title Duration Dates Supported release Notes
1980 Iron Maiden Tour 1 April – 23 August 1980(Europe)(first leg)
21 November – 21 December 1980(Europe)(second leg)
75
 Iron Maiden
1981 Killer World Tour 17 February – 10 May 1981(Europe)
21 – 25 May 1981(Japan)
6 March – 2 August 1981(North America)
15 August – 23 December 1981(Europe)
140
 Killers
1982 The Beast On The Road 25 February – 1 May 1982(Europe)
11 May – 23 October 1982(North America)
7 – 21 November 1982(Australia)
26 November – 10 December 1982(Japan)
187
 The Number of the Beast
1983 World Piece Tour 2 May – 12 June 1983(Europe)
21 June – 25 October 1983(North America)
11 November – 18 December 1983(Europe)
142
 Piece of Mind
  • First full tour without supporting other bands.
  • First tour with Nicko McBrain on drums.
1984–85 World Slavery Tour 9 August – 14 November 1984(Europe)
24 November 1984 – 31 March 1985(North America)
11 January 1985(Brazil - Rock in Rio)
14 – 25 April 1985(Japan)
2 – 10 May 1985(Australia)
23 May – 5 July 1985(United States)
193
 Powerslave
1986–87 Somewhere On Tour 10 September – 12 December 1986(Europe)
7 January – 2 May 1987(North America)
11 – 21 May 1987(Japan)
157
 Somewhere in Time
1988 Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour 28 April – 12 December 1988(Europe)
101
 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
1990–91 No Prayer On The Road 19 September – 22 December 1990(Europe)
13 January – 19 March 1991(North America)
28 March – 5 April 1991(Japan)
29 June – 21 September 1991(Europe)
118
 No Prayer for the Dying
1992 Fear Of The Dark Tour 3 – 6 June 1992(Europe)
8 June – 17 July 1992(North America)
23 July – 4 August 1992(South America)
15 August – 19 September 1992(Europe)
26 September – 10 October 1992(Central America)
20 – 23 October 1992(Oceania)
26 October – 4 November 1992(Japan)
68
 Fear of the Dark
1993 Real Live Tour 25 March – 28 August 1993(Europe)
45
 A Real Live One
  • Last tour with Bruce Dickinson on vocals before returning in 1999.
  • Dickinson's farewell show released on video as Raising Hell.
1995–96 The X Factour 28 September – 12 October 1995(Africa/Middle East)
14 October 1995 – 2 February 1996(Europe)
8 February – 5 April 1996(North America)
11 – 18 April 1996(Japan)
22 June – 17 August 1996(Europe)
24 August – 7 September 1996(South America)
138
 The X Factor
  • First tour with Blaze Bayley on vocals.
  • First and only tour in Israel and South Africa.
1998 Virtual XI World Tour 22 April – 30 May 1998(Europe)
26 June – 9 August 1998(North America)
4 September – 26 October 1998(Europe)
18 – 22 November 1998(Japan)
2 – 12 December 1998(South America)
87
 Virtual XI
  • First tour in Turkey.
  • Last tour with Blaze Bayley on vocals.
1999 The Ed Hunter Tour 11 July – 8 August 1999(North America)
9 September – 1 October 1999(Europe)
30
 Ed Hunter
  • Return of Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith in the band.
  • Adrian was absent from three concerts due to his father's funeral.
2000–01 Brave New World Tour 2 June – 23 July 2000(Europe)
1 August – 20 September 2000(North America)
19 – 29 October 2000(Japan)
2 November 2000 – 7 January 2001(Europe)
9 – 19 January 2001(North & South America)
92
 Brave New World
  • Rock in Rio performance released on audio and video.
2003 Give Me Ed... 'til I'm Dead Tour 23 May – 12 July 2003(Europe)
21 July – 30 August 2003(North America)
56
 Edward the Great
Visions of the Beast
2003–04 Dance Of Death World Tour 19 – 21 October 2003(Europe)
11 – 17 January 2004(South America)
20 – 31 January 2004(North America)
5 – 8 February 2004(Japan)
53
 Dance Of Death
2005 Eddie Rips Up The World Tour 28 May – 9 July 2005(Europe)
15 July – 20 August 2005(North America)
26 August – 2 September 2005(UK/Ireland)
45
 The Early Days
  • Tour supporting The Early Days, celebrating Maiden's 25th anniversary of the release of their debut album. The setlist consisted of songs from their first four albums.[1]
  • During the tour, Sharon Osbourne accused Dickinson of disrespecting the Ozzfest at the band's last Ozzfest performance. Repeatedly times, she turned off the P.A. system, and chanted "Ozzy! Ozzy!". Some members of the audience threw eggs at the band, to which Dickinson replied it was a premeditated assault organized by insiders.[2]
2006–07 A Matter Of Life And Death Tour 4 October – 21 October 2006(North America)
25 – 31 October 2006(Japan)
9 November – 23 December 2006(Europe)
9 – 17 March 2007(UAE/Europe/India)
2 – 24 June 2007(Europe)
58
 A Matter Of Life And Death
  • A Matter of Life and Death album played in its entirety on the first leg of the tour.
  • First tour in India and Dubai.
2008–09 Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 1 February – 16 February 2008(Australasia)
19 February – 12 March 2008(Americas)
14 March – 21 June 2008(North America)
27 June 2008 – 10 February 2009(Europe)
13 – 21 February 2009(Asia/Oceania)
25 February – 2 April 2009(North & South America)
90
 Somewhere Back in Time
2010-11 The Final Frontier World Tour 9 June – 20 July 2010(North America)
30 July – 21 August 2010(Europe)
11 February – 13 March 2011(Russia, Asia & Oceania)
17 March – 17 April 2011(North and South America)
28 May – 6 August 2011(Europe)
98
 The Final Frontier
  • Support on the North American Leg came from Dream Theater.
  • First concert in Transylvania took place during this tour on 15 August 2010 at the Polus Center in front of a crowd of 30,000.
  • The shows in Chile and Argentina will be released on DVD.
  • Second concert in Turkey after 13 years.

References

  1. ^ "IRON MAIDEN: 'Eddie Rips Up the World' Tour Opener Setlist Revealed". Blabbermouth. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Iron Maiden Pelted With Eggs At Final Ozzfest Performance". MTV. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
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