Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden | |
Associated album | Seventh Son of a Seventh Son |
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Start date | 28 April 1988 |
End date | 12 December 1988 |
No. of shows | 102 in total (105 scheduled) |
Iron Maiden concert chronology |
Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour was a world tour conducted by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden in 1988, in support of their seventh studio album, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. It was their last tour to feature the World Piece Tour-era lineup until 2000's Brave New World Tour with guitarist Adrian Smith leaving the band in January 1990[1][2] and their first to include Michael Kenney (bassist Steve Harris' technician) on keyboards.[3][4]
After commencing with a number of shows in North America, the tour saw the band headline the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park for the first time, performing to a crowd of 107,000, the largest in the venue's history.[5] In the winter, the band undertook a series of UK arena shows, during which the Maiden England concert video was recorded at the NEC, Birmingham.[6]
Opening bands
Opening bands for this tour were: Vinnie Vincent Invasion; David Lee Roth; Anthrax; Megadeth; Guns N' Roses; Hurricane; W.A.S.P.; Helloween; Killer Dwarfs; Ossian; Trust; Great White; L.A. Guns; Metallica; Backstreet Girls (replaced Helloween in Norway); Frehley's Comet;[7] Savatage (replaced Killer Dwarfs in Tampa);[8] Testament (replaced Megadeth in Germany).[9]
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Act |
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Europe | ||||
28 April 1988[A] | Cologne | West Germany | Empire | No Opening Act |
29 April 1988[A] | ||||
North America | ||||
8 May 1988[A] | New York City | United States | L'Amour | No Opening Act |
13 May 1988 | Moncton | Canada | Moncton Coliseum | Guns N' Roses |
14 May 1988 | Halifax | Halifax Metro Centre | ||
16 May 1988 | Quebec City | Colisée de Québec | ||
17 May 1988 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | ||
18 May 1988 | Ottawa | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||
20 May 1988 | Toronto | CNE Grandstand | Guns N' Roses, Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction | |
23 May 1988 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena | Guns N' Roses | |
25 May 1988 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | ||
27 May 1988 | Calgary | Olympic Saddledome | ||
30 May 1988 | Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | ||
31 May 1988 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Coliseum | |
1 June 1988 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | ||
3 June 1988 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | ||
5 June 1988 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheatre | ||
6 June 1988 | Sacramento | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | No Opening Act | |
8 June 1988 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | L.A. Guns | |
9 June 1988 | ||||
10 June 1988 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | ||
12 June 1988 | Inglewood | The Forum | ||
13 June 1988 | Phoenix | Compton Terrace | ||
14 June 1988 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | ||
15 June 1988 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | ||
17 June 1988 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | Hurricane | |
18 June 1988 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | ||
19 June 1988 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | ||
21 June 1988 | Bloomington | Met Center | Megadeth | |
22 June 1988 | Cedar Rapids | Five Seasons Center | ||
23 June 1988 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon | ||
25 June 1988 | East Troy | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | ||
27 June 1988 | Indianapolis | Market Square Arena | ||
28 June 1988 | Columbus | Battelle Hall | ||
29 June 1988 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Gardens | ||
1 July 1988 | Saginaw | Saginaw Civic Center | Frehley's Comet | |
2 July 1988 | Detroit | Joe Louis Arena | ||
3 July 1988 | Richfield | Richfield Coliseum | ||
5 July 1988 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | ||
6 July 1988 | Poughkeepsie | Mid-Hudson Civic Center | ||
8 July 1988 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | ||
Bethlehem | Stabler Arena | Cancelled | ||
13 July 1988 | New Haven | New Haven Coliseum | Frehley's Comet | |
15 July 1988 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
16 July 1988 | Troy | Houston Field House | ||
17 July 1988 | Worcester | The Centrum | ||
19 July 1988 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | ||
20 July 1988 | Providence | Providence Civic Center | ||
22 July 1988 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | ||
23 July 1988 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | ||
24 July 1988 | Landover | Capital Centre | ||
27 July 1988 | Atlanta | Fox Theatre | ||
29 July 1988 | Fort Worth | Tarrant County Convention Center | ||
30 July 1988 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | ||
31 July 1988 | Houston | The Summit | ||
2 August 1988 | New Orleans | Lakefront Arena | ||
4 August 1988 | Daytona Beach | Ocean Center | Big Bang | |
5 August 1988 | Pembroke Pines | Hollywood Sportatorium | ||
6 August 1988 | Tampa | USF Sun Dome | Savatage | |
7 August 1988 | Landover | Capital Centre | Killer Dwarfs | |
8 August 1988 | Columbia | Carolina Coliseum | ||
9 August 1988 | Charlotte | Charlotte Coliseum | ||
10 August 1988 | Hampton | Hampton Coliseum | ||
Europe | ||||
17 August 1988[A] | London | England | Queen Mary College | No Opening Act |
20 August 1988[B] | Castle Donington | Donington Park | Kiss, David Lee Roth, Megadeth, Guns N' Roses, Helloween | |
Prague | Czechoslovakia | Letná Stadion | Cancelled | |
27 August 1988[B] | Schweinfurt | West Germany | Mainwiesengelände | Kiss, David Lee Roth, Anthrax, Testament, Great White, Treat |
28 August 1988[B] | Bochum | Ruhrland Stadion | ||
31 August 1988 | Budapest | Hungary | Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium | Ossian |
2 September 1988 | Innsbruck | Austria | OlympiaWorld Innsbruck | Reward |
4 September 1988[B] | Tilburg | Netherlands | Koning Willem II Stadion | Kiss, David Lee Roth, Megadeth, Anthrax, Great White, Treat |
8 September 1988 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Patinoire de Malley | Helloween |
10 September 1988[B] | Modena | Italy | Festa de l'Unità | Kiss, David Lee Roth, Megadeth, Anthrax, Great White, Treat |
13 September 1988 | Athens | Greece | AEK Stadium | Helloween |
17 September 1988[B] | Pamplona | Spain | Plaza de toros | Metallica, Helloween, Anthrax, Manzano |
18 September 1988[B] | Madrid | Casa de Campo | ||
20 September 1988 | Cascais | Portugal | Pavilhão de Cascais | Helloween |
22 September 1988[B] | Barcelona | Spain | Plaza de toros | Metallica, Helloween, Anthrax, Manzano |
24 September 1988[B] | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Trust, Helloween, Anthrax |
25 September 1988[B] | ||||
26 September 1988 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | Helloween |
28 September 1988 | Copenhagen | Denmark | K.B. Hallen | |
30 September 1988 | Stockholm | Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion | |
1 October 1988 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | ||
3 October 1988 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall | |
5 October 1988 | Drammen | Norway | Drammenshallen | Backstreet Girls |
UK | ||||
18 November 1988 | Newport | Wales | Newport Centre | Killer Dwarfs |
20 November 1988 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse | |
21 November 1988 | ||||
22 November 1988 | ||||
24 November 1988 | Whitley Bay | England | Whitley Bay Ice Rink | |
25 November 1988 | ||||
27 November 1988 | Birmingham | NEC Arena | ||
28 November 1988 | ||||
30 November 1988 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | ||
1 December 1988 | ||||
4 December 1988 | Sheffield | Sheffield City Hall | ||
6 December 1988 | London | Hammersmith Odeon | ||
7 December 1988 | ||||
10 December 1988 | Wembley Arena | |||
11 December 1988 | ||||
12 December 1988 | Hammersmith Odeon |
Reference[10]
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a secret show under the name "Charlotte and the Harlots"
- B This concert was a part of "Monsters of Rock"
- Cancelled and rescheduled dates
- 10 July 1988: Allentown, United States, Stabler Arena (Due to poor ticket sales.)[11]
- 25 August 1988: Prague, Czechoslovakia, Letná Stadium (By the authorities.)
Setlist
- "Moonchild" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "The Prisoner" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "Wrathchild" (From Killers, 1981) (Played from 17 August to 5 October)
- "Still Life" (from Piece of Mind, 1983) (Added on 18 November)
- "Die With Your Boots On" (from Piece of Mind, 1983) (Added on 18 November)
- "Infinite Dreams" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983) (Replaced by "Killers" (From Killers, 1981) on 18 November)
- "Can I Play with Madness" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
- "Wasted Years" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
- "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "22 Acacia Avenue" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982) (Played from 4 August to 10 September)
- "2 Minutes to Midnight" (From Powerslave, 1984) (Dropped after 10 September)
- "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980) (Added on 20 August)
References
- ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 331. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ Gennet, Robbie (3 October 2010). "Michael Kenney – the Man Behind the Maiden". Keyboard. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ Frehley, Ace; Layden, Joe; Ostrosky, John (2011). No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir (1 ed.). Simon and Schuster. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-85720-477-6.
- ^ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Tour 1988. The Iron Maiden Commentary. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Concerts - Monsters of Rock. themonstersofrock.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Tour Dates". Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour programme. EMI. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Iron Maiden show cancelled". The Morning Call. 10 July 1988.