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]
In May, the group set out on a Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour which saw them perform to more than two million people worldwide over seven months.[5] After the blockbuster tour in North America, Iron Maiden were headliners of Monsters of Rock festivals in Europe for the very first time. They headlined stadiums and festivals in UK, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Czechoslovakia and Hungary.[6] In August, the band headlined the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park for the first time before a crowd of 107,000, the largest in Donington's history,[7] and recorded a concert video, entitled Maiden England at the NEC, Birmingham in November.[8] Stage set and equipment which has been taken by band was transported in dozen of trucks and was the most elaborate to date and one of the biggest in the world including over 200.000 watts of PA and over 1500 spot lamps.[9][10]
To recreate the album's keyboards onstage, the group recruited Michael Kenney, Steve Harris' bass technician, to play the keys throughout the tour, during which he would perform the song "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" on a forklift truck under the alias of "The Count" (for which he would wear a black cape and mask).[4][11][12] Iron Maiden was apparently included in the Guinness Book Of World Records Museum in Las Vegas, NV. According to The Guinness book of Records (1990 ed. p. 155): "Largest PA system: On Aug 20th 1988 at the Castle Donington 'Monsters of Rock' Festival a total of 360 Turbosound cabinets offering a potential 523kW of programme power, formed the largest front-of-house PA. The average Sound Pressure Level at the mixing tower was 118dB, peaking at a maximum of 124dB during Iron Maiden's set. It took five days to set up the system."[13]
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;[14] Savatage (replaced Killer Dwarfs in Tampa);[15] Testament (replaced Megadeth in Germany).[16]
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[17]
- 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.)[18]
- 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.
- ^ a b 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 (16 April 1988). "Plucky Seven". Kerrang! (183): 45.
- ^ "Seventh Tour". ironmaiden.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Michael Kenney – the Man Behind the Maiden". Keyboard. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Howard (20 August 1988). "Waiting for the (Seventh) Son". Kerrang! (201): 12.
- ^ "Michael Kenney – the Man Behind the Maiden". Keyboard. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Johnson, Howard (20 August 1988). "Waiting for the (Seventh) Son". Kerrang! (201): 12.
- ^ "Music bands – Iron Maiden". stason.org. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Iron Maiden concert tours
- 1988 concert tours