Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour

Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden

Official tour advertisement for the band's performance at Mountain View, California, 5 June 1988
Associated album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Start date 28 April 1988
End date 12 December 1988
No. of shows 98 in total
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 guitarist Adrian Smith until he rejoined the band in 1999[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: David Lee Roth; Anthrax; Megadeth; Guns N' Roses; W.A.S.P.; Helloween; Killer Dwarfs; Ossian; Trust; Great White; L.A. Guns; Backstreet Girls (replaced Helloween in Norway); Frehley's Comet;[7] Savatage (replaced Killer Dwarfs in Tampa).[8]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe
28 April 1988[A]CologneWest GermanyEmpire
29 April 1988[A]
North America
8 May 1988[A]New York CityUnited StatesL'Amour
13 May 1988MonctonCanadaMoncton Coliseum
14 May 1988HalifaxHalifax Metro Centre
16 May 1988Quebec CityColisée de Québec
17 May 1988MontrealMontreal Forum
18 May 1988OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
20 May 1988TorontoCNE Grandstand
23 May 1988WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
25 May 1988EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
27 May 1988CalgaryOlympic Saddledome
30 May 1988VancouverPacific Coliseum
31 May 1988SpokaneUnited StatesSpokane Coliseum
1 June 1988SeattleSeattle Center Arena
3 June 1988Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
5 June 1988Mountain ViewShoreline Amphitheatre
6 June 1988SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre
8 June 1988IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
9 June 1988
10 June 1988San DiegoSports Arena
12 June 1988InglewoodThe Forum
13 June 1988PhoenixCompton Terrace
14 June 1988AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
15 June 1988DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
17 June 1988St. LouisKiel Auditorium
18 June 1988Kansas CityKemper Arena
19 June 1988OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
21 June 1988BloomingtonMet Center
22 June 1988Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
23 June 1988RosemontRosemont Horizon
25 June 1988East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theatre
27 June 1988IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
28 June 1988ColumbusBattelle Hall
29 June 1988CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
1 July 1988SaginawSaginaw Civic Center
2 July 1988DetroitJoe Louis Arena
3 July 1988RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
5 July 1988PittsburghCivic Arena
6 July 1988PoughkeepsieMid-Hudson Civic Center
8 July 1988East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena
13 July 1988New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
15 July 1988UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16 July 1988TroyHouston Field House
17 July 1988WorcesterCentrum
19 July 1988PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
20 July 1988ProvidenceCivic Center
22 July 1988PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
27 July 1988AtlantaFox Theatre
29 July 1988Fort WorthTarrant County Convention Center
30 July 1988AustinFrank Erwin Center
31 July 1988HoustonThe Summit
2 August 1988New OrleansLakefront Arena
4 August 1988Daytona BeachOcean Center
5 August 1988Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
6 August 1988TampaSun Dome
7 August 1988LandoverCapital Centre
8 August 1988ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
9 August 1988CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
10 August 1988HamptonHampton Coliseum
Europe
17 August 1988[A]LondonEnglandQueen Mary College
20 August 1988[B]Castle DoningtonDonington Park
27 August 1988[B]SchweinfurtWest GermanyMaimarkt-Gelände
28 August 1988[B]BochumRuhrland Stadion
31 August 1988BudapestHungaryHidegkuti Nándor Stadium
2 September 1988InnsbruckAustriaOlympiahalle Innsbruck
4 September 1988[B]TilburgNetherlandsSportpark Wilhelm II
8 September 1988LausanneSwitzerlandPalais de Beaulieu
10 September 1988[B]ModenaItalyFesta de l'Unità
13 September 1988AthensGreeceAEK Stadium
17 September 1988[B]PamplonaSpainPlaza de toros
18 September 1988[B]MadridCasa de Campo
20 September 1988CascaisPortugalPavilhão de Cascais
22 September 1988[B]BarcelonaSpainPlaza de toros
24 September 1988[B]ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
25 September 1988[B]
26 September 1988BrusselsBelgiumForest National
28 September 1988CopenhagenDenmarkK.B. Hallen
30 September 1988StockholmSwedenIsstadion
1 October 1988GothenburgScandinavium
3 October 1988HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
5 October 1988DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen
UK
18 November 1988NewportNewport Centre
20 November 1988EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse
21 November 1988
22 November 1988
24 November 1988Whitley BayEnglandIce Rink
25 November 1988
27 November 1988BirminghamNEC Arena
28 November 1988
30 November 1988ManchesterManchester Apollo
1 December 1988
4 December 1988SheffieldSheffield City Hall
6 December 1988LondonHammersmith Odeon
7 December 1988
10 December 1988Wembley Arena
11 December 1988
12 December 1988Hammersmith Odeon

Reference[9]

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

Setlist

  1. "Moonchild" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  2. "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  3. "The Prisoner" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  4. "Infinite Dreams" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  5. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  6. "Can I Play with Madness" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  7. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
  8. "Wasted Years" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
  9. "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  10. "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  11. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  12. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  13. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  14. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  15. "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  16. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  2. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 331. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  3. ↑ Gennet, Robbie (3 October 2010). "Michael Kenney – the Man Behind the Maiden". Keyboard. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 266. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  5. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  6. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Tour 1988. The Iron Maiden Commentary. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tour Dates". Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour programme. EMI. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Iron Maiden show cancelled". The Morning Call. 10 July 1988.
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