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The Book of Souls World Tour
World tour by Iron Maiden
Official tour poster
LocationNorth America, South America, Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe
Associated albumThe Book of Souls
Start date24 February 2016
End date4 August 2016 (to date)
No. of shows59
Iron Maiden concert chronology

The Book of Souls World Tour is an upcoming concert tour by Iron Maiden, held in support of their sixteenth studio album, The Book of Souls. The tour will see the band play shows in 35 countries across six continents, which will include their debut performances in El Salvador and China. The group, their crew and equipment will be transported on a customised Boeing 747-400, nicknamed "Ed Force One", which will be piloted by vocalist Bruce Dickinson.[1]

Background

Iron Maiden's intention to tour in support of The Book of Souls was confirmed with the album's announcement on 18 June 2015.[2] The band's touring plans had to be delayed until 2016 to allow vocalist Bruce Dickinson to recover following treatment for a cancerous tumour found on his tongue.[3][4] The tour was officially announced with a press release on 25 August, which included a general outline of the band's itinerary with specific dates to be confirmed.[1] Starting in February, the band will visit 35 countries throughout North and South America, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, before finishing in Europe in August.[5] The band's dates in China, El Salvador and Lithuania will mark their first visits to those countries,[6] while the shows in South Africa will be their debut appearance with Dickinson as vocalist (having previously toured there in 1995).[1]

As with their 2008, 2009 and 2011 tours, the band will travel on their own aircraft, nicknamed "Ed Force One" after the band's mascot, Eddie, although this time using a Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet, provided by Air Atlanta Icelandic, rather than the smaller Boeing 757s which they had previously used.[5] According to Dickinson, a qualified pilot who will captain the aeroplane, the larger 747-400 will mean the band will be able to travel at faster speeds and for longer periods and will be able to carry their equipment without the plane having to undertake extensive modifications, as they had to do with the 757s.[7] Ed Force One will carry the band, their crew and over 12 tons of equipment for most of their shows, up to and including their first few European concerts.[8]

The first dates to be confirmed were the band's shows in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, announced 14 September 2015.[9][10] On 1 October, the group released their US itinerary, which highlighted their Fort Lauderdale performance as the tour's opening concert,[11] with an additional night in Los Angeles added on 13 October.[12] This was followed by their Central and South American dates on 5 and 6 October,[13] which included the announcement of their first ever performance in El Salvador,[14] their Canadian performances on 8 October[15] and an additional show in Mexico City on 26 October.[16]

The band began announcing their European shows from 7 October, with their Netherlands date the first to be revealed,[17] followed by Ullevi, Sweden on 19 October,[18] Oslo, Norway and Herning, Denmark on 21 October,[19][20] Berlin, Germany on 23 October,[21] Wrocław, Poland on 26 October.[22] Kaunas, their debut appearance in Lithuania, and Hämeenlinna, Finland on 2 November,[6][23] Moscow, Russia on 3 November,[24] Prague, Czech Republic on 11 November[25] and Italy on 30 November.[26] The band will play several festivals throughout their European tour, including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium,[12] Rock im Revier, Rockavaria and Wacken Open Air in Germany,[27] the Download Festival in Paris, France and Donington, UK,[28] Rock in Vienna, Austria,[29] Sonisphere presents Allment Rockt in Lucerne, Switzerland,[30] VOLT Festival in Sopron, Hungary[31] and Rock in Roma Sonisphere in Rome, Italy.[26]

Opening acts

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
24 February 2016 Fort Lauderdale United States BB&T Center
26 February 2016 Tulsa BOK Center
28 February 2016 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
1 March 2016 Monterrey Mexico Banamex
3 March 2016 Mexico City Sports Palace
4 March 2016
6 March 2016 San Salvador El Salvador Estadio Jorge González
8 March 2016 San José Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
South America
11 March 2016 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional
13 March 2016 Córdoba Argentina Estadio Mario Kempes
15 March 2016 Buenos Aires Estadio Veléz Sarsfield
17 March 2016 Rio de Janeiro Brazil HSBC Arena
19 March 2016 Belo Horizonte Esplanada do Mineirão
22 March 2016 Brasília Nilson Nelson Arena
24 March 2016 Fortaleza Arena Castelão
26 March 2016 São Paulo Allianz Parque
North America
30 March 2016 New York City United States Madison Square Garden
1 April 2016 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
3 April 2016 Toronto Air Canada Centre
5 April 2016 Detroit United States The Palace of Auburn Hills
6 April 2016 Chicago United Center
8 April 2016 Edmonton Canada Rexall Place
10 April 2016 Vancouver Rogers Arena
11 April 2016 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome
13 April 2016 Denver Pepsi Center
15 April 2016 Los Angeles The Forum
16 April 2016
Oceania
29 April 2016 Christchurch New Zealand Horncastle Arena
1 May 2016 Auckland Vector Arena
4 May 2016 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6 May 2016 Sydney Allphones Arena
9 May 2016 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
12 May 2016 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
14 May 2016 Perth Perth Arena
Africa
18 May 2016 Cape Town South Africa Grand Arena
21 May 2016 Johannesburg Carnival City Festival Lawns
Europe
26—28 May 2016[A] Gelsenkirchen Germany GelsenTrabPark
27—29 May 2016[B] Munich Olympiapark
31 May 2016 Berlin Waldbühne
3 June 2016[C] Lucerne Switzerland Allmend Luzern
5 June 2016[D] Vienna Austria Donauinsel
8 June 2016 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome
10 June 2016[E] Paris France Longchamp Racecourse
12 June 2016[E] Castle Donington England Donington Park
15 June 2016 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena
17 June 2016 Gothenburg Sweden Ullevi Stadium
19 June 2016[F] Dessel Belgium Festivalpark Stenehei
21 June 2016 Herning Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen
23 June 2016 Kaunas Lithuania Žalgiris Arena
25 June 2016 Moscow Russia Olympic Stadium
29 June 2016 Hämeenlinna Finland Kantola Event Park
1 July 2016[G] Sopron Hungary Lővér Camping Site
3 July 2016 Wrocław Poland Wrocław Stadium
5 July 2016 Prague Czech Republic Eden Arena
11 July 2016 Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena
22 July 2016 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
24 July 2016[H] Rome Capannelle Racecourse
26 July 2016 Trieste Piazza Unità d'Italia
4 August 2016[I] Wacken Germany True Metal Stage
Festivals performances
A This concert is a part of "Rock im Revier"
B This concert is a part of "Rockavaria"
C This concert is a part of "Sonisphere presents Allmend Rockt"
D This concert is a part of "Rock in Vienna"
E This concert is a part of "Download Festival"
F This concert is a part of "Graspop Metal Meeting"
G This concert is a part of "VOLT Festival"
H This concert is a part of "Rock in Roma Sonisphere"
H This concert is a part of "Wacken Open Air"

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