Tour by Iron Maiden | |
![]() Official tour advertisement for the band's performance in Stockholm, 29 August | |
Associated album | Fear of the Dark |
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Start date | 3 June 1992 |
End date | 4 November 1992 |
No. of shows | 66 in total (67 scheduled) |
Iron Maiden concert chronology |
The Fear of the Dark Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 3 June 1992 to 4 November 1992.
Supporting acts on this tour included Testament, Corrosion of Conformity, W.A.S.P, Warrant, Thunder, Coda, Face to Face (not to be confused with punk rock band from California) and a then-lesser known Dream Theater.[1]
The tour saw Iron Maiden perform in Iceland for the first time,[1] and they would make a return headline appearance at the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park, which they headlined before a reduced crowd of 75,000 (the audience being capped after an incident in 1988 where two fans were crushed to death).[2][3] This performance, which featured a guest appearance by then-former guitarist Adrian Smith during "Running Free", was released in 1993 in audio and video formats.[2]
The tour was also notable as the band attempted to play their first shows in Chile, but were forced to cancel after complaints from the Catholic Church.[4]
Setlist
[edit]- "Be Quick or Be Dead" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
- "From Here to Eternity" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "Can I Play with Madness" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988) (Added on 25 July 1992)
- "Wasting Love" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "Tailgunner" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
- "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990) (Added on 25 July 1992)
- "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
- "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
- "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
- "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980) (Added on 25 July 1992)
Notes:
- "Die with Your Boots On" was played only in Argentina.
Tour dates
[edit]- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a secret show under the name "The Nodding Donkeys"
- B This concert was a part of "Monsters of Rock"
- Cancelled and rescheduled dates
- 23 July 1992: Santiago, Chile, Estación Mapocho; cancelled following complaints from the Catholic Church.[4]
- 15 September 1992: San Sebastian, Spain, Velodrome; rescheduled to 17 September.
- 17 September 1992: Caceres, Spain; cancelled.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fear Of The Dark Tour 1992. The Iron Maiden Commentary. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 291. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
- ^ Fear of the Dark Enhanced CD. EMI. 1998.
- ^ a b "Chilean Magazine Slams Iron Maiden "Why Music Matters" Animated Film As "Full Of Lies"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Tour Dates". Fear of the Dark European tour programme. EMI. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2012.