Dance of Death World Tour


The Dance of Death World Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden in support of their thirteenth studio album, Dance of Death. The group's eighth live record, Death on the Road, was recorded in Dortmund.
The tour was subject to a short number of cancellations, with the band's shows in Wrocław, Rotterdam and Helsinki being postponed while lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson recovered from flu and laryngitis. On top of this, the group's second show in New York was cut short after one audience member dropped a beer on the soundboard, while the final concert was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.

Production

Throughout the tour, the stage was decorated to look like a medieval castle, with two towers on either side of the runways, featuring Grim Reaper statues and a castle gate between them for the opening song. The stage floor was decorated to look like a twelve-point star, identical to the one featured in the Dance of Death artwork.
The tour was notable for its extensive use of props and other theatrics. Bruce Dickinson would begin "Dance of Death" from a throne on the left podium, wearing a cape and two Venetian masks, and would later sport a Grim Reaper cloak. Paschendale would begin with battlefield sound effects reminiscent of the First World War, during which the road crew, dressed in military uniform, would place dead bodies and barbed wire around the set, and Bruce Dickinson would recite the first two stanzas of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen.
A giant Eddie would appear from the back of the set during "Iron Maiden", wearing a cloak and wielding a scythe. The walk-on Eddie would also appear as the Grim Reaper during "The Number of the Beast."

Set list

"Declamation" composed by Chris Payne served as the intro for the tour.
  1. "Wildest Dreams"
  2. "Wrathchild"
  3. "Can I Play with Madness"
  4. "The Trooper"
  5. "Dance of Death"
  6. "Rainmaker"
  7. "Brave New World"
  8. "Paschendale"
  9. "Lord of the Flies"
  10. "No More Lies"
  11. "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
  12. "Fear of the Dark"
  13. "Iron Maiden"
  14. ;Encore
  15. "Journeyman"
  16. "The Number of the Beast"
  17. "Run to the Hills"
Notes

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
11 January 2004Buenos AiresArgentinaJosé Amalfitani Stadium
13 January 2004SantiagoChilePista Atlética
16 January 2004Rio de JaneiroBrazilClaro Hall
17 January 2004São PauloBrazilEstádio do Pacaembu
20 January 2004MontrealCanadaBell Centre
21 January 2004Quebec CityCanadaColisée Pepsi
23 January 2004New YorkUnited StatesHammerstein Ballroom
24 January 2004New YorkUnited StatesHammerstein Ballroom
26 January 2004New YorkUnited StatesHammerstein Ballroom
27 January 2004New YorkUnited StatesHammerstein Ballroom
30 January 2004Los AngelesUnited StatesUniversal Amphitheatre
31 January 2004Los AngelesUnited StatesUniversal Amphitheatre
5 February 2004SapporoJapanHokkaido Kosei Nenkin Hall
7 February 2004OsakaJapanOsaka-jō Hall
8 February 2004SaitamaJapanSaitama Super Arena

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