Somewhere on Tour


Somewhere on Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from 10 September 1986 to 21 May 1987, supporting their album Somewhere in Time. The band performed across the globe, in countries including Poland, Italy, the United States and England. The tour lasted 253 days, during which the band performed 151 shows. The tour commenced in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

Background

The Somewhere on Tour production was the most ambitious to date. The band used seven or eight 45 foot articulated trucks packed with over 100 tons of equipment, three crowd buses for 60 people and two nightliners for five musicians. The band-owned customized Turbosound system was probably the biggest in the world used indoors. Total power was estimated at 180.000 watts. The vast and flexible lighting rig held over 1100 lamps hanged over futuristic stage set including flying space ships, inflatable props, laser guns, pyrotechnics, hydraulic stands, backdrops and monumental Eddie's appearance. The tour was a big success everywhere.
On 3 November, BBC's Jim'll Fix It filmed the Hammersmith concert documenting a wish from a 14-year-old fan named Dominic Lawson who went to become a roadie for the concert. He ended up receiving a gold disc record for helping the band and the staff for preparing the concert on that day.

Setlist

  1. "Caught Somewhere in Time"
  2. "2 Minutes to Midnight"
  3. "Sea of Madness"
  4. "Children of the Damned"
  5. "Stranger in a Strange Land"
  6. "Wasted Years"
  7. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
  8. Guitar solo "Walking on Glass"
  9. "Where Eagles Dare"
  10. "Heaven Can Wait"
  11. "Phantom of the Opera"
  12. "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
  13. "Iron Maiden"
Encore
  2. "The Number of the Beast"
  3. "Run to the Hills"
  4. "Running Free"
  5. "Sanctuary"
Notes:
  • "Wrathchild" was performed in the UK, in cities where the band had two or more shows: the second nights in Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham. Also performed on all nights in Japan.
  • The guitar duet "Walking on Glass, was written and played by Adrian Smith the previous year when he and Nicko McBrain played two shows as The Entire Population of Hackney. Not played on the very last night in Japan.
  • First of seven tours in which the supported album's closing track wasn't played.
  • "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" was performed on the opening night in Belgrade for the first time, never again to appear on a Maiden setlist.
  • "Flight of Icarus" was performed on the first six nights, then it was replaced by "Phantom of the Opera". It was the last tour to include "Flight of Icarus" in the setlist until the Legacy of the Beast World Tour in 2018.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueOpening Act
7 January 1987HamptonUnited StatesHampton ColiseumYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
8 January 1987LandoverUnited StatesCapital CentreYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
9 January 1987PittsburghUnited StatesCivic ArenaYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
11 January 1987TroyUnited StatesRPI Field HouseYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
12 January 1987New HavenUnited StatesNew Haven ColiseumYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
13 January 1987PhiladelphiaUnited StatesSpectrumYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
16 January 1987JacksonvilleUnited StatesJacksonville ColiseumYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
17 January 1987Pembroke PinesUnited StatesHollywood SportatoriumYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
18 January 1987LakelandUnited StatesLakeland Civic Center ArenaYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
20 January 1987AtlantaUnited StatesThe OmniYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
22 January 1987DallasUnited StatesReunion ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
23 January 1987AustinUnited StatesFrank Erwin CenterVinnie Vincent Invasion
24 January 1987BeaumontUnited StatesBeaumont Civic Center
26 January 1987LubbockUnited StatesLubbock Municipal ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
27 January 1987NormanUnited StatesLloyd Noble CenterVinnie Vincent Invasion
28 January 1987TulsaUnited StatesTulsa Convention CenterVinnie Vincent Invasion
30 January 1987HoustonUnited StatesThe SummitVinnie Vincent Invasion
31 January 1987San AntonioUnited StatesSan Antonio Convention Center ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
1 February 1987Corpus ChristiUnited StatesCorpus Christi Memorial ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
3 February 1987AmarilloUnited StatesAmarillo Civic CenterVinnie Vincent Invasion
4 February 1987WichitaUnited StatesKansas ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
6 February 1987DenverUnited StatesMcNichols Sports ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
8 February 1987Salt Lake CityUnited StatesSalt PalaceVinnie Vincent Invasion
10 February 1987TacomaUnited StatesTacoma DomeVinnie Vincent Invasion
11 February 1987PortlandUnited StatesMemorial ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
13 February 1987SacramentoUnited StatesARCO ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
14 February 1987San BernardinoUnited StatesOrange PavilionVinnie Vincent Invasion
16 February 1987Long BeachUnited StatesLong Beach ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
17 February 1987Long BeachUnited StatesLong Beach ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
18 February 1987Long BeachUnited StatesLong Beach ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
21 February 1987OaklandUnited StatesOakland-Alameda County Coliseum ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
22 February 1987FresnoUnited StatesSelland ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
24 February 1987San DiegoUnited StatesSan Diego Sports ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
25 February 1987PhoenixUnited StatesArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
26 February 1987TucsonUnited StatesTucson Convention Center ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
27 February 1987El PasoUnited StatesEl Paso County ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
28 February 1987El PasoUnited StatesEl Paso County ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
1 March 1987Fort WorthUnited StatesDaniel-Meyer ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
3 March 1987AlbuquerqueUnited StatesTingley ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion
5 March 1987OmahaUnited StatesOmaha Civic Auditorium ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion
6 March 1987Kansas CityUnited StatesKansas City Municipal AuditoriumVinnie Vincent Invasion
7 March 1987St. LouisUnited StatesKiel AuditoriumVinnie Vincent Invasion
8 March 1987MilwaukeeUnited StatesMECCA ArenaWaysted
9 March 1987MadisonUnited StatesDane County ColiseumWaysted
11 March 1987RosemontUnited StatesRosemont HorizonWaysted
13 March 1987CincinnatiUnited StatesCincinnati GardensWaysted
14 March 1987RichfieldUnited StatesRichfield ColiseumWaysted
15 March 1987Battle CreekUnited StatesKellogg ArenaWaysted
17 March 1987SaginawUnited StatesWendler ArenaWaysted
18 March 1987DetroitUnited StatesJoe Louis ArenaWaysted
19 March 1987IndianapolisUnited StatesMarket Square ArenaWaysted
21 March 1987TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf GardensWaysted
22 March 1987TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf GardensWaysted
24 March 1987MontrealCanadaMontreal ForumWaysted
25 March 1987Quebec CityCanadaColisée de QuebecWaysted
27 March 1987BethlehemUnited StatesStabler ArenaWaysted
28 March 1987East RutherfordUnited StatesBrendan Byrne ArenaWaysted
30 March 1987ProvidenceUnited StatesProvidence Civic CenterWaysted
31 March 1987WorcesterUnited StatesCentrum in WorcesterWaysted
2 April 1987New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square GardenWaysted
4 April 1987CharlotteUnited StatesCharlotte ColiseumWaysted
5 April 1987GreensboroUnited StatesGreensboro ColiseumWaysted
7 April 1987BaltimoreUnited StatesBaltimore ArenaWaysted
9 April 1987DaytonUnited StatesHara ArenaWaysted
10 April 1987BuffaloUnited StatesBuffalo Memorial AuditoriumWaysted
11 April 1987JohnstownUnited StatesCambria County War Memorial ArenaWaysted
13 April 1987RochesterUnited StatesRochester Community War MemorialWaysted
14 April 1987ToledoUnited StatesToledo Sports ArenaWaysted
15 April 1987ColumbusUnited StatesOhio CenterWaysted
17 April 1987BloomingtonUnited StatesMet CenterWaysted
20 April 1987WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg ArenaWaysted
21 April 1987ReginaCanadaAgridomeWaysted
22 April 1987EdmontonCanadaNorthlands ColiseumWaysted
24 April 1987CalgaryCanadaOlympic SaddledomeWaysted
26 April 1987VancouverCanadaPacific ColiseumWaysted
28 April 1987RenoUnited StatesLawlor Events CenterWaysted
29 April 1987ParadiseUnited StatesThomas & Mack CenterWaysted
30 April 1987Daly CityUnited StatesCow PalaceWaysted
1 May 1987San JoseUnited StatesSpartan StadiumY&T
Tesla
Waysted
2 May 1987IrvineUnited StatesIrvine Meadows AmphitheatreWaysted
11 May 1987NagoyaJapanNagoya-shi Kōkaidōrowspan="7"
13 May 1987TokyoJapanNippon Budokan-
15 May 1987TokyoJapanNHK Hall-
16 May 1987KyotoJapanKyoto Kaikan-
18 May 1987HiroshimaJapanKōsei Nenkin Kaikan-
20 May 1987OsakaJapanFestival Hall-
21 May 1987OsakaJapanFestival Hall-

References

Cancellations