A Matter of Life and Death Tour
| Tour by Iron Maiden | |
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Iron Maiden performing in Uniondale, New York on 12 October 2006 | |
| Associated album | A Matter of Life and Death |
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| Start date | 4 October 2006 |
| End date | 24 June 2007 |
| Number of shows | 60 |
| Iron Maiden concert chronology | |
A Matter of Life and Death and A Matter of the Beast were two concert tours by Iron Maiden from 2006 to 2007. The first tour was unique, as the set list primarily consisted of the band's most recent release, A Matter of Life and Death, in its entirety, although this got a mixed response from audiences.[1] Unusually, the first leg didn't include "The Number of the Beast", a song which Iron Maiden had previously played on every tour since its inception. The second part of the tour, in celebration of The Number of the Beast's 25th anniversary, saw the band playing four songs from said album as well as five from A Matter of Life and Death (although they had initially planned to play five songs from both releases).[2]
Opening bands
Tour dates
Set
Throughout the tour, the stage would be decorated to look like a First World War trench, with the wall canvases featuring painted sandbags and barbed wire, the stage floor decorated with barbed wire and mud as well as actual sandbags placed in front of the monitors. The podiums at the end of each runway came with actual barbed wire and searchlights (operated by Dickinson) and the bodies of two parachutists would appear from the lighting rig during "The Longest Day" (during "Iron Maiden" in 2007). As with previous tours, Nicko McBrain's drumkit featured a Sooty puppet, this time dressed in army attire.
During "Iron Maiden", a tank would appear from the back of the set (the rear runway transforming into the tank's wheels), topped with a binocular-wielding Eddie with flashing LED lights. The walk-on Eddie would also appear as an armed soldier during "The Evil That Men Do."
Setlist
- Gustav Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War" served as the intro for the tour.
- "Different World" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "These Colours Don't Run" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "The Pilgrim" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "The Longest Day" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "Out of the Shadows" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "For the Greater Good of God" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "Lord of Light" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "The Legacy" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
Encore
- "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
- "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the The Number of the Beast, the band announced that they would play 5 songs each from The Number of the Beast and A Matter of Life and Death throughout the 2007 part of the tour. However, only four songs from The Number of the Beast were actually played, which meant that "Children of the Damned" would be the only rarity in the setlist.[2]
- Gustav Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War" served as the intro for the tour.
- "Different World" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "These Colours Don't Run" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
- "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
- "Children of the Damned" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "For the Greater Good of God" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
- "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
Encore
- "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
- "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
Notes:
- Children of the Damned wasn't played in Dubai, Athens, Belgrade and Bangalore.
References
- ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (31 December 2006). "If You Won’t Play the Album, They’ll Sing It, From the Top". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- 1 2 "A Matter of the Beast Summer Tour '07". Iron Maiden Official Website. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ↑ "2006 Tour Dates". Iron Maiden Official Website. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ↑ "Iron Maiden On Tour 2007". Iron Maiden Official Website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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