Virtual XI World Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Virtual XI World Tour
Artist:Iron Maiden
Album:Virtual XI
Start Date:22 April 1998
End Date:12 December 1998
Number Of Shows:83 (94 scheduled)
Last Tour:The X Factour
(1995–1996)
This Tour:Virtual XI World Tour
(1998)
Next Tour:The Ed Hunter Tour
(1999)

The Virtual XI Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 22 April 1998 to 12 December 1998. As with their previous tour, several of the band's U.S. shows had to be cancelled after vocalist Blaze Bayley had issues with his voice,[1] this time reportedly from an allergic reaction to pollen and dust while the group were in Nevada and Arizona.[2] The band later made up the Los Angeles and San Diego dates. This would be Iron Maiden's last tour with Bayley as then former vocalist Bruce Dickinson would return to the group the following year.[3]

Following the more basic stage sets that they had been using following 1988's Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour, the band returned to a more elaborate stage set in 1998.[4] The tour also saw the group make their first visits to Turkey and Malta.[5]

Setlist

  1. "Futureal" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
  2. "The Angel and the Gambler" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
  3. "Man on the Edge" (from The X Factor, 1995)
  4. "Lightning Strikes Twice" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
  5. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
  6. "The Clansman" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
  7. "When Two Worlds Collide" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
  8. "Lord of the Flies" (from The X Factor, 1995)
  9. "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
  10. "The Educated Fool" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
  11. "Sign of the Cross" (from The X Factor, 1995)
  12. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  13. "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
  14. "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  15. "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  16. "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
  17. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  1. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  2. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  3. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Notes:

Tour dates

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CityCountryVenue
22 April 1998NorwichEnglandThe Oval P.H.
26 April 1998LilleFranceZénith de Lille
27 April 1998NancyLe Zénith
29 April 1998GenovaItalyPalasport
30 April 1998FlorencePalasport
2 May 1998PesaroBPA Palace
3 May 1998RomePalaEur
5 May 1998MilanPalaVobis
6 May 1998TriestePalasport
8 May 1998BöblingenGermanySporthalle
9 May 1998HanoverMusic Hall
10 May 1998DüsseldorfPhilips Halle
12 May 1998ParisFranceLe Zénith
13 May 1998LeuvenBelgiumBrabanthal
14 May 1998RotterdamNetherlandsAhoy Hall
16 May 1998LondonEnglandBrixton Academy
18 May 1998BarcelonaSpainPavello de La Vall D'Hebron
19 May 1998MadridPalacio de los Deportes
20 May 1998CascaisPortugalPavilion
22 May 1998OurenseSpainCampo de Futbol Os Remedios
23 May 1998Laguna de DueroBullring
24 May 1998San SebastianVelodromo
26 May 1998ValenciaVelodromo Luis Puig
28 May 1998MontpellierFranceLe Zénith
30 May 1998Ta' QaliMaltaOpen Air
26 June 1998ChicagoUnited StatesRiviera Theater
27 June 1998ColumbusBrewery District Pavilion
28 June 1998HamiltonCanadaCopps Coliseum
30 June 1998KalamazooUnited StatesWings Stadium
1 July 1998ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theater
2 July 1998ClevelandNautica Theater
4 July 1998MontrealCanadaStade du Maurier
5 July 1998Quebec CityL'Agora
7 July 1998New York CityUnited StatesRoseland Ballroom
10 July 1998San AntonioBlue Bonnet Palace
11 July 1998San BenitoThe Road House
12 July 1998DallasStarplex Amphitheater
14 July 1998PhoenixClub Rio
15 July 1998ParadiseThe Joint
19 July 1998San FranciscoMaritime Hall
22 July 1998DenverParamount Theatre
24 July 1998MedinaMedina Entertainment Center
25 July 1998MilwaukeeModjeska Theater
26 July 1998CincinnatiBogart's
28 July 1998Washington, D.C.The Capitol Ballroom
29 July 1998Glen BurnieMichael's Eighth Avenue
31 July 1998PhiladelphiaElectric Factory
1 August 1998HartfordWebster Theater
2 August 1998Universal CityUniversal Amphitheater
4 August 1998San DiegoS.D.S.U. Open Air Theater
5 August 1998MelbourneWickham Park Amphitheater
7 August 1998MonterreyMexicoAuditorio Coca-Cola
9 August 1998Mexico CityPalacio de los Deportes
4 September 1998AthensGreeceLycabettus Theatre
5 September 1998ThessalonikiForrest Theatre
7 September 1998IstanbulTurkeyCemil Topuzlu Açıkhava
8 September 1998
9 September 1998SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaSkenderija
11 September 1998BudapestHungaryE-Klub
12 September 1998KatowicePolandSpodek
13 September 1998PragueCzech RepublicMalá sportovní hala
15 September 1998MunichGermanyColosseum
16 September 1998FürthStadthalle Fürth
18 September 1998ErfurtThüringen Halle
19 September 1998HamburgSporthalle
20 September 1998CopenhagenDenmarkVega
23 September 1998HelsinkiFinlandHelsingfors ishall
25 September 1998StockholmSwedenIsstadion
27 September 1998EssenGermanyGrugahalle
28 September 1998BerlinColombia Halle
29 September 1998HalleEasy Schorre Club
1 October 1998Offenbach am MainStadthalle
2 October 1998WinterthurSwitzerlandEulachalle
3 October 1998MulhouseFrancePhoenix
5 October 1998BesançonPalais des Sports
6 October 1998LyonLe Transbordeur
8 October 1998ZaragozaSpainPabellón Principe Felipe
9 October 1998AlbaceteBullring
10 October 1998Dos HermanasCampo de Fútbol
13 October 1998NiceFranceThéâtre de Verdure
14 October 1998PauLe Zénith
15 October 1998Clermont-FerrandMaison des Sports
17 October 1998ManchesterEnglandApollo Theatre
18 October 1998NewcastleCity Hall
19 October 1998GlasgowScotlandBarrowlands
21 October 1998NottinghamEnglandRoyal Concert Hall
22 October 1998WolverhamptonCivic Hall
23 October 1998NewportWalesCentre
25 October 1998SheffieldEnglandCity Hall
26 October 1998PortsmouthGuildhall
18 November 1998TokyoJapanShibuya Kokaido
20 November 1998NagoyaClub Diamond Hall
21 November 1998OsakaIMP Hall
22 November 1998TokyoNakano Sun Plaza Hall
2 December 1998Rio de JaneiroBrazilMetropolitan
4 December 1998CampinasBrinco Da Princesa
5 December 1998São PauloAnhembi
6 December 1998CuritibaPedreira Paulo Leminski
10 December 1998SantiagoChileVelodromo
12 December 1998Buenos AiresArgentinaJosé Amalfitani Stadium

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wall, Mick . Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography . 3rd . Sanctuary Publishing . 2004 . 1-86074-542-3 . 322.
  2. Web site: Allergies Postpone Iron Maiden Shows . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210132506/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/400617/19980717/index.jhtml . dead . 10 February 2012 . 2012-02-16 . 1998-07-17 . VH1.
  3. Web site: Singer Rejoins Iron Maiden . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210132502/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/512052/19990210/index.jhtml . dead . 10 February 2012 . 2012-02-16 . 1998-02-10 . VH1.
  4. Book: Paterson . Lawrence . Blaze Bayley: At the End of the Day . Blaze Bayley Recordings Ltd. . 2009 . 75–76.
  5. Book: Paterson . Lawrence . Blaze Bayley: At the End of the Day . Blaze Bayley Recordings Ltd. . 2009 . 80.

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