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, named after the comic and mobile game released by the band in 2017. Described as a "history/hits tour", Iron Maiden manager

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has revealed that the concerts and stage design will feature "a number of different but interlocking ‘worlds’ with a setlist covering a large selection of 80s material with a handful of surprises from later albums." The Legacy of the Beast Tour production and set list were inspired by Maiden's free-to-play mobile game of the same name is available on iOS and Android. The first leg, consisting of 38 European dates in 2018, was announced on 13 November 2017. The tour was extended into 2019 with North and South American dates and again into 2020 with Dates in Australia, New Zealand, Asia (Featuring their first ever show in The Philippines) and another run in Europe. In March it was announced that the 2020 Oceania,

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, and The Philippines shows were cancelled due to the

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. In April 2020, it was announced that Japan, Copenhell festival in Copenhagen,

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in Belgium, the show in

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, Austria, Germany, Paris, Tons of Rock, and Dubai were cancelled and next - postponed to 2021. In April 2021 it was announced that whole 2021 tour was cancelled once again and most of the European shows were rescheduled for 2022. The band cancelled their concerts in

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and

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due to the

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in order to "ensure the safety of their fans". Iron Maiden in Chula Vista

With 140 shows, it was the longest tour with Bruce Dickinson on vocals since the "

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" in 1986–1987. The tour started in Tallinn, Estonia in May 2018 and concluded in October 2022 in Tampa, Florida. Eventually Iron Maiden performed to over 3.5 million fans and the tour was honored with CAA & K2 Award.

Opening acts

2018

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26 May – 1 July 31 July – 11 August *

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– 14 July * Gojira– 14 July *

Rhapsody of Fire Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, widely seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre. Since forming in 1993 as Thundercross, the band h ...

- Trieste *

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10 June – 17 July * Tremonti 9 July – 18 July

2019

* The Raven Age – 18 July - 15 October *

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– 14 September * Rage In My Eyes – 9 October * Serpentor – 12 October

2022

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– 13, 20, 26 and 27 June; 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 20, 22, 26, 29 and 31 July *

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- 24, 29 and 31 July and all October dates *

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- 31 May, 2, 7, 20 and 30 June; 2, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 24 July *

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- 22 July *

- 26 July *

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- 7, 13 June *

Powerwolf Powerwolf, often stylized as POWERWOLF, is a German power metal band founded in 2003 in Saarbrücken by members of Red Aim. The band consists of vocalist Karsten Brill as "Attila Dorn", lead guitarist Benjamin Buss as "Matthew Greywolf", bassist/ ...

- 20 July *

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- 27, 30 August and 4 September *

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- 7 September *

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- 11 September - 30 September

Setlist

Tour dates

Cancelled shows

Box office score data

Notes

References

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