Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour was a world tour conducted by British heavy metal band

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in 1988, in support of their seventh studio album, ''

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'' is the seventh studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 11 April 1988 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. Like '' The Number of the ...

''. It was their last tour to feature the

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-era lineup until 2000's ''

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'' with guitarist

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leaving the band in January 1990 and their first to include Michael Kenney (bassist Steve Harris' technician) on keyboards.

Background

In May, the group set out on a Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour which saw them perform to more than two million people worldwide over seven months. After the blockbuster tour in North America, Iron Maiden were headliners of Monsters of Rock festivals in Europe for the very first time. They headlined stadiums and festivals in UK,

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. In August, the band headlined the

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festival at

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for the first time before a crowd of 107,000, the largest in Donington's history, and recorded a concert video, entitled ''

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'' at the

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, Birmingham in November. Stage set and equipment which has been taken by band was transported in dozen of trucks and was the most elaborate to date and one of the biggest in the world including over 200.000 watts of PA and over 1500 spot lamps. To recreate the album's keyboards onstage, the group recruited Michael Kenney, Steve Harris' bass technician, to play the keys throughout the tour, during which he would perform the song "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" on a forklift truck under the alias of "The Count" (for which he would wear a black cape and mask). Iron Maiden was apparently included in the Guinness Book Of World Records Museum in Las Vegas, NV. According to The Guinness book of Records (1990 ed. p. 155): "Largest PA system: On Aug 20th 1988 at the Castle Donington 'Monsters of Rock' Festival a total of 360 Turbosound cabinets offering a potential 523kW of programme power, formed the largest front-of-house PA. The average Sound Pressure Level at the mixing tower was 118dB, peaking at a maximum of 124dB during Iron Maiden's set. It took five days to set up the system."

Opening acts

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Setlist

#"Moonchild" (from ''

'', 1988) #" The Evil That Men Do" (from ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'', 1988) #"The Prisoner" (from '' The Number of the Beast'', 1982) #"Wrathchild" (From Killers, 1981) (Played from 17 August to 5 October) #"Still Life" (from ''Piece of Mind'', 1983) (Added on 18 November) #"Die With Your Boots On" (from ''Piece of Mind'', 1983) (Added on 18 November) #"

Infinite Dreams "Infinite Dreams" is a live single released in 1989 by the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the only single to be released in sync with a home video; 1989's ''Maiden England''. The performance was recorded in Birmingham, England in 1 ...

" (from ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'', 1988) #"

The Trooper "The Trooper" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released as the second single on 20 June 1983 from the band's fourth studio album, ''Piece of Mind'' (1983). It was one of only a few songs to get much radio airplay i ...

" (from ''

Piece of Mind ''Piece of Mind'' is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 16 May 1983 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Ni ...

'', 1983) (Replaced by "Killers" (From ''Killers'', 1981) on 18 November) #" Can I Play with Madness" (from ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'', 1988) #"Heaven Can Wait" (from '' Somewhere in Time'', 1986) #"

Wasted Years "Wasted Years" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the band's fourteenth single released and the first from their sixth studio album, '' Somewhere in Time'' (1986). It is the only song on the album that features no synthe ...

" (from ''Somewhere in Time'', 1986) #" The Clairvoyant" (from ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'', 1988) #"Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (from ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'', 1988) #" The Number of the Beast" (from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982) #" Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982) #"Iron Maiden" (from ''

'', 1980) #"

Run to the Hills "Run to the Hills" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released as their sixth single and the first from the band's third studio album, '' The Number of the Beast'' (1982). It is their first single with Bruce Dickinson ...

" (from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982) #"22 Acacia Avenue" (from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982) (Played from 4 August to 10 September) #" 2 Minutes to Midnight" (From ''

Powerslave ''Powerslave'' is the fifth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 3 September 1984 through EMI Records in Europe and its sister label Capitol Records in North America. It was re-released by Sanctuary and Colum ...

'', 1984) (Dropped after 10 September) #"

Running Free Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) #"

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" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) (Added on 20 August)

Tour dates

Reference ;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances :This concert was a secret show under the name "Charlotte and the Harlots" :This concert was a part of "

" ;Cancelled and rescheduled dates *10 July 1988:

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, United States, Stabler Arena (Due to poor ticket sales.) *25 August 1988:

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Letná Stadium Letná is a hill overlooking Prague historic centre and Vltava River just besides Prague Castle. It neighbours Stromovka, the largest park in Prague. The hill belongs to Holešovice and Bubeneč quarters of Prague 7. The main part of Letná is Le ...

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References

External links

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