Legacy of the Beast World Tour

The Legacy of the Beast World Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, named after the comic and mobile game released by the band in 2017. Described as a "history/hits tour", Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood 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."^[1] The tour started in Tallinn, Estonia in May 2018 and concluded in October 2022 in Tampa, Florida.

Legacy of the Beast World Tour

World tour by Iron Maiden
Official tour poster
Location	Asia Europe Latin America North America Oceania
Start date	26 May 2018
End date	27 October 2022
No. of shows	140
Iron Maiden concert chronology

Background

The Legacy of the Beast Tour production and set list were inspired by Maiden's free-to-play mobile game of the same name.^{[citation needed]} The first leg, consisting of 38 European dates in 2018, was announced on 13 November 2017.^[2] The tour was extended into 2019 with North and South American dates^[1] 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, Download Festival, and The Philippines shows were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, it was announced that Japan, Copenhell festival in Copenhagen, Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium, the show in Wiener Neustadt, 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.^[3] The band cancelled their concerts in Kyiv and Moscow due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in order to "ensure the safety of their fans".^[4]

Iron Maiden performing in Chula Vista, CA on 25 September 2022

With 140 shows, it was the longest tour with Bruce Dickinson on vocals since the "Somewhere on Tour" in 1986–1987. During the tour, Iron Maiden performed to over 3.5 million fans and the tour was honored with CAA & K2 Award.^[5][6][7][8]

The tour was considered both by the fans and journalists as their most elaborate and successful to date. Iron Maiden headlined the Brazilian Rock in Rio Festival twice and regularly performed before auditories of 50,000 and 100,000 people.^[9][10] In July 2022 Pollstar published the list of Top 150 Touring Artists recapitating the data of headlining, soloed shows in North America between 1981 and 2021. Iron Maiden scored position 35 with around 9.2 mln tickets sold during this period.^[11]

Opening acts

2018

^[12]

• Killswitch Engage (26 May – 1 July; 31 July – 11 August)
• Sabaton (14 July)
• Gojira (14 July)
• Rhapsody of Fire (Trieste)
• The Raven Age (10 June – 17 July)
• Tremonti (9–18 July)

2019

^[13]

• The Raven Age (18 July – 15 October)
• Fozzy (14 September)
• Rage in My Eyes (9 October)
• Serpentor (12 October)

2022

• Airbourne (13, 20, 26 and 27 June; 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 20, 22, 26, 29 and 31 July)
• Within Temptation (24, 29 and 31 July and all October dates)
• Lord of the Lost (31 May, 2, 7, 20 and 30 June; 2, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 24 July)
• The Hellacopters (22 July)
• Sabaton (26 July)
• Shinedown (7 and 13 June)
• Powerwolf (20 July)
• Avatar (27, 30 August and 4 September)
• Mastodon (7 September)
• Trivium (11–30 September)

Set list

2018–2019

1. "Churchill's Speech" (tape)/"Aces High" (from Powerslave, 1984)
2. "Where Eagles Dare" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
3. "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
4. "The Clansman" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
5. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
6. "Revelations" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
7. "For the Greater Good of God" (from A Matter of Life and Death, 2006)
8. "The Wicker Man" (from Brave New World, 2000)
9. "Sign of the Cross" (from The X Factor, 1995)
10. "Flight of Icarus" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
11. "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
12. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
13. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Encore

14. "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
15. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
16. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)

2022

1. "Senjutsu" (from Senjutsu, 2021)
2. "Stratego" (from Senjutsu, 2021)
3. "The Writing on the Wall" (from Senjutsu, 2021)
4. "Revelations" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
5. "Blood Brothers" (from Brave New World, 2000)
6. "Sign of the Cross" (from The X Factor, 1995)
7. "Flight of Icarus" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
8. "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
9. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
10. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
11. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Encore

12. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
13. "The Clansman" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
14. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)

Encore 2

15. "Churchill's Speech" (tape)/"Aces High" (from Powerslave, 1984)

Tour dates

List of 2018 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue
26 May 2018	Tallinn	Estonia	Saku Arena
28 May 2018	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Arena
29 May 2018
1 June 2018	Stockholm	Sweden	Tele2 Arena
3 June 2018[a]	Trondheim	Norway	Dahls Arena
5 June 2018	Copenhagen	Denmark	Royal Arena
7 June 2018[b]	Norje	Sweden	Norje Havsbad
9 June 2018[c]	Munich	Germany	Königsplatz
10 June 2018	Hanover		Expo Plaza
13 June 2018	Berlin		Waldbühne
16 June 2018[d]	Florence	Italy	Visarno Arena
17 June 2018[e]	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Pannonia Fields II
20 June 2018	Prague	Czech Republic	Letňany Airport
22 June 2018[f]	Dessel	Belgium	Festivalpark Stenehei
24 June 2018[g]	Clisson	France	Val de Moine
26 June 2018	Geneva	Switzerland	SEG Geneva Arena
28 June 2018[h]	Sopron	Hungary	Lővér Camping Site
30 June 2018	Freiburg	Germany	Messe
1 July 2018	Arnhem	Netherlands	GelreDome
5 July 2018	Paris	France	AccorHotels Arena
6 July 2018
9 July 2018	Milan	Italy	San Siro Ippodromo
10 July 2018	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
13 July 2018	Lisbon	Portugal	Altice Arena
14 July 2018	Madrid	Spain	Wanda Metropolitano
17 July 2018	Trieste	Italy	Piazza Unità d'Italia
20 July 2018[i]	Athens	Greece	Terra Vibe Park
22 July 2018[j]	Plovdiv	Bulgaria	Plovdiv Stadium
24 July 2018	Zagreb	Croatia	Arena Zagreb
27 July 2018	Kraków	Poland	Tauron Arena
28 July 2018
31 July 2018	Newcastle	England	Metro Radio Arena
2 August 2018	Belfast	Northern Ireland	SSE Arena
4 August 2018	Aberdeen	Scotland	Exhibition and Conference Centre
6 August 2018	Manchester	England	Manchester Arena
7 August 2018	Birmingham		Genting Arena
10 August 2018	London		The O2 Arena
11 August 2018

List of 2019 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue
18 July 2019	Sunrise	United States	BB&T Center
20 July 2019	Atlanta		Cellairis Amphitheatre
22 July 2019	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion
24 July 2019	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
26 July 2019	Brooklyn		Barclays Center
27 July 2019
30 July 2019	Philadelphia		Wells Fargo Center
1 August 2019	Mansfield		Xfinity Center
3 August 2019	Hartford		Xfinity Theatre
5 August 2019	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
7 August 2019	Quebec City		Videotron Centre
9 August 2019	Toronto		Budweiser Stage
10 August 2019
13 August 2019	Buffalo	United States	KeyBank Center
15 August 2019	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
17 August 2019	Pittsburgh		PPG Paints Arena
19 August 2019	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
22 August 2019	Tinley Park		Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
24 August 2019	Noblesville		Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
26 August 2019	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
28 August 2019	Winnipeg	Canada	Bell MTS Place
30 August 2019	Edmonton		Rogers Place
31 August 2019	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
3 September 2019	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
5 September 2019	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome
6 September 2019	Portland		Moda Center
9 September 2019	Sacramento		Golden 1 Center
10 September 2019	Oakland		Oakland Arena
13 September 2019	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
14 September 2019	Los Angeles		Banc of California Stadium
17 September 2019	Phoenix		Talking Stick Resort Arena
19 September 2019	Albuquerque		Isleta Amphitheater
21 September 2019	Dallas		Dos Equis Pavilion
22 September 2019	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
25 September 2019	San Antonio		AT&T Center
27 September 2019	Mexico City	Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes
29 September 2019
30 September 2019
4 October 2019[k]	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	City of Rock
6 October 2019	São Paulo		Estádio do Morumbi
9 October 2019	Porto Alegre		Arena do Grêmio
12 October 2019	Buenos Aires	Argentina	José Amalfitani Stadium
14 October 2019	Santiago	Chile	Movistar Arena
15 October 2019			Estadio Nacional

List of 2022 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue
22 May 2022[l]	Zagreb	Croatia	Arena Zagreb
24 May 2022	Belgrade	Serbia	Štark Arena
26 May 2022	Bucharest	Romania	Romexpo
31 May 2022	Kaunas	Lithuania	Zalgirio Arena
2 June 2022	Riga	Latvia	Riga Arena
4 June 2022[m]	Hyvinkää	Finland	Hyvinkää Airfield
7 June 2022[n]	Budapest	Hungary	Groupama Arena
11 June 2022[o]	Leicestershire	England	Donington Park
13 June 2022[p]	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Ormeau Park
16 June 2022[f]	Dessel	Belgium	Festivalpark Stenehei
18 June 2022[q]	Copenhagen	Denmark	Refshaleøen
20 June 2022[r]	Prague	Czech Republic	Sinobo Stadium
23 June 2022[s]	Oslo	Norway	Ekebergsletta
26 June 2022[t]	Nanterre	France	Paris La Defense Arena
27 June 2022[u]	Arnhem	Netherlands	GelreDome
30 June 2022[v]	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
2 July 2022[w]	Cologne	Germany	RheinEnergieStadion
4 July 2022[x]	Berlin		Waldbühne
7 July 2022[y]	Bologna	Italy	Arena Parco Nord
9 July 2022[z]	Stuttgart	Germany	Cannstatter Wasen
10 July 2022[aa]	Wiener Neustadt	Austria	Neustadt Stadion
13 July 2022	Sofia	Bulgaria	Arena Armeec
16 July 2022[ab]	Athens	Greece	Olympic Stadium
20 July 2022[ac]	Bremen	Germany	Buergerweide
22 July 2022[ad]	Gothenburg	Sweden	Ullevi
24 July 2022[ae]	Warsaw	Poland	National Stadium
26 July 2022[af]	Frankfurt	Germany	Deutsche Bank Park
29 July 2022[ag]	Barcelona	Spain	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
31 July 2022[ah]	Lisbon	Portugal	Estádio Nacional
27 August 2022	Curitiba	Brazil	Pedreira Paulo Leminski
30 August 2022	Ribeirão Preto		Arena Eurobike
2 September 2022	Rio de Janeiro		Rock in Rio
4 September 2022	São Paulo		Estádio do Morumbi
7 September 2022	Mexico City	Mexico	Foro Sol
11 September 2022	El Paso	United States	Don Haskins Center
13 September 2022	Austin		Moody Center
15 September 2022	Tulsa		BOK Center
17 September 2022	Denver		Ball Arena
19 September 2022	West Valley City		USANA Amphitheatre
21 September 2022	Anaheim		Honda Center
22 September 2022
25 September 2022	Chula Vista		North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
27 September 2022	Concord		Concord Pavilion
29 September 2022	Seattle		Climate Pledge Arena
30 September 2022	Spokane		Spokane Arena
3 October 2022	Sioux Falls		Denny Sanford Premier Center
5 October 2022	Chicago		United Center
7 October 2022	Columbus		Nationwide Arena
9 October 2022	Detroit		Little Caesars Arena
11 October 2022	Toronto	Canada	Scotiabank Arena
12 October 2022	Hamilton		FirstOntario Centre
15 October 2022	Ottawa		Canadian Tire Centre
17 October 2022	Worcester	United States	DCU Center
19 October 2022	Elmont		UBS Arena
21 October 2022	Newark		Prudential Center
23 October 2022	Washington, D.C.		Capital One Arena
25 October 2022	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
27 October 2022	Tampa		Amalie Arena

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
1 May 2020	Perth	Australia	RAC Arena	COVID-19 pandemic
3 May 2020	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
5 May 2020	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
7 May 2020	Sydney		Qudos Bank Arena
9 May 2020	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
11 May 2020
13 May 2020	Auckland	New Zealand	Spark Arena
30 May 2020	Tel Aviv	Israel	Bloomfield Stadium
16 May 2020[ai]	Quezon City	Philippines	Amoranto Sports Complex
19 May 2020	Yokohama	Japan	Pia Arena MM
20 May 2020
22 May 2020	Osaka		EDION Arena
27 May 2020	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Coca-Cola Arena
30 June 2020	Saint-Petersburg	Russia	Ice Palace
2 July 2020	Moscow		VTB Dynamo Moscow Stadium
9 July 2020	Weert	Netherlands	Evenemententerrein Weert
5 June 2021	Basel	Switzerland	St. Jakobshalle
27 June 2021	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue (USD)
Saku Suurhall	Tallinn	8,284 / 8,284 (100%)	$544,989[14]
Hartwall Arena	Helsinki	20,344 / 20,344 (100%)	$2,072,080[14]
Tele2 Arena	Stockholm	37,221 / 37,221 (100%)	$2,926,064[14]
Royal Arena	Copenhagen	15,184 / 15,184 (100%)	$1,394,397[14]
Expo Plaza	Hanover	21,900 / 21,900 (100%)	$1,678,755[14]
Waldbühne	Berlin	15,757 / 17,000 (93%)	$1,408,961[14]
Letňany Airport	Prague	29,763 / 30,000 (100%)	$2,314,576[14]
Messe	Freiburg	30,000 / 30,000 (100%)	$2,311,161[15]
GelreDome	Arnhem	20,026 / 23,200 (86%)	$1,646,254[15]
AccorHotels Arena	Paris	30,794 / 30,794 (100%)	$2,189,356[15]
San Siro Ippodromo	Milan	16,272 / 17,500 (93%)	$1,444,708[15]
Wanda Metropolitano	Madrid	48,689 / 48,689 (100%)	$4,797,916[15]
Tauron Arena	Kraków	30,617 / 30,617 (100%)	$2,173,988[15]
Manchester Arena	Manchester	14,758 / 14,758 (100%)	$1,111,545[15]
Total		339,609 / 345,491 (98%)	$28,014,750

Notes

1. Part of Trondheim Rocks.
2. Part of Sweden Rock Festival.
3. Part of Rockavaria.
4. Part of Firenze Rocks.
5. Part of Nova Rock Festival.
6. Part of Graspop Metal Meeting.
7. Part of Hellfest.
8. Part of VOLT Festival.
9. Part of Rockwave Festival.
10. Part of Hills of Rock.
11. Part of Rock in Rio.
12. Originally 7 June 2021, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
13. Part of Rockfest Finland. The original date was on 5 June 2020 at Särkänniemi Event Beach in Tampere, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
14. Originally 9 June 2021, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
15. Part of Download Festival.
16. Part of Belsonic.
17. Part of Copenhell.
18. Originally 15 June 2021, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
19. Part of Tons of Rock.
20. Originally 11 July 2020, but was postponed to the same date in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 26 June 2022.
21. Originally 10 July 2021, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
22. Originally 13 July 2020, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
23. Originally 10 June 2020, but was postponed to 8 July 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 2 July 2022.
24. Originally 23 June 2020, but was postponed to 30 June 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 4 July 2022.
25. Originally 20 July 2020, but was postponed to 24 June 2021 , due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 7 July 2022.
26. Originally 18 July 2020, but was postponed to 26 June 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 9 July 2022.
27. Originally 16 July 2020, but was postponed to 16 June 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 10 July 2022.
28. Part of Athens Rocks.
29. Originally 9 June 2020, but was postponed to 13 June 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 20 July 2022.
30. Originally 27 June 2020, but was postponed to 3 July 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 22 July 2022.
31. Originally 5 July 2020, but was postponed to 11 June 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 24 July 2022.
32. Originally 6 July 2021, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
33. Originally 25 July 2020, but was postponed to 19 June 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 29 July 2022.
34. Originally 23 July 2020, but was postponed to 21 June 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was ultimately rescheduled to 31 July 2022.
35. Intended to be part of Pulp Summer Slam.

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