World Piece Tour

The World Piece Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 2 May 1983 to 18 December 1983. The tour was in support of the band's fourth album Piece of Mind.

Tour dates

Reference^[1]

Cancelled and rescheduled dates

• 9 June 1983: Kerkrade, Netherlands, Rodahal (Rescheduled to 11 November.)
• 11 June 1983: Brussels, Belgium, Forest National (Rescheduled to 14 November.)
• 25 September 1983: Lincoln, United States, Pershing Center (Bruce Dickinson contracts bacterial bronchitis; Rescheduled to 22 October.)^[2]
• 26 September 1983: Kansas City, United States, Memorial Auditorium (Bruce Dickinson contracts bacterial bronchitis; Rescheduled to 23 October.)^[2]
• 27 September 1983: Saint Louis, United States, Kiel Auditorium (Bruce Dickinson contracts bacterial bronchitis; Rescheduled to 24 October.)^[2]

Setlist

1. Intro – theme from Where Eagles Dare
2. "Where Eagles Dare" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
3. "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
4. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
5. "Revelations" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
6. "Flight of Icarus" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
7. "Die with Your Boots On" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
8. "22 Acacia Avenue" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
9. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
10. "Still Life" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
11. "To Tame a Land" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
12. "Phantom of the Opera" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
13. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
14. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
15. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
16. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
17. "Drifter" (from Killers, 1981)
18. "Prowler" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Notes:

• The North American leg of the tour saw "Sanctuary" moved up to second on the setlist followed by "Wrathchild", with every other song in the same order.
• "Still Life", "Phantom of the Opera" and "Prowler" were dropped from the setlist during the North American shows.
• Dave Murray would have a guitar solo after "To Tame a Land", followed by a drum solo from Nicko McBrain, segueing into "Phantom of the Opera" (later "Hallowed Be Thy Name").
• "I´ve Got The Fire" (Montrose-cover, b-side of Flight Of Icarus single) was performed at some venues only. Preston and Newcastle for sure and possibly a few times more.
• At the 7 August show in Indianapolis, a model who had recently been voted "Miss Metal" as part of a radio promotion was invited on-stage during "22 Acacia Avenue". She danced around vocalist Bruce Dickinson in a bikini, knee-high boots, long PVC gloves, holding a whip and had handcuffs hanging from her belt. After she'd finished dancing, Dickinson went up to her and ripped her top off, leaving her topless in front of the crowd. Dickinson was arrested after the show and was eventually sued by the young woman; the lawsuit was later settled out of court. A picture of Dickinson and the (fully clothed) young woman can be seen in the CD booklet for the 1998 re-release of Piece of Mind.
• "Mission from 'Arry" was recorded at the 18 August Allentown show.
• Final tour to feature a drum solo.
• The final night of the tour in Dortmund saw the band "kill" their mascot Eddie after the song "Iron Maiden". Bruce Dickinson took the brain out of Eddie's head while the rest of the band kicked and pummelled the mascot, while guitarist Dave Murray smashed his Fender Stratocaster on Eddie's neck and a nearby amplifier.

References

External links

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