The Book of Souls World Tour
| World tour by Iron Maiden | |
Official tour poster
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| Location | North America, South America, Asia, Oceania, Africa, Europe |
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| Associated album | The Book of Souls |
| Start date | 24 February 2016 |
| End date | 22 July 2017 |
| No. of shows | 117 |
| Box office | US$62.9 million (from 59 shows) |
| Iron Maiden concert chronology | |
The Book of Souls World Tour is an ongoing concert tour by Iron Maiden, held in support of their sixteenth studio album, The Book of Souls. The first leg of the tour saw the band play shows in 36 countries across six continents, which included their debut performances in El Salvador, Lithuania and China. With 117 shows, it's the longest tour with Bruce Dickinson on vocals since the "Somewhere In Time Tour" in 1986-87. The group, their crew and equipment were transported on a customised Boeing 747-400, nicknamed "Ed Force One", which was piloted by vocalist Bruce Dickinson.
Iron Maiden's intention to tour in support of The Book of Souls was confirmed with the album's announcement on 18 June 2015. The band's touring plans had to be delayed until 2016 to allow vocalist Bruce Dickinson to recover following treatment for a cancerous tumour found on his tongue. The tour was officially announced with a press release on 25 August, which included a general outline of the band's itinerary with specific dates to be confirmed. Starting in February, the band will visit 36 countries throughout North and South America, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, before finishing in Europe in August. The band's dates in China, El Salvador and Lithuania marked their debut visits to those countries, while their South African shows were their first with Dickinson as vocalist (having previously toured there in 1995).
The first dates to be confirmed were the band's shows in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, announced 14 September 2015. On 1 October, the group released their US itinerary, which highlighted their Fort Lauderdale performance as the tour's opening concert, with an additional night in Los Angeles added on 13 October. This was followed by their Central and South American dates on 5 and 6 October, which included the announcement of their first ever performance in El Salvador, their Canadian performances on 8 October and an additional show in Mexico City on 26 October. On 12 January 2016, the band announced their debut performances in China in Beijing and Shanghai, followed by the confirmation of their return to Japan, after an eight year absence, with two nights in Tokyo. The band's debut in El Salvador was reportedly the largest event in the history of the country, with an attendance of 25,000, and the group received a special thanks from the Ministry of Tourism.
The band began announcing their European shows from 7 October 2015, with their Netherlands date the first to be revealed, followed by Ullevi, Sweden on 19 October, Oslo, Norway and Herning, Denmark on 21 October, Berlin, Germany on 23 October, Wrocław, Poland on 26 October. Kaunas, their debut appearance in Lithuania, and Hämeenlinna, Finland on 2 November, Moscow, Russia on 3 November, Prague, Czech Republic on 11 November, Italy on 30 November, Madrid, Spain on 9 December, Luxembourg on 22 January 2016, Slovakia on 10 February, Croatia on 12 February and Seville, Spain on 15 February. The band will play several festivals throughout their European tour, including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium, Rock im Revier, Rockavaria and Wacken Open Air in Germany, the Download Festival in Paris, France and Donington, UK, Rock in Vienna, Austria,Sonisphere presents Allment Rockt in Lucerne, Switzerland, VOLT Festival in Sopron, Hungary,Rock in Roma Sonisphere in Italy,Resurrection Fest and Rock Fest in Spain, Rock the City in Bucharest, Romania and Paléo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland.
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