Somewhere on Tour

Somewhere on Tour was a concert tour by heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from 10 September 1986 to 21 May 1987, supporting their album Somewhere in Time. The band performed across the globe, in countries including Poland, Italy, the United States and England. The tour lasted 253 days, during which the band performed 151 shows. The tour commenced in Belgrade, Serbia (Yugoslavia at the time).

Somewhere on Tour

Tour by Iron Maiden
Official tour advertisement for the band's performance in Stockholm, 14 November 1986
Associated album	Somewhere in Time
Start date	10 September 1986
End date	21 May 1987
No. of shows	151 in total (156 scheduled)
Iron Maiden concert chronology

Background

The Somewhere on Tour production was the most ambitious to date. The band used seven or eight 45 foot articulated trucks packed with over 100 tons of equipment, three crowd buses for 60 people and two nightliners for five musicians. The band-owned customized Turbosound system was probably the biggest in the world used indoors. Total power (PA and stage monitors) was estimated at 180.000 watts. The vast and flexible lighting rig held over 1100 lamps hanged over futuristic stage set including flying space ships, inflatable props, laser guns, pyrotechnics, hydraulic stands, backdrops and monumental Eddie's appearance. The tour was a big success everywhere.

On 3 November, BBC's Jim'll Fix It filmed the Hammersmith concert documenting a wish from a 14-year-old fan named Dominic Lawson who went to become a roadie for the concert. He ended up receiving a gold disc record for helping the band and the staff for preparing the concert on that day.

Setlist

• Intro: "End Titles" from Blade Runner (by Vangelis)

1. "Caught Somewhere in Time" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
2. "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
3. "Sea of Madness" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986) (Dropped after 8 January 1987)
4. "Children of the Damned" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
5. "Stranger in a Strange Land" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
6. "Wasted Years" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
7. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (from Powerslave, 1984)
8. Guitar solo "Walking on Glass"
9. "Where Eagles Dare" (from Piece of Mind, 1983) (Dropped after 22 October 1986)
10. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
11. "Phantom of the Opera" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
12. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
13. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Encore

14. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
15. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
16. "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
17. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980) (Dropped after 18 December 1986)

Notes:

• "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981) was performed in the UK, in cities where the band had two or more shows: the second nights in Manchester (11 October 1986), Edinburgh (28 October 1986) and Birmingham (31 October 1986). Also performed on all nights in Japan.
• The guitar duet "Walking on Glass, was written and played (as a true guitar solo) by Adrian Smith the previous year when he and Nicko McBrain played two shows as The Entire Population of Hackney. Not played on the very last night in Japan.
• First of seven tours in which the supported album's closing track wasn't played.
• "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" was performed on the opening night in Belgrade for the first time, never again to appear on a Maiden setlist.
• "Flight of Icarus" (from Piece of Mind, 1983) was performed on the first six nights, then it was replaced by "Phantom of the Opera". It was the last tour to include "Flight of Icarus" in the setlist until the Legacy of the Beast World Tour in 2018.

Tour dates

List of 1986 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act
10 September 1986	Belgrade	Yugoslavia	Pionir Hall	Waysted
11 September 1986	Zagreb		Dom Sportova
12 September 1986	Ljubljana		Tivoli Hall
14 September 1986	Vienna	Austria	Donauinsel
15 September 1986	Graz		Eishalle Liebenau
17 September 1986	Budapest	Hungary	MTK Stadion
19 September 1986	Zabrze	Poland	Hala Makoszowy	—
20 September 1986	Wrocław		Hala Ludowa
21 September 1986	Poznań		Hala Arena
23 September 1986	Gdańsk		Hala Olivia
24 September 1986	Łódź		Hala Sportowa
25 September 1986	Warsaw		Torwar Hall
3 October 1986	Oxford	England	Apollo Theatre Oxford	Paul Samson's Empire
4 October 1986	St Austell		Cornwall Coliseum
6 October 1986	Cardiff	Wales	St David's Hall
7 October 1986
8 October 1986	Bristol	England	Colston Hall
10 October 1986	Manchester		Manchester Apollo
11 October 1986
12 October 1986	Liverpool		Empire Theatre
14 October 1986	Leicester		De Montfort Hall
15 October 1986	Sheffield		Sheffield City Hall
16 October 1986
18 October 1986	Ipswich		Gaumont Theatre	—
20 October 1986	Nottingham		Royal Concert Hall	Paul Samson's Empire
21 October 1986	Bradford		St. George's Hall
22 October 1986	Hanley		Victoria Hall
24 October 1986	Newcastle		Newcastle City Hall
25 October 1986
27 October 1986	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Playhouse
28 October 1986
30 October 1986	Birmingham	England	Birmingham Odeon
31 October 1986
1 November 1986
3 November 1986	London		Hammersmith Odeon
4 November 1986
5 November 1986
7 November 1986
8 November 1986
9 November 1986				Paul Samson's Empire Bad News
12 November 1986	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall	W.A.S.P.
14 November 1986	Stockholm	Sweden	Johanneshovs Isstadion
15 November 1986	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
17 November 1986	Drammen	Norway	Drammenshallen	—
18 November 1986	Malmö	Sweden	Malmö Isstadion	W.A.S.P.
20 November 1986	Offenbach	West Germany	Stadthalle
21 November 1986	Böblingen		Sporthalle
22 November 1986	Hanover		Eilenriedehalle
23 November 1986	Leiden	Netherlands	Groenoordhallen
25 November 1986	Essen	West Germany	Grugahalle
26 November 1986	Munich		Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle
28 November 1986	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
29 November 1986	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy	W.A.S.P. Vulcain
1 December 1986	Barcelona	Spain	Palau dels Esports de Barcelona	W.A.S.P.
2 December 1986	Madrid		Pabellón Deportivo Real Madrid
3 December 1986
5 December 1986	Lisbon	Portugal	Pavilhão de Cascais
7 December 1986	Toulouse	France	Petit Palais des Sports
8 December 1986	Montpellier		Le Zénith
9 December 1986	Lyon		Palais des Sports
11 December 1986	Nuremberg	West Germany	Hemmerleinhalle
12 December 1986	Ludwigshafen		Friedrich-Ebert-Halle
13 December 1986	Lausanne	Switzerland	Halle des Fêtes
15 December 1986	Turin	Italy	Teatro Tenda
16 December 1986	Milan		Palatrussardi
17 December 1986	Florence		Palasport
18 December 1986	Naples		Teatro Tenda

List of 1987 concerts

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act
7 January 1987	Hampton	United States	Hampton Coliseum	Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force
8 January 1987	Landover		Capital Centre
9 January 1987	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
11 January 1987	Troy		RPI Field House
12 January 1987	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
13 January 1987	Philadelphia		Spectrum
16 January 1987	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Coliseum
17 January 1987	Pembroke Pines		Hollywood Sportatorium
18 January 1987	Lakeland		Lakeland Civic Center Arena
20 January 1987	Atlanta		The Omni
22 January 1987	Dallas		Reunion Arena	Vinnie Vincent Invasion
23 January 1987	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
24 January 1987	Beaumont		Beaumont Civic Center	—
26 January 1987	Lubbock		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum	Vinnie Vincent Invasion
27 January 1987	Norman		Lloyd Noble Center
28 January 1987	Tulsa		Tulsa Convention Center
30 January 1987	Houston		The Summit
31 January 1987	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center Arena
1 February 1987	Corpus Christi		Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum
3 February 1987	Amarillo		Amarillo Civic Center
4 February 1987	Wichita		Kansas Coliseum
6 February 1987	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
8 February 1987	Salt Lake City		Salt Palace
10 February 1987	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
11 February 1987	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
13 February 1987	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
14 February 1987	San Bernardino		Orange Pavilion
16 February 1987	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
17 February 1987
18 February 1987
21 February 1987	Oakland		Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
22 February 1987	Fresno		Selland Arena
24 February 1987	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
25 February 1987	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
26 February 1987	Tucson		Tucson Convention Center Arena
27 February 1987	El Paso		El Paso County Coliseum
28 February 1987
1 March 1987	Fort Worth		Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
3 March 1987	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
5 March 1987	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium Arena
6 March 1987	Kansas City		Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
7 March 1987	St. Louis		Kiel Auditorium
8 March 1987	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena	Waysted
9 March 1987	Madison		Dane County Coliseum
11 March 1987	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
13 March 1987	Cincinnati		Cincinnati Gardens
14 March 1987	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
15 March 1987	Battle Creek		Kellogg Arena
17 March 1987	Saginaw		Wendler Arena
18 March 1987	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena
19 March 1987	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
21 March 1987	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
22 March 1987
24 March 1987	Montreal		Montreal Forum
25 March 1987	Quebec City		Colisée de Quebec
27 March 1987	Bethlehem	United States	Stabler Arena
28 March 1987	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
30 March 1987	Providence		Providence Civic Center
31 March 1987	Worcester		Centrum in Worcester
2 April 1987	New York City		Madison Square Garden
4 April 1987	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
5 April 1987	Greensboro		Greensboro Coliseum
7 April 1987	Baltimore		Baltimore Arena
9 April 1987	Dayton		Hara Arena
10 April 1987	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
11 April 1987	Johnstown		Cambria County War Memorial Arena
13 April 1987	Rochester		Rochester Community War Memorial
14 April 1987	Toledo		Toledo Sports Arena
15 April 1987	Columbus		Ohio Center
17 April 1987	Bloomington		Met Center
20 April 1987	Winnipeg	Canada	Winnipeg Arena
21 April 1987	Regina		Agridome
22 April 1987	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
24 April 1987	Calgary		Olympic Saddledome
26 April 1987	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
28 April 1987	Reno	United States	Lawlor Events Center
29 April 1987	Paradise		Thomas & Mack Center
30 April 1987	Daly City		Cow Palace
1 May 1987	San Jose		Spartan Stadium	Y&T Tesla Waysted
2 May 1987	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre	Waysted
11 May 1987	Nagoya	Japan	Nagoya-shi Kōkaidō	—
13 May 1987	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
15 May 1987			NHK Hall
16 May 1987	Kyoto		Kyoto Kaikan
18 May 1987	Hiroshima		Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
20 May 1987	Osaka		Festival Hall
21 May 1987

References

Cancellations

• 18 October 1986: Ipswich, England, Gaumont Theatre; CANCELLED (Due to health problems.)
• 19 December 1986: Rome, Italy, Teatro Tenda; CANCELLED
• 20 December 1986: Bologna, Italy, Teatro Tenda; CANCELLED
• 21 December 1986: Padua, Italy, Teatro Tenda; CANCELLED
• 24 January 1987: Beaumont, United States, Beaumont Civic Center; CANCELLED (Due to poor ticket sales.)

External links

• Somewhere on Tour dates