Virtual XI World Tour

Virtual XI World Tour

Tour by Iron Maiden
Official tour advertisement for the band's performance at Brixton, 16 May 1998
Associated album	Virtual XI
Start date	22 April 1998
End date	12 December 1998
No. of shows	97 (81 Performed + 16 Cancelled)
Iron Maiden concert chronology

The Virtual XI Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 22 April 1998 to 12 December 1998. As with their previous tour, several of the band's U.S. shows had to be cancelled after vocalist Blaze Bayley had issues with his voice,^[1] this time reportedly from an allergic reaction to pollen and dust while the group were in Nevada and Arizona.^[2] The band later made up the Los Angeles and San Diego dates. This would be Iron Maiden's last tour with Bayley as then former vocalist Bruce Dickinson would return to the group the following year.^[3]

Following the more basic stage sets that they had been using following 1988's Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour, the band returned to a more elaborate stage set in 1998.^[4] The tour also saw the group make their first visits to Turkey and Malta.^[5]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
The Angel and The Gamblers World Tour
22 April 1998	Norwich	England	The Oval P.H. (Secret Concert)
Europe
26 April 1998	Lille	France	Zénith de Lille
27 April 1998	Nancy		Le Zénith
29 April 1998	Genova	Italy	Palasport
30 April 1998	Florence		Palasport
2 May 1998	Pesaro		BPA Palace
3 May 1998	Rome		PalaEur
5 May 1998	Milan		PalaVobis
6 May 1998	Trieste		Palasport
8 May 1998	Böblingen	Germany	Sporthalle
9 May 1998	Hanover		Music Hall
10 May 1998	Düsseldorf		Philips Halle
12 May 1998	Paris	France	Le Zénith
13 May 1998	Leuven	Belgium	Brabanthal
14 May 1998	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Hall
16 May 1998	London	England	Brixton Academy
19 May 1998	Madrid	Spain	Real Madrid Pavilion
20 May 1998	Cascais	Portugal	Pavilion
22 May 1998	Ourense	Spain	Campo de Futbol Os Remedios
23 May 1998	Laguna de Duero		Bullring
24 May 1998	San Sebastian		Velodromo
26 May 1998	Valencia		Velodromo Luis Puig
28 May 1998	Montpellier	Le Zénith
30 May 1998	Ta' Qali	Malta	Open Air
North America
26 June 1998	Chicago	United States	Riviera Theater
27 June 1998	Columbus, Ohio		Brewery District Pavilion
28 June 1998	Hamilton, Ontario	Canada	Copps Coliseum
30 June 1998	Kalamazoo, Michigan	United States	Wings Stadium
1 July 1998	Clarkston, Michigan		Pine Knob Music Theater
2 July 1998	Cleveland, Ohio		Nautica Theater
4 July 1998	Montreal, Quebec	Canada	Stade du Maurier
5 July 1998	Quebec City, Quebec		L'Agora
7 July 1998	New York City	United States	Roseland Ballroom
10 July 1998	San Antonio, Texas		Blue Bonnet Palace
11 July 1998	San Benito, Texas		The Road House
12 July 1998	Dallas, Texas		Starplex Amphitheater
14 July 1998	Phoenix, Arizona		Club Rio
15 July 1998	Las Vegas, Nevada		The Joint
2 August 1998	Universal City, California		Universal Amphitheater
4 August 1998	San Diego, California		S.D.S.U. Open Air Theater
7 August 1998	Monterey	Mexico	Auditorio Coca-Cola
9 August 1998	Mexico City		Palacio de los Deportes
Europe
4 September 1998	Athens	Greece	Lycabettus Theatre
5 September 1998	Thessaloniki		Forrest Theatre
7 September 1998	Istanbul	Turkey	Cemil Topuzlu Açıkhava
8 September 1998
11 September 1998	Budapest	Hungary	E-Klub
12 September 1998	Katowice	Poland	Spodek
13 September 1998	Prague	Czech Republic	Eden Sports Hall
15 September 1998	Munich	Germany	Colosseum
16 September 1998	Fürth		Stadthalle Fürth
18 September 1998	Erfurt		Thüringen Halle
19 September 1998	Hamburg		Sporthalle
20 September 1998	Copenhagen	Denmark	Vega
23 September 1998	Helsinki	Finland	Ishall
25 September 1998	Stockholm	Sweden	Isstadion
27 September 1998	Essen	Germany	Grugahalle
28 September 1998	Berlin		Colombia Halle
29 September 1998	Halle, Saxony-Anhalt		Easy Schorre Club
1 October 1998	Offenbach am Main		Stadthalle
2 October 1998	Winterthur	Switzerland	Eulachalle
3 October 1998	Mulhouse	France	Phoenix
5 October 1998	Besançon		Palais des Sports
6 October 1998	Lyon		Le Transbordeur
8 October 1998	Zaragoza	Spain	Pabellón Principe Felipe
9 October 1998	Albacete		Bullring
10 October 1998	Dos Hermanas		Campo de Fútbol
13 October 1998	Nice	France	Théâtre de Verdure
14 October 1998	Pau		Le Zénith
15 October 1998	Clermont-Ferrand		Maison des Sports
17 October 1998	Manchester	England	Apollo Theatre
18 October 1998	Newcastle		City Hall
19 October 1998	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowlands
21 October 1998	Nottingham	England	Royal Concert Hall
22 October 1998	Wolverhampton		Civic Hall
23 October 1998	Newport	Wales	Centre
25 October 1998	Sheffield	England	City Hall
26 October 1998	Portsmouth		Guildhall
Asia
18 November 1998	Tokyo	Japan	Shibuya Kokaido
20 November 1998	Nagoya		Club Diamond Hall
21 November 1998	Osaka		IMP Hall
22 November 1998	Tokyo		Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
South America
2 December 1998	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Metropolitan
5 December 1998	São Paulo		Anhembi
6 December 1998	Curitiba		Pedreira Paulo Leminski
12 December 1998	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Vélez Sarsfield Stadium
***Cancelled Shows***
27 May 1998	Pau	France	Le Zénith (Cancelled)
16 July 1998	Universal City, California	United States	Universal Amphitheater (Cancelled)
18 July 1998	San Diego, California		S.D.S.U. Open Air Theater (Cancelled)
19 July 1998	San Francisco, California		Maritime Hall (Cancelled)
22 July 1998	Denver, Colorado		Paramount Theater (Cancelled)
24 July 1998	Medina, Minnesota		Medina Entertainment Center (Cancelled)
25 July 1998	Milwaukee, Wisconsin		Modjeska Theatre (Cancelled)
26 July 1998	Cincinnati		Bogart's (Cancelled)
28 July 1998	Washington, D.C.		Capitol Ballroom (Cancelled)
29 July 1998	Baltimore, Maryland		Michael's 8th Avenue (Cancelled)
31 July 1998	Philadelphia		Electric Factory (Cancelled)
1 August 1998	Hartford, Connecticut		Webster Theater (Cancelled)
2 August 1998	Old Bridge, New Jersey		Birch Hill Nite Club (Cancelled)
3 August 1998	Atlanta		Electric Factory (Cancelled)
4 December 1998	Campinas	Brazil	Brinco da Princessa (Cancelled)
10 December 1998	Santiago	Chile	Velodromo (Cancelled)

Setlist

• Dance Of The Knights", theme from Romeo And Juliet, served as the intro.

1. "Futureal" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
2. "The Angel and the Gambler" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
3. "Man on the Edge" (from The X Factor, 1995)
4. "Lightning Strikes Twice" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
5. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
6. "The Clansman" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
7. "When Two Worlds Collide" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
8. "Lord of the Flies" (from The X Factor, 1995)
9. "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
10. "The Educated Fool" (from Virtual XI, 1998)
11. "Sign of the Cross" (from The X Factor, 1995)
12. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
13. "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
14. "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
15. "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
16. "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
17. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

• Encore:

1. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
2. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
3. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Notes:

• "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (from Killers, 1981), "Fortunes of War" (from The X Factor, 1995) and "Don't Look to the Eyes of a Stranger" (from Virtual XI, 1998) were played at select venues.
• This was Iron Maiden's last tour to feature "Fortunes of War" or any Virtual XI songs aside from "Futureal" & "The Clansman" in the setlists.
• "The Educated Fool", "Lord Of The Flies" and "The Clairvoyant" were dropped from som sets, most notably in the U.S. and towards the end of the tour in South America. "Sign Of The Cross" where not played in the beginning of the tour and was added later.

External links

• Official website
• Virtual XI World Tour Dates

References

1. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 322. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
2. "Allergies Postpone Iron Maiden Shows". VH1. 1998-07-17. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
3. "Singer Rejoins Iron Maiden". VH1. 1998-02-10. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
4. Paterson, Lawrence (2009). Blaze Bayley: At the End of the Day. Blaze Bayley Recordings Ltd. pp. 75–76.
5. Paterson, Lawrence (2009). Blaze Bayley: At the End of the Day. Blaze Bayley Recordings Ltd. p. 80.