The Fear of the Dark Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 3 June 1992 to 4 November 1992.

Fear of the Dark Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden
Official tour advertisement for the band's performance in Stockholm, 29 August
Associated albumFear of the Dark
Start date3 June 1992
End date4 November 1992
No. of shows66 in total (67 scheduled)
Iron Maiden concert chronology
  • No Prayer on the Road
    (1990–1991)
  • Fear of the Dark Tour
    (1992)
  • Real Live Tour
    (1993)

Supporting acts on this tour included Testament, Corrosion of Conformity, W.A.S.P, Warrant, Thunder, Coda, Face to Face (not to be confused with punk rock band from California) and a then-lesser known Dream Theater.[1]

The tour saw Iron Maiden perform in Iceland for the first time,[1] and they would make a return headline appearance at the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park, which they headlined before a reduced crowd of 75,000 (the audience being capped after an incident in 1988 where two fans were crushed to death).[2][3] This performance, which featured a guest appearance by then-former guitarist Adrian Smith during "Running Free", was released in 1993 in audio and video formats.[2]

The tour was also notable as the band attempted to play their first shows in Chile, but were forced to cancel after complaints from the Catholic Church.[4]

Setlist

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  1. "Be Quick or Be Dead" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
  2. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  3. "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
  4. "From Here to Eternity" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
  5. "Can I Play with Madness" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988) (Added on 25 July 1992)
  6. "Wasting Love" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
  7. "Tailgunner" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
  8. "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  9. "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
  10. "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
  11. "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990) (Added on 25 July 1992)
  12. "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
  13. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
  14. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  15. "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
  16. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  17. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  18. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  19. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  20. "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980) (Added on 25 July 1992)

Notes:

  • "Die with Your Boots On" was played only in Argentina.

Tour dates

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List of 1992 concerts
Date[5] City Country Venue
3 June 1992[A] Norwich England The Oval Rock House
5 June 1992 Reykjavík Iceland Laugardalshöll
8 June 1992 New York City United States The Ritz
11 June 1992 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial
13 June 1992 Quebec City Canada Colisée de Québec
14 June 1992 Ottawa Coliseum at Lansdowne Park
16 June 1992 Montreal Montreal Forum
17 June 1992 Toronto CNE Coliseum
19 June 1992 Cuyahoga Falls United States Blossom Music Center
20 June 1992 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
21 June 1992 Tinley Park World Music Theater
22 June 1992 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre
25 June 1992 Saint Paul Roy Wilkins Auditorium
27 June 1992 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
28 June 1992 Salt Lake City Salt Palace
30 June 1992 Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheatre
1 July 1992 Daly City Cow Palace
2 July 1992 Irvine Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
5 July 1992 Phoenix Compton Terrace
6 July 1992 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
7 July 1992 San Antonio Freeman Coliseum
8 July 1992 Dallas Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
9 July 1992 Bonner Springs Sandstone Center for the Performing Arts
11 July 1992 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheater
12 July 1992 Charlotte Blockbuster Pavilion Charlotte
14 July 1992 Maryland Heights Riverport Amphitheater
15 July 1992 Nashville Starwood Amphitheatre
17 July 1992 Sunrise Sunrise Musical Theater
23 July 1992 Santiago Chile Estación Mapocho
25 July 1992 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Arquitecto Ricardo Etcheverry
28 July 1992 Montevideo Uruguay Estación Central General Artigas
31 July 1992 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
1 August 1992 São Paulo Estádio Palestra Itália
4 August 1992 Porto Alegre Gigantinho
15 August 1992 Mannheim Germany Mannheim May Market
17 August 1992 Brussels Belgium Forest National
22 August 1992[B] Castle Donington England Donington Park
25 August 1992 Copenhagen Denmark Valby-Hallen
27 August 1992 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
29 August 1992 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
31 August 1992 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
2 September 1992 Den Bosch Netherlands Brabanthal
4 September 1992 Lausanne Switzerland Patinoire de Malley
5 September 1992 Paris France Parc de la Villette
7 September 1992 Mulhouse Palais des Sports
8 September 1992 Annecy Parc des Expositions
10 September 1992 Béziers Les Arènes
12 September 1992[B] Reggio Emilia Italy Arena Festa Dell' Unita
14 September 1992[B] Barcelona Spain Plaza de toros de las Arenas
17 September 1992[B] San Sebastián Velódromo de Anoeta
18 September 1992[B] Madrid Las Ventas
19 September 1992[B] Zaragoza Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza
26 September 1992 Bayamón Puerto Rico Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
1 October 1992 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes
2 October 1992
4 October 1992 Guadalajara Estadio Jalisco
9 October 1992 Caracas Venezuela Poliedro de Caracas
10 October 1992
20 October 1992 Auckland New Zealand Logan Campbell Centre
22 October 1992 Melbourne Australia Festival Hall
23 October 1992 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
26 October 1992 Nagoya Japan Nagoya Rainbow Hall
28 October 1992 Fukuoka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
30 October 1992 Hiroshima Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
1 November 1992 Osaka Archaic Hall
2 November 1992 Festival Hall
3 November 1992 Yokohama Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium
4 November 1992 Tokyo Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a secret show under the name "The Nodding Donkeys"
B This concert was a part of "Monsters of Rock"
Cancelled and rescheduled dates
  • 23 July 1992: Santiago, Chile, Estación Mapocho; cancelled following complaints from the Catholic Church.[4]
  • 15 September 1992: San Sebastian, Spain, Velodrome; rescheduled to 17 September.
  • 17 September 1992: Caceres, Spain; cancelled.

References

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  1. ^ a b Fear Of The Dark Tour 1992. The Iron Maiden Commentary. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 291. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  3. ^ Fear of the Dark Enhanced CD. EMI. 1998.
  4. ^ a b "Chilean Magazine Slams Iron Maiden "Why Music Matters" Animated Film As "Full Of Lies"". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 15 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Tour Dates". Fear of the Dark European tour programme. EMI. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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