The Tour
Not long after the amazing announcement that Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith would rejoin Iron Maiden the new 6-member line up went on the road again in an uncharacteristically short tour in support of their compilation album and computer game Ed Hunter. It was also a chance to re-introduce the almost "classic" line up of the band to their legions of fans. Sadly, Adrian Smith had to miss some of the shows due to the death of his father, and the band omitted 'Stranger In A Strange Land' from the set because Janick didn't have time to learn Adrian's solo. After Adrian did return, they decided to continue on without playing 'Stranger...' because they felt it made the entire set move better. Moreover, some shows had to be cancelled on the US West coast due to an onstage accident in Los Angeles where Dave Murray broke a finger. The band sounded in top form and their three-guitar onslaught provided some interesting twists to some of the songs. The return of Bruce and Adrian seemed to galvanise the world, and the Ed Hunter Tour generated much more media attention and fan excitement than any of the the previous tours had. Bruce promised that the following album and tour would pave the way for the return to glory for heavy metal music, a feeling that seemed to be in the air during 1999.
Opening bands for this tour were: Monster Magnet, Soulfly and Puya for North America, and Megadeth for Europe. |
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SETLIST (varied)
Intro: Heartbeat/Transylvania/Churchill's Speech
Aces High
Wrathchild
The Trooper
2 Minutes To Midnight
The Clansman
Wasted Years
Killers
Futureal
Man On The Edge
Powerslave
Phantom Of The Opera
The Evil That Men Do
Fear Of The Dark
Iron Maiden
The Number Of The Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Run To The Hills
Tracks played only at a few venues
Stranger In A Strange Land
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ED HUNTER TOUR 1999
(U.S.A. & Canada)
CITY |
ARENA |
STATE/COUNTRY |
DATE |
INFORMATION |
St. Johns |
Harbour Station |
New Brunnswick, Canada |
1999.07.11 |
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Montreal |
Molson Centre Amphitheatre |
Quebec, Canada |
1999.07.13 |
Voivod |
Quebec City |
L?Agora |
Quebec, Canada |
1999.07.14 |
Voivod |
New York City |
Hammerstein Ballroom |
New York, USA |
1999.07.16 |
Clutch |
New York City |
Hammerstein Ballroom |
New York, USA |
1999.07.17 |
Clutch |
Boston |
Orpheum Theatre |
Massachusetts, USA |
1999.07.18 |
Clutch
Adrian Cancelled due to his dad?s funeral |
Toronto |
Massey Hall |
Ontario, Canada |
1999.07.20 |
Clutch
Adrian Cancelled due to his dad?s funeral |
Cleveland |
Nautica |
Ohio, USA |
1999.07.21 |
Clutch & Monster Magnet |
Milwaukee |
Eagles Ballroom |
Wisconsin, USA |
1999.07.23 |
Monster Magnet |
Detroit / Clarkston |
Pine Knob Amphitheatre |
Michigan, USA |
1999.07.24 |
Clutch & Monster Magnet |
Chicago |
Aragon Ballroom |
Illinois, USA |
1999.07.25 |
Clutch & Monster Magnet |
Denver |
Fiddler Green |
Colorado, USA |
1999.07.27 |
Puya & Soulfly & Monster Magnet |
Los Angeles |
Greek Theatre |
California, USA |
1999.07.30 |
Puya & Soulfly & Monster Magnet
Dave broke his finger at the end of the show. |
San Jose |
San Jose Arena Theatre |
California, USA |
1999.07.31 |
CANCELLED due to Dave?s broken finger |
Las Vegas |
The Joint |
Nevada, USA |
1999.08.02 |
CANCELLED due to Dave?s broken finger |
Phoenix |
Costa Mesa Amphitheatre |
Arizona, USA |
1999.08.03 |
CANCELLED due to Dave?s broken finger |
El Paso |
County Coliseum |
Texas, USA |
1999.08.04 |
Puya & System Of Doom
Dave did not playing any solo parts |
San Antonio |
Sunken Garden Amphitheatre |
Texas, USA |
1999.08.07 |
Puya & System Of Doom
Bruce Dickinsons Birthday |
Dallas |
Bronco Bowl |
Texas, USA |
1999.08.08 |
Puya & System Of Doom |
ED HUNTER TOUR 1999
(France, Holland, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Spain & Greece)
CITY |
ARENA |
STATE/COUNTRY |
DATE |
INFORMATION |
Paris |
Omnisport De Bercy |
France |
1999.09.09 |
Megadeth |
Rotterdam |
Ahoy Hall |
Holland |
1999.09.10 |
Megadeth |
Hamburg |
Sporthalle |
Germany |
1999.09.12 |
Megadeth |
Helsinki |
Jaahalli |
Finland |
1999.09.15 |
Megadeth |
Stockholm |
Globe Arena |
Sweden |
1999.09.17 |
Megadeth |
Gothenburg |
Scandinavium |
Sweden |
1999.09.18 |
Megadeth |
Essen |
Grugahalle |
Germany |
1999.09.20 |
Megadeth |
Stuttgart |
Schleyerhalle |
Germany |
1999.09.21 |
Megadeth |
Milan |
Fila Forum |
Italy |
1999.09.23 |
Megadeth |
Barcelona |
Palau Olympic |
Spain |
1999.09.25 |
Megadeth |
Leganes |
La Cubierta Bullring |
Spain |
1999.09.26 |
Megadeth |
Athens |
Peristeri Stadium |
Greece |
1999.10.01 |
No opening act. |
Information taken from The Iron Maiden Commentary
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