Fear of the Dark Tour

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 album	Fear of the Dark
Start date	3 June 1992
End date	4 November 1992
No. of shows	66 in total (67 scheduled)
Iron Maiden concert chronology

The tour saw the band make a return headline appearance at the Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park, which they headlined before a reduced crowd of 68,500 (the audience being capped after an incident in 1988 where two fans were crushed to death).[1] The performance, which featured a guest appearance by then former guitarist Adrian Smith during "Running Free", was released audio and video formats.[1]

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.[2]

Tour dates

Date[3]	City	Country	Venue
Europe
3 June 1992^[A]	Norwich	England	The Oval Rock House
5 June 1992	Reykjavík	Iceland	Laugardalshöll
North America
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
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
South America
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
Europe
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
North America
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
South America
9 October 1992	Caracas	Venezuela	Poliedro de Caracas
10 October 1992
Oceania
20 October 1992	Auckland	New Zealand	Logan Campbell Centre
22 October 1992	Melbourne	Australia	Festival Hall
23 October 1992	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion
Asia
26 October 1992	Nagoya	Japan	Nagoya Rainbow Hall
28 October 1992	Fukuoka		Kōsei Nenkin Kaikanl
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.[2]
• 15 September 1992: San Sebastian, Spain, Velodrome; re-scheduled to 17 September.
• 17 September 1992: Caceres, Spain; cancelled.

Setlist

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.

References

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

External links

• Official website
• Fear of the Dark Tour Dates