Eddie Rips Up the World Tour

Tour by Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden performing in Paris on 25 June 2005
Start date	28 May 2005
End date	2 September 2005
No. of shows	45 (3 cancellations)
Iron Maiden concert chronology
Dance of Death World Tour (2003–2004) Eddie Rips Up the World Tour (2005) A Matter of Life and Death Tour (2006–2007)

Eddie Rips Up the World Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, in support of their 2004 DVD, The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days.^[1]

Background

The tour saw the band headlining several stadiums and festivals throughout Europe, with the concert at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden on 9 July being broadcast live in full on both Swedish national television and radio,^[2] and co-headlining with Black Sabbath for the majority of the North American Ozzfest tour.

The final date of the US segment of the tour (Hyundai Pavilion in San Bernardino, California on 20 August 2005) ended on a sour note. Throughout the tour, vocalist Bruce Dickinson reportedly made several comments about reality television, the widespread use of autocue by current bands and the fact that Iron Maiden had headlined several dates of the tour (due to Ozzy Osbourne's illness), to which Osbourne's wife, Sharon, took offence. In addition, the PA system was shut off multiple times, cutting off power to Dickinson's microphone and the band's instruments mid-song and members of other bands were recruited to cause further disturbance, such as throwing eggs at Iron Maiden during their performance and by running on-stage with an American flag during "The Trooper". The effort to ruin the band's show seemed to have been in vain, however, as the band reportedly played even better as their performance was disrupted.^[3] Shortly after Iron Maiden's set, Sharon entered the stage to the unanimous boos from the crowd and stated that, while she loves Iron Maiden, Dickinson is a "prick."^[4]

Following the show, Iron Maiden's manager Rod Smallwood issued a statement condemning the incident.^[5]

Set

Throughout the tour, the stage was decorated with artwork lifted from The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days DVD release, with the runways appearing as alleyway walls and featuring ripped-up posters from that period, such as Live at the Rainbow, and a street sign reading "Acacia Avenue".

At a small number of shows, an inflatable Eddie (identical to that of the first album cover) would appear during "Iron Maiden". However, for the majority of the tour, the giant Eddie from the Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour was used in its place. The walk-on Eddie would also appear during "Drifter", either in a straitjacket (as on the Piece of Mind album cover) or as a replica of the original used on "The Beast on the Road" tour.

Opening acts

• Mastodon
• DragonForce
• Dream Theater
• Marilyn Manson
• Turbonegro
• In Flames
• Nightwish
• Within Temptation

Setlist

• The Ides of March (from Killers, 1981) served as intro for this tour.

1. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (from Killers, 1981)
2. "Another Life" (from Killers, 1981)
3. "Prowler" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
4. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
5. "Remember Tomorrow" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
6. "Where Eagles Dare" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
7. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
8. "Revelations" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
9. "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
10. "Die with Your Boots On" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
11. "Phantom of the Opera" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
12. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
13. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
14. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

    Encore

15. "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
16. "Drifter" (from Killers, 1981)
17. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Tour dates

N – Non-Ozzfest show

Reference^[6][7][8]