Chickens! Concert Series #19: Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden graced Canada with its presence for the first time since 1984 this year. They flew into Regina on Ed Force One (piloted by Bruce Dickinson himself apparently) on the second leg of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour (the only city in Canada that they hit on the first leg was Toronto). What a kick ass spectacle! We definitely had a more intimate venue than some of the other shows, they didn't need the giant screens that they set up for some of bigger locations. And by a twist of luck (that probably means the luck bubble seriously dropped the ball on something that I don't remember and is now making up for it), we got floor tickets from some of Tam's buddies who couldn't go (I guess that's luck for us, not them, oh well). The stage was Egyptian themed but the backdrop changed for almost every song (mostly Eddie themed, FYI Eddie is IMs zombie-ish mascot guy). There were fireworks, and two kinds of shooting flames, and then more fireworks that looked like shooting flames. Also, during Number of the Beast there was a big goaty looking bobble head beast on the side of the stage. During "Trooper" Bruce dressed up in a red British soldier uniform and ran around with a half burnt Union Jack. "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (a monster of a song, almost 15 minutes long) featured a backdrop that looked like the deck of a ship and Bruce dressed in a tattered black coat. Then the overhead lights rocked back and forth and multicoloured fireworks exploded from on and above the stage. And when they played "Iron Maiden" a giant mummy came out of a huge Egyptian-style Eddie bust that opened up! Also, during the encore when they played "Clairvoyant" a 15 foot tall Cyborg Eddie came out and wandered around the stage. Then he left, I'm pretty sure he was defeated with metal or possibly awesomeness.

Set list (courtesy of Blabbermouth.net because like I'll be able to remember that):
Set List:
1. Churchill's Speech / Aces High (from 'Powerslave' – 1984)
2. 2 Minutes to Midnight (from 'Powerslave' – 1984)
3. Revelations (from 'Piece Of Mind' – 1983)
4. The Trooper (from 'Piece Of Mind' – 1983)
5. Wasted Years (from 'Somewhere In Time' – 1986)
6. The Number of the Beast (from 'Number Of The Beast' – 1982)
7. Run to the Hills (from 'Number Of The Beast' – 1982)
8. Rime of the Ancient Mariner (from 'Powerslave' – 1984)
9. Powerslave (from 'Powerslave' – 1984)
10. Heaven Can Wait (from 'Somewhere In Time' – 1986)
11. Can I Play With Madness? (from 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' – 1988)
12. Fear of the Dark (from 'Fear Of The Dark' – 1992)
13. Iron Maiden (from 'Iron Maiden' – 1980)
Encore:
14. Moonchild (from 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' – 1988)
15. The Clairvoyant (from 'Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son' – 1988)
16. Hallowed Be Thy Name (from 'Number Of The Beast' – 1982)

The best videos I could find while still keeping the search to 10 minutes or less were by this guy who went to the concert in California in May. But it's about the same. Here's the end of "Iron Maiden" when the mummy comes out:

Here's the song Clairvoyant when Cyborg Eddie comes out: