Start date 28 September 1995 Dates 28 Sep 1995 – 7 Sep 1996 | End date 7 September 1996 Associated album The X Factor | |
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No. of shows 138 (128 Performed + 10 cancellations) | ||
The X Factour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden which took place from 28 September 1995 to 7 September 1996. It was their first tour with vocalist Blaze Bayley, who debuted on The X Factor album. The opening acts on varying dates of the tour included Psycho Motel, Fear Factory and My Dying Bride.
The tour began with the band's first ever shows in Israel and Africa before continuing in Europe and North America, where they played much smaller venues than they had with former vocalist Bruce Dickinson. Unfortunately, Bayley suffered vocal issues during the band's North American tour as a result of the arduous schedule, which meant that several dates had to be cancelled. The tour's closing dates in South and Central America included shows in much larger venues, such as the Monsters of Rock festival in São Paulo.
Setlist
- "Man on the Edge" (from The X Factor, 1995)
- "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
- "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere In Time, 1986)
- "Lord of the Flies" (from The X Factor, 1995)
- "Fortunes of War" (from The X Factor, 1995)
- "Blood on the World's Hands" (from The X Factor, 1995)
- "Afraid to Shoot Strangers" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "The Evil That Men Do" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "The Aftermath" (from The X Factor, 1995)
- "Sign of the Cross" (from The X Factor, 1995)
- "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
- "The Edge of Darkness" (from The X Factor, 1995)
- "Fear of the Dark" (from Fear of the Dark, 1992)
- "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
- "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "The Number of the Beast" (from Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from Number of the Beast, 1982)
- "The Trooper" (from Piece Of Mind, 1983)
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