Iron Maiden backdrops over the years (WARNING: LOTB SETLIST SPOILERS)

[Kalata]

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Somewhere Back in Time World Tour

1- Aces High, 2MTM, Revelations, Powerslave, HCW, RTTH, FOTD and HBTN (2008 leg)
2- The Trooper (2008 leg)
3- The Trooper (2009 leg)
4- Wasted Years, TNOTB, CIPWM (2008 leg)/Powerslave, RTTH and HBTN (2009 leg)
5- ROTAM
6- Iron Maiden (2008 leg - no big Eddie!) and TETMD (2009 leg)
7- Moonchild and The Clairvoyant
8- Aces High, Wrathchild, COTD and Wasted Years (2009 leg)
9- 2MTM (2009 leg - they also used black background sometimes)
10- Sanctuary

Note: Phantom Of The Opera, FOTD (2009 leg) and TNOTB (2009 leg) - they used a black background.

 

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A Matter of Life and Death Tour

1 & 1.2- Different World
2- These Colours Don't Run
3- BTATS, The Pilgrim, FTGGOG, Lord Of Light, The Legacy and TROBB (2007 leg)
4- The Longest Day
5- 2MTM
6- The Trooper
7- RTTH

Note: OOTS, TROBB (2006 leg), FOTD, TETMD, HBTN, Wrathchild, COTD and TNOTB (+ goat statue) - they used a black background.

 

[Randalf]

6- Iron Maiden (2008 leg - no big Eddie!) and TETMD (2009 leg)

It was used during Iron Maiden only during the first leg of the 2008 tour (and one or two shows later on the tour when they couldn't include big mummy Eddie, like in Serbia 2009). After the first leg (the "Flight 666"/Ed-Force One leg) when the full production with big Mummy Eddie and other stuff got into play it was used during Heaven Can Wait.

 

[Kalata]

It was used during Iron Maiden only during the first leg of the 2008 tour (and one or two shows later on the tour when they couldn't include big mummy Eddie, like in Serbia 2009). After the first leg (the "Flight 666"/Ed-Force One leg) when the full production with big Mummy Eddie and other stuff got into play it was used during Heaven Can Wait.

My point was that the futuristic city (from SIT album cover) backdrop was used for the song ''Iron Maiden'' in 2008 (Flight 666 footage too). The 2008 leg had only walk-one Eddie. The 2009 leg features the big Eddie (i.e. mummy Eddie).

 

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Eddie Rips Up the World Tour

1- Murders In The Rue Morgue
2- Another Life
3- Prowler, Remember Tomorrow, WED, Wrathchild, DWYBO, HBTN, Drifter, Sanctuary and Charlotte The Harlot
4- The Trooper
5- RTTH
6- Revelations
7- Phantom Of The Opera
8- TNOTB
9- Running Free
10- Drifter (second backdrop) - I assume it was for Drifter, because the walk-on Eddie was used during this song. And I've never seen before the first album cover to be used as a backdrop!

 

[Randalf]

My point was that the futuristic city (from SIT album cover) backdrop was used for the song ''Iron Maiden'' in 2008 (Flight 666 footage too). The 2008 leg had only walk-one Eddie. The 2009 leg features the big Eddie (i.e. mummy Eddie).

Yes, and my point was that it was used during Iron Maiden in the first leg of 2008 only (+the Serbia show in 2009), which took place in Feb-marc 2008; the summer leg (may-aug. 2008) featured the full stage show, including the big Eddie and that particular SiT backdrop was used during Heaven Can Wait then.

Didn't want to be too nitpicky, hehe, just pointing out that SiT-related backdrop was indeed used during a SiT song later on the 2008 tour.

7- Moonchild and The Clairvoyant

As a fan fuct, the very same backdrop was used in a couple of shows during Maiden England tour where they couldn't use the big Scribe Eddie prop due to lack of space in backstage or something of that nature.

 

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Dance of Death World Tour

1- Wildest Dreams
2- CIPWM
3- The Trooper
4- DOD
5- BNW and Lord Of The Flies
6- Paschendale
7 & 7.1- No More Lies
8- TNOTB
9- RTTH

Note: Wrathchild, Rainmaker, FOTD and Journeyman - they used a black background.

 

[Poto]

I'm surprised at how many different backdrops they have had for The Trooper.

 

[Kalata]

I'm surprised at how many different backdrops they have had for The Trooper.

... Trooper Eddie is an all time classic image, so it's not surprising.

 

[Poto]

... Trooper Eddie is an all time classic image, so it's not surprising.

That's why it's surprising they keep changing it.

 

[Kalata]

That's why it's surprising they keep changing it.

Where? It's either Trooper Eddie from the single cover or Maiden England Eddie. Or it's the full artwork.

 

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Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour

1- TNOTB
2- The Trooper
3- HBTN and 22AA
4- BNW
5- The Clansman
6- The Clairvoyant
7- BYD... TTS
8- RTTH

Note: DWYBO, Revelations, Wildest Dreams, TWM, HCW, FOTD and 2MTM - they used a black background.

 

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Brave New World Tour

1- TWM, GOTN, BNW, HBTN, Sanctuary, RTTH, The Fallen Angel and OOTSP
2- SOTC (concerts during 2000)
3- The Trooper
4- The Clansman
5- Iron Maiden (before opens the head to reveal the full Wicker Man Eddie)
6- TNOTB

Note: Wrathchild, 2MTM, Blood Brothers, SOTC (concerts in 2001... RIR 2001), The Mercenary, Dream Of Mirrors, TETMD, FOTD and COTD - they used a black background.

 

[The_7th_one]

As GhostofCain said they started using backdrops in the world slavery tour. You can see some of them in Live after Death concert. I think Aces High, 2 minutes to Midnight, The Trooper, Flight of Icarus and Powerslave. They used the Sphinx backdrop like the pic upload by GhostofCain in Run to the hills. And the Somewhere on Tour also using backdrops like the ship in Rime of the ancient Mariner.