On Friday (October 4th), Iron Maiden returned to the U.S., kicking off their highly anticipated The Future Past Tour at the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in San Diego with a pyrotechnic, big-production two-hour performance.
The NWOBHM titans opened with “Caught Somewhere in Time,” and played other classic anthems such as “The Prisoner,” “Fear of the Dark” and “The Trooper,” as well as newer cuts like “The Time Machine” and “Hell on Earth” from the band’s most recent album, 2021’s Senjutsu. The eternally ebullient Bruce Dickinson dashed across the stage and belted skyscraping notes, while his bandmates delivered galloping heavy-metal gallantry. Eddie, of course, made his presence known, too.
The Future Past Tour continues Tuesday, October 8th, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Check out the opening-night setlist (courtesy of Setlist.fm), epic photos (courtesy of John McMurtrie) and the remaining dates below.
Iron Maiden 10/4/24 setlist:
Caught Somewhere in Time
Stranger in a Strange Land
The Writing on the Wall
Days of Future Past
The Time Machine
The Prisoner
Death of the Celts
Can I Play With Madness
Heaven Can Wait
Alexander the Great
Fear of the Dark
Iron Maiden
Hell on Earth
The Trooper
Wasted Years
Iron Maiden 2024 North American tour dates:
OCTOBER
Fri 4th: North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, SAN DIEGO, CA
Sat 5th: Michelob ULTRA Arena, LAS VEGAS, NV
Tues 8th: Kia Forum, LOS ANGELES, CA
Wed 9th: Footprint Center, PHOENIX, AZ
Sat 12th: Aftershock Festival, SACRAMENTO, CA
Mon 14th: MODA Center, PORTLAND, OR
Weds 16th: Tacoma Dome, TACOMA, WA
Fri 18th: Delta Center, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Sat 19th: Ball Arena, DENVER, CO
Tues 22nd: Xcel Energy Center, ST PAUL, MN
Thurs 24th: Allstate Arena, ROSEMONT, IL
Sat 26th: Scotiabank Arena, TORONTO, ON
Sun 27th: Videotron Centre, QUEBEC, QC
Weds 30th: Centre Bell, MONTREAL, QC
NOVEMBER
Fri 1st: Wells Fargo Center, PHILADELPHIA, PA
Sat 2nd: Barclays Center, BROOKLYN, NY
Weds 6th: DCU Center, WORCESTER, MA
Fri 8th: PPG Paints Arena, PITTSBURGH, PA
Sat 9th: Prudential Center, NEWARK, NJ
Tues 12th: CFG Bank Arena, BALTIMORE, MD
Weds 13th: Spectrum Center, CHARLOTTE, NC
Sat 16th: Dickies Arena, FORT WORTH, TX
Sun 17th: Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center), SAN ANTONIO, TX