Somewhere on Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from 10 September 1986 to 21 May 1987, supporting their album Somewhere in Time. The band performed across the globe, in countries including Poland, Italy, the United States and England. The tour lasted 253 days, during which the band performed 151 shows. The tour commenced in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

Background Somewhere on Tour was the official tour held in support of their 1986 album Somewhere in Time. It was also the band’s first tour since their grueling World Slavery Tour which was picked on by lead singer Bruce Dickinson for being long. Due to this the band cut down this tour and booked 157 shows 32 less than the World Slavery Tour. The tour also seen Iron Maiden play at the prestigious Budokan venue in Japan for the first time.

The Somewhere on Tour production was more ambitious than their previous tours. The band used seven or eight 45 foot articulated trucks which held over 100 tons of equipment, three crowd buses for 60 people and two nightliners for five musicians. Total power (PA and stage monitors) was estimated at 180.000 watts. The vast and flexible lighting rig held over 1100 lamps hung over a futuristic stage set that included flying space ships, inflatable props, laser guns, pyrotechnics, hydraulic stands and backdrops.

On 3 November, BBC's Jim'll Fix It filmed the Hammersmith concert documenting a wish from a 14-year-old fan named Dominic Lawson who went to become a roadie for the concert. He ended up receiving a gold disc record for helping the band and the staff for preparing the concert on that day.

Tour dates + List of 1986 concerts Date City Country Venue Opening Act10 September 1986BelgradeYugoslaviaPionir HallWaysted11 September 1986ZagrebDom Sportova12 September 1986LjubljanaTivoli Hall14 September 1986ViennaAustriaDonauinsel15 September 1986GrazEishalle Liebenau17 September 1986BudapestHungaryMTK Stadion19 September 1986ZabrzePolandrowspan="6" 20 September 1986WrocławHala Ludowa21 September 1986PoznańHala Arena23 September 1986GdańskHala Olivia24 September 1986ŁódźHala Sportowa25 September 1986WarsawTorwar Hall3 October 1986OxfordEnglandApollo Theatre OxfordPaul Samson's Empire4 October 1986St AustellCornwall Coliseum6 October 1986CardiffWalesSt David's Hall7 October 19868 October 1986BristolEnglandColston Hall10 October 1986ManchesterManchester Apollo11 October 198612 October 1986LiverpoolEmpire Theatre14 October 1986LeicesterDe Montfort Hall15 October 1986SheffieldSheffield City Hall16 October 198618 October 1986IpswichGaumont Theatre20 October 1986NottinghamRoyal Concert HallPaul Samson's Empire21 October 1986BradfordSt. George's Hall22 October 1986HanleyVictoria Hall24 October 1986NewcastleNewcastle City Hall25 October 198627 October 1986EdinburghScotlandEdinburgh Playhouse28 October 198630 October 1986BirminghamEnglandBirmingham Odeon31 October 19861 November 19863 November 1986LondonHammersmith Odeon4 November 19865 November 19867 November 19868 November 19869 November 1986 Paul Samson's EmpireBad News12 November 1986HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice HallW.A.S.P.14 November 1986StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion15 November 1986GothenburgScandinavium17 November 1986DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen18 November 1986MalmöSwedenMalmö IsstadionW.A.S.P.20 November 1986OffenbachWest GermanyStadthalle21 November 1986BöblingenSporthalle22 November 1986HanoverEilenriedehalle23 November 1986LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen25 November 1986EssenWest GermanyGrugahalle26 November 1986MunichRudi-Sedlmayer-Halle28 November 1986BrusselsBelgiumForest National29 November 1986ParisFrancePalais Omnisports de Paris-BercyW.A.S.P.Vulcain1 December 1986BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de BarcelonaW.A.S.P.2 December 1986MadridPabellón Deportivo Real Madrid3 December 19865 December 1986LisbonPortugalPavilhão de Cascais7 December 1986ToulouseFrancePetit Palais des Sports8 December 1986MontpellierLe Zénith9 December 1986LyonPalais des Sports11 December 1986NurembergWest GermanyHemmerleinhalle12 December 1986LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle13 December 1986LausanneSwitzerlandHalle des Fêtes15 December 1986TurinItalyTeatro Tenda16 December 1986MilanPalatrussardi17 December 1986FlorencePalasport18 December 1986NaplesTeatro Tenda

+ List of 1987 concerts Date City Country Venue Opening Act7 January 1987HamptonUnited StatesHampton ColiseumYngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force8 January 1987LandoverCapital Centre9 January 1987PittsburghCivic Arena11 January 1987TroyRPI Field House12 January 1987New HavenNew Haven Coliseum13 January 1987PhiladelphiaSpectrum16 January 1987JacksonvilleJacksonville Coliseum17 January 1987Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium18 January 1987LakelandLakeland Civic Center Arena20 January 1987AtlantaThe Omni22 January 1987DallasReunion ArenaVinnie Vincent Invasion23 January 1987AustinFrank Erwin Center24 January 1987BeaumontBeaumont Civic Center 26 January 1987LubbockLubbock Municipal ColiseumVinnie Vincent Invasion27 January 1987NormanLloyd Noble Center28 January 1987TulsaTulsa Convention Center30 January 1987HoustonThe Summit31 January 1987San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center Arena1 February 1987Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi Memorial Coliseum3 February 1987AmarilloAmarillo Civic Center4 February 1987WichitaKansas Coliseum6 February 1987DenverMcNichols Sports Arena8 February 1987Salt Lake CitySalt Palace10 February 1987TacomaTacoma Dome11 February 1987PortlandMemorial Coliseum13 February 1987SacramentoARCO Arena14 February 1987San BernardinoOrange Pavilion16 February 1987Long BeachLong Beach Arena17 February 198718 February 198721 February 1987OaklandOakland-Alameda County Coliseum22 February 1987FresnoSelland Arena24 February 1987San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena25 February 1987PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum26 February 1987TucsonTucson Convention Center Arena27 February 1987El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum28 February 19871 March 1987Fort WorthDaniel-Meyer Coliseum3 March 1987AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum5 March 1987OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium Arena6 March 1987Kansas CityKansas City Municipal Auditorium7 March 1987St. LouisKiel Auditorium8 March 1987MilwaukeeMECCA ArenaWaysted9 March 1987MadisonDane County Coliseum11 March 1987RosemontRosemont Horizon13 March 1987CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens14 March 1987RichfieldRichfield Coliseum15 March 1987Battle CreekKellogg Arena17 March 1987SaginawWendler Arena18 March 1987DetroitJoe Louis Arena19 March 1987IndianapolisMarket Square Arena21 March 1987TorontoCanadaMaple Leaf Gardens22 March 198724 March 1987MontrealMontreal Forum25 March 1987Quebec CityColisée de Quebec27 March 1987BethlehemUnited StatesStabler Arena28 March 1987East RutherfordBrendan Byrne Arena30 March 1987ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center31 March 1987WorcesterCentrum in Worcester2 April 1987New York CityMadison Square Garden4 April 1987CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum5 April 1987GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum7 April 1987BaltimoreBaltimore Arena9 April 1987DaytonHara Arena10 April 1987BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium11 April 1987JohnstownCambria County War Memorial Arena13 April 1987RochesterRochester Community War Memorial14 April 1987ToledoToledo Sports Arena15 April 1987ColumbusOhio Center17 April 1987BloomingtonMet Center20 April 1987WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena21 April 1987ReginaAgridome22 April 1987EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum24 April 1987CalgaryOlympic Saddledome26 April 1987VancouverPacific Coliseum28 April 1987RenoUnited StatesLawlor Events Center29 April 1987ParadiseThomas & Mack Center30 April 1987Daly CityCow Palace1 May 1987San JoseSpartan Stadium Y&TTeslaWaysted2 May 1987IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre Waysted11 May 1987NagoyaJapanNagoya-shi Kōkaidōrowspan="7" 13 May 1987TokyoNippon Budokan15 May 1987NHK Hall16 May 1987KyotoKyoto Kaikan18 May 1987HiroshimaKōsei Nenkin Kaikan20 May 1987OsakaFestival Hall21 May 1987

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Cancellations 18 October 1986: Ipswich, England, Gaumont Theatre; CANCELLED (Due to health problems.) 19 December 1986: Rome, Italy, Teatro Tenda; CANCELLED 20 December 1986: Bologna, Italy, Teatro Tenda; CANCELLED 21 December 1986: Padua, Italy, Teatro Tenda; CANCELLED 24 January 1987: Beaumont, United States, Beaumont Civic Center; CANCELLED (Due to poor ticket sales.)

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