No Prayer on the Road

No Prayer on the Road is a concert tour by the British Heavy Metal Band Iron Maiden in support of their album No Prayer for the Dying. It is the first tour to feature Janick Gers, who replaced leaving guitarist Adrian Smith.^[1] Following their large-scale stage shows used in the 1980s, the band opted for a less elaborate production from this tour onwards, with bassist Steve Harris commenting, "We thought the Seventh Son ... stage show just got a bit out of hand. I mean, the actual Eddie and the backdrops I thought looked amazing, but the giant icebergs and stuff were a bit naff, I think, and we just wanted to get away from all that and turn everything into like a massive club gig again, which we really managed to do. And having Janick in the band gave everybody a much-needed kick up the arse, too, because, being new, he was so enthusiastic about everything. I think it made us all open our eyes a bit and look at things in a new way."^[2]

Opening bands

Opening bands for this tour were: Wolfsbane, Anthrax, The Almighty and King's X.

Tour dates

References^[3][4]

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a secret show under the name "The Holy Smokers"

^B This concert was a part of "Roskilde Festival"

Cancellations and rescheduled dates

• 6 November 1990: Copenhagen, Denmark, KB Hallen
• 17 November 1990: Bern, Switzerland, Festhalle (Rescheduled to 5 September 1991.)
• 24 November 1990: Grenoble, France, Le Summum
• 25 November 1990: Toulouse, France, Palais des Sports
• 28 November 1990: Marseille, France, Palais des Sports
• 29 November 1990: Turin, Italy, Palasport
• 28 January 1991: Springfield, United States, Civic Center
• 8 February 1991: Miami, United States, Miami Arena (Due to health problems.)
• 9 February 1991: Orlando, United States, Amway Arena
• 10 February 1991: Tampa, United States, Sundome
• 13 February 1991: Atlanta, United States, Omni Coliseum
• 28 February 1991: Sioux Falls, United States, Sioux Falls Arena

Setlist

1. Intro - theme from 633 Squadron
2. "Tailgunner" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
3. "Public Enema Number One" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
4. "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
5. "Die with Your Boots On" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
6. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
7. "22 Acacia Avenue" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
8. "Holy Smoke" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
9. "The Assassin" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
10. "No Prayer for the Dying" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
11. "Hooks in You" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
12. "The Clairvoyant" (from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988)
13. "2 Minutes to Midnight" (from Powerslave, 1984)
14. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
15. "Heaven Can Wait" (from Somewhere in Time, 1986)
16. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
17. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
18. "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" (from No Prayer for the Dying, 1990)
19. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
20. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)

Notes:

• "The Assassin" and "Hooks in You" were dropped from some sets on the North American leg of the tour.
• "The Evil That Men Do" was played at select venues.
• "The Prisoner" was played at a few dates in Switzerland, Denmark and France.
• Janick Gers would have a short solo at the end of "22 Acacia Avenue"

References

External links

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• Official website
• No Prayer on the Road Tour Dates