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{{short description|2008–2009 concert tour by Iron Maiden}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2017}}
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{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Somewhere Back in Time World Tour
| image = Iron Maiden 47f b.jpg
| landscape = yes
| image_caption = Iron Maiden performing in Irvine on 31 May 2008
| location = {{hlist|Americas|Europe|Asia|Oceania}}
| artist = [[Iron Maiden]]
| albums = {{hlist|''[[Powerslave]]''|''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]''|''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]''}}
| start_date = 1 February 2008
| end_date = 2 April 2009
| number_of_legs = 4
| number_of_shows = 90 in total (91 scheduled)
| last_tour = [[A Matter of Life and Death Tour]]<br />(2006–2007)
| this_tour = '''Somewhere Back in Time World Tour'''<br />(2008–2009)
| next_tour = [[The Final Frontier World Tour]]<br />(2010–2011)
}}

'''Somewhere Back in Time World Tour''' was a concert tour by the [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Iron Maiden]] in 2008 and 2009, focused on the band's 1980s material, in particular songs from ''[[Powerslave]]'', ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]'' and ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]''. The tour tied in with the second part of the DVD series, entitled [[Live After Death|"The History of Iron Maiden"]],<ref name= "SBIT">{{cite web | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-tour-plans/ | title = Iron Maiden Tour Plans | date = 7 September 2007 | last = Lane | first = Daniel | access-date = 29 November 2012 | work = [[Metal Hammer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602192105/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-tour-plans/|archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> and prompted the release of a new greatest hits compilation, ''[[Somewhere Back in Time]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-to-release-somewhere-back-in-time-collection/ | title = Iron Maiden To Release ''Somewhere Back in Time'' Collection | date = 11 March 2008 | access-date = 20 November 2011 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]] | quote = "The album celebrates the essence of the current tour by featuring most of the essential tracks from the band's first seven studio albums and one live album, recorded between 1980 and 1989"}}</ref>

The tour was advertised as a way of bringing back the 1980s stage show and forgotten "classics" for an audience of younger fans, not having been born in time to witness the original. Many of the band's songs had not been played in a long time, as much as 21 years in one case, and two of them ("Moonchild" and "Rime of the Ancient Mariner") never having been played by the current line-up. The stage set was based around that of the widely celebrated [[World Slavery Tour]] of 1984–85, featuring similar [[pyrotechnics]] and the return of the giant mummified [[Eddie (mascot)|Eddie]], but also included a lighting rig and cyborg walk-on Eddie based on that of [[Somewhere on Tour]] 1986.<ref name= "SBIT"/>

The tour would also see the first use of [[Ed Force One]], Iron Maiden's customised [[Boeing 757]], designed to carry band, crew and equipment across continents, which is piloted by the band's lead singer [[Bruce Dickinson]], who also received the qualifications to flight the Boeing 757.<ref name= "SBIT"/> The ground breaking nature of the tour led to the documentary entitled ''[[Iron Maiden: Flight 666]]'', released in select cinemas in April 2009,<ref name="666 cinema">{{cite web | url = http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/iron-maiden-the-movie-catch-the-trailer/ | title = Iron Maiden: The Movie! Catch The Trailer! | access-date = 29 November 2012 | last = Bezer | first = Terry | date = 20 January 2009 | work = [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506110827/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/iron-maiden-the-movie-catch-the-trailer/|archive-date=6 May 2009}}</ref> followed by a Blu-ray, DVD and CD release in May and June,<ref name="666 Blu">{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-flight-666-to-be-released-on-blu-ray-dvd/ | title = Iron Maiden ''Flight 666'' To Be Released on Blu-Ray, DVD | date = 15 April 2009 | access-date = 20 November 2011 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> which would top the music DVD charts in 25 countries.<ref name="Iron Maiden Official Website">{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-s-flight-666-is-a-global-smash/ | title = Iron Maiden's ''Flight 666'' Is A Global Smash | date = 18 June 2009 | access-date = 20 November 2011 | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>

The 2008 tour was the second highest grossing of the year for a British artist,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/5109730/The-Police-and-Iron-Maiden-lead-British-music-stars-foreign-earnings-to-hit-record-levels.html |title=The Police and Iron Maiden lead British music stars' foreign earnings to hit record levels  |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=6 April 2009 |access-date=18 February 2011 |location=London}}</ref> with the band reportedly playing to well over than 2 million people worldwide over both years.<ref name="Iron Maiden Official Website"/>

==Tour synopsis==
<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[File:Concert_ticket.JPG|thumb|right|300px|A ticket to the concert in [[Costa Rica]]]] -->

The first leg of Iron Maiden's Somewhere Back in Time World Tour opened in [[Mumbai]], India on 1 February, and continued through Australia, Japan, Los Angeles and Mexico, followed by concerts in [[Costa Rica]], [[Colombia]], [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Puerto Rico]] and [[New Jersey]], before finishing in Toronto, on 16 March. Over the 45-day period the band played 23 concerts to over 500,000 fans in 11 countries, flying close to 50,000 miles in the specially refitted plane: Boeing 757, dubbed "Ed Force One" after a competition to name the plane. On this leg of the tour, the ''[[Iron Maiden: Flight 666]]'' film was shot.

Concerning concerts in Scandinavia, EMA Telstar announced that the Iron Maiden tour will be the biggest rock tour that any band has ever undertaken in these Nordic regions. Tour promoter Thomas Johansson of EMA Telstar commented:[[File:Iron Maiden @ Verizon Wireless Irvine MAy 31 2008.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith]], [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] and [[Janick Gers]] performing in Irvine.]] [[File:Dickinson 4.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bruce Dickinson performing "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" in Paris.]] <blockquote>"We are all very proud to be making history by giving our rock fans the biggest Nordic Rock Tour there has ever been and certainly one of the most spectacular. Maiden is so hugely popular with the [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] peoples that we wanted to ensure that as many fans as possible got the opportunity to see this very special show next year as we expect demand for tickets to be enormous.",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ironmaiden-bg.com/news_archive_eng.html#06112007 |title=06.11.2007 Dates for the Nordic tour |publisher=Ironmaiden-bg.com |access-date=9 November 2010}}</ref></blockquote>

==Support acts==
The opening bands on the tour were:
* First Leg: [[Lauren Harris]], [[Vanishing Point (band)|Vanishing Point]] <small>(Perth and Melbourne)</small>, [[Behind Crimson Eyes]] <small>(Sydney and Brisbane)</small>, [[Parikrama (band)|Parikrama]] <small>(Mumbai)</small>, Introspeciión <small>(Bogota)</small>
* Second Leg: Lauren Harris<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ironmaiden.com/lauren-harris-debut-album-and-tour-details.html |title=Iron Maiden Official Website – Lauren Harris debut album and tour details |publisher=Ironmaiden.com |date=21 April 2008 |access-date=9 November 2010}}</ref> [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]] <small>(30 and 31 May only)</small> and [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] <small>(Holmdel only)</small>.<ref name="triviumdate">{{cite news | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/trivium-to-support-iron-maiden-in-new-jersey/ | title = Trivium To Support Iron Maiden in New Jersey | work = [[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=14 April 2008 | access-date = 14 April 2008}}</ref>
* Third Leg: Lauren Harris, [[Within Temptation]] <small>(London and Assen only)</small>, [[Kamelot]] <small>(Assen)</small>, [[Avenged Sevenfold]] <small>(from 1 to 31 July)</small>, [[Trooper (band)|Trooper]] <small>(Bucharest)</small>, Made of Hate <small>(Warsaw)</small>, [[Salamandra (band)|Salamandra]] <small>(Prague)</small>, [[Slayer]] <small>(Lisbon and Mérida)</small>, Tainted <small>(Christchurch)</small>, [[Rising Dream]] <small>(Split)</small>
* Fourth Leg: Lauren Harris, [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]] <small>(Monterrey and Guadalajara)</small>, [[Atreyu (band)|Atreyu]] <small>(Monterrey and Mexico)</small>, [[Morbid Angel]] <small>(Monterrey)</small>, Anthrax <small>(Bogota)</small>, Loathsome Faith <small>(Bogota)</small>, Abstract Enemy <small>(Bogota)</small>, Ágora <small>(Mexico City)</small>, IRA <small>(Monterrey)</small>, ''M.A.S.A.C.R.E.'' <small>(Lima)</small>, ''Witchblade'' <small>(Chile) </small>

==Setlist==
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| content = '''Transylvania/[[We shall fight on the beaches|Churchill's Speech]]'''<br>
Intro song to all shows on this leg of the tour.
#"[[Aces High (song)|Aces High]]" <small>(from ''[[Powerslave]]'', 1984)</small>
#"[[2 Minutes to Midnight]]" <small>(from ''Powerslave'', 1984)</small>
#"Revelations" <small>(from ''[[Piece of Mind]]'', 1983)</small>
#"[[The Trooper]]" <small>(from ''Piece of Mind'', 1983)</small>
#"[[Wasted Years]]" <small>(from ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]'', 1986)</small>
#"[[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of the Beast]]" <small>(from ''[[The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast]]'', 1982)</small>
#"[[Can I Play with Madness]]" <small>(from ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]'', 1988)</small>
#"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" <small>(from ''Powerslave'', 1984)</small>
#"Powerslave" <small>(from ''Powerslave'', 1984)</small>
#"Heaven Can Wait" <small>(from ''Somewhere in Time'', 1986)</small>
#"[[Run to the Hills]]" <small>(from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982)</small>
#"[[Fear of the Dark (song)|Fear of the Dark]]" <small>(from ''[[Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)|Fear of the Dark]]'', 1992)</small>
#"Iron Maiden" <small>(from ''[[Iron Maiden (album)|Iron Maiden]]'', 1980)</small>
'''Encore'''
#<li value=14>"Moonchild" <small>(from ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'', 1988)</small>
#"[[The Clairvoyant (song)|The Clairvoyant]]" <small>(from ''Seventh Son of a Seventh Son'', 1988)</small>
#"[[Hallowed Be Thy Name (song)|Hallowed Be Thy Name]]" <small>(from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982)</small>
}}

{{hidden
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| contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 75%;
| header = 2009 Setlist
| content = '''Transylvania/[[We shall fight on the beaches|Churchill's Speech]]'''<br>
Intro song to all shows on this leg of the tour.
#"[[Aces High (song)|Aces High]]" <small>(from ''[[Powerslave]]'', 1984)</small>
#"Wrathchild" <small>(from ''[[Killers (Iron Maiden album)|Killers]]'', 1981)</small>
#"[[2 Minutes to Midnight]]" <small>(from ''Powerslave'', 1984)</small>
#"Children of the Damned" <small>(from ''[[The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast]]'', 1982)</small>
#"Phantom of the Opera" <small>(from ''[[Iron Maiden (album)|Iron Maiden]]'', 1980)</small>
#"[[The Trooper]]" <small>(from ''[[Piece of Mind]]'', 1983)</small>
#"[[Wasted Years]]" <small>(from ''[[Somewhere in Time (Iron Maiden album)|Somewhere in Time]]'', 1986)</small>
#"Rime of the Ancient Mariner" <small>(from ''Powerslave'', 1984)</small>
#"Powerslave" <small>(from ''Powerslave'', 1984)</small>
#"[[Run to the Hills]]" <small>(from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982)</small>
#"[[Fear of the Dark (song)|Fear of the Dark]]" <small>(from ''[[Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album)|Fear of the Dark]]'', 1992)</small>
#"[[Hallowed Be Thy Name (song)|Hallowed Be Thy Name]]" <small>(from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982)</small>
#"Iron Maiden" <small>(from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980)</small>
'''Encore'''
#<li value=14>"[[The Number of the Beast (song)|The Number of The Beast]]" <small>(from ''The Number of the Beast'', 1982)</small>
#"[[The Evil That Men Do (song)|The Evil That Men Do]]" <small>(from ''[[Seventh Son of a Seventh Son]]'', 1988)</small>
#"[[Sanctuary (Iron Maiden song)|Sanctuary]]" <small>(from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980)</small>

Note:
*In Belgrade, the opening date of the 2009 tour, "2 Minutes to Midnight" and "Wrathchild" were played the other way round. In addition, The drum intro to "The Trooper" was mistakenly played before "Phantom of the Opera", and the intro to "Wasted Years" was also played before "The Trooper". Only the first mistake affected the concert's setlist.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andy |url=http://www.metaltraveller.com/en/gigs/iron_maiden/belgrade_2009.html |title=Iron maiden in Belgrade, Serbia, February&nbsp;10, 2009 |publisher=Metal Traveller |access-date=9 November 2010}}</ref>
}}

==Personnel==
(Credits taken from the official tour programme.)<ref>{{Cite journal|author=EMI |title=Iron Maiden – Somewhere Back in Time World Tour 08-09 |edition=4th |location=London |year=2009 |author-link=EMI }}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Iron Maiden
* [[Bruce Dickinson]] – [[Lead vocalist|lead vocals]]
* [[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] – [[guitar]]
* [[Adrian Smith (musician)|Adrian Smith]] – guitar, [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
* [[Janick Gers]] – guitar
* [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] – [[bass guitar|bass]], backing vocals
* [[Nicko McBrain]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
;Management
*[[Rod Smallwood]]
*Andy Taylor
;Booking Agents
*John Jackson at K2 Agency Ltd.
{{col-2}}
[[File:Iron Maiden 653.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris and Janick Gers in Costa Rica.]]
{{col-end}}
{{Div col}}
;Crew
*Ian Day – Tour Manager
*Steve Gadd – Assistant Tour Manager
*Jason Danter – Production Manager
*Bill Conte – Stage Manager
*Zeb Minto – Tour Coordinator
*Natasha De Sampayo – Wardrobe
*Doug Hall – Front of House Sound Engineer
*Steve 'Gonzo' Smith – Monitor Engineer
*Ian 'Squid' Walsh – Sound Technician
*Mike Hackman – Sound Technician
*Rob Coleman – Lighting Designer
*Rowan Norris – Lighting Technician
*Sean Brady – Adrian Smith's Guitar Technician
*Colin Price – Dave Murray's Guitar Technician
*Mick Pryde – Janick Gers' Guitar Technician
*Michael Kenney – Steve Harris' Bass Technician and [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*Charlie Charlesworth – Nicko McBrain's Drum Technician
*Paul Stratford – Set Carpenter
*Ashley Groom – Set Carpenter
*Philip Stewart – Set Carpenter
*Jeff Weir – Tour Security
*Peter Lokrantz – Masseuse
*Dave 'Tith' Pattenden – Video Director
*Johnny 'TGD' Burke – Moving and Still Pictures
*Keith Maxwell – Pyrotechnician
*Eric Muccio – Pyrotechnician
*Boomer – Merchandising
*Dick Bell – Production Consultant
{{div col end}}

{{Clear}}

==Tour dates==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of 2008 concerts
! style="width:150px;"| Date
! style="width:150px;"| City
! style="width:150px;"| Country
! style="width:200px;"| Venue
|-
| 1 February 2008
| [[Mumbai]]
| [[India]]
| [[Bandra-Kurla complex]]
|-
| 4 February 2008
| [[Perth]]
| rowspan="6"|[[Australia]]
| [[Burswood Dome]]
|-
| 6 February 2008
| rowspan="2"|[[Melbourne]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Rod Laver Arena]]
|-
| 7 February 2008
|-
| 9 February 2008
| rowspan="2"|[[Sydney]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Acer Arena]]
|-
| 10 February 2008
|-
| 12 February 2008
| [[Brisbane]]
| [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]]
|-
| 15 February 2008
| [[Yokohama]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Japan]]
| [[Pacifico Yokohama|Yokohama Pacifico]]
|-
| 16 February 2008
| [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]]
| [[Makuhari Messe]]
|-
| 19 February 2008
| [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]
| [[United States]]
| [[The Forum (Inglewood)|The Forum]]
|-
| 21 February 2008
| [[Zapopan, Jalisco|Zapopan]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Mexico]]
| [[Telmex Auditorium|Auditorio Telmex]]
|-
| 22 February 2008
| [[Monterrey]]
| [[Monterrey Arena]]
|-
| 24 February 2008
| [[Mexico City]]
| [[Foro Sol]]
|-
| 26 February 2008
| [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]
| [[Costa Rica]]
| [[Estadio Ricardo Saprissa]]
|-
| 28 February 2008
| [[Bogotá]]
| [[Colombia]]
| [[Simón Bolívar Park]]
|-
| 2 March 2008
| [[São Paulo]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Brazil]]
| [[Estádio Palestra Itália]]
|-
| 4 March 2008
| [[Curitiba]]
| [[Pedreira Paulo Leminski]]
|-
| 5 March 2008
| [[Porto Alegre]]
| [[Gigantinho]]
|-
| 7 March 2008
| [[Buenos Aires]]
| [[Argentina]]
| [[Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry]]
|-
| 9 March 2008
| [[Santiago]]
| [[Chile]]
| [[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Pista Atletica]]
|-
| 12 March 2008
| [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]
| [[Puerto Rico]]
| [[José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum|Coliseo de Puerto Rico, José Miguel Agrelot]]
|-
| 14 March 2008
| [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]
| United States
| [[Izod Center]]
|-
| 16 March 2008
| [[Toronto]]
| [[Canada]]
| [[Air Canada Centre]]
|-
| 21 May 2008
| [[Selma, Texas|Selma]]
| rowspan="8"|United States
| [[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Selma)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]]
|-
| 22 May 2008
| [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]]
| [[Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion]]
|-
| 25 May 2008
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]
| [[Journal Pavilion]]
|-
| 26 May 2008
| [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
| [[Cricket Wireless Pavilion]]
|-
| 28 May 2008
| [[Concord, California|Concord]]
| [[Sleep Train Pavilion]]
|-
| 30 May 2008
| rowspan="2"|[[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre]]
|-
| 31 May 2008
|-
| 2 June 2008
| [[Auburn, Washington|Auburn]]
| [[White River Amphitheatre]]
|-
| 3 June 2008
| [[Vancouver]]
| rowspan="5"|Canada
| [[Pacific Coliseum]]
|-
| 5 June 2008
| [[Calgary]]
| [[Pengrowth Saddledome|Saddledome]]
|-
| 6 June 2008
| [[Edmonton]]
| [[Rexall Place]]
|-
| 8 June 2008
| [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]]
| align=""|[[Brandt Centre]]
|-
| 9 June 2008
| [[Winnipeg]]
| [[MTS Centre]]
|-
| 11 June 2008
| [[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]]
| rowspan="7"|United States
| [[Allstate Arena]]
|-
| 12 June 2008
| [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio|Cuyahoga Falls]]
| [[Blossom Music Center]]
|-
| 14 June 2008
| [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel]]
| [[PNC Bank Arts Center]]
|-
| 15 June 2008
| [[New York City]]
| [[Madison Square Garden]]
|-
| 17 June 2008
| [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]]
| [[Susquehanna Bank Center]]
|-
| 18 June 2008
| [[Columbia, Maryland|Columbia]]
| [[Merriweather Post Pavilion]]
|-
| 20 June 2008
| [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]]
| [[Comcast Center for the Performing Arts|Comcast Center]]
|-
| 21 June 2008
| [[Montreal]]
| Canada
| [[Parc Jean-Drapeau]]
|-
| 27 June 2008
| [[Bologna]]
| [[Italy]]
| [[Gods of Metal]]
|-
| 29 June 2008
| [[Dessel]]
| [[Belgium]]
| [[Graspop Metal Meeting]]
|-
| 1 July 2008
| rowspan="2"|[[Paris]]
| rowspan="2"|[[France]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]]
|-
| 2 July 2008
|-
| 5 July 2008
| [[London]]
| [[England]]
| [[Twickenham Stadium]]
|-
| 9 July 2008
| [[Lisbon]]
| [[Portugal]]
| [[Super Bock Super Rock]]
|-
| 11 July 2008
| [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Spain]]
| Via de la Plata Festival
|-
|<s>12 July 2008</s>
|[[Zaragoza]]
|Metalway Festival
|-
| 16 July 2008
| [[Stockholm]]
| [[Sweden]]
| [[Stockholm Olympic Stadium]]
|-
| 18 July 2008
| [[Helsinki]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Finland]]
| [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]]
|-
| 19 July 2008
| [[Tampere]]
| [[Ratina Stadion]]
|-
| 22 July 2008
| [[Trondheim]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Norway]]
| [[Lerkendal Stadion]]
|-
| 24 July 2008
| [[Oslo]]
| [[Valle Hovin]]
|-
| 26 July 2008
| [[Gothenburg]]
| Sweden
| [[Ullevi Stadium]]
|-
| 27 July 2008
| [[Horsens]]
| [[Denmark]]
| Godsbanepladsen
|-
| 31 July 2008
| [[Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein|Wacken]]
| [[Germany]]
| [[Wacken Open Air]]
|-
| 2 August 2008
| [[Athens]]
| [[Greece]]
| [[Terra Vibe Park]]
|-
| 4 August 2008
| [[Bucharest]]
| [[Romania]]
| [[Cotroceni Stadium]]
|-
| 7 August 2008
| [[Warsaw]]
| [[Poland]]
| Gwardia Stadium
|-
| 8 August 2008
| [[Prague]]
| [[Czech Republic]]
| [[Synot Tip Arena]]
|-
| 10 August 2008
| [[Split, Croatia|Split]]
| [[Croatia]]
| [[Stadion Poljud]]
|-
| 12 August 2008
| [[Budapest]]
| [[Hungary]]
| [[Sziget Festival]]
|-
| 14 August 2008
| [[Basel]]
| [[Switzerland]]
| [[St. Jakobshalle]]
|-
| 16 August 2008
| [[Assen]]
| [[Netherlands]]
| [[TT Circuit Assen]]
|-
| 19 August 2008
| [[Moscow]]
| [[Russia]]
| [[Olympic Stadium (Moscow)|Olimpiyskiy Arena]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of 2009 concerts
! style="width:150px;"| Date
! style="width:150px;"| City
! style="width:150px;"| Country
! style="width:200px;"| Venue
|-
| 10 February 2009
| [[Belgrade]]
| [[Serbia]]
| [[Belgrade Arena]]
|-
| 13 February 2009
| [[Dubai]]
| [[United Arab Emirates]]
| Media City Amphitheatre
|-
| 15 February 2009
| [[Bangalore]]
| India
| Palace Grounds
|-
| 20 February 2009
| [[Auckland]]
| rowspan="2"|[[New Zealand]]
| [[Mount Smart Stadium]]
|-
| 22 February 2009
| [[Christchurch]]
| [[Westpac Arena]]
|-
| 25 February 2009
| Monterrey
| rowspan="3"|Mexico
| [[Estadio Universitario (UANL)|Estadio Universitario]]
|-
| 26 February 2009
|[[Guadalajara]]
| [[Arena VFG]]
|-
| 28 February 2009
| Mexico City
| Foro Sol
|-
| 3 March 2009
| [[Alajuela]]
| Costa Rica
| [[Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto]]
|-
| 5 March 2009
| [[Caracas]]
| [[Venezuela]]
| [[Poliedro de Caracas]]
|-
| 7 March 2009
| Bogota
| Colombia
| Simon Bolivar Park
|-
| 10 March 2009
| [[Quito]]
| [[Ecuador]]
| [[Estadio Chillogallo|Estadio Aucas]]
|-
| 12 March 2009
| [[Manaus]]
| rowspan="5"|Brazil
| [[:pt:Centro de Convenções de Manaus|Sambodromo]]
|-
| 14 March 2009
| [[Rio de Janeiro]]
| [[Praça da Apoteose]]
|-
| 15 March 2009
| São Paulo
| [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Autodromo de Interlagos]]
|-
| 18 March 2009
| [[Belo Horizonte]]
| [[Mineirinho]]
|-
| 20 March 2009
| [[Brasília]]
| [[Estádio Mané Garrincha]]
|-
| 22 March 2009
| Santiago
| Chile
| [[Club Hipico Santiago]]
|-
| 26 March 2009
| [[Lima]]
| [[Peru]]
| [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]]
|-
| 28 March 2009
| Buenos Aires
| Argentina
| [[José Amalfitani Stadium]]
|-
| 31 March 2009
| [[Recife]]
| Brazil
| Pernambuco Jockey Club 
|-
| 2 April 2009
| [[Sunrise, Florida]]
| United States
| [[BankAtlantic Center]]
|}
[[File:Iron Maiden in Bercy 2.jpg|thumb|Iron Maiden in Paris, 1 July 2008.]]

* According to sponsors and the ''[[Iron Maiden: Flight 666|Flight 666]]'' documentary, the concert held in Costa Rica was the largest in Central America, with over 27,000 attendants.
* The Metalway Festival appearance was cancelled due to extremely bad weather.
* The European Leg was the biggest sales achievement in band's career. Most shows were sold out in rapid time and streams of tickets were officially extra added due to high demand. The band's performance at Wacken Open Air in 2008 was their largest festival performance of the year. According to ''Metal Hammer DE'', "...not less than 83.000 metal maniacs from all over the world attended this show".
* On the Latin American Leg in 2009 Iron Maiden played 16 gigs to well over half a million people. Their show at [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace|Autodromo de Interlagos]] had the biggest attendance for a rock music event in history of the venue.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.ironmaiden.com/tours/somewhere-back-in-time-world-tour-2008-1 Somewhere Back in Time World Tour dates]

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