The Beast on the Road
The Beast on the Road was a 1982 tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden in support of the album, The Number of the Beast. It is one of Iron Maiden's longest tours to date, only surpassed in length by the World Slavery Tour, comprising 188 dates in 18 countries taking place over ten months.Setlist
- "Murders in the Rue Morgue"
- "Wrathchild"
- "Run to the Hills"
- "Children of the Damned"
- "The Number of the Beast"
- "Another Life"
- "Killers"
- "22 Acacia Avenue"
- "Total Eclipse"
- Drum solo
- "Transylvania"
- Guitar solo
- "The Prisoner"
- "Hallowed Be Thy Name"
- "Phantom of the Opera"
- "Iron Maiden"
- "Sanctuary"
- "Drifter"
- "Running Free"
- "Prowler"
Notes:
- The band encored with "Tush" at the Reading Festival.
- "Smoke on the Water", a Deep Purple cover, was performed as an encore on 4 December 1982.
- "Genghis Khan" was performed on March 11, 1982.
- "Killers" and "Total Eclipse" were dropped from the setlist after the April 30 concert.
- "I Got the Fire", a Montrose cover, was performed as a last encore during the Asian leg of the tour.
Tour dates
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
