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The Book of Souls World Tour is an upcoming concert tour by Iron Maiden, held in support of their sixteenth studio album, ''The Book of Souls''. The tour will see the band play shows in 35 countries across six continents, which will include their debut performances in El Salvador and China. The group, their crew and equipment will be transported on a customised Boeing 747-400, nicknamed "Ed Force One", which will be piloted by vocalist Bruce Dickinson. ==Background== Iron Maiden's intention to tour in support of ''The Book of Souls'' was confirmed with the album's announcement on 18 June 2015. The band's touring plans had to be delayed until 2016 to allow vocalist Bruce Dickinson to recover following treatment for a cancerous tumour found on his tongue. The tour was officially announced with a press release on 25 August, which included a general outline of the band's itinerary with specific dates to be confirmed.〔 Starting in February, the band will visit 35 countries throughout North and South America, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, before finishing in Europe in August.〔 The band's dates in China, El Salvador and Lithuania will mark their first visits to those countries,〔 while the shows in South Africa will be their debut appearance with Dickinson as vocalist (having previously toured there in 1995).〔 As with their 2008, 2009 and 2011 tours, the band will travel on their own aircraft, nicknamed "Ed Force One" after the band's mascot, Eddie, although this time using a Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet, provided by Air Atlanta Icelandic, rather than the smaller Boeing 757s which they had previously used. According to Dickinson, a qualified pilot who will captain the aeroplane, the larger 747-400 will mean the band will be able to travel at faster speeds and for longer periods and will be able to carry their equipment without the plane having to undertake extensive modifications, as they had to do with the 757s. Ed Force One will carry the band, their crew and over 12 tons of equipment for most of their shows, up to and including their first few European concerts. The first dates to be confirmed were the band's shows in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, announced 14 September 2015. On 1 October, the group released their US itinerary, which highlighted their Fort Lauderdale performance as the tour's opening concert, with an additional night in Los Angeles added on 13 October. This was followed by their Central and South American dates on 5 and 6 October, which included the announcement of their first ever performance in El Salvador, their Canadian performances on 8 October and an additional show in Mexico City on 26 October. The band began announcing their European shows from 7 October, with their Netherlands date the first to be revealed, followed by Ullevi, Sweden on 19 October, Oslo, Norway and Herning, Denmark on 21 October, Berlin, Germany on 23 October, Wrocław, Poland on 26 October. Kaunas, their debut appearance in Lithuania, and Hämeenlinna, Finland on 2 November, Moscow, Russia on 3 November, Prague, Czech Republic on 11 November and Italy on 30 November. The band will play several festivals throughout their European tour, including Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium,〔 Rock im Revier, Rockavaria and Wacken Open Air in Germany, the Download Festival in Paris, France and Donington, UK, Rock in Vienna, Austria, Sonisphere presents Allment Rockt in Lucerne, Switzerland, VOLT Festival in Sopron, Hungary and Rock in Roma Sonisphere in Rome, Italy.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Book of Souls World Tour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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