2021–2022: Senjutsu Legacy
On July 15, 2021, Iron Maiden released a music video for their first new song in six years, titled "The Writing on the Wall". The animated music video was directed by Nicos Livesey. Within 24 hours of its premiere on YouTube, the promotional clip received a record number for the band of two million views. The videoclip was nominated for the UK Music Video Awards 2021 in the "Best Animated Music Video" category.
On July 19, the group's seventeenth studio album, entitled Senjutsu was announced. The worldwide market premiere was scheduled for September 3, 2021. The producer of the group's second double studio album was Kevin Shirley, and the recordings were made in spring 2019 at Guillaume Tell Studios in Paris. The album was made available in seven publishing formats. On August 19, the second promotional single, titled "Stratego" was made available on streaming platforms.
On July 19, the group's seventeenth studio album, entitled Senjutsu was announced. The worldwide market premiere was scheduled for September 3, 2021. The producer of the group's second double studio album was Kevin Shirley, and the recordings were made in spring 2019 at Guillaume Tell Studios in Paris. The album was made available in seven publishing formats. On August 19, the second promotional single, titled "Stratego" was made available on streaming platforms.
The Senjutsu album met with positive response from most fans and music critics alike, eventually reaching the top of the bestseller lists in 27 countries, including Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders), Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Malaysia, Serbia, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, Finland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, India and South Korea.
In the ranking of sales of physical albums in the UK and the USA, the double-disc release took the first position, also achieved on the European Album Chart Top 200. Senjutsu was also in the Top 3 bestsellers in the USA - the highest in the group's history. In South America, the album went on sale only a week after the official
date. At the same time as the Iron Maiden album, the latest releases by
the most popular representatives of the pop and rap scene such as Drake,
Kanye West, Imagine Dragons and Billie Eilish appeared on the
bestseller lists.
On December 1, the band announced 30 additional shows in North America and Europe. They complemented the "Legacy of the Beast World Tour 2022", which was enriched with an additional stage world related to the Senjutsu album.
Bruce Dickinson and Rod Smallwood decided that the upcoming concerts would be a form of promotion of the last studio album, and fans would see all the special effects for which the tour became famous and completely new solutions referring to the seventeenth studio album.
The management intended the "Legacy of the Beast World Tour 2018 - 2022" to be the largest and most spectacular tour in the history of the band. Theoretically, 140 concerts were to be seen by over 3.5 million people.
Bruce Dickinson and Rod Smallwood decided that the upcoming concerts would be a form of promotion of the last studio album, and fans would see all the special effects for which the tour became famous and completely new solutions referring to the seventeenth studio album.
The management intended the "Legacy of the Beast World Tour 2018 - 2022" to be the largest and most spectacular tour in the history of the band. Theoretically, 140 concerts were to be seen by over 3.5 million people.
There were also plans to play a separate tour dedicated to the Senjutsu album. Bruce Dickinson intended to present the contents of the double studio release in its entirety (82 minutes) during a series of more intimate concerts. The armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine forced the group's management to cancel stadium concerts in Kiev and Moscow. After selling out the group's fifth concert as headliner of the Rock in Rio Festival 2022, three stadium concerts were added in São Paulo (Estádio do Morumbi), Curitiba (Pedreira Paulo Leminski) and for the first time in the city of Ribeirão Preto at the Arena EuroBike Stadium. The management of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, in cooperation with the Rock and Metal Museum (RAM) UK, organized a special exhibition dedicated to the British band. Visitors could see graphics created by Mark Wilkinson and professional stills from the "Legacy of the Beast World Tour" by John McMurtrie.
The European leg of the 2022 tour took place mainly through sports stadiums and festivals. About 50,000 people attended the concert at the Olympic Stadium in Athens (OAKA Stadium). During the presentation of the song "The Number of the Beast", fans lit flares and smoke candles, provoking a nervous reaction from Bruce Dickinson, which was widely reported in the media.
During the first leg of the "Legacy of the Beast World Tour 2018", Iron Maiden also played in Greece to nearly 50,000 fans gathered at Terra Vibe Park. The European tour included 31 booked concerts, which attracted over 1.1 million people. The band's seventh performance as the headliner of the largest British heavy rock festival in Donington, attracted approximately 100,000 people! According to Bruce Dickinson, it was the best, most crowded and completely sold out European tour in the group's history.
During the first leg of the "Legacy of the Beast World Tour 2018", Iron Maiden also played in Greece to nearly 50,000 fans gathered at Terra Vibe Park. The European tour included 31 booked concerts, which attracted over 1.1 million people. The band's seventh performance as the headliner of the largest British heavy rock festival in Donington, attracted approximately 100,000 people! According to Bruce Dickinson, it was the best, most crowded and completely sold out European tour in the group's history.
Five concerts in Latin America gathered approximately 350,000 people. All performances were completely sold out, including the fifth in the group's history as the headliner of the Rock in Rio festival for a record audience of over 100,000 people. In the fall of 2022, the band played 24 concerts in the USA and Canada, focusing almost exclusively on the so-called "B" and "C" markets. The group attracted several hundred thousand fans.
In some cities, Iron Maiden concerts took place after a long break. 67 concerts in Europe and the UK were seen by a total of almost 2.3 million people, nearly 700,000 fans watched 10 concerts in South America, and the 63 concerts the musicians played in North America were watched by approximately 1.2 million fans in Mexico, Canada and the USA. The musicians decided not to visit Asia and Oceania due to the rising logistics costs and the unstable epidemiological situation. All 58 concerts that took place in 2022 were seen by over 1.8 million people.
In some cities, Iron Maiden concerts took place after a long break. 67 concerts in Europe and the UK were seen by a total of almost 2.3 million people, nearly 700,000 fans watched 10 concerts in South America, and the 63 concerts the musicians played in North America were watched by approximately 1.2 million fans in Mexico, Canada and the USA. The musicians decided not to visit Asia and Oceania due to the rising logistics costs and the unstable epidemiological situation. All 58 concerts that took place in 2022 were seen by over 1.8 million people.
The "Legacy of the Beast World Tour" turned out to be the longest since 1995 ("The X-Factour"), and the band played the largest number of concerts with Bruce Dickinson since the memorable "Somewhere on Tour 1986/87". The tour, which lasts until October 27, 2022, ultimately attracted approximately 4.2 million people, which was a record in Iron Maiden's history to date. 18 shows as festival headliners were seen by approximately 1.1 million people. On average, approximately 30,000 people attended each of the 140 performances. The "Legacy of the Beast World Tour" was honored with a special CAA & K2 Award, given for selling over 3 million admission tickets to the band's soloed concerts (excluding all festivals).
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