Editing Iron Maiden (section)

===Reunion and renewed success (1999–2005)===
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[[File:Iron Maiden en Costa Rica.jpg|thumb|Adrian Smith (left) re-joined Iron Maiden in 1999, resulting in a three–guitar line-up.]]
The band entered into talks with Dickinson, who agreed to rejoin during a meeting in Brighton in January 1999,{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=329}} along with guitarist Adrian Smith, who was telephoned a few hours later.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=330}} With Gers remaining, Iron Maiden now had a three-guitar line-up (nicknamed "The Three Amigos"), and embarked on a hugely successful reunion tour.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=331}} Dubbed The Ed Hunter Tour, it tied in with the band's newly released greatest hits collection, ''[[Ed Hunter]]'', whose track listing was decided by a poll on the group's website, and also contained a computer game starring [[Eddie (mascot)|Eddie, the band's mascot]].{{sfn|Adams}}

Not satisfied with the results from Harris' Barnyard Studios, located on his property in Essex,{{sfn|Berelian|2000}} which had been used for the last four Iron Maiden studio albums, the band recorded the new release, ''[[Brave New World (Iron Maiden album)|Brave New World]]'', at Guillaume Tell Studios in Paris, France in November 1999 with producer [[Kevin Shirley]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=341}} Iron Maiden continued to find inspiration in movies and books, as shown in songs like "[[The Wicker Man (song)|The Wicker Man]]" – based on the 1973 British cult film ''[[The Wicker Man (1973 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' – and "Brave New World" – a title taken from the [[Aldous Huxley]] novel ''[[Brave New World]]''.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=342}} The album revisited the more progressive and melodic sound featured in some earlier recordings, along with elaborate song structures and keyboard orchestration.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=342}} The album was a commercial and artistic success.{{sfn|Wall|2004|pp=342–344}}{{sfn|DDotB|2021}}

[[Brave New World Tour|The reunion world tour]] that followed had over 100&nbsp;dates (including 31 shows of the 1999 tour), and culminated on 19 January 2001 in a show at the [[Rock in Rio]] festival in Brazil, where Iron Maiden played to an audience of over 250,000.{{sfnm|1a1=Wall|1y=2004|1p=353|2a1=Shooman|2y=2007|2p=176|3a1=Sanctuary|3y=2002|4a1=Martins|4y=2002}} While the performance was being produced for a CD and DVD release in March 2002, under the name ''[[Rock in Rio (album)|Rock in Rio]]'',{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=357}} the band took a year off from touring, although they played three consecutive shows at [[Brixton Academy]] to raise funds for former drummer [[Clive Burr]], who had recently announced that he had been diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=361}} The band performed two further concerts for Burr's MS Trust Fund charity in 2005,{{sfn|Blabbermouth.net|2005c}} and 2007,{{sfn|Blabbermouth.net|2007c}} before his death in 2013.{{sfn|BBC News|2013}} During the 2000–2002 tour, Iron Maiden played 91 shows for over two million people in 33 countries.{{Sfn|NewTour|2021}} In addition to their touring success, the band was nominated twice for the annual [[Grammy Awards]]{{sfn|Grammy2001|2021}} and received the International Achievement Award at the 2001 [[Ivor Novello Awards]].{{sfn|IvorNovello|2021}} In November 2001, a documentary movie about the making of ''[[The Number of the Beast (album)|The Number of the Beast]]'' album was produced by [[BBC]] as a part of the ''[[Classic Album series]]''.{{Sfn|ClassicA|2024}}

Following their summer 2003 [[Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour]], with 57 shows in Europe and North America and headlining large festivals such as Roskilde, Heineken Jammin' Festival, [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park]] (combined attendance of 130,000) and the first [[Download Festival]] held at [[Donington Park]]; a successor to Monsters of Rock,{{sfn|GMET|2021}} Iron Maiden released ''[[Dance of Death (album)|Dance of Death]]'', their thirteenth studio album. It met with worldwide critical and commercial success, reaching number&nbsp;2 on the UK Albums Chart{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=368}} and number&nbsp;18 on the ''[[Billboard 200]]''.{{sfn|Billboard}} Produced by Kevin Shirley, now the band's regular producer, many critics felt this release reached the standard of their earlier efforts.{{sfn|Wall|2004|p=369}} Historical and literary references were present, with "Montségur" focussing on the [[Catharism|Cathar]] stronghold conquered in 1244, and "Paschendale" relating to [[Battle of Passchendaele|the First World War battle]].{{sfn|Wall|2004|pp=373–375}}

During the [[Dance of Death Tour|Dance of Death Tour 2003–04]], which began in September 2003, Iron Maiden played 53 shows across Europe, North America, Latin America and Japan.{{sfn|2003-04|2021}} The band's performance at [[Westfalenhalle]], in Dortmund, Germany, was recorded and released in August 2005 as a live album and DVD entitled ''[[Death on the Road]]''.{{sfn|Blabbermouth.net|2005a}} In 2005, the band announced the [[Eddie Rips Up the World Tour]], which, tying in with their 2004 DVD entitled ''[[The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days]]'', only featured material from their first four albums.{{sfn|Blabbermouth.net|2005b}} As part of this celebration of their earlier years, "The Number of the Beast" single was re-released{{sfn|Blabbermouth.net|2004d}} and went straight to number&nbsp;3 on the UK Chart.{{sfn|Official Charts Company|2005}} The tour featured many headlining stadium and festival dates, including a performance at [[Ullevi Stadium]] in Sweden to an audience of almost 60,000.{{sfn|Metal Underground|2004}} This concert was also broadcast live on satellite television across Europe to approximately 60 million viewers.{{sfn|Metal Underground|2005}} The band completed the tour by headlining the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] on 26–28 August,{{sfnm|1a1=NME|1y=2005|2a1=Williams|2y=2005}} and the [[RDS Arena|RDS Stadium]] in Ireland on 31 August.{{sfn|Blabbermouth.net|2005c}}