Wings of Heaven Live is a live album by the English rock band Magnum, released in 2008 by SPV.

Wings of Heaven Live
Live album by
Released22 February 2008 (Germany)
25 February 2008 (Europe)
8 April 2008 (USA)[1]
RecordedIronworks, Inverness
10 November 2007

The Garage, Glasgow
11 November 2007
53 Degrees, Preston
12 November 2007
The Junction, Cambridge
14 November 2007
Picturedrome, Holmfirth
15 November 2007
The Academy, Birmingham
17 November 2007

Astoria 2, London
18 November 2007
LengthDisc 1: 57:44
Disc 2: 58:45
LabelSPV
ProducerMark Stuart
Tony Clarkin
Magnum chronology
Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow
(2007)
Wings of Heaven Live
(2008)
Into the Valley of the Moonking
(2009)

The album was recorded on the 20th anniversary tour of Magnum's Wings of Heaven album. The original album was released in 1988 and reached the Top 5 in the UK album charts achieving Silver status in the UK[2] for over 200,000 sales. The album was recorded on the Wings of Heaven Live UK tour, 10 November 2007 – 18 November 2007. The song "Different Worlds" was performed live for the first time during this tour, and was never played by the band on the original Wings of Heaven tour in 1988.

The artwork was illustrated by Rodney Matthews following his sleeve design for Magnum's previous album Princess Alice and the Broken Arrow.

The album is dedicated to Kex Gorin, Magnum's original drummer, who died on 21 December 2007.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tony Clarkin

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."When We Were Younger"7:25
2."Back Street Kid"5:33
3."Out of the Shadows"7:18
4."Like Brothers We Stand"5:53
5."How Far Jerusalem"9:41
6."Dragons Are Real"5:39
7."All England's Eyes"4:58
8."Vigilante"5:35
9."Kingdom of Madness"5:42
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:50
2."Days of No Trust"5:07
3."Wild Swan"6:23
4."Start Talking Love"4:47
5."One Step Away"5:16
6."It Must Have Been Love"5:49
7."Different Worlds"5:11
8."Pray for the Day"5:02
9."Don't Wake the Lion (Too Old To Die Young)"11:17
10."Sacred Hour"9:04
iTunes exclusive tracks
No.TitleLength
11."C'est La Vie"4:32
12."Les Morts Dansant"5:23

Personnel

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  • Tony Clarkin – guitar
  • Bob Catley – vocals
  • Al Barrow – bass guitar
  • Mark Stanway – keyboards
  • Harry James – drums

Wings of Heaven Live tour

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First leg (UK)

  • 10 November 2007 – Ironworks, Inverness
  • 11 November 2007 – The Garage, Glasgow
  • 12 November 2007 – 53 Degrees, Preston
  • 14 November 2007 – The Junction, Cambridge
  • 15 November 2007 – Picturedrome, Holmfirth
  • 17 November 2007 – The Academy, Birmingham
  • 18 November 2007 – Astoria 2, London
  • 10 December 2007 – Robin 2 (Kex Gorin benefit concert), Wolverhampton

Second leg (UK)

  • 7 May 2008 – Academy, Bristol
  • 8 May 2008 – Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
  • 9 May 2008 – Academy, Newcastle
  • 10 May 2008 – Academy, Oxford
  • 11 May 2008 – Academy, Manchester
  • 12 May 2008 – Academy, Sheffield

Third leg (Europe)

  • 15 May 2008 – Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland
  • 16 May 2008 – Scala, Ludwigsburg, Germany
  • 17 May 2008 – Matrix, Bochum, Germany
  • 18 May 2008 – Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
  • 19 May 2008 – Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany
  • 21 May 2008 – Elsterhalle, Munich, Germany
  • 22 May 2008 – Hirsch, Nurnberg, Germany
  • 23 May 2008 – Capitol, Hannover, Germany
  • 24 May 2008 – Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
  • 25 May 2008 – Retro Music Hall, Prague, Czech Republic

Fourth leg (festivals)

  • 4 July 2008 – Unterempfenbach open Air, Unterempfenbach, Germany
  • 5 July 2008 – Tentfestival, Tuttlingen, Germany
  • 26 July 2008 – Rock And Blues Festival, Derby, UK

Wings of Heaven live set

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Set 1

  1. "When We Were Younger"
  2. "Back Street Kid"
  3. "Out of the Shadows"
  4. "Like Brothers We Stand"
  5. "How Far Jerusalem"
  6. "Dragons Are Real"
  7. "Les Morts Dansant"
  8. "All England's Eyes"
  9. "Vigilante"
  10. "Kingdom of Madness"

Set 2

  1. "Days of No Trust"
  2. "Wild Swan"
  3. "Start Talking Love"
  4. "One Step Away"
  5. "It Must Have Been Love"
  6. "Different Worlds"
  7. "Pray for the Day"
  8. "Don't Wake the Lion (Too Old To Die Young)"

Encore

  1. "Sacred Hour"

Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[3] 27

References

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