Iron Maiden Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden | |
![]() Paul Di'Anno and Steve Harris performing at the Manchester Apollo | |
Location | Europe |
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Associated album | Iron Maiden |
Start date | 1 April 1980 |
End date | 21 December 1980 |
No. of shows | 103 in total (112 planned) |
Iron Maiden concert chronology |
The Iron Maiden Tour was a 1980 concert tour by Iron Maiden in support of their eponymous debut album. The band's first solo headlining tour, it followed the co-headlined Metal for Muthas Tour from earlier in the same year. The tour commenced with a British leg from 1 April to 23 August, although this included one concert in Finland, before the band supported Kiss on their Unmasked Tour from 24 August to 16 October,[1] immediately following which guitarist Dennis Stratton was sacked and replaced with Adrian Smith.[2] After Smith was hired, the band decided to undertake another British tour, taking place from 21 November to 21 December.[3]
The tour would see them perform in mainland Europe for the first time,[4] as well as record their first live video at the Rainbow Theatre, London, on the last night of the tour.[3]
Setlist
[edit]The setlist for supporting shows consisted of:
- "The Ides of March" (Intro) (from Killers, 1981)
- "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Prowler" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Remember Tomorrow" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Transylvania" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Phantom of the Opera" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Drifter" (from Killers, 1981)
While headlining shows had a setlist of:
- "The Ides of March" (Intro) (from Killers, 1981)
- "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Prowler" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
- "Remember Tomorrow" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Charlotte the Harlot" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Killers" (from Killers, 1981)
- "Another Life" (from Killers, 1981)
- Drum solo
- "Transylvania" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- Guitar solo
- "Strange World" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Innocent Exile" (from Killers, 1981)
- "Phantom of the Opera" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- "Drifter" (from Killers, 1981)
- "I've Got the Fire" (Montrose cover)
Notes:
- All songs played from Killers were unreleased at this time.
- "Women in Uniform" (Skyhooks cover) was performed on 25 November 1980.
- "Invasion" (from "Women in Uniform", 1980) was performed on 19 July 1980.
Tour dates
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue |
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1 April 1980[A] | London | England | Rainbow Theatre |
2 April 1980 | Marquee Club[5] | ||
3 April 1980 | |||
5 April 1980[B] | Kortrijk | Belgium | Festival Grounds |
6 April 1980 | London | England | The Bandwagon |
7 April 1980 | Plymouth | Fiesta | |
8 April 1980 | London | The Ruskin Arms | |
10 April 1980 | Grimsby | Central Hall | |
14 April 1980 | London | The Ruskin Arms | |
15 May 1980 | Lincoln | Lincoln Drill Hall | |
16 May 1980 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mayfair Ballroom | |
17 May 1980 | Dunfermline | Scotland | Kinema Ballroom |
18 May 1980 | Ayr | Ayr Pavilion | |
19 May 1980 | Aberdeen | Music Hall | |
20 May 1980 | Carlisle | England | Carlisle Market Hall |
21 May 1980 | Bradford | St George's Hall | |
22 May 1980 | Withernsea | Grand Pavilion | |
23 May 1980 | Cambridge | Cambridge Corn Exchange | |
25 May 1980 | Dunstable | Queensway Hall | |
27 May 1980 | Blackburn | King George's Hall | |
28 May 1980 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | |
29 May 1980 | Hanley | Victoria Hall | |
30 May 1980 | Swindon | Brunel Rooms | |
31 May 1980 | St Austell | Cornwall Coliseum | |
1 June 1980 | Bristol | Locarno | |
2 June 1980 | Malvern | Winter Gardens | |
4 June 1980 | Cardiff | Wales | Top Rank Suite |
6 June 1980 | West Runton | England | West Runton Pavilion |
7 June 1980 | Birmingham | Birmingham Odeon | |
8 June 1980 | Sheffield | Top Rank Suite | |
9 June 1980 | Liverpool | Royal Court Theatre | |
11 June 1980 | Sunderland | Mecca Centre | |
12 June 1980 | Dundee | Scotland | Caird Hall |
13 June 1980 | Glasgow | The Apollo | |
14 June 1980 | Middlesbrough | England | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
16 June 1980 | Wakefield | Unity Hall | |
17 June 1980 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | |
18 June 1980 | Chatham | Central Hall | |
19 June 1980 | Guildford | Guildford Civic Hall | |
20 June 1980 | London | Rainbow Theatre | |
21 June 1980 | Bracknell | Bracknell Sports Centre | |
22 June 1980 | Swansea | Brangwyn Hall | |
24 June 1980 | Norwich | St. Andrew's Hall | |
25 June 1980 | Derby | Assembly Rooms | |
26 June 1980 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | |
27 June 1980 | Bath | Bath Pavilion | |
28 June 1980 | Oxford | The Apollo | |
29 June 1980 | Brighton | Top Rank Suite | |
30 June 1980 | Poole | Arts Centre | |
1 July 1980 | Portsmouth | Locarno | |
3 July 1980 | London | Marquee Club | |
4 July 1980 | |||
5 July 1980 | |||
8 July 1980 | |||
9 July 1980 | |||
11 July 1980 | |||
12 July 1980 | |||
19 July 1980[C] | Oulu | Finland | Kuusisaari |
10 August 1980 | London | England | Global Village |
21 August 1980 | West Runton | West Runton Pavilion | |
23 August 1980[D] | Reading | Little John's Farm | |
Lisbon | Portugal | Casals Hall | |
29 August 1980[E] | Rome | Italy | Castel Sant'Angelo |
Perugia | Stadio Renato Curi | ||
31 August 1980[E] | Genoa | Palasport di Genova | |
2 September 1980[E] | Milan | Velodromo Vigorelli | |
London | England | Marquee Club | |
Stafford | England | Bingley Hall | |
London | Wembley Arena | ||
11 September 1980[E] | Neunkirchen am Brand | West Germany | Hemmerleinhalle |
12 September 1980[E] | Düsseldorf | Philipshalle | |
13 September 1980[E][F] | Frankfurt | Rebstockgelände | |
15 September 1980[E] | Dortmund | Westfalenhallen | |
17 September 1980[E] | Sindelfingen | Messehalle | |
18 September 1980[E] | Munich | Olympiahalle | |
20 September 1980[E] | Kassel | Eissporthalle | |
21 September 1980[E] | Forest | Belgium | Forest National |
23 September 1980[E] | Avignon | France | Parc des Expositions de Avignon |
24 September 1980[E] | Lyon | Palais des Sports de Gerland | |
Lille | Parc des Expositions de Lille | ||
27 September 1980[E] | Paris | Hippodrome de Pantin | |
28 September 1980[E] | Münchenstein | Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle |
30 September 1980[E] | Cologne | West Germany | Sporthalle |
1 October 1980[E] | Bremen | Stadthalle Bremen | |
2 October 1980[E] | Hanover | Niedersachsenhalle | |
4 October 1980[E] | Hamburg | Ernst-Merck-Halle | |
5 October 1980[E] | Leiden | Netherlands | Groenoordhallen |
6 October 1980[E] | Karlsruhe | West Germany | Schwarzwaldhalle |
9 October 1980[E] | Stockholm | Sweden | Eriksdalshallen |
10 October 1980[E] | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |
11 October 1980[E] | Copenhagen | Denmark | Brøndbyhallen |
13 October 1980[E] | Drammen | Norway | Drammenshallen |
21 November 1980 | London | England | Brunel University |
22 November 1980 | Leeds | University of Leeds | |
23 November 1980 | Redcar | Coatham Bowl | |
24 November 1980 | Kingston upon Hull | Hull City Hall | |
25 November 1980 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle City Hall | |
26 November 1980 | Birmingham | Birmingham Odeon | |
27 November 1980 | Derby | Assembly Hall | |
28 November 1980 | Hanley | Victoria Hall | |
Sheffield | University of Sheffield | ||
30 November 1980 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | |
Nottingham | Rock City | ||
19 December 1980 | London | Marquee Club | |
20 December 1980 | |||
21 December 1980 | Rainbow Theatre[6] |
Reference[7]
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was in support of Judas Priest
- B This concert was a part of Wheel Pop Festival
- C This concert was a part of Kuusrock Festival
- D This concert was a part of Reading Festival
- E This concert was in support of Kiss
- F This concert was a part of Open Air Festival
- Cancellations
- 24 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall[8]
- 25 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall[8]
- 30 August 1980: Perugia, Italy, Stadio Comunale[8]
- 31 August 1980: Bologna, Italy, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara[8]
- 29 November 1980: Sheffield, England, University of Sheffield; (Paul Di'Anno's throat infection)[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wall 2004, p. 151.
- ^ Wall 2004, p. 163.
- ^ a b Wall 2004, p. 172.
- ^ Wall 2004, p. 155.
- ^ "Marquee advertisement". Sounds. 29 March 1980. p. 48. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 84.
- ^ Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 85.
- ^ a b c d Gooch & Suhs 2002, p. 110.
- ^ "Sheffield Cancellation". Sounds. 6 December 1980.
Sources
[edit]- Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
- Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8322-5.
- Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
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