Iron Maiden Tour

Iron Maiden Tour

Tour by Iron Maiden
Paul Di'Anno and Steve Harris performing at the Manchester Apollo
Associated album	Iron Maiden
Start date	1 April 1980
End date	21 December 1980
Number of shows	101 in total
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]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
1 April 1980	London	England	Rainbow Theatre
2 April 1980			Marquee Club[5]
3 April 1980
5 April 1980^[A]	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		Drill Hall
16 May 1980	Newcastle upon Tyne		Mayfair Ballroom
17 May 1980	Dunfermline	Scotland	Kinema Ballroom
18 May 1980	Ayr		Pavilion
19 May 1980	Aberdeen		Music Hall
20 May 1980	Carlisle	England	Market Hall
21 May 1980	Bradford		St George's Hall
22 May 1980	Withernsea		Grand Pavilion
23 May 1980	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	Swindon		Brunel Rooms
30 May 1980	St Austell		Cornwall Coliseum
1 June 1980	Bristol		Locarno
2 June 1980	Malvern		Winter Gardens
3 June 1980	Portsmouth		Locarno
4 June 1980	Cardiff	Wales	Top Rank
6 June 1980	West Runton	England	West Runton Pavilion
7 June 1980	Birmingham		Birmingham Odeon
8 June 1980	Sheffield		Top Rank
9 June 1980	Liverpool		Royal Court Theatre
11 June 1980	Sunderland		Mecca Centre
12 June 1980	Dundee	Scotland	Caird Hall
13 June 1980	Glasgow		Apollo Theatre
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		Sports Centre
22 June 1980	Brighton		Top Rank
25 June 1980	Derby		Assembly Rooms
26 June 1980	Manchester		Apollo
27 June 1980	Bath		Pavilion
28 June 1980	Oxford		Apollo Theatre Oxford
29 June 1980	Swansea	Wales	Brangwyn Hall
30 June 1980	Poole	England	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^[B]	Oulu	Finland	Kuusisaari
10 August 1980	London	England	Global Village
21 August 1980	West Runton		West Runton Pavilion
23 August 1980^[C]	Reading		Little Johns Farm
29 August 1980^[D]	Rome	Italy	Castel Sant'Angelo
1 September 1980^[D]	Genoa		Palasport di Genova
2 September 1980^[D]	Turin		Stadio Olimpico di Torino
UK
4 September 1980	London	England	Marquee Club
5 September 1980
Europe
11 September 1980^[D]	Nuremberg	West Germany	Messehalle
12 September 1980^[D]	Düsseldorf		Philipshalle
13 September 1980^[D]	Frankfurt		Rebstockgelände (Open-Air)
15 September 1980^[D]	Dortmund		Westfalenhallen
17 September 1980^[D]	Sindelfingen		Messehalle
18 September 1980^[D]	Munich		Olympiahalle
20 September 1980^[D]	Kassel		Eissporthalle
21 September 1980^[D]	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
23 September 1980^[D]	Avignon	France	Parc des Expositions
24 September 1980^[D]	Lyon		Palais Des Sports
26 September 1980^[D]	Lille		Parc des Expositions
27 September 1980^[D]	Paris		Le Bourget
28 September 1980^[D]	Basel	Switzerland	St. Jakobshalle
30 September 1980^[D]	Cologne	West Germany	Sporthalle
1 October 1980^[D]	Bremen		Stadthalle Bremen
2 October 1980^[D]	Hanover		Niedersachsenstadion
4 October 1980^[D]	Hamburg		Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
5 October 1980^[D]	Leiden	Netherlands	Groenoordhallen
6 October 1980^[D]	Karlsruhe	West Germany	Schwarzwaldhalle
9 October 1980^[D]	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Isstadion
10 October 1980^[D]	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
11 October 1980^[D]	Copenhagen	Denmark	Brøndby Stadium
13 October 1980^[D]	Drammen	Norway	Drammenshallen (last concert with Dennis Stratton)
United Kingdom
21 November 1980	Uxbridge	England	Brunel University (first concert with Adrian Smith)
22 November 1980	Leeds		University of Leeds
23 November 1980	Redcar		Coatham Bowl
24 November 1980	Kingston upon Hull		City Hall
25 November 1980	Newcastle upon Tyne		City Hall
26 November 1980	Birmingham		Birmingham Odeon
27 November 1980	Derby		Assembly Rooms
28 November 1980	Hanley		Victoria Hall
30 November 1980	Manchester		Apollo Theatre
1 December 1980	Nottingham		Rock City
19 December1980	London		Marquee club
20 December1980			Marquee club
21 December 1980			Rainbow Theatre[6]

Reference^[7]

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of Wheel Pop Festival

^B This concert was a part of Kuusrock Festival

^C This concert was a part of Reading Festival

^D This show was in support of Kiss

Cancellations

• 24 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall^[8]
• 25 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall^[8]
• 30 August 1980: Perugia, Italy, Stadio Renato Curi^[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]

Setlist

1. "The Ides of March" (Intro) (from Killers, 1981)
2. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
3. "Prowler" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
4. "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
5. "Remember Tomorrow" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
6. "Charlotte the Harlot" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
7. "Killers" (from Killers, 1981)
8. "Another Life" (from Killers, 1981)
9. Drum solo
10. "Transylvania" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
11. Guitar solo
12. "Strange World" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
13. "Innocent Exile" (from Killers, 1981)
14. "Phantom of the Opera" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
15. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
16. "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
17. "Drifter" (from Killers, 1981)
18. "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 at some venues only.

See also

• List of Iron Maiden concert tours

References

1. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
2. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
3. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
4. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
5. "Marquee advertisement". Sounds. 29 March 1980. p. 48. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
6. Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
7. Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
8. Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (1 September 2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. Watson-Guptill. p. 110.
9. "Sheffield Cancellation". Sounds. 6 December 1980.

External links

• Official website
• Iron Maiden Tour Dates