Iron Maiden Tour

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]

Iron Maiden Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden
Paul Di'Anno and Steve Harris performing at the Manchester Apollo
Associated albumIron Maiden
Start date1 April 1980
End date21 December 1980
No. of shows103 in total (112 planned)
Iron Maiden concert chronology

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 1980LondonEnglandRainbow Theatre
2 April 1980Marquee Club[5]
3 April 1980
5 April 1980[A]KortrijkBelgiumFestival Grounds
6 April 1980LondonEnglandThe Bandwagon
7 April 1980PlymouthFiesta
8 April 1980LondonThe Ruskin Arms
10 April 1980GrimsbyCentral Hall
14 April 1980LondonThe Ruskin Arms
15 May 1980LincolnDrill Hall
16 May 1980Newcastle upon TyneMayfair Ballroom
17 May 1980DunfermlineScotlandKinema Ballroom
18 May 1980AyrAyr Pavilion
19 May 1980AberdeenMusic Hall Aberdeen
20 May 1980CarlisleEnglandMarket Hall
21 May 1980BradfordSt George's Hall
22 May 1980WithernseaGrand Pavilion
23 May 1980CambridgeCorn Exchange
25 May 1980DunstableQueensway Hall
27 May 1980BlackburnKing George's Hall
28 May 1980WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall
29 May 1980 Hanley Victoria Hall
30 May 1980SwindonBrunel Rooms
31 May 1980St AustellCornwall Coliseum
1 June 1980BristolLocarno
2 June 1980MalvernWinter Gardens
3 June 1980PortsmouthLocarno
4 June 1980CardiffWalesTop Rank
6 June 1980West RuntonEnglandWest Runton Pavilion
7 June 1980BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
8 June 1980SheffieldTop Rank
9 June 1980LiverpoolRoyal Court Theatre
11 June 1980SunderlandMecca Centre
12 June 1980DundeeScotlandCaird Hall
13 June 1980GlasgowThe Apollo
14 June 1980MiddlesbroughEnglandMiddlesbrough Town Hall
16 June 1980WakefieldUnity Hall
17 June 1980LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
18 June 1980ChathamCentral Hall
19 June 1980GuildfordGuildford Civic Hall
20 June 1980LondonRainbow Theatre
21 June 1980BracknellBracknell Sports Centre
22 June 1980BrightonTop Rank
24 June 1980 Norwich St. Andrews Hall
25 June 1980DerbyAssembly Hall
26 June 1980ManchesterManchester Apollo
27 June 1980BathBath Pavilion
28 June 1980OxfordNew Theatre Oxford
29 June 1980SwanseaWalesBrangwyn Hall
30 June 1980PooleEnglandThe Lighthouse
1 July 1980PortsmouthLocarno
3 July 1980LondonMarquee Club
4 July 1980
5 July 1980
8 July 1980
9 July 1980
11 July 1980
12 July 1980
19 July 1980[B]OuluFinlandKuusisaari
10 August 1980LondonEnglandGlobal Village
21 August 1980West RuntonWest Runton Pavilion
23 August 1980[C]ReadingLittle John's Farm
24 August 1980 Lisbon Portugal Casals Hall
25 August 1980
29 August 1980[D]RomeItalyCastel Sant'Angelo
30 August 1980 Perugia Stadio Renato Curi
31 August 1980 Bologna Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
31 August 1980[6][D]GenoaPalasport di Genova
2 September 1980[D]MilanVelodromo Vigorelli
United Kingdom
4 September 1980LondonEnglandMarquee Club
5 September 1980
Europe
6 September 1980 Stafford England Bingley Hall
8 September 1980 London Wembley Arena
9 September 1980
11 September 1980[D]NurembergWest GermanyHemmerleinhalle
12 September 1980[D]DüsseldorfPhilipshalle
13 September 1980[D]FrankfurtRebstockgelände (Open-Air)
15 September 1980[D]DortmundWestfalenhallen
17 September 1980[D]SindelfingenMessehalle
18 September 1980[D]MunichOlympiahalle
20 September 1980[D]KasselEissporthalle
21 September 1980[D]BrusselsBelgiumForest National
23 September 1980[D]AvignonFranceParc des Expositions de Avignon
24 September 1980[D]LyonPalais des Sports de Gerland
26 September 1980[D]LilleParc des Expositions de Lille
27 September 1980[D]ParisLe Bourget
28 September 1980[D]BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle
30 September 1980[D]CologneWest GermanySporthalle
1 October 1980[D]BremenStadthalle Bremen
2 October 1980[D]HanoverNiedersachsenstadion
4 October 1980[D]HamburgErnst-Merck-Halle
5 October 1980[D]LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen
6 October 1980[D]KarlsruheWest GermanySchwarzwaldhalle
9 October 1980[D]StockholmSwedenEriksdalshallen
10 October 1980[D]GothenburgScandinavium
11 October 1980[D]CopenhagenDenmarkBrøndby Hall
12 October 1980 Drammen Norway Drammenshallen
(last concert with Dennis Stratton)
13 October 1980[D]
United Kingdom
21 November 1980UxbridgeEnglandBrunel University
(first concert with Adrian Smith)
22 November 1980LeedsUniversity of Leeds
23 November 1980RedcarCoatham Bowl
24 November 1980Kingston upon HullHull City Hall
25 November 1980Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle City Hall
26 November 1980BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
27 November 1980DerbyAssembly Hall
28 November 1980HanleyVictoria Hall
29 November 1980 Sheffield Sheffield University
30 November 1980ManchesterManchester Apollo
1 December 1980NottinghamRock City
19 December 1980LondonMarquee Club
20 December 1980
21 December 1980Rainbow Theatre[7]

Reference[8]

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

Setlist

The setlist for supporting shows consisted of:

  1. "The Ides of March" (Intro) (from Killers, 1981)
  2. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  3. "Prowler" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  4. "Remember Tomorrow" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  5. "Running Free" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  6. "Transylvania" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  7. "Phantom of the Opera" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  8. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  9. "Drifter" (from Killers, 1981)

While headlining shows had a setlist of:

  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 on 25 November 1980.
  • "Invasion" (from "Women in Uniform", 1980) was performed on 19 July 1980.

See also

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. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/16/3d/df/163ddfc6731e76f542935b469931743d.jpg
  7. Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
  8. Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
  9. Gooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (1 September 2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. Watson-Guptill. p. 110.
  10. "Sheffield Cancellation". Sounds. 6 December 1980.
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