Metal for Muthas Tour

The Metal for Muthas Tour was a 1980 concert tour headlined variously by Motörhead, Samson, and Saxon. Supporting the new wave of British heavy metal compilation album Metal for Muthas, the tour featured a large number of bands identified as the founders of the movement. During the tour, the three headlining bands were supported by twenty-two other bands, including a then-unknown Iron Maiden, who performed on the first 11 dates of the tour.[1]

Metal for Muthas Tour
Tour by various NWOBHM era artists
Official tour advertisement for The Lyceum, London, 10 February 1980
LocationGreat Britain
Start date1 February 1980
End date2 March 1980
No. of shows30

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
1 February 1980AberdeenScotlandAberdeen University
2 February 1980GlasgowGlasgow University
3 February 1980Saint AndrewsSt Andrews University
4 February 1980EdinburghTiffany's
5 February 1980GrimsbyEnglandCentral Hall
6 February 1980BristolRomeo & Juliet's
7 February 1980WakefieldUnity Hall
8 February 1980HuddersfieldHuddersfield Polytechnic
9 February 1980ManchesterUMIST
10 February 1980LondonLyceum Ballroom
11 February 1980MansfieldCivic Theatre
14 February 1980SwanseaWalesCircles
15 February 1980HitchinEnglandHitchin College
16 February 1980West RuntonWest Runton Pavilion
17 February 1980RedcarCoatham Bowl
18 February 1980BirkenheadHamilton Club
19 February 1980OldhamCivic Hall
20 February 1980BlackburnKing George's Hall
21 February 1980CarlisleMarket Hall
22 February 1980Newcastle upon TyneMayfair Ballroom
23 February 1980LeicesterLeicester University
24 February 1980SheffieldTop Rank
25 February 1980PlymouthFiesta
26 February 1980CardiffWalesTop Rank
27 February 1980PortsmouthEnglandPortsmouth Polytechnic
28 February 1980WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall
29 February 1980HanleyVictoria Hall
1 March 1980RetfordThe Porterhouse
2 March 1980BirminghamTop Rank

Reference[2][3]

References
  1. Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  2. Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 85. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
  3. "Metal for Muthas Tour". ironmaiden.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
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