World Piece Tour

The World Piece Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 2 May 1983 to 18 December 1983. The tour was in support of the band's fourth album Piece of Mind.

World Piece Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden
Official tour advertisement for the band's performance in Stockholm, 5 June 1983.
Associated albumPiece of Mind
Start date2 May 1983
End date18 December 1983
No. of shows150 in total (154 scheduled)
Iron Maiden concert chronology

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Opening Act
Europe
2 May 1983HullEnglandHull City HallGrand Prix
3 May 1983PrestonPreston Guild Hall
5 May 1983OxfordNew Theatre Oxford
6 May 1983LeicesterDe Montfort HallGrand Prix supported at Southampton.
7 May 1983SouthamptonGaumont Theatre
8 May 1983IpswichGaumont Theatre
10 May 1983NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall
11 May 1983BradfordSt George's Hall
12 May 1983GlasgowScotlandApollo TheatreGrand Prix
13 May 1983EdinburghEdinburgh PlayhouseEdinburgh Grand Prix

No Opening Act

15 May 1983CardiffWalesSt David's Hall Grand Prix supported at Cardiff
16 May 1983SheffieldEnglandSheffield City Hall
17 May 1983NewcastleNewcastle City HallGrand Prix
18 May 1983HanleyVictoria Hall
20 May 1983BristolColston HallBristol Grand Prix
21 May 1983BirminghamBirmingham Odeon
22 May 1983
23 May 1983ManchesterManchester ApolloGrand Prix
25 May 1983LondonHammersmith OdeonNo Opening Act
26 May 1983Grand Prix
27 May 1983
28 May 1983No Opening Act
1 June 1983HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice HallRock Goddess
3 June 1983GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
4 June 1983DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen
5 June 1983StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion
7 June 1983CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Center
9 June 1983 Kerkrade Netherlands Rodahal Cancelled
10 June 1983SchifflangeLuxembourgHall PolyvalentNo Opening Act
11 June 1983 Brussels Belgium Forest National Cancelled
12 June 1983AmsterdamNetherlandsJaap EdenhalRock Goddess
North America
21 June 1983CasperUnited StatesCasper Events CenterSaxon, Fastway
22 June 1983Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
23 June 1983BoiseBSU Pavilion
24 June 1983SpokaneSpokane Coliseum
26 June 1983 Eugene Eugene Fairgrounds Hall Cancelled
27 June 1983PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum
28 June 1983SeattleSeattle Center Coliseum
29 June 1983VancouverCanadaPacific Coliseum
2 July 1983Daly CityUnited StatesCow Palace
3 July 1983SacramentoSacramento Memorial Auditorium
4 July 1983 Reno Lawlor Events Center
5 July 1983FresnoSelland Arena
7 July 1983San BernardinoOrange Pavilion
8 July 1983San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
9 July 1983Long BeachLong Beach Arena
11 July 1983TucsonTucson Convention Center
12 July 1983PhoenixArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13 July 1983AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum Saxon, Fastway
14 July 1983DenverMcNichols Sports Arena
16 July 1983LubbockLubbock Memorial Civic Center
17 July 1983AmarilloAmarillo Civic Center
18 July 1983 Odessa Ector County Coliseum
20 July 1983El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
22 July 1983NormanLloyd Noble Center w/ Saxon and Fastaway
23 July 1983DallasDallas Convention Center
24 July 1983HoustonSam Houston Coliseum
26 July 1983Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi Coliseum
27 July 1983San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center
29 July 1983ShreveportHirsch Memorial Coliseum
30 July 1983MemphisMid-South Coliseum
31 July 1983Little RockBarton Coliseum
1 August 1983NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
2 August 1983LouisvilleLouisville Gardens
6 August 1983East TroyAlpine Valley Music Theater
7 August 1983IndianapolisMarket Square Arena
8 August 1983 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
9 August 1983Fort WayneAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
10 August 1983KalamazooWings Stadium
11 August 1983DetroitCobo Arena
13 August 1983ErieErie Civic Center
14 August 1983RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
15 August 1983BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
16 August 1983PittsburghCivic Arena
18 August 1983AllentownGreat Allentown Fair
19 August 1983PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
20 August 1983LandoverCapital Centre
21 August 1983 Binghamton Broome County Arena
23 August 1983Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center
24 August 1983SyracuseOnondaga County Memorial Arena
25 August 1983UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
26 August 1983New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
27 August 1983South YarmouthCape Cod Coliseum
29 August 1983PortlandCumberland County Civic Center
30 August 1983ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
31 August 1983PoughkeepsieMid-Hudson Civic Center
1 September 1983RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
5 September 1983VaughanCanadaKingswood Music Theatre
6 September 1983MontrealMontreal Forum
7 September 1983SaguenayCentre Georges-Vézina
8 September 1983Quebec CityColisée de Québec
10 September 1983ToledoUnited StatesToledo Sports Arena
11 September 1983LansingLansing Civic Center
13 September 1983MadisonDane County Coliseum
14 September 1983BloomingtonMet Center
15 September 1983 Fargo Fargo Civic Center
17 September 1983WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg Arena
19 September 1983CalgaryStampede Corral
20 September 1983EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
22 September 1983 Saskatoon Saskatoon Arena
24 September 1983 Sioux City United States Sioux City Municipal Auditorium
29 September 1983PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
30 September 1983ChicagoUIC Pavilion
1 October 1983CincinnatiCincinnati Gardens
2 October 1983ColumbusBattelle Hall
4 October 1983BaltimoreBaltimore Civic Center
5 October 1983 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
8 October 1983New York CityMadison Square Garden
9 October 1983NorfolkNorfolk Scope
10 October 1983CharlestonCharleston Civic Center
12 October 1983ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
14 October 1983Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
15 October 1983JacksonvilleJacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
16 October 1983LakelandLakeland Civic Center
18 October 1983Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center
19 October 1983KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum
20 October 1983CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum-Quiet Riot
21 October 1983AtlantaOmni Coliseum
22 October 1983LincolnPershing Center
23 October 1983Kansas CityMemorial Auditorium
24 October 1983St. LouisKiel Auditorium
Europe
7 November 1983HanoverWest GermanyNiedersachsenhalle
8 November 1983HamburgErnst-Merck-Halle
9 November 1983KielOstseehalle
10 November 1983BremenStadthalle Bremen
11 November 1983KerkradeNetherlandsRodahal
14 November 1983BrusselsBelgiumForest National
15 November 1983RouenFranceParc des Expositions de RouenMichael Schenker Group
17 November 1983ParisEspace BalardMichael Schenker Group
18 November 1983BesançonPalais des SportsMichael Schenker Group
19 November 1983Clermont-FerrandMaison des SportsMichael Schenker Group
20 November 1983LyonPalais d'HiverMichael Schenker Group
22 November 1983BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
24 November 1983MadridPabellón de Deportes del Real Madrid Michael Schenker Group
25 November 1983 Michael Schenker Group
27 November 1983San SebastiánVelódromo de Anoeta
30 November 1983MunichWest GermanyOlympiahalle
1 December 1983NurembergHemmerleinhalle
2 December 1983
3 December 1983WürzburgCarl-Diem-Halle
4 December 1983DüsseldorfPhilips Halle
6 December 1983UlmDonauhalle
7 December 1983LudwigshafenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle
8 December 1983StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
9 December 1983DortmundWestfalenhallen
10 December 1983RüsselsheimWalter-Köbel-Halle
11 December 1983LausanneSwitzerlandPalais de Beaulieu
12 December 1983 Padua Italy Palazzo dello Sport
13 December 1983 Vienna Austria Kurhalle
14 December 1983 Linz Sporthalle Linz
17 December 1983DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallen
18 December 1983

Reference[1]

Rescheduled dates
  • 9 June 1983: Kerkrade, Netherlands, Rodahal (Rescheduled to 11 November.)
  • 11 June 1983: Brussels, Belgium, Forest National (Rescheduled to 14 November.)
  • 25 September 1983: Lincoln, United States, Pershing Center (Bruce Dickinson contracts bacterial bronchitis; Rescheduled to 22 October.)[2]
  • 26 September 1983: Kansas City, United States, Memorial Auditorium (Bruce Dickinson contracts bacterial bronchitis; Rescheduled to 23 October.)[2]
  • 27 September 1983: Saint Louis, United States, Kiel Auditorium (Bruce Dickinson contracts bacterial bronchitis; Rescheduled to 24 October.)[2]

Setlist
  1. Intro – theme from Where Eagles Dare
  2. "Where Eagles Dare" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  3. "Wrathchild" (from Killers, 1981)
  4. "The Trooper" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  5. "Revelations" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  6. "Flight of Icarus" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  7. "Die with Your Boots On" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  8. "22 Acacia Avenue" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  9. "The Number of the Beast" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  10. "Still Life" (from Piece of Mind, 1983) (Dropped after 12 June 1983)
  11. "To Tame a Land" (from Piece of Mind, 1983)
  12. "Phantom of the Opera" (from Iron Maiden, 1980) (Dropped after 12 June 1983)
  13. "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  14. "Iron Maiden" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  15. "Run to the Hills" (from The Number of the Beast, 1982)
  16. "Sanctuary" (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
  17. "Drifter" (from Killers, 1981)
  18. "Prowler" (from Iron Maiden, 1980) (Dropped after 12 June 1983)

Notes:

  • The North American leg of the tour saw "Sanctuary" moved up to second on the setlist followed by "Wrathchild", with every other song in the same order.
  • Dave Murray would have a guitar solo after "To Tame a Land", followed by a drum solo from Nicko McBrain, segueing into "Phantom of the Opera" (later "Hallowed Be Thy Name").
  • "I've Got the Fire" (Montrose-cover, b-side of Flight Of Icarus single) was performed on 16 and 17 May 1983. "Tush" (ZZ Top cover) was performed on 21 October and 17 November 1983.
  • At the 7 August show in Indianapolis, a model who had recently been voted "Miss Metal" as part of a radio promotion was invited on-stage during "22 Acacia Avenue". She danced around vocalist Bruce Dickinson in a bikini, knee-high boots, long PVC gloves, holding a whip and had handcuffs hanging from her belt. After she'd finished dancing, Dickinson went up to her and ripped her top off, leaving her topless in front of the crowd. Dickinson was arrested after the show and was eventually sued by the young woman; the lawsuit was later settled out of court. A picture of Dickinson and the (fully clothed) young woman can be seen in the CD booklet for the 1998 re-release of Piece of Mind.
  • "Mission from 'Arry" was recorded at the 18 August Allentown show.
  • Final tour to feature a drum solo.
  • The final night of the tour in Dortmund saw the band "kill" their mascot Eddie after the song "Iron Maiden". Bruce Dickinson took the brain out of Eddie's head while the rest of the band kicked and pummelled the mascot, while guitarist Dave Murray smashed his Fender Stratocaster on Eddie's neck and a nearby amplifier.

References
  1. Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 121. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
  2. Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 109. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
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