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Iron Maiden Tour

Tour by Iron Maiden
Paul Di'Anno and Steve Harris performing at the Manchester Apollo
Location	Europe
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
Metal for Muthas Tour (1980) Iron Maiden Tour (1980) Killer World Tour (1981)

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, immediately following which guitarist Dennis Stratton was sacked and replaced with Adrian Smith. After Smith was hired, the band decided to undertake another British tour, taking place from 21 November to 21 December.

The tour would see them perform in mainland Europe for the first time, as well as record their first live video at the Rainbow Theatre, London, on the last night of the tour.

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.

Tour dates

Reference

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

This concert was in support of Judas Priest

This concert was a part of Wheel Pop Festival

This concert was a part of Kuusrock Festival

This concert was a part of Reading Festival

This concert was in support of Kiss

This concert was a part of Open Air Festival

Cancellations

• 24 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall
• 25 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall
• 30 August 1980: Perugia, Italy, Stadio Comunale
• 31 August 1980: Bologna, Italy, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
• 29 November 1980: Sheffield, England, University of Sheffield; (Paul Di'Anno's throat infection)

See also

• List of Iron Maiden concert tours

References

1. Wall 2004, p. 151.
2. Wall 2004, p. 163.
3. ^ Wall 2004, p. 172.
4. Wall 2004, p. 155.
5. "Marquee advertisement". Sounds. 29 March 1980. p. 48. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
6. Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 84.
7. Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 85.
8. ^ Gooch & Suhs 2002, p. 110.
9. "Sheffield Cancellation". Sounds. 6 December 1980.

Sources

• 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.

External links

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