Iron Maiden Tour

Iron Maiden Tour
Paul Di'Anno and Steve Harris performing at the Manchester Apollo
Tour by Iron Maiden
Associated album	Iron Maiden
Start date	1 April 1980
End date	21 December 1980
Shows	75 (1 cancellation)
Iron Maiden tour chronology
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 was broken into two legs, one from 1 April to 23 August, the other from 21 November to 21 December. From 24 August to 16 October, the band supported Kiss on their Unmasked Tour.^[1] The tour would also see them perform in mainland Europe for the first time.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
First leg
1 April 1980	London	England	Rainbow Theatre
2 April 1980			Marquee Club
3 April 1980
5 April 1980	Kortrijk	Belgium	Wheel Pop Festival
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	Hanley		Victoria Hall
30 May 1980	Swindon		Brunnel's Room
31 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 County 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	Town Hall
16 June 1980	Wakefield		Unity Hall
17 June 1980	Leicester		De Montford Hall
18 June 1980	Chatham		Central Hall
19 June 1980	Guildford		Civic Hall
20 June 1980	London		Rainbow Theatre
21 June 1980	Bracknell		Sports Centre
22 June 1980	Swansea	Wales	Brangwyn Hall
24 June 1980	Norwich	England	St Andrews Hall
25 June 1980	Derby		Assembly Rooms
26 June 1980	Manchester		Apollo Theatre
27 June 1980	Bath		Pavilion
28 June 1980	Oxford		New Theatre
29 June 1980	Brighton		Top Rank
30 June 1980	Poole		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	Oulu	Finland	Kuusrock Festival
10 August 1980	London	England	Global Village
21 August 1980	West Runton		West Runton Pavilion
23 August 1980	Reading		Reading Festival
Second leg
21 November 1980	Uxbridge	England	Brunel University
22 November 1980	Leeds		Leeds University
23 November 1980	Redcar		Coatham Bowl
24 November 1980	Kingston upon Hull		City Hall
25 November 1980	Newcastle upon Tyne		City Halls
26 November 1980	Birmingham		Birmingham Odeon
27 November 1980	Derby		Assembly Rooms
28 November 1980	Hanley		Victoria Hall
29 November 1980	Sheffield		Sheffield University (Cancelled)
30 November 1980	Manchester		Apollo Theatre
1 December 1980	Nottingham		Rock City
19 December 1980	London		Marquee Club
21 December 1980			Rainbow Theatre

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.

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.