The Tour

Immediately after the end of the Metal For Muthas tour, Iron Maiden received the chance to open for Judas Priest's British Steel tour. While on tour in the U.K. with Judas Priest, Maiden's debut studio album Iron Maiden, was released, which exploded into the charts at number 4! When the British Steel tour ended, Maiden performed an extensive U.K. tour of their own, which included four sold-out dates at the Marquee in London and an appearance at the prestigious Reading Festival. Then in August Iron Maiden joined Kiss for their European tour, but did not open for Kiss in the U.K, since they had already completed two U.K. tours already that year. It was while touring in Europe with Kiss that it became evident to the band that Dennis Stratton's musical direction was incompatible with Maiden's, and in the autumn Stratton was replaced by Urchin guitarist Adrian Smith. The last gig of the year occurred in December at London's Rainbow Theatre while the band was in the process of recording the Killers album. Despite technical problems which forced the last half of the show to be played twice, Maiden succeeded in recording the footage of what was to become the first Iron Maiden video.

During the Iron Maiden Tour, Maiden headlined some U.K. shows as well as opening for Kiss, UFO, Judas Priest and Humble Pie. They also may have played with some of the bands listed in the previous tour.

The following setlist is from their Reading Festival appearance. I don't know much about the setlist for the U.K. and European tours, but since they were mostly an opening act it was probably not much different from this.

 

 

SETLIST (varied)
Standard Set

Intro: The Ides Of March
Sanctuary
Prowler
Wrathchild
Remember Tomorrow
Charlotte The Harlot
Killers
Another Life
Drum solo
Transylvania
Guitar solo
Strange World
Innocent Exile
Phantom Of The Opera
Iron Maiden
Running Free
Drifter
I've Got The Fire

 

Tracks played only at a few venues
Women In Uniform

 

IRON MAIDEN - EUROPE TOUR 1980
(England, Belgium, Scotland, Wales & Finland)

CITY

ARENA

STATE/COUNTRY

DATE

INFORMATION

London

Rainbow Theatre

England

1980.04.01

First major headline concert
Praying Mantis

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.04.02

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.04.03

Kotrjik

Wheel Pop Festival

Belgium

1980.04.05

First concert outside England

London

Bandwagon

England

1980.04.06

Plymouth

Fiesta

England

1980.04.07

East Ham

Ruskin Arms

England

1980.04.08

Benefit concert

Grimsby

Central Hall

England

1980.04.10

Acourding to Gary Bushell,
the band played instrumental instead of cancelling the gig.

East Ham

Ruskin Arms

England

1980.04.14

Charity concert

Lincoln

Drill Hall

England

1980.05.15

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Newcastle

Mayfair

England

1980.05.16

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Dunfermline

Kinema Ballroom

Scotland

1980.05.17

Paul DiAnnos Birthday
Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Ayr

Pavilion

Scotland

1980.05.18

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Aberdeen

Music Hall

Scotland

1980.05.19

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Carlisle

Market Hall

England

1980.05.20

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Bradford

St. George's Hall

England

1980.05.21

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Withensea

Grand Pavilion

England

1980.05.22

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Cambridge

Corn Exchange

England

1980.05.23

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Dunstable

Queensway Hall

England

1980.05.25

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Blackburn

King George's Hall

England

1980.05.27

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Wolverhampton

Civic Hall

England

1980.05.28

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Hanley

Victoria Hall

England

1980.05.29

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Swindon

Brunnels Room

England

1980.05.30

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

St. Austell

Conwall Coliseum

England

1980.05.31

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Bristol

Locarno

England

1980.06.01

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Malvern

Winter Gardens

England

1980.06.02

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Portsmouth

Locarno

England

1980.06.03

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Cardiff

Top Rank

Wales

1980.06.04

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Cromer

West Runton Pavillion

England

1980.06.06

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Birmingham

Odeon

England

1980.06.07

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Sheffield

Top Rank

England

1980.06.08

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Liverpool

Royal Couty Theatre

England

1980.06.09

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Sunderland

Mecca Centre

England

1980.06.11

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Dundee

Caird Hall

Scotland

1980.06.12

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Glasgow

Apollo Theatre

Scotland

1980.06.13

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Middlesborough

Town Hall

England

1980.06.14

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Wakefield

Unity Hall

England

1980.06.16

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Leicester

De Montfort Hall

England

1980.06.17

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Chatham

Central Hall

England

1980.06.18

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Guildford

Civic Hall

England

1980.06.19

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

London

Rainbow Theatre

England

1980.06.20

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

London

Rainbow Theatre

England

1980.06.21

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Swansea

Brangwym Hall

Wales

1980.06.22

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Norwich

England

1980.06.24

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Derby

Assembly Rooms

England

1980.06.25

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Manchester

Apollo Theatre

England

1980.06.26

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Bath

Pavilion

England

1980.06.27

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Oxford

New Theatre

England

1980.06.28

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Brighton

Top Rank

England

1980.06.29

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Poole

Arts Centre

England

1980.06.30

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

Portsmouth

Locarno

England

1980.07.01

Praying Mantis & DJ Neal Kay

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.07.03

Raven

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.07.04

Fist

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.07.05

Fist

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.07.08

Don't know if this happened ''

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.07.09

Don't know if this happened ''

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.07.11

Don't know if this happened ''

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.07.12

Don't know if this happened ''

Oulu (Uleaborg)

Kuusrock Festival

Finland

1980.07.19

Maiden was very drunk during this gig and Dave smashed his guitar.
First time in Finland

London

Global Village

England

1980.08.10

Angel Witch & Urchin - See Note

Cromer

West Runton Pavilion

England

1980.08.21

Reading

Festival

England

1980.08.23

Special Guest To UFO


NOTE : Guitar player / vocalist in "Urchin" was Adrian Smith.

 

KISS - "Unmasked" EUROPEAN TOUR 1980 -
(Special Guest - Iron Maiden)

CITY

ARENA

STATE/COUNTRY

DATE

INFORMATION

Lisbon

Cascais Hall

Portugal

1980.08.24

CANCELLED (Due to budgeting constraints)

Lisbon

Cascais Hall

Portugal

1980.08.25

CANCELLED (Due to budgeting constraints)

Rome

Castle St. Angelo

Italy

1980.08.29

First time in Italy

Perugia

Stadion Communale

Italy

1980.08.30

CANCELLED (Planed but never carrying through)

Bologna

Stadion Communale

Italy

1980.08.31

CANCELLED (Planed but never carrying through)

Genoa

Palasport

Italy

1980.09.01

Turin

Stadion Communale

Italy

1980.09.02

CANCELLED (This concert was never planed)

Milan

Velodromo Vigorelli

Italy

1980.09.02

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.09.05

Iron Maiden headline the Marquee when Kiss played in the UK

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.09.06

Iron Maiden headline the Marquee when Kiss played in the UK

Nuremberg

Messehalle

Germany

1980.09.11

First time in Germany

Dusseldorf

Philipshalle

Germany

1980.09.12

Frankfurt

Rebstock-Gelande

Germany

1980.09.13

Open Air Festival

Dortmund

Westfalehalle

Germany

1980.09.15

Stuttgart

Sindelfingen Messehalle

Germany

1980.09.17

Munich

Olympiahalle

Germany

1980.09.18

Kassel

Eissporthalle

Germany

1980.09.20

Brussels

Forest National

Belgium

1980.09.21

Avignon

Parc Des Expositions

France

1980.09.23

First time in France

Lyon

Palais Des Sports

France

1980.09.24

Lille

Parc Des Expositions

France

1980.09.26

CANCELLED - Due to poor ticket sale.

Paris

Hippodrome de Pantin

France

1980.09.27

Basel

St. Jacobshalle

Switzerland

1980.09.28

First time in Switzerland

Cologne

Sporthalle

Germany

1980.09.30

Bremen

Stadthalle

Germany

1980.10.01

Hannover

Niedersachsenhalle

Germany

1980.10.02

Hamburg

Ernst-Herck-Halle

Germany

1980.10.04

Leiden

Groenoordhal

Holland

1980.10.05

First time in Holland

Karlsruhe

Schwarzwaldhalle

Germany

1980.10.06

CANCELLED (This concert was never planed)

Stockholm

Eriksdalshallen

Sweden

1980.10.09

First time in Sweden - Dennis Strattons Birthday

Gothenburg

Scandinavium

Sweden

1980.10.10

Copenhagen

Brondbyhallen

Denmark

1980.10.11

First time in Denmark

Drammen

Drammenshallen

Norway

1980.10.13

First time in Norway -
Dennis Stratton's last concert with Iron Maiden

 

IRON MAIDEN - EUROPE TOUR 1980
(Germany & England)

CITY

ARENA

STATE/COUNTRY

DATE

INFORMATION

Munich

Rock Pop TV Show

Germany

1980.11.08

Adrian Smith's first performance with Iron Maiden.
They only played two songs live at the TV show "Rock Pop".

Uxbridge

Brunnels University

England

1980.11.21

Adrian Smith's first concert with Iron Maiden

Leeds

University Of Leeds

England

1980.11.22

Redcor

Coatham Bowl

England

1980.11.23

Hull

City Hall

England

1980.11.24

Newcastle

City Hall

England

1980.11.25

Birmingham

Odeon

England

1980.11.26

Derby

Assembly Rooms

England

1980.11.27

Hanley

Victoria Hall

England

1980.11.28

Sheffield

University

England

1980.11.29

CANCELLED
Due to Paul's throat infection.

Manchester

Apollo Theatre

England

1980.11.30

Nottingham

Rock City

England

1980.12.01

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.12.19

London

Marquee Club

England

1980.12.20

London

Rainbow Theatre

England

1980.12.21

X-mas Party Concert & Video Recording

Information taken from The Iron Maiden Commetary

 

 

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