The Iron Maiden Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band 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.
Tour dates + List of 1980 concerts Date City Country Venue1 April 1980LondonEnglandRainbow Theatre2 April 1980Marquee Club3 April 19805 April 1980KortrijkBelgiumFestival Grounds6 April 1980LondonEnglandThe Bandwagon7 April 1980PlymouthFiesta8 April 1980LondonThe Ruskin Arms10 April 1980GrimsbyCentral Hall14 April 1980LondonThe Ruskin Arms15 May 1980LincolnLincoln Drill Hall16 May 1980Newcastle upon TyneMayfair Ballroom17 May 1980DunfermlineScotlandKinema Ballroom18 May 1980AyrAyr Pavilion19 May 1980AberdeenMusic Hall20 May 1980CarlisleEnglandCarlisle Market Hall21 May 1980BradfordSt George's Hall22 May 1980WithernseaGrand Pavilion23 May 1980CambridgeCambridge Corn Exchange25 May 1980DunstableQueensway Hall27 May 1980BlackburnKing George's Hall28 May 1980WolverhamptonWolverhampton Civic Hall29 May 1980HanleyVictoria Hall30 May 1980SwindonBrunel Rooms31 May 1980St AustellCornwall Coliseum1 June 1980BristolLocarno2 June 1980MalvernWinter Gardens4 June 1980CardiffWalesTop Rank Suite6 June 1980West RuntonEnglandWest Runton Pavilion7 June 1980BirminghamBirmingham Odeon8 June 1980SheffieldTop Rank Suite9 June 1980LiverpoolRoyal Court Theatre11 June 1980SunderlandMecca Centre12 June 1980DundeeScotlandCaird Hall13 June 1980GlasgowThe Apollo14 June 1980MiddlesbroughEnglandMiddlesbrough Town Hall16 June 1980WakefieldUnity Hall17 June 1980LeicesterDe Montfort Hall18 June 1980ChathamCentral Hall19 June 1980GuildfordGuildford Civic Hall20 June 1980LondonRainbow Theatre21 June 1980BracknellBracknell Sports Centre22 June 1980SwanseaBrangwyn Hall24 June 1980NorwichSt. Andrew's Hall25 June 1980DerbyAssembly Rooms26 June 1980ManchesterManchester Apollo27 June 1980BathBath Pavilion28 June 1980OxfordThe Apollo29 June 1980BrightonTop Rank Suite30 June 1980PooleArts Centre1 July 1980PortsmouthLocarno3 July 1980LondonMarquee Club4 July 19805 July 19808 July 19809 July 198011 July 198012 July 198019 July 1980OuluFinlandKuusisaari10 August 1980LondonEnglandGlobal Village21 August 1980West RuntonWest Runton Pavilion23 August 1980ReadingLittle John's Farm24 August 1980LisbonPortugalCasals Hall25 August 198029 August 1980RomeItalyCastel Sant'Angelo30 August 1980PerugiaStadio Renato Curi31 August 1980GenoaPalasport di Genova2 September 1980MilanVelodromo Vigorelli4 September 1980LondonEnglandMarquee Club5 September 19806 September 1980StaffordEnglandBingley Hall8 September 1980LondonWembley Arena9 September 198011 September 1980Neunkirchen am BrandWest GermanyHemmerleinhalle12 September 1980DüsseldorfPhilipshalle13 September 1980FrankfurtRebstockgelände15 September 1980DortmundWestfalenhallen17 September 1980SindelfingenMessehalle18 September 1980MunichOlympiahalle20 September 1980KasselEissporthalle21 September 1980ForestBelgiumForest National23 September 1980AvignonFranceParc des Expositions de Avignon24 September 1980LyonPalais des Sports de Gerland26 September 1980LilleParc des Expositions de Lille27 September 1980ParisHippodrome de Pantin28 September 1980MünchensteinSwitzerlandSt. Jakobshalle30 September 1980CologneWest GermanySporthalle1 October 1980BremenStadthalle Bremen2 October 1980HanoverNiedersachsenhalle4 October 1980HamburgErnst-Merck-Halle5 October 1980LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen6 October 1980KarlsruheWest GermanySchwarzwaldhalle9 October 1980StockholmSwedenEriksdalshallen10 October 1980GothenburgScandinavium11 October 1980CopenhagenDenmarkBrøndbyhallen13 October 1980DrammenNorwayDrammenshallen21 November 1980LondonEnglandBrunel University22 November 1980LeedsUniversity of Leeds23 November 1980RedcarCoatham Bowl24 November 1980Kingston upon HullHull City Hall25 November 1980Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle City Hall26 November 1980BirminghamBirmingham Odeon27 November 1980DerbyAssembly Hall28 November 1980HanleyVictoria Hall29 November 1980SheffieldUniversity of Sheffield30 November 1980ManchesterManchester Apollo1 December 1980NottinghamRock City19 December 1980LondonMarquee Club20 December 198021 December 1980Rainbow Theatre
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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
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Iron Maiden Tour dates