The Iron Maiden Tour was a 1980

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in support of their eponymous debut album. The band's first solo headlining tour, it followed the co-headlined

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from earlier in the same year. The tour commenced with a

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leg from 1 April to 23 August, although this included one concert in

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, before the band supported

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on their

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from 24 August to 16 October, immediately following which guitarist

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was sacked and replaced with

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. 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

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, London, on the last night of the tour.

Setlist

The setlist for supporting shows consisted of: # "The Ides of March" (Intro) (from '' Killers'', 1981) # "

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" (from ''

'', 1980) # "Prowler" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Remember Tomorrow" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "

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" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Transylvania" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Phantom of the Opera" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Iron Maiden" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Drifter" (from ''Killers'', 1981) While headlining shows had a setlist of: # "The Ides of March" (Intro) (from ''Killers'', 1981) # "Sanctuary" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Prowler" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Wrathchild" (from ''Killers'', 1981) # "Remember Tomorrow" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Charlotte the Harlot" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Killers" (from ''Killers'', 1981) # "Another Life" (from ''Killers'', 1981) # Drum solo # "Transylvania" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # Guitar solo # "Strange World" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Innocent Exile" (from ''Killers'', 1981) # "Phantom of the Opera" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Iron Maiden" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Running Free" (from ''Iron Maiden'', 1980) # "Drifter" (from ''Killers'', 1981) # " I've Got the Fire" ( Montrose cover) Notes: * All songs played from ''Killers'' were unreleased at this time. * "

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" (

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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

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:This concert was a part of Wheel Pop Festival :This concert was a part of Kuusrock Festival :This concert was a part of

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:This concert was in support of

:This concert was a part of Open Air Festival ;Cancellations * 24 August 1980:

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, Portugal, Cascais Hall * 25 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall * 30 August 1980:

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, Italy, Stadio Comunale * 31 August 1980:

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, Italy, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara * 29 November 1980:

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, England,

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's throat infection)

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