''Live at the Rainbow'' is the first live video recorded by

Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...

on 21 December 1980 and released in 1981. It includes one of the band's earliest concerts with guitarist

Adrian Smith Adrian Frederick "H" Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist best known as a member of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, for whom he also writes songs and performs backing vocals both live and in the studio. Smith grew up in London ...

as well as a very early version of "Killers", with lyrics that differ from the album version that would be released in 1981.

Paul Di'Anno Paul Andrews (born 17 May 1958), better known by his stage name Paul Di'Anno, is a British/Brazilian heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981. In his post-Maiden career, Di'Anno has issued numerous albu ...

later admitted writing the lyrics five minutes before going on stage that night. Due to technical problems, a sound line broke down halfway through the show. As a result, the audience were allowed to stay after the show to watch the band perform "Iron Maiden" and "Phantom of the Opera" again for the recording. This concert is included on disc 1 of '' The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days'' DVD. In addition, the cuts "Iron Maiden" and "Wrathchild" from this video received heavy rotation on MTV during its first hours on the air.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Harris, except where noted. # "The Ides of March" (intro) # "Wrathchild" # "Killers" (Harris,

) # "Remember Tomorrow" (Harris, Di'Anno) # "Transylvania" (instrumental) # "Phantom of the Opera" # "Iron Maiden"

Credits

– vocals * Dave Murray – guitar *

– guitar * Steve Harris – bass *

Clive Burr Clive Ronald Burr (8 March 1957 – 13 March 2013) was an English drummer. He was a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 1979 to 1982. Career Previously a member of Samson, Burr joined Iron Maiden in 1979. Auditioning and joining ...

– drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Live at the Rainbow Iron Maiden video albums