Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson is known as being one of the more energetic performers in rock with full command of the stage, but even the best slip up sometimes. During last night's show in Manchester, England, Dickinson took a tumble but was able to laugh it off afterward.
The concept for the Legacy Of The Beast World Tour was inspired by Maiden’s mobile game and comic book of the same name and the stage set design will feature a number of different but interlocking “worlds” with a set list covering a large selection of Eighties material with a handful of surprises from later albums to add diversity. Today (7th) marks Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson’s 60th birthday and of course, he’s celebrating it by performing. Sadly, at the band’s show last night (6th) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, the singer fell down on stage.
During the performance of '2 Minutes to Midnight,' Dickinson had perched himself on top of a riser, egging the crowd on as he sang, but he lost his footing as he prepared to exit his spot and took a tumble downward to the front of the stage. Dickinson caught himself before he tumbled completely off the stage, but did give an exasperated flop at the end before picking himself up and resuming the performance.
After the song ended, the singer said with a smile, 'The things you do to suffer for your fucking art,' before joking about his underwear. Watch video footage of the tumble in the players above and below.
Iron Maiden's 'Legacy of the Beast' tour is currently making its way through England, with dates remaining in Birmingham and London. Get details here.
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Tour by Iron Maiden | |
Paul Di'Anno and Steve Harris performing at the Manchester Apollo | |
Associated album | Iron Maiden |
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Start date | 1 April 1980 |
End date | 21 December 1980 |
No. of shows | 103 in total (112 planned) |
Iron Maiden concert chronology | |
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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 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,[1] immediately following which guitarist Dennis Stratton was sacked and replaced with Adrian Smith.[2] After Smith was hired, the band decided to undertake another British tour, taking place from 21 November to 21 December.[3]
The tour would see them perform in mainland Europe for the first time,[4] as well as record their first live video at the Rainbow Theatre, London on the last night of the tour.[3]
Tour dates[edit]
Date | City | Country | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
Europe | |||
1 April 1980 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre |
2 April 1980 | Marquee Club[5] | ||
3 April 1980 | |||
5 April 1980[A] | Kortrijk | Belgium | Festival Grounds |
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 | Ayr Pavilion | |
19 May 1980 | Aberdeen | Music Hall Aberdeen | |
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 | Brunel Rooms | |
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 Court Theatre | |
11 June 1980 | Sunderland | Mecca Centre | |
12 June 1980 | Dundee | Scotland | Caird Hall |
13 June 1980 | Glasgow | The Apollo | |
14 June 1980 | Middlesbrough | England | Middlesbrough Town Hall |
16 June 1980 | Wakefield | Unity Hall | |
17 June 1980 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | |
18 June 1980 | Chatham | Central Hall | |
19 June 1980 | Guildford | Guildford Civic Hall | |
20 June 1980 | London | Rainbow Theatre | |
21 June 1980 | Bracknell | Bracknell Sports Centre | |
22 June 1980 | Brighton | Top Rank | |
24 June 1980 | Norwich | St. Andrews Hall | |
25 June 1980 | Derby | Assembly Hall | |
26 June 1980 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | |
27 June 1980 | Bath | Bath Pavilion | |
28 June 1980 | Oxford | New Theatre Oxford | |
29 June 1980 | Swansea | Wales | Brangwyn Hall |
30 June 1980 | Poole | England | The Lighthouse |
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[B] | Oulu | Finland | Kuusisaari |
10 August 1980 | London | England | Global Village |
21 August 1980 | West Runton | West Runton Pavilion | |
23 August 1980[C] | Reading | Little John's Farm | |
29 August 1980[D] | Rome | Italy | Castel Sant'Angelo |
1 September 1980[D] | Genoa | Palasport di Genova | |
2 September 1980[D] | Turin | Stadio Olimpico di Torino | |
United Kingdom | |||
4 September 1980 | London | England | Marquee Club |
5 September 1980 | |||
Europe | |||
11 September 1980[D] | Nuremberg | West Germany | Hemmerleinhalle |
12 September 1980[D] | Düsseldorf | Philipshalle | |
13 September 1980[D] | Frankfurt | Rebstockgelände (Open-Air) | |
15 September 1980[D] | Dortmund | Westfalenhallen | |
17 September 1980[D] | Sindelfingen | Messehalle | |
18 September 1980[D] | Munich | Olympiahalle | |
20 September 1980[D] | Kassel | Eissporthalle | |
21 September 1980[D] | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National |
23 September 1980[D] | Avignon | France | Parc des Expositions de Avignon |
24 September 1980[D] | Lyon | Palais des Sports de Gerland | |
26 September 1980[D] | Lille | Parc des Expositions de Lille | |
27 September 1980[D] | Paris | Le Bourget | |
28 September 1980[D] | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle |
30 September 1980[D] | Cologne | West Germany | Sporthalle |
1 October 1980[D] | Bremen | Stadthalle Bremen | |
2 October 1980[D] | Hanover | Niedersachsenstadion | |
4 October 1980[D] | Hamburg | Ernst-Merck-Halle | |
5 October 1980[D] | Leiden | Netherlands | Groenoordhallen |
6 October 1980[D] | Karlsruhe | West Germany | Schwarzwaldhalle |
9 October 1980[D] | Stockholm | Sweden | Eriksdalshallen |
10 October 1980[D] | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |
11 October 1980[D] | Copenhagen | Denmark | Brøndby Hall |
Drammen | Norway | Drammenshallen (last concert with Dennis Stratton) | |
13 October 1980[D] | |||
United Kingdom | |||
21 November 1980 | Uxbridge | England | Brunel University (first concert with Adrian Smith) |
22 November 1980 | Leeds | University of Leeds | |
23 November 1980 | Redcar | Coatham Bowl | |
24 November 1980 | Kingston upon Hull | Hull City Hall | |
25 November 1980 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle City Hall | |
26 November 1980 | Birmingham | Birmingham Odeon | |
27 November 1980 | Derby | Assembly Hall | |
28 November 1980 | Hanley | Victoria Hall | |
30 November 1980 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | |
1 December 1980 | Nottingham | Rock City | |
19 December 1980 | London | Marquee Club | |
20 December 1980 | |||
21 December 1980 | Rainbow Theatre[6] |
Reference[7]
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of Wheel Pop Festival
- B This concert was a part of Kuusrock Festival
- C This concert was a part of Reading Festival
- D This show was in support of Kiss
- Cancellations
- 24 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall[8]
- 25 August 1980: Lisbon, Portugal, Cascais Hall[8]
- 30 August 1980: Perugia, Italy, Stadio Renato Curi[8]
- 31 August 1980: Bologna, Italy, Stadio Renato Dall'Ara[8]
- 29 November 1980: Sheffield, England, University of Sheffield; (Paul Di'Anno's throat infection)[9]
Setlist[edit]
The setlist for supporting shows consisted of:
- 'The Ides of March' (Intro) (from Killers, 1981)
- 'Sanctuary' (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- 'Prowler' (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- 'Remember Tomorrow' (from Iron Maiden, 1980)
- 'Running Free' (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.
- 'Women in Uniform' (Skyhooks cover) was performed on 25 November 1980.
- 'Invasion' (from 'Women in Uniform', 1980) was performed on 19 July 1980.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 151. ISBN1-86074-542-3.
- ^Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 163. ISBN1-86074-542-3.
- ^ abWall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 172. ISBN1-86074-542-3.
- ^Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 155. ISBN1-86074-542-3.
- ^'Marquee advertisement'. Sounds. 29 March 1980. p. 48. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 84. ISBN0-946391-84-X.
- ^Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. p. 85. ISBN0-946391-84-X.
- ^ abcdGooch, Curt; Suhs, Jeff (1 September 2002). Kiss Alive Forever: The Complete Touring History. Watson-Guptill. p. 110.
- ^'Sheffield Cancellation'. Sounds. 6 December 1980.
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