Metal for Muthas Tour
Appearance
Tour by various NWOBHM era artists | |
Location | United Kingdom |
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Start date | 1 February 1980 |
End date | 2 March 1980 |
No. of shows | 30 |
The Metal for Muthas Tour was a 1980 concert tour headlined variously by Motörhead, Samson, and Saxon. Supporting the new wave of British heavy metal compilation album Metal for Muthas, the tour featured a large number of bands identified as the founders of the movement. During the tour, the three headlining bands were supported by twenty-two other bands, including a then-unknown Iron Maiden, who performed on the first 11 dates of the tour.[1]
Featured acts
[edit]- Air Angels
- Angel Witch
- Bad Manners
- Blitzfish
- Bombshell
- Desolation Angels
- Diamond Head
- Dogwatch
- Fist
- Iron Maiden
- Magnum
- The Monos
- More
- Motörhead
- Nutz
- Praying Mantis
- Quartz
- Raven
- Samson
- Saxon
- Sledgehammer
- Toad the Wet Sprocket
- Urchin
- Witchfynde
- Wounded John Scott Cree
Tour dates
[edit]Date[2][3] | City | Country | Venue |
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1 February 1980 | Aberdeen | Scotland | Aberdeen University |
2 February 1980 | Glasgow | Glasgow University | |
3 February 1980 | Saint Andrews | St Andrews University | |
4 February 1980 | Edinburgh | Tiffany's | |
5 February 1980 | Grimsby | England | Central Hall |
6 February 1980 | Bristol | Romeo & Juliet's | |
7 February 1980 | Wakefield | Unity Hall | |
8 February 1980 | Huddersfield | Huddersfield Polytechnic | |
9 February 1980 | Manchester | UMIST | |
10 February 1980 | London | Lyceum Ballroom | |
11 February 1980 | Mansfield | Civic Theatre | |
14 February 1980 | Swansea | Wales | Circles |
15 February 1980 | Hitchin | England | Hitchin College |
16 February 1980 | West Runton | West Runton Pavilion | |
17 February 1980 | Redcar | Coatham Bowl | |
18 February 1980 | Birkenhead | Hamilton Club | |
19 February 1980 | Oldham | Civic Hall | |
20 February 1980 | Blackburn | King George's Hall | |
21 February 1980 | Carlisle | Market Hall | |
22 February 1980 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Mayfair Ballroom | |
23 February 1980 | Leicester | Leicester University | |
24 February 1980 | Sheffield | Top Rank | |
25 February 1980 | Plymouth | Fiesta | |
26 February 1980 | Cardiff | Wales | Top Rank |
27 February 1980 | Portsmouth | England | Portsmouth Polytechnic |
28 February 1980 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Civic Hall | |
29 February 1980 | Hanley | Victoria Hall | |
1 March 1980 | Retford | The Porterhouse | |
2 March 1980 | Birmingham | Top Rank |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Wall, Mick 2004, p. 137.
- ^ Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 85.
- ^ "Metal for Muthas Tour". ironmaiden.com. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
Sources
[edit]- Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
- Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.