World Slavery Tour

World Slavery Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden
Official tour advertisement for the band's performance at Gothenburg, 3 November 1984
Associated albumPowerslave
Start date9 August 1984
End date5 July 1985
No. of shows189 in total (197 scheduled)
Iron Maiden concert chronology

The World Slavery Tour was a concert tour by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden in support of their fifth album, Powerslave, beginning in Warsaw, Poland on 9 August 1984 and ending in Irvine, California on 5 July 1985.

Background

The tour was notorious for being the band's most arduous to date- although it was very successful, the band were left exhausted by its end in 1985 and demanded a break for the rest of the year before starting work on Somewhere In Time in 1986.[1] The band's lead vocalist, Bruce Dickinson, has since explained that "I never thought it was going to end ... I began to feel like I was a piece of machinery, like I was part of the lighting rig."[1] Overall, the tour lasted 331 days,[2] during which the band performed 189 gigs, the longest tour dates of their career.[3] The tour also saw the band play to one of the largest crowds of their career, approximately 350,000 people at the first edition of the Brazilian rock festival Rock in Rio in 1985.[4]

The tour was notable for its use of props, such as the sarcophagi, 30-foot mummified Eddie and extensive pyrotechnics.[5] Steve Harris referred to it as "probably the best stage show we ever did,"[5] and Dickinson commented that, "You could set it up in small theatres or big arenas and it would always look fantastic."[1] The band's 2008–2009 tour, Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, featured a stage set which largely emulated the World Slavery Tour.[6]

Iron Maiden's first full-length live album Live After Death was recorded during the band's four shows at London's Hammersmith Odeon in October 1984 and four shows at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California in March 1985.[7] A video entitled Behind the Iron Curtain documented the band's first shows in Poland, Hungary, and Yugoslavia in August 1984, as they were regarded as the first rock act to take a full stage show into the Eastern Bloc.[8]

An 18-year-old Iron Maiden fan, Daniel Pitre, fell 100 ft to his death from a catwalk in the press area of the Colisée de Québec during the Quebec City show. The band learned about the death only after the show.[9]

Tour dates

List of 1984 concerts
Date City Country Venue Opening Act
9 August 1984WarsawPolandHala TorwarN/a
10 August 1984ŁódźHala MOSiR
11 August 1984PoznańHala Arena
12 August 1984WrocławHala Ludowa
14 August 1984ZabrzeSporthall Makoszowy
16 August 1984ZeltwegAustriaAichfeldhalle Sportzentrum
17 August 1984BudapestHungaryBudapest Sportcsarnok Pokolgép
P. Box
18 August 1984BelgradeYugoslaviaSajam Exhibition CentreWarriors
19 August 1984LjubljanaDvorana Tivoli
22 August 1984Arma di TaggiaItalyEx-Caserma RavelliAccept
25 August 1984AnnecyFranceParc des Expositions
26 August 1984Palavas-les-FlotsArennes de Palavas
29 August 1984San SebastiánSpainVelódromo de Anoeta
31 August 1984PortoPortugalPavilhao Infante de Sagres
1 September 1984CascaisPavilhão Dramático
3 September 1984MadridSpainEstadio Román Valero
5 September 1984BarcelonaPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
7 September 1984ToulouseFrancePalais des Sports
8 September 1984BordeauxPalais des Sports
11 September 1984GlasgowScotlandGlasgow ApolloWaysted
12 September 1984AberdeenCapitol Theatre
13 September 1984EdinburghEdinburgh Playhouse
15 September 1984NewcastleEnglandNewcastle City Hall
16 September 1984
17 September 1984SheffieldSheffield City Hall
18 September 1984IpswichGaumont Theatre
20 September 1984LeicesterDe Montfort Hall
21 September 1984OxfordApollo Theatre Oxford
22 September 1984St AustellCornwall Coliseum
23 September 1984BristolBristol Hippodrome
25 September 1984ManchesterManchester Apollo
26 September 1984
27 September 1984HanleyVictoria Hall
29 September 1984NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall
30 September 1984CardiffWalesSt David's Hall
2 October 1984BirminghamEnglandBirmingham Odeon
3 October 1984
5 October 1984SouthamptonGaumont Theater
7 October 1984CardiffWalesSt David's Hall
8 October 1984LondonEnglandHammersmith Odeon
9 October 1984
10 October 1984
12 October 1984
13 October 1984
15 October 1984CologneWest GermanySporthalleMötley Crüe
16 October 1984BöblingenSporthalle
17 October 1984HeidelbergRhein-Neckar-Halle
19 October 1984WürzburgCarl-Diem-Halle
20 October 1984BrusselsBelgiumForest National
21 October 1984NancyFranceParc des Expositions
23 October 1984Freiburg im BreisgauWest GermanyStadthalle Freiburg
24 October 1984MunichOlympiahalle
26 October 1984EssenGrugahalle
27 October 1984BremenStadthalle Bremen
28 October 1984ZwolleNetherlandsIJsselhallen
29 October 1984ParisFranceEspace BalardMötley Crüe
Mama's Boys
1 November 1984CopenhagenDenmarkBrøndbyhallenMötley Crüe
2 November 1984StockholmSwedenJohanneshovs Isstadion
3 November 1984GothenburgScandinavium
5 November 1984HelsinkiFinlandHelsinki Ice Hall
8 November 1984RüsselsheimWest GermanyWalter-Köbel-Halle
9 November 1984Neunkirchen am BrandHemmerleinhalle
11 November 1984BolognaItalyTeatro Tenda
12 November 1984MilanTeatro Tenda di Lampugnano
13 November 1984LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnier
14 November 1984BaselSwitzerlandSt. Jakob Sporthalle
24 November 1984HalifaxCanadaHalifax Metro CentreTwisted Sister
26 November 1984Quebec CityColisée de Québec
27 November 1984MontrealMontreal Forum
28 November 1984OttawaOttawa Civic Centre
30 November 1984TorontoMaple Leaf Gardens
1 December 1984Greater SudburySudbury Community Arena
3 December 1984WinnipegWinnipeg Arena
4 December 1984ReginaAgridome
6 December 1984EdmontonNorthlands Coliseum
7 December 1984CalgaryStampede Corral
9 December 1984VancouverPacific Coliseum
10 December 1984SeattleUnited StatesSeattle Center Coliseum
11 December 1984PortlandPortland Memorial Coliseum
13 December 1984Salt Lake CitySalt Palace
15 December 1984DenverMcNichols Sports ArenaN/a
17 December 1984Kansas CityKemper ArenaTwisted Sister
18 December 1984St. LouisKiel Auditorium
19 December 1984MilwaukeeMECCA Arena
20 December 1984BloomingtonMet Center
21 December 1984RosemontRosemont Horizon
List of 1985 concerts
Date City Country Venue Opening Act
3 January 1985CincinnatiUnited StatesCincinnati GardensTwisted Sister
4 January 1985DetroitJoe Louis Arena
5 January 1985ColumbusBattelle Hall
6 January 1985RichfieldRichfield Coliseum
7 January 1985BuffaloBuffalo Memorial Auditorium
11 January 1985[A]Rio de JaneiroBrazilCity of RockQueen (headliner)
Whitesnake
14 January 1985HartfordUnited StatesHartford Civic CenterTwisted Sister
15 January 1985WorcesterWorcester Centrum
17 January 1985New York CityRadio City Music HallQueensrÿche
18 January 1985
19 January 1985
20 January 1985
21 January 1985
28 January 1985LandoverCapital CentreTwisted Sister
29 January 1985PhiladelphiaThe Spectrum
31 January 1985ColumbiaCarolina Coliseum
1 February 1985Johnson CityFreedom Hall Civic Center
2 February 1985AtlantaOmni Coliseum
3 February 1985MemphisMid-South Coliseum
5 February 1985NashvilleNashville Municipal Auditorium
6 February 1985KnoxvilleKnoxville Civic Coliseum
8 February 1985CharlotteCharlotte Coliseum
9 February 1985GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
10 February 1985GreenvilleGreenville Memorial Auditorium
12 February 1985JacksonvilleJacksonville Memorial Coliseum
14 February 1985North Fort MyersLee County Civic Center
15 February 1985Pembroke PinesHollywood Sportatorium
16 February 1985LakelandLakeland Civic Center
17 February 1985St. PetersburgBayfront Center
19 February 1985ChattanoogaUTC Arena
20 February 1985BirminghamBoutwell Memorial AuditoriumN/a
21 February 1985HuntsvilleVon Braun Civic Center
23 February 1985BeaumontBeaumont Civic CenterW.A.S.P.
24 February 1985BiloxiMississippi Coast Coliseum
27 February 1985New OrleansLakefront Arena
28 February 1985HoustonThe Summit
1 March 1985WacoWaco Convention Center
2 March 1985Oklahoma CityMyriad Convention Center
4 March 1985DallasReunion Arena
5 March 1985San AntonioSan Antonio Convention Center
7 March 1985LubbockCity Bank Coliseum
8 March 1985El PasoEl Paso County Coliseum
9 March 1985AlbuquerqueTingley Coliseum
10 March 1985TucsonTucson Convention Center
14 March 1985Long BeachLong Beach ArenaTwisted Sister
15 March 1985
16 March 1985
17 March 1985
19 March 1985RenoLawlor Events Center
20 March 1985FresnoSelland Arena
21 March 1985Daly CityCow Palace
23 March 1985San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
24 March 1985TempeCompton Terrace
25 March 1985Las VegasAladdin TheaterWarrior[10]
26 March 1985San BernardinoOrange Pavilion
31 March 1985HonoluluNeal S. Blaisdell Center
14 April 1985TokyoJapanNakano Sun PlazaN/a
15 April 1985
17 April 1985Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
19 April 1985
20 April 1985NagoyaNagoya Civic Assembly Hall
22 April 1985FukuokaFukuoka Sunpalace
24 April 1985OsakaFestival Hall
25 April 1985TokyoNakano Sun Plaza
2 May 1985CanberraAustraliaCanberra Civic TheatreBoss
3 May 1985MelbourneFestival Hall
4 May 1985AdelaideThebarton Theatre
6 May 1985WollongongShellharbour Workers Club
7 May 1985SydneyHordern Pavilion
8 May 1985NewcastleNewcastle Civic Theatre
10 May 1985BrisbaneBrisbane Festival Hall
23 May 1985PortlandUnited StatesCumberland County Civic CenterAccept
24 May 1985UniondaleNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
25 May 1985BinghamtonBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
27 May 1985RochesterRochester Community War Memorial
28 May 1985Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center
29 May 1985SpringfieldSpringfield Civic Center
31 May 1985New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
1 June 1985AllentownGreat Allentown Fair
2 June 1985ProvidenceProvidence Civic Center
4 June 1985ColumbiaMerriweather Post Pavilion
5 June 1985PittsburghPittsburgh Civic Arena
7 June 1985TrotwoodHara Arena
8 June 1985EvansvilleMesker AmphitheatreAccept
Why on Earth
9 June 1985East TroyAlpine Valley Music TheatreAccept
11 June 1985ToledoToledo Sports Arena
12 June 1985ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre
14 June 1985SaginawWendler Arena
15 June 1985CharlevoixCastle Farms
16 June 1985Hoffman EstatesPoplar Creek Music Theater
18 June 1985PeoriaPeoria Civic Center
19 June 1985Cedar RapidsFive Seasons Center
21 June 1985MadisonDane County Coliseum
22 June 1985SeymourOutagamie County FairgroundsAccept
Ratt
23 June 1985MinneapolisTrout Aire Amphitheatre
24 June 1985FargoRed River Fairgrounds
26 June 1985Des MoinesIowa Veterans Memorial AuditoriumAccept
27 June 1985OmahaOmaha Civic Auditorium
29 June 1985MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatre
3 July 1985San JoseSan Jose Civic AuditoriumAccept
W.A.S.P.
4 July 1985SacramentoCal Expo Amphitheatre
5 July 1985IrvineIrvine Meadows Amphitheatre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of "Rock in Rio"
Cancellations
  • 21 August 1984: Pordenone, Italy, Parco Galvani
  • 23 January 1985: New York City, United States, Radio City Music Hall; cancelled due to health problems.[11]
  • 24 January 1985: New York City, United States, Radio City Music Hall; cancelled due to health problems.[11]
  • 25 January 1985: Glens Falls, United States, Civic Center; cancelled due to health problems.[11]
  • 26 January 1985: Bethlehem, United States, Stabler Arena; cancelled due to health problems.[11]
  • British writer Neil Daniels states that some proposed South African dates were cancelled when objections arose to the use of the word "slavery".[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  2. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 253. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  3. ↑ "The History of Iron Maiden part 3". Maiden England '88 (DVD). EMI. 25 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "The History of Iron Maiden part 2". Live After Death (DVD). EMI. 4 February 2008.
  5. 1 2 Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  6. ↑ Lane, Daniel (7 September 2007). "Iron Maiden tour plans". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  7. ↑ Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 257. ISBN 1-86074-542-3.
  8. ↑ Vare, Ethlie Ann (13 October 1984). "Iron Maiden Pierces Iron Curtain". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 38. Los Angeles. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Rock fan falls to death at concert". The Gazette. 28 November 1984. QUEBEC (Gazette) -- Daniel Pitre, 18, of Chicoutimi was killed Monday night when he fell 30 meters from a catwalk during a concert by the heavy metal rock group Iron Maiden at the Quebec Coliseum. ... [Iron Maiden's public relations officer Michael] Jensen said members of the band did not learn about the death until after the concert.
  10. ↑ "World Slavery Tour - 1984 - Iron Maiden". Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Bushell, Garry; Halfin, Ross (1985). Running Free, The Official Story of Iron Maiden (2nd ed.). Zomba Books. pp. 137–9. ISBN 0-946391-84-X.
  12. ↑ Daniels, Neil (25 May 2012). Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Illustrated History (1 ed.). Voyageur Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0760342213. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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