| Tour by Iron Maiden | |
 Official tour advertisement for the band's performance at Gothenburg, 3 November 1984 | |
| Associated album | Powerslave |
|---|---|
| Start date | 9 August 1984 |
| End date | 5 July 1985 |
| No. of shows | 189 in total (197 scheduled) |
| Iron Maiden concert chronology | |
The World Slavery Tour was a concert tour by the 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.
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]
Other songs occasionally played were:
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening Act |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 1984 | Warsaw | Poland | Hala Torwar | — |
| 10 August 1984 | Łódź | Hala MOSiR | ||
| 11 August 1984 | Poznań | Hala Arena | ||
| 12 August 1984 | Wrocław | Hala Ludowa | ||
| 14 August 1984 | Zabrze | Sporthall Makoszowy | ||
| 16 August 1984 | Zeltweg | Austria | Aichfeldhalle Sportzentrum | |
| 17 August 1984 | Budapest | Hungary | Budapest Park | Pokolgép P. Box |
| 18 August 1984 | Belgrade | Yugoslavia | Sajam Exhibition Centre | Warriors |
| 19 August 1984 | Ljubljana | Dvorana Tivoli | ||
| 22 August 1984 | Arma di Taggia | Italy | Ex-Caserma Ravelli | Accept |
| 25 August 1984 | Annecy | France | Parc des Expositions | |
| 26 August 1984 | Palavas-les-Flots | Arennes de Palavas | ||
| 29 August 1984 | San Sebastián | Spain | Velódromo de Anoeta | |
| 31 August 1984 | Porto | Portugal | Pavilhao Infante de Sagres | |
| 1 September 1984 | Cascais | Pavilhão Dramático | ||
| 3 September 1984 | Madrid | Spain | Estadio Román Valero | |
| 5 September 1984 | Barcelona | Palau dels Esports de Barcelona | ||
| 7 September 1984 | Toulouse | France | Palais des Sports | |
| 8 September 1984 | Bordeaux | Palais des Sports | ||
| 11 September 1984 | Glasgow | Scotland | Glasgow Apollo | Waysted |
| 12 September 1984 | Aberdeen | Capitol Theatre | ||
| 13 September 1984 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Playhouse | ||
| 15 September 1984 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall | |
| 16 September 1984 | ||||
| 17 September 1984 | Sheffield | Sheffield City Hall | ||
| 18 September 1984 | Ipswich | Gaumont Theatre | ||
| 20 September 1984 | Leicester | De Montfort Hall | ||
| 21 September 1984 | Oxford | Apollo Theatre Oxford | ||
| 22 September 1984 | St Austell | Cornwall Coliseum | ||
| 23 September 1984 | Bristol | Bristol Hippodrome | ||
| 25 September 1984 | Manchester | Manchester Apollo | ||
| 26 September 1984 | ||||
| 27 September 1984 | Hanley | Victoria Hall | ||
| 29 September 1984 | Nottingham | Nottingham Royal Concert Hall | ||
| 30 September 1984 | Cardiff | Wales | St David's Hall | |
| 2 October 1984 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Odeon | |
| 3 October 1984 | ||||
| 5 October 1984 | Southampton | Gaumont Theater | ||
| 7 October 1984 | Cardiff | Wales | St David's Hall | |
| 8 October 1984 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon | |
| 9 October 1984 | ||||
| 10 October 1984 | ||||
| 12 October 1984 | ||||
| 13 October 1984 | ||||
| 15 October 1984 | Cologne | West Germany | Sporthalle | Mötley Crüe |
| 16 October 1984 | Böblingen | Sporthalle | ||
| 17 October 1984 | Heidelberg | Rhein-Neckar-Halle | ||
| 19 October 1984 | Würzburg | Carl-Diem-Halle | ||
| 20 October 1984 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | |
| 21 October 1984 | Nancy | France | Parc des Expositions | |
| 23 October 1984 | Freiburg im Breisgau | West Germany | Stadthalle Freiburg | |
| 24 October 1984 | Munich | Olympiahalle | ||
| 26 October 1984 | Essen | Grugahalle | ||
| 27 October 1984 | Bremen | Stadthalle Bremen | ||
| 28 October 1984 | Zwolle | Netherlands | IJsselhallen | |
| 29 October 1984 | Paris | France | Espace Balard | Mötley Crüe Mama's Boys |
| 1 November 1984 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Brøndbyhallen | Mötley Crüe |
| 2 November 1984 | Stockholm | Sweden | Johanneshovs Isstadion | |
| 3 November 1984 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | ||
| 5 November 1984 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall | |
| 8 November 1984 | Rüsselsheim | West Germany | Walter-Köbel-Halle | |
| 9 November 1984 | Neunkirchen am Brand | Hemmerleinhalle | ||
| 11 November 1984 | Bologna | Italy | Teatro Tenda | |
| 12 November 1984 | Milan | Teatro Tenda di Lampugnano | ||
| 13 November 1984 | Lyon | France | Halle Tony Garnier | |
| 14 November 1984 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakob Sporthalle | |
| 24 November 1984 | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Metro Centre | Twisted Sister |
| 26 November 1984 | Quebec City | Colisée de Québec | ||
| 27 November 1984 | Montreal | Montreal Forum | ||
| 28 November 1984 | Ottawa | Ottawa Civic Centre | ||
| 30 November 1984 | Toronto | Maple Leaf Gardens | ||
| 1 December 1984 | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury Community Arena | ||
| 3 December 1984 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Arena | ||
| 4 December 1984 | Regina | Agridome | ||
| 6 December 1984 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | ||
| 7 December 1984 | Calgary | Stampede Corral | ||
| 9 December 1984 | Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | ||
| 10 December 1984 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Coliseum | |
| 11 December 1984 | Portland | Portland Memorial Coliseum | ||
| 13 December 1984 | Salt Lake City | Salt Palace | ||
| 15 December 1984 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | — | |
| 17 December 1984 | Kansas City | Kemper Arena | Twisted Sister | |
| 18 December 1984 | St. Louis | Kiel Auditorium | ||
| 19 December 1984 | Milwaukee | MECCA Arena | ||
| 20 December 1984 | Bloomington | Met Center | ||
| 21 December 1984 | Rosemont | Rosemont Horizon |
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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.
