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]
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]
^"The History of Iron Maiden part 2". Live After Death (DVD). EMI. 4 February 2008.
^ abWall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 254. ISBN1-86074-542-3.
^Lane, Daniel (7 September 2007). . Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
^Wall, Mick (2004). Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography (3rd ed.). Sanctuary Publishing. p. 257. ISBN1-86074-542-3.
^Vare, Ethlie Ann (13 October 1984). "Iron Maiden Pierces Iron Curtain". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 38. Los Angeles. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
^"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.
^Daniels, Neil (25 May 2012). Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Illustrated History (1 ed.). Voyageur Press. p. 68. ISBN978-0760342213. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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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 World Slavery TourTour by Iron MaidenOfficial tour advertisement for the band s performance at Gothenburg 3 November 1984Associated albumPowerslaveStart date9 August 1984End date5 July 1985No of shows189 in total 197 scheduled Iron Maiden concert chronologyWorld Piece Tour 1983 World Slavery Tour 1984 1985 Somewhere on Tour 1986 1987 Contents 1 Background 2 Setlist 3 Tour dates 4 References 5 External linksBackground EditThe 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 Colisee de Quebec during the Quebec City show The band learned about the death only after the show 9 Setlist EditIntro Churchill s Speech Aces High from Powerslave 1984 2 Minutes to Midnight from Powerslave 1984 The Trooper from Piece of Mind 1983 Revelations from Piece of Mind 1983 Flight of Icarus from Piece of Mind 1983 Rime of the Ancient Mariner from Powerslave 1984 Los fer Words from Powerslave 1984 Dropped after 26 November 1984 Powerslave from Powerslave 1984 Guitar solo The Number of the Beast from The Number of the Beast 1982 Hallowed Be Thy Name from The Number of the Beast 1982 22 Acacia Avenue from The Number of the Beast 1982 Dropped after 26 November 1984 Iron Maiden from Iron Maiden 1980 Run to the Hills from The Number of the Beast 1982 Running Free from Iron Maiden 1980 Sanctuary from Iron Maiden 1980 Other songs occasionally played were Phantom Of The Opera from Iron Maiden 1980 Played on 21 September 8 and 12 October and 15 December 1984 and 19 January 1985 Children Of The Damned from The Number of the Beast 1982 Played on 20 September and 8 9 and 10 October 1984 Wrathchild from Killers 1981 Played on 17 September and 15 December 1984 and 25 April 1985 Die With Your Boots On from Piece of Mind 1983 Played on 22 September and 9 and 10 October 1984 Murders In The Rue Morgue from Killers 1981 Played on 18 September and 12 October 1984 Tour dates EditDate City Country Venue Opening ActEurope9 August 1984 Warsaw Poland Torwar Hall No Opening Act10 August 1984 Lodz Sporthall Aleja Politechniki11 August 1984 Poznan Hala Arena12 August 1984 Wroclaw Folks Hall14 August 1984 Katowice Sporthall Makoszowy16 August 1984 Zeltweg Austria Aichfeldhalle Sportzentrum17 August 1984 Budapest Hungary Budapest Park Pokolgep P Box18 August 1984 Belgrade Yugoslavia Sajam Exhibition Centre Warriors19 August 1984 Ljubljana Dvorana Tivoli21 August 1984 Pordenone Italy Parcagalvani Cancelled22 August 1984 Arma di Taggia Ex Caserma Ravelli Accept25 August 1984 Annecy France Parc des Expositions26 August 1984 Palavas les Flots Arennes de Palavas29 August 1984 San Sebastian Spain Velodromo de Anoeta31 August 1984 Porto Portugal Pavilhao Infante de Sagres1 September 1984 Cascais Pavilhao Dramatico3 September 1984 Madrid Spain Estadio Roman Valero5 September 1984 Barcelona Palau dels Esports de Barcelona7 September 1984 Toulouse France Palais des Sports8 September 1984 Bordeaux Palais des Sports11 September 1984 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Apollo Waysted12 September 1984 Aberdeen Capitol Theatre13 September 1984 Edinburgh Edinburgh Playhouse15 September 1984 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall16 September 198417 September 1984 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall18 September 1984 Ipswich Gaumont Theatre20 September 1984 Leicester De Montfort Hall21 September 1984 Oxford Apollo Theatre Oxford22 September 1984 St Austell Cornwall Coliseum23 September 1984 Bristol Bristol Hippodrome25 September 1984 Manchester Manchester Apollo26 September 198427 September 1984 Hanley Victoria Hall29 September 1984 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall30 September 1984 Cardiff Wales St David s Hall2 October 1984 Birmingham England Birmingham Odeon3 October 19845 October 1984 Southampton Gaumont Theater7 October 1984 Cardiff Wales St David s Hall8 October 1984 London England Hammersmith Odeon9 October 198410 October 198412 October 198413 October 198415 October 1984 Cologne West Germany Sporthalle Motley Crue16 October 1984 Boblingen Sporthalle17 October 1984 Heidelberg Rhein Neckar Halle19 October 1984 Wurzburg Carl Diem Halle20 October 1984 Brussels Belgium Forest National21 October 1984 Nancy France Parc des Expositions23 October 1984 Freiburg im Breisgau West Germany Stadthalle Freiburg24 October 1984 Munich Olympiahalle26 October 1984 Essen Grugahalle27 October 1984 Bremen Stadthalle Bremen28 October 1984 Zwolle Netherlands IJsselhallen29 October 1984 Paris France Espace Balard Motley Crue Mama s Boys1 November 1984 Copenhagen Denmark Brondbyhallen Motley Crue2 November 1984 Stockholm Sweden Johanneshovs Isstadion3 November 1984 Gothenburg Scandinavium5 November 1984 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall8 November 1984 Russelsheim West Germany Walter Kobel Halle9 November 1984 Neunkirchen am Brand Hemmerleinhalle11 November 1984 Bologna Italy Teatre Tenda12 November 1984 Milan Teatro Tenda di Lampugnano13 November 1984 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier14 November 1984 Basel Switzerland St Jakob SporthalleNorth America24 November 1984 Halifax Canada Halifax Metro Centre Twisted Sister26 November 1984 Quebec City Colisee de Quebec27 November 1984 Montreal Montreal Forum28 November 1984 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Centre30 November 1984 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens1 December 1984 Greater Sudbury Sudbury Community Arena3 December 1984 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena4 December 1984 Regina Agridome6 December 1984 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum7 December 1984 Calgary Stampede Corral9 December 1984 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum10 December 1984 Seattle United States Seattle Center Coliseum11 December 1984 Portland Portland Memorial Coliseum13 December 1984 Salt Lake City Salt Palace15 December 1984 Denver McNichols Sports Arena No Opening Act17 December 1984 Kansas City Kemper Arena Twisted Sister18 December 1984 St Louis Kiel Auditorium19 December 1984 Milwaukee MECCA Arena20 December 1984 Bloomington Met Center21 December 1984 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon3 January 1985 Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens4 January 1985 Detroit Joe Louis Arena5 January 1985 Columbus Battelle Hall6 January 1985 Richfield Richfield Coliseum7 January 1985 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial AuditoriumSouth America11 January 1985 A Rio de Janeiro Brazil City of Rock Queen headliner WhitesnakeNorth America14 January 1985 Hartford United States Hartford Civic Center Twisted Sister15 January 1985 Worcester Worcester Centrum17 January 1985 New York City Radio City Music Hall Queensryche18 January 198519 January 198520 January 198521 January 198523 January 1985 Cancelled24 January 198525 January 1985 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center26 January 1985 Bethlehem Stabler Arena28 January 1985 Landover Capital Centre Twisted Sister29 January 1985 Philadelphia The Spectrum31 January 1985 Columbia Carolina Coliseum1 February 1985 Johnson City Freedom Hall Civic Center2 February 1985 Atlanta Omni Coliseum3 February 1985 Memphis Mid South Coliseum5 February 1985 Nashville Nashville Municipal Auditorium6 February 1985 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum8 February 1985 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum9 February 1985 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum10 February 1985 Greenville Greenville Memorial Auditorium12 February 1985 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum14 February 1985 North Fort Myers Lee County Civic Center15 February 1985 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium16 February 1985 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center17 February 1985 St Petersburg Bayfront Center19 February 1985 Chattanooga UTC Arena20 February 1985 Birmingham Boutwell Memorial Auditorium21 February 1985 Huntsville Von Braun Civic Center23 February 1985 Beaumont Beaumont Civic Center W A S P 24 February 1985 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum27 February 1985 New Orleans Lakefront Arena28 February 1985 Houston The Summit1 March 1985 Waco Waco Convention Center2 March 1985 Oklahoma City Myriad Convention Center4 March 1985 Dallas Reunion Arena5 March 1985 San Antonio San Antonio Convention Center7 March 1985 Lubbock City Bank Coliseum8 March 1985 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum9 March 1985 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum10 March 1985 Tucson Tucson Convention Center14 March 1985 Long Beach Long Beach Arena Twisted Sister15 March 198516 March 198517 March 198519 March 1985 Reno Lawlor Events Center20 March 1985 Fresno Selland Arena21 March 1985 Daly City Cow Palace23 March 1985 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena24 March 1985 Tempe Compton Terrace25 March 1985 Las Vegas Aladdin Theater Warrior 10 26 March 1985 San Bernardino Orange Pavilion31 March 1985 Honolulu Neal S Blaisdell CenterJapan14 April 1985 Tokyo Japan Nakano Sun Plaza No Opening Act15 April 198517 April 1985 Tokyo Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan19 April 198520 April 1985 Nagoya Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall22 April 1985 Fukuoka Fukuoka Sunpalace24 April 1985 Osaka Festival Hall25 April 1985 Tokyo Nakano Sun PlazaAustralia2 May 1985 Canberra Australia Canberra Civic Theatre Boss3 May 1985 Melbourne Festival Hall4 May 1985 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre6 May 1985 Wollongong Shellharbour Workers Club7 May 1985 Sydney Hordern Pavilion8 May 1985 Newcastle Newcastle Civic Theatre10 May 1985 Brisbane Brisbane Festival Hall12 May 1985 Palmerston North New Zealand Palmerston North Showgrounds C A N C E L L E D14 May 1985 Christchurch Queen Elizabeth II Park16 May 1985 Auckland Mount Smart StadiumNorth America23 May 1985 Portland United States Cumberland County Civic Center Accept24 May 1985 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum25 May 1985 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena27 May 1985 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial28 May 1985 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center29 May 1985 Springfield Springfield Civic Center31 May 1985 New Haven New Haven Coliseum1 June 1985 Allentown Great Allentown Fair2 June 1985 Providence Providence Civic Center4 June 1985 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion5 June 1985 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Civic Arena7 June 1985 Trotwood Hara Arena8 June 1985 Evansville Mesker Amphitheatre Accept Why On Earth9 June 1985 East Troy Alpine Valley Music Theatre Accept11 June 1985 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena12 June 1985 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre14 June 1985 Saginaw Wendler Arena15 June 1985 Charlevoix Castle Farms16 June 1985 Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Theater18 June 1985 Peoria Peoria Civic Center19 June 1985 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center21 June 1985 Madison Dane County Coliseum22 June 1985 Seymour Outagamie County Fairgrounds Accept Ratt23 June 1985 Minneapolis Trout Aire Amphitheatre24 June 1985 Fargo Red River Fairgrounds26 June 1985 Des Moines Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium Accept27 June 1985 Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium29 June 1985 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre3 July 1985 San Jose San Jose Civic Auditorium Accept W A S P 4 July 1985 Sacramento Cal Expo Amphitheatre5 July 1985 Irvine Irvine Meadows AmphitheatreFestivals and other miscellaneous performances A This concert was a part of Rock in Rio Cancellations21 August 1984 Pordenone Italy Parcogalavani 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 Edit a b c Wall Mick 2004 Iron Maiden Run to the Hills the Authorised Biography 3rd ed Sanctuary Publishing p 255 ISBN 1 86074 542 3 Wall Mick 2004 Iron Maiden Run to the Hills the Authorised Biography 3rd ed Sanctuary Publishing p 253 ISBN 1 86074 542 3 The History of Iron Maiden part 3 Maiden England 88 DVD EMI 25 March 2013 The History of Iron Maiden part 2 Live After Death DVD EMI 4 February 2008 a b Wall Mick 2004 Iron Maiden Run to the Hills the Authorised Biography 3rd ed Sanctuary Publishing p 254 ISBN 1 86074 542 3 Lane Daniel 7 September 2007 Iron Maiden tour plans Metal Hammer Archived from the original on 2 June 2013 Retrieved 27 November 2012 Wall Mick 2004 Iron Maiden Run to the Hills the Authorised Biography 3rd ed Sanctuary Publishing p 257 ISBN 1 86074 542 3 Vare Ethlie Ann 13 October 1984 Iron Maiden Pierces Iron Curtain Billboard Vol 96 no 38 Los Angeles Retrieved 27 November 2012 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 World Slavery Tour 1984 Iron Maiden a b c d 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 Daniels Neil 25 May 2012 Iron Maiden The Ultimate Illustrated History 1 ed Voyageur Press p 68 ISBN 978 0760342213 Retrieved 24 June 2012 External links EditOfficial website World Slavery Tour Dates Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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