Metal for Muthas Tour

Metal for Muthas Tour

Tour by various NWOBHM era artists
Official tour advertisement for the Lyceum, London, 10 February 1980
Location	United Kingdom
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.

Featured acts

• 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

Date	City	Country	Venue
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

Sources

• 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.