SAMSON
TOURDATES FROM THE PAST
TO THE FUTURE
(Feat: Bruce Dickinson)
The "Samson" Tourdate
Guide is taken (with permision) from the wonderful
site -
http://www.bookofhours.net/bdwbn/
This is the best site
for information on Bruce Dickinson
If you see anything wrong
or you want to add anything?
Send me an e-mail - ambrosius@tosse2.se
SPECIAL GUESTS
I had a request from fans that
they wanted to know
what bands opened for Samson during his concerts.
This is how ever not that easy
to find so I need all
the help I can get. Have you been to a concert and
there is no Guest listed, please let me know who it was.
Special Guest to Samson have
been printed in BLUE
When Samson been Special Guest to any band
- the band have been printed in PURPLE
If they have played at a festival,
the name of the festival is printed in GREEN
Any other information is
printed in YELLOW
Important
information:
If anyone want to use this tourdate information for
their own web-site, please do so, BUT,
if I have listed were Iīve got the information from I would
appreciate if YOU did the same.
Thanks.
| Information:
Bruce Dickinson had kept in touch with the band and turned up at a gig in Bishops Stortford, where he had come onstage with the band for the encore and sung "Rock me Baby". He had managed to get a huge singalong going with the audience, and did so well that he was offered the job in Samson immediately. |
SAMSON UK TOUR 1979
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| London | Music Machine | England | 1979.07.02 | Bruce Dickinsonīs first concert | |
| London | Lyceum | England | 1979.07.22 | ||
| Bradford | Princeville | England | 1979.09.13 |
IAN GILLAN UK TOUR
1979
(Samson Opening band)
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| Preston | Guildhall | England | 1979.10.02 | Randy California | |
| Carlisle | Market Hall | England | 1979.10.03 | Randy California | |
| Middlesborough | Town Hall | England | 1979.10.04 | Randy California | |
| Newcastle | Mayfair | England | 1979.10.05 | Randy California | |
| Northampton | Roadmenders | England | 1979.10.06 | Randy California | |
| Birmingham | Odeon | England | 1979.10.07 | Randy California | |
| Cleethorpes | Winter Gardens | England | 1979.10.08 | Randy California | |
| Manchester | Apollo Theatre | England | 1979.10.09 | Randy California | |
| Leicester | De Montfort Hall | England | 1979.10.11 | Randy California | |
| Hanley | Victoria Hall | England | 1979.10.12 | Randy California | |
| Sheffield | City Hall | England | 1979.10.13 | Randy California | |
| St. Albans | City Hall | England | 1979.10.15 | Randy California | |
| Scunthorpe | Tiffany's | England | 1979.10.16 | SEE
NOTE! Randy California |
|
| Aberdeen | Capitol | Scotland | 1979.10.18 | Randy California | |
| Edinburgh | University | Scotland | 1979.10.19 | Randy California | |
| Strathclyde | University | Scotland | 1979.10.20 | Randy California | |
| Dundee | Caird Hall | Scotland | 1979.10.21 | Randy California | |
| Ayr | Pavilion | Scotland | 1979.10.22 | Randy California | |
| Bradford | St. Georges Hall | England | 1979.10.23 | Randy California | |
| London | Rainbow Theatre | England | 1979.10.24 | Randy California |
SEE NOTE!
Acourding to this site: http://www.raysgigs.com/gigs.php?year=1979
Samson played here:
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| London | Music Machine | England | 1979.10.16 |
SAMSON UK TOUR 1979
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| York | St. Johns College | England | 1979.11.17 | ||
| Norwich | U.E.A. | England | 1979.11.21 |
| Information:
Any info. on this tour is welcome!! Samson spent the rest of 1979 headlining their own 26 date tour of Universities and major clubs, supported by the Nicky Moore Band. The tour ended at the Leas Cliffe Hall, Folkestone |
U.K. TOUR 1980
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| Birmingham | Odeon | England | 1980.02.07 | ||
| London | Hammersmith Odeon | England | 1980.02.08 | ||
| Newcastle | City Hall | England | 1980.02.12 |
| Information:
Samson went straight back to work in the
New Year of 1980 as special guests to Robin
Trower. The tour included a date at Hammersmith Odeon, and finished at Newcastle City Hall on Feb 12th. |
RAINBOW U.K. TOUR
1980
(Special Guest: Samson)
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| Newcastle | City Hall | England | 1980.02.19 | ||
| Newcastle | City Hall | England | 1980.02.20 | ||
| Edinburgh | Exhibition Hall | Scotland | 1980.02.22 | ||
| Stafford | Bingley Hall | England | 1980.02.23 | ||
| Bristol | Hippodrome | England | 1980.02.24 | Cancelled | |
| Stafford | Bingley Hall | England | 1980.02.24 | ||
| Gravesend | Woodville Hall | England | 1980.02.25* | ||
| Manchester | Apollo Theatre | England | 1980.02.26 | ||
| Deeside | Leisure Center | Wales | 1980.02.27 | ||
| London | Wembley Arena | England | 1980.02.29** | After this show were Samson fired. |
| Information:
* - When Rainbow was free, Samson did a headline gig. ** - The story behind this is that the band played a blinding set (receiving a standing ovation) and got called back for an encore, which they did. Mr Blackmore was not happy, as he believed that there should only be one encore per concert, so when Rainbow finished he refused to come back on, and the audience created a riot. As a result, Samson were cancelled for the rest of the Rainbow dates |
UK TOUR 1980
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| London | Marquee Club | England | 1980.05.15 | ||
| London | Marquee Club | England | 1980.05.16 | ||
| Manchester | Apollo Theatre | England | 1980.05.22 | ||
| Manchester | Apollo Theatre | England | 1980.05.23 | ||
| Grimsby | Central Hall | England | 1980.06.05 | ||
| Newcastle | Mayfair | England | 1980.06.06 | ||
| Redcar | Cotham Bowl | England | 1980.06.07 | ||
| Blackburn | King George's Hall | England | 1980.06.08 | ||
| Sheffiled | City Hall | England | 1980.06.09 | ||
| Gravesend | Woodfield Hall | England | 1980.06.10 | ||
| Norwich | St. Andrews Hall | England | 1980.06.12 | ||
| Bradford | St. Georges Hall | England | 1980.06.13 | ||
| Retford | Porterhouse | England | 1980.06.14 | ||
| Manchester | Apollo Theatre | England | 1980.06.15 | ||
| Hanley | Victoria Hall | England | 1980.06.19 | ||
| Abertillery | Metropole Theatre | England | 1980.06.20 | ||
| Leicester | De Montfort Hall | England | 1980.06.21 | ||
| Portsmouth | Locarno | England | 1980.06.23 | ||
| St. Albans | City Hall | England | 1980.06.28 | ||
| Plymouth | Fiesta | England | 1980.06.30 | ||
| Cardiff | Top Rank | Wales | 1980.07.01 | ||
| St. Austell | New Cornish Riviera | England | 1980.07.03 | ||
| Northampton | Paddock | England | 1980.07.04 | ||
| Manchester | Ritz | England | 1980.07.06 | ||
| Hull | Wellington Club | England | 1980.07.07 | ||
| Blackpool | Norbreck Castle | England | 1980.07.17 | ||
| Middlesbrough | Rock Garden | England | 1980.07.18 | ||
| Peterlee Festival | England | 1980.07.19 | |||
| Arbroath | Condor Club | England | 1980.07.20 | ||
| Aberdeen | Music Hall | Scotland | 1980.07.21 | ||
| London | Music Machine | England | 1980.08.07 | ||
| Sheffield | Top Rank | England | 1980.08.08 | ||
| Dunstable | Queensway Hall | England | 1980.08.10 | ||
| Reading Festival | England | 1980.08.23 | |||
| Lowestoft | South Pier | England | 1980.08.25 | ||
| London | Marquee Club | England | 1980.08.26 | ||
| London | Rainbow Theatre | England | 1980.09.24 |
URIAH HEEP U.K. TOUR
1980
(Special Guest: Samson)
They were booked to play
middle spot on a three-band bill, but with no cage or
pyrotechnics. The opening band was "Spider"
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| Cromer | West Runton Pavillion | England | 1980.11.05 | ||
| Ipswich | Gaumont Theatre | England | 1980.11.06 | ||
| Scarborough | Spa Complex | England | 1980.11.07 | ||
| Redcar | Coatham Bowl | England | 1980.11.08 | ||
| Edinburgh | University | Scotland | 1980.11.10 | ||
| Ayr | The Pavillion | Scotland | 1980.11.11 | ||
| Sunderland | Mayfair | England | 1980.11.12 | ||
| Blackburn | King George's Hall | England | 1980.11.13 | ||
| Doncaster | The Gaumont | England | 1980.11.14 | ||
| Manchester | Free Trade Hall | England | 1980.11.15 | ||
| Carlisle | Market Hall | England | 1980.11.17 | ||
| Hanley | Victoria Hall | England | 1980.11.18 | ||
| Bradford | St. George's Hall | England | 1980.11.19 | ||
| Derby | King's Hall | England | 1980.11.20 | ||
| Wolverhampton | Civic Hall | England | 1980.11.21 | ||
| Poole | Wessex Hall | England | 1980.11.22 | ||
| Taunton | The Odeon | England | 1980.11.24 | ||
| Cardiff | Sophia Gardens | Wales | 1980.11.25 | ||
| Oxford | New Theatre | England | 1980.11.26 | ||
| Southend | Cliff's Pavillion | England | 1980.11.27 | ||
| Grimsby | Central Hall | England | 1980.11.28 | ||
| Hull | City Hall | England | 1980.11.30 | ||
| Blackpool | Tiffany's | England | 1980.12.01 | ||
| London | Strand Lyceum | England | 1980.12.03 |
"We Donīt Give A Fuck About The Petrol Bill" TOUR 1981
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| Leeds | England | 1981.06.11 | |||
| Newcastle | Mayfair | England | 1981.06.12 | ||
| Manchester | Polytechnic | England | 1981.06.13 | ||
| Bradford | England | 1981.06.14 | |||
| Cleethorpes | Peppers | England | 1981.06.15 | ||
| Crayford | Town Hall | England | 1981.06.16 | ||
| Huddersfield | Eros | England | 1981.06.17 | ||
| Colwyn | Bay Pier Pavillion | England | 1981.06.18 | ||
| Liverpool | Warehouse | England | 1981.06.19 | ||
| Rawtenstall | Rossendale College | England | 1981.06.20 | ||
| Gillingham | King Charles Hotel | England | 1981.06.21 | ||
| Lincoln | Drill Hall | England | 1981.06.23 | ||
| Edinburgh | Nite Club | Scotland | 1981.06.25 | ||
| Wigan | Pier | England | 1981.07.08 | Thundersticks last concert | |
| Reading Festival | England | 1981.08.29 | Bruce Dickinsonīs last concert |