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