IRON MAIDEN
EARLY GIGS
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SPECIAL GUESTS:
I had a request from fans that
they wanted to know what bands opened for Iron Maiden during
their concerts.
This is however 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.
COLOUR CODES:
Special Guest to Iron Maiden
have been printed in BLUE
When Iron Maiden been Special Guest to any
band - the band have been printed in BLUE
Concerts that have been CANCELLED
If they have played at a festival, the name of the festival is
printed in GREEN
All other information is
printed in YELLOW
When it says "Note"
there is an extra information in the bottom of each section of
the tour.
EARLY CONCERTS - 1976
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| Poplar | St. Niclas | England | 1976.05.01 | Most likely never happen. | |
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.06.09 | First
Iron Maiden concert ever Audition to play at "Cart & Horses" |
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| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1976.06.15 | Audition
to play at "The Bridgehouse" Dogwatch + Easy + Jugglers |
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| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1976.06.17 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.06.24 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.07.01 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.07.08 | ||
| London | Dave Beasley´s Residence | England | 1976.07.10 | Dave Light´s 18th birthday party | |
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.07.15 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.07.22 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.07.29 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.08.05 | ||
| London | Windsor Castle | England | 1976.08.07 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.08.12 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.08.19 | ||
| Dagenham | Merry Fiddlers | England | 1976.08.22 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.08.26 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.08.27 | ||
| London | Dave Beasley´s Residence | England | 1976.08.28 | Dave´s party concert | |
| Dagenham | Merry Fiddlers | England | 1976.08.29 | ||
| Bethnal Green | E2 Free Festival | England | 1976.08.30 | CANCELLED | |
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.09.02 | ||
| Dagenham | Merry Fiddlers | England | 1976.09.04 | CANCELLED | |
| Dagenham | Merry Fiddlers | England | 1976.09.05 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.09.09 | CANCELLED | |
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.09.16 | ||
| London | Allen Gordon´s Studios | England | 1979.09.20 | Dennis Wilcock´s audition | |
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.09.23 | Paul
Day´s last concert. He did 26 gigs with Iron Maiden |
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| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.09.30 | CANCELLED Re-scheduled for Oct. 1st. |
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| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.10.01 | ||
| Chingford | Queen Elisabeth | England | 1976.10.05 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.10.07 | CANCELLED Re-scheduled for Oct. 8th. |
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| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.10.08 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.10.14 | CANCELLED Re-scheduled for Oct. 15h. |
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| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.10.15 | ||
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1976.10.16 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1976.10.18 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.10.22 | CANCELLED | |
| Waltham Forest | Polytechnic | England | 1976.11 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.11.05 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.11.12 | ||
| Romford | Queen Elisabeth | England | 1976.11.13 | Competition - Maiden came second. | |
| Romford | Queen Elisabeth | England | 1976.11.14 | CANCELLED | |
| Walthamstow | Assembly Hall | England | 1976.11.18 | Last
concert with Dave Sullivan & Terry Rance. Blitzfish (Jazz Rock Group) |
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| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.11.19 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.11.26 | CANCELLED | |
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.12.21 | Most likely never happen. | |
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1976.12.24 | CANCELLED |
EARLY CONCERTS - 1977
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| Ramsgate | Stars And Stripes Pub | England | 1977 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | Spring 77 | Dave Murray was fired a few days later. | |
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.01.01 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.01.07 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.01.14 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.01.21 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.01.28 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.02.04 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.02.11 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.02.18 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.02.25 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.03.04 | ||
| Covent Garden | The Roxy | England | 1977.03.10 | CANCELLED Because Steve refused to play at a punk club. |
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| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.03.11 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.03.18 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.03.25 | ||
| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1977.04.01 | CANCELLED | |
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.04.28 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.05.05 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.05.19 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.05.29 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.06.02 | ||
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1977.06.03 | ||
| London | Wapping Park | England | 1977.06.04 | Wapping Festival - CANCELLED | |
| Dagenham | Merry Fiddlers | England | 1977.06.04 | ||
| Leytonstone | The Plough & Harrow | England | 1977.06.06 | ||
| Poplar | Teviot Street Jubilee Party | England | 1977.06.07 | ||
| Camden Town | Music Machine | England | 1977.06.23 | TRAPEZE + DJ Jerry Floyd | |
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1977.06.24 | ||
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1977.06.25 | ||
| Poplar | Teviot Festival | England | 1977.06.26 | ||
| Leytonstone | The Plough & Harrow | England | 1977.06.27 | ||
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1977.07.01 | ||
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1977.07.02 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.07.04 | ||
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1977.07.08 | ||
| Leytonstone | The Plough & Harrow | England | 1977.07.09 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.07.11 | ||
| Tramshed | England | 1977.07.12 | |||
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1977.07.15 | ||
| Barking | The Harrow | England | 1977.07.16 | Angel Witch + Bombshell + DJ Neal Kay | |
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.07.18 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1977.07.29 | ||
| East London | Half Moon Theatre | England | 1977.08.22 |
EARLY CONCERTS - 1978
| CITY | ARENA | STATE/COUNTRY | DATE | INFORMATION | SETLIST |
| London | Orange Tree | England | 1978.02.04 | CANCELLED Due to the stolen equipment on the 2nd of February |
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| London | Widsor Castle | England | 1978.02.05 | CANCELLED Due to the stolen equipment on the 2nd of February |
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| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1978.02.17 | Dogwatch Dennis Wilcock´s last concert. This was the only gig with a keyboard player. See Note 1. |
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| Plumstead | Green Man | England | 1978.04.06 | Dennis
never turned up for the show. See Note 2. |
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| Stratford | Cart & Horses | England | 1978.04.07 | ||
| Canning Town | The Bridgehouse | England | 1978.04.08 | Air Aces - Thunderstick´s last concert | |
| East Ham | Ruskin Arms | England | 1978.12.31 | Never happen. |
NOTE 1: At the
gig at Canning Town they had the following line-up:
At the Canning Town - Dennis Wilcock (Voc), Terry Wapram
(Guit), Steve Harris (Bass), Tony Moore (Key) & Thunderstick
(Dr)
NOTE 2: At the gigs at Plumstead,
Stratford and Canning Town they had the following line-up:
At the gig in East London: Terry Wapram (Guit), Steve
Harris (Bass) & Thunderstick (Dr) - Steve most likely sang.
NOTE: There should be more dates
in 1978 but due to that they got the gear stolen on 2nd Feb.,
they had to borrow other bands stuff.
In the summer of 1978 they put an advertisement out that they
were back in full force, but no evidence have come to surface
that they
did and shows during the fall of 1978.