Killer World Tour

Killer World Tour
Tour by Iron Maiden
Location	Europe; Japan; North America;
Associated album	Killers
Start date	17 February 1981
End date	23 December 1981
No. of shows	131 in total (140 scheduled)
Iron Maiden concert chronology
	; Iron Maiden Tour; (1980); ; Killer World Tour; (1981); ; The Beast on the Road; (1982);

The Killer World Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden from 17 February 1981 to 15 November 1981. This was the band's first world tour, including their debut shows in North America (where they supported Judas Priest on their World Wide Blitz Tour and UFO on select dates)^[1] and Japan where they recorded the live release, Maiden Japan.^[2] On top of this, the band moved into larger venues in the United Kingdom, including the Hammersmith Odeon, in London.^[3]

This would be Iron Maiden's last tour with singer Paul Di'Anno, who was dismissed due to his unreliability.^[4] He was replaced by Samson vocalist Bruce Dickinson, with whom the band undertook a short series of concerts in Italy and the UK before they set about writing and recording their next album, The Number of the Beast.^[5]^[6]

^ Wall 2004, p. 250.
^ Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 91.
^ Wall 2004, p. 189.
^ Wall 2004, p. 193.
^ Wall 2004, p. 219.
^ Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 96.

[FOOTNOTEWall2004250-1] Wall 2004, p. 250.

[FOOTNOTEBushellHalfin198591-2] Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 91.

[FOOTNOTEWall2004189-3] Wall 2004, p. 189.

[FOOTNOTEWall2004193-4] Wall 2004, p. 193.

[FOOTNOTEWall2004219-5] Wall 2004, p. 219.

[FOOTNOTEBushellHalfin198596-6] Bushell & Halfin 1985, p. 96.

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Iron Maiden concert chronology
Tour by Iron Maiden

Location	Europe Japan North America
Associated album	Killers
Start date	17 February 1981
End date	23 December 1981
No. of shows	131 in total (140 scheduled)
Iron Maiden Tour (1980) Killer World Tour (1981) The Beast on the Road (1982)

Killer World Tour

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