On this day, 7 October 1984, heavy metal rock band Iron Maiden played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on the band’s World Slavery Tour with support provided by Waysted.
As pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, Iron Maiden achieved initial success during the early 1980s.
After several line-up changes, the band went on to release a series of UK and US platinum and gold albums, including 1980's eponymous debut, 1981's Killers, 1982's The Number of the Beast, 1983's Piece of Mind, 1984's Powerslave, 1985's live release Live After Death, 1986's Somewhere in Time, 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1990's No Prayer for the Dying, and 1992's Fear of the Dark.
In 1982 the band released its album The Number of the Beast, the first with Bruce Dickinson, who replaced Paul Di'Anno as lead singer. This was a turning point in their career, helping establish Iron Maiden as one of the most important heavy metal artists in history.
the World Slavery Tour, was the band's largest to date, consisting of 193 shows in 28 countries over 13 months, playing to an estimated three and a half million people.
The most elaborate tour to date was famous from using the custom made props, such as the extendible golden sarcophagi, 33-foot Eddie appearing as big one and mummified walking phantom, the conceptual stage set with an Ancient Egyptian motives and extensive pyrotechnics.
