8/13/1983 - Erie Civic Center
This was my first concert. I was 16 at the time. I went with my sister, her friend and my mother's boyfriend Dan. We had floor seats. Can't remember exactly which row (can't find my old ticket stubs), but I think it was somewhere around 15.
My sister and her friend
spent the night running around while Dan and I had fun taking in
the show. The opening acts were OK. We stayed at our seats (can't
say in our seats, because we were standing the whole time) during
the opeining acts.
Once Maiden took the stage everyone started crowding up around
the stage. This was only the second concert at this venue. The
first was the Beach Boys, so the securety guys weren't really
sure how to handle the situation. It was real handy having Dan
around. He was 26 about 6' 5" and 225 lbs. Nice having a big
friend there to help get me closer to the stage. I think we
worked our way up to around the 8th or 10th rows. The veiw was
great.
The show was awsome. The music was great. I loved the way Bruce Dickinson worked the crowd. This tour was for the Peice of Mind album, so a lot of the songs were from that. The whole crowd flipped when Eddie the bands mascott came out. (for those not familiar with Iron Maiden, Eddie is a 12' tall half rotted corpse) Things got even wilder when Bruce got up on one of the platforms, grabbed Eddie in a headlock, pried his head open, and ripped his brain out.
It was great. I was blown away after the show. I was also hoarse the next day from yelling so much.
Iron Maiden setlist
Intro
Where Eagles Dare
Sanctuary
Wrathchild
The Trooper
Revelations
Flight Of Icarus
Die With Your Boots On
22 Acacia Avenue
The Number Of The Beast
To Tame A Land & Guitar Solo & Drum Solo
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Iron Maiden
Run To The Hills
Drifter