1981. Iron Maiden set foot on the ground in the Land of the Free, for the first time. As we know, 35 years have passed by and our favourite band still hits the U.S.
I made an overview of all the states Maiden have visited in chronological order. For the first time that is. Every time when a state is listed, it means that Maiden made their debut out there. Naturally, I am not listing all concerts, that's been done before. This is just a little filter, focusing on state and chronology.
Most states were covered for the first time in 1981 and 1982. Afterwards, "only" 8 more were done.
Maiden have played in 44 U.S. states. That automatically means, they have never played in 6. Which are these? Find out below! And fill in the poll, if you've ever been to (a) Maiden concert(s) in the States!
Iron Maiden: US states in visiting order:
01: 03 June 1981 Alladin Hotel Las Vegas Nevada
02: 04 June 1981 Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Arizona
03: 05 June 1981 County Museum El Paso Texas
04: 14 June 1981 Harpo's Detroit Michigan
05: 22 June 1981 Rock Stage Milwaukee Wisconsin
06: 26 June 1981 Point East Lynwood Illinois
07: 27 June 1981 Agora Theater Cleveland Ohio
08: 28 June 1981 Capitol Center Largo Maryland
09: 01 July 1981 Convention Hall Ashbury Park New Jersey
10: 03 July 1981 Scope Norfolk Virginia
11: 04 July 1981 Stanley Theater Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
12: 07 July 1981 Civic Center Myrtle Beach South Carolina
13: 09 July 1981 Fox Theater Atlanta Georgia
14: 10 July 1981 Freedom Hall Johnson City Tennessee
15: 16 July 1981 Shea's Theater Buffalo New York
16: 25 July 1981 Coliseum New Haven Connecticut
17: 28 July 1981 Orpheum Theater Boston Massachusetts
18: 01 August 1981 Swing Auditorium San Bernadino California
19: 16 May 1982 Coliseum Fort Wayne Indiana
20: 21 May 1982 Memorial Auditorium Louisville Kentucky
21: 26 May 1982 Palmer College Alumni Auditorium Davenport Iowa
22: 04 June 1982 Birmingham Alabama
23: 09 June 1982 Tallahassee Florida
24: 15 June 1982 Little Rock Arkansas
25: 16 June 1982 Tulsa Oklahoma
26: 18 June 1982 Shreveport Louisiana
27: 09 July 1982 Saint Louis Missouri
28: 14 July 1982 Salt Lake City Utah
29: 16 July 1982 Hele Pavillion Seattle Washington
30: 28 July 1982 Fargo North Dakota
31: 30 July 1982 Minneapolis Minnesota
32: 07 September 1982 Boise Idaho
33: 11 September 1982 Portland Oregon
34: 16 September 1982 Lincoln Nebraska
35: 06 October 1982 Civic Center Portland Maine
36: 07 October 1982 Civic Center Providence Rhode Island
37: 21 June 1983 Events Center Casper Wyoming
38: 13 July 1983 Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque New Mexico
39: 14 July 1983 McNichols Arena Denver Colorado
40: 10 October 1983 Civic Center Charleston West Virginia
41: 20 October 1983 Coliseum Charlotte North Carolina
42: 24 February 1985 Coast Coliseum Biloxi Mississippi
43: 31 March 1985 NBC Arena Honolulu Hawaii
44: 04 February 1987 Civic Center Wichita Kansas
Never performed in:
Alaska (attempted for Brave New World Tour: Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, 18 September 2000: cancelled)
Delaware
Montana
New Hampshire
South Dakota (attempted for No Prayer on the Road Tour: Arena, Sioux Falls, 28 February 1991: cancelled)
Vermont