The Metal for Muthas Tour was a 1980 concert tour headlined variously by Motörhead, Samson, and Saxon. Supporting the new wave of British heavy metal compilation album Metal for Muthas, the tour featured a large number of bands identified as the founders of the movement. During the tour, the three headlining bands were supported by twenty-two other bands, including a then-unknown Iron Maiden, who performed on the first 11 dates of the tour. Featured acts Air Angels Angel Witch Bad Manners Blitzfish Bombshell Desolation Angels Diamond Head Dogwatch Fist Iron Maiden Magnum The Monos More Motörhead Nutz Praying Mantis Quartz Raven Samson Saxon Sledgehammer Toad the Wet Sprocket Urchin Witchfynde Wounded John Scott Cree Tour dates References Citations Sources Iron Maiden concert tours 1980 concert tours 1980 in British music Concert tours of the United Kingdom