Simon Dawson will be the substitute Nicko McBrain as live drummer for the popular band Iron Maidenwho announced that he was leaving the live group after an emotional farewell in Brazil.
Iron Maiden has announced to Simon Dawson former session drummer and partner of Steve Harris for the last twelve years with British Lionside project of the Iron Maiden bassist. The Iron Maiden networks have published the following message: “Iron Maiden is pleased to announce that a name familiar to many of our fans will be the drummer in 2025: Simon DawsonSteve’s rhythm section partner for the past twelve years with British Lion”
Simon Dawson joined the parallel project of Steve Harris in 2012, with three songs from the group’s debut album, and all from the second album. He has also participated in numerous tours of the group around the world, in countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, or more recent ones such as Mexico.
Nicko McBrain He has suffered various health problems in recent years, which has led him to abandon Iron Maiden’s live lineup, although he has stressed that he will continue to be part of the Iron Maiden family. And they have been together for forty-two years.
Next year, Iron Maiden will be celebrating their fifty years of experience with the tour “The Run For Your Lives Tour” which will begin on May 27 in Budapest, Hungary. In Spain there will be a single date in Madrid, the July 5in the stadium Riyadh Air Metropolitan.
