Iron Maiden Title Simon Dawson As New Traveling Drummer

Iron Maiden have introduced their new traveling drummer, contemporary off the again of longtime percussionist Nicko McBrain‘s resolution to forestall acting reside with the band.

Information of McBrain’s departure was once introduced on Saturday, Dec. 7, with the 72-year-old musician introduced that he’s retiring from the street, making Saturday’s live performance at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil his ultimate display with the mythical rock band.

“After a lot attention, it’s with each sorrow and pleasure, I announce my resolution to take a step again from the grind of the in depth traveling way of life,” McBrain shared in a commentary on Iron Maiden’s web site. “I want the band a lot good fortune shifting ahead.”

McBrain joined Iron Maiden in 1982, changing Clive Burr, who had carried out at the staff’s first 3 albums. Whilst McBrain had left the gang Consider to take at the Iron Maiden position, Burr’s unceremonious go out noticed him taking on McBrain’s newly-vacated position as drummer of Consider – successfully seeing the 2 musicians switching roles.

Regardless of being in Iron Maiden since 1982, McBrain was once the second one most-recent addition to the lineup, save for guitarist Janick Gers who joined in 1990.

In a commentary shared on Sunday, Dec. 8, Iron Maiden have now printed that drummer Simon Dawson will take at the position of drummer for the band shifting ahead, having prior to now carried out with co-founder Steve Harris on his British Lion undertaking.

“As The Long run Previous Excursion concludes after 81 presentations to over 1.4 million enthusiasts, from Ljubljana to the Coachella Valley and from Western Australia to Sao Paulo, Iron Maiden are extremely joyful to announce that stepping in in the back of the package for 2025 is a reputation acquainted to lots of our enthusiasts – Simon Dawson, a former consultation drummer and Steve’s rhythm segment spouse of the previous 12 years with British Lion,” the commentary reads.

“A local of Suffolk, England, Simon first teamed up with Steve Harris again in 2012. He debuted on 3 tracks at the first British Lion album and all the 2d significantly acclaimed The Burning, plus the various next excursions in the United States, UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, New Zealand &, maximum just lately, each Mexico and South The usa.”

Whilst McBrain has introduced he’s going to be stepping clear of traveling, he notes that he’s going to stay intently hooked up to the band. He showed that he’ll proceed to be excited by “a lot of tasks” with Iron Maiden, whilst additionally specializing in non-public ventures and his current companies.

“I glance into the long run with a lot pleasure and nice hope! I’ll be seeing you quickly, might God bless you all, and, in fact, ‘Up the Irons!’” he wrote.

Iron Maiden will release The Run For Your Lives excursion in 2025, celebrating 50 years of the band. The excursion will release in Budapest on Might 27, with 32 different dates these days scheduled for round Europe.