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I saw Prince perform live twenty times. Maiden, I think this upcoming tour will be my 12th show.

"Revelations" is out for "RFYL"; Bruce is performing it on his solo tour this year. "To Tame A Land," "Infinite Dreams" and "Phantom..." that's a helluva possible trio for a tour.

I have no idea if this is accurate or legitimate. Just saw this on a Maiden Chilean fanpage. Possible Spoiler warning...

I think we're overthinking this a bit. Leading with our hearts as rabid devotees of the band rather than our minds. If this indeed is an historical retrospective "greatest hits" set, the list kind of suggests itself. We know that Maiden has more than 17-18 great songs across the first nine...

For everyone guessing which songs might be retired from the set, remember that every show is someone's first. And there are fans who may be seeing Maiden for the first time or who may have missed certain songs performed on prior tours. I'm guessing the band takes all of those factors into...

Interesting that given the theme of 50th anniversary/greatest hits, more folks don't think "Flight Of Icarus" will be performed. That song was all over the radio & video channels way back and I always thought it was a big song for Maiden as they broke through in America.

Nailed it. I've looked up Simon's work via YouTube clips and come away with confidence that he can certainly play the parts. From a musical standpoint, Maiden's catalog is far from the most difficult stuff out there; any professional drummer could do the gig. What will be the challenging part...

In 1975, he began playing with Streetwalkers,<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicko_McBrain#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWall2004239-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a> before joining Pat Travers,<a...

There is nothing weird or outdated about a British heavy metal band who've always celebrated being a British heavy metal choosing a Brit as their new member. The contemporary de-emphasis on culture and history is what's weird. Tradition and roots are important to many cultures globally. Nick's...

Nicko was already well-known to the band, having played on bills with them in Trust and remember he was Eddie in the music video for "Women In Uniform."

An acquintance of mine actually knows Simon. They're from the same area and have many musician friends in common. He reports that everyone there is thrilled for him.

I'd answer but don't want to derail the thread...

I think folks are reading too much into the statement re 2025. My take is that nothing has changed re Maiden taking things one step at a time at this stage of their career. They're all getting up in age, fans have been speculating for literally years if this tour or that album will be the final...

I didn't see it that way at all. Trust that after the show, there was a massive end-of-tour blowout celebrating it and Nicko's final show.

Remember, this happened pre-Internet so you have to consider the context. We got all of our news months after events occurred in magazines like Kerrang!, Circus, etc. Clive was beloved so there were the usual moans and groans but Nicko killed all of that as soon as listeners heard the intro to...

That is NOT an easy song to cover. Despite what hard rock fans may think of Phil Collins, he was one of the finest drummers in music in his day. If he's on this level of musicianship, I'm confident that Simon will do more than fine unleashed with Maiden.

At this point in their career, Iron Maiden has earned the right to do whatever they believe is right for them as individuals and for the band itself. We are very, very fortunate to have them still performing with a massive road show at a very high level of musicianship and organizational...

It's Simon Dawson.

No, Nicko will not be Maiden's drummer on any future studio material. His ability to perform at the level he and the band require and are accustomed to has been affected by both age and the effects of his stroke. Those chops will not return. There are patterns and strokes he simply cannot play...