Nicko McBrain playing with Maiden during the US leg of the Beast on the Road tour

[permanenteddie]

Reading a magazine dedicated to The Number of the Beast, I read in there an info I had totally forgotten.
During the US leg of the tour, Clive's father died and Clive flew back to England and stayed there some time with his family and Nicko McBrain replaced him for a few dates before he returned to continue the tour.
Does any of you know which were the exact dates Clive was replaced by Nicko?

 

[Eddie's Uncle]

Wasn't this disputed? As far as I remember Clive has publically denied that this ever happened, and Bruce did not mention it in his autobio either. I could be wrong / mistaken, but I am not sure if this ever really happened. There also was some discussion on Maiden Revelations if this is just a rumor. But I don't know for sure. What definitely happened is that Nicko warned Clive that he band was considering firing him.

 

[Poto]

I think this was discussed and possibly answered in this thread

J

Thread 'Why did Steve Harris fire Clive Burr ?'

Sep 22, 2015

This is the one Maiden story that puzzles me , being a fan around 30 years . I understand why every member replacement occured except this particular one . Clive Burr seemed like a really nice guy , he was a monster behind the kit and a member of Maiden in both Dianno and Dickinson's era . Does anyone have any links or whatever else , that doesn't sugarcoat this ?

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[srfc]

tldr: the tour was well over when Clive's dad died

 

[GhostofCain]

Reading a magazine dedicated to The Number of the Beast, I read in there an info I had totally forgotten.
During the US leg of the tour, Clive's father died and Clive flew back to England and stayed there some time with his family and Nicko McBrain replaced him for a few dates before he returned to continue the tour.
Does any of you know which were the exact dates Clive was replaced by Nicko?

Nicko did not replace Clive on any dates. The story is a load of bullshit, as Clive's dad died after the tour was over.

The link that @Poto has shared contains a lot of information about the whole thing.

 

[Mosh]

Nicko did not replace Clive on any dates. The story is a load of bullshit, as Clive's dad died after the tour was over.

The link that @Poto has shared contains a lot of information about the whole thing.

Yes. I'm locking this thread to redirect conversation over to that original thread so as not to have duplicate topics and allow for easier access to that original information. Feel free to continue discussion there!