Iron Maiden bassist / founder Steve Harris recently guested on the Scars And Guitars podcast ahead of the Australian shows with British Lion and Iron Maiden.
In the second part of the interview, found below, Harris dicusses his Australian tour experiences and the reception to British Lion.
He shares insights on Iron Maiden’s current tour, setlist creation, and potential song choices.
Harris also reflects on the band’s musical evolution and long-standing partnership with Bruce Dickinson.
Additionally, he touches on personal interests, including West Ham United, and discusses challenges he’s faced in the music industry.
I think the toughest one was when Bruce (Dickinson) left.
We had to try and keep the band together, go out and get a different styled singer.
Blaze (Bayley) was a very different style, and there were a couple people (that auditioned) that sounded very much like Bruce, but what’s the point? We would have ended up being like a tribute band.
I didn’t want that, so we took it somewhere different.
I’m really proud of our time with Blaze. He helped keep the band going.”
On September 12th, Iron Maiden performed the first of two shows at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia on The Future Past World Tour 2024.
fan-filmed video of the entire show can be viewed below.
