Music|Simon Dawson will join the band on next year’s Run For Your Lives world tour.
Iron Maiden says that he has added a drummer to his gig line-up Simon Dawsonin.
The band’s longtime drummer Nicko McBrain told last week that he would stop gigging. The band’s performance in São Paulo, Brazil was his last.
Dawson will join the band next year Run For Your Lives – for the world tour celebrating the band’s 50-year career.
The tour will arrive in Finland in June of next year, when Iron Maiden will perform at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Dawson is known as the drummer of the British band British Lion. The band was founded by a founding member of Iron Maiden Steve Harris.