STEVE HARRIS On IRON MAIDEN's BLAZE BAYLEY Era - "I'm ...
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.
Harris on the biggest challenge of his career:
"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.
Setlist:
"Caught Somewhere in Time" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "The Writing on the Wall" "Days of Future Past" "The Time Machine" "The Prisoner" "Death of the Celts" "Can I Play With Madness?" "Heaven Can Wait" "Alexander the Great" "Fear of the Dark" "Iron Maiden" "Hell on Earth" "The Trooper" "Wasted Years"
The Future Past Tour sees Maiden performing songs from their 2021 album Senjutsu, as well as from 1986’s Somewhere In Time, along with other crowd favorites.
Remaining dates on The Future Past World Tour 2024 are as listed:
September 16 – Spark Arena – Auckland, New Zealand 22 – Sky Hall Toyota – Aichi, Japan 24 – Osaka-Jo Hall – Osaka, Japan 26 – Tokyo Garden Theater – Tokyo, Japan 28 – Pia Arena MM – Kanagawa, Japan 29 – Pia Arena MM – Kanagawa, Japan
October 4 – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA 5 – Michelob Ultra Arena – Las Vegas, NV 8 – Kia Forum – Los Angeles, CA 9 – Footprint Center – Phoenix, AZ 12 – Aftershock Festival – Sacramento, CA 14 – MODA Center – Portland, OR 16 – Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA 18 – Delta Center – Salt Lake City, UT 19 – Ball Arena – Denver, CO 22 – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN 24 – Allstate Arena – Rosemont, IL 26 – Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON 27 – Videotron Centre – Quebec, QC 30 – Centre Bell – Montreal, QC
November 1 – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA 2 – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY 6 – DCU Center – Worcester, MA 8 – PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA 9 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ 12 – CFG Bank Arena – Baltimore, MD 13 – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC 16 – Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, TX 17 – AT&T Center – San Antonio, TX 20 – GNP Seguros Stadium – Mexico City, Mexico 24 – El Campin Stadium – Bogota, Colombia 27 – Estadio Nacional – Santiago, Chile 28 – Estadio Nacional – Santiago, Chile
December 1 – Estadio Huracán – Buenos Aires, Argentina 2 – Estadio Huracán – Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – Allianz Parque – Sao Paulo, Brazil 7 – Allianz Parque – Sao Paulo, Brazil
