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Steve Harris’s British Lion and Richie Kotzen join Resurrection Fest 2027

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 07:32:17 +0000

Steve Harris’s British Lion and Richie Kotzen are among the first 72 acts named for Resurrection Fest, which runs from 30 June to 3 July 2027 in Viveiro, Spain. Kotzen, Adrian Smith’s partner in Smith/Kotzen, is billed under his own name. The festival has yet to give either act a day. Festival passes go on sale at noon Spanish time on Tuesday 10 November 2026.

Resurrection Fest (in Spanish)

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British Lion will play Poland’s Mystic Festival in June 2027

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:11:35 +0000

Steve Harris’s band British Lion will play Mystic Festival in Gdańsk on 11 June 2027. The festival, which runs from 10 to 12 June, added the band to its lineup on 3 November alongside John Garcia, Mondo Generator and Dogma.

Mystic Festival

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Somewhere in Time gets a graphic album for its 40th anniversary

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:11:35 +0000

Z2 and Iron Maiden follow their Piece of Mind graphic album with a sci-fi anthology marking 40 years of Somewhere in Time. Its stories draw on the album’s eight tracks and explore the far future and the distant past. Contributors include Kelly Sue DeConnick and David Dastmalchian, with cover art by Blake Armstrong. Z2 expects the standard hardcover to ship on or around 2 March 2027.

Z2 Comics

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Bruce Dickinson recalls Chile’s Maiden fans and hopes for a solo tour of South America in 2028

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:17:00 +0000

In Radio Futuro’s written account of its interview, Bruce Dickinson recalls how complaints that Maiden were devil worshippers stopped the band’s first planned show in Chile in the early 1990s, and how fans crossed the border to see them in Mendoza, Argentina. He compares Maiden’s audience to plywood, with a new generation adding a layer every couple of years. He also hopes to bring his solo band to South America in early 2028, though nothing is fixed.

Read Radio Futuro’s interview with Bruce Dickinson (in Spanish)

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A member reviews the audiobook of Nicko's memoir

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000

CA Bryers is listening to the audiobook of Nicko's memoir and reviews his narration, the pre-Maiden stories and the two chapters on the Blaze years. Bryers generally enjoys Nicko's reading, though not all of his humour, and questions the band's handling of the Virtual XI tour.

CA Bryers' audiobook review

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Bruce Dickinson to guest at second Polish symphonic concert

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 22:34:00 +0000

Bruce Dickinson will be a special guest at The Legend of Rock Symphonic at ERGO ARENA in Gdańsk/Sopot on 6 February 2027, a week after the Katowice concert on 30 January. The Beethoven Academy Orchestra joins Polish rock artists including Perfect & Łukasz Drapała, Oddział Zamknięty and Grzegorz Kupczyk. Melony spotted the second date in the Bruce discussion.

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British Lion join Metalfest Open Air 2027

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:11:00 +0000

Iron Maiden founder Steve Harris will bring British Lion to Metalfest Open Air 2027 in Plzeň, Czechia. The festival runs from 11 to 13 June at the Lochotín Amphitheatre. Harris plays bass in British Lion alongside singer Richard Taylor, guitarists David Hawkins and Grahame Leslie, and drummer Simon Dawson.

Pragokoncert’s Metalfest announcement (in Czech)

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Seymour Duncan offers Janick Gers signature pickguard

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:08:00 +0000

matic22 suggested a Janick Gers signature pickguard in our guitar thread back in 2018. Eight years later, the same member has shared its arrival. Seymour Duncan now offers Janick's JB Jr. neck and bridge pickups, with a Hot Rails in the middle, as a set or loaded Strat pickguard. Eddie makes an appearance on the packaging, too.

Janick Gers pickguard details at Seymour Duncan

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Bruce Dickinson announces the PsychoGod Tour for 2027

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:57:00 +0000

Bruce Dickinson and his band will tour Europe in 2027 on the PsychoGod Tour, playing new music alongside favourites and deep cuts from across his solo career. The dates fall in June and July, then November and December, with Evergrey supporting the later leg. Austrogoth listed both legs in our Bruce discussion, from Belfast’s Ulster Hall to Paris’s L’Olympia. On 6 November, gor posted a new date: Bruce plays the Release Athens festival at the Markopoulo Complex on 1 July.

Read Bruce’s official announcement

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Nicko McBrain joins the Rockonteurs

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:53:00 +0000

Nicko McBrain joins Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt on Rockonteurs for an hour-long conversation about his Iron Maiden career and his newly released memoir, Hello Boys and Girls. Thanks to matic22 for sharing the interview on the forum.

Watch the Rockonteurs interview

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