Iron Maiden was formed by the band’s bassist and main songwriter Steve Harris back in 1975 and one year later the guitarist Dave Murray joined the band. He and Steve are the only members of the group who were part of all the albums released by the group during the past five decades. In 2024, the band announced that the longtime drummer Nicko McBrain would be replaced on tour by Simon Dawson.
So naturally, the questions about retirement are now frequently asked in interviews with the members of the band. The guitarist Dave Murray talked in an interview with Music Radar about the band’s plans to continue on the road.
Iron Maiden’s Dave Murray talks about retirement
“To me, there’s nothing worse than seeing a band you like on stage and they look like they shouldn’t really be there doing it. We’re nearly hitting the seventies mark now, but I think we will all know when it would be time. It would be a mutual decision.”
“I think there’s a time and a place to bail out with dignity and grace — as opposed to dragging it out,” he continued. “If you can leave it at that high level, and then bow out gracefully, I think it would be satisfying for us. And not just flog a dead horse, when you’re doing it for the wrong reasons,” Dave Murray said.
Iron Maiden will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2025 with a long tour in North America and Europe.
May
- 27 Budapest, HUNGARY – Budapest Aréna
- 31 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – Letnany Airport
June
- 1 – Bratislava, SLOVAKIA – TIPOS Arena
- 5 – Trondheim, NORWAY – Trondheim Rocks (Festival)
- 7 – Stavanger, NORWAY – SR-Bank Arena
- 9 – Copenhagen, DENMARK – Royal Arena
- 12 – Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena
- 13 – Stockholm, SWEDEN – 3Arena
- 16 – Helsinki, FINLAND – Olympic Stadium
- 21 – Birmingham, ENGLAND – Utilita Arena
- 22 – Manchester, ENGLAND – Co-op Live
- 25 – Dublin, IRELAND – Malahide Castle
- 28 – London, ENGLAND – London Stadium
- 30 – Glasgow, SCOTLAND – OVO Hydro
July
- 3 – Belfort, FRANCE – Eurockéennes Festival
- 5 – Madrid, SPAIN – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano
- 6 – Lisbon, PORTUGAL – MEO Arena
- 9 – Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Hallenstadion
- 11 – Gelsenkirchen, GERMANY – Veltins-Arena
- 13 – Padova, ITALY – Stadio Euganeo
- 15 – Bremen, GERMANY – Bürgerweide
- 17 – Vienna, AUSTRIA – Ernst Happel Stadium
- 19 – Paris, FRANCE – Paris La Défense Arena
- 23 – Arnhem, NETHERLANDS – GelreDome
- 25 – Frankfurt, GERMANY – Deutsche Bank Park
- 26 – Stuttgart, GERMANY – Cannstatter Wasen
- 29 – Berlin, GERMANY – Waldbühne
August
- 2 – Warsaw – POLAND – PGE Narodowy
