Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris Annoyed By Bruce Dickinson’s Stage Antics

Crazy antics might be par for the course at an Iron Maiden show, but that doesn’t mean that everyone in the band wants to be joking around. At a recent performance in the Czech Republic, bassist Steve Harris got visibly irritated with Bruce Dickinson when the frontman tried to include him in hamming it up.

It all happened during Iron Maiden’s concert at the O2 Arena in Prague on May 31st. During a rendition of the band’s rarely performed epic “Alexander The Great”, Dickinson somehow came into possession of a prop Roman guard helmet. The frontman wore it himself for a few seconds before his mischievous side took over. When he attempted to put the helmet on Harris’ head, the bassist swiftly tossed aside the adornment with his picking hand. Clearly annoyed, he went over to the drum riser with his back to the crowd while Dickinson mocked his bandmate’s curmudgeonly response to the audience.

The eight-and-a-half minute classic “Alexander The Great” was performed live for the first time ever by Iron Maiden on May 28th, the opening date of “The Future Past Tour” in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The tour focuses not only on the band’s most recent Senjutsu studio album but also their legendary 1986 LP, Somewhere In Time.

When asked a number of years in a radio interview exactly why Iron Maiden had never played “Alexander The Great” live, Bruce Dickinson quipped: “Because Adrian [Smith] can’t remember the guitar solo.” 

 

IRON MAIDEN: THE FUTURE PAST TOUR 2023

 

May 30: Prague O2 Arena, Czech Republic

May 31: Prague O2 Arena, Czech Republic

Jun 03: Tampere Nokia Arena, Finland

Jun 04: Tampere Nokia Arena, Finland

Jun 07: Bergen Koengen, Norway

Jun 09: Solvesborg Sweden Rock Festival, Sweden

Jun 11: Leipzig Quarterback Immobilien Arena, Germany

Jun 13: Krakow Tauron Arena, Poland

Jun 14: Krakow Tauron Arena, Poland

Jun 17: Clisson Hellfest, France

Jun 19: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland

Jun 21: Hannover Zag Arena, Germany

Jun 24: Dublin 3 Arena, Ireland

Jun 26: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK

Jun 28: Leeds, First Direct Arena, UK

Jun 30: Manchester AO Arena, UK

Jul 03: Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, UK

Jul 04: Birmingham Utilita Arena, UK

Jul 07: London O2 Arena, UK

Jul 08: London O2 Arena, UK

Jul 11: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, Holland

Jul 13: Antwerp Sportpaleis, Belgium

Jul 15: Milan, The Return of The Gods Festival, Italy

Jul 18: Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain

Jul 20: Estadio Enrique Roca, Murcia, Spain

Jul 22: Bizkaia Arena Bec! Bilbao, Spain

Jul 25 Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany

Jul 26 Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany

Jul 29: Frankfurt,Festhalle, Germany

Jul 31: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany

Aug 01: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany

Aug 02: Wacken Open Air, Germany