Sign In / Register
Steve Harris, founding member and bassist of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, is set to perform at Paraoa Brewing in Whangaparāoa this weekend, on Sunday, September 15, with his ‘side hustle’ band called British Lion.
The band will play the gig the night before Iron Maiden takes the stage at Spark Arena to a sold-out crowd of 12,000 fans.
It’s the first time that British Lion has performed in NZ.
Promoter Paul Marshall says for heavy metal fans, British Lion offers a rare chance to see one of rock’s biggest stars up close and personal, in a small venue.
From Harris’s point of view, playing smaller venues allows him to reconnect with the club and theatre atmosphere of his early career.
Marshall says Harris formed British Lion to explore a different musical landscape, focusing on shorter, hard rock-oriented songs and experimenting with bass guitar styles.
The band’s other members are singer Richard Taylor, guitarists David Hawkins and Grahame Leslie, and drummer Simon Dawson.
Tickets from Eventfinda www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/im-going-to-british-lion/auckland/whangaparaoa-peninsula
WIN tickets
Hibiscus Matters has two double passes to British Lion at Paraoa to give away, but you will have to be quick as entries close on Wednesday, September 11 at 2pm. To enter, visit Hibiscus Matters Facebook page.
