Former Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain sat down with Chaoszine during his ‘meat and greet’ event at the Rock N Roll Ribs and revealed his plans for the future.
“Obviously it’ll give me more time to spend here and do events like this and and meet fans. Few years back, we would do impromptu jams in here,” the drummer revealed. “I haven’t actually used this drum set behind me yet. Mitch, my partner, and I go, ‘You fancy a jam tonight? Let’s call the boys up we got to get the PA working again.’ It’s because of the fat fumes and the way that a barbecue restaurant works. You get this stuff and it gets into the electronics.”
He continued, “So once we get the PA up, we’ll probably do that maybe once every month or two. We’ll get some live music in here impromptuly so that it gives me a chance to really work on getting more of a profile back into the restaurant [and] Drum One, my music store back in England.”
Other than musical projects, the drummer has been offered another project that he simply can keep himself busy with. “I’ve also got a British Drum Company that I can possibly put. There’s some new design stuff that I’ve been asked to work on for some of the hardware. So that’ll take up a nice bit of time, but primarily, it gives me time to be with my family get back into my family life, and then Titanium Tart. That will be the primary focus to playing,” he added.
This recent ‘meat and greet’ event was McBrain’s first project since his retirement from Iron Maiden. The drummer announced his retirement exactly two months ago in a statement, saying he made his decision ‘after much consideration’ but would still remain a part of the Iron Maiden family.
After McBrain retired from Iron Maiden, frontman Bruce Dickinson said this year would be full of surprises: “2025 is gonna be something special. We’re gonna be doing stuff we’ve never, ever done before, and it’ll be a setlist for the ages,” he said in a video.
Simon Dawson will join Iron Maiden for their 2025 ‘Run For Your Lives’ tour starting on May 27 in Budapest.
