BRITISH LION, the project led by IRON MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris, will be performing live across Europe in the summer of 2025, including a one-off date in England. Subsequently, the band will undertake a major headline tour throughout the U.K. during the winter months, which will notably include a five-night engagement at London’s renowned Cart & Horses pub in Stratford, the original stomping grounds of IRON MAIDEN.
BRITISH LION has performed at Cart & Horses a number of times in recent years, with sold-out audiences reveling in the chance to see the formidable hard rock quintet in such intimate surroundings. These five shows will be additionally powerful as they come at the end of a year of celebrations for IRON MAIDEN‘s 50th anniversary, bringing Harris back to what fans revere as the birthplace of IRON MAIDEN.
Harris said: “We’re really happy to be doing a number of European shows in the summer as well a more extensive tour of the U.K. at the end of the year. It’s great to be able to return to The Booking Hall in Dover, which is our only U.K. summer show! It was under threat of closing last year but was saved with the support from BRITISH LION and other music fans around the country! We look forward to seeing you all on the road!”
BRITISH LION‘s upcoming U.K. and European headline shows will feature special guest support acts. TONY MOORE’S AWAKE will support the band from Dover to Newcastle, and STRAY will join them from Bradford to London.
BRITISH LION dates are as follows:
Festival performance
June 20 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
European headline tour
August 3 – Dover, UK @ Booking Hall, UK
August 4 – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo, NL
August 5 – Saarbrücken, Germany @ Garage
August 8 – Barcelona, Spain @ Salamandra
August 9 – Murcia, Spain @ Mamba
August 10 – Seville, Spain @ Custom, SPA
August 12 – Faro, Portugal @ Moto Clube
U.K. headline tour
November 28 – Buckley, UK @ The Tivoli
November 29 – Troon, UK @ Winter Storm Festival
November 30 – Newcastle, UK @ The Anarchy Brew
December 2 – Bradford, UK @ Nightrain
December 3 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
December 4 – Nuneaton, UK @ Queens Hall
December 6 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Strings Bar & Venue
December 7 – Exeter, UK @ Phoenix
December 8 – Frome, UK @ Cheese and Grain
December 10 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed
December 11 – Colchester, UK @ Arts Centre
December 12 – Gravesend, UK @ Leo’s Red Lion
December 13 – Southend, UK @ Chinnerys
December 15 – London, UK @ Cart & Horses
December 16 – London, UK @ Cart & Horses
December 17 – London, UK @ Cart & Horses
December 18 – London, UK @ Cart & Horses
December 19 – London, UK @ Cart & Horses
Source: metaladdicts.com
