Iron Maiden at Xfinity Center

Pioneers of the new wave of British heavy metal and one of the most renowned and successful heavy metal bands of all time, English heavy metal band Iron Maiden was formed in East London, England in 1975. The group has sold over 100 million copies of their albums worldwide and they have played over 2000 live shows to date. Iron Maiden's line-up currently consists of band leader, primary songwriter and bassist Steve Harris, guitarist Dave Murray, guitarist and backing vocalist Adrian Smith, lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson, drummer Nicko McBrain and guitarist Janick Gers. Throughout their most successful period, the band released several gold and platinum certified albums, including: The Number of the Beast (1982), Piece of Mind (1983), Powerslave (1984), Live After Death (1985), Somewhere in Time (1986) and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988). They were honoured with the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement in 2002.