Steve Harris-owned Eddie's Bar closing down for good
Eddie's Bar, the Santa Barbara De Nexe, Portugal bar owned by Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris, will be closing down for good at the end of this month. The bar opened in 1989 with Manu Da Silva, a former roadie for Iron Maiden, as manager. After Manu's death in 2005, the bar closed and reopened in July 2006 with new managers Dave Sullivan and Terry Rance - both of whom played guitar in the first-ever Iron Maiden lineup - and Jeff Daniels, who was a Maiden roadie in the 1970s.
The bar featured many props used during past Maiden tours, like sarcophagi from the World Slavery Tour 1984/85, Steve Harris' bass, Nicko McBrain's cymbals and signed records, photos and posters of the band. Heavy metal videos were played during the bar's opening hours.
