bassist will be playing a charity football match at Portugal’s Estadio Algarve on Sunday (June 15). The 68-year-old, who founded Maiden in 1975, will be playing to raise money for disadvantaged children in Portugal. Tickets to the match will cost 2,50€ and kickoff will be at 8pm local time.
Harris comments in a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) (transcribed by ): “So here I am in the beautiful Algarve, Portugal. “Over my shoulder here is the Estadio Algarve or Stadium Algarve or Algarve Stadium, whichever way you wanna put it, and that’s where I’m playing for charity on Saturday, 8pm kickoff. “And it’s for underprivileged children in Portugal.
So it’s a really good cause. “So if you can get there, make it down there. I think it’s only like two or three euros to get in, or something like that, but try and round up a few people and get down there and support it.
Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! “And, yeah, be there or be square.” Harris is an avid football fan and a supporter of London club West Ham. He trained with the team aged 14, but stopped pursuing football professionally when he discovered music.
“It was always West Ham,” the bassist . “The first game I went to [on December 11, 1965], I was nine, jumped on the bus with my mate and saw us beat Newcastle 4-3. That was it, I was hooked.
“I stay in touch with what’s going on and the only time I’ve not been able to .
