Michael Henry McBrain (born June 5, 1952 in Hackney, London, England) is the drummer for heavy metal band Iron Maiden. The nickname "Nicko" is from Michael’s childhood, where his favorite stuffed animal was named ‘Nicholas the bear’ – which he apparently carried everywhere. Due to this, his parents called him ‘Nicky’. “Nicko” was spawned when Michael was meeting a manager from CBS Records, with the keyboard player Billy Day. Billy introduced him as ‘My Italian drummer – His name’s “Neeko”’.
These are photos from concerts where Nicko McBrain played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Skid Row / Vain / Lemmy Kilmister (guest appearance) / Steve Harris & Nicko McBrain Iron Maiden(guest appearance) Nov 13, 1989 Hammersmith, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Kapt Kopter Credit: Steve Gray
