Iron Maiden Bassist Steve Harris Plays a Game of Football in Brabant

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Whenever Iron Maiden performs nearby, the musician always first goes to play football in the hometown of his Brabant friend Wout van Loon.

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They're considered one of the founders of heavy metal. But Iron Maiden is much more than that for their millions of fans worldwide. Their Run for Your Lives anniversary tour was, above all, a robust party for the loyal fans of this English collective on Wednesday night in a packed GelreDome in Arnhem.

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He's playing Wednesday evening for a nearly sold-out GelreDome in Arnhem. But first, bassist Steve Harris of heavy metal band Iron Maiden played football in Wintelre against the Brabant farmers of VV DEES. 52-year-old Wout van Loon from Wintelre initiated the match. He's friends with Harris, and the football spectacle has become a tradition. The local VV DEES team lost 1-6 to Harris's team, who is himself 69. But that didn't spoil the fun. Harri…