EDDIE'S BAR is the only bar dedicated entirely to IRON MAIDEN and it is with a lot of pride and vanity that we can boast of there being in Portugal, a space like this that attracts people of all corners of the world and where we can admire some of the immense things belonging to Iron Maiden.

The owner of those mythical place is the bass guitar player Steve Harris but  Manu Da Silva was the responsible person for its management.

EDDIE'S BAR opened its doors for the first time on September 14th 1989 and quickly became a Sanctuary for all the true fans of IRON MAIDEN, because the decoration is composed by old artefacts of the band that were kept at Steve Harris's house in Essex. In its interior we can find: old pictures, golden and platinum records, posters, flags, rare t-shirts, a bass of Steve Harris, cymbals of Nicko McBrain's drums and of other bands, drawings and sculptures done by fans of several nationalities, a sarcophagus among open (with Eddie there inside!) and two of the mummified statues of Eddie, used at stage in World Slavery Tour - 1984/85, among other things.

THE LOCALIZATION

EDDIE'S BAR is located in region of Algarve, Portugal, on a small village called Santa Barbara de Nexe, a few kilometres of Loule, and if you some day have the opportunity to be in that region and if you are a IRON MAIDEN's fan, the place it is more than indicated for a visit, just go to:

Rua de Loule 59
Santa Barbara de Nexe
Algarve - Portugal

Telephone: +351 289 992 282

Opening
Wednesday - Sunday
19:00 – 02:00

THE BAR HISTORY

Like many of his fellow countryman, Steve Harris enjoys the weather of the Algarve, a tourist region in the South of Portugal, so much that he decided to build a villa where he lives most of the time, when he's not touring around the world or in his English Manor

The idea of creating EDDIE'S BAR came to him because he wanted to be able to have a couple of beers in a rock pub, however, in that time he couldn't find this type of place in the Algarve. Using the old saying "If you want a job done, do it yourself!", he decided to open its own bar and trust the management to its old friend Manu Da Silva (Ex-roadie from the group).

THE MANAGER - MANU DA SILVA

To know as everything it started we should return at the beginning of the seventies, when Manu Da Silva meets Bernie Bonvoisin in the Paris suburbs. They become inseparable friends and it is natural when Bernie founds TRUST in 1977, Manu becomes roadie of the group

Manu met Steve Harris in 1981 when TRUST appears as support band of IRON MAIDEN during The Killers World Tour. Shortly afterwards he accepts Steve's proposition and joins as one of the crew and worked with them in all tours of the eighties.

After Seventh Tour Of A Seventh Tour, Manu then retired to Portugal where he then took on running EDDIE'S BAR at Steve's request which opened in 1989.

Unhappily Manu Of Silva is no longer with us. On Tuesday 31st May of 2005, with 50 years, Manu passed away after 18 months of fight against the cancer. May your soul rest in peace!!

After the departure of Manu Eddie's Bar is currently closed. I have hope that one day he open the doors again because if that happens is the best tribute which Steve Harris could do to memory of Manu Da Silva that will be forever immortalized inside of that grandiose Bar.

REOPENING OF THE EDDIE'S BAR

One year and some months later in tribute to memory of Manu Da Silva Eddie's Bar has reopened its doors again on July 18th of 2006 ready for the 25th International Bikers Festival on the July 20th-23rd organised by the Moto Clube of Faro which Manu was a prominent member.

Initially and with respect for the sad death of his long time friend who died from cancer in May 2005, Steve had left the bar closed but later in the year he start to plan and to prepare its re-opening.

Steve has asked Dave Sullivan to manage the new venture with Jeff Daniels and Terry Rance. Fans will be familiar with these names from the interviews from the "The Early Days" DVD. Dave and Terry were the two founder member guitarists and Jeff was the one and only roadie at the time back in 1975.

Steve says: "I can’t think of any body more suitable for this task than Dave Terry and Jeff. As they bring over 30 years of history of the band with them. There was great sadness when Manu died and disappointment when the bar closed and I am very pleased they have agreed to carry the bar on"

Definitive closure of the Eddie's Bar

Eddie's Bar have been closed at the end of September 2009!
That place was very special to a lot of people all over the world but unfortunately Steve Harris DECIDED to close down Eddie's Bar for good this time!