Bruce Dickinson is surprising us all again. Indeed, the Iron Maiden’s singer has just announced his first time ever spoken word tour. The six dates will run through the UK this summer, from August 1st until August 10th, with performances in venues of the calibre of The Alexandra in Birmingham or London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
Bruce Dickinson has lived an extraordinary life, both on and off the stage. His many accomplishments – music aside – include pilot and airline captain, aviation entrepreneur, beer brewer, film scriptwriter, novelist, actor and sports commentator, just to name a few. With his heavy metal band Iron Maiden, formed in 1975 but joined by Dickinson in 1999, he released sixteen studio albums, with more than 100 million records sold worldwide and 41 awards nomination, 29 of which were won.
The show is described as a ’cornucopia of fascinating tales and derring-do exploits, all delivered by Bruce with characteristically infectious enthusiasm and wry wit.’ The evenings will be split into two parts: the first one will see Dickinson taking a satirical and humorous stance on today’s society from his personal perspective. Indeed, he will share private insights of his drive and ambition, most likely including some Iron Maiden anecdotes, and he will be accompanied by photographs, videos and possibly some a-cappella song bits ‘to illustrate a point‘.
The second half of the evening will be entirely dedicated to fans through a Q&A. Here, fans will have the opportunity to pose any type of questions, ‘the more left-field and quirky the question, the more interesting and compelling the response is likely to be!’, Live Nation explains. In other words, this is the opportunity to see an extremely fascinating personality in a rare intimate environment.
Tickets will go on general sale Friday the 29th of April at 10 am on Ticketmaster.
Tour Dates below:
1/08/2021 – Theatre Royal – Brighton
4/08 – The Lowry – Salford
5/08 – St George’s Hall – Bradford
8/08 – Theatre Royal – Nottingham
9/08 – The Alexandra – Birmingham
10/08 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – London
