What a Bruce Dickinson solo exhibition is like, an attraction at The Town 2025

The Iron Maiden singer returns with the presentation of his side project, with which he toured Brazil in April and May this year

Bring single ticket and SUS card for man: Bruce Dickinson He just left Brazil and already has a date to return. The singer of Iron Maidenband that performed in Sao Paulo last Friday (6) and Saturday (7), presents at the festival The cityin the same city, his solo performance to promote the new album The Mandrake project (2024).

The national audience has already had the opportunity to attend seven performances of this project, between April and May this year, in the cities of Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Ribeirão Preto and Sao Paulo. The events were also recorded for both audio release and music video composition “Resurrection Men”.

But what is it like to watch a Dickinson solo show? What to expect from this type of presentation?

Bruce Dickinson repertoire

First of all: anyone who buys a ticket to see him sing Iron Maiden songs will be disappointed. All songs are from his albums released separately from his main band. The only exception is the instrumental one “Frankenstein”from Edgar Winter Groupin which Bruce plays percussion and theremin.

Below is the repertoire performed by Dickinson in Sao Paulo, at the Vibra events house, on May 4th (via Igor Miranda’s website):

1. Accident of birth
2. Kidnapping
3. Laughing in the hidden bush
4. Afterglow of Ragnarok
5. Chemical wedding
6. Many doors to hell
7. Gates of Urizen
8. Resurrection Men
9. Rain on the graves
10. Frankenstein (cover by The Edgar Winter Group)
11. The Alchemist
12. The Dragon’s Tears
13. The dark side of Aquarius

Encore:

14. Sailing in the seas of the sun
15. Book of Thel
16. The Tower

Furthermore The Mandrake projectthe album is well represented The chemical wedding (1998), with five songs in this São Paulo set. Accident of birth (1997), Picasso balls (1994) e Tyranny of souls (2005) are remembered with two songs each in the repertoire of the capital of São Paulo.

You can make changes, but normally stick to this basis. It’s also worth noting that Dickinson isn’t scheduled to perform a full show at the festival, so some songs have to be cut.

Bruce Dickinson’s gang

For the tour, Bruce Dickinson was accompanied by Philip Naslund (guitar), Chris Declercq (guitar), Tanya O’Callaghan (Bass), Dave Moreno (battery) e Mystery (keyboards). Your long-time partner, RoyZwould have been involved, but ended up withdrawing on the eve of the tour’s start for unclear reasons – hence the inclusion of Naslund and Declercq.

Among the names mentioned, the most famous are Tanya O’Callaghan and Dave Moreno. The first, Irish, is particularly noteworthy for its recent involvement with the White snakeon their farewell tour that was cut short — and hasn’t ended yet — due to singer David Coverdale’s health. He also played with Dee Snider, Steve Adleramong others, as well as Bruce himself, on the tour he celebrated Jon Lord (Intense purple). The second, an American, crossed the Mudd Puddle AND Love/Hatein addition to Gypsy tribeled by the aforementioned Roy Z and responsible for offering several musicians to Dickinson’s solo career.

Swede Philip Naslund was present Incursionwhile the Swiss Chris Declercq played with Blaze Bayleysinger who replaced Bruce in Iron Maiden between 1994 and 1999. Finally, the Italian Mistheria have a long CV: he worked with Rob Rockthe Brazilian Edu Falaschi and a multitude of projects ranging from Vivaldi Metal Orchestra THE Tower of Babelin addition to his solo career.

Review of Bruce Dickinson’s show

In a review excerpt for the Igor Miranda’s websitethe journalist Guilherme Gonçalves made the following observation following a presentation in Brasilia on 27 April 2024:

“Energetic, provocative and eager to take Iron Maiden’s entourage of fans out of their comfort zone. This was the keynote of Bruce Dickinson who, in addition to the already praised flawless vocal performance, delivered an excellent show. […] This time, with the spotlight not on Maiden, but on songs that, even if they haven’t been revived for decades, have aged very well and deserve this rescue.”

In turn, for the same vehicle, Rolf Amaro he made the following notes in his review of the show in São Paulo:

“On this inaugural tour, Bruce Dickinson demonstrated, in turn, that he is an entity with a life of his own, independent of Iron Maiden. This departure from the most popular project is done for few. One of those who succeeded was Dave Grohl , who has built a career that needs no association with Nirvana to sell records and tickets. Aware and sure of this, Bruce has no problem letting go of the band that supports him, Philip Naslund, who plays all the picks all the time. , interacts with Tanya O’Callaghan Mistheria, the keyboard player he remembers a lot Tuomas Holopainen (Nocturnal desire), walks the stage with his portable instrument, often used by New clothes here in Brazil.”

The attractions of the city 2025

The second edition of The city news was announced last Thursday (12). They all refer to September 7, defined by the organizers as “the day of rock”.

On the Skyline stage, the legendary Bruce Dickinson and Brazilians from Initial capital make up the shows of the day, alongside Green Daywho will be the headliner, and Sex guns characterized Frank Carter.

Stage One also brings new attractions. Furthermore Iggy Pop (main attraction of the space) e Sinthe stage receives the representation of CPM22 and the band Inocentes’ unprecedented meeting with Supla. It’s worth remembering Katy Perry is confirmed for another date, September 12th.

The Esquadrilha Céu will also perform every day, with the second ‘Il Volo’, made up of five planes commanded by expert pilots who will form a ballet in the airspace near the Interlagos Racecourse. They will perform various acrobatics which will be synchronized with a fireworks display and spectacular smoke bombs in the colors that symbolize the City. The attraction has already begun Rock in Rio.

Roberto Medinapresident of Rocky world — the company that created and organized The Town and Rock in Rio and produces Lollapalooza — specifies in a note:

“We will experience five magical days in 2025. The City of Music, in addition to breathing music on the stages, is a real amusement park, full of culture and art. A fantastic energy that we so desperately need. L’Esquadrilha Céu air show It will make the party even more exciting. We saw the chilling shows they did at Rock in Rio and now we will take the plane to Sao Paulo. It will be unforgettable and a milestone in the history of The Town.

Tickets for The Town 2025

From 7pm on 20 February 2025, the sale of The Town Card will begin, which is equivalent to a lawn ticket, valid for one day of the festival and without a predefined date. This is a “blind” buy: the public guarantees their presence at the event before all bands and attractions are fully announced.

Tickets will be sold exclusively online, through the Ticketmaster Brasil platform (thetown.ticketmaster.com.br). The organization advises fans to register in advance on the platform, to facilitate the process.

In the last edition, in 2023, The Town Card tickets sold out in just over three hours. At the time, around 438,000 people lined up to complete the presale.

Members of The Town Club benefit club will have early access to the pre-sale of The Town Card on February 13, at 7pm, also on the Ticketmaster Brasil platform. To purchase the benefit and view other information, visit: club.thetown.com.br.

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Source: Terra

Earl

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