Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson is a giant fan of Ghost banning cell phones from their concert events.
Throughout an interview with Metallic Hammer final 12 months, the vocalist revealed that he attended one in all Ghost’s twin concert events at The Discussion board in Los Angeles in September 2023, the place the occult metallic band filmed footage for his or her 2024 live performance film and reside album Ceremony Right here Ceremony Now.
Throughout the exhibits, cell phones may very well be stored on attendees’ particular person, however needed to be positioned in magnetically sealed pouches that might solely be unlocked by safety guards as they left the auditorium. The band will deliver the follow again for his or her impending world tour, which kicks off in April.
Dickinson lauded the cell phone ban when speaking to Hammer, saying he observed extra human interplay and loved being recognised by followers extra as they weren’t clamouring for selfies.
“All people was speaking to one another like human beings!” he mentioned. “I’m sat there, within the regular seats, and the lights are on and individuals are going previous going, ‘Hey, it’s the man from Iron Maiden!’ They’re waving at me. ‘Hello!’ ‘Cool, hey!’ Job accomplished!
“Had that they had a cell phone, they’d have been climbing over old-age pensioners [to take a picture]. The proof of that was, after the present, everyone acquired their telephones again and the backstage immediately was like Animal Home. All people was focussed on the present.”
Dickinson went on to voice his distaste for selfies on the whole. When requested if he’d reasonably take a selfie with a fan or signal an autograph, he answered, “Oh, signal an autograph! 100%. I discover selfies intrusive. You understand that outdated bit about sure tribes used to hate having their image taken [because they believe] you’re taking a part of their soul? I feel they’ve a superb level.”
In a current interview with Planet Rock, Ghost singer/mastermind Tobias Forge defined why the cell phone ban is returning for his or her new tour.
“I don’t wanna flip this into an ageist factor the place I’m gonna inform 14-year-olds all the things was higher again then,” he mentioned (through Blabbermouth). “However I swear that the expertise of exhibits and the making of reminiscences, the making of magic, was rather more highly effective [at the phone-free Los Angeles concerts].
“A number of the finest exhibits I’ve ever been to, I’ve perhaps not even seen an image from that as a result of all of them reside right here [in my head]. They reside in my core. That’s the reminiscence I’ve of that. And that’s an expertise I want for.”
Ghost’s 2025 tour, their first solely phone-free world tour, will mark the debut of their ‘new’ frontman Papa V Perpetua, once more portrayed by Forge. See dates and particulars under. They’ll launch new album Skeletá on April 25 and lead single Satanized is at present streaming.
Maiden are additionally gearing up for a world tour. Their Fiftieth-anniversary Run For Your Lives exhibits will kick off with a European leg in the summertime. Dates on different continents needs to be introduced quickly, with the tour set to increase into 2026. See all confirmed dates and get tickets through the band’s web site.
Run For Your Lives can be Maiden’s first tour since 1982 with out longtime drummer Nicko McBrain. McBrain, who suffered a mini-stroke in January 2023, retired from the stage late final 12 months and can be changed reside by Simon Dawson, who additionally performs in bassist Steve Harris’ solo band British Lion.
Ghost 2025 tour dates:
UK:
Apr 15: Manchester AO Enviornment
Apr 16: Glasgow OVO Hydro
Apr 19: London The O2
Apr 20: Birmingham Utilita Enviornment
Europe:
Apr 22: Antwerp Sportpaleis, Belgium
Apr 23: Frankfurt Festhalle, Germany
Apr 24: Munich Olympiahalle, Germany
Apr 26: Lyon LDLC Enviornment, France
Apr 27: Toulouse Zenith Metropole, France
Apr 29: Lisbon MEO Enviornment, Portugal
Apr 30: Madrid Palacio Vistalegre, Spain
Could 03: Zurich AG Hallenstadion, Switzerland
Could 04: Milan Unipol Discussion board, Italy
Could 07: Berlin Uber Enviornment, Germany
Could 08: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, Netherlands
Could 10: Lodz Atlas Enviornment, Poland
Could 11: Prague O2 Enviornment, Czech Republic
Could 13: Paris Accor Enviornment, France
Could 14: Oberhausen Rudolph Weber Enviornment, Germany
Could 15: Hannover ZAG Enviornment, Germany
Could 17: Copenhagen Royal Enviornment, Denmark
Could 20: Tampere Nokia Enviornment, Finland
Could 22: Linköping Saab Enviornment, Sweden
Could 23: Sandviken Göransson Enviornment, Sweden
Could 24: Oslo Spektrum, Norway
USA:
Jul 09: Baltimore CFG Financial institution Enviornment, MD
Jul 11: Atlanta State Farm Enviornment, GA
Jul 12: Tampa Amalie Enviornment, FL
Jul 13: Miami Kaseya Middle, FL
Jul 15: Raleigh PNC Enviornment, NC
Jul 17: Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, OH
Jul 18: Pittsburgh PPG Paints Enviornment, PA
Jul 19: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Middle, PA
Jul 21: Boston TD Backyard, MA
Jul 22: New York Madison Sq. Backyard, NY
Jul 24: Detroit Little Caesars Enviornment, MI
Jul 25: Louisville KFC Yum! Middle, KY
Jul 26: Nashville Bridgestone Enviornment, TN
Jul 28: Grand Rapids Van Andel Enviornment, MI
Jul 29: Milwaukee Fiserv Discussion board, WI
Jul 30: St Louis Enterprise Middle, MO
Aug 01: Rosemont Allstate Enviornment, IL
Aug 02: Saint Paul Xcel Power Middle, MN
Aug 03: Omaha CHI Well being Middle, NE
Aug 05: Kansas Metropolis T-Cellular Middle, MO
Aug 07: Denver Ball Enviornment, CO
Aug 09: Las Vegas MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment, NV
Aug 10: San Diego Viejas Enviornment, CA
Aug 11: Phoenix Footprint Middle, AZ
Aug 14: Austin Moody Middle ATX, TX
Aug 15: Fort Value Dickies Enviornment, TX
Aug 16: Houston Toyota Middle, TX
Mexico:
Sep 24: Mexico Metropolis Palacio De Los Deportes
