IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson sang the U.S. nationwide anthem earlier at the moment (Sunday, September 14) previous to Pittsburgh Steelers‘ house opener in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Video of his look might be seen beneath.
Dickinson first revealed that he would sing the U.S. nationwide anthem at an NFL sport throughout a current interview with soprano Elizabeth Zharoff. He stated on the time: “I am going to allow you to in to a secret. So, I’ve bought to sing the nationwide anthem in Pittsburgh for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They’ve requested me to do that. I’ll do it a cappella and stuff, and so long as you begin on the proper place, you are good to go.”
Dickinson carried out Saturday evening (September 13) within the Pittsburgh space after which has a present later within the day on Sunday in Silver Spring, Maryland. Because the Pittsburgh Steelers sport was scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff, Bruce may have loads of time to get to the Silver Spring gig.
Bruce first sang the U.S. nationwide anthem throughout his September 11 solo live performance on the Home Of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts. Previous to launching into the U.S. nationwide anthem, Dickinson advised the viewers on the Home Of Blues: ”So I am gonna allow you to in to a grimy little secret that’s gonna occur on Sunday. I have been requested to sing the American nationwide anthem at a Pittsburgh Steelers sport. Now, I’ve by no means completed this earlier than in my fucking life, and I am making an attempt to keep away from the embarrassment of studying the fucking phrases off the again of my hand. Look, no writing on the again of my hand, or failure to learn the auto cue as a result of, fuck me, there isn’t a auto cue, all proper?! So as a result of at the moment is the type of — it might probably’t have escaped your consideration that at the moment is 9/11, proper? And on at the present time, on that day, I used to be in New York Metropolis and I witnessed all of the shit that occurred.
“So usually I perform a little little bit of like an a cappella — that is simply me singing alone — a little bit of [the IRON MAIDEN song] ‘Revelations’,” he continued. “However I believed, together with your variety permission, I might have a go on the American nationwide anthem, as a result of it is the one fucking time I am gonna observe it.
“We had been down in Brazil [a few days ago for a festival appearance] and I used to be speaking to the punk band, mates of mine, BAD RELIGION,” Dickinson added. “And the man went, ‘Oh, you are gonna sing the anthem?’ He stated, ‘Fucking be sure to begin low.'”
Bruce then sang just a few strains of “The Star-Spangled Banner”, sometimes accompanied by followers within the crowd.
Dickinson advised Journey Commerce Gazette again in 2012 about his expertise on September 11, 2001: “I’d simply accomplished my line coaching and was all signed off to fly, and was in New York with the band. It was a very sunny day, and I used to be sitting on the roof of the lodge by the pool. I had a Boeing 757 guide on my lap, studying up, when a little bit previous girl walked as much as the pool attendant and requested if it was true {that a} airplane had flown into the dual towers. I believed it should have been a small personal airplane, and went again to my studying. Then extra folks arrived, and somebody stated it was some kind of airliner, and I believed, ‘Oh boy…'”
In 2015, the singer described to “Nights With Alice Cooper” the scene he witnessed shortly after the World Commerce Middle towers got here down. He stated: “It was unusual, as a result of there was no panic of anyone. All people was simply… There was simply an air of ‘unreality.’ There was no visitors. It was a stunning day — a stupendous day — and I used to be simply strolling round and folks. Individuals had been ingesting at bars, having a beer. And it bought to the night, and it was clearly fairly somber. No one was cracking any jokes; there have been no funnies about this one. And to at the present time, I am unable to consider any.”
He continued: “I wandered across the subsequent day and I believed, ‘I do not know what to do now. I am going to go and provides some blood.’ So I had a wander round and located some method to go and provides blood. And it was queuing across the block. And all they had been doing was the man was coming round saying, ‘Okay, right here you go. Come again tomorrow. We do not want any blood. There are not any survivors.’ So I went and wrote a bit of paper saying, ‘If we want your blood, we’ll provide you with a name.'”
Dickinson went on to say: “Then the wind modified. And this, type of, pall of grey shit began slowly advancing up in the direction of Midtown. And up ‘until then, higher Manhattan up by Central Park, you could not scent it. And I used to be out taking a stroll, simply strolling round, as a result of there was nothing else to do. And I might scent this acrid scent and I believed, “I am unsure whether or not or not being in an air-conditioned constructing is healthier for you or it makes no distinction in anyway, however you realize what? I am gonna go sit in my room, ‘trigger this has bought unhealthy shit in it, these things.’ And, in fact, they’re now discovering precisely how a lot terrible stuff was in it. I imply, I simply bought a fast sniff of it.”
Becoming a member of the IRON MAIDEN singer on “The Mandrake Venture Stay 2025” North American tour is as soon as once more his 2024 backing band, that includes Dave Moreno (drums),Mistheria (keyboards) and Tanya O’Callaghan (bass),alongside the group’s newest additions, Swedish guitarist, songwriter and multi-platinum-credited producer Philip Näslund and Swiss session and touring guitarist Chris Declercq (who performed on Dickinson‘s “Rain On The Graves” single). Bruce‘s longtime guitarist and collaborator Roy “Z” Ramirez shouldn’t be a part of the touring lineup.
Dickinson kicked off “The Mandrake Venture Stay 2025” North American tour on August 22 on the Home Of Blues in Anaheim, California.
Bruce is touring in assist of his newest solo album, “The Mandrake Venture”, which arrived on March 1, 2024 by way of BMG.
Dickinson‘s reworked model of his basic 1994 album “Balls To Picasso”, now titled “Extra Balls To Picasso”, arrived on July 25.
Dickinson made his recording debut with IRON MAIDEN on the “Quantity Of The Beast” album in 1982. He give up the band in 1993 with a view to pursue his solo profession and was changed by Blaze Bayley, who had beforehand been the lead singer of the steel band WOLFSBANE. After releasing two conventional steel albums with former MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith, Dickinson rejoined the band in 1999 together with Smith.
