Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson has introduced a UK and European tour set to happen subsequent spring, together with particulars of the primary single from his extremely anticipated upcoming solo album.
Dickinson will hit the UK for a run of dates in Might 2024, earlier than heading out to mainland Europe for a few months for a tour that can embrace a couple of competition dates. The excursions might be in assist of the singer’s model new studio album, The Mandrake Mission, his first solo effort since 2005’s Tyranny Of Souls, and the person himself has now additionally revealed when the primary single from the album will arrive.
Titled Afterglow Of Ragnarok, the music is described in an official press launch as “a dramatic and epic monitor that introduces the world not simply to the music of the album however to the compelling narrative that types the idea of The Mandrake Mission.” Will probably be launched on Friday December 1 and might be accompanied by a video that Dickinson himself appears fairly enthusiastic about.
“It was essential to set the tone of the undertaking with this monitor,” says Dickinson. “As befitting its title, it’s a heavy music and there’s an ideal large riff driving it…however there’s additionally an actual melody within the refrain that shows the sunshine and shade that the remainder of the album brings… and simply wait till you see the video!”
The Mandrake Mission will arrive in 2024 and might be accompanied by a comic book guide collection that additional explores the story of the album. A 7″ launch of the Afterglow Of Ragnarok single may also characteristic a b-side of a demo model of Dickinson’s unique solo model of If Eternity Ought to Fail – a music that ended up being utilized by Iron Maiden for his or her 2015 album The E book Of Souls. The only launch may also be accompanied by an eight-page comedian prequel that can set the stage for the principle collection subsequent yr.
See the total checklist of Bruce Dickinson’s UK and European tour dates for 2024 beneath.
Bruce Dickinson UK and Europe tour dates 2024
18th Might – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
nineteenth Might – O2 Academy, Manchester, UK
twenty first Might – Area, Swansea, UK
twenty third Might – Rock Metropolis, Nottingham, UK
twenty fourth Might – O2 Discussion board Kentish City, London, UK
twenty sixth Might – L’Olympia, Paris, FRANCE
twenty eighth Might – 013, Tilburg, HOLLAND
twenty ninth Might – De Oosterport, Groningen, HOLLAND
1st June – Barba Negra, Budapest, HUNGARY
third June – Arenale Romane, Bucharest, ROMANIA
5-Eighth June – Mystic Pageant, Gdansk, POLAND *
5-Eighth June – Sweden Rock Pageant, Solvesborg, SWEDEN *
ninth June – Rockefeller, Oslo, NORWAY
sixteenth June – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, GERMANY
seventeenth June – Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg, GERMANY
19-Twenty second June – Copenhell, Copenhagen, DENMARK *
twenty fourth June – Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim, GERMANY *
twenty fifth June – Circus Krone, Munich, GERMANY
27-Thirtieth June – Hellfest, Clisson, FRANCE *
Thirtieth June – Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette, LUXEMBOURG
3-Sixth July – Rockharz Open Air, Ballenstedt, GERMANY *
fifth July – Ippodrome Delle Capannelle, Rock In Rome, Rome, ITALY *
Sixth July – Bassano Del Grappa, Steel Park, Vincenza, ITALY *
ninth July – E-Werk, Koln, GERMANY
thirteenth July – Hala, Zagreb, CROATIA
sixteenth July – Kolodrum Area, Sofia, BULGARIA
nineteenth July – Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, TURKEY
Talking about The Mandrake Mission final month, Dickinson acknowledged: “This album has been a really private journey for me and I’m extraordinarily happy with it. Roy Z and I’ve been planning, writing and recording it for years, and I’m very excited for folks to lastly hear it. I’m much more excited on the prospect of getting out on the highway with this wonderful band that we’ve put collectively, to have the ability to convey it to life. As you may see, we’re enjoying as many reveals as we are able to, in as many locations as potential, for as many individuals as we are able to!” “
