Iron Maiden Share ‘Behind The Scenes With Bruce’ Doc
Iron Maiden have shared a mini-documentary from behind the scenes of their recent Legacy Of The Beast tour. The band’s frontman, Bruce Dickinson, is the guide for the videos, aptly named Behind The Scenes With Bruce.
Among the many revelations, Dickinson reveals that the flamethrower backpack he uses on the show weighs around 30 pounds. “Sometimes I get a few burns on the hands because the thing won’t go out… I’ve got the hood down so people can’t see – and neither can I,” he said. “I have to get rid of the cape, and you have to really make sure it goes because it’s got stuck on the flamethrower a few times, and that’s really embarrassing.”
He also reports that he suffered from a “snotty” nose while singing, and he always had a cup of coffee at his prop station, although he hardly ever drank it. “I literally smell the coffee,” he jokes. “I go through between a litre and a half and two litres of water and I lose about three to three and a half litres during a show… I’m about a litre in deficit by the time I get back to the hotel, so I put that [back] on.”
IRON MAIDEN THE FUTURE PAST TOUR – 2023
MAY
Sun 28 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA – Arena Stozice
Tue 30 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – O2 Arena
Wed 31 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC – O2 Arena
JUNE
Sat 3 Tampere, FINLAND – Nokia Arena
Sun 4 Tampere, FINLAND – Nokia Arena
Wed 7 Bergen, NORWAY – Koengen
Fri 9 Solvesborg, SWEDEN – Sweden Rock Festival
Sun 11 Leipzig, GERMANY – Quarterback Immobilien Arena
Tue 13 Krakow, POLAND – Tauron Arena
Wed 14 Krakow, POLAND – Tauron Arena
Sat 17 Clisson, FRANCE – Hellfest
Mon 19 Zurich, SWITZERLAND – Hallenstadion
Wed 21 Hannover, GERMANY – Zag Arena
Sat 24 Dublin, IRELAND – 3Arena
Mon 26 Glasgow, SCOTLAND – Ovo Hydro
Wed 28 Leeds, ENGLAND – First Direct Arena
Fri 30 Manchester, ENGLAND – AO Arena
JULY
Mon 3 Nottingham, ENGLAND – Motorpoint Arena
Tue 4 Birmingham, ENGLAND – Utilita Arena
Fri 7 London, ENGLAND – O2 Arena
Sat 8 London, ENGLAND – O2 Arena
Tue 11 Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS – Ziggo Dome
Thu 13 Antwerp, BELGIUM – Sportpaleis
Sat 15 Milan, ITALY – The Return of the Gods Festival
Tue 18 Barcelona, SPAIN – Palau Sant Jordi
Thu 20 Murcia, SPAIN – Estadio Enrique Roca
Sat 22 Bilbao, SPAIN – Bizkaia Arena Bec!
Tue 25 Dortmund, GERMANY – Westfalenhalle
Wed 26 Dortmund, GERMANY – Westfalenhalle
Sat 29 Frankfurt, GERMANY – Festhalle
Mon 31 Munich, GERMANY – Olympiahalle
AUGUST
Tue 1 Munich, GERMANY – Olympiahalle
Wed 2 – Sat 5 Wacken, GERMANY – Wacken Open Air