Bruce Dickinson carried out a two-night stand on the iconic Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California, marking his first solo non-spoken-word live shows in 22 years.
The last-minute “secret” gigs occurred Friday (April twelfth) and Saturday (April thirteenth) and served as a warmup for Dickinson’s worldwide tour supporting his new album The Mandrake Undertaking. A 3rd California warmup gig can be slated for Monday evening (April fifteenth) at The Observatory in Santa Ana.
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As we reported, Dickinson himself confirmed up Friday morning to work the Whisky field workplace, promoting tickets to the live shows that have been introduced on quick discover.
On the opening Friday evening, Dickinson performed a 15-song set together with his backing band of Dave Moreno (drums), Mistheria (keyboards), Tanya O’Callaghan (bass), Swedish guitarist Philip Näslund, and Swiss guitarist Chris Declercq (Dickinson’s longtime guitarist and collaborator Roy “Z” Ramirez, who helped co-write The Mandrake Undertaking, just isn’t a part of the touring lineup).
Bruce and his band busted out many songs for the first-time ever. Earlier Dickinson solo cuts that have been premiered embody “Abduction” (from 2005’s Tyranny of Souls) and “The Alchemist” (1998’s The Chemical Marriage ceremony). And naturally, quite a few songs from the brand new album have been performed for the primary time: “Afterglow of Ragnarok,” “Many Doorways To Hell,” “Resurrection Males,” and “Rain on the Graves.”
The setlist from the second evening was related, although Dickinson did throw in “Starchildren” from 1997’s Accident of Start, marking its first reside efficiency because the yr of its launch. The encore of “Ebook of Thel” (first efficiency of the tune since 1999) and “The Tower” have been additionally a changeup.
After the ultimate California date, Dickinson and firm will head to Central America to kick off the worldwide tour, which extends into July (get tickets right here).
Under you may see the setlist and fan footage from Dickinson’s reveals on the Whisky a Go Go.
Bruce Dickinson Setlist:
Night time 1:
Accident of Start
Abduction (reside debut)
Laughing In The Hiding Bush
Afterglow of Ragnarok (reside debut)
Chemical Marriage ceremony
Many Doorways To Hell (reside debut)
Tears of The Dragon
Resurrection Males (reside debut)
Rain on The Graves (reside debut)
Frankenstein (The Edgar Winter Group cowl)
Gods of Struggle
The Alchemist (reside debut)
Darkside of Aquarius
Encore:
Jerusalem
Street To Hell
Night time 2:
Accident of Start
Abduction
Starchildren (first reside efficiency since 1997)
Afterglow of Ragnarok
Chemical Marriage ceremony
Many Doorways To Hell
Tears of The Dragon
Resurrection Males
Rain on The Graves
Frankenstein (THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP cowl)
Gods of Struggle
The Alchemist
Darkside of Aquarius
Encore:
Ebook of Thel (first reside efficiency since 1999)
The Tower (tour debut)