From Loudersound.
Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson has announced a UK and European tour set to take place next spring, along with details of the first single from his highly anticipated upcoming solo album.
Dickinson will hit the UK for a run of dates in May 2024, before heading out to mainland Europe for a couple of months for a tour that will include a few festival dates. The tours will be in support of the singer’s brand-new studio album, The Mandrake Project, his first solo effort since 2005’s Tyranny Of Souls, and the man himself has now also revealed when the first single from the album will arrive.
Titled Afterglow Of Ragnarok, the song is described in an official press release as “a dramatic and epic track that introduces the world not just to the music of the album but to the compelling narrative that forms the basis of The Mandrake Project.” It will be released on Friday December 1 and will be accompanied by a video that Dickinson himself seems pretty excited about.
“It was important to set the tone of the project with this track,” says Dickinson. “As befitting its title, it’s a heavy song and there’s a great big riff driving it…but there’s also a real melody in the chorus that displays the light and shade that the rest of the album brings… and just wait until you see the video!”
The Mandrake Project will arrive in 2024 and will be accompanied by a comic book series that further explores the story of the album. A 7″ release of the Afterglow Of Ragnarok single will also feature a b-side of a demo version of Dickinson’s original solo version of If Eternity Should Fail – a song that ended up being used by Iron Maiden for their 2015 album The Book Of Souls. The single release will also be accompanied by an eight-page comic prequel that will set the stage for the main series next year.
Listen to a preview of Afterglow Of Ragnarok below, and check out the full list of Bruce Dickinson’s UK and European tour dates for 2024 further down.
Bruce Dickinson UK and Europe tour dates 2024
May 18: Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, UK
May 19: O2 Academy, Manchester, UK
May 21: Arena, Swansea, UK
May 23: Rock City, Nottingham, UK
May 24: O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
May 26: L’Olympia, Paris
May 28: 013, Tilburg
May 29: De Oosterport, Groningen
June 1: Budapest Barba Negra
June 3: Arenale Romane, Bucharest
June 5-8: Mystic Festival, Gdansk
June 5-8: Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg
June 9: Rockefeller, Oslo
June 16: Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin
June 17: Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg
June 19-22: Copenhell, Copenhagen
June 24: Zeltfestival Rhein-Neckar, Mannheim
June 25: Circus Krone, Munich
June 27-30: Hellfest, Clisson
June 30: Rockhal, Esch-Sur-Alzette
July 3-6: Rockharz Open Air, Ballenstedt
July 5: Ippodrome Delle Capannelle, Rock In Rome, Rome
July 6: Bassano Del Grappa, Metal Park, Vincenza
July 9: E-Werk, Koln
July 13: Hala, Zagreb, CROATIA
July 16: Kolodrum Arena, Sofia, BULGARIA
July 19: Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, TURKEY
Speaking about The Mandrake Project last month, Dickinson stated: “This album has been a very personal journey for me and I am extremely proud of it. Roy Z and I have been planning, writing and recording it for years, and I am very excited for people to finally hear it. I’m even more excited at the prospect of getting out on the road with this amazing band that we have put together, to be able to bring it to life. As you can see, we’re playing as many shows as we can, in as many places as possible, for as many people as we can!” “
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BRUCE DICKINSON The Mandrake Project (2024 UK/EU super deluxe limited edition 10-track CD, his seventh solo studio album including Afterglow Of Ragnarok and Rain On The Graves. Housed in a deluxe 7" casebound book with slipcase, which includesan exclusive preview comic with cover artwork by Bill Sienkiewicz. This was originally purchased through the official online store and includes a 5" x 5½" photo Autographed by Bruce in a black mark pen. We are also including a copy theAfterglow Of Ragnarok Deluxe Edition 7" single, as a bonus!)
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IRON MAIDEN Wasted Years (Original 1986 UK black & silver label 3-track 12" single, also including Reach Out with Adrian Smith on lead vocals & Sheriff Of Huddersfield, housed in a glossy flipback picture sleeve with the 'Somewhere On Tour 86/87' dates listed on the reverse. The cover displays some general wear mostly to the edges, and the vinyl has a few light surface scuffs, overall an Excellent example 12EMI5583)
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IRON MAIDEN Can I Play With Madness (Classic 1988 UK 7" single with black & silver paper labels, also including Black Bart Blues, housed in a glossy flipback card picture sleeve with one of the strangest renderings of 'Eddie' by Derek Riggs onany Maiden release you will find! The sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played EM49)
- Iron Maiden - Maiden Japan - US - cassette single - £15.00, $19.50, €18.00 (New Item) (arrived 23-Oct-2024 16:50)on October 27, 2024 at 1:34 pm
IRON MAIDEN Maiden Japan (1980s US 5-track cassette EP, with a clear shell with grey insert and printed with white text and the intro tape is blue coloured. Featuring Running Free, Remember Tomorrow, Wrathchild, Killers and Innocent Exile - with all tracks repeated on both sides. Housed in a standard cassette case with 'Mini LP' picture inlay. The inlay has faded slightly on the spine otherwise remains in a really nice condition 4XQ-15017)
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IRON MAIDEN Iron Maiden (1985 UK EMI Fame issue 8-track cassette, with a clear shell with grey insert and printed with white text and the intro tape is red coloured. The debut album from the NWOBHM group originally released in 1980, housed in a standard cassette case with picture sleeve inlay FA4131214)
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