Bruce Dickinson returned to Brazil, just over a year after his last show , for an exclusive performance at The Town 2025 festival, which took place this Sunday, September 7th, at Cidade da Música, in the Interlagos racetrack, in São Paulo.
The show is part of The Mandrake Project Live 2025 , which is currently touring the United States. However, the Iron Maiden managed to find a gap to come to Brazil and perform an exclusive show at The Town.
With a setlist exclusively for Brazil, Bruce presented classics from all phases of his solo career. And the surprise came at the end of the setlist, before starting to play the penultimate song, "Revelations," Bruce referenced Iron Maiden's performance at Rock in Rio in 1985, for 350,000 fans, where he was injured during the show. Bruce said:
"Forty years ago, I was somewhere else, on the same street, in Rio de Janeiro, at Rock in Rio. It's well known that I cut my head with a guitar, and they still use that photo… So, I thought we could at least pay homage to what that song was." He then began to sing parts of the track "Revelations" without the band's support and added, as an introduction to the following song, also by Iron Maiden, "Flash of the Blade."
"So that's all you're going to hear from ' Revelations ' . Because I thought we could do this instead," he concluded.
Bruce Dickinson delivers everything in The Town
Bruce Dickinson continues to promote his latest album, The Mandrake Project (2024). The album marks his triumphant return after 19 years without releasing new music, as well as his return to the stage, as a solo artist, after more than two decades.
Before playing “Road To Hell,” Bruce introduced the band. Accompanied by Tanya O'Callaghan (bass), Dave Moreno (drums), Chris Declercq (guitar) Philip Naslund (guitar), and Mistheria (keyboards), the performance was received with enthusiasm by the fans. The most fervent ones, who follow Bruce to every show.
Besides the loyal heavy metal fans, the audience mostly went to The Town to see the punk rock icons. But they also appreciated the vocalist's ability to create a project independent of Iron Maiden – a project that was a bit heavier than Maiden, it must be said.
Bruce Dickinson presented essentially the same setlist he's been doing in his shows. Now, balancing the new album with classic solo songs – in fact, without any major surprises compared to the show in Brazil in 2024. The vocal performance and energy of the singer were other highlights, who, despite being 67 years old, maintains sharp vocals, still being considered one of the greatest in the genre.
The show featured the song "Resurrection Man," from the latest album , The Mandrake Project , in which Bruce played percussion with his hands. Also included was the famous "Tears of the Dragon," 1994 album Balls To Picasso , which was the highlight of the show, with the audience singing along.
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