Bruce Dickinson has kicked off his highly anticipated North American solo tour with a special surprise for fans, performing an Iron Maiden song that has never before been played live. The first show of “The Mandrake Project Live 2025” took place at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California, on August 22.
The 16-song setlist for the night was a mix of tracks from Dickinson‘s seven solo albums, including the live debut of two songs: “Shadow of the Gods” from his latest album and “Flash of the Blade” from Iron Maiden‘s 1984 album, Powerslave.
During the show, Dickinson introduced the Iron Maiden song by saying, “Nobody has ever played this song, apart from on the record, of course, but nobody has ever played this song.” He added that the idea to perform the deep-cut came from his wife, who pointed out that it was a fan-favorite that had never been played live. Dickinson said he and his band, which he refers to as a “great crew,” are so flexible that they can change the setlist on the fly. He also noted that he will be adding the Iron Maiden song “Revelations” to the setlist for his upcoming performance at a festival in São Paulo, Brazil, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his first performance in the country.
The “The Mandrake Project Live 2025” tour continues across North America and includes a brief dip into Brazil for a festival appearance. The full setlist from the Anaheim show, along with the complete list of tour dates can be seen below.
Anaheim, CA, Setlist:
- “Accident Of Birth“
- “Abduction“
- “Laughing In The Hiding Bush“
- “Shadow Of The Gods” (live debut)
- “Chemical Wedding“
- “Flash Of The Blade” (Iron Maiden song) (live debut)
- “Resurrection Men“
- “Rain On The Graves“
- Drum Solo
- “Frankenstein” (The Edgar Winter Group cover)
- “The Alchemist“
- “Book Of Thel“
- “Road To Hell”
Encore:
- “Tears Of The Dragon“
- “Gods Of War“
- “Starchildren“
Bruce Dickinson – North American Tour Dates
AUGUST
- Sat 23rd: House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Mon 25th: Marquee Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Tue 26th: Revel, Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Thu 28th: House of Blues, Houston, TX, USA
- Fri 29th: House of Blues, Dallas, TX, USA
- Sun 31st: Rocklahoma, Pryor, OK, USA (Festival)
SEPTEMBER
- Tue 2nd: House of Blues, New Orleans, LA, USA
- Thu 4th: Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- Sun 7th: The Town, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Festival)
- Wed 10th: Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Thu 11th: House of Blues, Boston, MA, USA
- Sat 13th: Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Sun 14th: The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD, USA
- Tue 16th: HISTORY, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Thu 18th: MTELUS, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Sun 21st: Louder Than Life, Louisville, KY, USA (Festival)
- Tue 23rd: The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Thu 25th: The Fillmore, Detroit, MI, USA
- Sat 27th: Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
- Sun 28th: Uptown, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Tue 30th: Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO, USA
OCTOBER
- Fri 3rd: Aftershock, Sacramento, CA, USA (Festival)
- Sun 5th: The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA
