IRON MAIDEN Frontman BRUCE DICKINSON Performs Solo Songs And DEEP PURPLE Classics With Orchestra In Bulgaria; Fan-Filmed Video Available

March 22, 2023, a year ago

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman BRUCE DICKINSON Performs Solo Songs And DEEP PURPLE Classics With Orchestra In Bulgaria; Fan-Filmed Video Available

Iron Maiden singer, Bruce Dickinson, is on the road in Europe with a series of special performances celebrating Deep Purple's 1969 album, Concerto For Group And Orchestra, and Jon Lord's greatest hits.

The shows feature Bruce Dickinson on vocals, who leads a band featuring John O'Hara (Jethro Tull) on keyboards, Tanya O'Callaghan (Whitesnake) on bass, Kaitner Z Doka (Jon Lord, Ian Paice) on guitar, Bernard Welz (Jon Lord, Don Airey) on drums and Mario Argandonia (Scorpions) on percussion. Check out fan-filmed video from the March 18th show at the National Palace Of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The setlist was as follows:

"Concerto for Group and Orchestra, First Movement: Moderato - Allegro" (Deep Purple)
"Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Second Movement: Andante"
(Deep Purple)
"Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Third Movement: Vivace - Presto" (Deep Purple)
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Bruce Dickinson and Deep Purple songs

"Bourée" (Jon Lord)
"Ergen Deda" (Petar Liondev - Bulgarian folk song)
"Tears of the Dragon"
"Jerusalem"
"Pictures of Home"
"When a Blind Man Cries"
"Hush" (Joe South)
"Perfect Strangers"

Encore:
"Smoke on the Water"

Tour dates:

March
22 - Sports Hall Mirza Delibasic - Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
24 - Hall Drazen Petrovic - Zagreb, Croatia
25 - Cancarjev Dom - Ljubljana, Slovenia

April
2 - Hala University Palacheho - Olomouc, Czech Republic
15 - Vibra - Sao Paulo, Brazil
19 - Teatro Positiva - Curitiba, Brazil
21 - Vivo Rio - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
25 - Auditorio Araujo Vianna - Porto Alegre, Brazil


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