Bruce Dickinson Goes Off on Smokers…Again
Bruce Dickinson really let fans at his April 27 show in Brazil have it for smoking during the show. In the fan-shot video that can be seen here, Dickinson goes…
Bruce Dickinson really let fans at his April 27 show in Brazil have it for smoking during the show.
In the fan-shot video that can be seen here, Dickinson goes off on fans and drops numerous f-bombs.
He says, "I do apologize for coughing. Some of you f---ers are smoking, all right? I can't sing if you're gonna smoke, all right? [Bassist Tanya O'Callaghan's] coughing her guts out, I'm coughing, my f---ing wife is going, 'Blargh,' in the back there, all right?"
Dickinson continues, "It's kind of disgusting, all right? But if you wanna be disgusting, do it outside, all right? Not in here. My throat's got work to do. You pay good money to hear me f---ing sing, not go, 'Blargh, blargh,' all right?"
The day after the show, MCA Concerts, who was the promoter for Dickinson's show, issued a statement to journalist Igor Miranda saying a fan's vape pen accidentally exploded, which led to the offending smoke.
The Last Time Bruce Dickinson Went Off on Smokers
Dickinson has been filmed before yelling at fans for smoking during a show. At a September 2022 show in Anaheim, Calif., Dickinson addresses the crowd, particularly the pit in front of him, saying, "I don't know what it is. There's so many f---in people smoking so much f---ing dope down here, I'm amazed you can even see."
He continues, "Poor old Steve [Harris]. I don't know if you know, but he absolutely f---ing hates marijuana and the smell of it, alright? So, when he's trying to play bass, it f---s him up. It f---s me up. I'm a singer, alright? So duh. I would just ask for a tiny bit of respect – if you want to go get completely stoned out of your f---ing mind, go out the back and do it. Alright? Otherwise you're going to end up like this f---ing knucklehead here going 'uhhhh.'"
Footage of the incident can be seen here.
