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Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson Slams Phone Use at Concerts

9/22/2025

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Bruce Dickinson, frontman of Iron Maiden, criticized fans for recording concerts on phones, labeling it a "terrible disease."
He expressed that phones disrupt emotional connections during live performances.
Dickinson encouraged fans to fully engage in the experience, calling phones "little fascists."
He highlighted the positive atmosphere at concerts without phones, citing a recent Ghost show.
Iron Maiden will host phone-free shows on their upcoming European tour, including two in Paris.

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Bruce Dickinson, frontman of Iron Maiden, criticized fans for recording concerts on phones, labeling it a "terrible disease."
He expressed that phones disrupt emotional connections during live performances.
Dickinson encouraged fans to fully engage in the experience, calling phones "little fascists."
He highlighted the positive atmosphere at concerts without phones, citing a recent Ghost show.
Iron Maiden will host phone-free shows on their upcoming European tour, including two in Paris.