Bruce Dickinson Got Mad at People Smoking Again

If
you’re
going
to
catch

Bruce
Dickinson
and
you
need
to
smoke,
you’re
probably
going
to
want
to
not
be
in
the
same
room
as
the
dude,
as
he
once
again
lost
his
cool
over
people
smoking
during
his
set.
The
latest
incident
happened
over
the
weekend
at
the
Opera
Hall
in
Brasília,
Brazil,
where
he
was
playing
with
his
solo
act
in
support
of

The
Mandrake
Project.

Unlike
the
last
time
he

blew
up
on
people
for
smoking
weed,
this
time
it
seems
like
the
classic
ol’
tobacco
smoke
got
the
best
of
both
Dickinson
and
bassist
Tanya
O’Callaghan,
who
were
both
apparently
coughing
through
the
set.

“I
do
apologize
for
coughing.
Some
of
you
fuckers
are
smoking,
all
right?
I
can’t
sing
if
you’re
gonna
smoke,
all
right?
[Tanya’s]
coughing
her
guts
out,
I’m
coughing,
my
fucking
wife
is
going,
‘Blargh,’
in
the
back
there,
all
right?
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
fucking
sing,
not
[cough
my
lungs
out],
all
right?”

Later
on
in
the
show,
Dickinson
also
complained
of
people
using
pepper
spray
during
the
show,
which
was
causing
him
some
major
problems
while
singing.
According
to
Brazilian
music
journalist
Igor
Miranda’s

review
of
the
show,
as
well
as
the
video
you
can
see
below,
Dickinson
even
sang
at
least
one
song
of
the
set
off
stage
because
of
the
conditions
he
was
complaining
about.

“Somebody
down
here
has
been
using
pepper
spray.
Some
fucker
has
been
using
pepper
spray,
which
is
why
people
can’t
fucking
breathe
down
there,
right?
So,
you
know,
if
you
figure
out
who
the
fuck
it
is,
I
just
don’t
care
what
happens
to
them
after
the
show,
all
right?
In
the
meantime,
we
will
try
and
do
the
best
we
can.”

According
to
initial
reports,
concert
security
used
pepper
spray
to
break
up
a
fight
that
broke
out
during
the
show.
That
claim
was
later
refuted
by
MCA
Concerts,
who
said
their
security
personnel
don’t
use
pepper
spray.
Some
believe
the
“pepper
spray”
sensation
was
caused
by
an
exploding
vape
device.

MCA
Concerts
issued
the
following
statement
about
the
incident
to


Blabbermouth.

“[Saturday]
night
over
2000
fans
filled
the
Opera
Hall
in
Brasília
to
see
Bruce
Dickinson
on
the
third
show
of
his,
critically
acclaimed,
first
Brazilian
solo
tour
for
over
20
years.
An
incident
occurred
towards
the
end
of
the
show
where
noxious
fumes
were
released,
causing
severe
issues
for
the
band
members
on
stage
and
the
crew
and
audience
in
the
auditorium.
Subsequently
many
members
of
the
crowd
have
taken
to
social
media
to
corroborate
the
incident
that
caused
them
breathing
difficulties.

“As
video
footage
shows,
Bruce
did
his
best,
with
limited
knowledge
of
the
situation,
to
explain
the
effects
to
the
crowd
but
subsequently
found
out
that
several
band
members,
including
himself,
were
affected
by
the
fall
out
and
a
member
of
the
crew
had
to
be
treated
with
oxygen
by
a
doctor.
The
footage
also
shows
Bruce
departing
the
stage
to
perform
part
of
the
encore
after
being
seen
visibly
struggling
to
breathe
and
pitch
his
vocal.

“Tour
promoters
MCA
are
still
working
with
authorities
to
understand
the
full
impact
of
the
incident
and
understand
how
the
noxious
fumes
affected
not
just
the
audience
and
crew
but
also
the
band
onstage.

“Fortunately,
everyone
has
been
checked
out
by
medical
staff
and
given
the
all
clear.”

While
we
had
a
little
fun
at
Dickinson’s
expense
when
it
came
to
calling
out
weed
use
during
an
Iron
Maiden
show,
this
sounds
like
it
was
genuinely
frustrating
to
deal
with.