Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson sang the American national anthem at Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium today (9/27).
The English musician was asked to perform the song at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first home game of the season against the Seattle Seahawks, noting on Instagram that it was “a huge honor” to be invited. Dickinson left the field to chants of “U.S.A! U.S.A!”
“I’ll let you in to a secret,” Dickinson said in a recent interview on podcast The Charismatic Voice. “I’ve got to sing the national anthem in Pittsburgh for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They’ve asked me to do this. I’m going to do it a cappella and stuff, and as long as you start at the right place, you’re good to go.”
Watch the performance below.
Dickinson is currently on the North American leg of his Mandrake Project solo tour. It continues on Tuesday in Toronto before heading to Montreal later this week. The tour end in Los Angeles on October 5th with a show at the Wiltern.