Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced a massive solo tour, and he took a brutal shot at AI in the announcement.

As shared on social media, the new solo trek will kick off in Europe in June 2027. This is after Iron Maiden wraps a North American run that spring. Dickinson and his solo band will play through the first part of summer and then pick back up in the fall.

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Dickinson comments: “What we do is real, and that’s so important right now. A real drummer, a real bass player, real guitarists, real keyboards – A.I. can only copy; it can only pretend. It can never be in love, and it can never play. This band?…