Iron Maiden’s fearless frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced his return to Australian shores, this time without his legendary metal pioneer pals.

The multi-talented icon will be bringing his spoken word tour to Aussie fans, in celebration of the release of his autobiography What Does This Button Do?, which ticket buyers will receive a special signed copy of.

Punters will get a chance to participate in a Q&A session with the Iron Maiden frontman, in which they’ll get the chance to pick his brain on everything, from his aeronautical adventures, fencing, beer brewing, scriptwriting and of course, what it’s like to front one of the greatest bands of all time.

Dickinson will make his way to Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle and Brisbane this October, with tickets going on sale this Friday July 20th.

At the end of last month, Iron Maiden were hit with a $2.6 million lawsuit, with their ex-singer Dennis Willcock and musician Terry Wilson-Slesser suing the band for ripping off their lyrics on six of their tracks.

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Bruce Dickinson 2018 Australian Spoken Word Tour Dates

Tickets on sale 12pm local time Friday, 20th July

Thursday, 18th October

Enmore Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)

Tickets: Ticketek

Friday, 19th October

Palais Theatre, Melbourne (All Ages)

Tickets: Ticketmaster

Sunday, 21st October

Llewellyn Hall, ANU Canberra (All Ages)

Tickets: Ticketek

Tuesday, 23rd October

Civic Theatre, Newcastle (All Ages)

Tickets: Ticketek

Wednesday, 24th October

Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane (All Ages)

Tickets: Oztix