Lower than a month after singing the US nationwide anthem at an American Soccer sport in Pittsburgh, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has reprised the efficiency in Los Angeles.
Dickinson’s newest rendition of the Star Spangled Banner befell earlier than the opening night time NHL sport between the Los Angeles Kings and the Colorado Avalanche on the Crypto.com Area in downtown Los Angeles, in entrance of an viewers of 18,000 followers.
“That is extra than simply Opening Evening – it is a celebration of Kings hockey and the followers who carry vitality and keenness to Crypto.com Area each sport,” mentioned LA Kings President Luc Robitaille. “We’re excited to welcome our followers again with an unforgettable night time of leisure and hockey as we launch the 2025-26 season.”
Earlier this yr, the Los Angeles Kings introduced a partnership with Iron Maiden, licensing the rights to the 1992 music Concern of the Darkish for use as a part of the staff’s in-game leisure all through the 2025-26 residence season.
Sadly for the Kings and for Robitaille, Dickinson’s highly effective rendering of the anthem didn’t spur the house facet to victory, because the Avalanche ran out convincing 4-1 winners, with ahead Martin Necas scoring twice as they constructed a 4-0 lead earlier than Kevin Fiala scored a comfort aim for the Kings.
Dickinson is now 0-2 within the inspirational anthem rely, after the Pittsburgh Steelers misplaced 31-17 to the Seattle Seahawks following his efficiency forward of their sport on the Acrisure Stadium in September.
The ultimate present of Bruce Dickinson’s Mandrake Root tour befell at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on October 5. After the tour’s conclusion, Dickinson revealed that he’ll file his subsequent solo album in January.
Iron Maiden’s lead singer Bruce Dickinson carried out the nationwide anthem for the Los Angeles Kings’ season openerA shock, to make sure, however a welcome one#GoKingsGo #GoAvsGo #NHL pic.twitter.com/6gc0YgP2alOctober 8, 2025
