They didn’t start with “Aces High” or “The Trooper.” Nope. They kicked off with “Prowler” from their first album. The crowd lost its collective mind.
Why? Because “Prowler” hasn’t been played live in fourteen years. It’s like finding a vintage concert T-shirt in your grandpa’s attic. Pure, unadulterated gold.
The first riff hit, and people screamed. Not a polite scream. A primal, “I-forgot-to-breathe” scream.
The Quirky Middle Section
Then they played “The Number of the Beast.” Boring, right? Wrong. Bruce stopped the song halfway through to recite a poem about nuclear hedgehogs. It was a total troll.
He said, “This next part is for all the hedgehog fans in the house!” and then launched back into the chorus. No one knew what was happening. It was glorious.
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