BRUCE DICKINSON To Pay 'Personal Tribute' To DIO On Final Edition Of 'Rock Show'

May 22, 2010

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson will "pay a personal tribute to Ronnie James Dio" during the final edition of Bruce's Friday-night "Rock Show" on May 28. The program, which airs on digital radio station BBC 6 Music, will go off the air as part of BBC's overhaul of its digital services.

Dickinson has presented a show for 6 Music since its launch in 2002.

The show goes out on Fridays from 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday nights and aims to takes the listener on "a guitartastic journey."

A 6 Music spokeswoman said, "6 Music is currently reviewing the way it reflects the rock/heavy metal genres across the network and has decided to decommission the 'Friday Night Rock Show'. The network, however, remains committed to reflecting both genres throughout the schedule as part of its core music offering. We would very much like to thank Bruce Dickinson for the hard work and commitment he has shown to 6 Music over the past eight years."

Bruce's Friday-night "Rock Show" features the IRON MAIDEN singer introducing the best metal and hard tunes to hit the airwaves, and providing a worthy successor to the "Tommy Vance Rock Show".

Bruce has interviewed the biggest names in the rock world today, including Lemmy from MOTÖRHEAD, all four members of METALLICA and former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley.

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