Pantera were joined by a surprise guest during ‘Walk’ at their recent Paris concert – check out fan-shot footage below.
This weekend (February 15), Pantera took over the Adidas Arena in Paris, France, where they performed an array of their biggest hits. Towards the tail-end of their pre-encore set, frontman Phil Anselmo noted to the audience that legendary Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson was in attendance.
As the band progressed with their performance, they launched into the hit song ‘Walk’. At the halfway mark of the song, Bruce Dickinson walked onstage, mic in hand. He joined Anselmo to sing the track’s iconic chorus, and Anselmo took a moment to bow down in front of Dickinson as a sign of respect.
Live tonight from #paris! We were honored to have Bruce Dickinson join us for #walk #pantera #ontour #france #ironmaiden
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— Pantera (@Pantera) February 15, 2025
Check out the full performance below.
The Paris show comes just ahead of Pantera’s long-awaited return to the UK and Ireland this week, where they will kick off their first headlining tour in the region in 20 years. The tour will kick off tomorrow (February 18) in Glasgow, and will see them perform in Leeds, Dubling, London and more. Visit here for tickets and check out a full list of new tour dates below.
Pantera’s 2025 UK and Ireland tour dates are:
FEBRUARY
18 – Glasgow @ OVO Hydro
19 – Leeds @ First Direct Arena
21 – Dublin @ 3Arena
23 – Birmingham @ BP Pulse Live
25 – London @ OVO Arena Wembley
Additionally, Pantera will return to the UK once more in July, this time as a supporting act for Black Sabbath’s final reunion performance alongside the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Gojira, Mastodon and more – tickets to the one-time showcase are sold out.
The reformation of Pantera has also been marred by controversy, following Anselmo being accused of racism in recent years. In 2023, two major German festivals removed Pantera from the line-up over an outcry relating to past allegations of racism, which was followed by a cancelled appearance in Vienna. They were due to perform at 2023’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park, however, it was confirmed that they had been removed from the line-ups following a public outcry.
The allegations of racism date back to 2016 when frontman Anselmo offered to leave his band Down following an incident in which he was filmed carrying out a Nazi salute and shouting “white power”.
Anselmo initially dismissed his actions as a “joke” before later issuing a statement that read: “Every citizen in this entire world has the unalienable right to live with dignity and respect without hate or oppression. And I mean this, with all of my crushed, yet, guilty heart.
“It’s common knowledge that we can choose to either learn from our mistakes, or continue on a path of insensitivity and destruction. I am utterly responsible for the mistakes I have made, and can only give you my word to no longer do them in the present, through action, not just mere words.”
His actions were condemned by members of the music world at the time, including Machine Head frontman Rob Flynn who addressed the story in a video, calling Anselmo a “bully” and saying: “I was there, and I could tell you for a fact that there wasn’t a chardonnay or a pinot grigio in sight backstage. In fact, the only thing you were drinking, Phil Anselmo, was Becks German beer. Maybe that’s where the joke came from.”
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