“Knebworth, be on ya best behaviour!!”: Iron Maiden will finish recording their concert film at EDDFEST next week

Iron Maiden’s EDDFEST at Knebworth next week is about to get even more special as the band have announced they will be completing the filming for their forthcoming concert film at the show.

The band played a rather challenging gig in Paris on June 22 in which they were both performing in a 40-degree heatwave and had to contend with a power cut 50 minutes into their set. The outage persisted for around an hour, meaning Maiden had to cut their encore.

Now, they are finishing off what they started at their 50th anniversary Knebworth gig on July 10.

Bassist Steve Harris says: “You all know what happened in Paris, we all know what happened in Paris, so we’re gonna finish it off at Knebworth, and we’ll see you there.”

Vocalist Bruce Dickinson adds: “We’re not going to lose what we did in Paris but we’re going to add to it with some amazing stuff from Knebworth. So Knebworth, be on ya best behaviour!!”

Iron Maiden have also revealed further details of their on-site Infinite Dreams Museum. Some of the items on display include World Slavery Tour, Eddie’s ray-gun from 1986’s Somewhere On Tour, the X-Factor electric chair, tank commander Eddie from the A Matter of Life & Death Tour, Baphomet from ‘Number Of The Beast’, the Phantom of the Opera organ from the Maiden England tour, and personal band mementoes from Paul Di’Anno onwards.

Manager Rod Smallwood reveals: “We’ve raided Eddie’s Archive, Steve’s garden and our very own offices, warehouses and homes to bring you some actual pieces of our history! More than 50 items from almost 50 years of history will be on display for tens of thousands of you to see. Try to be there early, because sadly there likely won’t be time for every one of you to take everything in, especially as we have so many other exciting things happening on site.

“This weekend is for you, our fans, we are trying to do something special and a bit different in celebration of 50 years– a full on Maiden experience from the moment you arrive on site to the minute you leave. And of course, a very special couple of days for the campers, and I will certainly join them both nights, as I don’t want to miss anything!. So enjoy it, try to get to see and be part of a bit of everything, and I’ll see you in the bar!”

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