Iron Maiden – announce Blaze Bayley as Friday headliner at EDDFEST

IRON MAIDEN’S highly anticipated EDDFEST weekend this summer has just got even bigger with the announcement that Blaze Bayley, who fronted the band from 1994 to 1999, will be headlining the Friday night Maidenville stage. He is the latest name to be revealed, as part of the all-encompassing celebration of IRON MAIDEN’s 50^th Anniversary that will be taking place on the iconic Knebworth site.
 
“I’m so excited to be invited to headline Friday night at EDDFEST, celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden,” says Blaze. “I am so proud of my two albums with the band and I’m really looking forward to playing some of the songs that we recorded together. Can’t wait to see you all at the hallowed grounds of Knebworth!”

Fans can expect to hear Blaze Bayley and his band deliver a powerful set of songs from The X Factor and Virtual XI, the albums he released during his time as Iron Maiden’s lead singer. Blaze co-wrote some of the songs on those albums with band founder Steve Harris, and Friday night’s Maidenville stage has been personally curated by Steve Harris to showcase many elements of his musical career.
 
Steve has also invited Gypsy’s Kiss, the band he formed in 1974 with singer and guitarist, David Smith, to perform on the Maidenville stage on Friday night too. As the very first band Steve Harris ever played with they were an instrumental part of Steve’s journey to form Iron Maiden a year later and create one of the most iconic rock bands of all time.
 
Steve Harris says, “Having the opportunity to put together our very own festival at Knebworth, and celebrate 50 years of Iron Maiden, has given me a chance to bring together friends past and present and create a really special weekend for the fans.
 
I’m very pleased that Blaze is able to join us and perform some of the songs we wrote and recorded in the 90s. He has been a big part of Iron Maiden’s career and I know the fans will be really excited to see him on stage at EDDFEST. It’s also great to have Gypsy’s Kiss playing with us at Knebworth too. They were a big part of my musical heritage and it’s really exciting to have them play at the Maidenville stage.”

FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE MAIDENVILLE SECOND STAGE
BLAZE BAYLEY
Stray
Maiden United
Airforce
Gypsy’s Kiss
Tony Moore’s Awake
+
Hair Metal Glamageddon
 
SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE MAIN STAGE
IRON MAIDEN
THE DARKNESS
The Hu
Airbourne
The Almighty

Tickets are available via ironmaiden.knebworth.com, myticket.co.uk, ticketmaster.co.uk and
of course, ironmaiden.com