{"id":505232,"date":"2026-03-31T13:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/505232\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:29:09","slug":"blaze-bayley-to-headline-friday-night-at-eddfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/505232\/","title":{"rendered":"Blaze Bayley to headline Friday night at EddFest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iron Maiden\u2019s 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\u2019s 50th Anniversary that will be taking place on the iconic Knebworth site.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so excited to be invited to headline Friday night at EddFest, celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden,\u201d says Blaze. \u201cI am so proud of my two albums with the band and I\u2019m really looking forward to playing some of the songs that we recorded together. Can\u2019t wait to see you all at the hallowed grounds of Knebworth!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2019s lead singer. Blaze co-wrote some of the songs on those albums with band founder Steve Harris, and Friday night\u2019s Maidenville stage has been personally curated by Steve to showcase many elements of his musical career.<\/p>\n

Steve has also invited Gypsy\u2019s 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 ever played with they were an instrumental part of Steve\u2019s journey to form Iron Maiden a year later.<\/p>\n

Steve says, \u201cHaving 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.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m 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\u2019s career and I know the fans will be really excited to see him on stage at EddFest. It\u2019s also great to have Gypsy\u2019s Kiss playing with us at Knebworth too. They were a big part of my musical heritage and it\u2019s really exciting to have them play at the Maidenville stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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