A new video tour has offered a detailed look inside "The Infinite Dreams Experience," the immersive exhibit built for IRON MAIDEN's Eddfest weekend, which ran July 10-11 at Knebworth, United Kingdom as part of the band's 50th-anniversary celebrations.
Uploaded by the Neil Martin YouTube channel, the footage walks through more than 50 artifacts pulled from IRON MAIDEN's history, spanning nearly five decades. Highlights include the pharaoh's head from the "World Slavery Tour," Eddie's ray-gun from 1986's "Somewhere On Tour," the electric chair from "The X Factor" era, the tank commander Eddie from "A Matter Of Life & Death," the baphomet figure from "Number Of The Beast," and the organ from the "Phantom Of The Opera" segment of the "Maiden England" tour, alongside personal band mementoes dating back to the Paul Di'Anno era.
Longtime IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood said the pieces were gathered directly from the band's own history. "We've raided Eddie's Archive, Steve's [Harris, MAIDEN bassist and founder] garden and our very own offices, warehouses and homes to bring you some actual pieces of our history," Smallwood said. "More than 50 items from almost 50 years of history will be on display for tens of thousands of you to see."
Beyond the exhibit, Eddfest's Maidenville area includes a second stage, "Eddie's Dive Bar," the "Unfair Funfair" with Eddie-themed games and rides, and "Eddie's Emporium." Blaze Bayley, who fronted IRON MAIDEN from 1994 to 1999, headlined the Maidenville stage on Friday, July 10, performing a set drawn from his era with the band. IRON MAIDEN itself closed out the weekend on Saturday, July 11, headlining the main stage with its "Run For Your Lives" show, with support from THE HU, THE DARKNESS, THE ALMIGHTY and AIRBOURNE.
"This weekend is for you, our fans," Smallwood said. "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."