Bruce Dickinson piloted a plane there. Then he piloted 80,000 souls through metal hell.
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Practical Effects
Massive animatronic Eddie looms over Wacken
Production
Mayan temple stage built for this tour
Acting
Dickinson's operatic stamina at 58 is absurd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dickinson flew the band and crew to this show on Ed Force One, the Boeing 747 he piloted himself for the entire tour.
Wacken Open Air is the world's largest metal festival, held in a village of 2,000 people that swells to 80,000 annually — essentially a temporary nation-state ruled by Iron Maiden for one night.
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