I'm an aviation enthusiast, I know nothing of metal bands, but the freaking vocalist flying his own jumbo jet around the world for his own tour is the most wicked shit I've ever seen goddamnit 🤣
Vocalist, pilot, author, lyricist, brewer, fencer, cancer survivor, all around cool guy, is there anything this guy can’t do...HELL NO! Truly the most interesting man in the world 🌎
Imaging being a young 19-year-old Steve Harris, sitting is a cold London flat, with a dream to create the biggest, baddest heavy metal band on the planet. Then imagine standing on the tarmac at the airport now, staring up at a Boeing 747 with your band’s name painted on the side, and you think “Look what I created”. Thanks to Mr. Harris for sharing his dream with us!!! :-)
@Dom Hard to say if the band would have gone on to where they are today if Bruce hadn't come aboard. That being said, I love the vintage Di'anno tunes. When he wasn't screaming he had a really incredible voice. Love you too, Bruce. :)
Maybe a stupid question, but it seems that he flys his own plane, right? Iron Maiden 4 life... what a band, what a man, what a sound, what a show. Saw them in Vienna at the Rock in Vienna Festival. They rokkt as hell...
This is pretty impressive. I didnt know, that he is a pilot too... so he flies himself to the next venues...freakkin awesome. Dont know any1 else who does that... FUKKK man...:-D
He wasn't a pilot in 1990. He left the band after Fear of the Dark (1992) to TRAIN to become one. He only became a full pilot around a year before the Somewhere back in Time tour (2008/09)
5:05 Bruce as pilot-in-command and lead singer giving props to Anthrax sitting in the back = one of the greatest rock-n-roll badass moments of all-time.
мой дядя, родившийся во второй половине августа, закончил летное училище, но по специальности не работал. Но его брат (от самого начала марта), с образованием электрика, командовал бригадой и следил за техникой пассажирского поезда.
I don't know how Bruce does it all. Where does he get the energy ? Flying a plane than jumping on stage night after night Running his own company and doing speaking tours. Hats off to him 👍
It's important for humanity to understand that this aircraft must fly for eternity. I don't care what it takes. This is a piece of pop culture and aviation history that can NEVER go forgotten.
Actually this was the third "Ed Force One", the first two, were for the "SBIT" and "Final Frontier" tours were 757's, but I get your point, this one, being a 747 makes it even bigger and more epic.
NO THEIR NOT. PAUL DI ANNO. DENNIS STRATTON and CLIVE BURR are no longer there. Best album still and always will be the first with the above mentioned. Bit like AC/DC with Bon. Nothing compares.
I only consider myself to be a lukewarm Iron Maiden fan, but I have nothing but respect for their accomplishments, longevity, and classiness. And to have your frontman piloting the 747 that takes you on a worldwide tour is nothing but epic. Major props to them all!
I read an article in a magazine... (can't remember which one)...but the article talked about some of the British military troops that were coming home on leave, some of the troops were going to have to wait almost a month because of lack of flights. Bruce Dickinson found out & flew many troops home more than once on Ed Force One... EXTREMELY CLASSY, EXTREMELY GENEROUS, EXTREMELY IRON MAIDEN!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama.
It is awesome, but it also probably made financial sense to charter it rather buy tickets and for passengers and pay for shipping kit or renting it on location.
Love the comments. Totally agree, it doesn't get much cooler...to be a rock singer in a huge band and a certified pilot of a Boeing 747-400 flying your rock band to all the shows. And also with a supreme sense of humour and humility. Hat tipped.
I once met Paul Dianno backstage after a gig, he was the first singer of Maiden, he was quite good and very friendly. That was in my metaldays, this video remembered me...ahaha ;-).
+Jackson Barker Umm actually no, the frontman of the band is the lead vocalist. How much he interacts with the crowd has nothing to do with whether he's called the frontman or not.
Love Bruce Dickinson as a singer. And as a pilot! Could you imagine Ozzy or Keith Richards piloting even a radio control aircraft??? Run to the Hills!!!
What an amazing life Bruce has. Noone else in the world sings in one of the greatest bands on the planet and is an airline pilot for his day job. My hero.
This guy's been an inspiration to me since I was a kid. And Iron Maiden has been a huge part of my life as a kid and a teenager, and it is still is. Long live iron maiden\m/
Germany has two A340-300s, two A319s, one A321, multiple Gulfstream G VI and is going to receive the world's first VIP A350 later this year after the A340 developed a habit of breaking down.
I have never been so impressed with a band. Including its past members, accountants, the entire organization, and fans. (Watched the documentary on the history of Maiden as well.) So accomplished, and just plain lovely folks. Thanks from the USA!
I just discovered Iron Maiden and i am really about to love this band. I listen to Techno and electronic music for more than 30 years, but i always was Open minded for everything else in the world of music. Bruce is such an amazing and very nice man, a fantastic musician, a great singer and also a pilot of this huge airplane. It's a man that gets the biggest respect from me. He is amazing! Greetings from germany in the world, and in the sky....
Bruce is always professional. He gets respect from people because he acts and conducts himself with class and dignity and he's a humble guy. It is kudos to his parents for raising such a wonderful son.
So impressive, this plane is probably the most badass plane that has ever flown, it makes "air force one" look bland and frumpy, even the flight attendants have Ed force one uniforms how cool is that!
I've seen the inside of Air Force one, its Fuckin awesome! Just like Trump! They didn't show much of anything in this plane, I'll wager it was nothing special. Lots of alcohol tho! Rock On!
wish I had appreciated this band more when I was a kid! Every person in this band is an absolutely amazing musician! I was too young and stupid to realize it back in the 80's! Thank God they're not only still doing it, but still completely on top of their game!
Bruce Dickenson, commercial airline pilot, championship fencer, and epic vocalist for Iron Maiden. Epic doesn't begin to describe this man. Up the Irons!
I was born in 1984 and Iron Maiden was some of the first music i ever loved (thanks to my brothers). Its been one of the wonders in my life to this day.
How can anyone dislike this video? It shows a rock legend who is humble and never arrogant unlike some of the soon to be forgotten, talent less "stars" of today, flying his own band, the greatest heavy metal band of all time, around the world on one of the biggest planes ever built..then he performs mind blowing high energy concerts to 10's of thousand of adoring fans then jumps back in the plane and flies to another country or continent and does it all again for months on end.. damn haters..I FU***NG HATE THEM !!! UP THE IRONS !!!!!!!!!!!!
The Boeing 747-400 (actually a 428 variant), great choice of aircraft. It was built in early 2003 and was used mainly by Saudia Airlines, but was loaned to Iron Maiden for their Book Of Souls tour in 2016. Bruce is a Boeing guy, the band also used 2 narrow body Boeing 757s.
When I first got into Maiden, it was seriously considered the devil's music by some adults. I remember being frightened of the shadows when I bought number of the beast. But I couldn't stop listening... Now look at them, 35 years later.
Patrick Brennan I saw them on the Powerslave tour in Rochester War Memorial in NY.. awesome show!! I have been lucky to see again 30yrs later many bands form the 80s but Maiden unfortunately is not one..
That's a beautiful Boeing 747-400, piloted by a very talented vocalist. I'm sure Bruce and the 1st officer had 2 back-up flight crew members for flights that exceeded 10 hours. I admire Bruce for being Iron Maiden's lead vocalist and being a flight crew member of the 747.
this dude is a fucking legend man, hes living the ultimate dream.flying yourself on your own tour from city to city. didnt knew he was a pilot until i read about it in a magazine a while ago. gotta admit i was impressed
Just absolute legends! Being the greatest metal band in history, also possessing master musical skills and enjoying international success is not enough, they also fly their own jumbo jet around with bruce at the controls. Cannot get more badass then that.
Bruce is such an incredible performer.... and then to captain Ed Force One as well? Does the man ever sleep???? A wonderfully shot video. It is no wonder they are such a HUGE band! Thank you so very much for putting it in perspective, of what MAIDEN does to bring us as fans, such a wonderful show!!!!
I am an avid radio control plane flyer/follower.. I saw a video of Bruce flying R/C foam planes inside arenas as the roadies were setting up for a show.. I thought that was super cool then I found out he had commercial pilots license and a 767 he owns and operates!!
BRUCE, I have flown over 300 times and I started to tear up when you said you were going to get misty eyed!!!!! The experiences in the life that you have lived to see all of these places in the world-- God bless you all-- IRON MAIDEN!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😊✈️✈️✈️✈️
"Ed Force One"... amazing how everything has come perfectly join together in Iron Maiden's sake. Such a long term musical commitment deserves such a big plane with such a resembling name up front. Now ready to receive "Senjutsu"... coming soon.
Speaking myself as a pilot I have to say that Bruce Dickinson has it made and living the dream. Iron Maiden's lead vocalist, and Captain of their Boeing 747 tour plane. AWESOME...!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼 Would be out of this world to see him fly Air Force One.
Given that the band lyrics go deep into history, folklore and deep emotions, and their music is way complex and heavy for the mainstream media, Iron Maiden listeners are not average people for these days.
apple seed, Not comparable; AC⚡DC is rock 'n' roll and Iron Maiden is heavy metal. Both are the best bands on Earth...each in their genre, that's for sure. To put it it your words: Iron Maiden > Black Sabbath AC⚡DC > Motörhead
I am amazed that I can still remember every single note of every single solo of every single Maiden song ever written. I can’t tell you what I ate for dinner a week ago, but if you played me one bar of a Maiden song I can tell you which track it is on which album. Now that is a fan. Then and AC/DC.
Lucky to have seen Ed Force One parked up through the fence of the Long Stay car park at East Midlands Airport on the morning they played at Donnington. Great show as always.
This guy pilots a jet,sings very good opera type vocals, he has at least a bachelor's degree in history I can tell by his songs he sings. He's a very intelligent thanks Bruce my one of my favorite albums is piece of mind.
In Dec of 2007, me and my dad were on a charter flight to the Canary Islands from Standsted. (yes you know where this is going) But I have no idea Bruce is an airline pilot or anything about it. So as we’re de-planing, the flight crew is at the door saying goodbye and I look at this guy who looks just like a short haired Bruce Dickinson and say, “Who do people tell you that you look like?” and I swear to God he said, “Steve Harris”. So now I’m thoroughly confused because why the fuck would Bruce Dickinson be flying commercial airplanes? It kept me up at night for days until I learned that he was really an airline pilot. The End.
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies paid tribute last Friday (11) to the members of Iron Maiden. The band is in the country for a show in Buenos Aires The ceremony was organized by journalists and Iron Maiden fans and, according to the EFE news agency, was intended to honor the band for "being a pillar of freedom of expression for many young people in the country during the dictatorship." all Iron Maiden members! Cordial hugs!
This is way Maiden is one of the best if not the greatest band of all time. The amount of dedication they have for their fans is of the charts! No other band has ever done this or ever will do this. Up the irons \m/
Amazing video! I love maiden now in 2022! Bruce, the band the epochness! More so than in 82' for just the music! 40 years later! Look forward to the show!
Amazing! Just saw this video and I'm very impressed with it. We are in it too! The entire Toronto Pearson Aviation group is seen in the photo at 3:14 with myself included. And being a huge iron maiden fan, it's all the more better! Up the Irons!
***** I'm with you brother, that would be awesome. And since the Death or Glory live video has clips of several different songs and shows, it probably means they did film something. Now let's just wait.
I'm an aviation enthusiast, I know nothing of metal bands, but the freaking vocalist flying his own jumbo jet around the world for his own tour is the most wicked shit I've ever seen goddamnit 🤣
Agree dude!
Listen to "Aces high" from this band, you'll like it
he have an extray payment for this situation 🤓🤓
This man is absolute legend. What could be more rock'n'roll than actually flying your own jet to the tour.
Vocalist, pilot, author, lyricist, brewer, fencer, cancer survivor, all around cool guy, is there anything this guy can’t do...HELL NO! Truly the most interesting man in the world 🌎
Historian
@@ibrahimergul7382 Good one, and Metal God!
Agreed
There's one thing Bruce can't do. He can't FAIL!!!
A Polymath. Though few people know what that means.
Imaging being a young 19-year-old Steve Harris, sitting is a cold London flat, with a dream to create the biggest, baddest heavy metal
band on the planet.
Then imagine standing on the tarmac at the airport now, staring up at a Boeing 747 with your band’s name painted on the side, and you
think “Look what I created”.
Thanks to Mr. Harris for sharing his dream with us!!! :-)
Good comment! Steve Harris is the best rock bassist, song writer, creator of awesome music ever!
Nice point. But why do you think Steve didn't like heating back then?
@Dom Hard to say if the band would have gone on to where they are today if Bruce hadn't come aboard. That being said, I love the vintage Di'anno tunes. When he wasn't screaming he had a really incredible voice. Love you too, Bruce. :)
Christmas is coming, and you know what that means
@@valberm Iron Maiden was born on Christmas
Pop stars have private jets
Iron Maiden has Ed force one 😂🤟
Who the hell would want a private jet when you got this thing
Why did i think it was red force one
The dog face is tripping me out.
It's like he's really looking at me.
Taylor Swift has left the chat
Bands get flown around by pilots...
Legendary bands fly their own planes
Iron maiden for life
well said
Exactly what I was thinking watching the whole video!
Maybe a stupid question, but it seems that he flys his own plane, right? Iron Maiden 4 life... what a band, what a man, what a sound, what a show. Saw them in Vienna at the Rock in Vienna Festival. They rokkt as hell...
This is pretty impressive. I didnt know, that he is a pilot too... so he flies himself to the next venues...freakkin awesome. Dont know any1 else who does that... FUKKK man...:-D
He wasn't a pilot in 1990. He left the band after Fear of the Dark (1992) to TRAIN to become one. He only became a full pilot around a year before the Somewhere back in Time tour (2008/09)
5:05 Bruce as pilot-in-command and lead singer giving props to Anthrax sitting in the back = one of the greatest rock-n-roll badass moments of all-time.
Bruce is the cool uncle we never had.
Ajwad Murshed he is my English father!
And if you are the singer from Catherine Wheel then he is your cool cousin :)
Hahahahaha soooooo true
мой дядя, родившийся во второй половине августа, закончил летное училище, но по специальности не работал. Но его брат (от самого начала марта), с образованием электрика, командовал бригадой и следил за техникой пассажирского поезда.
I don't know how Bruce does it all. Where does he get the energy ? Flying a plane than jumping on stage night after night Running his own company and doing speaking tours. Hats off to him 👍
He is alien! But he is my capt.
It's all for the retirement fund!
It's important for humanity to understand that this aircraft must fly for eternity.
I don't care what it takes. This is a piece of pop culture and aviation history that can NEVER go forgotten.
I agree
Piece of Rock ( Metal) culture, not pop🤘🏻
Actually this was the third "Ed Force One", the first two, were for the "SBIT" and "Final Frontier" tours were 757's, but I get your point, this one, being a 747 makes it even bigger and more epic.
Bruce Dickinson
Singer, Pilot, Fencer and all around badass.
Songwriter, author, broadcaster, cancer-beater - the list goes on!
and brewer, dont forget that.
+Jesus Guerra How could I!? 😖 I have a bottle in the fridge 🍺
+minshum he has cancer?
+ajmak jerome HAD, he beat it in mid 2015, where we're you?
Bruce is my favourite person ever! He is just so cool with everything, childish yet very responsible.
Clive Burr was always my favourite member
haha wtf???
+K.H Films What?
"he died much too early"
+K.H Films You do know who Clive Burr was, don't you? If so, show some respect ⚰ If not, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Burr
Bruce is the MAN. He sings, he screams, he flies!!!
...he pontificates!
The BEST heavy metal band that ever existed. 🤘
NO THEIR NOT. PAUL DI ANNO. DENNIS STRATTON and CLIVE BURR are no longer there. Best album still and always will be the first with the above mentioned. Bit like AC/DC with Bon. Nothing compares.
They suck regardless
@@Slayer-xc1ug no way, iron maiden is the best heavy metal band ever and at the 2nd place I put Metallica
Metallica is the BEST!!!!!
Jagdish ! Thousand likes to your statement 👍.
I only consider myself to be a lukewarm Iron Maiden fan, but I have nothing but respect for their accomplishments, longevity, and classiness. And to have your frontman piloting the 747 that takes you on a worldwide tour is nothing but epic. Major props to them all!
I read an article in a magazine... (can't remember which one)...but the article talked about some of the British military troops that were coming home on leave, some of the troops were going to have to wait almost a month because of lack of flights.
Bruce Dickinson found out & flew many troops home more than once on Ed Force One...
EXTREMELY CLASSY, EXTREMELY GENEROUS, EXTREMELY IRON MAIDEN!!!
Much love from Mobile Alabama.
when a band can fly themselves anywhere in the world, thats the height of awesome!
and take their fans with them. That's why Iron Maiden is the best band.
It is awesome, but it also probably made financial sense to charter it rather buy tickets and for passengers and pay for shipping kit or renting it on location.
Love the comments. Totally agree, it doesn't get much cooler...to be a rock singer in a huge band and a certified pilot of a Boeing 747-400 flying your rock band to all the shows. And also with a supreme sense of humour and humility. Hat tipped.
I once met Paul Dianno backstage after a gig, he was the first singer of Maiden, he was quite good and very friendly. That was in my metaldays, this video remembered me...ahaha ;-).
*heavy metal singer/band.
Imagine you are at a airport and this beast comes in blasting heavy metal
Seen it! At EMH after Download on the Monday morning ❤️❤️❤️ Donington Rules🤘
I saw it parked at YVR as I was departing for Philly. Pretty bad ass.
You literally can't be a cooler front man than Bruce Dickinson, even in the world full of remarkable character he is truly one of a kind
I support James over Bruce anyway but this was indeed cool.
Only thing cooler than being the frontman of a great band is being a pilot. Now imagine being both.
Uh for me the frontman is Steve Harris
By definition the frontman is the lead singer, not just whoever you like best.
+Bongo2296 not necessarily the lead singer, just whoever interacts with the audience and stuff
+Jackson Barker Umm actually no, the frontman of the band is the lead vocalist. How much he interacts with the crowd has nothing to do with whether he's called the frontman or not.
yeah....what rush!!
He sings heavy metal and flies heavy metal.
ha cuz plane plane are heavy and metal?
Amine Mansour best comment ever.
Who needs a pilot when you're the pilot?
Aaaand he compared heavy metal singers to babies..
He actually did a show called "flying heavy metal" well worth a watch
Is there anything else this man CANNOT do? He continues to amaze everyone!
ttsm he serves Jesus just with the simply fact of living and being who he is
Flying an airplane is easier than you'd expect... except for crosswind landings, those suck.
There are more things that he can't do.... But , usually, those are included in a lot of asshole kind of things...🙂
@@majofleitas4095 fuck jesus
@@rockerokiss Jesus is crying now...says you're just going by other's opinions without even getting to know him.
Love Bruce Dickinson as a singer. And as a pilot! Could you imagine Ozzy or Keith Richards piloting even a radio control aircraft??? Run to the Hills!!!
Ozzy : what does this button do? Wait. SHAAAAARROOOOONNNNN!!!!!
No, no I couldn't, but I could imagine it would set some sort of new standard for airplane crashes, you know, a whole new never seen before type...:-D
tbh i'd really wanna see a the osbournes episode which was dedicated to ozzy's trying to fly a plane, it would be hella funny
@@themetalkid9864 That was so funny I peed me pants 🕺
@@astridpopp2703 🤣🤣🤣
On the ED FORCE ONE, every voyage is a maiden voyage...
Nice!
Nice!
Ah!! I understand that reference!
😁👍✌
clever :)
What an amazing life Bruce has. Noone else in the world sings in one of the greatest bands on the planet and is an airline pilot for his day job. My hero.
333crypta he also did professional fencing and he owns a beer company.
Bruce and Steve are two of the most amazing guys in rock history. Solid skill, talent and integrity. Plus they are really hard working blokes!
Yes, they're a family, thats the diference with any other band in the history of music. Maiden is a brotherhood and a way of life..
S2Kjeffrey yes a brotherhood: BLOODBROTHERS 👍👍👍
which steve?
3P1C N3RD the bassist. he writes most of the songs.
Yeah but in the ROCK world, they simply don't rock like Paul did.
"Bruce! You can't make out your living by singing in a rock band!"
"But dad...."
There's a video of Alex Lifeson from Rush having that conversation with his parent's.
It's trippy watching it now, knowing how it turned out.
Bruce is the most famous singing pilot in the world.
This guy's been an inspiration to me since I was a kid. And Iron Maiden has been a huge part of my life as a kid and a teenager, and it is still is. Long live iron maiden\m/
Iron Maiden flying around on a jet that makes the official head of state jets of Germany and France look like a joke.
Rock on
To be fair the picture with all those three jets shows the small range jets of Germany and France
Germany has two A340-300s, two A319s, one A321, multiple Gulfstream G VI and is going to receive the world's first VIP A350 later this year after the A340 developed a habit of breaking down.
In all honesty, it doesn't take much to make the heads of state of Germany and France look like a joke. :3
peddersoldchap they are still way better than the Italian, British and American government though
@@Exodon2020 lol
Got to be one of the coolest guys on the planet
YESSSS
The day I saw Iron Maiden was one of the best days of my life.
Thanks!
And the best 3 days of mine. Looks like a 4th next year 🤘🏼
I have never been so impressed with a band. Including its past members, accountants, the entire organization, and fans. (Watched the documentary on the history of Maiden as well.) So accomplished, and just plain lovely folks. Thanks from the USA!
I just discovered Iron Maiden and i am really about to love this band. I listen to Techno and electronic music for more than 30 years, but i always was Open minded for everything else in the world of music.
Bruce is such an amazing and very nice man, a fantastic musician, a great singer and also a pilot of this huge airplane. It's a man that gets the biggest respect from me. He is amazing!
Greetings from germany in the world, and in the sky....
This Moment when:
A Metalband has a bigger Airplane than the german goverment
What do you mean?
@@bmabs35 Boing 747 > Airbus A 320
Hahaha die Mutti ist neidisch
Besser so, die deutsche Regierung braucht auch keine größeren Flugzeuge
Sheev Palpatine they are still on time out man... hitler sure blew it ay?
I can't decide if I'm impressed Bruce wore a proper Captain's uniform or disappointed that he didn't wear an Iron Maiden Eddy shirt lol
He's got a maiden t under the dress shirt. Lol
Instead of stripes there should be spikes on his uniform :p
@@jk9554 right on man !!!!!
Bruce is always professional. He gets respect from people because he acts and conducts himself with class and dignity and he's a humble guy. It is kudos to his parents for raising such a wonderful son.
If i know something, it's mandatory for crew to wear uniform or you could be punished.
There will never be a band as Iron Maiden. Never in the whole music history.
Oh yes, the Beatles and Rolling Stones....
@@karibusch3690 and pink floyd!
Led Zeppelin
@@karibusch3690 Beatle atent heavy metal
GUNS N ROSES
As a musician and lover of music and a life long huge aviation nerd this would be a dream come true for me.. what a lucky man
Only Iron Maiden can do this.
And Bruce,Sings and fly like an Eagle.
The Greatest Heavy Metal Band of All Times.
Total respect for this man-made millions from his band and spent his spare time qualifying as a commercial pilot an example perhaps to others....
So impressive,
this plane is probably the most badass plane that has ever flown,
it makes "air force one" look bland and frumpy,
even the flight attendants have Ed force one uniforms how cool is that!
Max Otto well...any Pres on AF1 would be overshadowed.
your comparing apples to oranges, no other 747 can be refuled in mid air like airforce one meaning it can stay in flight for weeks without landing?
I've seen the inside of Air Force one, its Fuckin awesome! Just like Trump! They didn't show much of anything in this plane, I'll wager it was nothing special. Lots of alcohol tho! Rock On!
@@scout805 you called another man awesome.
Hmmm🤔
wish I had appreciated this band more when I was a kid! Every person in this band is an absolutely amazing musician! I was too young and stupid to realize it back in the 80's! Thank God they're not only still doing it, but still completely on top of their game!
I saw "Ed Force One" Take off and fly over my head quite a few years back, I had no idea what or who Iron Maiden was, but now I do.
:)
Bruce Dickenson, commercial airline pilot, championship fencer, and epic vocalist for Iron Maiden. Epic doesn't begin to describe this man. Up the Irons!
I was born in 1984 and Iron Maiden was some of the first music i ever loved (thanks to my brothers). Its been one of the wonders in my life to this day.
is it just me who is getting so much positive vibe from this?
Not! Up the Irons!
i would think i was in a dream or something- A Rock Legend of the biggest Metal band in history and a 747 pilot.....speaking about a dream job!!!
How can anyone dislike this video? It shows a rock legend who is humble and never arrogant unlike some of the soon to be forgotten, talent less "stars" of today, flying his own band, the greatest heavy metal band of all time, around the world on one of the biggest planes ever built..then he performs mind blowing high energy concerts to 10's of thousand of adoring fans then jumps back in the plane and flies to another country or continent and does it all again for months on end.. damn haters..I FU***NG HATE THEM !!! UP THE IRONS !!!!!!!!!!!!
The Boeing 747-400 (actually a 428 variant), great choice of aircraft. It was built in early 2003 and was used mainly by Saudia Airlines, but was loaned to Iron Maiden for their Book Of Souls tour in 2016. Bruce is a Boeing guy, the band also used 2 narrow body Boeing 757s.
wow how do you know all that ?
@@lephilosopheinconnu3952 Research mate.
When I first got into Maiden, it was seriously considered the devil's music by some adults. I remember being frightened of the shadows when I bought number of the beast. But I couldn't stop listening... Now look at them, 35 years later.
Could just listen to Nicko all day
ImaginaryAdversary I remember those days. I am sorry I never got to see them. They made growing up in the eighties cool.
Patrick Brennan I saw them on the Powerslave tour in Rochester War Memorial in NY.. awesome show!! I have been lucky to see again 30yrs later many bands form the 80s but Maiden unfortunately is not one..
With the lamb blood on the background 😂
Bruce has the coolest life, flying that beast and singing such ace songs.
IRON MAIDEN...THE BEST FOREVER
"How good are you as a singer?"
Bruce: "As good as I fly a 747"
Imagine Bruce chatting up a girl that has no clue who he is. She asks him what he does for a living....How does that conversation go?
Greg Jensen With most women you could begin and end with "I have a fuckton of money" and she's yours.
since he's been happily married for 28 years I doubt that happens.
natty boyo, true, but who wants a woman if all she's interested in is how much money you have.
Im a pilot by day and hard core rocker by night
@@nattyboyo2404 Fedora wearing incel detected.
I was soooo excited to stand in my backyard and watch Ed Force fly into Auckland
From the cost of gold' across the seven skies!
I'm traveling on' far and wide
So... understand?
drsquirrel123 Dont Waste YOUR Time Always Searching For Those Wasted Fly's!
But now it seems, I'm just a pilot to myself,
And all the concerts I've performed, it wasn't me but someone else.
@@davidfelsher723 I close my eyes,
Autopiloooot !
And think of home, another land goes by in the night
When you're as bad ass as Iron Maiden is, you can pretty much do what you want !! UP THE IRONS !!
We should really let this man do what he loves besides performing you can clearly see his love and affection towards flying and that big ass 747💯
Imagine Bruce singing through the comms in to the cabin when doing the announcements! 😂
That's a beautiful Boeing 747-400, piloted by a very talented vocalist. I'm sure Bruce and the 1st officer had 2 back-up flight crew members for flights that exceeded 10 hours. I admire Bruce for being Iron Maiden's lead vocalist and being a flight crew member of the 747.
Just love the fact that the band has its own plane and flies it themselves!! Way too cool....love Maiden!!!🤘
this dude is a fucking legend man, hes living the ultimate dream.flying yourself on your own tour from city to city. didnt knew he was a pilot until i read about it in a magazine a while ago. gotta admit i was impressed
Just absolute legends! Being the greatest metal band in history, also possessing master musical skills and enjoying international success is not enough, they also fly their own jumbo jet around with bruce at the controls. Cannot get more badass then that.
Bruce is such an incredible performer.... and then to captain Ed Force One as well? Does the man ever sleep???? A wonderfully shot video. It is no wonder they are such a HUGE band! Thank you so very much for putting it in perspective, of what MAIDEN does to bring us as fans, such a wonderful show!!!!
I am an avid radio control plane flyer/follower.. I saw a video of Bruce flying R/C foam planes inside arenas as the roadies were setting up for a show.. I thought that was super cool then I found out he had commercial pilots license and a 767 he owns and operates!!
I was wondering the same thing...does Bruce ever sleep? I wish I had his energy!
BRUCE, I have flown over 300 times and I started to tear up when you said you were going to get misty eyed!!!!! The experiences in the life that you have lived to see all of these places in the world-- God bless you all-- IRON MAIDEN!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😊✈️✈️✈️✈️
"Ed Force One"... amazing how everything has come perfectly join together in Iron Maiden's sake. Such a long term musical commitment deserves such a big plane with such a resembling name up front. Now ready to receive "Senjutsu"... coming soon.
Speaking myself as a pilot I have to say that Bruce Dickinson has it made and living the dream. Iron Maiden's lead vocalist, and Captain of their Boeing 747 tour plane. AWESOME...!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼 Would be out of this world to see him fly Air Force One.
It's Ed(die) Force One 😁
A maior banda de Rock do mundo em seu próprio avião?!? Sensacional!!! Bruce arrasa sempre!!!
Humble Rockstar..Yet beyond any bands in modern history..Still the best band ever! And damm riched too..✌
They deserve every penny, their music is out of this world and influence to many great bands. I will never get used to them, 19 years and counting!
The only plane with “666” I’d get on. The lack of stewardess comments shows the level of class amongst the maiden fans.
Given that the band lyrics go deep into history, folklore and deep emotions, and their music is way complex and heavy for the mainstream media, Iron Maiden listeners are not average people for these days.
Iron Maiden was, is and will be the greatest band ever in modern times history... and that ladies and gentlemen, is a fact.
Daniel Gaviria well spoken
AC⚡DC is the greatest rock 'n' roll band ever! Sure they are. Iron f**kin' Maiden is the best heavy metalband on Earth and around...
iron maiden > ac/dc
apple seed, Not comparable; AC⚡DC is rock 'n' roll and Iron Maiden is heavy metal. Both are the best bands on Earth...each in their genre, that's for sure.
To put it it your words:
Iron Maiden > Black Sabbath
AC⚡DC > Motörhead
i agree
I was 8 years old the first time that a maiden cover was "the number of the beast", then my dad bought me the cassette. Thanks to you I love metal,
I am amazed that I can still remember every single note of every single solo of every single Maiden song ever written. I can’t tell you what I ate for dinner a week ago, but if you played me one bar of a Maiden song I can tell you which track it is on which album. Now that is a fan. Then and AC/DC.
What a class act Bruce is ... awesome!
Did Steve expect he'd be getting all this the day he hired Bruce?
Jason Cavitt quite the opposite...
None of them... They were all scrambling musicians touring in rickety vans and buses....
Steve wanted him gone soon after he joined but Rod Smallwood stopped it.
Potwheelz Yes but you really don’t want David Lee Roth flying your 757.
@@patton303 lol true dat
Best band in metal, best lead singer in the world, best tour bus ever. \m/
Lucky to have seen Ed Force One parked up through the fence of the Long Stay car park at East Midlands Airport on the morning they played at Donnington. Great show as always.
Now THAT’S what you call an Empire of the Clouds!
Everything about Iron Maiden is just epic love Iron Maiden UP THE IRONS 4 EVER!!!
Happy Birthday great Bruce!!! 58 years today.
Being at Download and watching this coming to land a few years back 👌
I remember Ed forse one at download I was so amazed and then the set blew me away!
This guy pilots a jet,sings very good opera type vocals, he has at least a bachelor's degree in history I can tell by his songs he sings. He's a very intelligent thanks Bruce my one of my favorite albums is piece of mind.
Fantastic group of people n amazing plane
O cara é piloto e ainda vocalista da maior banda de rock do mundo , pqp.
Love this, I was lucky enough to see the plane when landing in Christchurch for the gig 😎
Sensacional....esse Bruce. E ele tem pinta de piloto. Deve ser um sonho, pilotar seu próprio avião de banda. Salve Iron Maiden. 🥂😍
Ele é uma lenda, o cara é formado em História, é piloto de avião, é escritor e o principal, vocalista da maior banda do planeta!!! Lenda!!!
In Dec of 2007, me and my dad were on a charter flight to the Canary Islands from Standsted. (yes you know where this is going) But I have no idea Bruce is an airline pilot or anything about it. So as we’re de-planing, the flight crew is at the door saying goodbye and I look at this guy who looks just like a short haired Bruce Dickinson and say, “Who do people tell you that you look like?” and I swear to God he said, “Steve Harris”. So now I’m thoroughly confused because why the fuck would Bruce Dickinson be flying commercial airplanes? It kept me up at night for days until I learned that he was really an airline pilot. The End.
Yeah he totally is...what a bloody hero
Thank you for sharing that!
That should have been your clue..
That is fucking hilarious!:-D
el caso de iron maiden es increible tener su propio avión y que el vocalista sea el piloto, bendito rock, un capitulo mas de su hermosa mitología
This guy and Brian May break the sterotype we have a rock star. both great.
The Argentine Chamber of Deputies paid tribute last Friday (11) to the members of Iron Maiden. The band is in the country for a show in Buenos Aires
The ceremony was organized by journalists and Iron Maiden fans and, according to the EFE news agency, was intended to honor the band for "being a pillar of freedom of expression for many young people in the country during the dictatorship." all Iron Maiden members! Cordial hugs!
This is way Maiden is one of the best if not the greatest band of all time. The amount of dedication they have for their fans is of the charts! No other band has ever done this or ever will do this. Up the irons \m/
Amazing video! I love maiden now in 2022! Bruce, the band the epochness! More so than in 82' for just the music! 40 years later! Look forward to the show!
Amazing! Just saw this video and I'm very impressed with it. We are in it too! The entire Toronto Pearson Aviation group is seen in the photo at 3:14 with myself included. And being a huge iron maiden fan, it's all the more better! Up the Irons!
Why didn't they keep it till they were done?
Keep what? The aircraft?
Toronto Pearson Aviation- Hornet Videos They couldn't afford to keep it. They leased the plane. It's probably sitting in the bon
Toronto Pearson Aviation HD thats awesome i got a pic in front of it in tulsa
Tomorrow I'll see Iron Maiden for the first time!I'm so excited!
I saw them last year for the first time. you will be in for a treat I assure you
Seen them 3 days ago. I can assure you they are as good as they were back in the 80s
It'll make your mind explode... too soon?
Matthew Stark i see what you did there😁😂
J.F. Kennedy I remember my first time seeing them......35 years ago
I was at that concert in Gothenburg. Really great concert!!
Bosnia will never forget you Bruce! Thank you!
84' 85' World Wide Live Tour
Allentown Pennsylvania
Thanks for all these years of great music 👍🇺🇲
To achieve what he has done (to date) Bruce Dickenson must have 72 hours in each of his days.
Did anyone notice the songs that played were the songs from the tour setlist in their playing order?
***** I'm with you brother, that would be awesome. And since the Death or Glory live video has clips of several different songs and shows, it probably means they did film something. Now let's just wait.
Kind of
what is the name of the first song?
+ARAD_Austin thx for the info, what about the second one? the one with the scream?
+ARAD_Austin thanks again mate.