The film is slated to arrive in theaters worldwide on May 7
Iron Maiden have revealed the trailer for their forthcoming 50th Anniversary documentary, Burning Ambition. The highly anticipated film arrives in theaters worldwide on May 7. Check out the official clip below.
With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one of the most iconic journeys in music history.
Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band’s rise from the pubs of East London to the world’s biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all-new animated sequences of the band’s legendary mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden’s uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.
Last month, Iron Maiden were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With over 130 million albums sold worldwide, Iron Maiden are still touring the globe performing sold-out shows as part of their 50th anniversary tour – three decades since they became eligible for induction into the Rock Hall. After Bad Company finally got in last year and only one member was able to be at the ceremony, it seems as though the committee is finally getting its act together and giving legendary artists their nod before its too late.
Other rock acts up for induction this year include Billy Idol, Oasis, The Black Crowes, Jeff Buckley, Melissa Etheridge, Joy Division/New Order, INXS, and Phil Collins.
In the fall, Iron Maiden are embarking on the highly anticipated North American leg of their ongoing Run for Your Lives World Tour. The trek is a celebration of the heavy metal legend’s iconic 50th anniversary today. The band will be performing at stadiums and major amphitheaters across the United States and Canada, allowing fans the chance to witness the brand new, state-of-the-art production, on the scale it is intended for – huge stages in outdoor venues, to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime setlist of songs from the band’s groundbreaking first nine albums.
In addition to their tour dates, Iron Maiden will also be headlining America’s biggest rock festival, Louder Than Life, at the Highland Festival Grounds in Kentucky on September 17, 2026.
Bassist Steve Harris says, “We are greatly looking forward to bringing this Run for Your Lives Tour to North America and hope the fans enjoy seeing the show and hearing the set list as much as we do playing it. It’s an added bonus to have a few of our good friends on the tour with us. Megadeth are playing all the shows and it’s an honour to have them join us on their last ever tour. We also have Anthrax with us on the bigger shows, we had a great time with them when they came out with us on Ed Force One around the world in 2016. We’re delighted to have both bands with us for this tour and know our fans will enjoy seeing them.”
Singer Bruce Dickinson adds, “This whole tour has been such great fun. I really enjoy belting out all these great old songs, and the whole band are loving playing them too! We’ve got all the big ones from that early period including ‘Hallowed,’ ‘Run to the Hills,’ ‘Trooper,’ ‘Number of The Beast,’ ‘Killers,’ ‘Powerslave,’ ‘2 Minutes to Midnight,’ and some of them we haven’t played in the U.S. for over 20 years! Plus there’s some real epics including my particular favourite ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.’ We are doing them all and more. I mean, who wouldn’t for a 50th birthday party!”
“For a tour celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Iron Maiden” notes manager Rod Smallwood, “the scale and incredible visual aspects of this tour deserve larger venues than the arenas we have generally played in the past. We particularly chose this time of year to go bigger outdoors but to give us darkness when we go on stage so you will see the best of the production. Fans certainly won’t be disappointed in the show or the 50th anniversary set list that is for sure!
“We particularly look forward to playing the huge shows in Montréal and the Alamodome in San Antonio, two of the biggest shows we have ever played in North America plus, of course, Louder Than Life – America’s biggest Rock Festival! Along with the stadium shows in Los Angeles, New Jersey and Hershey we have also chosen to play a few of the biggest amphitheaters as they always have a fantastic atmosphere and great visual sight lines. We’re also going to be doing everything we can to bring the hugely popular Eddie’s Pop-up Dive Bar experience across the Atlantic for the very first time. Our European fans just loved these and we’re convinced that the mix of Maiden fans, Trooper Beer & exclusive Tour merch makes for a winning combination.
“Likewise we will continue to offer the well-loved Trooper VIP Experience at all venues.
“Finally it was really special on our European dates this year to see that the vast majority of our fans appreciated and respected our request to severely limit their use of phones at our concerts, ideally just keeping it in their pockets the whole time, especially in those standing areas in front of the stage. Our fans’ understanding and cooperation made a colossal difference to the atmosphere of every show and increased the enjoyment enormously for the band and fans alike.
So for all our North American shows we are once again requesting that fans keep their phones in their pockets and enjoy the show ‘in the moment’, rather than raise their phone in the air trying to film sections and thus inconveniencing those around them and annoying the band. So if a so-called fan near you thinks they are special and filming what they selfishly want please just ask them, very politely of course, to put their phone somewhere the sun doesn’t shine!”
These upcoming tour dates will mark 45 years since Iron Maiden first visited Canada and the USA on the 1981 Killer World Tour, and feature some of the biggest shows the band has ever played there. The return to BMO Stadium concert in Los Angeles on September 25 will be the 25th time the band has played in the City of Angels. A history-making tour, for sure.
The heavy metal icons have partnered with the Lagunitas Brewing Company out of California to create a new version of the band’s Trooper Beer. This summer, Iron Maiden’s award-winning international range of beers is set to launch a West Coast IPA this summer. The new brew marries Iron Maiden’s 50‑year legacy of musical innovation with Lagunitas’ unmistakably adventurous brewing style, igniting a cultural coming-together of two unstoppable legends.
“Lagunitas was founded on the belief that great beer is meant to be shared. Fueling good times, great music, and the stories that come from them. That shared commitment to craft and connection makes Iron Maiden a perfect partner, bringing together two icons who care deeply about what they make and the fans who experience it,” said Hannah Dray, CMO of Lagunitas Brewing Company. “Music drives us, and craft defines us. Together, they’ve inspired a new collectible beer shaped by Iron Maiden’s spirit of adventure and wrapped in packaging and attitude that are unmistakably Eddie, and unmistakably Lagunitas.”
“The challenge of an American beer has long been on top of my ‘To Do’ list,” says Bruce Dickinson. “Lagunitas are a watchword for west coast brewing excellence, and it has been a real highlight working with them on a Trooper taste for both coasts and all states in-between! Our combined passion for rock n’ roll and brewing equals an evolution for Trooper in the United States and I know that this partnership is going to delight our fans, beer drinkers and hopefully fill our Eddie’s pop-up Dive Bars when we bring our Run For Your Lives Tour over there in September.”
The latest release of the Trooper Beer series is a bold West Coast IPA that stands as a modern exemplar of the style, bursting with flavor, character, and attitude. Crafted with Krush, the newest “hot” hop variety making waves in the brewing world, this IPA delivers a pungent, resinous, and unmistakably West Coast profile.
