# Event Details - **Event Name**: BLAZE BAYLEY - IRON MAIDEN ANNIVERSARY - Fri 2nd Oct, Bedford Esquires - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: BLAZE BAYLEY - IRON MAIDEN ANNIVERSARY Performing songs from The X Factor, Virtual XI & Best of The Beast 7:30pm, Friday 2nd October, Bedford Esquires BLAZE BAYLEY - Metal Hall of Fame inductee - is a singer/songwriter born 29th May 1963 in Birmingham, England. He was elevated to global heights when he joined IRON MAIDEN with whom he released two albums ("X-Factor" and "Virtual XI") and toured worldwide between 1994 and 1999. Having started his professional music career in WOLFSBANE in 1984. After leaving IRON MAIDEN, Blaze embarked on a solo career, during which he has released 14 full-length studio albums, plus live albums, live DVDs and compilations. He's also enjoyed an enviable reputation as one of the hardest working artists touring around. During these recent years Blaze has toured widely in the UK, Europe, North America and Latin America. He has become particularly recognized as an independent artist dedicated and remarkably connected with his fans. As well as for his unmistakable high energy, no-nonsense, live performances. Since 2014 to present Blaze has benefitted from a settled line-up for his backing band, picked from British melodic metal band ABSOLVA. Christopher Appleton (lead guitar), Tom Atkinson (lead guitar), Luke Appleton (bass guitar), Martin Mcnee (drums) In 2024 Blaze will release his latest studio album "Circle Of Stone" and going on tour to promote that release. Blaze will also be celebrating 30 years since Iron Maiden with his ‘30th Anniversary Iron Maiden’ shows. 2025 marked the 25th Anniversary of his first solo album ‘Silicon Messiah’. An anniversary edition of this album along with a UK & European tour. The setlist will consist of songs from his ‘Silicon Messiah’ album, ‘Circle of Stone’ album & his ‘Iron Maiden’ classics. Also in 2025 Blaze performed 10 shows to mark the anniversary of his first album with IRON MAIDEN - THE X FACTOR. He performed the album live in its entirety. Iron Maiden’s 10th studio album in 10 countries, in 10 cities & 10 shows. 2026… Blaze will continue to perform Silicon Messiah Anniversary shows performing the album in full and Iron Maiden songs. Blaze will perform some special Iron Maiden Anniversary shows performing songs from ‘The X Factor’, ‘Virtual XI’ & ‘Best of the Beast’. Links… www.blazebayley.net www.facebook.com/officialblazebayley www.youtube.com/blazebayley Videos… Blaze Bayley - “Circle of Stone” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEJJSeQm49c&list=PLFZeivPfh0zpOYTQKTpqYXNo3ARZxhoA3&index=3 Iron Maiden - “Futureal” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9yLBNa-iCQ - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bedford/blaze-bayley-iron-maiden-anniversary-fri-2nd-oct-bedford-esquires/200029384938404 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, performances, art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 64 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://www.seetickets.com/event/blaze-bayley/bedford-esquires/3564578?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bedford-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Bedford - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Bedford Esquires - **lat**: 52.139122172816 - **long**: -0.47416090965271 - **full address**: Bedford Esquires, 60a Bromham Road, Bedford, MK40 2, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: The Pad Presents (https://allevents.in/org/the-pad-presents/983913) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/8b0f7018361b4ca8a21a757c60afcea12d1b54c8e6c811e5986f61b0fe6e0be5-rimg-w960-h960-dc060f2e-gmir?v=1775193941 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/3febcf6631e4a5a567c81386b5efd7f4786475cc7ee13138b57afacef10bfa9f-rimg-w300-h300-dc06102e-gmir?v=1775193941 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Bedford Esquires, 60a Bromham Road, Bedford, MK40 2, United Kingdom - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** The Pad Presents - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** music, entertainment, performances, art - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about BLAZE BAYLEY - IRON MAIDEN ANNIVERSARY - Fri 2nd Oct, Bedford Esquires ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "MusicEvent", "name": "BLAZE BAYLEY - IRON MAIDEN ANNIVERSARY - Fri 2nd Oct, Bedford Esquires", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/8b0f7018361b4ca8a21a757c60afcea12d1b54c8e6c811e5986f61b0fe6e0be5-rimg-w960-h960-dc060f2e-gmir?v=1775193941", "startDate": "2026-10-02T19:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/bedford/blaze-bayley-iron-maiden-anniversary-fri-2nd-oct-bedford-esquires/200029384938404", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Bedford Esquires", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "60a Bromham Road, Bedford, MK40 2, United Kingdom", "addressLocality": "Bedford", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "52.139122172816", "longitude": "-0.47416090965271" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "BLAZE BAYLEY - IRON MAIDEN ANNIVERSARY\nPerforming songs from The X Factor, Virtual XI & Best of The Beast\n\n7:30pm, Friday 2nd October, Bedford Esquires \n\nBLAZE BAYLEY - \nMetal Hall of Fame inductee - is a singer/songwriter born 29th May 1963 in Birmingham, England. \nHe was elevated to global hei", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Pad Presents", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-pad-presents/983913", "description": "Music promotions team in the 3 counties " } ] } ] ```