Iron Maiden Donington 1988

[@farmaia2008]

1 - Moonchild 2 - The Evil That Men Do 3 - The Prisoner 4 - Wrathchild 5 - Infinite Dreams 6 - The Trooper 7 - Can I Play with Madness 8 - Heaven Can Wait 9 - Wasted Years 10 - The Clairvoyant 11 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son 12 - The Number of the Beast 13 - Hallowed Be Thy Name 14 - Iron Maiden 15 - Run to the Hills 16 - 22 Acacia Avenue 17 - 2 Minutes to Midnight 18 - Running Free 19 - Sanctuary

[@cristianb.c.9876]

Gracias

[@DizGuys]

I was there. First ever gig. 14yrs old. It may sound cliched, but I felt really safe as though I was part of one big family. The scariest part was the surging crowd on the wet, muddy field during Maiden. I was literally fighting to stay on my feet. Unfortunately someone fell and I remember stepping on them just trying not to go down. Thankfully some adults made space in the crowd and helped them up. I still feel guilty for that, but was just a kid. I moved back up the hill for the rest of the set. Metal crowds are the best. As were the 80's in many ways. X

[@Arek761000]

During GnR show two fans die.

[@leethomas255]

Me too, A SAD DAY, but my 1st Donington at 16, so exciting, and scary, but it was fab, all in one day. Now they have the 2 day "download" which is rubbish and too long compared to how Donington was, and I echo your memories exactly Mark. Todays millenial metal fans don't know their born! WE had the best experiences in the 80s &90s

[@Chris7uk00]

I was 17, my first concert and just as you say the crowd was surging forwards and backwards and it was hard to stay on your feet in the dark, we were towards the back of the crowd about 3/4 of the way up from the stage and it was mad even towards the back. Can you remember when they stopped playing and bruce got everyone to take two steps back cause the people at the front were getting pushed against the barriers. I'm now 51 lol.

[@mikeokum3728]

That's my story , same year first concert. Felt safe at almost thirteen. Got my first pot stone from the clouds of smoke. I loved it.

[@DizGuys]

@@Chris7uk00 yep, I'm 50 now...such great times...no phones, no PC issues, just tons of kids enjoying the same fantastic music/experience.

[@fug..]

was there...rip 2 fellow metalheads

[@sidleydoc]

Was there. Leaving on a high remember the news that we’d lost two of our own. Never felt more part of a metal family than that day

[@oldrocker71]

My God this brings back memories .Me and two friends (All only 16 years old) Our first ever concert. I Remember when things starting getting bad during the rain early in the day, People where slipping and falling during Guns and Roses,We three held on to each other for dear life and got back up the mud bath hill.Only after Maidens show the police made the announcement that two lads had died .I think I got home around 1am to the biggest hugs my parent's ever gave me, Of course with no mobile phones back then they were sick with worry Sad two were lost after a monumental concert.Oh and for the record Axl Rose tried to get everyone to move back but it was ian impossible task sadly.

[@leethomas255]

Same here, and who can forget the flying bottles of 'liquid' flying through the air and nloud boos for unpopular bands! It took me ages to get my hair right, but great days

[@leandrotavella1430]

Thanks a lot for this. The highest point in Maiden career. This era was so aggressive, progressive, melodic, beatiful songs.

[@sleepwalker2210]

I don't think it was their highest point, just 1 of the peaks they've had over the years as they seem to be more popular than ever now.

[@dallajohnsonalvarez4598]

​@@sleepwalker2210 exacto, ahora son leyendas

[@georgekassalias5253]

The smile on the bands faces at the end of the show, Bruce's expression, the hugs and Nickos happiness is really amazing! They all look like a happy family definitely more than a band! I've seen Maiden 7 times from 95 till last year. Up the Irons!!

[@sleepwalker2210]

17 year old me was there, haha. Can't believe it was 32 years ago man. I was very near the front - 107,000 people - when Maiden were on stage. There were times in the day when I slipped and nearly ended up on the ground but someone was there to help me up immediately. And there were times when people around me slipped and went down. Then I was there to help them up immediately. I really felt like part of a family that day. The whole day was awesome. I didn't know about the tragedy of the 2 guys who got crushed until I got home. My folks were frantic with worry...no mobile phones back then of course. Then I saw it on the news too. So thanks for uploading this footage of one of the best gigs I've ever been to. And R.I.P. to Landon & Alan - 2 of our own that were lost that day sadly. Up the Irons. So it shall be written...and so it shall be done. This is the way...I have spoken !

[@grahamtaylor8912]

Same here.. What a day out that was.

[@sleepwalker2210]

@@grahamtaylor8912 - I'm so glad I was born in '71. Being that age we caught the rise of so many great metal bands. It was a golden age for sure. And we were there at the birth of thrash too. I remember buying Metallica & Megadeth's 1st albums man. But, going back to Donington...it was an awesome lineup that day. Due to traffic, our coach was late getting there. The 4 of us could see people running across the fields to get to the site. We decided to do the same. We caught about half of Helloween's set. So I managed to get a ticket for their tour later in the year at Cardiff and they were great. Proper sound too that time. Maiden absolutely owned Donington on the night too. Well happy that I'm on the back cover of The Clairvoyant 7" single ! Looking for the coach back to Wales after the show was a fucking nightmare though. Choking down diesel fumes whilst running frantically between coaches, haha. Found it just as it was getting ready to leave too thank fuck ! Also managed to get tickets for Maiden's tour later in the year in Newport too. Sweeeet !

[@grahamtaylor8912]

@@sleepwalker2210 Yup growing up back then was awesome. I used to go to gigs all the time. Saxon, Dio, Scorpions, Rush, Deep Purple, Samson, Blackfoot, Maiden, Metallica, Uriah Heep .. I was always at gigs ,When Maiden opened at Donington with Moonchild and all the lights were going crazy in time with that synth intro, that was a sight to behold. Huge crowd that year too as you said , biggest ever at Monsters of Rock.. And were Maiden loud or what? Holy shit the size of that PA,! Lol I got split up from my two mates watching ADDC at Donington in 84 and somehow after the gig ended I found them near that little castle building at the entrance of the park when everyone was leaving. It was pitch black and 80 thousand people were pouring out.. Fuck knows how I bumped into them. Cool that you are on the back of that single cover.

[@LEK7686]

What a time to be alive, I was born in 89' but a great lover of this era of Metal & music in general. Thanks for sharing, and RIP to the two who lost their lives on that day.

[@UncleRiotous]

I'm on the back of The Clairvoyant single too. Absolutely made my year. Amazing day.

[@ispi_video_photo]

The PA system for this was in Guinnes World Records. 118db at the mixing desk.

[@keithdelaney3728]

Best concert I’ve seen I was near stage I’ll never forget passing an injured guy over our heads to the medics devastated to learn later he was one of the two fatalities R.I.P. Was 35 at the time now 68 where’s the time gone? Ears were still ringing 3 days after this ended up at doctors lol

[@ishaw384]

I was 17 - it was a great day,Very sad hearing the announcement at the end about the 2 lads that died,51 now-as ya say-where the hell has time gone 😭

[@perpetualmotion357]

Crowd surfing a dead guy back to the medics is insane lol.

[@skidzholeshot1316]

I WAS THERE AND NEARLY FELL INTO A MASIVE BONFIRE ON THE HILL LOL,A BIG HELLS ANGEL PULLED ME BACK JUST IN TIME THANKS MATE IF YOUR READING THIS ,YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

[@therealeikichionizuka]

Wow that’s crazy man! I’m glad you’re alright, my fellow metal head! Up the irons!

[@vicentefranciscogalvaninie6870]

Aunque el sonido y el vídeo no sea de lo mejor que existe, esta es una muestra de la grandeza de Iron Maiden, en uno de sus mejores conciertos. Donnington tenía ganas de Maiden y Maiden de Donnington y cuando llegaron arrasaron. La pena fue los seguidores muertos en el evento. Up the Irons!!!

[@TrevBec]

I was there and remember the sound being awful for the first few Maiden songs. I'd spent more time dodging flying bottles of pee than watching the stage on occasion. So sad that two fellow Metalheads lost their lives. There were too many people there I think.

[@neilharrison9144]

I was there in 88 awesome day ,iv just got back from watching them tonight at download festival at Donington amazing.

[@greenslider]

really wanted to go this year..would have been my first donington since 1988...couldn't travel, unfortunately. Still have the 1988 t shirt

[@IanPotts-lv6os]

I was there as well fantastic show been obsessed with maiden since 1986

[@NeilHawkins-k5q]

I was there. I saw the crush during the GnR set, but wasn’t aware that anyone had been hurt badly. The irony was, me and my mates were standing to the right of the stage and there was a space in the centre that some of the crowd could have spilled over into. I remember seeing St John’s crew trying to get to the bottom of the mud slide to the left of the stage. I think some scaffolding had fallen too.

[@OlafProt]

Fascinating. I guess this was filmed from the sound tower? I was there. My second gig. Maiden were everything for me then. The memories are getting fuzzier. The Bailey Bros were a pair of twats lol Megadeth were great for me and Lars came on and sang Anarchy in the UK with them. I loved Helloween at the time (touted as 'the next Maiden'). GnR were of course the big news but i remember being slightly underwhelmed tbh. I watched the crowd surge in front of me and managed to keep back. The weather was atrocious and of course the two guys lost their lives during the crush for GnR which was just horrendous. I remember Axl screaming at the crowd to back the fuck up. Kiss were so dull, and I loved Diamond DLR but his music didnt suit a rainy day in the Midlands lol. For most people there it was just another rain, piss and puke soaked, poorly organised gig (some people wore crash helmets the whole gig due to the bottles of piss raining down - experts). But we didn't even think about safety really, not that we didn't care, it just wasn't even on the radar. It was before the days of H&S being a major concern at outdoor concerts of any kind, or being at the forefront of anyone's minds really. I'm not making any excuses for what happened, no-one should die because of a music concert, whether watching or playing. But that year was probably a turning point in terms of concert organisation professionalism, and the realisation of the need for it. You can see the different between all the big festivals around that time, Reading, Glastonbury too. There were too many of us there, it was too wet and slippy and muddy, the speakers had collapsed on one side and were held up by a fork lift to my memory. It was a bollocks - BUT, as a 16 yr old seeing all those bands there was simply no understanding of how serious things got. I saw a mate just before Iron Maiden (I had moved way back behind the sound tower and to the right as there was loads of space) and he was white as a sheet and said it was bloody scary. But again, I just stood there sang along and headbanged while he sat on the floor. It was an unforgettable experience for me, and we met a guy on the coach up from Surrey whose parents lived in Castle Donnington, so we slept on their floor (to this day I have no earthly idea what the plan was outside of that) and made us bacon sandwiches in the morning. I get the impression they took in the waifs and strays of Donnington every year! Thanks to Neil Hatfield and his parents!!

[@valeriytsiganou5424]

Вы не были а Тушино уважаемый 1991год 😂

[@entrails_7707]

Was there they were great ..rip the lost

[@derekspitz9225]

Yep, I was there too. Great experience over all. Frightening at times though - being in the middle of 108,000 people in a filed is not a safe place to be. I saw some really horrible things.

[@mortenjensen2963]

Been searching for this for years.. Awesome 🤘🤘🤘

[@thefonzkiss]

Soundboard audio of some of these songs exist on Eddie’s Archive. Can synch those with this footage.

[@craiglewis8981]

I was there too. Best monsters of rock I went to . Huge crowd and fantastic line up. Was 18. I remember getting home and my mum had been worrying as two fans had died. Which I was unaware of at the time.

[@KevinWilliams-bb9lh]

Same here

[@dinoccio]

I was there, 15 yrs old. Was a big Maiden fan...did not even know people lost their lives untill we got told on the bus back...

[@RFRadioUK]

my first ever gig

[@Oldskoolmetalvids]

I was there. Saw them again the week after at the MOR in Bochum, Germany !

[@LEK7686]

Interesting to read the many individuals stories who attended the event back in 1988, and as a 31 year old myself - I thought Sonisphire 2014 was bad for the immense crowd surfing and surges (I also attended Download 2013) when the band first came on stage. RIP to the two who lots their lives during the original event back in 1988.

[@leethomas255]

@Liam, I understand what you mean, I was one of those 16 year olds, first ever festival, went to mainly see Maiden and I have watched many metal festivals over 30 odd years, but nothing beats the 80's festival crowds. Probably because Metal was still quite new in that decade. R.i.p to the two lads that died

[@ktay7382]

Good old days

[@MetalPersonJ]

Beginning of 2 Minutes to Midnight has a cut in the opening.

[@TheClanDad]

I was there. 🤘🏻

[@FranzKVlkBlue]

Tremenda joya de concierto. Gracias loco por compartirlo.

[@HopeMonkey]

First ever Maiden gig in the middle of the 100000 strong crowd, being thrown all the place.. brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂

[@loracle6051]

The climax of the Iron Maiden career, a great show ! Up the Irons !

[@oddball6992]

It was my 19th birthday 🎂 at MOR 88

[@rscott8033]

Was there best festival ever n I'm 51🤘

[@ishaw384]

I was there as a 17 year old,also 51 😭

[@TheSonnyfaiz]

54 year old here best ever day

[@Arek761000]

Two guys died during Guns N Roses set. They trampled by the crowd.

[@perpetualmotion357]

Is this the show Axl got crushed backstage by one of Maidens giant Icecubes? 🧊

[@AcervoRubroNegro]

Wow. I have a different video of this show! same sound but different video. Very strange...

[@cristianb.c.9876]

Lo podrías compartir también👍

[@AcervoRubroNegro]

​@@cristianb.c.9876 No consigo. Lo intenté, pero YT lo bloqueó.

[@cristianb.c.9876]

@@AcervoRubroNegro lo puedes subir como vídeo Privado, y luego me compartes el link 👍

[@AcervoRubroNegro]

@@cristianb.c.9876 bien, lo ho intentado pero como ho dicho YT bloqueó, Mira: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqXad6Sdf8lna6c

[@cristianb.c.9876]

@@AcervoRubroNegro Comparte el archiv en Google Drive, Dropbox o como quieras, yo lo descargo y lo subo a KZbin. Just share the file with me and i will upload it to Youtbe [e-mail]

[@carpenoctem775]

Time stamps please.

[@estanislaocuentasquispe7263]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@cbr9914]

bruce sure struggled on these mid-late 80s tours......out of key, out of breath. still puts on a great show, but his voice was in ruins after the world piece tour.....literally every show from world slavery, somewhere on tour and 7th tour has atrocious vocal performances. blame the band for playing the songs way too fast, management for making him sing sometimes 6 nights in a row and harris for pacing the sets with zero consideration to how the human voice works.

[@rosendoabeijon7498]

It was a 80 mania...playing faster and faster. In the case of Maiden dime tracks lose epicness... Adrian was particularly fed up with that. Fortunately nowadays they play these songs (fear of the dark, 7th son, phamtom of the opera, rime.... Slower so epic comes back

[@josephgrilo3170]

Adrian Smith tocando mais pesado !

[@666cramtheman]

So was i

[@tdunph4250]

The video and audio quality of this is crap...But, it's Maiden so all is forgiven!! UP YER IRONS!!!!

[@zombiemosher1139]

It's not great but I wait on your better video. 😌

[@radeonpernicek]

Bro it's from '88. Did you expect Iphone 12 quality?

[@philjones45]

And Bruce couldn't sing then either. Our long walk back started once they'd started their set. Dreadfully over rated. Police were questioning people as we got off the train in London. They seemed to want to pin the blame on the fans rather than the organisers. I did go again, but only once.

[@Gmanrushfan]

🙄

[@zombiemosher1139]

Ha! Whatever, why the fuck are even watching the video then.

[@gazelliott2414]

best donington ever

[@evil_chuck]

One question, I always had the doubt if the concert had giant screens or were they white cloth that reproduced the image through a video projector? If they were screens, I can imagine how expensive such a festival was.