The Holy Smokers (Iron Maiden secret gig TV special) 

I was at this gig, met janick after the gig

Oh my..Bruce totally sounds awesome in this performance..mindblowing!

its amazing the energy Iron Maiden puts into every gig and its cool that they havent forgotten how to have fun its what makes them unique. UP THE IRONS!

thanks very much for this gem

Wow - I went to this gig (at the Pitz in Milton Keynes) but had no idea there was any footage of it. Still got a Holy Smokers t-shirt they did for the gig. I also managed to see another Maiden warm up gig, the one they did as Charlotte and The Harlots in 1988 for Donnington at Queen Mary College in London. It was easy enough to get into both gigs in those pre-internet days - you'd spot a small advert in Kerrang in the Maiden typeface and physically turn up at the venue to buy a ticket

Great video!!

jan and dave were so cute... and nicko's glasses, lol

I saw them at the old victoria hall in Stoke on Trent, it was a tiny theatre, I think it held a maximum of 500 , amazing gigs .

i ve got the bootleg of this gig, superb gig, very energic as usual

great vid!

Janick's t-shirt is so cool Up the Holy smokeeers!!!

HOLY SMOKERS! amen

Another rare maiden video. thanks man and daves playing a jackson, thought i'd never see the day.

wow!i have never heard the second song. thanx for the video.

UP THE IRONS FROM THE PHILIPPINES!! fan since the seventh son era 1987

Public Enema Number One = One o the best from NPFTD. They should include this song on their set list again!!!!

Iron Maiden The best group ever!!!

i think it’s a pretty sad news that this band doesn’t perform anymore

Cool to see this. I met Steve after this show - what a dude!

this was in 1990 so the bands been around for quite a while when this was filmed. They were famous during this, they just changes the name of the band for this "Secret-gig" so that they wouldent attract alot of attention.

true, love that song.

GOD why was i born in 93 UP THE HOLY SMOKERS

Maiden is for the masses, but not for the mass media, UP THE IRONS!!

those were the days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was classic! I loved seeing then before they reached their heights of stardom. Very raw and sexy, too!

Good Times

They've got a few of those by now.

maiden is the fucking best band ever

AAAYYYEEENNN MEEYDIIIN !!!

sem palavras ,a melhor banda do mundo

Awww STEVE AL FINAL!!! DIOSSS TE AMO

By the outside of the venue at 0:03 id say this was at The Pitz in Milton Keynes.

ha ha pork chop!!

and the name Holysmokers came from their song from No Prayer For The dying album

blaze era was pretty damn good...

Oh yes, I remember that, I hardly think it's still bothering him after all these years. I hope it's not a permanant injury. I personally think he's adjusted his singing like Geddy Lee did because of the long tours. Geddy Lee says he sings more, rather then screams more like the early days.

Holy fuck men, Harris in the Last part..

Anyone ever notice how Bruce and Steve fight for the center stage? You can see what lead up to them fighting and Bruce leading... thought it was interesting

@jmiller09brophy There´s a forum over the net called Metal Bootlegs Iron Maiden there you can find any bootleg available from iron maiden.

sounds better than ever as a live band, yes?

has relation whit teh song holy smoke from their album no prayer for the dying! cheers

that footage is taken from a Metal Hammer video .. that i still have somewhere

I think it have something to do to their incredible song "Holy Smoke"

he played a Jackson for all of the '90s...

Milton's My Name

@ricardoleony and where might one find this bootleg?

Does anyone know what accident some people here are referring to? It seems it was quite a while ago and I'm not sure it still affects him.

thiz iz wrathdhild

PVP SAAAAAN!

Why has Bruce got a cockney accent, he's a public schoolboy from Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Classic singer though!

awesome, hey im new to Maiden can some one tell me what is The Holy Smokers ?

maiden on the other hand....

Bruce Dickinson don't blink

are those ladies glasses?

no entendi

Why is this in black and white - it was shot in 1990? It doesn't bother me, I'm just curious.

blaze era was good (the albums i mean)... maiden live with blaze... well... see for yourself haha

IS SECRET ?

I know his name is Janick, but I liked it pronounced with a "J" sound rather than a "Y" sound :P is he part spanish or something?

Bruce's voice is fine now, he sings more then ever, and he paces his voice for an entire tour and not just one show. If you blow your voice in 3 shows, you can't sing and you'll lose days on your tour. does that sound smart to you? Bruce knows about singing, you don't

he is danish

What accident to Bruce are you refering to, or are you just making up stuff. Tell me what happen to Bruce.

They did a secret gig i think before they started their No Prayer On The Tour To practice a bit on stage with their new then guitarist Janick Gers

m.m

@jimmywires500 dont ferget bout Ronnie James DIo

pvp saaaaaaaaaaaaan

sorry it meant to be a thumb up...i hit down by accident

@dred000 Both great bands but for me, Metallica wins

well not persay theyre good but not the best because if they where the best and constant on mtv we wouldnt get the chance to see anything else but maiden wich isnt really the best.

no! metallica sound wank these days, as a live band they sounded best from around 1988-1992.

Metallica doesn't sound at all now. Maiden is the greatest live band on earth.