Steve Harris of Iron Maiden clarifies the band’s involvement in the new documentary

Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris discussed the band’s upcoming feature documentary, “Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition,” during an April 13 appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, as per Blabbermouth. The documentary will only be available in theaters starting on May 7, 2026. When asked why the Maiden narrative should be made into a movie, Harris responded as follows.

Well, in actual fact, it wasn’t us. It’s about us, but not by us. That’s the difference. So it’s a documentary, which they came to us with an idea that they wanted to do, and it changed a little bit from the original idea. They were gonna do it more about the fans, and it still is, to a certain degree. So, yeah, it’s not by us. They wanted to use our artwork and everything, and it seems like as if it’s our documentary. It’s not. I think they really should have put out that it’s a documentary about Iron Maiden, not by Iron Maiden, because it’s not us. We didn’t have that control that we would normally have if we were doing it ourselves, of course.

Yeah, we cooperated with it and we did interviews for it and all that stuff — we did what they wanted us to do — but if we’d have done it, I think we’d have done it in a slightly different way, and I’ll say no more. But I still think the end result is… Well, I’ll say no more because it preempts whatever. I think people should just go and see it and see what they think.

When “Trunk Nation” host Eddie Trunk asked Harris if “Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition” encompasses the band’s whole career, Harris responded as follows.

Yeah, it’s historical stuff. There’s a lot of historical stuff for the first hour, probably, I suppose. So, yeah, I think people have gotta watch it and make their own minds up, really.

Upcoming shows:

MAY

• 23 – Athens, GREECE – OAKA (Anthrax)
• 26 – Sofia, BULGARIA – Vasil Levski Stadium (Anthrax)
• 28 – Bucharest, ROMANIA – Arena Națională (Anthrax)
• 30 – Bratislava, SLOVAKIA – Národný Futbalový Štadión (Anthrax)

JUNE 2026

• 02 – Hannover, GERMANY – Heinz von Heiden Arena (Megadeth)
• 10 – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS – Ziggo Dome (Evergrey)
• 17 – Milan, ITALY – San Siro Stadium (Trivium)
• 22 – Paris, FRANCE – Paris La Défense Arena (Evergrey)
• 28 – Lyon – Décines, FRANCE – Groupama Stadium (Anthrax)
• 29 – Antwerp – BELGIUM – Middenvijver Park (Epica, Testament, Doro, Fleddy Melculy)

JULY 2026

• 07 – Lisbon, PORTUGAL – Estádio da Luz (Anthrax)

August 2026

• 29 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena *

September 2026

• 03 Montréal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau *^
• 05 Harrison, NJ – Sports Illustrated Stadium *^
• 09 Boston, MA – TD Garden *
• 11 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live *
• 12 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion *
• 15 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium *
• 17 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
• 19 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater *
• 22 Chicago, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *
• 25 Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium *^
• 29 San Antonio, TX – Alamodome *^

* Megadeth ^ Anthrax

• Wednesday, November 7, 2026 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena (with Megadeth)
• Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Entertainment Centre (with Megadeth)
• Friday, November 13, 2026 – Melbourne, Australia – AAMI Park (with Megadeth)
• Sunday, November 15, 2026 – Sydney, Australia – Allianz Stadium (with Megadeth)
• Wednesday, November 18, 2026 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre (with Megadeth)