The tour was officially announced with a press release on 15 February 2012, which stated that the shows would be based around the 1989 video of the same name, which bassist Steve Harris later reported would be re-released in the first half of 2013.
On 12 February 2013, the band announced that the original concert footage would be released on DVD, CD and LP under the title Maiden England '88 on 25 March.
It was Iron Maiden's third concert tour to take a retrospective look at a particular period in the group's history, following 2005's Eddie Rips Up the World Tour and 2008–2009's Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, with Dickinson confirming that it would be the band's last to do so in December 2013.

In addition to the 29 dates included in the tour's first press release, the band went on to announce festival appearances at Milwaukee's Summerfest, Cadott's Rock Fest, and Ottawa Bluesfest, as well as a concert in Sacramento, California, and an extra night in Irvine, California.
With 34 dates in its first leg, this was the band's most extensive North American tour in over a decade.
In their list of the Top 200 North American Tours of 2012, Pollstar revealed that, from 30 shows, Iron Maiden sold 285,866 tickets and grossed US$16.1 million.

Following the 2012 tour of the United States and Canada, the tour continued with worldwide shows in 2013, as confirmed in the band's initial announcement.
Speaking to Kerrang!
in August 2012, Steve Harris confirmed that the band still intended to extend the tour into 2013, during which they will "be doing European festivals and all kinds of other stuff."
On 20 September, the band disclosed that they would be performing at Download Festival on 15 June 2013, marking their record-breaking fifth headline appearance at Donington Park 25 years after their first concert at the venue which they headlined in 1988 where Monsters of Rock was originally held.
To commemorate this, their show began with a flypast by a Spitfire TE311 from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aerial display group, which is based at RAF Coningsby.

On 25 September, Iron Maiden became the first rock band to confirm a performance at Stockholm's national stadium, Friends Arena.
The concert sold out in record-breaking time, with Wales Online reporting that 50,000 tickets were sold in 49 minutes.
Following the performance in Stockholm, Aftonbladet reported that hundreds of fans were demanding their money back, citing poor sound quality during the concert.
After a complaint was filed with the Swedish National Board for Consumer Complaints, Live Nation, the concert's promoter, conducted an investigation and decided not to offer a refund, arguing that "sound experience during a concert is [a] subjective judgement".
A local sound engineer, Linnéa Carell, commented that Friends Arena is extremely unsuitable for concerts, as the stadium's design causes the sound to echo badly.

From October 2012 to March 2013, the band revealed dates in Paris, Germany, Malmö, Sweden, Amsterdam, Zurich, Poland, Russia, Lisbon, Helsinki, Prague, Zagreb, Bilbao, Bucharest, and Istanbul.
During the group's appearance at Donington, Dickinson announced that the 2013 European leg would conclude with a concert in London, although an additional performance was confirmed after the initial show sold out in 12 minutes.
As previously stated by Harris, the band also headlined several European festivals, with appearances made at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, Seerock festival in Graz, Austria, Topfest in Piešťany, Slovakia, and  Sonisphere Festival shows in Amnéville, France, Milan, Madrid and Barcelona.

On 16 October 2012, Iron Maiden revealed that, following the 2013 European leg, they would take the Maiden England World Tour to South America with a performance at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Further South American dates in Buenos Aires, Santiago, São Paulo, Curitiba and Asunción, which marked their debut appearance in Paraguay, were announced in April.
The São Paulo show, originally slated to take place at the Jockey Club, had to be
The tour was officially announced with a press release on 15 February 2012, which stated that the shows would be based around the 1989 video of the same name, which bassist Steve Harris later reported would be re-released in the first half of 2013. On 12 February 2013, the band announced that the original concert footage would be released on DVD, CD and LP under the title Maiden England '88 on 25 March. It was Iron Maiden's third concert tour to take a retrospective look at a particular period in the group's history, following 2005's Eddie Rips Up the World Tour and 2008–2009's Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, with Dickinson confirming that it would be the band's last to do so in December 2013.
In addition to the 29 dates included in the tour's first press release, the band went on to announce festival appearances at Milwaukee's Summerfest, Cadott's Rock Fest, and Ottawa Bluesfest, as well as a concert in Sacramento, California, and an extra night in Irvine, California. With 34 dates in its first leg, this was the band's most extensive North American tour in over a decade. In their list of the Top 200 North American Tours of 2012, Pollstar revealed that, from 30 shows, Iron Maiden sold 285,866 tickets and grossed US$16.1 million.
Following the 2012 tour of the United States and Canada, the tour continued with worldwide shows in 2013, as confirmed in the band's initial announcement. Speaking to Kerrang! in August 2012, Steve Harris confirmed that the band still intended to extend the tour into 2013, during which they will "be doing European festivals and all kinds of other stuff." On 20 September, the band disclosed that they would be performing at Download Festival on 15 June 2013, marking their record-breaking fifth headline appearance at Donington Park 25 years after their first concert at the venue which they headlined in 1988 where Monsters of Rock was originally held. To commemorate this, their show began with a flypast by a Spitfire TE311 from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight aerial display group, which is based at RAF Coningsby.
On 25 September, Iron Maiden became the first rock band to confirm a performance at Stockholm's national stadium, Friends Arena. The concert sold out in record-breaking time, with Wales Online reporting that 50,000 tickets were sold in 49 minutes. Following the performance in Stockholm, Aftonbladet reported that hundreds of fans were demanding their money back, citing poor sound quality during the concert. After a complaint was filed with the Swedish National Board for Consumer Complaints, Live Nation, the concert's promoter, conducted an investigation and decided not to offer a refund, arguing that "sound experience during a concert is [a] subjective judgement". A local sound engineer, Linnéa Carell, commented that Friends Arena is extremely unsuitable for concerts, as the stadium's design causes the sound to echo badly.
From October 2012 to March 2013, the band revealed dates in Paris, Germany, Malmö, Sweden, Amsterdam, Zurich, Poland, Russia, Lisbon, Helsinki, Prague, Zagreb, Bilbao, Bucharest, and Istanbul. During the group's appearance at Donington, Dickinson announced that the 2013 European leg would conclude with a concert in London, although an additional performance was confirmed after the initial show sold out in 12 minutes. As previously stated by Harris, the band also headlined several European festivals, with appearances made at Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, Seerock festival in Graz, Austria, Topfest in Piešťany, Slovakia, and  Sonisphere Festival shows in Amnéville, France, Milan, Madrid and Barcelona.
On 16 October 2012, Iron Maiden revealed that, following the 2013 European leg, they would take the Maiden England World Tour to South America with a performance at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Further South American dates in Buenos Aires, Santiago, São Paulo, Curitiba and Asunción, which marked their debut appearance in Paraguay, were announced in April. The São Paulo show, originally slated to take place at the Jockey Club, had to be 
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