Last week, the metal icons topped music industry magazine Billboard's Hot Tours list, ahead of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber, with $19 million (US$) in box office revenue reported from the European trek.

Iron Maiden wrap up their European dates with two homecoming shows at the O2 Arena in London early next month. Following the O2, the band will take a short break before playing North America, then Latin American stadiums and the Rock In Rio festival in September, and will finish the tour off with a return to the Estadio Nacional in Chile on October 2.