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==Background==
The first leg of the tour was announced alongside the album title on 4 March, to include North American and European dates.<ref name="iron maiden">{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-announces-the-final-frontier-north-american-tour-with-dream-theater/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden announce new studio album ''The Final Frontier'' and North American Tour | datedata = 4 March 2010 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 February 2012 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> The full track listing and artwork was unveiled on 8 June, along with a free download of the song ''[[El Dorado (Iron Maiden song)|El Dorado]]'', confirmed as the only song from ''[[The Final Frontier]]'' to be played on the 2010 tour.<ref name="maiden 7 June announcement">{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-the-final-frontier-details-revealed/ | titletytuł = Maiden confirm release date, 'El Dorado' and artwork | lastnazwisko = Bezer | firstimię = Terry | accessdatedata dostępu = 7 March 2011 | datedata = 8 June 2010 | workpraca=[[Metal Hammer]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191004/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-the-final-frontier-details-revealed/|archivedate=29 October 2013}}</ref> In their list of the Top 50 North American Tours of 2012, [[Pollstar]] reported that, from 23 shows, the band grossed US$14.6 million from 274,289 ticket sales.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=2010 Year End Top 50 North American Tours|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop50NorthAmericanTours.pdf|publisheropublikowany=[[Pollstar]]|accessdatedata dostępu=22 June 2013}}</ref>
On 5 August 2010, Iron Maiden began releasing dates for the 2011 tour with a series of shows in Australia, incorporating several [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave festival]] appearances and two arena shows.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/it-s-official-iron-maiden-to-headline-australia-s-soundwave-festival/ | titletytuł = Maiden return to Australia | datedata = 5 August 2010 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 February 2012 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> This was followed by the announcement of a string of Scandinavian dates on 21 September, including shows in Oslo, Gothenburg, Helsinki, and the [[Roskilde Festival]] in Denmark.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-2011-nordic-dates-announced/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden Return to the Nordics in Summer 2011! | datedata = 21 September 2010 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 February 2012 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
On 2 November, the band announced a total of 29 additional performances over 66 days, starting in Moscow on 11 February 2011, and continuing through Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, South America, Florida and encompassing the previously announced Australian dates. The band also confirmed that they would again be using the converted Boeing 757, dubbed "Ed Force One", as on the [[Somewhere Back in Time World Tour]] and that the setlist would be modified to include more material from the new album as well as older songs.<ref name="66 days">{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-around-the-world-in-66-days/|titletytuł=Iron Maiden: Around The World In 66 Days|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|datedata=2 November 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=2 November 2010}}</ref> It was during this leg of the tour that the band's 2012 live album and video, ''[[En Vivo! (Iron Maiden album)|En Vivo!]]'', was recorded,<ref name= "blabbermouth"/> with concert footage shot in Buenos Aires and Santiago.<ref name="DVD announcement">{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.bravewords.com/news/161485 | titletytuł = Iron Maiden Set Release Date For From Fear To Eternity | accessdatedata dostępu = 19 January 2012 | datedata = 6 May 2011 | workpraca=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]] }}</ref>
A ten date United Kingdom leg was announced on 11 November for July and August 2011,<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-2011-uk-tour-announced/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden 2011 UK Arena Tour Announced | lastnazwisko = Bezer | firstimię = Terry | datedata = 11 November 2010 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 February 2012 | workpraca=[[Metal Hammer]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724141215/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-2011-uk-tour-announced/|archivedate=24 July 2013}}</ref> with an additional show in London confirmed to be the last of the tour.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-to-end-the-final-frontier-world-tour-in-london/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden Announce Another Show At The O2 Arena, London | datedata = 20 November 2010 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 February 2012 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> On 18 November, the band continued releasing European dates with eight additional shows in Continental Europe, encompassing Germany, The Netherlands and France<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-announce-euro-dates/|titletytuł=Iron Maiden Announce More European Dates Including An Arena Tour in Germany!|lastnazwisko=Bezer|firstimię=Terry|workpraca=[[Metal Hammer]]|datedata=18 November 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=18 November 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724115334/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-announce-euro-dates/|archivedate=24 July 2013}}</ref> (with an extra French date announced on 30 November).<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.ironmaiden.com/2nd-paris-show-added.html|titletytuł=2nd Paris Show Added|publisheropublikowany=Iron Maiden official website|datedata=30 November 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=30 November 2010}}</ref> This was followed by the announcement of headline performances at [[Rock Werchter]] in Belgium on 30 November<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-confirmed-for-belgium-s-rock-werchter-festival/|titletytuł=Iron Maiden to Headline Rock Werchter, Belgium|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|datedata=30 November 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=30 November 2010}}</ref> and [[Nova Rock Festival]] in Austria on 10 December.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-in-flames-confirmed-for-austria-s-nova-rock-festival/|titletytuł=Iron Maiden to Headline Nova Rock Festival, Austria|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|datedata=10 December 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=10 December 2010}}</ref>
The 2011 tour would also see Iron Maiden undertaking several headline performances at the [[Sonisphere Festival]]s, confirming Warsaw (on 14 December),<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-to-headline-poland-s-sonisphere-slipknot-and-mot-rhead-also-rumored/|titletytuł=Iron Maiden to Headline Sonisphere Festival in Poland|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|datedata=14 December 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=17 December 2010}}</ref> Madrid (on 17 December),<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-to-headline-spain-s-sonisphere-festival/|titletytuł=Iron Maiden to Headline Sonisphere Festival in Spain|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|datedata=17 December 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=17 December 2010}}</ref> Basel (on 20 December),<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Alice Cooper Confirmed For Switzerland's Sonisphere Festival – 20 December 2010|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-slipknot-alice-cooper-confirmed-for-switzerland-s-sonisphere-festival/|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdatedata dostępu=20 December 2010|datedata=20 December 2010}}</ref> Imola (on 2 February),<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-linkin-park-to-headline-italy-s-sonisphere-festival/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden announce Sonisphere Italy | accessdatedata dostępu = 10 March 2011 | datedata = 2 February 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> Czech Republic (on 8 February),<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-korn-cavalera-conspiracy-mastodon-confirmed-for-czech-republic-s-sonisphere/ | titletytuł=Iron Maiden to Headline Sonisphere Festival Czech Republic | accessdatedata dostępu=9 February 2011 | datedata=8 February 2011 | publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> Athens (on 24 February),<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-slipknot-mastodon-gojira-confirmed-for-greece-s-sonisphere/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden announce Sonisphere Greece | accessdatedata dostępu = 10 March 2011 | datedata = 24 February 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> Sofia (on 10 March)<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-to-headline-bulgaria-s-sonisphere/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden announce Sonisphere Bulgaria | accessdatedata dostępu = 10 March 2011 | datedata = 10 March 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> and Istanbul (on 2 April).<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-to-headline-turkey-s-sonisphere/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden announce Sonisphere Turkey | accessdatedata dostępu = 3 April 2011 | datedata = 3 April 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
Overall, three dates were cancelled while one was postponed. Due to the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] on 11 March, both Japanese shows were cancelled.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-s-japanese-shows-canceled/ | titletytuł = Tokyo Cancellation and Band message | accessdatedata dostępu = 11 March 2011 | datedata = 11 March 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref><ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url =http://www.saitama-arena.co.jp/?s=iron+maiden&x=-902&y=-67#header | titletytuł = ＜3月12日・13日は中止が決定しました＞ IRON MAIDEN THE FINAL FRONTIER WORLD TOUR 2011 | accessdatedata dostępu = 12 March 2011 | datedata = 12 March 2011 | languagejęzyk = Japanese|publisheropublikowany=[[Saitama Super Arena]]}}</ref> The concert in Rio de Janeiro was postponed till the following night after the front [[crowd control barrier]] collapsed during the opening song.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://musica.terra.com.br/noticias/0,,OI5031874-EI1267,00-Alambrado+cai+e+show+do+Iron+Maiden+e+cancelado+no+Rio.html | titletytuł = Diversão » Diversão Alambrado cai e show do Iron Maiden no Rio é adiado | accessdatedata dostępu = 28 March 2011 | datedata = 27 March 2011 | languagejęzyk = Portuguese|publisheropublikowany=[[Terra Networks]]}}</ref><ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/barrier-collapses-at-iron-maiden-show-in-rio-de-janeiro/ | titletytuł = Barrier Collapses At Iron Maiden Show In Rio de Janeiro | lastnazwisko = Bezer | firstimię = Terry | datedata = 29 March 2011 | accessdatedata dostępu = 26 February 2012 | workpraca=[[Metal Hammer]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724043953/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/barrier-collapses-at-iron-maiden-show-in-rio-de-janeiro/|archivedate=24 July 2013}}</ref> On 14 June, it was announced that Sonisphere Bulgaria, due to take place in Sofia, was officially cancelled.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/bulgarian-edition-of-sonisphere-officially-canceled | titletytuł = Bulgarian Edition of Sonisphere Officially Cancelled. | accessdatedata dostępu = 14 June 2011 | datedata = 14 June 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref> A statement published on the Iron Maiden official website claimed that this was due to "logistical problems".<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.ironmaiden.com/press-release-from-sonisphere-festivals---bulgarian-festival-cancelled.html | titletytuł = Statement from Sonisphere Festivals|publisheropublikowany=Iron Maiden Official Website| accessdatedata dostępu = 14 June 2011 | datedata = 14 June 2011}}</ref>
In their list of the Top 25 Worldwide Tours of 2011, Pollstar reported that, from 46 concerts, Iron Maiden sold 718,313 tickets and grossed $53.5 million.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=2011 Year End Top 25 Worldwide Tours|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/charts/2011YearEndTop25WorldwideTours.pdf|publisheropublikowany=[[Pollstar]]|accessdatedata dostępu=22 June 2013}}</ref> The tour's overall attendance was estimated at over 2 million with 98 shows in 36 countries encompassing 5 continents.<ref name= "blabbermouth"/>
==Opening bands==
*[[Dream Theater]] on all North American dates except Winnipeg.<ref name="iron maiden"/>
*Automan in Winnipeg.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=Automan To Open Up For Iron Maiden In Winnipeg|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/134374|workpraca=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|accessdatedata dostępu=27 November 2012|datedata=12 March 2010}}</ref>
*[[Heaven & Hell (band)|Heaven & Hell]] were scheduled to support in both Bergen, Norway<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/heaven-hell-to-support-iron-maiden-in-bergen/ |titletytuł=Heaven & Hell to Support Maiden in Norway |publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |datedata=25 February 2010 |accessdatedata dostępu=9 November 2010}}</ref> and Dublin, Ireland,<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-dublin-date-announce/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden confirm Dublin, Ireland concert | lastnazwisko = Bezer | firstimię = Terry | datedata = 13 April 2010 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 February 2012 | workpraca=[[Metal Hammer]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406210714/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-dublin-date-announce/|archivedate=6 April 2013}}</ref> but due to [[Ronnie James Dio]]'s ongoing battle with cancer, all of the band's summer concerts were cancelled on 4 May.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/heaven-hell-all-summer-shows-cancelled/|titletytuł=Heaven & Hell: All Summer Shows Cancelled|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|datedata=4 May 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=5 May 2010}}</ref> Dio later died on 16 May 2010.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|lastnazwisko=Bezer|firstimię=Terry|titletytuł=R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio 1942 – 2010|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/r-i-p-ronnie-james-dio-1942-2010/|workpraca=[[Metal Hammer]]|accessdatedata dostępu=27 November 2012|datedata=16 May 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405204301/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/r-i-p-ronnie-james-dio-1942-2010/|archivedate=5 April 2013}}</ref>
*[[Dark Tranquillity]] were announced as the Bergen replacement.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dark-tranquillity-to-support-iron-maiden-in-bergen/|titletytuł=Dark Tranquillity To Support Iron Maiden In Bergen|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|datedata=25 July 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=29 July 2010}}</ref>
*[[Sweet Savage]] were announced as the Dublin replacement.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=Sweet Savage will play for the first time in Bulgaria|url=http://www.becbg.com/en/news/news-details.php?id=8|publisheropublikowany=Balkan Entertainment Company|accessdatedata dostępu=27 November 2012|datedata=26 March 2012|quotecytat=In Dublin they play with Iron Maiden}}</ref>
*Cargo in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.<ref>{{citecytuj newsstronę | url = http://www.ziuadecj.ro/eveniment/rock-cargo-deschide-concertul-iron-maiden-de-la-cluj--4869.html | titletytuł = Cargo open iron Maiden concert in Cluj | accessdatedata dostępu = 26 April 2011 | datedata = 18 May 2010 | workpraca = [[Ziua|Ziua de Cluj]] | languagejęzyk = Romanian}}</ref>
*[[Labyrinth (band)|Labyrinth]] in Codroipo, Italy.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=Iron Maiden sold out the only Italian date of "The Final Frontier World Tour"|url=http://www.rockon.it/4695/concerti/prossimi-concerti/iron-maiden-sold-out-lunica-data-italiana-di-the-final-frontier-world-tour/|publisheropublikowany=Rockon.it|accessdatedata dostępu=1 September 2010|languagejęzyk=Italian|datedata=16 August 2010}}</ref>
*[[Edguy]] in Valencia.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.rafabasa.com/2010/07/23/edguy-seran-los-teloneros-de-iron-maiden-en-valencia/|titletytuł=Edguy serán los teloneros de Iron Maiden en Valencia|publisheropublikowany=Rafabasa|datedata=23 July 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=9 August 2010|languagejęzyk=es}}</ref>
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===2011===
*[[Rise to Remain]] in Russia, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, the Australian stadia, Germany, The Netherlands, France and were due to support in Japan.<ref name="2011 tour archive">{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=The Final Frontier World Tour – 2011|url=http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=15|publisheropublikowany=Iron Maiden official website|accessdatedata dostępu=14 December 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5uxQE15GF|archivedate=13 December 2010}}</ref>
*[[Bullet for My Valentine]] were due to support in Japan.<ref name="2011 tour archive"/>
*[[Maligno]] in Mexico.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/maligno-to-support-iron-maiden-in-mexico/ | titletytuł = Maligno to support Iron Maiden in Mexico | accessdatedata dostępu = 25 March 2011 | datedata = 15 March 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
*Potestad in Bogotá.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=Iron Maiden Live in Colombia review|url=http://www.metaltraveller.com/en/gigs/iron_maiden/bogota_2011.html|publisheropublikowany=metaltraveller.com|accessdatedata dostępu=24 March 2010|datedata=21 March 2011}}</ref>
*[[List of Latin American rock musicians|Contracorriente]] in Lima.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.dargedik.com/2011/03/contracorriente-abrira-concierto-de.html | titletytuł = Contracorriente abrira concierto de Iron Maiden en Lima | publisheropublikowany = Dargedik.com | accessdatedata dostępu = 25 March 2011 | datedata = 8 March 2011 | languagejęzyk = Spanish}}</ref>
*[[Cavalera Conspiracy]] in São Paulo.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.cavaleraconspiracy.com/board_posts/mighty-gets-mightier | titletytuł = Cavalera Conspiracy to support Iron Maiden in Brazil | publisheropublikowany = Cavaleraconspiracy.com | accessdatedata dostępu = 25 March 2011 | datedata = 16 February 2011}}</ref>
*[[Shadowside]] in Rio de Janeiro- performed show on 27 March, but not the rescheduled show on 28 March.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=66681 | titletytuł = Shadowside Comment on Iron Maiden show | publisheropublikowany = Metal Underground | accessdatedata dostępu = 29 March 2011 | datedata = 28 March 2011}}</ref>
*[[Khallice]] in Brasília.<ref name="Brazil support bands">{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.rockemgeral.com.br/2011/03/26/iron-maiden-comeca-hoje-turne-de-seis-datas-pelo-brasil/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden começa hoje giro de seis datas pelo Brasil | publisheropublikowany = Rock Em Geral | accessdatedata dostępu = 29 March 2011 | datedata = 26 March 2011 | languagejęzyk = Portuguese}}</ref>
*[[:pt:Stress (banda)|Stress]] in Belém.<ref name="Brazil support bands" />
*Terra Prima in Recife.<ref name="Brazil support bands" />
*Motorocker in Curitiba.<ref name="Brazil support bands" />
*[[Kamelot]] in Buenos Aires.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=Kamelot To Support Iron Maiden In Argentina|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kamelot-to-support-iron-maiden-in-argentina/|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdatedata dostępu=14 December 2010|datedata=12 December 2010}}</ref>
*[[Adrián Barilari|Barilari]] in Buenos Aires.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|titletytuł=Iron Maiden hizo explotar Vélez|url=http://elsolonline.com/noticias/view/94212/iron-maiden-hizo-explotar-velez-|publisheropublikowany=El Sol Online|accessdatedata dostępu=27 November 2012|languagejęzyk=Spanish|datedata=11 April 2011}}</ref>
*[[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] in Santiago.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=63691 | titletytuł=Exodus Guitarist Comments On Opening For Iron Maiden | accessdatedata dostępu=4 February 2011 | datedata=3 January 2011 | publisheropublikowany=Metal Underground}}</ref>
*[[Black Tide]] in Florida.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/black-tide-to-open-for-iron-maiden/ | titletytuł=Black Tide To Open For Iron Maiden | accessdatedata dostępu=4 February 2011 | datedata=3 February 2011 | publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
*[[Sabaton (band)|Sabaton]] in Gothenburg.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/news/details/326694.sabaton-to-support-iron-maiden.html | titletytuł = Sabaton – to support Iron Maiden! | accessdatedata dostępu = 3 September 2012 | datedata = 4 April 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Nuclear Blast]]}}</ref>
*[[Graveyard (band)|Graveyard]] in Gothenburg.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.nuclearblast.de/fr/label/music/news/details/329658.graveyard-album-preview-online-chart-einst.html | titletytuł = Graveyard album and Iron Maiden support slot | datedata = 5 April 2011 | accessdatedata dostępu = 7 April 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Nuclear Blast]]}}</ref>
*[[Alice Cooper]] in Finland and Norway.<ref name="2011 tour archive"/>
*LowRiderZ in Saint Petersburg.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.spbckk.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=184&catid=28&Itemid=37 | titletytuł = 2011 год. Концерт Iron Maiden | accessdatedata dostępu = 12 July 2011 | publisheropublikowany = [[Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex]] | languagejęzyk = Russian}}</ref>
*Mindlock in Faro.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.motoclubefaro.pt/Actividades/Saloes/Bilbao/_Imprensa_Bilbao/Home_UK/body_home_uk.html| publisheropublikowany = Motoclube de Faro |titletytuł= Meeting program | datedata = 14 July 2011 }}</ref>
*[[Airbourne (band)|Airbourne]] in the United Kingdom, excluding Belfast and London.<ref name="UK support">{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-uk-supports-revealed/ | titletytuł = Special Guests announced for 'The Final Frontier World Tour' UK Dates | lastnazwisko = Bezer | firstimię = Terry | datedata = 18 February 2011 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 February 2012 | workpraca=[[Metal Hammer]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407032314/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-uk-supports-revealed/|archivedate=7 April 2013}}</ref>
*[[Dragonforce]] in Belfast and London (5 August).<ref name="UK support"/>
*[[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] in London (6 August).<ref name="UK support"/>
Regarding the stage production, [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]] remarked on 7 June 2010:<ref name="maiden 7 June announcement"/>
''<blockquote>"We’re hugely excited about this tour. I think the fans will really like the brand new stage production and lights... [[Eddie the Head|Eddie]] has changed a bit for this tour but is possibly the most outrageous one to date... I can’t say too much about him as don’t want to spoil the surprise but I guarantee he will scare the hell out of you!"</blockquote>''
Throughout the tour, the stage was decorated in a futuristic manner befitting ''[[The Final Frontier]]''. Two large antennae adorned the back corners, both topped by lights. The long-used wraparound set, surrounding the band and providing a runway for [[Bruce Dickinson]] complete with two podiums, was decorated to look like a space ship with the monitors painted to match and featuring the new "Cross-keys" symbol.<ref>{{citecytuj newsstronę | url = http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/205080/Gig-Review-Iron-Maiden-O2-Arena-London/ | titletytuł = Gig Review – Iron Maiden O2 Arena, London | lastnazwisko = Dawson | firstimię = Kim | datedata = 8 August 2011 | accessdatedata dostępu = 30 August 2011 | workpraca = [[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]] | quotecytat = The sci-fi themed show, with space station, revolving planets and a deep space backdrop, also showed they’ve not lost a taste for the spectacular.}}</ref> "S-15" appeared multiple times on the set, a reference to "[[Satellite 15... The Final Frontier]]", along with a succession of dots and lines at the back, spelling out "Eddie Lives" in [[morse code]]. The entrances to the stage were covered by two curtains painted as doors, and the stage floor was decorated to look like the rocky surface of a planet (changed to a metallic pattern in 2011). As with previous tours, [[Nicko McBrain]]'s drumkit featured a [[Sooty]] puppet, this time dressed in a spacesuit.<ref name= "Guardian 2011">{{citecytuj newsstronę | url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/25/iron-maiden-review | titletytuł = Iron Maiden – review Sheffield Arena | accessdatedata dostępu = 30 August 2011 | quotecytat = "On drums ... Sooty", yells Dickinson. And sure enough, perched on Nicko McBrain's drum kit, there's a tiny bear. | location=London | workpraca=[[The Guardian]] | firstimię=Dave | lastnazwisko=Simpson | datedata=26 July 2011}}</ref>
The walk-on [[Eddie the Head|Eddie]], a regular fixture of the band's tours, appeared in his new incarnation as an [[Extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]]. Complete with an "Ed-cam" (a [[Point of view shot|point of view]] camera which fed directly to the projector screens), the new Eddie was smaller than those of previous tours, and was the first to appear with a guitar on stage. Eddie broke his guitar in Valencia, the last date of the 2010 tour, during the song "Iron Maiden", although it was replaced in 2011.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.metaltraveller.com/en/gigs/iron_maiden/valencia_2010.html |titletytuł=Iron Maiden Auditorio Marina Sur – Valencia, Spain | publisheropublikowany = Metaltraveller.com}}</ref> In São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Santiago and throughout the second European leg a giant Eddie was used during "Iron Maiden", appearing at the back of the set with flashing eyes and hands gripping either side of the rear walkway (the walk-on Eddie, from that point, being used during "[[The Evil That Men Do (song)|The Evil That Men Do]]").<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.thegigreview.co.uk/gigs/iron-maiden-the-final-frontier-world-tour-2011/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier World Tour 2011: Nottingham Arena 27 July 2011 | lastnazwisko = Jarvis | firstimię = Claudette | accessdatedata dostępu = 30 August 2011 | datedata = 29 July 2011 | publisheropublikowany = Thgigreview.co.uk | quotecytat = He did make another theatrical appearance as a giant Eddie head rising up from behind the stage creating the most spectacular backdrop.}}</ref>
The 2011 leg of the tour also saw Bruce Dickinson using a [[mic stand]] on stage for the first time since [[The Ed Hunter Tour]] of 1999.
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The band stated that the 2011 setlist would feature more of their earlier material, as well as additional songs from ''[[The Final Frontier]]''.<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2010/11/iron_maiden_announce_huge_uk_t.html|titletytuł=Iron Maiden announce huge UK tour|workpraca=[[Kerrang!]]|datedata=11 November 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=9 December 2010}}</ref> In an interview, Bruce Dickinson said the band would not play the entire album like they did with its predecessor on the first part of the [[A Matter of Life and Death Tour]].<ref>{{citecytuj journalpismo|titletytuł=Bruce Dickinson interview|journalczasopismo=Rock Hard France|languagejęzyk=French|issuewydanie=45|datedata=June 2010}}</ref>
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==Live release==
Band manager [[Rod Smallwood]] commented in a press release for the compilation album ''[[From Fear to Eternity (album)|From Fear to Eternity]]'' that the shows in Argentina and Chile would be recorded for a live DVD, slated for release in late 2011.<ref name="DVD announcement"/> On 17 January, a 2-disc DVD, CD and Blu-ray entitled ''[[En Vivo! (Iron Maiden album)|En Vivo!]]'', filmed at the band's Santiago show at Estadio Nacional, was confirmed for a worldwide release on 26 March. The DVD and Blu-ray also featured an 88-minute documentary, ''Behind the Beast'', and the music video for "Satellite 15...The Final Frontier" and its "Making Of" video.<ref name= "blabbermouth">{{citecytuj webstronę | url = http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/iron-maiden-to-release-en-vivo-concert-blu-ray-two-dvd-set-and-double-soundtrack-album/ | titletytuł = Iron Maiden To Release ''En Vivo!'' Concert Blu-Ray, Two-DVD Set And Double Soundtrack Album | datedata = 17 January 2012 | accessdatedata dostępu = 17 January 2012|publisheropublikowany=[[Blabbermouth.net]]}}</ref>
==Reception==
The tour received positive reviews in print media, heralded as "out of this world" by the ''[[News of the World]]'',<ref>{{citecytuj newsstronę|url=http://www.ironmaiden.com/oldimages/uknewsoftheworldjun27_500.jpg|titletytuł=Maiden heaven|workpraca=[[News of the World]]|lastnazwisko=Brooks|firstimię=Nadia|datedata=25 June 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=1 May 2013}}</ref> while ''[[The Independent]]'' deemed it "a blinding show, a brilliant fusion of high camp and proper heaviness."<ref name= "independent">{{citecytuj newsstronę | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/iron-maiden-o2-arena-london-2339612.html | titletytuł = Iron Maiden, O2 Arena, London | workpraca = [[The Independent]] | accessdatedata dostępu = 2 September 2011 | location=London | firstimię=Tom | lastnazwisko=Mendelsohn | datedata=18 August 2011}}</ref> ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' awarded the band full marks, stating that it was "exactly the energetic show that has made Maiden the most loved metal band ever."<ref name= "MH 2011 O2">{{citecytuj journalpismo | titletytuł = Iron Maiden: O2 Arena London | journalczasopismo = [[Metal Hammer]] | datedata = September 2011 | issuewydanie = 222 | pagesstrony = 104–5| id =}}</ref> ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' were also positive, commenting that the band are "perennially preposterous but undeniably exciting, they appeal to the geeky fanboy inside all of us – regardless of age, sex or nationality."<ref>{{citecytuj journalpismo | titletytuł = Iron Maiden: Glasgow SECC | journalczasopismo = [[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] | datedata = September 2011 | issuewydanie = 162 | pagesstrony = 109| id =}}</ref>
The band members' respective prowess was the subject of much praise, with ''Metal Hammer'' saying that "everyone was in top form"<ref name="Iron Maiden Live Review – Final Frontier Tour Denver, USA + Pics!"/> and the ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'' commenting that "It's hard to believe that Maiden could have been any more energetic when they were at their peak in the early '80s; truly the metal gods have gifted these six with powers beyond that of mere mortals."<ref name="Concert Review: Iron Maiden">{{citecytuj newsstronę | url = http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Concert+review+Iron+Maiden/3208228/story.html | titletytuł = Concert review: Iron Maiden | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 November 2011 | datedata = 28 June 2010 | workpraca = [[Edmonton Journal]] | lastnazwisko = Murray | firstimię = Tom | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100630085905/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Concert+review+Iron+Maiden/3208228/story.html | archivedate = 30 June 2010}}</ref> [[Bruce Dickinson]] in particular was referred to regularly as "the envy of a man half his age".<ref name="Iron Maiden Live Review – Final Frontier Tour Denver, USA + Pics!">{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-live-review-final-frontier-tour-denver-usa-pics/|titletytuł=Iron Maiden Live Review – Final Frontier Tour Denver, USA + Pics!|lastnazwisko=Gill|firstimię=James|workpraca=[[Metal Hammer]]|datedata=30 June 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=10 July 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723071524/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/iron-maiden-live-review-final-frontier-tour-denver-usa-pics/|archivedate=23 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Review: Iron Maiden still mandatory">{{citecytuj newsstronę | url = http://www.theprovince.com/mobile/news/top-stories/Review+Iron+Maiden+still+mandatory/3198020/story.html | titletytuł = Iron Maiden still mandatory | workpraca = [[The Province]] | lastnazwisko = Derdeyn | firstimię = Stuart | datedata = 25 June 2010 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 November 2011 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100711213321/http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/music/Review+Iron+Maiden+still+mandatory/3198020/story.html | archivedate = 11 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="Iron Maiden's gamble on newer material pays off">{{citecytuj newsstronę | url = http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Review+Iron+Maiden+gamble+newer+material+pays/3210767/story.html | titletytuł = Iron Maiden's gamble on newer material pays off | workpraca = [[Calgary Herald]] | lastnazwisko = McCoy | firstimię = Heath | datedata = 28 June 2010 | accessdatedata dostępu = 9 November 2011 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100630100053/http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Review+Iron+Maiden+gamble+newer+material+pays/3210767/story.html | archivedate = 30 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{citecytuj newsstronę|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/entertainment/music/2010/06/28/14544251.html|titletytuł=Iron Maiden in Edmonton|workpraca=[[Edmonton Sun]]|lastnazwisko=Ross|firstimię=Mike|datedata=28 June 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=10 July 2010}}</ref>
Many publications noted the wide range of ages present during the tour, complimenting the band's ability to maintain a young audience.<ref name="Concert Review: Iron Maiden"/><ref name="Review: Iron Maiden still mandatory"/><ref>{{citecytuj newsstronę|url=http://www.calgarysun.com/entertainment/columnists/2010/06/28/14541091.html|titletytuł=Iron Maiden still got it|lastnazwisko=Krochak|firstimię=Gerry|workpraca=[[Calgary Sun]]|datedata=28 June 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=10 July 2010}}</ref>
The omission of commonly played songs such as "[[Run to the Hills]]" and "[[The Trooper]]" from the 2010 setlist led to some criticism,<ref name="Concert Review: Iron Maiden"/><ref>{{citecytuj newsstronę|url=http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/archives/story.html?id=bc01d07c-aa01-444a-b682-30263654d8ed|titletytuł=Review: Metalheads worship at the altar of Maiden|lastnazwisko=McRanor|firstimię=Graeme|workpraca=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|datedata=25 June 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=10 July 2010}}</ref> with the ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' suggesting that "...striking a more even balance between that new material and the unsinkable, ironclad battleships of yesteryear, would have made an incredibly satisfying show that much greater".<ref name="Iron Maiden's gamble on newer material pays off"/> Speaking in defence of the band's choice of setlist, [[Mike Portnoy]] (then of [[Dream Theater]]) said: "I can understand that fans want to hear the hits, but I can understand that Maiden don't want to be stuck playing the same songs for the rest of their lives. They put out new music so they want to play the new music."<ref>{{citecytuj webstronę|url=http://www.rockradio.co.uk/rock-news/portnoy-i-feel-maidens-pain/gilg8859/|titletytuł=Mike Portnoy: I Feel Maiden's Pain|publisheropublikowany=[[Rock Radio]]|datedata=5 July 2010|accessdatedata dostępu=7 July 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707132114/http://www.rockradio.co.uk/rock-news/portnoy-i-feel-maidens-pain/gilg8859/|archivedate=7 July 2010}}</ref> Interviewed for the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' on 14 July, [[Janick Gers]] responded to criticism of the setlist:<ref>{{citecytuj newsstronę|lastnazwisko=Mervis|firstimię=Scott|titletytuł=Iron Maiden tour won't breach 'Final Frontier'|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/iron-maiden-tour-wont-breach-final-frontier-255263/|accessdatedata dostępu=22 January 2013|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|datedata=14 July 2010}}</ref>
<blockquote>''"It's really important if you're going to remain a valid band that you play your new stuff. Otherwise you become a parody of what you started out doing. But it's impossible [to play more from the new album]. Back in the early 80s you could probably do it, but now with [[YouTube]] and downloading, the songs would all be out before the album was out. We did [[Somewhere Back in Time World Tour|Somewhere Back in Time]] and that dealt with the 80s, and [[A Matter of Life and Death Tour|the time before that]] we did [[A Matter of Life and Death (album)|A Matter of Life and Death]], just the one album. You can't go out and play the greatest hits every time – it's important to play the newer songs because we really believe in them."''</blockquote>
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