Maiden England was recorded at the Birmingham NEC on 27th and 28th November 1988 during the bands Seventh Son of a Seventh Son world tour, and was originally released on VHS in November 1989, followed by a limited VHS/CD release in 1994. The CD in this package was missing two songs that were featured on the video (“Can I Play with Madness” and “Hallowed Be Thy Name”), due to space limitations. These songs are now featured on the 2013 reissue.

The reissue concert footage is now expanded to include the show's encores which were not included in the original VHS. The DVD will also feature a host of extras on disc 2. In 2012, Iron Maiden undertook their sell-out Maiden England World Tour, which was largely based around the original video in set-list and stage design. 2013 sees the tour continue into Europe which will feature Iron maiden headlining the Download Festival at Donington Park on June 15th.