Rock legends Iron Maiden are bringing The Book of Souls World Tour to Europe in 2017, including a one-off show in London.

The band will be performing at The O2 Arena in Greenwich on Saturday May 27.

The Book of Souls tour will head to Europe for 16 dates, and will be the first UK tour the band have undertaken since 2011. As well as London's O2 Arena, the band will be hitting Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, and many locations around England.

Iron Maiden's bass player Steve Harris said: "As it's been so long since our last full UK arena tour, we really wanted to get to our fans in as many cities as possible. The whole band is really enjoying this tour and although we love playing festivals and stadiums, it is terrific to return to the intimacy and atmosphere of arenas.

"The songs from The Book Of Souls album and the new Maya-themed Eddies and stage sets have gone down really well and fan reaction has been amazing. And of course we know our fans appreciate us playing a lot of the older songs too, which we will continue to do."

The band will be supported by American band Shinedown when they perform at The O2.

The band will perform at the O2 Arena in 2017

The tour opened in Florida, USA, in February 2016, and will visit 36 countries across six continents, playing to around 1.5 million fans.

The Book of Souls is Iron Maiden's most successful chart album to date, debuting at number one in over 40 countries worldwide.

Pre-sale tickets for the London show go on sale on Monday (September 26), while general ticket release is on Friday (September 30) at 9am.

The O2 Arena, Peninsula Square, Greenwich, SE10 0DX - 020 8463 2000