The tour, visited the Europe and Asia and supported the group's compilation album, Greatest Hits.
[2] The last show, on 23 June 2012 was aired live via satellite from Croke Park, Dublin to cinemas all across Europe, Ireland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Estonia, Indonesia and Denmark.
The farewell tour consisted of 8 dates in China and 33 in the UK and Ireland culminating in 2 nights at Croke Park in June.
In October 2011, the group revealed plans for the release of a compilation album, spanning their entire career.
An official announcement was made on 18 October 2011, a mere week after ending their previous tour in Southeast Asia.