The tour was put on in support of the band's second consecutive multi-platinum album Pump, released in September 1989.

[1] This tour was notable as it saw Aerosmith's first return to Europe since 1977, as well as the band's first-ever performances in Australia.

[2][3] Special performances on The Howard Stern Show, Saturday Night Live, and MTV Unplugged were interspersed during the course of the tour.

[3][4] Opening acts on this tour included Skid Row, Joan Jett, The Cult, Poison, Warrant, Metallica, The Black Crowes, and The Quireboys.

[9] In September 1990, towards the end of the tour, A&R man John Kalodner remarked how Aerosmith were "maybe the biggest band in the world", thinking "Nobody else is this good right now.