U2 360 Confirms 2010 North American Tour Dates
October 26 2009 - 2:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
"If stadium rock is the final frontier, U2 has boldly gone where no
rock band has gone before." -- The Globe & Mail, Toronto. LOS
ANGELES, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When it wraps up this
week, the U2 360 Tour will have played to over 3 million fans in
just 44 cities. With record shattering sales including the largest
attendance at the Rose Bowl this evening as well as setting the all
time record at New York's Giant Stadium where the audience
surpassed that of the Pope - the largest rock and roll touring
production ever has just confirmed the return to North America
beginning June 6th at Anaheim's Angel Stadium. The tour is once
again produced by Live Nation Global Touring and sponsored by
BlackBerry®. Having performed in a limited number of North American
cities in 2009, U2 360 is set to touch down in a new set of
stadiums next summer including stops in Anaheim; Denver; Oakland;
Seattle; Edmonton; East Lansing; Miami; Philadelphia and Montreal.
Due to overwhelming demand, U2 360 will also return for one night
only in Toronto and Chicago before finishing the North American leg
in New York at the New Meadowlands Stadium. With sell-outs already
reported for the 2010 European tour including Denmark (2 shows sold
out); Brussels (2 shows sold out); Helsinki (2 shows sold out) and
Coimbra (2 shows sold out); and Paris where over 90,000 tickets
were sold for a third show at that venue, U2 2010 will offer fans
who missed out a new opportunity to experience the U2 stadium
spectacle. With a cylindrical video system of interlocking LED
panels, and a steel structure rising 150 feet from the floor over a
massive stage with rotating bridges, the band has truly created an
intimate 360 experience for concert goers. In keeping with the
concept that this tour is more about a unique staging configuration
with excellent sight-lines, tickets for the U2 360 2010 tour will
once again be scaled so that 85 percent of the tickets are priced
at less than $95.00, general admission floor tickets at $55.00 and
at least 10,000 tickets per venue priced at $30.00. Tickets for the
U2 360 Tour performances in Oakland, Edmonton, and Toronto will go
on sale Monday November 2. Additional North American on sales will
take place over the following few weeks in November. Full details
of all dates and on-sale information as well as multiple imagery
and video of the unique production and seating positions can be
found at http://www.u2.com/. As always, subscribers to U2's
official website u2.com will have an opportunity to purchase
tickets in advance of the public on sale date. Existing members who
renew their memberships as well as new subscribers will be eligible
to receive a Limited Edition U2 remix CD as well the chance to
participate in the pre-sale for the 2010 shows. Complete details
at: http://www.u2.com/. U2 360 TOUR 2010 Presented by BlackBerry
NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY 6-June Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium On sale
soon 12-June Denver, CO Invesco Field On sale Nov. 6 16-June
Oakland, CA Oakland-Alameda On sale Nov. 2 County Coliseum 20-June
Seattle, WA Qwest Field On sale soon 23-June Edmonton, AB
Commonwealth Stadium On sale Nov. 2 30-June East Lansing, MI
Spartan Stadium On sale soon 03-July Toronto, ON Rogers Centre On
sale Nov. 2 06-July Chicago, IL Solider Field On sale soon 09-July
Miami, FL Land Shark Stadium On sale soon 12-July Philadelphia
Lincoln Financial Field On sale soon 16-July Montreal, QC Venue to
be announced On sale soon 19-July New York New Meadowlands Stadium
On sale soon EUROPEAN TOUR ITINERARY 10-August Frankfurt, Germany
Commerzbank-Arena On sale now 12-August Hannover, Germany AWD Arena
On sale now 15-August Horsens, Denmark Casa Arena SOLD OUT
16-August Horsens, Denmark Casa Arena SOLD OUT 20-August Helsinki,
Finland Olympiastadion SOLD OUT 21-August Helsinki, Finland
Olympiastadion SOLD OUT 25-August Moscow, Russia Luzhniki On sale
soon 30-August Vienna, Austria Ernst Happel Stadium SOLD OUT
03-September Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium On sale Nov. 2
06-September Istanbul, Turkey Ataturk Olympic Stadium On sale Nov.
2 15-September Munich, Germany Olympiastadion On sale now
18-September Paris, France Stade de France SOLD OUT 22-September
Brussels, Belgium Stade Roi Baudouin SOLD OUT 23-September
Brussels, Belgium Stade Roi Baudouin SOLD OUT 29-September Seville,
Spain Estadio Olimpico On sale now De La Cartuja 02-October
Coimbra, Portugal Estadio Cidade Coimbra SOLD OUT 03-October
Coimbra Portugal Estadio Cidade Coimbra SOLD OUT Additional dates
and cities to be confirmed. Itinerary subject to change. For
complete tour and ticket information, fan club memberships,
merchandise and more, visit:www.U2.com Press materials available
at: http://www.u2.com/rmpphoto For complete tour and ticket
information, fan club memberships, merchandise and more, visit:
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