U2 360° TOUR RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA TOMORROW NIGHT!
Denver, CO (May 20, 2011) Following three sold-out shows at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, U2 360° wil l make its much anticipated return to North America this summer for 22 shows across 20 cities, kicking off tomorrow - May 21 at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado.
Ahead of tomorrow night’s show in Denver, the Edge discusses what U2 fans can expect from the band’s return in the attached video link which also includes highlights from the tour.
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Also available at: http://media.u2.com/rmpphoto/360/video/U2360TOURRETURNS.mov
U2 360° opened on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain arriving in North America on September 12, 2009 at Soldier Field, Chicago for 20 dates across 16 cities. This summer U2 360° will play 18 new cities acro ss the U.S. and Canada before finishing up in Moncton, New Brunswick on July 30. The North American tour dates will feature a variety of popular supporting artists including The Fray, Lenny Kravitz, Florence and the Machine, Interpol, and Arcade Fire.
U2 360° has already set the record for the most suc cessful tour of all time, having thus far played to over 5 million people across Europe, Russia, North America, South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. By the tour end on July 30, more than 7 million people will have seen this revolutionary production with 110 shows in 30 countries across five continents.
U2 360 ° TOUR NORTH AMERICA:
May 21 Denver, CO Invesco Field at Mile High The Fray May 24 Salt Lake City, UT Rice Eccles Stadium The Fray May 29 Winnipeg, MN Canad Inns Stadium The Fray
June 01 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium The Fray June 04 Seattle, WA Qwest Field Lenny Kravitz June 07 Oakland, CA *Overstock.com Coliseum Lenny Kravitz / Moonalice (*formerly Oakland Alameda County Coliseum) June 17 Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium Lenny Kravitz June 18 Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium Lenny Kravitz June 22 Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Florence and The Machine *June 24 Glastonbury, UK The Glastonbury Festival Multi-Artist June 26 East Lansing, MI Spartan Stadium Florence and The Machine June 29 Miami, FL Sun Life Stadium Florence and The Machine
July 02 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Stadium Florence and The Machine July 05 Chicago, IL Soldier Field Interpol July 08 Montreal, QC Hippodrome de Montreal Interpol July 09 Montreal, QC Hippodrome de Montreal Interpol July 11 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre Interpol July 14 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field Interpol July 17 St. Louis, MO Busch Stadium Interpol July 20 East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium Interpol July 23 Minneapolis, MN TCF Bank Stadium Interpol July 26 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field Interpol July 30 Moncton, NB Magnetic Hill Music Festival Arcade Fire / Carney
Itinerary subject to change. For complete tour and ticket information, fan club memberships, merchandise and more, visit: www.U2.com Press materials available at: www.u2.com/rmpphoto
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