U2 360 Tour Returns to North America Tomorrow Night!
By Live Nation
Published: Friday, May. 20, 2011 – 4:28 pm
DENVER, May 20, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Following three sold-out shows at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, U2 360 will 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.
For low resolution viewing and on-line use, as well as a high broadcast link, please go to: 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 across 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 successful 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 | ||||
For complete tour and ticket information, please visit: www.livenation.com or www.u2.com.
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