The long tour will cover the globe until 2010, having U2 visit Europe through August 22, after the Barcelona tour opener, then arrive in the US for their first North American gig (September 12) at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. They stay in the US/Canada until October 28 for a total of 45 shows this year (returning to the USA in June & July of 2010). They will visit other cities around the world thru the fall of 2010, hitting Europ in August and September 2010. The run then is tentatively scheduled for South America in the fall of 2010, for a possible total of 90-100 shows over the next two years!
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They've previous played arenas in North America and stadiums everywhere else on prior tours, but have booked all stadiums on this huge run. The shows will see the band playing "in the round",at the centre of the stadiums with the audience around them and will feature a cylindrical video screen. “This is going to be completely different, and that’s what makes it exciting -- finding something new to bring to the touring culture,” said the Edge to Billlboard. “It’s hard to come up with something that’s fundamentally different, but we have, I think, on this tour. Where we’re taking our production will never have been seen before by anybody, and that’s an amazing thing to be able to say. For a band like U2 that really thrive on breaking new ground, it’s a real thrill.”
Under this, their first of a 12 year multi-rights deal with Live Nation, tickets will go on-sale for Europe in mid-March, and North American tix available in late March thru early April at $250, $90-$95 and. depending on the city; $55 and $30 (10,000 at the low price for each gig). U2 will also resurrec random upgrade program first used on their Elevation tour in 2001; lucky fans purchasing general admission tickets will be moved closest to the stage !
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