Archive for March, 2009

U2 Sell-Out Concerts in Foxboro, New Jersey, Chicago & Toronto

Monday, March 30th, 2009

U2 and Live Nation are reporting sales this morning of over 82,000 tickets sold in New Jersey, 72,000 tickets in Foxboro, Mass and 65,000 in Chicago. Additionally, two Toronto Canada shows were completely sold out this morning.

The North American 360 Degrees tour opener in Chicago September 12th at Soldier Field sold out immediately and an additional concert date on September 13th has been added. Shows have also been added September 21st at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro and on September 25th at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. Tickets for the newly added shows will go on sale beginning April 6th.

U2 Confirms Additional Concert Tour Dates

Monday, March 30th, 2009

U2 has officially confirmed additional concert tour dates for its upcomig 2009 360 degree tour. The concert trek is expected to take U2 to 13 cities in North American in the fall of 2009 with additional cities in the US hit in the spring of 2010. Here are the latest U2 tour dates:

Washington, DC September 28th
Charlottesville, VA October 1st
Atlanta, GA October 6th
Tampa, FL October 9th
Los Angeles, CA October 25th
Vancouver BC October 28th

U2 360° Concert Tour Presales Begin Tuesday

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

U2 360° Concert Presales begin Tuesday, March 24th for select US dates in the US and Canada including Boston, New Jersey, Toronto and Chicago.

U2 Somerville Theatre, Somerville MA 3/11/2009

Friday, March 13th, 2009

U2 Rumored Concert Tour Dates

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Online Ticket Resellers for the U2 360 Concert Tour have posted additional U2 US tour dates. These dates are so far unconfirmed by U2 and may be subject to change. According to the new rumors, U2 will be playing the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium in October.

Soldier Field Stadium
Chicago, IL Saturday
9/12/2009

Rogers Centre
Toronto, Canada Wednesday
9/16 & 17/2009

Gillette Stadium
Foxboro, MA Sunday
9/20/2009
7:00 PM

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, NJ Thursday
9/24/2009

Fedex Field
Hyattsville, MD Tuesday
9/29/2009

Scott Stadium
Charlottesville, VA Thursday
10/1/2009

Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA Tuesday
10/6/2009

Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL Friday
10/9/2009

Dallas Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, TX Monday
10/12/2009

Reliant Stadium
Houston, TX Wednesday
10/14/2009

U2 2009 Concert Tour Dates

Monday, March 9th, 2009

U2 have released their initial 2009 Kiss The Future world concert tour dates. U2 will release additional US dates soon. Tickets for the US dates will go on sale March 30th.

June 30 Camp Nou Barcelona ES
July 7 San Siro Milan IT
July 11 Stade De France Paris FR
July 15 Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann Nice FR
July 18 Olympic Stadium Berlin DE
July 20 Arena Amsterdam NL
July 21 Arena Amsterdam NL
July 24 Croke Park Dublin IE
July 25 Croke Park Dublin IE
July 31 Ullevi Stadium Gothenburg SE
August 1 Ullevi Stadium Gothenburg SE
August 6 Slaski Stadium Chorzow PL
August 10 Stadium Makimir Zagreb HR
August 14 Wembley Stadium London GB
August 18 Hampden Park Glasgow GB
August 20 Don Valley Stadium Sheffield GB
August 22 Millenium Stadium Cardiff Wal. GB
September 12 Soldier Field Chicago IL US
September 16 & 17 Rogers Centre Toronto ON CA
September 20 Gilette Stadium Boston MA US
September 24 Giants Stadium New York NY US

U2 Kiss The Future Stadium Concert Tour Details

Friday, March 6th, 2009

The US portion of U2’s Kiss The Future stadium concert tour will begin September 12th with a show at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The tour will continue in North America until October 28th.

Tickets will be put on sale in the Mid-March to Early-April time frame and tickets will cost $250, $90-$95, $55, and $30. According to the band, floor seats will be $30 and there will be 10,000 available per show.

The tour is expected to continue through 2010 with U2 returning to the US in June/July of 2010.

U2 on the Late Show with David Letterman

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

U2 Breathe Live

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

U2 to Play Fordham University March 6th

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Rumors are blazing over the Internet that U2 will perform a secret student-only gig Friday, March 6, at Fordham University. ABC will supposedly air the special mini-concert on “Good Morning America.”