U2 have announced plans to hit the road for a European tour that will kick off at the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on June 30th.
U2 to hit the road this summer for a tour of Europe and North America. EPA/JENS
The U2 tour will be sponsored by BlackBerry and is the band's first stadium outing since the Vertigo Tour in 2006. U2 is hitting the road in support of their 12th studio album 'No Line On The Horizon.'
'No Line On The Horizon' has already hit No. 1 in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Japan and the Czech Republic. The album is expected to continue its chart dominance this week.
Produced by Live Nation Global Touring, the tour will see the band hitting 14 cities across Europe with stops in Milan, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Nice, Dublin, Chorzow, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, London, Sheffield and Glasgow before finishing at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Aug. 22nd.
U2 are expected to follow-up the European tour will dates in North America. The North American tour will kick off at Chicago's Soldier Field on Sept. 12th, 2009.
Long-time U2 Show Director Willie Williams has worked again with architect Mark Fisher (ZooTV, PopMart, Elevation and Vertigo), to create an innovative 360 design which affords an unobstructed view for the audience.
The new tour also marks the first time a band has toured in stadiums with such a unique and original structure (which can be viewed at U2.com).
U2 tour dates include:
EUROPEAN TOUR SCHEDULE:
30-JUNE BARCELONA, SP NOU CAMP
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR SCHEDULE:
12-SEPT. CHICAGO, IL SOLDIER FIELD
In September and October, U2 360 will also visit: Atlanta, GA; Charlottesville, VA; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Norman, OK; Phoenix, AZ; Tampa, FL; Washington, DC and Vancouver, BC.
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