Clear Channel Entertainment Announces U2 Vertigo Tour Shatters World-Wide Sales Records

Clear Channel Entertainment Announces U2 Vertigo Tour Shatters World-Wide Sales Records

TORONTO, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- U2's Vertigo Tour continues to sell out performances and shatter sales records throughout the weekend.

Downtown Madrid shut down on Thursday when fans formed a line over a kilometer long to purchase a staggering 53,769 tickets for U2's August 11 performance at Estadio Vicente Calderon.

On Friday in Dublin, Ireland where a second show was announced last week to satisfy fan demand, 160,000 tickets were purchased in less than 50 minutes, setting an Irish box-office record for shows June 24 and 25 at Croke Park.

Paris sales surpassed 75,000 in under one hour, marking the quickest sell- out ever for a show at Stade de France.

Saturday's European sales were no exception. In Holland, following the immediate sell out of the July 13 performance, it took fans less than two hours to sell out an additional two shows July 15 and 16 for a total of 160,911 tickets sold for the three arena events. Oslo's July 27 performance at Vallehovin was also quick to sell out.

In Vienna the band struck another first by selling 55,000 tickets in 74 minutes for the performance at Ernst Happel Stadium on July 2, beating any previous sales record throughout the country.

In North America, additional shows were added and sold in out Phoenix, Seattle and Vancouver.

European U2 sales continue this week in Barcelona, Gelsenkirchen, Berlin, Munich, Milan and Rome. Subscribers to U2's official website u2.com will again have the opportunity to reserve tickets in advance. Visit http://www.u2.com/ for complete fan club, tour and ticket information.

The U2 Vertigo Tour is presented and produced by The Next Adventure and RZO Productions.

About Clear Channel Entertainment

Clear Channel Entertainment, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), a global leader in the out-of-home advertising industry. Clear Channel Entertainment currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books approximately 130 live entertainment venues, including nearly 100 in North America and more than 30 in Europe. In 2003, 69 million people attended approximately 32,000 events promoted and/or produced by the company, including live music events; Broadway, West End and touring theatrical shows; family entertainment shows; museum exhibitions, and specialized sports and motor sports events. In addition, the company's independently operated athlete representation business, SFX, provides management, marketing and financial consulting services to many of the world's top professional athletes. Clear Channel Entertainment operates throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. More information may be found by visiting http://www.cc.com/ and http://www.clearchannel.com/ .


Source: Clear Channel Entertainment

CONTACT: Susan Rosenberg of Clear Channel Entertainment,
+1-416-922-5290

Web site: http://www.clearchannel.com/
http://www.u2.com/
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