U2 Announce The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015

U2 Announce The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The dates for U2's upcoming iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 have been announced today by Live Nation. The iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour, which begins in 2015, will see U2 play indoor arenas for the first time in a decade and will visit 19 cities worldwide during its first year with pairs of shows in each city. A complete tour itinerary is below. Tickets for all shows will go on general sale onMonday, Dec. 8. In addition, special shows are being planned forDublin for the end of next year – to benefit the U2-initiated Music Generation project - details of which will be announced as soon as they are finalised.

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The tour follows the recent release of U2's thirteenth studio album Songs Of Innocence by Island Records, which was given to U2.com subscribers and gifted by Apple to over half a billion iTunes Music Store customers worldwide. To date,Songs of Innocence has been streamed 81 million times and has been downloaded by 30 million fans.

"We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two," said Bono, "and have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience. More to be revealed!"

"The anticipation for a U2 tour is always extraordinary, as it should be," saidArthur Fogel, President - Global Touring and Chairman - Global Music. "Following the record-setting 360 Tour, I'm amazed that they still want to be ground-breaking, this time on a more intimate scale."

Tickets for the U2 iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015 go on general sale beginningMonday, Dec. 8. As usual, there is an exclusive priority presale for U2 Fan Club subscribers at U2.com, fromThursday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m. through Saturday, Dec. 6 at noon (all times local). Tickets will be general admission on the floor and reserved seating in the stands.

UPS is the logistics supplier to the tour. Ron Rogowski, UPS Vice President, Global Brand and Sponsorships said - "We're excited to work closely with U2 and Live Nation on this amazing tour in the most sustainable and environmentally responsible manner while providing them speed, efficiency and reliability."

iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE

TOUR ITINERARY

DATE

CITY

VENUE

ON-SALE

NORTH AMERICA 2015

May 14

Vancouver, BC

Rogers Arena

Dec. 8

May 15

Vancouver, BC

Rogers Arena

Dec. 8

May 18

San Jose, CA

SAP Center at San Jose

Dec. 8

May 19

San Jose, CA

SAP Center at San Jose

Dec. 8

May 22

Phoenix, AZ

US Airways Center

Dec. 8

May 23

Phoenix, AZ

US Airways Center

Dec. 8

May 26

Los Angeles, CA

Forum

Dec. 8

May 27

Los Angeles, CA

Forum

Dec. 8

May 30

Los Angeles, CA

Forum

Dec. 8

May 31

Los Angeles, CA

Forum

Dec. 8

June 12

Montreal, QC

Bell Centre

Dec. 8

June 13

Montreal, QC

Bell Centre

Dec. 8

June 24

Chicago, IL

United Center

Dec. 8

June 25

Chicago, IL

United Center

Dec. 8

July 6

Toronto, ON

Air Canada Centre

Dec. 8

July 7

Toronto, ON

Air Canada Centre

Dec. 8

July 10

Boston, MA

TD Garden

Dec. 8

July 11

Boston, MA

TD Garden

Dec. 8

July 18

New York, NY

Madison Square Garden

Dec. 8

July 19

New York, NY

Madison Square Garden

Dec. 8

July 22

New York, NY

Madison Square Garden

Dec. 8

July 23

New York, NY

Madison Square Garden

Dec. 8

EUROPE / UK 2015

Sept. 4

Turin, Italy

Pala Alpitour

Dec. 8

Sept. 5

Turin, Italy

Pala Alpitour

Dec. 8

Sept. 8

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ziggo Dome

Dec. 8

Sept. 9

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ziggo Dome

Dec. 8

Sept. 16

Stockholm, Sweden

Globe

Dec. 8

Sept. 17

Stockholm, Sweden

Globe

Dec. 8

Sept. 24

Berlin, Germany

O2 World

Dec. 8

Sept. 25

Berlin, Germany

O2 World

Dec. 8

Oct. 5

Barcelona, Spain

Palau Sant Jordi

Dec. 9

Oct. 6

Barcelona, Spain

Palau Sant Jordi

Dec. 9

Oct. 13

Antwerp, Belgium

Sportpaleis

Dec. 8

Oct. 14

Antwerp, Belgium

Sportpaleis

Dec. 8

Oct. 17

Koln, Germany

Lanxess Arena

Dec. 8

Oct. 18

Koln, Germany

Lanxess Arena

Dec. 8

Oct. 25

London, UK

O2

Dec. 8

Oct. 26

London, UK

O2

Dec. 8

Oct. 29

London, UK

O2

Dec. 8

Oct. 30

London, UK

O2

Dec. 8

Nov. 6

Glasgow, UK

The SSE Hydro

Dec. 8

Nov. 7

Glasgow, UK

The SSE Hydro

Dec. 8

Nov. 10

Paris, France

Bercy

Dec. 8

Nov. 11

Paris, France

Bercy

Dec. 8

Itinerary subject to change.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.u2.com <http://www.u2.com/> & www.livenation.com <http://www.livenation.com/>

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About UPS

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