U2 kick off their 360 Tour at Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium
July 2, 2009 by FromTheCrowd
Filed under Music News, Upcoming Events
U2 360 TOUR
Presented by Blackberry
Tickets Still Available for October 20th Show at University of Phoenix Stadium
’We’ve got a space station designed by Gaudi ‘ Bono told the rapturous 90,000 capacity crowd. The band opened the show with Breathe, a track from their latest No 1 album No Line On The Horizon and went on to dedicate Angel Of Harlem – originally inspired by Billie Holiday – to the late Michael Jackson.
The 360° Tour features a round stage positioned on the stadium floor with the band surrounded by their audience, the natural progression of previous tours. By elevating the sound and lighting equipment, the walls that traditionally obscure performers from their audience are removed. This has also allowed greater capacity and a lower general ticket price.
The stage is designed by long-time collaborator Willie Williams and architect Mark Fisher who have worked together with U2 since ZooTv. Advances in technology and digital communication have allowed Williams to create an overhead expandable cylindrical screen made up of 500,000 pixels.
’The band has been moving further into the crowd with every tour. Tonight they’ve arrived. Willie and Mark have spent five years perfecting this beautiful and extraordinary frame, once the crowd came in tonight, we got lift-off! Said U2 manager Paul McGuinness.
“U2 has always put on the most exciting live show. They’ve really raised the bar with this production they want the best for their fans and based on the reaction they have absolutely delivered” said Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring/Chairman – Global Music Live Nation. The U2 360 Tour will play 15 cities in Europe finishing at Cardiff’s Millennium on 22nd August before heading to North America 20 shows starting in Chicago September 12th. In 2009, in just 44 shows the tour will perform for over 3 million fans.
Tickets for the show in Phoenix are available to purchase at www.livenation.com, all Ticketmaster Outlets or to charge by phone call 1-800-745-3000. All dates, acts, and ticket prices are subject to change without notice. All tickets are subject to applicable taxes, and service and handling charges.
U2 360 Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring. For complete tour and ticket information visit: www.livenation.com and www.U2.com
U2 360° TOUR on Sale for Phoenix show at 10am
April 20, 2009 by FromTheCrowd
Filed under Editor Notes, Upcoming Events
U2 360° TOUR
Presented by BlackBerry
FASTEST SELL OUT & LARGEST CONCERT ATTENDANCE
IN ROSE BOWL HISTORY
U2 CONCERT SOLD OUT AT 90,000 TICKETS!
TOTAL TICKET SALES FOR U2 360° TOUR REACH 2.5 MILLION
U2 360° TOUR COMES TO PHOENIX
OCTOBER 20
WITH SPECIAL GUEST BLACK EYED PEAS
U2 360° TOUR - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, April 7, 2009:
With combined sales yesterday of over 450,000 tickets sold, U2 360° Tour has now surpassed an amazing 2.5 million tickets sold throughout Europe and North American since the tour was announced on March 9th.
The response to the tour has been overwhelming as records continue to shatter as shows are put on sale. In Los Angeles, at 4:00 pm today, tour promoters Live Nation announced that the Rose Bowl performance was sold out at 90,000 tickets. This makes U2’s October 25th performance both the fastest selling and the largest attended concert to play the Rose Bowl in history
Last Monday, when the first North American shows were put on sale, U2 360° Tour, presented by BlackBerry set the largest single day attendance records in New York (82,000 tickets sold), Boston (72,000 tickets sold) and Chicago (65,000 tickets sold). This morning continued the trend as a 2nd and final New York Giant Stadium performance (Sept. 25th) was an immediate sell-out bringing the total tickets sold at that venue to 164,000. In Washington sales quickly surpassed 60,000 tickets sold in the first few hours while the 2nd Chicago concert (Sept 13th) sold an additional 60,000 tickets. Vancouver kept up the momentum with over 57,000 tickets sold. Along with the huge LA success, additional on-sales in Atlanta, Tampa and the second Boston performance brought today’s total ticket sales to over 450,000.
The European sales have also been record breaking. At Dublin’s Croke Park, 160,000 tickets for U2 360° Tour performances on July 24th and 25th sold out in just 40 minutes leading to the immediate announcement of a 3rd and final event in that city. Sales in Gothenburg and Amsterdam were so brisk that 2nd performances were added and sold out within hours of them going on sale. In Zagreb all previous sales records in that country were shattered with an unprecedented two sold out stadium events. U2’s tour opener in Barcelona sold out in 54 minutes becoming the fastest ever sold out show in the history of pop music in Spain with a second show subsequently added
The final 2009 concert dates were also announced today. Tickets for U2 concerts in Raleigh, NC on October 3rd at Carter Finlay Stadium as well as the October 18th performance in Norman, OK at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium go on sale Friday, April 17th. Tickets for the October 23rd performance at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV go on sale Saturday, April 18th. And lastly, tickets for the October 12th performance in Dallas, TX at New Cowboys Stadium, in Houston, TX on October 14th at Reliant Stadium and in Phoenix, AZ on October 20th at University of Phoenix Stadium will go on sale Monday, April 20th.
TICKETS FOR PHOENIX DATE GO ON SALE MONDAY, APRIL 20 AT 10AM
Full details of all dates and on-sale information as well as a virtual model of the unique production and seating positions can be found on a dedicated microsite at U2.com. Subscribers to U2’s official website u2.com will have an opportunity to purchase tickets in advance of the public on sale date.
The U2 360° tour is sponsored by BlackBerry® and produced by Live Nation Global Touring.
