Rumors are flying today about U2’s plans to announce a 2015 world tour and put tickets on sale — both of which are expected to happen within the next week.
Before we get to the rumors, this disclaimer: U2’s official reps have not confirmed any of the rumors we’ve shared and asked them about over the past few weeks, and it’s possible that all of this is wrong. As always, don’t make any travel plans or buy any ticket offers until dates are officially announced and tickets are sold through official channels.
Now, on to the rumors….
The Italian fan site U2place.com is reporting that the tour will be called the “Innocence and Experience Tour.” (Let’s hope so, because that name would all but lock U2 into releasing Songs Of Experience while the tour is happening.)
Emails we’ve received say that tour dates will be announced tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9 am ET (USA). Ticket pre-sales will reportedly begin a day later, on Thursday, December 4, for U2.com members. We’ve received tips from readers saying that public ticket sales will begin next week, either Monday or Tuesday (December 8-9).
The tour is rumored to start with two shows in Vancouver, Canada, on May 14-15. Other rumored dates and cities that U2place.com is reporting include:
Los Angeles: eight concerts between May 26 and June 8 at the Staples Center. (Note: Our tips are slightly different. We’ve heard U2 will use the The Forum with shows on May 26, 27, 30 and 31. It’s possible the band could use both venues, although scheduling around the LA Clippers expected playoff games might be tough at the Staples Center. We’ve also heard U2 may play at the Honda Center in Anaheim.)
Montreal and Boston: four concerts in each city
Chicago: six concerts at the United Center
Toronto: at least one concert on July 6 at the Air Canada Centre (probably more than one show)
New York City: eight concerts at the end of July
Turin, Italy: beginning of the European tour in early September
Sources on the above are primarily U2place.com, a Facebook page called U2niverse citing Live Nation, and emails we’ve received from readers/sources over the past couple weeks. Again, U2’s reps have not confirmed or commented on any of the above. If the rumors are true, we’ll have official details on Wednesday.
UPDATE, 5:20 pm PT: We’ve been contacted by a source at a Canadian radio station letting us know that the station is set to begin airing commercials at 6 am PT tomorrow (that’s 9 am ET) promoting U2 ticket sales. The commercials will announce two concerts — May 14 and 15, 2015 — at Rogers Arena and that public ticket sales will begin on December 8th. In other words, this confirms several of the rumors above.
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U2 Innocence + Experience Tour 2015
Posted: December 03, 2014
We’ve received the official press release for U2’s iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour 2015. Here’s what the statement says:
Wednesday, December 3, 2015 – For Immediate Release. 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, in 19 cities worldwide during its first year with pairs of shows in each city. Tickets for all shows will go on general sale on Monday 8th December. In addition, special shows are being planned for Dublin 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 (complete tour itinerary follows).
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 81m times and has been downloaded by 30m 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,” said Arthur 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 beginning Monday, December 8th. As usual, there is an exclusive priority presale for U2 Fan Club subscribers at U2.com, from Thursday, December 4th at 10am through Saturday, December 6th 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 Center Dec. 8
July 7 Toronto, ON Air Canada Center 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 & www.livenation.com
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