U2 announces 2005 tour!

[FORD]

Published: January 24, 2005 12:45 AM
http://www.irishconnectionsmag.com/archives/v2i3/u2-2.jpg

U2 has plotted a 13-city North American jaunt as the first leg of a planned world tour behind 2004's "How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb."

According to an announcement posted to the band's official website, the much-anticipated tour will launch March 28th on the West Coast, taking in Phoenix and Denver as it winds from San Diego to Vancouver, British Columbia.

From there, a single midwest stop in Chicago bounces the band to the East Coast, where the band will play Philadelphia, East Rutherford, NJ, and New York before concluding May 26 in Boston. Kings of Leon is slated to open all North American dates.

Ticket sales for the run will be staggered, with Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and San Diego going on sale Saturday (1/29). Tickets for Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose, CA, will be released Sunday (1/30). Tickets for New York and East Rutherford will go on sale Jan. 31.

Ticket on-sale dates for Phoenix, Seattle and Vancouver will be announced in the coming weeks, according to the announcement.

As previously reported, the tour will feature a general admission floor, as was implemented on 2001's "Elevation Tour." General admission tickets will be priced at $49.50, with other price points varying by city.

In an interview with Billboard.com, U2 manager Paul McGuinness said a live DVD of the tour was planned for release around the end of the tour, and that the band was exploring the possibility of making recordings of each show available online, possibly through their partnership with Apple Computer's iTunes store.

The entirety of the North American run will take place at indoor arenas, from whence the band will move to a 14-city stadium tour of Europe, kicking that leg off June 10 in Brussels and continuing through August 14 in Lisbon. A second North American leg is expected to follow Europe, though no dates or time window for that leg has been announced.

Members of the official U2 fan club will get access to some seats before the general public sale via a pre-sale system coordinated between the band and Ticketmaster. Fan club presales are set to begin Tuesday (1/25). (Ticketmaster is the parent company of liveDaily).


Tour Itinerary
U2 news
[Note: The following tour itinerary has been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of January 24, 2005 12:45 AM. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist web sites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

March 2005
28 - San Diego, CA - Sports Arena

April 2005
1 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
9 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
14 - Glendale, AZ - Glendale Arena
20 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
24 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
28 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place

May 2005
7, 9 - Chicago, IL - United Center
14 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
17, 18 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
21 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
24, 26 - Boston, MA - Fleet Center

[DLR7884]

Avg ticket price is 90 bucks.

I saw them in '97 and paid 65.00.

I'll only pay that amount of money to see CVH...or Led Zep if John Bonham got dug up and played drums.

DLR7884
U2=good, but not 90 bucks good.

[Vanstonica]

Originally posted by DLR7884
Avg ticket price is 90 bucks.

I saw them in '97 and paid 65.00.

I'll only pay that amount of money to see CVH...or Led Zep if John Bonham got dug up and played drums.

DLR7884
U2=good, but not 90 bucks good.

Seriously. I'll just re-watch the DVD they put out after the last tour, and spend the $90 on porn instead.

[Atomic_Rob]

Aparently standing tickets for London are £55. Fuckin awful prices

[FORD]

90 bucks would be less than the Elevation tour actually, but still a bit steep.

Fucking Clear Channel :mad:

[CVHfan]

I heard that there would be $50 buck seats when they came through Denver. I really don't know why the fuck they cost so much now for tickets. $50 used to be steep until the fucking big corporations started gouging everyone.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

From what I'm reading the upper deck seats are $50 and the lower level seats are 160 clams....

[Wayne L.]

U2 is one of the most overrated rock groups in the history of rock & roll while they only stood out during the 80's because they weren't Motley Crue & Duran Duran which is saying too much & the holier than thou Bono is pathetic but they deserve to be inducted into the RNRHOF.

[flappo]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
U2 is one of the most overrated rock groups in the history of rock & roll while they only stood out during the 80's because they weren't Motley Crue & Duran Duran which is saying too much & the holier than thou Bono is pathetic but they deserve to be inducted into the RNRHOF.

for once i agree with you 100%

i downloded every U2 song imginable from itunes last month

they all sounded the same

total fucking crap

[flappo]

edge knows 3 chords and thats it

he cant play a fucking solo to save his life

and bono is a wailing little prick who thinks he's the next ghandi

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by flappo
for once i agree with you 100%

i downloded every U2 song imginable from itunes last month

they all sounded the same

total fucking crap

You think they are over rated, yet you downloaded EVERY song from itunes? LMAO!

There is just no stopping the handicapped is there? Thanks for being you.

I own one U2 cd. Unforgettable Fire. It sucks. All their shit is over played before I get a chance to "buy" anything from them. The radio kills any enjoyment anyone can possibly get from a band nowadays.

[flappo]

that's cos i'm so rich , i can afford to blow money on trivial crap

:)

[Wayne L.]

Originally posted by flappo
that's cos i'm so rich , i can afford to blow money on trivial crap

:)

Blowing money for the hell of it is stupid but you should have spent on the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Aerosmith or AC/DC instead of U2.

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
Blowing money for the hell of it is stupid but you should have spent on the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Skynyrd, Aerosmith or AC/DC instead of U2.

:D

[flappo]

i bought that too , numbnuts

i bought just aboot every fucking song there is on there

ive got bad company on at the mo , not bad

[flappo]

i don't like aerosmith after joe perry slagged off evh

fuck joe perry , hes a fucktard

[Wayne L.]

Originally posted by flappo
i don't like aerosmith after joe perry slagged off evh

fuck joe perry , hes a fucktard

Hating Joe Perry because he said something in an interview about EVH like it's personal to you is crazy.

[flappo]

maybe i am crazy

big dealio

:)

[flappo]

im just showing my loyalty to van halen

thats all

if you dont think thats important

maybe you shoud fuck off to the linx and kiss sammy hagar's faggy ass ?

[Big Troubles]

LOL what links? What did Perry say about EVH that was so terrible?

[Figs]

My plan is to see if there are any last minute bargains on eBay, even though I don't think that's too likely (this won't be like the VH tour). I saw them around 1985 or so, great concert.

[flappo]

perry said evh was a sloppy fuckin player and had no heart , he was probably copying clapton

altho clapton has at least been a legend , perry's a fucking nuthin'

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by flappo
perry said evh was a sloppy fuckin player and had no heart , he was probably copying clapton

altho clapton has at least been a legend , perry's a fucking nuthin'

you know what? That IS BS. Perry is a an ass for saying that. If anything he's got no heart and soul in playing. I know Ed was influenced by Clapton, but I can't hear a lick of Clapton in any of Ed's playing. Ed will always be the most unique guitar player for many years to come. Perry will be forgotten a decade after he's dead.

[flappo]

i think eddie says he has more in common with page now , after clapton's comments ( they were related to eddies playing on the mini-lp him and brian may made - star fleet - side 2 - bluesbreaker / let me out ) which WAS self indulgent crap in retrospect

clapton should stfu too , what teh fucks he done since cream ?

some of hsi 80's stuff was dirisble shyte

[tomballin]

Well

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
U2 is one of the most overrated rock groups in the history of rock & roll while they only stood out during the 80's because they weren't Motley Crue & Duran Duran which is saying too much & the holier than thou Bono is pathetic but they deserve to be inducted into the RNRHOF.

Shut up Wayne L. Your favorite band is Little Feat! Now piss off you retarded bumkin.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by flappo
for once i agree with you 100%

i downloded every U2 song imginable from itunes last month

they all sounded the same

total fucking crap

Bollocks to you then!

You haven't heard him jam live on "Bullet in the Blue Sky" or "The Fly." The Edge is a better guitarist than he often sounds technically speaking, but he came from the guitar school of the punk scene in which it was more about ambience, attitude, and contributing to the song as a whole as opposed to the ego-driven hard rock guitar god mentality.

That being said, I wish he would "turn it up" more often with a fast riff.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Big Troubles
You think they are over rated, yet you downloaded EVERY song from itunes? LMAO!


There is just no stopping the handicapped is there? Thanks for being you.

I own one U2 cd. Unforgettable Fire. It sucks. All their shit is over played before I get a chance to "buy" anything from them. The radio kills any enjoyment anyone can possibly get from a band nowadays.

Auchtung Baby, the best of their body of work. Give it a listen.

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by flappo
i think eddie says he has more in common with page now , after clapton's comments ( they were related to eddies playing on the mini-lp him and brian may made - star fleet - side 2 - bluesbreaker / let me out ) which WAS self indulgent crap in retrospect

clapton should stfu too , what teh fucks he done since cream ?

some of hsi 80's stuff was dirisble shyte

Oh I dunno. I think Clapton wrote a song for his dead son, didn't he? ;) Personally, I was NEVER a fan of Clapton or Cream and don't see what Ed found so fucking fascinating?

Don't forget Ed's charming quotes about Page. "Page plays like a drunk 3 yr old" or something to that affect. Of course that could've been the drunk ed and not the sober Ed we all liked. ;)

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Big Troubles
Oh I dunno. I think Clapton wrote a song for his dead son, didn't he? ;) Personally, I was NEVER a fan of Clapton or Cream and don't see what Ed found so fucking fascinating?

Don't forget Ed's charming quotes about Page. "Page plays like a drunk 3 yr old" or something to that affect. Of course that could've been the drunk ed and not the sober Ed we all liked. ;)

What's the difference? Sober Ed lies, and drunk Ed lies while slurring the words.

[flappo]

eddie said page played like he hd a broken hand , actually, bt

and nick , i'll have a listen to that , thanks

seems as if u2 peaked in the 80's ?

[fanofdave]

i might go see them if they're opening for a
recently reunited classic van halen lineup....

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by flappo
eddie said page played like he hd a broken hand , actually, bt

and nick , i'll have a listen to that , thanks

seems as if u2 peaked in the 80's ?

More like 1992.

[Wayne L.]

U2 is a waste of time & highly overrated as a rock group for over 20 years now while Bono is the most holier than thou frontman in rock who should be ignored by the media, the politicians & the fans if they were smart.

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by flappo
eddie said page played like he hd a broken hand , actually, bt

and nick , i'll have a listen to that , thanks

seems as if u2 peaked in the 80's ?

the best U2 is the shit the radio wont touch anymore. ;) Sunday Bloody Sunday and In the name of Love (Pride). I like the new Vertigo. but the radio has to stop the overkill.

I thought he said something about page being a 3 yr old or drunk or something too? Maybe not. i remember the "broken hand" statement though. :D

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by Nickdfresh
What's the difference? Sober Ed lies, and drunk Ed lies while slurring the words.

:D

[ELVIS]

U2 SUCKS!

They are a waste of time!


:elvis:

[flappo]

i agree with elvis

they are really fucking boring

[ELVIS]

FINALLY!

Thank you, Flappo!


:elvis:

[Wayne L.]

Originally posted by Big Troubles
:D

I don't think Eddie has lied about anything concerning VH no matter the 96 reunion debacle or the Cherone fiasco since it's his band but some fans want to live in the past expecting another Van Halen, Fair Warning & 1984 anytime soon which will never happen again.

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
I don't think Eddie has lied about anything concerning VH no matter the 96 reunion debacle or the Cherone fiasco since it's his band but some fans want to live in the past expecting another Van Halen, Fair Warning & 1984 anytime soon which will never happen again.

Oh fucking please. Ok, you are drinking today so i will ignore... :rolleyes:

[ELVIS]

How is responding, ignoring ??

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by ELVIS
U2 SUCKS!

They are a waste of time!


:elvis:

Boring to you maybe. They still fill stadiums all over the world. So your opinion is noted, but obv. not the majority. Like I said, they are VERY talented musicians with a few good to great songs (mostly from the 80's) and politics aside, will be remembered for what they gave to the industry and not what they took out of it.

Elvis you know better than anyone what Elvis "gave" to music and what he "took" out of it. he got rich singing other peoples songs. His hair was slicked, he seldom played anything other than a few chords and wiggled his hips for the girls to scream. U2, I think do what they do because of the "love of the sport" not JUST the paycheck. Just my opinion.

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by ELVIS
How is responding, ignoring ??

well that is all the response I will give. That one and this one now. Thanks to you. ;) Im not gonna get into what Ed lied about 10 or 20 years ago in a U2 thread.

[ELVIS]

I HOPE you're not saying that Elvis did what he did just to get a paycheck !?!

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by ELVIS
I HOPE you're not saying that Elvis did what he did just to get a paycheck !?!

;)

why do YOU think Elvis did what he did?

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by ELVIS
U2 SUCKS!

They are a waste of time!


:elvis: [/B]

So are you bumkin. Go listen to your Yngwie Malmsteen cliche' ridden garbage.

[Nickdfresh]

Originally posted by Wayne L.
I don't think Eddie has lied about anything concerning VH no matter the 96 reunion debacle or the Cherone fiasco since it's his band but some fans want to live in the past expecting another Van Halen, Fair Warning & 1984 anytime soon which will never happen again.

Wayne, you are such an idiot! Do you have a clue or are you informed about anything?

[DLR7884]

Welcome back Wayne.

You faggot!