LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- With over 1.1
million tickets sold in 24 hours, U2's highly anticipated The
Joshua Tree Tour 2017 has added three North American dates due to
overwhelming demand, in addition to the previously announced four
new dates added in London, Rome, Paris
and Amsterdam.
On Monday, the tour's entire UK/Europe stadium run sold out in one day. In
North America, Live Nation has
also confirmed sold out performances in Los Angeles, Seattle, Santa
Clara, Dallas, Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston, E. Rutherford, Cleveland, Vancouver, and Toronto. Due to demand,
additional and final shows have now been announced in
May 21st at the Rose Bowl in Los
Angeles, June 29th at
MetLife Stadium in E. Rutherford, and June 4th at Soldier Field in
Chicago.
Every show will include a performance of The Joshua Tree in its entirety,
with support from one of a number of special guests including
Mumford & Sons, OneRepublic and The
Lumineers in North America and
Noel Gallagher's High Flying
Birds in Europe.
Tickets for the U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 additional
dates in Los Angeles, E.
Rutherford, Chicago, London, Rome,
Paris and Amsterdam are on sale Monday, January 23rd. Ticket prices start at
$35.00 / €35.00 / £35.00 with general
admission floor tickets at $70.00 /
€70.00 / £70.00. There will be an exclusive priority presale for U2
Subscribers at U2.com starting Wednesday,
January 18th (9am)
through Friday, January 20th (5pm) local times for U2.com subscribers who may
have missed out on the previous presale opportunity along with new
subscribers. There will be a 4 ticket limit for subscriber
purchases and a 6 ticket limit commencing with public sales. In
North America, all floor tickets
will be paperless unless otherwise noted.
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 will kick off in
Vancouver on May 12th for a
run of dates across North America
and Europe, and will include U2's
first ever U.S. festival headline appearance at the Bonnaroo
Music & Arts Festival this summer, as well as a hometown
show in Dublin's Croke Park
on July 22nd.
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour is produced by Live Nation Global
Touring. UPS is the Official Logistics Provider of the tour.
WATCH HERE:
https://youtu.be/sssykdiAsVM
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.u2.com
& www.livenation.com
Press materials available at: www.u2.com/rmpphoto
About Live Nation Entertainment
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Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment
company comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation
Concerts, Artist Nation Management and Live Nation
Media/Sponsorship. For additional information, visit
www.livenationentertainment.com
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