U2//Vertigo//2005 Tour: New North American Concert Dates Continue to Sell-Out

U2//Vertigo//2005 Tour: New North American Concert Dates Continue to Sell-Out

New Shows Announced in New York, Atlanta & Detroit

TORONTO, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Last Monday due to overwhelming fan demand, the U2//Vertigo//2005 Tour announced an additional 33 dates in North America beginning September 12 in Toronto and finishing in Portland on December 19.

This past weekend, 12 of those cities went on sale resulting in an additional 23 sold out performances.

In New York City, tickets quickly sold for 3 performances on October 7, 8, and 10 at Madison Square Garden. Sales were so brisk an additional 2 concerts were announced and were also immediate sell-outs for shows on October 11 and October 14. As a result, a final two performances -- November 21 and 22 -- at Madison Square Garden have also been confirmed. Tickets for these final two New York appearances will go on sale next Monday, March 21 at 9 am.

On Saturday in Chicago, where fans had previously scooped up in excess of 76,000 tickets for four performances in May, an additional two performances September 20 and 21 were also quickly scooped up.

In Boston, where U2 had previously sold out three shows in May, an additional two performances (October 3 and 4) were announced. When these sold out in the first 10 minutes, subsequent shows on December 4 and 5 were announced and these too completely sold out for a grand total of seven Boston U2 performances in 2005.

In Philadelphia, Washington and Los Angeles, following multiple spring show sell-outs in each of the markets, double dates in each city were announced and all six final area concerts are also now sold out.

Sales in Atlanta and Detroit were so brisk, that arrangements were quickly made for second and final shows in each of those cities. Tickets for an October 25 performance at The Palace of Auburn Hills will go on sale this Friday, March 18 at 10 a.m. Tickets for a final performance in Atlanta on Saturday, November 19 will go on sale Saturday, March 19 at 9 a.m.

Rounding out the weekend concert dates in Tampa, Houston, Dallas and Portland are also all sold out.

Ticket sales for the Fall Leg of U2//Vertigo//2005 tour continue this weekend with additional concerts announced and on sale in Toronto, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Miami, Ottawa, Montreal, Hartford, Buffalo, Cleveland, St. Louis, Omaha and Salt Lake City.

General admission floor tickets are $49.50 (plus applicable service fees) and are limited to two per person. Additional reserved seat tickets prices vary according to market. There is an eight ticket limit per person with a maximum purchase of two general admission floor tickets.

Subscribers to U2's official website http://www.u2.com/ will again have the opportunity to reserve tickets in advance. Visit http://www.u2.com/ for complete Fan Club, Tour and Ticketing information.

The Support Artist for the fall portion of U2//Vertigo//2005 Tour is still to be confirmed.

The U2 Tour is presented and produced by The Next Adventure International Ltd., a division of Clear Channel Entertainment, and RZO Productions.

U2//VERTIGO//2005 TOUR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

SPRING TOUR ITINERARY: All shows with special guest: Kings Of Leon

March 28 San Diego Sports Arena March 30 San Diego Sports Arena

April 01 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim April 02 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim April 05 Los Angeles Staples Center April 06 Los Angeles Staples Center April 09 San Jose HP Pavilion April 10 San Jose HP Pavilion April 14 Phoenix Glendale Arena April 15 Phoenix Glendale Arena April 20 Denver Pepsi Center April 21 Denver Pepsi Center April 24 Seattle Key Arena April 25 Seattle Key Arena April 28 Vancouver General Motors Place April 29 Vancouver General Motors Place

May 07 Chicago United Center May 09 Chicago United Center May 10 Chicago United Center May 12 Chicago United Center May 14 Philadelphia Wachovia Center May 22 Philadelphia Wachovia Center May 17 E. Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena May 18 E. Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena May 21 New York City Madison Square Garden May 24 Boston FleetCenter May 26 Boston FleetCenter May 28 Boston FleetCenter

FALL TOUR ITINERARY: Special guest To Be Confirmed

Sept. 12 Toronto Air Canada Centre Sept. 14 Toronto Air Canada Centre Sept. 20 Chicago United Center Sept. 21 Chicago United Center Sept. 23 Minneapolis Target Center Sept. 25 Milwaukee Bradley Center Oct. 03 Boston TD Banknorth Garden (formerly FleetCenter) Oct. 04 Boston TD Banknorth Garden Oct. 07 New York Madison Square Garden Oct. 08 New York Madison Square Garden Oct. 10 New York Madison Square Garden * Oct. 11 New York Madison Square Garden * Oct. 14 New York Madison Square Garden

Oct. 16 Philadelphia Wachovia Center Oct. 17 Philadelphia Wachovia Center Oct. 19 Washington, DC MCI Center Oct. 20 Washington, DC MCI Center Oct. 22 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena Oct. 24 Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills * Oct. 25 Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills Oct. 28 Houston Toyota Center Oct. 29 Dallas American Airlines Center

Nov. 01 Los Angeles Staples Center Nov. 02 Los Angeles Staples Center Nov. 13 Miami American Airlines Arena Nov. 16 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum Nov. 18 Atlanta Philips Arena * Nov. 19 Atlanta Philips Arena * Nov. 21 New York City Madison Square Garden * Nov. 22 New York City Madison Square Garden Nov. 25 Ottawa Corel Centre Nov. 26 Montreal Bell Centre

* Dec. 04 Boston TD Banknorth Garden (formerly FleetCenter) * Dec. 05 Boston TD Banknorth Garden Dec. 07 Hartford Civic Center Dec. 09 Buffalo HSBC Arena Dec. 10 Cleveland Gund Arena Dec. 14 St. Louis Savvis Center Dec. 15 Omaha Qwest Center Dec. 17 Salt Lake City Delta Center Dec. 19 Portland Rose Garden

* Additional shows added

Itinerary Subject to change. Check Local Listings for complete ticket information. Additional cities and dates to be announced.

For Official Fan Club, Tour and Ticket Information visit: http://www.u2.com/

Source: Clear Channel Entertainment

CONTACT: Susan Rosenberg of The Next Adventure International Ltd., Clear Channel Entertainment, +1-416-922-5290

Web site: http://www.clearchannel.com/ http://www.u2.com/

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