U2 Announce 2010 North American, European Dates

10/26/09 11:40am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

U2 will return to North America next spring and summer to play some more shows in support of No Line On The Horizon.

The band will once again have their special 360 "claw" stage with them at the dates, which take place in June and July and include dates in Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal. After the North American dates finish, U2 will head to Europe to play some more shows in support of the album.

Presales for shows in Oakland, Calif., Toronto and Montreal run from Tuesday (Oct. 27) to Thursday (Oct. 29), and presales will also be held for gigs in Athens, Greece and Istanbul, Turkey from Thursday (Oct. 29) to Saturday (Oct. 31).

Tickets for the Toronto and Edmonton shows go on sale to the public through Ticketmaster and Live Nation on Nov. 2. Tickets for the other North American dates are on sale now or should go on sale shortly.

Meanwhile, Bono says he's disappointed with No Line On The Horizon's sales. He told the Associated Press he thinks the album hasn't sold as well as it could because the disc is perhaps too high brow for a public used to buying records made by "pop stars."

"We weren't really in that mindset," Bono told the Associated Press. "We felt that the 'album' is almost an extinct species, and we [tried to] create a mood and a feeling, and a beginning, middle and an end. And I suppose we've made a work that is a bit challenging for people who have grown up on a diet of pop stars.

"[We didn't] pull off the pop songs."

"The commercial challenges have to be confronted," bassist Adam Clayton agreed, "but I think, in a sense, the more interesting challenge is: 'What is rock 'n' roll changing in this world?'"

No Line On The Horizon has sold one million copies since it was released in February.

You can see Bono, guitarist Edge, Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. here:

Oct. 28 Vancouver, BC @ BC Place Stadium w/ Black Eyed Peas
June 6 Anaheim, CA @ Angel Stadium
June 12 Denver, CO @ Invesco Field
June 16 Oakland, CA @ Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
June 20 Seattle, WA @ Qwest Field
June 23 Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
June 30 East Lansing, MI @ Spartan Stadium
July 3 Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
July 6 Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
July 9 Miami, FL @ Land Shark Stadium
July 12 Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
July 16 Montreal, QC @ TBA
July 19 New York, NY @ New Meadowlands Stadium
Aug. 10 Frankfurt, Germany @ Commerzbank Arena
Aug. 12 Hannover, Germany @ AWD Arena
Aug. 15-16 Horsens, Denmark @ Casa Arena
Aug. 20-21 Helsinki, Finland @ Olympiastadion
Aug. 25 Moscow, Russia @ Luzhniki
Aug. 30 Vienna, Austria @ Ernst Happel Stadium
Sept. 3 Athens, Greece @ Olympic Stadium
Sept. 6 Istanbul, Turkey @ Ataturk Olympic Stadium
Sept. 15 Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
Sept. 18 Paris, France @ Stade De France
Sept. 22-23 Brussels, Belgium @ Stade Roi Baudouin
Sept. 29 Seville, Spain @ Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja
Oct. 2-3 Coimbra, Portugal @ Estadio Cidade Coimbra