U2 Add Second 2010 Montreal Date

U2 recently announced they would play Montreal next year — no, not Olympic Stadium but the Hippodrome — and have now confirmed they've added a second show at the same venue.

U2 will play the Hippodrome on July 16 and 17. Tickets to the latter gig go on sale to the general public on Nov. 30. A special pre-sale for U2.com subscribers begins Tuesday (Nov. 24) and subscribers will get an e-mail with more details.

The July 16 show has already sold out. About 70,000 people will attend the gig.

The choice of location seems a bit odd considering Olympic Stadium can host big concerts. But according to a report last week in Montreal's The Gazette, U2 will infuse $3 million from their own pockets towards the location to hold between 60,000 to 80,000 people. The venue will be demolished and become a real estate project after the shows.

In related news, U2 will headline the opening night of the 40th Glastonbury Festival on June 25. It will be the band's lone British date so far next year.

U2 released a remastered version of The Unforgettable Fire last month, one in a series of reissues of earlier studio albums.

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June 6-7 Anaheim, CA @ Angel Stadium
June 12 Denver, CO @ Invesco Field
June 16 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Coliseum
June 20 Seattle, WA @ Qwest Field
June 23 Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
June 25 Picton, England @ Worthy Farm (Glastonbury Festival)
June 27 Minneapolis, MN @ TCF Bank 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 16-17 Montreal, QC @ Montreal Hippodrome
July 19 New York, NY @ New Meadowlands Stadium
Aug. 10 Frankfurt, Germany @ Commerzbank Arena
Aug. 12 Hannover, Germany @ AWD Stadium
Aug. 15-16 Horsens, Denmark @ Casa Arena
Aug. 20-21 Helsinki, Finland @ Olympic Stadium
Aug. 25 Moscow, Russia @ Luzhniki
Aug. 30 Vienna, Austria @ Ernst Happel Stadium
Sept. 3 Athens, GA @ Olympic Stadium
Sept. 6 Istanbul, Turkey @ Ataturk Olympic Stadium
Sept. 15 Munich, Germany @ Olympic Stadium
Sept. 18 Paris, France @ Stade De France
Sept. 22-23 Brussels, Belgium @ Stade Roi Boudoin
Sept. 29 Seville, Spain @ Olympic Stadium
Oct. 2 Coimbra, Portugal @ Estadio Cidade Coimbra