Iconic Irish band U2 just announced that they’re brining their acclaimed The Joshua Tree Tour Down Under later this year.
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The band will kick off the tour in Auckland on November 8 before heading to Australia where they will visit Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, then move on to Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul.
This will be their first time back in Australia since the record-shattering U2 360° Tour in 2010.
“It’s only taken me 30 years to learn how to sing these songs and it’s great to be able to say that I’ve finally caught up with the band,” Bono said in a statement.
“Our audience has given the Joshua Tree a whole new life on this tour. Doing these shows has been very special for us, a lot of emotion… From the despair of how relevant some of the dark songs still are, to the joy, pure fun of the staging… it’s quite a ride. And now we get to do it all over again. Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul… We’re coming for you”.
They will be joined by special guest Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
“We, NGHFB, are beside ourselves,” Noel said. “The Joshua Tree 2017 Tour was some of the most fun we ever had. It will be both an honour and a pleasure to share the stage with our friends and comrades once again. It’s gonna be a ripper!!!!!”
Tickets for the NZ/AU shows go on sale on Tuesday 11th June 2019. U2.com subscribers will have first opportunity to purchase tickets starting Tuesday 4th June through Thursday 6th June with a 4 ticket limit.
See www.U2.com for details and cop the tour dates below:
08 November Auckland, NZ Mt. Smart Stadium
12 November Brisbane, AU Suncorp Stadium
15 November Melbourne, AU Marvel Stadium
19 November Adelaide, AU Adelaide Oval
22 November Sydney, AU Sydney Cricket Ground
27 November Perth, AU Optus Stadium
