A cycling accident may have caused U2 to replace Bono with some high-profile guest singers at a Time Square performance earlier this week, but they'll be reunited with their regular frontman for an upcoming world tour.
The 'iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour' will see the band trekking across the globe for the majority of next year in support of this year's Songs of Innocence.
The tour will kick off with back-to-back shows in Vancouver on May 14 and 15 before travelling down the West Coast of the United States. Bono and co. will return north of the border for a pair of Montreal gigs on June 12 and 13, and will make their final Canadian appearances with another double whammy of dates in Toronto on July 6 and 7.
After wrapping up in North America, U2 will cross the Atlantic for a couple of months worth of shows in Europe, with special hometown benefit shows for the U2-initiated Music Generation project in Dublin still in the works.
"We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two," said Bono in a press release, addressing the double shows in each city. "And have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience."
Tickets for the tour go on sale December 8. You can see the full itinerary listed below.
UPDATE: U2 have added extra shows in select cities, including Montreal, New York, Chicago, Boston, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin, and Paris. You can see the updated schedule below.
Tour dates:
05/14 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
05/15 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
05/18 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
05/19 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
05/22 Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
05/23 Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
05/26 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
05/27 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
05/30 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
05/31 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
06/12 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
06/13 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
06/16 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
06/17 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
06/24 Chicago, IL - United Center
06/25 Chicago, IL - United Center
06/28 Chicago, IL - United Center
06/29 Chicago, IL - United Center
07/06 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
07/07 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
07/10 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07/11 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07/14 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07/15 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07/18 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/19 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/22 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/23 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/26 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/27 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
09/04 Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour
09/05 Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour
09/08 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
09/09 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
09/12 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
09/13 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
09/16 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
09/17 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
09/20 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
09/21 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
09/24 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
09/25 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
09/28 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
09/29 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
10/05 Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
10/06 Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
10/13 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
10/14 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
10/17 Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena
10/18 Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena
10/25 London, UK - O2
10/26 London, UK - O2
10/29 London, UK - O2
10/30 London, UK - O2
11/06 Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro
11/07 Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro
11/10 Paris, France - Bercy
11/11 Paris, France - Bercy
11/14 Paris, France - Bercy
11/15 Paris, France - Bercy
The 'iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour' will see the band trekking across the globe for the majority of next year in support of this year's Songs of Innocence.
The tour will kick off with back-to-back shows in Vancouver on May 14 and 15 before travelling down the West Coast of the United States. Bono and co. will return north of the border for a pair of Montreal gigs on June 12 and 13, and will make their final Canadian appearances with another double whammy of dates in Toronto on July 6 and 7.
After wrapping up in North America, U2 will cross the Atlantic for a couple of months worth of shows in Europe, with special hometown benefit shows for the U2-initiated Music Generation project in Dublin still in the works.
"We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two," said Bono in a press release, addressing the double shows in each city. "And have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience."
Tickets for the tour go on sale December 8. You can see the full itinerary listed below.
UPDATE: U2 have added extra shows in select cities, including Montreal, New York, Chicago, Boston, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin, and Paris. You can see the updated schedule below.
Tour dates:
05/14 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
05/15 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
05/18 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
05/19 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
05/22 Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
05/23 Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
05/26 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
05/27 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
05/30 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
05/31 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
06/12 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
06/13 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
06/16 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
06/17 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
06/24 Chicago, IL - United Center
06/25 Chicago, IL - United Center
06/28 Chicago, IL - United Center
06/29 Chicago, IL - United Center
07/06 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
07/07 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
07/10 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07/11 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07/14 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07/15 Boston, MA - TD Garden
07/18 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/19 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/22 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/23 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/26 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/27 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
09/04 Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour
09/05 Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour
09/08 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
09/09 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
09/12 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
09/13 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
09/16 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
09/17 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
09/20 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
09/21 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
09/24 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
09/25 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
09/28 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
09/29 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
10/05 Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
10/06 Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
10/13 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
10/14 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
10/17 Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena
10/18 Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena
10/25 London, UK - O2
10/26 London, UK - O2
10/29 London, UK - O2
10/30 London, UK - O2
11/06 Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro
11/07 Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro
11/10 Paris, France - Bercy
11/11 Paris, France - Bercy
11/14 Paris, France - Bercy
11/15 Paris, France - Bercy
