U2 return to One Tree Hill
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Irish superband U2 have confirmed a one-off New Zealand concert on November 25, within sight of One Tree Hill.
The band will bring their U2 360 Tour to Mt Smart in Auckland, with the venue expected to hold about 50,000 fans.
Organisers expect demand to be so intense that the show will sell out within minutes of going on sale on Friday, September 3. General admission ticket prices start from $39.90.
The band's manager, Paul McGuinness, said U2 were at their best when surrounded by an audience. A purpose-built set featuring a 50m-high, four-legged stage with rotating bridges and a giant video system would allow that to happen.
"It was important to bring the whole production so fans could experience the latest U2 production."
By the time the tour reaches Auckland, it will have already played to about four million fans.
The unique stage also means cash-strapped fans can see the show, with ticket prices starting at about $40.
The trip will bring back memories of Kiwi Greg Carroll, lead singer Bono's personal assistant, who died in a 1986 motorcycle crash in Dublin while delivering a motorcycle to the superstar. The song One Tree Hill was written for him.
It is so special to Carroll's memory that after it closed a show in Amsterdam in 1990, it wasn't played live again until U2 visited Auckland in 2006.
Bono, guitarist The Edge, Adam Clayton on bass, and drummer Larry Mullen Jr have been together since 1976. By the mid-80s they were a top international live act, but it wasn't until the release of The Joshua Tree in 1987 that things took off.
Today U2 are equally famous for fighting social injustice, campaigning against the war in Bosnia, and for Amnesty International, Greenpeace, the Northern Ireland peace accord, child victims of Chernobyl, democracy in Myanmar, South African Aids relief, and for playing Live 8 in London in 2005, a commitment that saw them given Amnesty's Ambassador of Conscience Award.
Tickets go on sale on September 3. U2.com subscribers will be able to buy tickets ahead of that, with details at www.u2.com.
U2
November 25: Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
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- © Fairfax NZ News
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If you want to stop the scalpers for U2 selling on trade me just put a comment under the sellers name advising trade me that as the tickets have not yet been received by the trader legally they can not be sold.
Ahh the ever so predictable and utterly boring U2 knockers find a voice Matt #62, you take the prize of biggest tool so far, I guess no other band users guitar effects, suppose you like all those Hip Hop vocal treatments yeah?
Even at say $100, it'll still be good value. As for TradeMe, I'm pretty sure they do try stop scalpers but they (Scalpers) create new seller names for each bunch of tickets. @44, exactly what is wrong with the grammar in 36? Is the 2 question marks? Or the ye? Check all the posts, there's a lot of worse ones in there. And to the critics of their music, yeah it's not for all tastes but can you all please post references to ANY platinum singles or albums that you've written? ... didn't think so.
@ Ben Evans #17
"I would do anything to see them live"
How about you fly/drive to Auckland then?
If you don't like U2 then why bother commenting? Could you not find something else to do with your time? No one else cares that you dislike their music or members... How many other bands have been together since 1976 and are still together with the same line up? These guys are fantastic... Have an excellent time those of you who manage to get there!!
hmmmm i wonder why its so cheap??.... umm maybe because they suck?...yeah thats it
Pretentious pop music at its best. I'll go if the guitarist refuses to use an effects pedal. But only for the laughs.
TradeMe suxs
Have you seen how many Metallica tickets are on TradeMe ?
Trade Me only care about profit and they suck
Ben Evans #17 you say you do anything to see them live, surely doing anything would include driving/flying to Auckland?
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OMG!!!! im going on thursday!!!! sooooooo amped!!! :D x