Australian and New Zealand Tour Dates

Tour dates for the fourth leg concerts in Australia and New Zealand have now become available. U2 will be playing in four Australian cities as well as Auckland, New Zealand in the second half of March. The dates are:

17 March 2006, Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
21 March 2006, Queensland Sports And Athletics Centre, Brisbane, Australia
24 March 2006, Telstra Dome, Melbourne, Australia
28 March 2006, AAMI Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
31 March 2006, Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia

Other sources have reported there will be a second concert in Melbourne on the 25th of March but this has not been confirmed. No dates for the Americas or Japan have been confirmed yet.

The contents of the Australian press release are below:

AUSTRALIA – THE WAIT IS OVER!!

Following their triumphant tour of Europe and North America

U2

VERTIGO//2005//2006

IS ON THE WAY TO AUSTRALIA

78 SOLD OUT ARENAS – NORTH AMERICA

32 SOLD OUT STADIUMS – EUROPE

It’s been 8 years since U2 last played to their thousands of Australian fans.

U2//Vertigo//2006 will commence in early February with stops planned in Mexico, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. The Australian & New Zealand leg of the tour promises fans no less of a passionate spectacle than the shows to date.

With current ticket sales in excess of 3.4 million world-wide, U2// Vertigo//2005 is the top selling tour of 2005.

Ticket demand was so overwhelming in the Northern Hemisphere that all seats for the 110 show world tour were sold prior to the tour kick off in San Diego last March.

U2 began their Vertigo//2005 tour March 28th and throughout North America and Europe they delighted both music critics and fans. In Europe, sales were so brisk that box office records were shattered throughout the UK and in Spain, Dublin, Paris & Vienna. In North America enthusiastic fan demand resulted in numerous multiple play dates including 10 sold out New York area performances, 7 Boston play dates and 6 shows each in Los Angeles and Chicago.

U2//Vertigo follows the release of the band’s 11th album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb which has now sold over 2.85 million copies in the United States. The "U2//Vertigo//2005 Live from Chicago" long form DVD will be released on November 20th. Filmed at the United Centre in Chicago during the band’s May performances this DVD captures the passion and intensity of U2 live.

TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY DECEMBER 5 FOR ALL SHOWS

Friday March 17 Auckland Ericsson Stadium

Tuesday March 21 Brisbane Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre

Friday March 24 Melbourne Telstra Dome

Tuesday March 28 Adelaide AAMI Stadium

Friday March 31 Sydney Telstra Stadium

Ticket sales outlet information will be released one week prior to the on-sale date of December 5.

U2//Vertigo//2005//2006 is presented and produced by The Next Adventure and RZO Productions, and presented in association with Michael Coppel Presents in Australia and New Zealand.

For Official Fan Club, Tour and Ticket Information visit: www.U2.com