It’s the end of the Innocence
Dublin dates part of the last leg of U2’s epic tour
Rock legends U2 are winding up their epic tour with a string of hometown shows kicking off in Dublin’s 3Arena on Monday night.
The EXPERIENCE + INNOCENCE Tour will also be playing on November 6, November 9, and November 10 before finishing the tour in Berlin on November 13.
Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam have been on the road for over three years since kicking off their INNOCENCE + EXPEREIENCE shows in 2015.
Last year’s 30th anniversary The Joshua Tree concerts saw the Dublin legends play Croke Park and, from May of this year, they have been on their current tour for their latest album, Songs of Experience.
The tour comprised of two legs and 61 concerts and has seen the band play all across North America and Europe including places like Tulsa, (circled above) Las Vegas, Chicago, Montreal, Philadelphia, Paris, Lisbon, Manchester,
London, and Copenhagen.
U2 had to briefly cut short a show in Berlin at the start of September when Bono lost his voice.
The band will wrap up the tour, which explores the latest in cutting-edge technology, with a make-up show in Berlin on November 13.
The band played Belfast last weekend and Bono had lots to say about the current state of political affairs in
Europe and the Brexit mess.
“Belfast, still a great
European city... always and forever. Whatever happens, whether there’s a hard or soft or no border at all, more than ever, we need to trust each other on this small island in the
North Atlantic Ocean. It looks like some rough weather ahead but it’ll be a lot less rough if we navigate it together,” Bono told the audience on Saturday night.
“We must be smart, strategic and work together.”
Political activist Bono also paid tribute to John Hume, one of the primary architects of the peace deal in the
North. Hume, 81, is seriously ill.
“From Fitzroy Avenue to Cyprus Avenue; Palestine Street to
Jerusalem Street. Blessed are the peacemakers. I remember John
Hume and his vision. Let’s sing for him tonight,” he said.
Irish fans going to any of their four shows in Dublin next week can also look forward to a mesmerising two and a half hour set jammed with gems as the rockers prove their still the greatest band in the world.
But for the first time ever their set-list will not feature some of their best-loved hits such as Where the Streets Have No Name, With or Without You and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For from their seminal album.
Meanwhile, former Smiths legend Johnny Marr is in Athy, Co Kildare today ahead of his Dublin show tonight. Marr will unveil a plaque to mark his family connections with the area at 1pm sharp in Anderson’s Bar, Emily Square.
The plaque is one in the ‘Made in Athy’ series, which celebrates the music history of the south Kildare town.
Marr – who was born John Maher in Manchester in 1963 – is the son of Frances Doyle, originally from Maganey and John Maher, who was from Nicholastown.
The guitarist (inset) plays Dublin’s National Stadium in support of his new album Call The Comet.
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