Manchester Evening News

U2 Experience

- By SIMON BINNS

U2 will play Manchester Arena as part of the European leg of their Experience and Innocence Tour.

Opening in Berlin on August 31st, the Live Nation shows include UK, Germany, France Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Italy, Ireland and Holland.

Manchester and London are the only dates in England so far.

Plans are also being finalised for some special home shows in Dublin and Belfast.

The Irish rock legends are playing Manchester Arena on October 19 2018. Tickets go on sale on January 26.

Tickets for all European shows will go on sale from Friday, January 26th via www.ticketmast­er.co.uk and U2. com subscriber­s will be first in line in a pre-sale beginning Thursday, January 18th at 10am and running through Saturday, January 20th at 5pm.

Additional­ly, fans who pre-ordered Songs of Experience with participat­ing retailers prior to November 30th, 2017 are also eligible for a pre-sale opportunit­y for shows in the UK, Germany, France Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Italy and Holland.

Eligible fans will receive a unique code allowing access for a limited presale opportunit­y beginning Monday, January 22 at 9am through Wednesday, January 24 at 5pm subject to availabili­ty while supplies last and limited to two tickets per person. (Please note, a code does not guarantee a ticket.)

The new tour, following the release of the chart-topping Songs of Experience, a companion piece to 2014’s Songs of Innocence, is a sequel to the 2015 tour. Staged in the round, the tour is a developmen­t of the unique and innovative staging of 2015.

It features multiple performanc­e areas, a state-of-the-art sound system, plus an all new super high-res LED screen nine-times the resolution of the 2015 screen.

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Music giants U2 roll into the city on October 19

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