U2 launch world tour | Rockhampton Music | Music Reviews, Concerts and Bands in Rockhampton 
U2 launch world tour
Bono from Irish superband U2.
IRISH rock megastars U2 have launched their world tour on a spectacular stage in Barcelona before 90,000 excited fans.
The veteran band entered the Camp Nou stadium, home to the Barcelona football club, about 10pm local time on Tuesday to kick off their "360 degrees" world tour, linked to their new album "No Line on the Horizon".
The concert was held on a immense stage taking up half the stadium's field. Above it is a massive metal structure, nicknamed "The Claw" by fans and resembling a giant spider, 50m across and weighing 390 tonnes.
"We want to do something which has never been done before," lead singer Bono said recently of the innovative stage.
The 90,000 tickets for the concert sold out in just 54 minutes on March 25, for between 30 and 150 euros ($A52-$A261) each. A second concert is scheduled in Barcelona for Thursday.
A few hundred of the fans had even spent Monday night outside the stadium to ensure a good spot on the grass.
After Barcelona, the tour moves to Milan's San Siro stadium on July 7 and then to France, Germany and the Netherlands.
The band return home on July 24 to play Croke Park in Dublin before heading for Sweden, Poland and Croatia and then five gigs in Britain.
They then head over the Atlantic, with their first show in the US and Canadian leg of the tour at Chicago's Soldier Field on September 12.
Their last tour in 2005 and 2006 drew about 4.5 million fans at 127 shows, all sold out.
U2, founded in Dublin in 1978, have sold about 100 million albums.
More Stories
Latest stories from our news sites
-
Today
Possible shower
22°C/29°C -
Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy
21°C/29°C
Most Popular
- Rocky region road closures
- Whitsundays hit by 200kmh gusts
- Floodwaters cut major highways
- CQ escapes worst of cyclone Ului
- Ului threat passes leaving flood fears
- Rocky region land values released
- Landlord 'does parents' job
- Victim to pay for damage
- Wet disrupts Yeppoon Optus users
- Bindi called "creepy" on TV show
Special offers
Aries
21 March - 20 April
Don't let a moment or two of flattery go to your head. Often that fleeting admiration is a way for the other person to get you to fulfil their needs. But you can... More Horoscopes »
Select your zodiac sign
Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces
