- Music
- 21 Nov 05
U2 confirm first dates of 2006
Irish rock gods U2 have confirmed their first dates for next year's Vertigo 2006, now that Vertigo 2005 has nearly run its course.
They'll be returning down under after an eight-year gap, and New Zealand after 12.
The official dates are:
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
The tour, which has already seen the foursome play 110 shows to a total of three and a half million people, will also hit Mexico, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan next year. Phew!