Just as rumored, U2 have confirmed dates to bring the U2 360 Tour down under in Australia at the end of this year. The dates are as followed:
November 25 - Auckland, NZ at Mt. Smart Stadium
December 01 - Melbourne, AU at Etihad Stadium
December 08 - Brisbane, AU at Suncorp Stadium
December 13 - Sydney, AU at ANZ Stadium
December 18 - Perth, AU at Subiaco Oval
It is very likely that these will be final dates of U2's 2010 U2360 Tour, and will resume in 2011 in the States :] which I personally am looking forward to (can anyone say SEATTLE?). In a video announcement on U2.com, The band confirm they will be going down under, and Bono personally promises more set list shake ups. This may include more new songs, such as one that just debuted in Helsinki: Every Breaking Wave. It is a great song which sounds like a mesh of Bad, Stay and Heartland (all favorites). My personal favorite over North Star and Glastonbury. This may be just one more hint that a new album is well on its way, but maybe not by this year. U2 also announced that Jay-Z will be a special guest on tour in Austrailia, and Bono was quoted that he had some "interesting ideas to do something special with Jay-Z." So who knows what that could mean.
While not as good as a full studio album, U2.com announced today another U2.com Subscriber special release called U2: Duals. This is going to be a compilation of U2 collaborations with other artists. While no track list was announced, you can probably expect to see songs like The Saints are Coming and maybe even The Wanderer--even though it was already released to the public.
-A. Kennedy
U2.com Announcement for Duals
@U2 Down Under Article
@U2 Jay-Z Article
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