U2//VERTIGO//2005 TOUR - ADDITIONAL NORTH AMERICAN DATES CONFIRMED FOR THIS FALL!

TORONTO - Monday, March 07, 05 - U2 have added a further 33 dates to their Vertigo//2005 World Tour. Following sell-out dates in Europe and America, Vertigo//2005 will return to North America in September. Beginning in Toronto on September 12, the tour will continue into December finishing in Portland on the 19th.

With their 11th studio album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb having found critical and commercial acclaim following its release in November 2004, U2 now look set to spend the majority of 2005 on the road.

The band's manager, Paul McGuiness today confirmed the dates, "We're really looking forward to this tour, the show looks and sounds fantastic, its going to be a great year".

Announced today are a further 3 shows at Madison Square Garden and the band will play 2 shows when the tour revisits Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston.

In addition new concerts dates have been confirmed in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Washington, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Houston, Dallas, Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Hartford, Buffalo, Cleveland, St. Louis, Omaha, Salt Lake City and Portland.

With 1.9 million tickets sold U2//Vertigo//2005 has shattered sales records throughout Europe and North America. Dublin's two Croke Park concerts (160,000 tickets) sold out in just 50 minutes. In France, U2 sales surpassed 75,000 tickets sold in less than 1 hour making it the quickest sell out ever for a show at Stade De France. Shows in 3 Spanish cities (Madrid, Barcelona and San Sebastian) were all immediate sell-outs and Vienna brought the band another first when 55,000 tickets sold out in 74 minutes beating any previous sales record country-wide.

Concert ticket sales in North America were no exception with U2/Vertigo//2005 announcing immediate sell-outs in Chicago where 4 performances sold out in a few hours and in Boston where 3 shows also immediately sold out. In addition, multiple dates were confirmed in every city on the spring leg of the North American tour itinerary.

Tickets for all additional performances will go on sale in the next few weeks. General admission floor tickets remain $49.50 (plus applicable service fees) and are limited to 2 per person. Additional reserved seat tickets prices vary according to market. There is an 8 ticket limit per person with a maximum purchase of 2 general admission floor tickets.

Subscribers to U2's official website www.U2.com will again have the opportunity to reserve tickets in advance. Visit www.U2.com for complete Fan Club, Tour and Ticketing information.

The Support Artist for the fall portion of U2//Vertigo//2005 Tour is still to be confirmed.

The U2 Tour is presented and produced by The Next Adventure, a division of Clear Channel Entertainment, and RZO Productions.

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U2//VERTIGO//2005 TOUR
NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR DATES

Sept. 12  Toronto   Air Canada Centre
Sept. 14  Toronto   Air Canada Centre
Sept. 20  Chicago   United Center
Sept. 21  Chicago   United Center
Sept. 23  Minneapolis   Target Center
Sept. 25  Milwaukee   Bradley Center
Oct. 03   Boston    FleetCenter
Oct. 04   Boston    FleetCenter
Oct. 07   New York   Madison Square Garden
Oct. 08   New York   Madison Square Garden
Oct. 10   New York   Madison Square Garden
Oct. 16   Philadelphia   Wachovia Center
Oct. 17   Philadelphia   Wachovia Center
Oct. 19   Washington, DC  MCI Center
Oct. 20   Washington, DC  MCI Center
Oct. 22   Pittsburgh   Mellon Arena
Oct. 24   Detroit    Palace of Auburn Hills
Oct. 28   Houston   Toyota Center
Oct. 29   Dallas    American Airlines Arena
Nov. 01  Los Angeles   Staples Center
Nov. 02  Los Angeles   Staples Center
Nov. 13  Miami    American Airlines Arena
Nov. 16  Tampa    St. Pete Times Forum
Nov. 18  Atlanta    Philips Arena
Nov. 25  Ottawa    Corel Centre
Nov. 26  Montreal   Bell Centre
Dec. 07  Hartford   Civic Center
Dec. 09  Buffalo    HSBC Arena
Dec. 10  Cleveland   Gund Arena
Dec. 14  St. Louis   Savvis Center
Dec. 15  Omaha    Qwest Center
Dec. 17  Salt Lake City   Delta Center
Dec. 19  Portland   Rose Garden

Additional cities and dates to be announced.

For Official Fan Club, Tour and Ticket Information visit:
www.U2.com