{"id":15734,"date":"2018-02-02T13:45:54","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T12:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=15734"},"modified":"2018-02-02T13:46:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T12:46:18","slug":"u2-experience-innocence-tour-2018-additional-belfast-date-announced-28th-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2018\/02\/u2-experience-innocence-tour-2018-additional-belfast-date-announced-28th-october\/","title":{"rendered":"U2  eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour 2018 &#8211; ADDITIONAL BELFAST DATE ANNOUNCED 28th October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>FANS SECURE TICKETS FOR SOLD OUT HOME SHOWS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15735\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/press1-1-1018x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"453\" \/>All tickets for U2\u2019s <strong>eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour <\/strong>Belfast date, as well as for their four Dublin shows, sold out this morning, with delighted fans taking to social media to express their excitement at seeing the band bring the tour home later this year. And due to overwhelming demand, Live Nation and MCD have now confirmed a <strong>second and final show for Belfast on 28<sup>th<\/sup> October 2018, <\/strong>with tickets on sale from 9<sup>th<\/sup> February.<\/p>\n<p>More<\/p>\n<p><strong>@KieranKelly1988<\/strong> &#8211; Got my U2 ticket. It\u2019s Belfast but I will follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U2eiTour?src=hash\"><strong>#U2eiTour<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U2?src=hash\"><strong>#U2<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>@YolandaZaw<\/strong> &#8211; Here I am, getting papped outside the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3arenadublin\"><strong>@3arenadublin<\/strong><\/a> with my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/U2\"><strong>@U2<\/strong><\/a> tickets!! \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U2?src=hash\"><strong>#U2<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/u2songsofexperience?src=hash\"><strong>#u2songsofexperience<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More<\/p>\n<p>More<\/p>\n<p><strong>@ada102<\/strong>\u00a0 Just got two standing for Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/praisebono?src=hash\"><strong>#praisebono<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/U2?src=hash\"><strong>#U2<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@CarlMullan<\/strong>YEOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW <strong>#U2eiTour2018 @U2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tamara de Paula from Brazil was among fans who bought tickets in person at Dublin\u2019s 3Arena this morning \u2013 <em>\u201cI should be lying on a beach right\u00a0 now, I have missed my holiday to get a ticket.\u00a0 I am really excited.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Second in line was Gregory Fitzsimons, who secured tickets for his 79<sup>th<\/sup> U2 show <em>&#8211; \u201cI am also going to the first show in Tulsa. I\u2019ve seen them play in LA, Boston, Connecticut. I even flew home early from honeymoon so I could fly out to Madison Square Garden. My wife still hasn\u2019t forgiven me!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another fan Patricia van der Velde added <em>\u201cI live in Ireland because of U2, I moved here because of them because I am such a fan. My husband is even from Cedarwood Road!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And Montse\u00a0Fraga, who attended her first U2 gig in 1993 said <em>\u201cThere is still the same buzz, perhaps even more now, I am so excited\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following last year\u2019s acclaimed stadium run with The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, the <strong>eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE<\/strong> <strong>Tour<\/strong> will see U2 return to indoor venues, picking up where 2015\u2019s ground-breaking <strong>iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour<\/strong> left off. The <strong>eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour<\/strong> follows the recent release of the band\u2019s 14th studio album Songs of Experience. Just as Songs of Experience serves as a companion piece to 2014\u2019s Songs of Innocence, the <strong>eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE<\/strong> <strong>Tour<\/strong> is a sequel to the 2015 tour. As with every U2 tour, this new arena production will explore the latest in cutting-edge technology. The <strong>eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour<\/strong> is a development of the unique and innovative staging of the 2015 tour, featuring 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.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the additional Belfast show on 28<sup>th<\/sup> October 2018 will go on sale beginning Friday 9<sup>th<\/sup> February at 9am.\u00a0 All General Admission floor tickets will be paperless and available online or at the relevant venue box office only. Reserved seating tickets will also be available to purchase from 9am on Friday 9<sup>th<\/sup> February both online and via Ticketmaster outlets across the country. See a full list of outlets <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2BEqCxg\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.u2.com\/tour\">here<\/a> for a full list of dates on the<strong> eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour 2018 <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0FANS SECURE TICKETS FOR SOLD OUT HOME SHOWS \u00a0 All tickets for U2\u2019s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour Belfast date, as well as for their four Dublin shows, sold out this morning, with delighted fans taking to social media to express their excitement at seeing the band bring the tour home later this year. 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