U2 have added more dates to their U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere residence in Las Vegas.
Following the band’s first full-length live shows since 2019 and the first nine concerts of the residency at a unique venue, the band on Thursday announced an additional 11 dates for 2024, bringing the residency to 36 performances.
Lead singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Bram van den Berg are scheduled to return to the stage on January 26, 2024. The last scheduled performance is scheduled for February 18.
U2 perform at the Sphere.
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The residency kicked off on September 29 at the venue, which houses a 16K wraparound LED screen and 167,000 speakers inside a 366-foot-tall dome just east of the Las Vegas Strip. Several A-Listers were in the crowd, including Jon Hamm, Elizabeth Banks, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Orlando Bloom and Paul McCartney. During opening night, the band nodded to their location by calling out iconic figures who left a lasting impression on the city. During their performance, they displayed pictures of Elvis Presley on the walls of the hall. “Elvis definitely didn’t leave this building,” Bono (63) joked.
U2 kick off Las Vegas residency at tech-advanced Sphere: ‘What a classy backdrop’
The band also displayed visuals of the musicians on the walls of the sphere, with their images inside split-screen bubbles or in cubes.
The group included visuals of various statements related to their set list, which included hits like “Believe,” “This Is Not A Rehearsal,” “It Could Never Happen Here” and “Even Better Than The Real Thing.” U2 also performed “One”, “With or Without You”, “Where the Streets Have No Name” and their new single “Atomic City”.
While performing “With or Without You” that first night, Bono sang lyrics from “Nothing Compares 2 U,” the Prince song with which the late Sinead O’Connor scored a hit in 1990. O’Connor, who was also from Ireland, he died in July at the age of 56.
The Sphere was lit up for the first time on the 4th of July weekend, with an American flag and fireworks display. Since then, the outer dome has transformed into a realistic eyeball, basketball, moon, earth and pumpkin, among other objects.
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U2 kick off Las Vegas residency at tech-forward Sphere: ‘What a classy backdrop’.
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U2 to ‘break the fourth wall’ with first live show in 4 years at new Las Vegas residency at Sphere
At the beginning of September, the music video for the song “Atomic City” was shot in Las Vegas. Since its release, the song has peaked at number one on Billboard’s Alternative Digital Songs chart.
U2 pay tribute to Sinead O’Connor with ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in Las Vegas
U2’s September set marked the first time since October 1978 that the group played without drummer Larry Mullen, who has health problems. He was replaced by van den Berg, the drummer of the Dutch rock band Krezip.
Pre-sales for the 2024 dates began on Thursday and will end on Saturday, October 21st at 10pm PT. General admission tickets will be available during a general sale beginning Wednesday, October 25th at 11am PT on Ticketmaster.com.
Check out the dates for 2024 below.
- Friday, January 26
- Sat, January 27
- Wednesday, January 31
- Friday, February 2
- Sat, February 3
- Wednesday, February 7
- Friday, February 9
- Sat, February 10
- Thursday, February 15
- Sat, February 17
- Sun, February 18
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