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As one of the greatest rock bands of the all time, U2’s latest album, No Line on the Horizon, peaked at number one while the quartet revealed a set of world dates. Beginning their European trek at the end of June in Barcelona, the guys will continue their 14 cities stint through August, stopping only momentarily before hitting up North American.

The Ireland natives started a whirlwind of promotion in the States just weeks before their 12th album was set to release, performing five straight nights on David Letterman and a $3.99 campaign on Amazon, helping the album peak at the top of the Billboard 200, beating out Taylor Swift’s reign. The stateside dates have only been confirmed through September, hitting Chicago, Toronto and Boston, which is set to grow through October with more spots in Los Angeles, Norman, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tampa, Washington DC and more.

Their 12th studio effort that puts them in line with Led Zepplin as the second group to see the most number one records (falling behind the Beatles), U2’s stage efforts are always unforgettable. Working once again with Willie Williams (show director) and Mark Fisher (architect), who both worked on the group’s ZooTv, PopMart, Elevation and Vertigo tours, are making “an innovative 360″ design that allows the best viewing for all patrons, no matter the seat number. The rounded configure with allow an increase of audience by 15%-20% with each stadium, according to Billboard. “We’re very excited about the idea of going on the road with this album. I think it’s going to translate so well to the live context. The songs we’ve tried in rehearsal sound fantastic, so that’s got everyone really fired up.” The group’s expected tour with become the highest grossing tours ever, with a variety of prices, ranging from high dollar to affordable markets, some even going as low as $30.

U2 360 is sponsored by Blackberry and Live Nation Global Touring, visiting Milan, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Nice, Dublin, Chorzow, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, London, Sheffield and Glasgow and Cardiff. “U2 has always been at their best when surrounded by their audience, this staging takes a giant leap forward. With 85 percent of the tickets priced at less than 95 Euro, general admission floor tickets priced at 55 Euro and at least 10,000 tickets at every venue priced at around 30 Euro, we have worked very hard to ensure that U2 fans can purchase a great priced ticket with a guaranteed great view,” U2 manager Paul McGuiness said on the website.

Even with 484,000 sold copies of No Line on the Horizon in just the first week, the group isn’t putting on the pajamas for a slow ride home. Besides working the late night stage with David Letterman and talking it up on Good Morning America, the international musicians set up three live, syndicated radio broadcasts airing from stops in Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Still, even racking up yet another number one album doesn’t live up to 2004’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, which garnered over 840,00 sales in its first week.

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