U2 360 degrees TOUR announces a Montreal first! Friday, July 16, 2010 at the
Montreal Hippodrome
TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST AT NOON!! Tickets available at the Bell Centre Box Office Charge by phone: (514) 790-2525 or 1-877-668-8269 Order online at: www.geg.ca TICKETS PRICES: $30 - $55 - $95 - $250 (+ service charges) </pre> <p/> <p><location>MONTREAL</location>, <chron>Nov. 16</chron> /CNW Telbec/ - Gillett Entertainment Group and Live Nation are thrilled to announce that U2's <location>Montreal</location> concert will be held at the <location>Montreal</location> Hippodrome on <chron>Friday, July 16th</chron> - an unprecedented spectacle in Quebec!</p> <p>After having performed in the city several times at Club Montréal, the Forum, Bell Centre and The Olympic Stadium, U2 is now looking to push their <location>Montreal</location> boundaries even further by building an open-air stadium capable of welcoming over 60,000 fans! Similar to ventures in <location>Europe</location>, Quebecois fans will reap the benefits of seeing U2 perform outdoors in an electrifying atmosphere, for one night only! During their 2005 performance in <location>Montreal</location>, the band emphatically declared "Vive U2 à Montreal!"... no one could question their sincerity now.</p> <p>The <location>Montreal</location> Hippodrome, located at 7440 Décarie boul., is the only location capable of hosting a show of this magnitude - the stage alone is comparable in size to the Bell Centre itself! What's more, the geographic emplacement of this site is ideal: located in the heart of the city, in proximity to major arteries (Décarie and Métropolitain boul.), and well serviced by public transportation. In order to provide the tens of thousands of fans with a seamless concert experience, satellite parking lots will also be designated and served by shuttle buses.</p> <p>More than 300 employees will be employed in the construction of this site which is slated to begin in May. Two months will be necessary to complete the site build and another month will be required to dismantle it. More than 300 trucks will transport the 40,000 grandstands coming from <location>Canada</location>.</p> <p>Jacques Aubé, Vice-president of the Gillett Entertainment Group said of the project: "U2 and <location>Montreal</location> are inseparable. We absolutely had to find a first-rate location to host them. Even if the project is uniquely complex, demanding, and bold, we are exceptionally happy to be offering fans an unrivalled concert that will forever leave its mark on the cultural history of <location>Montreal</location>."</p> <p>With a cylindrical video system of interlocking LED panels, and a steel structure rising 150 feet from the floor over a massive stage with rotating bridges, the band has truly created an intimate 360º experience for concert goers. Keeping with the concept that this tour is more about a unique staging configuration, ticket prices (<money>$30</money>, <money>$55</money>, <money>$95</money> and <money>$250</money>) are set so that more than half of fans will pay <money>$55</money> or less for their tickets to this tremendous concert event!</p> <p/> <p>Your date with history: <chron>July 16th</chron> at the <location>Montreal</location> Hippodrome!</p> <p/> <pre> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presented by Gillett Entertainment Group and Live Nation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- U2 360 DEGREES TOUR 2010 Presented by BlackBerry NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY 6-June Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium SOLD OUT! 7-June Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium On sale Nov. 20 12-June Denver, CO Invesco Field On sale now 16-June Oakland, CA Oakland-Alameda SOLD OUT County Coliseum 20-June Seattle, WA Qwest Field On sale now 23-June Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium On sale now 27-June Minneapolis, MN TCF Bank Stadium On sale Nov. 21 30-June East Lansing, MI Spartan Stadium On sale Nov. 23 03-July Toronto, ON Rogers Centre On sale now 06-July Chicago, IL Solider Field On sale now 09-July Miami, FL Land Shark Stadium On sale now 12-July Philadelphia Lincoln Financial On sale now Field 16-July Montreal, QC MONTREAL HIPPODROME On sale Nov. 21-noon 19-July New York New Meadowlands Stadium On sale now EUROPEAN TOUR ITINERARY 10-August Frankfurt, Germany Commerzbank-Arena On sale now 12-August Hannover, Germany AWD Arena On sale now 15-August Horsens, Denmark Casa Arena SOLD OUT 16-August Horsens, Denmark Casa Arena SOLD OUT 20-August Helsinki, Finland Olympiastadion SOLD OUT 21-August Helsinki, Finland Olympiastadion SOLD OUT 25-August Moscow, Russia Luzhniki On sale soon 30-August Vienna, Austria Ernst Happel Stadium SOLD OUT 03-September Athens, Greece Olympic Stadium On sale now 06-September Istanbul, Turkey Ataturk Olympic On sale now Stadium 15-September Munich, Germany Olympiastadion On sale now 18-September Paris, France Stade de France SOLD OUT 22-September Brussels, Belgium Stade Roi Baudouin SOLD OUT 23-September Brussels, Belgium Stade Roi Baudouin SOLD OUT 29-September Seville, Spain Estadio Olimpico On sale now De La Cartuja 02-October Coimbra, Portugal Estadio Cidade Coimbra SOLD OUT 03-October Coimbra Portugal Estadio Cidade Coimbra SOLD OUT Additional dates and cities to be confirmed. Itinerary subject to change. For complete tour and ticket information, fan club memberships, merchandise and more, visit: www.U2.com
For further information: Myriam Vallée T., (514) 925-2005, [email protected]; Media Contact: [email protected], [email protected]
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