U2 Returns To The Stage And Wows The Crowd With New Music
U2 returned to touring August 6th in grand fashion as they played new music in their first show back after Bono’s back injury. The new songs titled “North Star,” and “Glastonbury,” were played to a crowd of over 40,000 in Turin, Italy. They also played a new intro piece, “Return of the Stingray Guitar,” which leads into “Beautiful Day.”
According to U2′s website, the new song Glastonbury is “inspired by the UK summer festival,” and the song North Star is Bono’s “love song to the universe.” U2 will continue its 360 Tour in Europe and return to North America in May.
The rescheduled tour dates for the North America leg of their tour is posted below.
May 21: Denver, Col. (Invesco Field, formerly June 12/10)
May 24: Salt Lake City, Utah (Rice Eccles Stadium, formerly June 3/10)
June 1: Edmonton, Alberta (Commonwealth Stadium, formerly June 23/10)
June 4: Seattle, Wash. (Qwest Field, formerly June 20/10)
June 7: Oakland, Calif. (McAfee Coliseum, formerly June 16/10)
June 17: Anaheim, Calif. (Angels Stadium, formerly June 6/10)
June 18: Anaheim, Calif. (Angels Stadium, formerly June 7/10)
June 26: East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium at MSU, formerly June 30/10)
June 29: Miami, Fla. (Sun Life Stadium, formerly July 9/10) *previously Dolphin Stadium
July 5: Chicago, Ill. (Soldier Field, formerly July 6/10)
July 8: Montreal, Quebec (Hippodrome, formerly July 16/10)
July 9: Montreal, Quebec (Hippodrome, formerly July 17/10)
July 11: Toronto, Ontario (Rogers Centre, formerly July 3/10)
July 14: Philadelphia, Pa. (Lincoln Financial Field, formerly July 12/10)
July 20: East Rutherford, N.J. (New Meadowlands Stadium, formerly July 19/10)
July 23: Minneapolis, Minn. (TCF Bank Stadium, formerly June 27/10)
Vinnie
August 9, 2010 11:23 pm
All three of these new songs are outstanding!
Also of note, is that “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” (the Batman song) was played live for the first time since 1998.
I can’t wait for them to come back around next year. They reportedly have a new album (Songs of Ascent) that may be out late this year.