Due to high demand, U2 adds five more dates to ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ run at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
After receiving more than one million registrations for ticket requests, Sphere Entertainment and Live Nation have announced an additional five dates for “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere,” a first-of-its-kind live music event in which the legendary Dublin rock band launches “the world’s most cutting-edge venue,” Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The event marks U2’s first live show in four years.
The following dates have been announced:
September
October
November
Tickets start at $140, which reflects all-in pricing. The larger capacity at Sphere allows for 60 percent of tickets to be priced under $300. There will also be a limited number of premium-priced tickets available per show.
To minimize resale and “keep ticket prices at face value for fans,” general admission floor tickets for the show will be restricted from transfer. They may only be resold at the original purchase price; those who purchase tickets and can no longer attend will be able to sell their tickets at the price they paid through Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange.
At each performance, 50 VIP tickets will be available for purchase benefitting (RED), the organization founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 to fight AIDS and the injustices that enable pandemics to thrive.
“We’re so grateful once again to U2 for their generosity. And we’re very excited that each U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere performance will feature an iconic (RED) Zone, which lets fans choose (RED) and save lives while enjoying the show with an excellent view of the stage,” says Jennifer Lotito, President and COO of (RED).
“Over the years, U2’s generosity has delivered nearly $23 million for (RED)’s fight to end AIDS. Thanks to U2 and U2 fans everywhere for helping (RED) make preventable and treatable disease preventable and treatable for everyone.”
“U2 hasn’t played live since December 2019, and we need to get back on stage and see the faces of our fans again,” said Bono, The Edge, and Adam. “And what a unique stage they’re building for us out there in the desert… We’re the right band, ACHTUNG BABY the right album, and Sphere the right venue to take the live experience of music to the next level.”
“That’s what U2’s been trying to do all along with our satellite stages and video installations, most memorably on the ZOO TV Tour, which ended in Tokyo 30 years ago this fall. Sphere is more than just a venue, it’s a gallery, and just U2’s music is going to be all over the walls.”
Sphere is a next-generation entertainment venue, including a 16k x 16k LED display inside the main venue bowl that wraps up, over, and around the audience, creating a fully immersive visual environment. Sphere Immersive Sound, the world’s “most advanced concert audio system,” delivers crystal-clear audio to every seat in the house. Multi-sensory 4D technologies will enhance the storytelling experience so attendees can “feel” sensations, like rumbling thunder or a cool breeze.