Bono confirmed that U2 are planning an arena tour next year. Talking to Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell, he said:

"We're gonna be touring. We're gonna start next year. We're gonna try and play the O2 and places like that, more indoors than outdoors this time, but we'll see where it takes us. It's exciting. We'll be coming your way and these songs are the songs that, I think ... I think they will play themselves."

The Irish Examiner reported that Bono said the band needs to be proud of U2's new material to tour:

"Only if the songs are great can you bear leaving home. We all have families and mates and ... so you know, you're looking for 11 great reasons to leave home and I think we've got them. You know what it's like now, it's like a whole city goes on the road with us. Our kids go out on the road, they get excited about it. It's like ... yeah, it's kind of a whole ... Dublin goes on the road."