As promised, U2/Live Nation have confirmed dates to bring this year's Experience + Innocence tour to Dublin and Belfast. Just announced are three dates:
- October 27: SSE Arena, Belfast
- November 5 & 6: 3Arena, Dublin
Both are the same venues that U2 played in 2015 during the I+E tour.
Public ticket sales will begin this Friday, Feb. 2, at 9:00 AM local time. According to U2.com's tour page, pre-sales will start this Tuesday at 9:00 AM for both Belfast and Dublin. Also note that GA tickets for these three shows will be paperless and only available online or at the box office.
Along with the Ireland announcement, additional shows were added:
- July 1: Madison Square Garden, New York City
- September 30: Royal Arena, Copenhagen
- October 15: Mediolanum Forum, Milan
According to U2.com: (all times local to the city)
- eXPERIENCE Group presale start - Tue. Jan. 30 (10am) **NYC, Dublin and Belfast start at 9am. Lisbon presale starts at 3pm.
- iNNOCENCE Group presale start - Wed. Jan. 31 (10am) ** Dublin and Belfast start at 9am. NYC starts Tue. Jan. 30 at 12pm
- U2.com Subscriber presale ends - Thu. Feb. 1 (5pm)
- Public on sale: Friday, Feb. 02 (9am UK /10am Europe)
According to a band source, Verified Fan will not be utilized for the ticket sales of New York City's third show.