'U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere' dates announced

The world’s biggest rock band will launch the world’s most cutting-edge venue – watch here

Live Nation Press Release

Sphere Entertainment Co. and Live Nation announced dates for “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere,” a first-of-its-kind live music experience, which will see the world’s biggest rock band launch the world’s most cutting-edge venue, Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Watch here.

The long-awaited confirmation of dates comes after U2dropped the ultimate sneak peek – to a mass global audience – with a Super Bowl commercial back in February that let fans know that the band will return to the stage later this year for a special run of shows marking their first live outing in four years.

The following dates have been announced:

√ Friday, Sept. 29

√ Saturday, Sept. 30

√ Thursday, Oct. 5

√ Saturday, Oct. 7

√ Sunday, Oct. 8

Bono and The Edge recently gave Apple Music’s Zane Lowe a sneak preview tour of Sphere and a glimpse into their ideas as they begin to create these shows. “U2: The Zane Lowe Interview” is now available here.

Tickets

Tickets for this run of shows will be in high demand, therefore Verified Fan will be used to ensure more tickets get into the hands of fans who want to go to the show, not buyers looking to resell them. 

Fans can register now for the Verified Fan presale here. Fans who previously signed up for Verified Fan for U2 are automatically registered for the opportunity to participate in the presale.

Registration for Verified Fan will close Wednesday, April 26, at 10 a.m. ET.

Fans who are selected to receive an access code will be able to participate in the Verified Fan presale starting Thursday, April 27.

Tickets start at $140 and will reflect all-in pricing. This means the ticket price listed is the full out-of-pocket price inclusive of taxes and fees. The larger capacity at Sphere allows for 60% of tickets to be priced under $300 and there will also be a limited number of premium priced tickets per show.

U2.com Presale

U2.com subscribers will have first access to tickets through Ticketmaster Request, open now until Wednesday, April 26, at 10 a.m. ET. During this period, U2.com subscribers can sign into their Ticketmaster account, pick up to three shows and rank in order of preference, request up to four tickets and select the type of tickets preferred. To complete their request, fans will enter payment details and will only be charged if the request can be fulfilled. Requests will only be fulfilled for up to one show and up to four tickets. Fans will be notified via email of their request status, and if fulfilled will be provided a link to claim their tickets.

General On-sale

If any tickets remain, they will be sold during a general on-sale starting Friday, April 28, at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com. On sale times will vary, check the Ticketmaster listing for more information. 

Details on General Admission Floor Tickets

In an effort to help minimize resale and keep ticket prices at face value for fans, GA floor tickets for “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” will be restricted from transfer. They may only be resold at the original purchase price.

Fans will still have protection against unforeseen circumstances. Those who purchase tickets and are no longer able to attend their show will be able to sell their tickets at the price they paid using the Ticketmaster Face Value Exchange. More information on how the Ticketmaster Exchange works is available here.

Red Zone

At each “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere performance,” 50 tickets to experience the show from an exclusive VIP riser will be made 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”, said 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.”

VIP

Vibee, the new music-led destination experience company founded by Live Nation, is the exclusive hotel package and VIP experience provider for “U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere.” Vibee has fans covered from the minute they arrive. The range of elevated hospitality packages may include premium concert seating; hotel rooms at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, the only resort attached to Sphere; priority entry into the U2:UV Fan Portal, an immersive, cutting-edge installation and pop-up shop at The Venetian; limited-edition U2 memorabilia; nightclub access; bespoke concierge service and more. 

Citi cardmembers have special access to Vibee VIP and hotel packages  through May 3 at 10 p.m.. For complete details, visit www.citientertainment.com. 

For complete date, ticket and Vibee VIP and hotel package information, visit https://u2.ticketmaster.com. 

“U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere” is the band’s latest ambitious creative project and will see them work once again with longtime U2 creative collaborator and show director Willie Williams. It follows the massive success of the band’s acclaimed “Joshua Tree” 30th anniversary stadium tour, which was seen by over 3.2 million fans worldwide and their 2018 “eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE” indoor tour, which played to a combined audience of 1 million across Europe and North America.

Acknowledged as the best live act in the world, U2 have always – since their earliest days, including the industry-defining “ZOO TV Tour,” which broke the mold in 1991 – consistently pushed the boundaries of live performance, with groundbreaking stage shows that embrace the latest in technology and innovation. The announcement that the band will be the first musical act at Sphere, the next-generation entertainment medium that dominates the Las Vegas skyline, is fitting for a show from the world’s most thrilling live band. 

Bono, The Edge and Adam said, “U2 hasn’t played live since December 2019, and we need to get back on stage and see the faces of our fans again. 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 U2’s music is going to be all over the walls.”

The Edge added, “The beauty of Sphere is not only the groundbreaking technology that will make it so unique, with the world’s most advanced audio system, integrated into a structure which is designed with sound quality as a priority; it’s also the possibilities around immersive experience in real and imaginary landscapes. In short, it’s a canvas of an unparalleled scale and image resolution and a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We all thought about it and decided we’d be mad not to accept the invitation.”

About U2

U2 is acknowledged as one of the best live acts in the world. Formed in Dublin in 1978, the band was marked out by its drive and ambition from the beginning. U2 has toured the globe countless times, released 14 studio albums, sold over 170 million albums and won numerous awards, including 22 Grammys and Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience award.

U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 and have twice been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song: in 2003 for “The Hands That Built America” for “Gangs of New York,” and in 2014 for “Ordinary Love” for “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”

U2’s 14th studio album, “Songs Of Experience” – the companion release to 2014’s “Songs Of Innocence” – was released in December 2017 debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, setting U2 apart as the only band in history to have topped the chart in four successive decades.

In 2018, U2 hit the road with the “eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour,” an arena production that saw the band continue to push the creative boundaries of technology and engineering. And following 2017’s acclaimed stadium run with “The Joshua Tree Tour” – the record-breaking smash hit tour celebrating the band’s seminal 1987 album “The Joshua Tree” – “The Joshua Tree Tour” took U2 to New Zealand, Australia and Japan, as well as bring “the biggest band in the world” (The Guardian) to Singapore, Seoul, Manila and Mumbai for the very first time.

In November 2019, the band released a track in collaboration with A.R. Rahman titled “Ahimsa,” which was performed live at Mumbai’s, D.Y. Patil Stadium.

In 2020, SiriusXM and U2 announced the launch of U2 X-Radio, a complete immersion into the work and influences of the band from the northside of Dublin, all curated by U2. And in May 2021, Bono and The Edge collaborated with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix to create the track “We Are The People,” the official anthem for the UEFA 2020 European Football Tournament.

2021 also saw the release of a new U2 song “Your Song Saved My Life,” which featured on the original motion picture soundtrack for the animated feature film “Sing 2.”

“Songs Of Surrender” – a collection of 40 seminal U2 songs from across the band’s catalog, rerecorded and reimagined for 2023 in sessions spanning the past two years – was released on March 17 and debuted at No. 1 in the U.K. and Ireland.  It also charted at No. 1 on five U.S. charts and in the Top 5 of the Billboard Top 200 chart. 

More information is available at thespherevegas.com.