January 9, 2001 22:21

U2 ANNOUNCE US TOUR DETAILS

The Irish rockers play the first leg of their tour in almost every US city...

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U2 have finalised details of the US leg of their world tour, which starts in FLORIDA on March 24, winding up 33 cities and three months later.

According to www.mtv.com, PJ Harvey will support on the shows, which take place in seated, medium size arenas. As yet there are no confirmed European dates, but it is expected they will be announced soon.

The band were due to broadcast a webcast at 9.45pm this evening (January 9) in conjunction with the tour announcement via their official website www.u2.com, but it became so overwhelmed with users, many found it difficult to gain access.

The US leg of U2's 'Elevation' world tour will call at:
Ft. Lauderdale National Car Rental Center (March 24)
Charlotte Coliseum (29)
Atlanta Philips Arena (30)
Houston Compaq Center (April 2)
Dallas Reunion Arena (3)
Denver Pepsi Arena (6)
Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome (9)
Tacoma Dome (12)
Vancouver General Motors Place (13)
Portland Rose Garden (15)
San Diego Sports Arena (17)
San Jose Arena (19)
Anaheim Arrowhead Pond (23)
Phoenix America West Arena (28)
Minneapolis Target Center (May 1)
Cleveland Gund Arena (3)
Lexington Rupp Arena (4)
Pittsburgh Mellon Arena (6)
Columbus Nationwide Arena (7)
Milwaukee Bradley Center (9)
Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse (10)
Chicago United Center (12)
Toronto Air Canada Centre (24)
Montreal Molson Centre (27)
Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills (30)
Albany Pepsi Arena (June 2)
Buffalo HSBC Arena (3)
Boston Fleet Center (5)
Hartford Civic Center (9)
Philadelphia First Union Center (11)
Washington MCI Center (14)
New York Madison Square Garden (17)
East Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena (21)