U2 Announces Rescheduled North American Tour Dates

With Bono on the mend, the U2 360° Tour dates in the US, which were postponed due to the singer’s emergency back surgery, have all been rescheduled for Spring/Summer 2011. They should call the new shows Return of the Claw, a nod to the obscenely massive stage design accompanying U2 on their trek around the world on the 360° Tour.

The North American tour begins May 21 next year at Invesco Field in Denver and ends on July 23 in Minneapolis. The 2010 European tour, which has not been affected, begins as scheduled on August 6th in Turin.

U2′s manager Paul McGuinness thanked fans for their ongoing support:

“We’re delighted the dates are rescheduled and in all the same venues we originally planned to play.

It hasn’t been easy to accomplish this and I’d like to thank the managers of the many venues and sports teams across North America and Live Nation Global Touring for their help and cooperation in making this complex new plan possible.”

McGuinness added that the U2 team wanted to thank the U2 fans “for bearing with us.”

U2 also had to cancel a much-hyped gig at the recent Glastonbury music festival due to Bono’s back injury.

“It all worked out in the end, and the most important part was everybody was fine and healthy,” Live Nation Global Touring chairman Arthur Fogel told Billboard.biz.

The new North American U2 tour dates:

• May 21: Denver, Col. (Invesco Field, formerly June 12/10)
• May 24: Salt Lake City, Utah (Rice Eccles Stadium, formerly June 3/10)
• June 1: Edmonton, Alberta (Commonwealth Stadium, formerly June 23/10)
• June 4: Seattle, Wash. (Qwest Field, formerly June 20/10)
• June 7: Oakland, Calif. (McAfee Coliseum, formerly June 16/10)
• June 17: Anaheim, Calif. (Angels Stadium, formerly June 6/10)
• June 18: Anaheim, Calif. (Angels Stadium, formerly June 7/10)
• June 26: East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium at MSU, formerly June 30/10)
• June 29: Miami, Fla. (Sun Life Stadium, formerly July 9/10) *previously Dolphin Stadium
• July 5: Chicago, Ill. (Soldier Field, formerly July 6/10)
• July 8: Montreal, Quebec (Hippodrome, formerly July 16/10)
• July 9: Montreal, Quebec (Hippodrome, formerly July 17/10)
• July 11: Toronto, Ontario (Rogers Centre, formerly July 3/10)
• July 14: Philadelphia, Pa. (Lincoln Financial Field, formerly July 12/10)
• July 20: East Rutherford, N.J. (New Meadowlands Stadium, formerly July 19/10)
• July 23: Minneapolis, Minn. (TCF Bank Stadium, formerly June 27/10)