(11-19-2005) It's Official! Australia To Get Vertigo - U2.com

HelloAngel · 11-19-2005, 09:40 AM

It's Official! Australia To Get Vertigo

Eight years after they last played Australia, U2 are taking the Vertigo Tour to Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney in March. The shows are the first to be announced for 'Vertigo '06' which will kick off in February and also stop in Mexico, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.

U2.Com can exclusively confirm the Australian dates - tickets will go on general sale on Monday December 5th.

Friday March 17 Auckland Ericsson Stadium

Tuesday March 21 Brisbane Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre

Friday March 24 Melbourne Telstra Dome

Tuesday March 28 Adelaide AAMI Stadium

Friday March 31 Sydney Telstra Stadium

Tickets are priced at $99 for General Admission to the stadium field area,with Reserved Seat tickets to be priced between $99 and $199. Ticket sales outlet information will be released one week prior to the on-sale date of December 5.

Since the Vertigo Tour kicked off in San Diego last March, three and a half million fans have filled 110 shows in North America and Europe. Meanwhile, a year after release, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb enjoys 9 million sales worldwide and this week 'U2//Vertigo//2005 Live from Chicago, a live DVD of the show was released worldwide.

http://www.u2.com/news/index.php?mode=full&news_id=1810

**Bonochick** · 11-19-2005, 10:54 AM

Oh, I have a friend in Adelaide who is going to be absolutely thrilled!!!!!!

Axver · 11-19-2005, 01:45 PM

Ooooohhhh YES!

Lynz778 · 11-19-2005, 04:59 PM

Telstra Stadium?!...God that place is hard to get a good spot in. Gonna be an awesome show though!!!!

Indiana Jones · 11-19-2005, 07:38 PM

Can I warn everyone who hasn't been to the Telstra Dome in Melbourne that it is LOUD. A football match with a full crowd (52'000) is loud enough, I shudder to think what a U2 concert will be like! Seating is pretty good too, you'll be very close to the action, except for the top level.

And dammit, why do tickets go on sale the day before payday?! My payday between then and now I have to pay rent, bills, and I'll have nothing left to save for the 5th. Maybe I'll just rob a bank, and buy a ticket off eBay (you can bet most of the best seats will be on eBay within hours, selling for ten times the original price).

There'll be a second and third show in Melbourne, surely?

My last, and only, U2 show was 1993. Getting a ticket for that was a nightmare. All the good seating was already allocated to business, corporations, and other groups and individuals. I ended up getting a seat through a friend's workplace, but the other people I sat with (a security guard kept walking up and down screaming at us to sit down! We kept standing) didn't seem to be U2 fans, they didn't make any noise, and a third of them kept going back and forth buying beer DURING the performance. Popmart I was in hospital and couldn't go. So this tour, I am DETERMINED to get a good spot with good people.

Is there a way we can organise some sort of General Admission line group, where we save each other spots in the GA line, etc? That would be brilliant if we can organise that here, or on another message board where aussie U2 fans congregate.

Axver · 11-20-2005, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Indiana Jones
Can I warn everyone who hasn't been to the Telstra Dome in Melbourne that it is LOUD. A football match with a full crowd (52'000) is loud enough, I shudder to think what a U2 concert will be like!

This is precisely why I have earplugs. I value my hearing. My vision's shot so I don't want to risk any harm to my ears.

Quote:

There'll be a second and third show in Melbourne, surely?

A second one has been widely discussed and will probably go on sale as soon as the first sells out.

A third, no. Even if they could sell it out, there's no room for it to fit in the schedule.

ravenette · 11-20-2005, 01:02 AM

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*must get good seats....must get good seats*

adambk · 11-20-2005, 01:15 AM

edit: never mind didnt read the post properly

Indiana Jones · 12-04-2005, 09:20 PM

Melbourne sold out in less than half an hour. Despite having broadband cable, I couldn't get a GA ticket. In fact, I didn't get a ticket at all.

I can not describe how angry I am right now, especially looking at eBay and seeing dozens of tickets already on sale there. GA tickets are already on sale on eBay, within an hour of tickets being sold out, and are going for $300+!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm angry, I'm disgusted, and I'm ready to kill someone ...

Wild_Honey · 12-04-2005, 09:53 PM

I was lucky enough to get my tickets at Ticketek at 8.45 this morning. The beauty of living in Melbourne and actually wanting tickets to the Sydney show.
Does anyone know if the procedure for the ellipse in Aus is going to the same as it was for the North American leg?

Indiana Jones · 12-04-2005, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Wild_Honey
I was lucky enough to get my tickets at Ticketek at 8.45 this morning.

8:45am??? But tix went on sale at 9am! How'd you manage that?

I hope U2 do something about the eBay scalpers, it's criminal what they're charging.

I'm still in shock, cable internet, all I had to do was click the mouse button once, but I still missed out. Unbelievable. If I hear one person complain about the show next March, I'm going to kill them.

Wild_Honey · 12-04-2005, 10:02 PM

I honestly don't know how I got them!! I said the girl 'Can I get my U2 sydney tickets here??" Expecting her to say "Yeah but not until 9am", she said "Sure how many would you like?" and started punching it in, I walked away from the counter with my tickets in my hand at 8.56am!

Indiana Jones · 12-04-2005, 10:10 PM

LOL You are so bloody lucky!

I seriously gave thought to knocking on a Ticketmaster door, or staking out the employees as they arrived for work, and then dropping to my knees and begging them to book tickets early for me. I decided the internet would be a lot more reliable. Har!

Ah well, a second show will go on sale next week, and I'll be read for that one ...

ozpropaganda · 12-04-2005, 10:18 PM

Not sure how many tickets are left for the Adelaide show...if you miss out on tickets in Sydney or Melbourne you could try adelaide. Fortunatley i used my pre sale code. It is going to be frickin awesome!

gvox · 12-05-2005, 01:09 PM

or you can try ETS, they have just announced packages..

http://www.u2tours.com/news/article.src?ID=1170

G

11-19-2005, 09:40 AM	#1
HelloAngel ONE love, blood, life Premium Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: new york city Posts: 14,538 Local Time: 03:37 AM Images: 10	(11-19-2005) It's Official! Australia To Get Vertigo - U2.com It's Official! Australia To Get Vertigo Eight years after they last played Australia, U2 are taking the Vertigo Tour to Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney in March. The shows are the first to be announced for 'Vertigo '06' which will kick off in February and also stop in Mexico, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. U2.Com can exclusively confirm the Australian dates - tickets will go on general sale on Monday December 5th. Friday March 17 Auckland Ericsson Stadium Tuesday March 21 Brisbane Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre Friday March 24 Melbourne Telstra Dome Tuesday March 28 Adelaide AAMI Stadium Friday March 31 Sydney Telstra Stadium Tickets are priced at $99 for General Admission to the stadium field area,with Reserved Seat tickets to be priced between $99 and $199. Ticket sales outlet information will be released one week prior to the on-sale date of December 5. Since the Vertigo Tour kicked off in San Diego last March, three and a half million fans have filled 110 shows in North America and Europe. Meanwhile, a year after release, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb enjoys 9 million sales worldwide and this week 'U2//Vertigo//2005 Live from Chicago, a live DVD of the show was released worldwide. http://www.u2.com/news/index.php?mode=full&news_id=1810

11-19-2005, 10:54 AM	#2
Bonochick Halloweenhead Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cherry Lane Posts: 39,891 Local Time: 03:37 AM	Oh, I have a friend in Adelaide who is going to be absolutely thrilled!!!!!! __________________ "Will he jump out of the internet and punch her face?" Bonochick [at] interference.com

11-19-2005, 01:45 PM	#3
Axver Assver, Setlist Antichrist Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: A Melbourne tram departing Wellington Posts: 88,887 Local Time: 07:37 PM	Ooooohhhh YES! __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard “Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat.” - Ian McCulloch U2gigs.com: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database on the web! Contradiction is balance: Axver's blog \| Axver's crappy photography

11-19-2005, 07:38 PM	#5
Indiana Jones The Fly Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: End of the Yellow Brick Road, Melbourne Oz Posts: 96 Local Time: 08:37 AM	Can I warn everyone who hasn't been to the Telstra Dome in Melbourne that it is LOUD. A football match with a full crowd (52'000) is loud enough, I shudder to think what a U2 concert will be like! Seating is pretty good too, you'll be very close to the action, except for the top level. And dammit, why do tickets go on sale the day before payday?! My payday between then and now I have to pay rent, bills, and I'll have nothing left to save for the 5th. Maybe I'll just rob a bank, and buy a ticket off eBay (you can bet most of the best seats will be on eBay within hours, selling for ten times the original price). There'll be a second and third show in Melbourne, surely? My last, and only, U2 show was 1993. Getting a ticket for that was a nightmare. All the good seating was already allocated to business, corporations, and other groups and individuals. I ended up getting a seat through a friend's workplace, but the other people I sat with (a security guard kept walking up and down screaming at us to sit down! We kept standing) didn't seem to be U2 fans, they didn't make any noise, and a third of them kept going back and forth buying beer DURING the performance. Popmart I was in hospital and couldn't go. So this tour, I am DETERMINED to get a good spot with good people. Is there a way we can organise some sort of General Admission line group, where we save each other spots in the GA line, etc? That would be brilliant if we can organise that here, or on another message board where aussie U2 fans congregate. Last edited by Indiana Jones; 11-19-2005 at 07:42 PM..

11-20-2005, 01:15 AM	#8
adambk The Fly Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 214 Local Time: 06:07 PM	edit: never mind didnt read the post properly Last edited by adambk; 11-20-2005 at 01:19 AM..

11-19-2005, 04:59 PM	#4
Lynz778 The Fly Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia...Canberra (unfortunatly :P) Posts: 226 Local Time: 07:37 PM	Telstra Stadium?!...God that place is hard to get a good spot in. Gonna be an awesome show though!!!!

11-20-2005, 01:02 AM	#7
ravenette The Fly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia. Posts: 165 Local Time: 06:37 PM	AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! must get good seats....must get good seats

12-04-2005, 09:20 PM	#9
Indiana Jones The Fly Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: End of the Yellow Brick Road, Melbourne Oz Posts: 96 Local Time: 08:37 AM	Melbourne sold out in less than half an hour. Despite having broadband cable, I couldn't get a GA ticket. In fact, I didn't get a ticket at all. I can not describe how angry I am right now, especially looking at eBay and seeing dozens of tickets already on sale there. GA tickets are already on sale on eBay, within an hour of tickets being sold out, and are going for $300+!!!!!!!!!!! I'm angry, I'm disgusted, and I'm ready to kill someone ...

12-04-2005, 09:53 PM	#10
Wild_Honey Babyface Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 8 Local Time: 08:37 AM	I was lucky enough to get my tickets at Ticketek at 8.45 this morning. The beauty of living in Melbourne and actually wanting tickets to the Sydney show. Does anyone know if the procedure for the ellipse in Aus is going to the same as it was for the North American leg?

12-04-2005, 10:02 PM	#12
Wild_Honey Babyface Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 8 Local Time: 08:37 AM	I honestly don't know how I got them!! I said the girl 'Can I get my U2 sydney tickets here??" Expecting her to say "Yeah but not until 9am", she said "Sure how many would you like?" and started punching it in, I walked away from the counter with my tickets in my hand at 8.56am!

12-04-2005, 10:10 PM	#13
Indiana Jones The Fly Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: End of the Yellow Brick Road, Melbourne Oz Posts: 96 Local Time: 08:37 AM	LOL You are so bloody lucky! I seriously gave thought to knocking on a Ticketmaster door, or staking out the employees as they arrived for work, and then dropping to my knees and begging them to book tickets early for me. I decided the internet would be a lot more reliable. Har! Ah well, a second show will go on sale next week, and I'll be read for that one ...

12-04-2005, 10:18 PM	#14
ozpropaganda Babyface Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oztralai Posts: 4 Local Time: 06:07 PM	Not sure how many tickets are left for the Adelaide show...if you miss out on tickets in Sydney or Melbourne you could try adelaide. Fortunatley i used my pre sale code. It is going to be frickin awesome!

12-05-2005, 01:09 PM	#15
gvox Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Premium Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: lookin for that fence Posts: 5,864 Local Time: 03:37 AM	or you can try ETS, they have just announced packages.. http://www.u2tours.com/news/article.src?ID=1170 G __________________ ...one..not the same..but one all the same..

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