Vertigo Tour
World tour by U2 | |
Location | North America, Europe, South America, Oceania, Japan |
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Associated album | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb |
Start date | 28 March 2005 |
End date | 9 December 2006 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 131 |
Attendance | 4,619,021 |
Box office | US$389 million |
U2 concert chronology |
The Vertigo Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Irish rock band U2. Staged in support of the group's 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the tour visited arenas and stadiums between March 2005 and December 2006. The Vertigo Tour consisted of five legs that alternated between indoor arena shows in North America and outdoor stadium shows internationally.[1] Much like the previous Elevation Tour, the indoor portion of the Vertigo Tour featured a stripped-down, intimate stage design. Protruding from the main stage was an ellipse-shaped catwalk that encapsulated a small number of fans.[2]
The tour grossed US$260 million in 110 sold-out concerts in 2005, making it the top-grossing tour of the year.
Itinerary
After rehearsing for several months in Vancouver, and stage rehearsals at
The second leg was a European stadium tour, commencing on 10 June in Brussels and finishing on 14 August in Lisbon. They played in a number of venues including Amsterdam, London, Dublin, Madrid, Milan, and Oslo. U2 broke Irish box office marks with ticket sales for three Croke Park concerts in Dublin, after more than 240,000 tickets were sold in record time. In The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Austria, the tickets were all sold within 60 minutes.
The band then returned to North America in the autumn for the third leg, playing 50 sold-out shows in indoor arenas, starting on September 12 in Toronto and finishing up on December 19 in Portland, Oregon.
A fourth leg began on 12 February 2006 in Monterrey, Mexico, and ran through March visiting Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile; many of these locales had not seen a live U2 performance in nearly a decade and proved to be a hugely successful leg, with massive audiences attending these shows.
On 9 March 2006, it was announced the final 10 shows in New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and Hawaii were postponed due to guitarist
Stage design
The Vertigo Tour's production was designed by architect Mark Fisher and stage and lighting designer Willie Williams. Key elements were an ellipse-shaped ramp on the floor connected to the stage, with some fans inside it and some outside it (similar to the heart-shaped ramp used on the previous Elevation Tour). The inside area of the ellipse came to be known as the "bomb shelter", in reference to the supporting album.[7]
In the North American shows, a set of seven retractable, see-through
For the European, Latin American and Australian stadium shows, the bead curtains were replaced by an LED screen behind the band. The screen was assembled from BARCO O-Lite modules. The assembly of the screen was similar to the rigging used for the LED screen in the PopMart Tour. The ellipse was also replaced with two catwalks leading to two B-stages in the style of the 'Vertigo target'.
Lighting gear list
The following gear was used for the show's lighting:[8]
- 54 MartinMAC 2000 Wash
- 15 Vari*LiteVL3000
- 37 Martin Atomic 3000 Strobe
- 66 2x2 DWE audience blinders
- 12 Lycian M2 Follow Spot
- 6 Strong 3K Gladiator Follow Spot
- 6 Saco Technologies LED Factory Light (custom)
- 24 ETC Source Four Leko
- 6 Lowell Tota light
- 6 1x4 DWE audience blinders
- 2 18K HMI Fresnel
- 1 Flying Pig Systems WholeHog 3 console (running beta version of the new 1.3.9 software)
- 189 MiSphere string
- 4 Barco G10 projector
- 5 Barco G5 projector
- 5 Folsom Encore image processor
A PlayStation controller was used to control High End Systems DL1 units for audience shots presented on the large video screens.[8]
Set list
The show's set list varied, with notable differences between each leg of the tour.
Main set
Prior to the band taking the stage, "
Encores
The encores varied from leg to leg, and night to night. The first encore was frequently a musical and visual look back to U2's
At the start of the much-delayed fifth leg in Australia, the usual first Zoo TV-style encore was used initially, but several shows into the leg "Zoo Station" was dropped in favour of "Mysterious Ways" with "The Fly" opening the encore, making the first encore "The Fly", "Mysterious Ways" and "With or Without You". The second encore, however, showcased three songs that had not been played until this point on the entire tour. "
Diversity of material played
The Vertigo Tour was notable not only for its diversity of material—it was the first tour since the
Concert filming
Two nights of the band's four-night engagement in Chicago,
Support acts
Support slots were taken up by Ash, Arcade Fire, Athlete, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, Franz Ferdinand, Interpol, Kanye West, Keane, The Killers, Kings of Leon (U.S. leg only), Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol, Starsailor (Cardiff only), Paddy Casey (Dublin only), Razorlight, Pearl Jam (Honolulu only) and The Zutons.
Reception
Like its predecessor, the Vertigo Tour was a commercial success, ranking as the top-earning tour of 2005 with US$260 million grossed.
Ticket presale controversy
The band's website, U2.com, was involved in a ticket presale controversy that upset fans. Users who paid $40 for a subscription to U2.com were promised the opportunity to purchase tickets in a presale that preceded any general public ticket sales.
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[21] | ||||||
March 28, 2005 | San Diego | United States | iPayOne Center | Kings of Leon | 29,140 / 29,140 | $2,909,029 |
March 30, 2005 | ||||||
April 1, 2005 | Anaheim | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | 33,535 / 33,535 | $3,454,198 | ||
April 2, 2005 | ||||||
April 5, 2005 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 34,527 / 34,527 | $3,673,850 | ||
April 6, 2005 | ||||||
April 9, 2005 | San Jose | HP Pavilion | 36,140 / 36,140 | $3,357,098 | ||
April 10, 2005 | ||||||
April 14, 2005 | Glendale | Glendale Arena | 34,905 / 34,905 | $3,198,861 | ||
April 15, 2005 | ||||||
April 20, 2005 | Denver | Pepsi Center | 36,714 / 36,714 | $3,509,741 | ||
April 21, 2005 | ||||||
April 24, 2005 | Seattle | KeyArena | 30,251 / 30,251 | $3,105,754 | ||
April 25, 2005 | ||||||
April 28, 2005 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place | 37,031 / 37,031 | $3,020,466 | |
April 29, 2005 | ||||||
May 7, 2005 | Chicago | United States | United Center | 77,173 / 77,173 | $7,541,679 | |
May 9, 2005 | ||||||
May 10, 2005 | ||||||
May 12, 2005 | ||||||
May 14, 2005 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | 39,273 / 39,273 | $3,767,178 | ||
May 17, 2005 | East Rutherford | Continental Airlines Arena | 40,347 / 40,347 | $3,838,066 | ||
May 18, 2005 | ||||||
May 21, 2005 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 18,415 / 18,415 | $1,907,086 | ||
May 22, 2005 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | [a] | [a] | ||
May 24, 2005 | Boston | FleetCenter | 51,658 / 51,658 | $5,071,565 | ||
May 26, 2005 | ||||||
May 28, 2005 | ||||||
Europe[22] | ||||||
June 10, 2005 | Brussels | Belgium | King Baudouin Stadium | The Thrills Snow Patrol |
60,499 / 60,499 | $4,864,554 |
June 12, 2005 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | Veltins-Arena | The Thrills Feeder |
59,120 / 59,120 | $4,203,947 |
June 14, 2005 | Manchester | England | City of Manchester Stadium | The Bravery Idlewild Snow Patrol Athlete |
107,671 / 107,671 | $11,119,740 |
June 15, 2005 | ||||||
June 18, 2005 | London | Twickenham Stadium | Doves Idlewild Athlete Ash |
110,796 / 110,796 | $13,677,410 | |
June 19, 2005 | ||||||
June 21, 2005 | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Interpol |
53,395 / 53,395 | $5,819,053 |
June 24, 2005 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park | The Radiators The Thrills The Bravery Snow Patrol Paddy Casey Ash |
246,743 / 246,743 | $21,163,695 |
June 25, 2005 | ||||||
June 27, 2005 | ||||||
June 29, 2005 | Cardiff | Wales | Millennium Stadium | Starsailor The Killers |
63,677 / 63,677 | $6,406,073 |
July 2, 2005 | Vienna | Austria | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | The Thrills The Magic Numbers |
55,645 / 55,645 | $4,200,416 |
July 5, 2005 | Chorzów | Poland | Stadion Śląski
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The Killers The Magic Numbers |
64,711 / 64,711 | $3,127,416 |
July 7, 2005 | Berlin | Germany | Olympiastadion | Snow Patrol Kaiser Chiefs |
70,443 / 70,443 | $4,725,530 |
July 9, 2005 | Paris | France | Stade de France | Snow Patrol Starsailor The Music |
160,349 / 160,349 | $11,822,645 |
July 10, 2005 | ||||||
July 13, 2005 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena | The Killers Snow Patrol Kaiser Chiefs The Music Athlete |
165,516 / 165,516 | $13,022,200 |
July 15, 2005 | ||||||
July 16, 2005 | ||||||
July 18, 2005 | Zürich | Switzerland | Letzigrund | Ash Feeder |
44,260 / 44,260 | $3,574,993 |
July 20, 2005 | Milan | Italy | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 137,427 / 137,427 | $7,565,264 | |
July 21, 2005 | ||||||
July 23, 2005 | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 67,002 / 67,002 | $4,010,779 | ||
July 27, 2005 | Oslo | Norway | Valle Hovin | Razorlight Paddy Casey |
40,000 / 40,000 | $3,765,136 |
July 29, 2005 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Ullevi | Razorlight The Soundtrack of Our Lives |
58,478 / 58,478 | $4,081,864 |
July 31, 2005 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Parken Stadium | 50,000 / 50,000 | $3,650,294 | |
August 3, 2005 | Munich | Germany | Olympiastadion | Keane The Zutons |
77,435 / 77,435 | $5,343,379 |
August 5, 2005 | Nice | France | Stade Charles-Ehrmann | 51,900 / 51,900 | $3,548,702 | |
August 7, 2005 | Barcelona | Spain | Camp Nou | Kaiser Chiefs Keane |
81,269 / 81,269 | $5,130,437 |
August 9, 2005 | San Sebastián | Estadio Anoeta | Franz Ferdinand Kaiser Chiefs |
43,720 / 43,720 | $2,936,571 | |
August 11, 2005 | Madrid | Vicente Calderón Stadium | 57,040 / 57,040 | $3,679,354 | ||
August 14, 2005 | Lisbon | Portugal | Estádio José Alvalade | Kaiser Chiefs Keane |
55,362 / 55,362 | $4,492,762 |
North America[23] | ||||||
September 12, 2005 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | Dashboard Confessional | 82,572 / 82,572 | $7,624,870 |
September 14, 2005 | ||||||
September 16, 2005 | ||||||
September 17, 2005 | ||||||
September 20, 2005 | Chicago | United States | United Center | 38,815 / 38,815 | $3,795,583 | |
September 21, 2005 | ||||||
September 23, 2005 | Minneapolis | Target Center | 19,328 / 19,328 | $1,823,883 | ||
September 25, 2005 | Milwaukee | Bradley Center | 19,336 / 19,336 | $1,782,895 | ||
October 3, 2005 | Boston | TD Banknorth Garden | Keane | 34,488 / 34,488 | $3,381,429 | |
October 4, 2005 | ||||||
October 7, 2005 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | 93,275 / 93,275 | $9,658,009 | ||
October 8, 2005 | ||||||
October 10, 2005 | ||||||
October 11, 2005 | ||||||
October 14, 2005 | ||||||
October 16, 2005 | Philadelphia | Wachovia Center | Damian Marley | 39,905 / 39,905 | $3,773,053 | |
October 17, 2005 | ||||||
October 19, 2005 | Washington, D.C. | MCI Center | 38,181 / 38,181 | $3,902,569 | ||
October 20, 2005 | ||||||
October 22, 2005 | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena | 16,899 / 16,899 | $1,636,798 | ||
October 24, 2005 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Institute | 41,379 / 41,379 | $3,951,103 | |
October 25, 2005 | ||||||
October 28, 2005 | Houston | Toyota Center | Damian Marley | 17,002 / 17,002 | $1,652,699 | |
October 29, 2005 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 17,988 / 17,988 | $1,689,471 | ||
November 1, 2005 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 34,291 / 34,291 | $3,656,978 | ||
November 2, 2005 | ||||||
November 4, 2005 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | 31,863 / 31,863 | $3,864,843 | ||
November 5, 2005 | ||||||
November 8, 2005 | Oakland | Oakland Arena | 36,340 / 36,340 | $3,638,620 | ||
November 9, 2005 | ||||||
November 13, 2005 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | Institute | 37,354 / 37,354 | $3,589,942 | |
November 14, 2005 | ||||||
November 16, 2005 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | 19,354 / 19,354 | $1,825,243 | ||
November 18, 2005 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 36,334 / 36,334 | $3,500,572 | ||
November 19, 2005 | ||||||
November 21, 2005 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | Patti Smith | 37,314 / 37,314 | $3,859,828 | |
November 22, 2005 | ||||||
November 25, 2005 | Ottawa | Canada | Corel Centre | Arcade Fire | 18,647 / 18,647 | $1,486,710 |
November 26, 2005 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 43,294 / 43,294 | $3,575,491 | ||
November 28, 2005 | ||||||
December 4, 2005 | Boston | United States | TD Banknorth Garden | Institute | 34,583 / 34,583 | $3,400,861 |
December 5, 2005 | ||||||
December 7, 2005 | Hartford | Hartford Civic Center | 16,165 / 16,165 | $1,542,471 | ||
December 9, 2005 | Buffalo | HSBC Arena | 18,826 / 18,826 | $1,711,094 | ||
December 10, 2005 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 19,765 / 19,765 | $1,791,497 | ||
December 12, 2005 | Charlotte | Charlotte Bobcats Arena | 17,804 / 17,804 | $1,672,440 | ||
December 14, 2005 | St. Louis | Savvis Center | Kanye West | 19,923 / 19,923 | $1,839,020 | |
December 15, 2005 | Omaha | Qwest Center Omaha | 16,134 / 16,134 | $1,500,834 | ||
December 17, 2005 | Salt Lake City | Delta Center | 18,197 / 18,197 | $1,709,317 | ||
December 19, 2005 | Portland | Rose Garden Arena | 18,233 / 18,233 | $1,670,879 | ||
Latin America[24] | ||||||
February 12, 2006 | Monterrey | Mexico | Estadio Tecnológico | Secret Machines | 50,347 / 50,347 | $4,504,026 |
February 15, 2006 | Mexico City | Estadio Azteca | 141,278 / 141,278 | $10,257,284 | ||
February 16, 2006 | ||||||
February 20, 2006 | São Paulo | Brazil | Morumbi Stadium | Franz Ferdinand | 149,700 / 149,700 | $11,682,557 |
February 21, 2006 | ||||||
February 26, 2006 | Santiago
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Chile | Estadio Nacional | 77,345 / 77,345 | $5,000,589 | |
March 1, 2006 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | River Plate Stadium | 150,424 / 150,424 | $6,966,821 | |
March 2, 2006 | ||||||
Pacific[25][26] | ||||||
November 7, 2006 | Brisbane | Australia | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre | Kanye West | 53,480 / 53,480 | $1,253,964 |
November 10, 2006 | Sydney | Telstra Stadium | 206,568 / 206,568 | $18,538,724 | ||
November 11, 2006 | ||||||
November 13, 2006 | ||||||
November 16, 2006 | Adelaide | AAMI Stadium | 60,000 / 60,000 | $5,058,962 | ||
November 18, 2006 | Melbourne | Telstra Dome | 127,275 / 127,275 | $11,188,720 | ||
November 19, 2006 | ||||||
November 24, 2006 | Auckland | New Zealand | Ericsson Stadium | 84,475 / 84,475 | $6,216,819 | |
November 25, 2006 | ||||||
November 29, 2006 | Saitama | Japan | Saitama Super Arena | — | 57,158 / 57,158 | $6,096,855 |
November 30, 2006 | ||||||
December 4, 2006 | ||||||
December 9, 2006 | Honolulu | United States | Aloha Stadium | Pearl Jam Rocco and the Devils |
45,815 / 45,815 | $4,486,532 |
Total | 4,619,021 / 4,619,021 (100%) | $389,047,636 |
See also
Notes
References
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- ^ North America box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 19. May 7, 2005. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 23. June 4, 2005. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 24. June 11, 2005. p. 21. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 19. May 7, 2005. p. 18.
- ^ Europe box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 28. July 9, 2005. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 29. July 16, 2005. p. 44. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 30. July 23, 2005. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 32. August 6, 2005. p. 17. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 34. August 20, 2005. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 36. September 3, 2005. p. 27. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 28. July 9, 2005. p. 24.
- ^ North America box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 45. November 5, 2005. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 47. November 19, 2005. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 50. December 10, 2005. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 51. December 17, 2005. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 1. January 7, 2006. p. 21. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 45. November 5, 2005. p. 28.
- ^ Latin America box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 10. March 11, 2006. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 12. March 25, 2006. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 10. March 11, 2006. p. 15.
- ^ Oceania box score:
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 50. December 16, 2006. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 30. July 28, 2007. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- "Billboard Boxscore — Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 50. December 16, 2006. p. 18.
- ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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