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Just announced: U2 Irish dates for November

U2 are heading home for six Irish dates including two Belfast shows Picture by Paolo Pellegrin
U2 are heading home for six Irish dates including two Belfast shows Picture by Paolo Pellegrin U2 are heading home for six Irish dates including two Belfast shows Picture by Paolo Pellegrin

U2 Innocence + Experience tour, November 18 & 19, SSE Arena, Belfast / November 23 & 24, 27 & 28, 3Arena, Dublin

THE rumblings at the U2 rumour mill exploded in a blast of actual truth this week with the news that Bono and co are to play a run of Irish dates in November.

The band will bring their Innocence + Experience tour to Belfast for a pair of dates at the SSE Arena on November 18 and 19 – U2's first Belfast concerts since their 1997 show at Botanic Gardens – followed by four additional gigs in their home city at the 3Arena.

Tickets for the Irish shows go on sale from the respective venues and online at 9am on Monday September 14, limited to two per purchase and priced from £30 to £165 for Belfast and €30 to €185 for Dublin.

There will be a Paperless Ticket system in effect for floor tickets "to ensure fans have access to tickets at face value" and a limited number of student-priced floor tickets will be available for sale online.

:: For full details see U2.com/tour.