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U2 Joshua Tree anniversary gig at Croke Park sells out in under six minutes

The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 fans secure tickets for Croke Park gig. Picture by Kinlan Photography
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 fans secure tickets for Croke Park gig. Picture by Kinlan Photography The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 fans secure tickets for Croke Park gig. Picture by Kinlan Photography

TICKETS for U2's Joshua Tree anniversary gig in Dublin have been snapped up in less than six minutes.

The Croke Park concert on July 22 went on sale at 9am, but many fans were left disappointed by the speed of the ticket sales.

With a capacity of almost 78,000, the venue will host the The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the band's seminal album.

First to get hold of tickets for the concert was Vincent Kearns, who queued up at a Dublin ticket venue since Friday afternoon.

"I feel like the child in Willie Wonka who got the Golden Ticket," he said.

"I've seen them 72 times.

Second in line was Dave Griffiths, who has seen the band play 30 times and saw them perform in Croke Park on the original The Joshua Tree tour in 1987.

"It was so worth queueing since 11am on Saturday morning," he said.

"I am thrilled to get my tickets, I'm off home to bed now."

Tamara Depaula from Brazil, who queued up with two friends, added: "I am so happy. I wasn't going to get online but I wanted to make sure I got tickets. I can wait to see them play."