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U2 World Tour to kick off In San Diego
U2 will kick off its 2005 world tour in March 28 at the San Diego Sports Arena, said official Billboard .

Kings Of Leon will open the first leg of the trek, tickets for which will begin going on sale Jan. 29. The tour, named Vertigo after the first single from U2’s new Interscope album, “How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” was officially announced Monday (Jan. 24).

The first North American leg will run for two months and wrap in Boston in late May. Afterward, the tour will hit some 30 European stadiums, beginning June 10 in Brussels. The band will stay in Europe through mid-August, then return to North America for another run of 30 arena dates.

A tour DVD is also likely. “We always do that,” McGuinness says, “but that will come towards the latter end of the tour.” As reported last week, U2 is among the first acts confirmed to perform at the Grammys on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles. The group is nominated for three awards, including best rock song and best short form music video for “Vertigo.”

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