Back in May, Bono hurt his back during a rehearsal for one of the shows on their massive U2 360 tour. This resulted in the lead singer having to have back surgery which then in turn saw all the North American Dates being rescheduled. U2 have finally announced the rescheduled dates for those shows.

Following Bono’s recovery from back surgery, the band are now preparing themselves for the opening of their European Tour opens in Turin next month.

Adam, Larry, Edge and Bono have filmed a message for everyone at U2.com on the eve of their return: ‘Thank you for standing by us’.

Rescheduled Tour Dates:

08-06 Turin, Italy – Stadio Olimpico !
08-10 Frankfurt, Germany – Commerzbank Arena !
08-12 Hanover, Germany – AWD Stadium !
08-15 Horsens, Denmark – Casa Arena $
08-16 Horsens, Denmark – Casa Arena $
08-20 Helsinki, Finland – Olympic Stadium %
08-21 Helsinki, Finland – Olympic Stadium %
08-25 Moscow, Russia – Luzhniki $
08-30 Vienna, Austria – Ernst Happel Stadium &
09-03 Athens, Greece – Olympic Stadium $
09-06 Istanbul, Turkey – Ataturk Olympic Stadium $
09-11 Zurich, Switzerland – Letzigrund Stadium &
09-12 Zurich, Switzerland – Letzigrund Stadium &
09-15 Munich, Germany – Olympic Stadium *
09-18 Paris, France – Stade de France *
09-22 Brussels, Belgium – Stade Roi Boudoin *
09-23 Brussels, Belgium – Stade Roi Boudoin *
09-26 San Sebastian, Spain – Anoeta Stadium *
09-29 Seville, Spain – Olympic Stadium *
10-02 Coimbra, Portugal – Estadio Cidade Coimbra *
10-03 Coimbra, Portugal – Estadio Cidade Coimbra *
10-08 Rome, Italy – Olympic Stadium *
05-21 Denver, CO – Invesco Field
05-24 Salt Lake City, UT – Rice Eccles Stadium
06-01 Edmonton, Alberta – Commonwealth Stadium
06-04 Seattle, WA – Qwest Field
06-07 Oakland, CA – McAfee Coliseum
06-17-18 Anaheim, CA – Angels Stadium
06-26 East Lansing, MI – Spartan Stadium at MSU
06-29 Miami, FL – Sun Life Stadium
07-05 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
07-08-09 Montreal, Quebec – Hippodrome
07-11 Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Centre
07-14 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
07-20 East Rutherford, NJ – New Meadowlands Stadium
07-23 Minneapolis, MN – TCF Bank Stadium

As was reported last week, Bono had to have back surgery after injuring himself during rehearsal for their U2360 tour. Unfortunately, U2 has announced that all the North American Dates up to July 19th are being rescheduled for 2011:

Tour promoters Live Nation have confirmed that the 16 U2360° shows from Salt Lake City on June 3rd, through to New Jersey’s Meadowlands Stadium on July 19th, will be rescheduled for 2011.

U2 tour producer/promoter Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring, said, ‘Although we understand the disappointment to U2 fans, first and foremost comes the recovery of Bono.’

Additional details on rescheduled dates will follow shortly and fans are encouraged to hold on to their tickets. We’ll have all the information on U2.com as soon as it’s confirmed.

Just as U2 were preparing to embark on another multi-date 360 tour and claim their headlining spot at Glastonbury, it seems that all dates have a possibility of being postponed or canceled. A statement was just posted on the U2 website stating that the singer has “undergone emergency back surgery for an injury sustained during tour preparation training.” The message goes on to say that an announcement will soon be made regarding future dates. As of now, the first date of the tour in Salt Late City has been postponed.

U2 2010 Dates:

06-03 Salt Lake City, UT – Rice Eccles # (postponed)
06-06 Anaheim, CA – Angel Stadium #
06-07 Anaheim, CA – Angel Stadium #
06-12 Denver, CO – Invesco Field #
06-16 Oakland, CA – Oakland Coliseum ^
06-20 Seattle, WA – Qwest Field ^
06-23 Edmonton, Alberta – Commonwealth Stadium ^
06-27 Minneapolis, MN – TCF Bank Stadium *
06-30 East Lansing, MI – Spartan Stadium *
07-03 Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Centre *
07-06 Chicago, IL – Soldier Field *
07-09 Miami, FL – Land Shark Stadium *
07-12 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field *
07-16 Montreal, Quebec – Montreal Hippodrome
07-17 Montreal, Quebec – Montreal Hippodrome
07-19 New York, NY – New Meadowlands Stadium
08-06 Turin, Italy – Stadio Olimpico
08-10 Frankfurt, Germany – Commerzbank Arena
08-12 Hanover, Germany – AWD Stadium
08-15 Horsens, Denmark – Casa Arena
08-16 Horsens, Denmark – Casa Arena
08-20 Helsinki, Finland – Olympic Stadium
08-21 Helsinki, Finland – Olympic Stadium
08-25 Moscow, Russia – Luzhniki
08-30 Vienna, Austria – Ernst Happel Stadium
09-03 Athens, Greece – Olympic Stadium
09-06 Istanbul, Turkey – Ataturk Olympic Stadium
09-11 Zurich, Switzerland – Letzigrund Stadium
09-12 Zurich, Switzerland – Letzigrund Stadium
09-15 Munich, Germany – Olympic Stadium
09-18 Paris, France – Stade de France
09-22 Brussels, Belgium – Stade Roi Boudoin
09-23 Brussels, Belgium – Stade Roi Boudoin
09-26 San Sebastian, Spain – Anoeta Stadium
09-29 Seville, Spain – Olympic Stadium
10-02 Coimbra, Portugal – Estadio Cidade Coimbra
10-03 Coimbra, Portugal – Estadio Cidade Coimbra
10-08 Rome, Italy – Olympic Stadium

# with Lenny Kravitz
^ with the Fray
* with Interpol

U2 have announced European and North American dates for their 2009 world tour in support of their new album, No Line on the Horizon. The tour, entitled “U2360″ because of its innovative 360-degree setup, will kick off in Barcelona on July 30th and run through August 22nd in . Following a short break, U2 will embark on their first tour of American stadiums since 1997′s PopMart tour. The US portion of the tour will begin on September 12th at Soldier Field in Chicago and wrap up October 28th at Vancouver’s B.C. Place. Opening acts for the European shows will include Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, Elbow, and Glasvegas, while warmup duties in North America will be handled by Snow Patrol and Black Eyed Peas. Full dates after the jump.
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Billboard recently posted some details of the upcoming U2 tour. For starters, the tour is called Kiss the Future U2360, and will be in support of their new album No Line On the Horizon. The band will announce tour details on March 9th, but here is what is already known. The band is using new innovations to transform stadiums into a new live experience. This includes includes a 360-degree audience configuration, ambitious staging (details are skimp on this) and a cylindrical video screen.

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The moment U2 announced that No Line on the Horizon would be released in 5 formats – you probably wondered which one to buy. I wish I could tell you that most of them are gimmicks, and the lowest priced one is your best buy. However this is not the case. I recently got my hands on all 5 of the different packages, and I have to say I was thoroughly impressed with the quality and effort put into most of them. Out of all the packages, the Vinyl and the Digipack were the most impressive for the price range.

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No Line On The Horizon
[Interscope; 2009]

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U2 announced today that they will be playing David Letterman’s show 5 nights in a row form March 2nd to the 6th. They will be the first band in CBS history to play almost a whole week. If that’s not great marketing for an album, I don’t know what is. If only U2 gets a chance to play 2 songs a night, we would almost have the new album played in its entirety live. No Line on the Horizon come out in the US on March 3rd.

- Brent Koepp

You are looking at the album art for U2′s highly anticipated new album No Line On The Horizon. The band, who has put themselves on the cover for the last several releases, finally goes with something reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails’ Ghosts I-IV.

No Line On The Horizon was produced by the classic U2 team of Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Steve Lillywhite. The Rick Rubin sessions were apparently not used on the record at all.

The first single is “Get On Your Boots”, which comes out on February 15th digitally, and is supposed to hit radio next week. It will then be performed at the BRIT Awards. The album drops in Ireland on February 27th, in Europe March 2nd, and in North America on March 3rd.

Tracklist after the jump:

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Earlier this week U2 announced that their twelfth studio album, No Line on the Horizon, would be released on March 3rd. Now, Amazon has revealed that the album, U2′s first since 2004′s multiplatinum How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, will be released in five separate editions, at varying price points, with the most expensive retailing for nearly $100.

In addition to standard CD and vinyl editions, the band will also offer a $35 digipak edition, a $50 magazine and a deluxe $95 box set.

Longtime U2 photographer Anton Corbijn has also directed a new film featuring the band’s music. This film will be available as a digital download with the purchase of the digipak and magazine editions of the album, as well as on a DVD with the box set.

Cover art and a full track list for No Line on the Horizon is yet to be announced, though the album will likely include “Moment of Surrender,” “Unknown Caller,” and the title track. U2 is also expected to embark on a major world tour in 2009, their first since signing a massive touring deal with LiveNation.