From an interview posted in U2 News:
Q: If I'm correct, U2's tour was supposed to begin March 1 in Miami but was re-scheduled to begin March 28 in San Diego. What happened?
CLAYTON: Yeah, that is correct. We were originally scheduled to start a month earlier, but we had a bit of a crisis in one of our (member's) family groups.
Q: I wasn't prying into that.
CLAYTON: Christmas week, a family member was diagnosed with a very serious disease, and within a very short period we had to rapidly reschedule, and decide how we'd deal with that and whether we'd be able to tour at all. Fortunately, everyone involved was able to make the commitment to tour and the various families involved have been able to rearrange their schedules, and their treatment schedules, and the band is very grateful.
Q: If I'm correct, U2's tour was supposed to begin March 1 in Miami but was re-scheduled to begin March 28 in San Diego. What happened?
CLAYTON: Yeah, that is correct. We were originally scheduled to start a month earlier, but we had a bit of a crisis in one of our (member's) family groups.
Q: I wasn't prying into that.
CLAYTON: Christmas week, a family member was diagnosed with a very serious disease, and within a very short period we had to rapidly reschedule, and decide how we'd deal with that and whether we'd be able to tour at all. Fortunately, everyone involved was able to make the commitment to tour and the various families involved have been able to rearrange their schedules, and their treatment schedules, and the band is very grateful.
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