U2 Announces 2010 360 Tour Opening Acts - Lenny Kravitz, Interpol, The Fray and more

[bizkit34]

Thanks

 

[xtrmx]

Oh my god I get Kasabian twice
With all these other cool artists like Lenny Kravitz, Onerepublic etc I was hoping for something good.
At least I can sleep a bit before U2 starts then.

 

[last unicorn]

^ You prefer One Republic over Kasabian ?

Um, no.

I am so glad we get Kasabian for the German shows OneRepublic twice (Vienna and Munich) is more then enough.

And Interpol

 

[The_Edge89]

U2360° Tour Leg 3, 2010: North America

Opening act: Lenny Kravitz

· 2010-06-03 - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - Rice-Eccles Stadium
· 2010-06-06 - Anaheim, California, USA - Angel Stadium
· 2010-06-07 - Anaheim, California, USA - Angel Stadium
· 2010-06-12 - Denver, Colorado, USA - Invesco Field

Opening act: The Fray
· 2010-06-16 - Oakland, California, USA - Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
· 2010-06-20 - Seattle, Washington, USA - Qwest Field
· 2010-06-23 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Commonwealth Stadium

Opening act: Interpol
· 2010-06-27 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - TCF Bank Stadium
· 2010-06-30 - East Lansing, Michigan, USA - Spartan Stadium
· 2010-07-03 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Rogers Centre
· 2010-07-06 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - Soldier Field
· 2010-07-09 - Miami, Florida, USA - Land Shark Stadium
· 2010-07-12 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Lincoln Financial Field
· 2010-07-16 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Hippodrome de Montréal
· 2010-07-17 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Hippodrome de Montréal
· 2010-07-19 - East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA - New Meadowlands Stadium


U2360° Tour Leg 4, 2010: Europe

Opening act: Kasabian
· 2010-08-06 - Turin, Italy - Stadio Olimpico
· 2010-08-10 - Frankfurt, Germany - Commerzbank Arena
· 2010-08-12 - Hannover, Germany - AWD Arena

Opening act: To Be Announced - Possibly two seperate acts?
· 2010-08-15 - Horsens, Denmark - CASA Arena Horsens
· 2010-08-16 - Horsens, Denmark - CASA Arena Horsens
· 2010-08-20 - Helsinki, Finland - Olympic Stadium
· 2010-08-21 - Helsinki, Finland - Olympic Stadium

Opening act: Snow Patrol
· 2010-08-25 - Moscow, Russia - Luzhniki Stadium
· 2010-09-03 - Athens, Greece - Olympic Stadium
· 2010-09-06 - Istanbul, Turkey - Atatürk Olympic Stadium

Opening act: One Republic
· 2010-08-30 - Vienna, Austria - Ernst Happel Stadion
· 2010-09-11 - Zurich, Switzerland - Letzigrund Stadion
· 2010-09-12 - Zurich, Switzerland - Letzigrund Stadion
· 2010-09-15 - Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion

Opening act: Interpol
· 2010-09-18 - Paris, France - Stade de France
· 2010-09-22 - Brussels, Belgium - King Baudouin Stadium
· 2010-09-23 - Brussels, Belgium - King Baudouin Stadium
· 2010-09-26 - San Sebastian, Spain - Estadio Anoeta
· 2010-09-29 - Seville, Spain - Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla
· 2010-10-02 - Coimbra, Portugal - Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
· 2010-10-03 - Coimbra, Portugal - Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
· 2010-10-08 - Rome, Italy - Stadio Olimpico

I wonder what they have in store for Denmark and Finland?

 

[xtrmx]

^ You prefer One Republic over Kasabian ?

Um, no.

I am so glad we get Kasabian for the German shows OneRepublic twice (Vienna and Munich) is more then enough.

And Interpol

Um, YES?

I'd even prefer lady gaga doh over Kasabian, such a damn boring band with boring music.

 

[The Sad Punk]

^ You prefer One Republic over Kasabian ?

Um, no.

Ah yes, Kasabian, that most famous of sacred cows...

 

[last unicorn]

No, I just happen to enjoy their music.

 

[m0nkeyb0y]

At least no Elbow this time round

 

[Popmartijn]

At least no Elbow this time round

Too bad as they were very, very good!

 

[corianderstem]

I'd give up one of my fingers* to see Elbow open for U2.


*one of those less important fingers, maybe a ring finger. Actually, maybe a toe would be better. I'd give up a toe.

 

[m0nkeyb0y]

Too bad as they were very, very good!

I keep hearing that but we are still unsure as to what they are good at...

 

[WildHoney]

I get Interpol at all my gigs this year

I would of loved to experience Kasapian or Snow Patrol

 

[bonoishot]

I get Interpol at all my gigs this year

I would of loved to experience Kasapian or Snow Patrol

Come to Russia with me.



I also get Interpol. I was hoping for Snow Patrol again or Kasabian would have been interesting. Will have to look into Interpol on youtube.

 

[domo-kun]

I'm actually happy to see Kasabian twice!
One Republic would have been a bit.... Boring
Interpol is okay, I don't know many songs of them and I like a few.

 

[kafrun]

Slightly disappointed about the lack of Arcade Fire, but I love Interpol, so I can't complain

I'd also be happy to see Kasabian. Love them, too.

 

[Claypole]

I'm very excited to be seeing Snow Patrol in Moscow. Most support acts I've seen have been pretty rubbish, so to have one which I'd actually pay to see on their own tour is great

I have Interpol in Coimbra and have never heard of them so will need to youtube them.

 

[daygloeyes2]

Woohoo!!! Interpol in Toronto and Chicago and Snow Patrol in Athens!!!!

 

[Popmartijn]

I wonder what they have in store for Denmark and Finland?

Almost certainly no Snow Patrol in Finland. They've just been confirmed as one of the acts on the Lowlands festival in the Netherlands. That festival is from 20 to 22 August.

 

[powerhour24]

I keep hearing that but we are still unsure as to what they are good at...

Um, what? They're one of the most impressive live acts going right now.

 

[Galeongirl]

Hm Interpol and Kasabian. Not bad I guess. Shame I won't see Snow Patrol again though.

 

[lauramullen]

I would love to see Snow Patrol again.

 

[powerhour24]

I love the continued U2 - Snow Patrol relationship.

I'm bummed we ended up with Interpol for Montreal and NJ, I was hoping the delay in announcing meant there'd be special guests.

 

[nielsgov]

I'm glad it's Interpol for my show. It's my favourite group of all the openers this year.

 

[Steved1998]

I was really hoping for Arcade Fire or Snow Patrol for NY, but I guess Interpol are ok..

 

[lauramullen]

Snow Patrol for NJ would have rocked, but Interpol is cool.

 

[MoodyJ]

I would love to see Snow Patrol again.

I complained about them opening in Foxboro because I wanted Muse, but I really did enjoy them. I made a point of getting to the second show early just so that I could see them. I am so fickle.

 

[powerhour24]

They actually played the role of opener far better than Muse did, they engaged the crowd and got everyone having a good time, Muse barely acknowledged the crowd or U2 and used 360's sound system to ear-bleeding levels, and I was in the nosebleeds across the stadium from them.

 

[U2FanPeter]

Actually, I read somewhere that they were originally called Management but another band had that name first so now they're MGMT.

Also, it's tough to tell from that story the reason behind why they don't want to open for big acts. It could be some indie hipster BS but it could be that they don't want to be perceived as a massive pop group and prefer to stay in their niche until they're ready to move up.

In 1991 Nirvana turned down opening offers from U2(Pixies were choice #2), GNR(cause of their rift), Rush(according to Peart) and possibly Metallica.

Openign sucks because it's not your stage, you may not get a soundcheck and it's not your audience. Plus half empty Stadiums can be daunting, perhaps counterproductive, for up and coming bands.

Some my say U2 have had good opening acts or their fans are open minded, but I've seen some very cold shoulders for some great acts. PJ Harvey in particular.

 

[RedRocksU2]

Rage would be another great opener from the past.

 

[BVS]

GNR(cause of their rift)

The "cause" of their rift? Bit of a stretch don't you think?