Postkiwi Duncan Macleod

We’ve just heard that the U2 Vertigo tour has finished up early because of the illness of a family member of one of the band members. What a blow! For U2 and their family, for the fans, for the promoters, for the people who have booked airline tickets and accommodation. Hopefully U2 will be able to reschedule for later in the year. Michael Coppel Presents, the Australian promoter for the tour, will no doubt have more information to come for people like me who have tickets but no concert to go to.

Here’s the official announcement from this afternoon…

It is with great regret that tour promoter The Next Adventure announces the postponement of the final ten dates of U2’s Vertigo ‘06 tour. This action is unavoidable due to the illness of an immediate family member of one of the band. The effected dates are listed below.

‘Any fan of U2 will realise that this decision has not been taken lightly’, said TNA President Arthur Fogel. ‘We will announce further details as soon as we have them.’

The effected shows, which are all sold out, are:

March 17th & 18th, Ericcson Stadium AUCKLAND;

21st, Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre BRISBANE

24TH & 25TH, Telstra Dome, MELBOURNE

28th, AAMI Stadium ADELAIDE

31st & 1st April, Telstra Stadium, SYDNEY

4th, Nissan Stadium YOKOHAMA

8th Aloha Stadium, HONOLULU.

The president of U2’s international promoter, Canada-based The Next Adventure, said: “Any fan of U2 will realise that this decision has not been taken lightly. We will announce further details as soon as we have them.”