Music: [u2tour] Baltimore Biz Journal: U2 to play Baltimore in June

U2 to play Baltimore in June
October 30, 2010
by Ryan Sharrow

U2 will play at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on June 22, according to
sources familiar with the concert.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is expected to make the official
announcement around 7 a.m. Monday morning on 98 Rock.

The concert is part of the Irish rock band's 2011 360° North American
tour.

To date, other announced stops on the tour include Denver, Pittsburgh,
Miami, Seattle and Chicago.

The on-sale date for tickets to the Baltimore show is still unclear.
Tickets to the shows already announced range from $38 to as much as
$277. Live Nation is the tour's promoter.

U2 came close to playing Baltimore in September 2009 as one of its 16
North American tour stops but had conflicts from the Baltimore Ravens'
schedule.The band went on to play FexEx Field in Landover.

The upcoming June concert, expected to be one of the largest to ever
play at M&T Bank Stadium, is the latest push by the Baltimore Ravens
to bring outside events to the 12-year-old venue.

In August, the stadium hosted it's second international soccer game in
as many years. On Labor Day, the University of Maryland and Naval
Academy squared off at the state-owned venue in the kick off of their
2010 football seasons.

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