U2 tickets to hit box offices this weekend

After postponing ticket sales last week due to the attacks on the U.S., U2 is set to release tickets for its return trip to North America in the coming days. The group has also locked in the dates on which each of its support acts--Garbage, Stereophonics and No Doubt--will appear.

Tickets for most of the dates on the upcoming third leg of the groups Elevation Tour will hit the box office between Friday (9/21) and Monday (9/24), according to the bands official website. Specific on-sale dates for each market appear in the itinerary below.

Registered members of U2.com will have a chance to participate in an Internet pre-sale scheduled to begin on Thursday (9/20) at 10 a.m. local time in each respective market, and those members should expect an email containing more details soon, according to the bands website.

Tickets will again be priced at $45 for general-admission seats, $85 for assigned seats and $130 for a limited number of "golden-circle" seats, according to tour promoter Clear Channel Entertainment.

Garbage has been slated to open for U2 from Oct. 10 through Oct. 24, Stereophonics from Oct. 28 through Nov. 2 and No Doubt from Nov. 5 through Nov. 18.

Each stop thus far on the U2s Elevation Tour--which began earlier this year with a North American leg followed by a run through Europe--has been sold out, and the outing has grossed more than $105 million, according to Amusement Business.

"All That You Can't Leave Behind" (Interscope), the groups latest album, arrived in stores last Halloween, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart and has sold almost 3 million copies in the U.S. The album has spawned the hits "Beautiful Day"--which won three Grammy Awards this year--"Elevation," and latest single "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, which sits at No. 23 on Billboards current Adult Top 40 chart.

TOUR DATES
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October
10 - Notre Dame, IN - Joyce Center (on sale 9/24)
12 - Montreal, Quebec - Molson Centre (on sale 9/21)
13 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum (on sale 9/21)
15 - Chicago, IL - United Center (on sale 9/21)
19 - Baltimore, MD - Arena (on sale 9/22)
24 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden (on sale TBA)
28 - E. Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena (on sale TBA)
30 - Providence, RI - Civic Center (on sale TBA)

November
2 - Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center (on sale 9/22)
5 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center (on sale 9/22)
7 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center (on sale 9/22)
9 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center (on sale 9/22)
12 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center (on sale 9/23)
15 - Oakland, CA - Arena (on sale TBA)
18 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center (on sale 9/22)

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