January 10, 2001 – "U2 Elevation Tour 2001," the band's first arena tour since 1992, kicks off March 24, 2001 in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale at the National Car Rental Center with special guest PJ Harvey. Tickets for the North American tour go on sale January 13, 2001.

"U2 Elevation Tour 2001" follows on the heels of the band's new release All That You Can't Leave Behind which debuted at number one in 32 countries and has achieved sales in excess of six million worldwide since its release on October 31, 2000. The debut track, "Beautiful Day," has just received three Grammy nominations including "Song of the Year," "Record of the Year" and "Best Rock Performance by a Duo or a Group."

"U2 Elevation Tour 2001" is the band's first tour since "Pop Mart," the top-grossing tour of 1997, playing to over 3.9 million people in 70 cities worldwide.

The tour will begin in North America visiting 34 cities from March through June 2001. The stage for the "U2 Elevation Tour 2001" has been designed to provide a full view to every seat in the arena. The band will then follow with a European tour in the summer of 2001 with dates in the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, France, Denmark, Ireland and England. Additional details on U2's European tour will be announced in the coming months.

U2 will offer General Admission floor tickets giving fans the best view in the house for $45 per ticket. With nearly half of the seats in the arena priced at $45, additional tickets will also be available at $85 with a very limited number of golden-circle seating at $130.

First-day sales for tickets purchased at the box office will not be subject to service fees. Ticket purchases will be limited to two tickets per person for "Best of the House" general admission tickets on the floor and four reserved seat tickets. Tickets for North America will go on sale beginning January 13, 2001.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ITINERARY

MAR. 24	MIAMI/FT. LAUDERDALE	NATIONAL CAR RENTAL CENTER, O.S. JAN. 13
MAR. 29	CHARLOTTE	COLISEUM
MAR. 30	ATLANTA	PHILIPS ARENA
APR. 02	HOUSTON	COMPAQ CENTER
APR. 03	DALLAS	REUNION ARENA
APR. 06	DENVER	PEPSI ARENA
APR. 09	CALGARY	PENGROWTH SADDLEDOME
APR. 12	TACOMA	DOME
APR. 13	VANCOUVER	GENERAL MOTORS PLACE
APR. 15	PORTLAND, OR	ROSE GARDEN
APR. 17	SAN DIEGO	SPORTS ARENA
APR. 19	SAN JOSE	ARENA
APR. 23	ANAHEIM	THE ARROWHEAD POND
APR. 28	PHOENIX	AMERICA WEST ARENA
MAY 01	MINNEAPOLIS	TARGET CENTER
MAY 03	CLEVELAND	GUND ARENA
MAY 04	LEXINGTON	RUPP ARENA
MAY 06	PITTSBURGH	THE MELLON ARENA
MAY 07	COLUMBUS	NATIONWIDE ARENA
MAY 09	MILWAUKEE	BRADLEY CENTER
MAY 10	INDIANAPOLIS	CONSECO FIELDHOUSE
MAY 12	CHICAGO	UNITED CENTER, O.S. JAN. 13
MAY 24	TORONTO	AIR CANADA CENTRE, O.S. JAN. 13
MAY 27	MONTREAL	MOLSON CENTRE
MAY 30	DETROIT	THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, O.S. JAN. 13
JUNE 02	ALBANY	PEPSI ARENA
JUNE 03	BUFFALO	HSBC ARENA
JUNE 05	BOSTON	FLEETCENTER, O.S. JAN. 13
JUNE 09	HARTFORD	CIVIC CENTER
JUNE 11	PHILADELPHIA	FIRST UNION CENTER, O.S. JAN. 13
JUNE 14	WASHINGTON	MCI CENTER
JUNE 17	NEW YORK	MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
JUNE 21	E. RUTHERFORD, NJ	CONTINENTAL AIRLINES ARENA

All additional on-sale dates to be announced.

EUROPEAN TOUR - TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON