U2 Back on Spring Tour; Out of SPIDER-MAN Commission?

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark recently announced a rescheduled opening night for a sixth time for Tuesday, June 14, 2011. On March 15, Julie Taymor stepped down as head creative force as the production makes room for Philip William McKinley. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is currently reworking the book and Bono and Edge have been making tweaks to the score.

Bono was on hand earlier this week to work new material with the cast, but this could be the last time in a while the company sees the famous music man, as he has already departed to meet U2 tour oblligations in Chile (they play Santiago on March 25). And these obligations only intensify in the coming months.

From March 30 through April 3, the band will be in Buenos Aries, from April 9 through April 13 they play Sao Paulo Brazil, and from May 11 through May 15 they will be in Mexico City.

U2 will play the following schedule beginnin May 21, 2011:

May 21 Denver, CO Invesco Field (formerly June 12/10)
May 24 Salt Lake City, UT Rice Eccles Stadium (formerly June 3/10)
June 01 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium (formerly June 23/10)
June 04 Seattle, WA Qwest Field (formerly June 20/10)
June 07 Oakland, CA McAfee Coliseum (formerly June 20/10)
June 17 Anaheim, CA Angels Stadium (formerly June 6/10)
June 18 Anaheim, CA Angels Stadium (formerly June 7/10)
June 26 East Lansing, MI Spartan Stadium at MSU (formerly June 30/10)
June 29 Miami, FL *Sun Life Stadium - previously Dolphin Stadium (formerly July 9/10)
July 05 Chicago, IL Soldier Field (formerly July 6/10)
July 08 Montreal, QC Hippodrome (formerly July 16/10)
July 09 Montreal, QC Hippodrome (formerly July 17/10)
July 11 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre (formerly July 3/10)
July 14 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field (formerly July 12/10)
July 20 East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium (formerly July 19/10)
July 23 Minneapolis, MN TCF Bank Stadium (formerly June 27/10)

SPIDER-MAN is scheduled to go on hiatus from April 17 through May 11 for heavy reworking, however is seems Bono and Edge will be occupied in South America during this period. The could feasibly spend several days in New York between May 15 and May 21 when they head to Denver, but this is after the show has reopened. The musicians' next break does not come until June 7.

 

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark is now in previews at Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre (213 West 42nd Street).

 

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