Legendary Irish rock band U2 are back with a bang as they have confirmed a new Las Vegas residency, however one key band member will not be joining.
The Dublin group, who shot to superstardom in the mid-'80s following their Live Aid performance will return to the live stage for the first time since December 2019.
The group, minus Larry Mullen Jr (drums and percussion) will lead a special run of shows, opening a brand new 4D state-of-the-art venue, MSG Sphere, in Las Vegas.
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"It's going to take all we've got to approach the Sphere without our bandmate in the drum seat, but Larry has joined us in welcoming Bram van den Berg who is a force in his own right," Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton said in a statement.
The announcement comes just as the Irish rock superstars are about to release Songs Of Surrender, a collection of 40 seminal U2 tracks from across the band's back catalogue.
These, which include classics like With or Without You, One and Beautiful Day, are re-recorded and reimagined for 2023 in sessions spanning the last two years. The album, which has already been teased, will be released in full on March 17.
U2's upcoming residency in Las Vegas at the end of this year marks 30 years since their climactic ZOO TV Tour, culminating in Tokyo in a multimedia immersive performance.
Like that, The Sphere shows that they will perform in the Nevada desert this year, will be groundbreaking in their own right.
It has the first 16K screen which wraps up, around and behind the audience and the 4D technologies will let the audience feel the "wind on their face, the heat on their skin and the rumble of thunder."
The Edge, who appeared in a Super Bowl commercial with U2 members on Sunday night, teasing the upcoming residency, described it as a "once in a lifetime opportunity."
"We all thought about it and decided we'd be mad not to accept the invitation," he added.
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