U2 Postpone Tour Dates

[Isaac]

Poor Steph!

Irish rock band U2 have postponed the Asia-Pacific leg of their sold-out world tour due to a family illness, their promoter said on Thursday.


"This action is unavoidable due to the illness of an immediate family member of one of the band," tour promoter Arthur Fogel said in a statement on the band's Web site (http://www.u2.com/news).

"Any fan of U2 will realize that this decision has not been taken lightly. We will announce further details as soon as we have them."

The band's publicist in Los Angeles declined to elaborate on the announcement.

Australia's Nine television network said the concerts were postponed because the daughter of one of the band members was ill.

U2 was scheduled to begin the Asia-Pacific portion of its "Vertigo" world tour in the New Zealand city of Auckland on March 17, and then play Australia, Japan and Hawaii. In all, it postponed 10 shows.

Michael Coppel, promoter of U2's Australian and New Zealand concerts, said the band had sold out seven concerts downunder, and had sold more than 250,000 tickets.

U2 last played New Zealand 12 years ago and Australia eight years ago. The band has been touring the world in support of its Grammy-winning album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" since March 2005.

The postponement disappointed fans.

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