“My hope is that this will be a kind of quantum leap forward in the sense of what a concert can be,” U2 guitarist the Edge told Rolling Stone about their latest tour. U2 officially kicked off their U2:UV Achtung Baby Live Las Vegas residency on September 29, 2023 at the newly-built Sphere concert venue.
Sphere has been under construction for the past five years near the Venetian resort, with building costs reportedly topping $2 billion. Billing itself as the “world’s largest spherical structure,” Sphere is 516 feet wide, 366 feet tall, and can seat 17,600 people. The venue also includes the highest-resolution LED screen on Earth, 10,000 vibrating “immersive seats,” environmental effects like temperature control and cool breezes, and 164,000 speakers.
“We will be able to deliver the audio that we want people to hear without any interference from the acoustics of the building,” says the Edge. “It’s just an amazing playpen for us.”
Want to hear your favorite Achtung Baby track in real life? Here’s how you can still get U2 tickets for the remaining 2023 residency dates, and where you can find verified passes online (even if they sell out).
When Is the U2 Residency in Las Vegas?
The “Achtung Baby” residency launched on September 29, 2023 at the Sphere at the The Venetian in Las Vegas. One day after the residency was announced, due to overwhelming demand, more concerts were scheduled for October and November. Following the record-setting run, 11 more dates were announced, including two can’t-miss shows kicking off Super Bowl Weekend as the hottest ticket in town.
When Do U2 Achtung Baby Tickets Go On Sale?
The presale for the 11 newly-added dates opens Thursday, October 19 at 10 a.m. PT and closes Saturday, October 21 at 10 p.m. PT. Ticket confirmations will be sent out by the evening of Tuesday, October 24.
General on-sale for U2’s Vegas residency will go live Wednesday, October 25 at 11 a.m. PT on Ticketmaster. General-admission floor seats will be nontransferable for any amount of money over face value.
U2 ticket prices start at $140 and reflect all-in pricing (this means the ticket price listed is the full out-of-pocket price including taxes and fees). The larger capacity at Sphere means 60% of tickets are under $300, and there will also be a limited number of premium priced tickets.
“We’re trying our best to be as fair and respectful to our fans as we can be,” says the Edge. “We’re also spreading out the ticket costs so that there are some affordable ones.”
How to Get Tickets to the U2 Sphere Shows in Vegas
While Ticketmaster was where U2 tickets were first made available, several dates have since been sold out, and U2 tickets are now available on reseller sites like StubHub, Seatgeek and Vivid Seats.
All of these sites offer authentic, verified tickets (I.e. no illegal scalpers here) and you can either find U2 tickets online by price range, or by searching for seats on a seat map.
Right now Seatgeek is offering this Rolling Stone Exclusive, too: take $10 off eligible purchases of $250+ with promo code ROLLINGSTONE10. Valid On First Purchases Only.
Tickets are delivered digitally (over email) and the sites all offer a buyer’s guarantee verifying that you are purchasing legitimate U2 tickets online.
U2 Vegas Residency Dates
Here are all the upcoming dates U2 will be performing for the U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere Las Vegas concerts. *Dates in bold are newly-added shows.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
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