Wembley date for U2

U2 have confirmed that they will be playing Wembley Stadium on Friday 14 August as part of a their world tour.

The announcement comes after the band launched their 12th studio album 'No Line on the Horizon' earlier this month.

The U2 360° tour will open at the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on 30 June. The tour will take in 14 cities across Europe including dates in Milan, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Nice, Dublin, Chorzow, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, London, Sheffield and Glasgow before finishing at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 22 August.

The European tour will be followed by dates in North America beginning at Chicago’s Soldier Field on 12 September, before visiting Atlanta, Charlottesville, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Norman, Phoenix, Tampa, Washington and Vancouver.

U2 have sold more than 140 million albums worldwide and have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band.

Details of how to purchase tickets for this event will be announced in due course.