The Irish group, famous for hit songs such as the 2000 single Stuck In A Moment, will perform in February next year in Cape Town and Johannesburg as part of their U2 360° world tour.
Fans queued to get tickets at Computicket outlets nation-wide while scores of others bombarded the company's website when sales opened at 9am yesterday.
Big Concerts managing director Attie van Wyk said 70000 tickets were sold in the first 90minutes after sales opened: 40000 in Johannesburg (where 101000 tickets were made available at Soccer City stadium) and 30000 in Cape Town (with a stadium capacity of 70000).
"We're really surprised that the system coped well enough to process this many sales in such a short time," said Van Wyk.
"This hysteria is amazing. I believe the frenzy isn't just about U2, it's about the whole experience. This tour is going to be a circus. I mean, 120 trucks just to transport the concert's equipment."
Van Wyk said the Joburg concert would be the largest in U2's world tour, with Mexico City clinching second place with a capacity of 99000. Tickets cost between R161 and R696.
Warren Coetzer, from Melkbosstrand in Cape Town, queued for two hours to buy four tickets. "I'm a huge fan and I'm very relieved to have the tickets," he said.
The 360° stage set-up includes a 54-ton cylindrical screen comprised of interlocking LED panels, and a 150-metre steel structure that takes four days to build
source : http://www.timeslive.co.za/ by Bienne Huismann
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