U2 HAVE ANNOUNCED dates for the world tour of their Songs Of Innocence album – including ‘special’ shows in Dublin at the end of next year.

The band will play 19 cities across Europe and the US during 2015, with tickets for all confirmed dates going on sale on December 8.

Neither Dublin nor Belfast currently feature on the confirmed itinerary. However, U2 said they would be playing “special shows” in Dublin to aid their Music Generation project, which aims to support music education in schools.

Each city currently confirmed on the schedule will host the band for either two or four shows. In a statement, Bono suggested the band would play different concerts on the different nights, saying:

We are going to try to have a completely different feeling from night one to night two and have some fun playing with the idea of innocence and experience. More to be revealed!

The Innocence and Experience tour begins in Vancouver on May 15, and finishes in Paris on November 11. The full confirmed schedule is:

US/Canada
May 14 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
May 15 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
May 18 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
May 19 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
May 22 Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
May 23 Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
May 26 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
May 27 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
May 30 Los Angeles, CA - Forum
May 31 Los Angeles, CA - Forum

June 12 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre Dec.8
June 13 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
June 24 Chicago, IL - United Center
June 25 Chicago, IL - United Center

July 6 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Center
July 7 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Center
July 10 Boston, MA - TD Garden
July 11 Boston, MA - TD Garden
July 18 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
July 19 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
July 22 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
July 23 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Europe/UK

Sept 4 Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour
Sept 5 Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour
Sept 8 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
Sept 9 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
Sept 16 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
Sept 17 Stockholm, Sweden - Globe
Sept 24 Berlin, Germany - O2 World
Sept 25 Berlin, Germany - O2 World

Oct 5 Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi Dec. 9
Oct 6 Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi Dec. 9
Oct 13 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
Oct 14 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
Oct 17 Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena
Oct 18 Koln, Germany - Lanxess Arena

Oct 25 London, UK - O2
Oct 26 London, UK - O2
Oct 29 London, UK - O2
Oct 30 London, UK - O2

Nov 6 Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro
Nov 7 Glasgow, UK - The SSE Hydro
Nov 10 Paris, France - Bercy
Nov 11 Paris, France - Bercy