U2 to play second NZ show

Irish rock heavyweights U2 have announced they will play a second show at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium.

Tickets for the November 26 show at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium will go on sale at 9am on September 9. The November 25 show sold out in minutes when tickets went on sale last Friday.

The Irish band's stage set will include a four-pronged steel structure - dubbed "the claw" - rising 45m above the stage.

With a cylindrical video system and interlocking screens and rotating bridges, the stage will allow full view by all fans no matter where they are seated, according to the band's publicists.

"We're delighted with the reaction of our New Zealand and Australian fans and that we are able to add further dates," U2 manager Paul McGuinness said.

Rapper Jay-Z will open for the band at each show.

- NZHERALD STAFF