Bono has announced three speaking dates as part of a European book tour. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am on Friday 7 October. 

The tour will find the perennial sunglasses wearer discuss his new memoir SURRENDER: 40 Songs, One Story, set for release on Tuesday 1 November, and perform tunes from U2’s extensive back catalogue in an 'Evening of words, music and some mischief'. 

‘I miss being on stage and the closeness of U2’s audience,’ said Bono. ‘In these shows I’ve got some stories to sing, and some songs to tell… Plus I want to have some fun presenting my ME-moir, SURRENDER, which is really more of a WE-moir if I think of all the people who helped me get from there to here.’

Let’s hope he’s got better wordplay to hand than anything found in that quote when he talks at venues in London, Glasgow and Manchester this November. 

Bono’s 2022 UK speaking tour dates: 

Wednesday 16 November – London Palladium
Thursday 17 November – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow
Saturday 19 November – O2 Apollo Manchester

Tickets for Bono’s speaking tour go on sale at 10am on Friday 7 October.