Irish band U2 confirmed that the band will play an extra concerts in Australia and New Zealand. Concert tickets to band's five-city tour in Australia, and in Auckland are already sold out, with some play dates running out of concert tickets within mere hours.

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

U2 360° will have extra shows in Auckland on Friday, November 26th at Mt. Smart Stadium. The band will also have second shows in Melbourne on Friday, December 3rd at Etihad Stadium; in Brisbane on Thursday, December 9th at Suncorp Stadium and in Sydney on December 14th at ANZ Stadium.

U2 concert tickets in Auckland will be sold this Thursday, September 9th while U2 concert tickets for performances in Melbourne, Brisbane & Sydney will go on sale this Friday, September 10th. Subscribers of U2.com can buy concert tickets ahead of the public on-sale.

As previously reported, the concert tour will begin in Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium on November 25. On December 1, U2 will play at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, and make its way to Brisbane and Sydney. The tour will end at Perth's Subiaco Oval on December 18 and 19. On both play date at the Subiaco Oval, rapper Jay-Z will support the band. Billboard earlier revealed that Jay-Z will join U2 on Perth's stop of their five-city Australian tour.