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U2 gig sold out in 54 minutes

Irish band U2 proved again they are among the megastars of rock when all 90,000 tickets for the Barcelona launch of their new world tour reportedly sold out in just 54 minutes.

"In just 54 minutes, all 90,000 tickets on sale found buyers," mainly through the Internet site of the Spanish company in charge of selling them, the Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia said on its website on Wednesday.