U2 plan 'intimate' summer shows

U2 recently performed their new single at the Brit Awards

Rock band U2 have revealed they are preparing to tour later this year, and hope to offer tickets with cheaper, recession-busting prices.

Frontman Bono told BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley they had "something very special planned" for early summer.

He added that it was "a whole way of trying to do shows outdoors and make them very intimate".

The Irish act are preparing for the UK release of their latest album, No Line On The Horizon, on 2 March.

On-air expletive

The first single from the new collection of songs, Get On Your Boots, was a new entry at 12 in Sunday's chart.

In an interview on Radio 5 Live with Simon Mayo, Bono said that he had "gone off" the song a few weeks ago, but was now "back on it".

"It's a small song, a tiny little song, a little shot of adrenalin," he added.

Another song from the album, Breathe, had its live debut at an intimate Radio 1 concert on Friday morning.

Bono told the audience: "This is a great honour. This is the first time we've played these songs to people, so we hope we don't screw it up."

He said they were "trying" to work on some cheaper ticket prices, but added: "We're also going to have some very expensive ticket prices because rich people have feelings too!"

Radio 1 also apologised on-air immediately after Bono used an expletive to describe Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin.

The BBC said it had received no complaints about it.