Friday    May 30, 2003

IRISH GROUP TO PLAY 9 SHOWS IN 2003 WHILE WRITING MATERIAL FOR 2004 RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!

27 May, 2003

Dublin. The Cranberries, one of the 90's biggest rock upstarts, have been invited to share the stage with rock and roll's ultimate living legends - The Rolling Stones.

The series of Rolling Stones shows begins on June 4th, 2003 and sees Limerick's finest in feisty mood showcasing an opening set that will comprise some of their best known songs performed over the past decade.

"It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to go the distance with Rock's finest troubadours as they take their record-breaking world tour across Europe this year" stated the band's Dolores O'Riordan.

That means open-air stadium shows of 60,000 and more in Germany and Italy for the Cranberries, with a few headlining shows in between.

Capping off the series of performances this year, the band will play a final show in Ireland at Fitzgerald Stadium with San Francisco natives the Counting Crows in Killarney, June 27.

The Cranberries are currently working on various projects for release in 2004. They intend to resume recording following summer holidays.

For more information, visit the Cranberries web site at www.cranberries.com

Cranberries 2003 Tour:

29 May - 'Ulster Hall - Belfast (Solo date)

2nd June - 'Astoria' - London (Solo date)

4the June -'Olympiahalle' - Munich (Rolling Stones)

6th June- 'Olympiastadion' -Munich (Rolling Stones)

8th June -'Polaonda'- Bolzano, Italy - (Solo date).

10thJune - 'San Siro Stadium' -Milano (Rolling Stones)

13th - 'O-Vision Pk' , Oberhausen (Rolling Stones and ACDC)

15th - 'Olympiastadion'- Berlin (Rolling Stones)

27th Killarney -'Fitzgerald Stadium' - Killarney , Ireland (w/ Counting Crows)

END OF PRESS RELEASE.

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