U2 will play its new single, "Get on Your Boots," at the BRIT
Awards ceremony on Feb. 17 at London's Earls Court. The band's new
album, "No Line on the Horizon," arrives March 2 internationally
and a day later in North America.
The band has previously won seven Brit awards, five of them for
best international group.
The BRIT Awards will live on ITV1 and are sponsored by MasterCard.
The other confirmed performer is Pet Shop Boys, recipient of the
outstanding contribution to music award.
BRIT Awards nominations will be unveiled Jan. 20.