Due to overwhelming demand the venue for a U2 tribute concert has been moved.

One of the most well known U2 tribute bands, Elevation, will be performing on June 22 and June 23 to raise awareness about organ donation and funds for the Dialysis Unit.

The shows were expected to take place at Fort Hamilton but due to hundreds of tickets being sold already the organiser, Paul Sofianos, made a decision to move the concerts to a larger venue — Barrs Bay Park.

Mr. Sofianos said: "I am delighted the tickets have been selling so well. This means we will earn more for the Dialysis Unit in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. I think we will definitely raise at least $5,000."

Mr. Sofianos, 40, has spent hundreds of hours at the Dialysis Unit after his kidneys failed in 2004. Dialysis treatment duplicates the functions of kidneys and removes waste products from a person's blood and excess fluid from their urine.

He currently spends 15 hours a week at the unit for this process to work. The money raised will go towards improvements to the unit, in order to make it a little more comfortable for patients.

Tickets to the shows cost $50 but will not be sold at the door.

You can purchase tickets at at Gosling's retail outlets, Music World, All Wrapped up and the iStore. A cash bar will be available, with drinks prices cheaper than bars and a BBQ will be on hand, with catering done by Getter Done.