Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy birthday Larry!!!
Hitman turns 49 today!!! Happy birthday from all of us Larry!!! All the best and walk on!!!
Many thanx to U2fan003 for creating & uploading the video!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
'Major' concert announcement at Busch Stadium
(KMOV) -- A big concert announcement is planned Monday at Busch Stadium.
Details so far are very vague, but here is how the news release describes it.
The announcement will be made at 11 a.m. You'll be able to watch it live on KMOV.com.
Dave Mathews Band with The Black Crowes and The Eagles with the Dixie Chicks previously have played at Busch Stadium.
source : http://www.kmov.com/
Details so far are very vague, but here is how the news release describes it.
"Live Nation and the St. Louis Cardinals will host a press conference to announce the largest concert stage and tour production in history coming live to Busch Stadium next summer."
If you Google search 'largest concert stage and tour production in history,' it yields a link to Wikipedia for the U2 360 tour. The announcement will be made at 11 a.m. You'll be able to watch it live on KMOV.com.
Dave Mathews Band with The Black Crowes and The Eagles with the Dixie Chicks previously have played at Busch Stadium.
source : http://www.kmov.com/
Andy Willsher's U2 limited signed photos and more
Metallica, U2, And More Support Record Stores On Black Friday
Record Store Day is something I’m sure you all have heard of. Just in case you haven’t, Record Store Day is celebrated every third Saturday of April and it’s mission is to bring attention to independent record stores across this great globe.As the holidays draw closer, Metallica, U2, The Black Keys and many more artists and bands will be releasing limited-edition vinyls in support of Record Store Day’s event, “Back to Black Friday.”
On November 26th (Better known as Black Friday), official Record Store Day shops will stock the limited edition releases for you guys to go in droves and buy!
Bono has no hard feelings after coming last in final of Irish greats
Bono has said he has no hard feelings about losing out on the title of Ireland's Greatest, insisting he is fine with the snub.
2FM star Dave Fanning, inset, who championed the singer in the RTE show claims that neither he nor Bono were in the least upset when the U2 rock star came last in the poll.
"I wasn't upset at all and neither was Bono," Dave told the Herald. "I was talking to him during the week and he's fine about it."
2FM star Dave Fanning, inset, who championed the singer in the RTE show claims that neither he nor Bono were in the least upset when the U2 rock star came last in the poll.
"I wasn't upset at all and neither was Bono," Dave told the Herald. "I was talking to him during the week and he's fine about it."
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More seats for Cape Town U2 concert
Johannesburg - Temporary extra seating may be added to Cape Town stadium to accommodate more people for the U2 concert in February, organiser Big Concerts said on Friday.
"We are considering installing temporary seating on the upper tiers of the stadium similar to what was utilised during the soccer world cup," the company's CFO Justin Van Wyk told Sapa in a telephone interview.
"This is a very complicated and technical engineering process as we would have to remove the facade on the outside to allow cranes to pack seats up there."
Van Wyk said many logistical issues needed to be sorted out, and the engineers used to design the stadium would have to be called in for a professional opinion.
"The extra seats are not a definite thing yet... it looks likely, but we are not ready to commit at this stage."
If the organiser's plan was successful, about 6000 extra seats would be available for the concert on February 18 in Cape Town. Tickets were sold out on Friday.
Currently, a person would only be able to watch this concert if they purchased a limited number of tickets for stadium suites.
The Irish rock band would also be playing at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on February 13. A few tickets for this concert were still available.
source : http://www.channel24.co.za/
"We are considering installing temporary seating on the upper tiers of the stadium similar to what was utilised during the soccer world cup," the company's CFO Justin Van Wyk told Sapa in a telephone interview.
"This is a very complicated and technical engineering process as we would have to remove the facade on the outside to allow cranes to pack seats up there."
Van Wyk said many logistical issues needed to be sorted out, and the engineers used to design the stadium would have to be called in for a professional opinion.
"The extra seats are not a definite thing yet... it looks likely, but we are not ready to commit at this stage."
If the organiser's plan was successful, about 6000 extra seats would be available for the concert on February 18 in Cape Town. Tickets were sold out on Friday.
Currently, a person would only be able to watch this concert if they purchased a limited number of tickets for stadium suites.
The Irish rock band would also be playing at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on February 13. A few tickets for this concert were still available.
source : http://www.channel24.co.za/
Friday, October 29, 2010
RUMOR!!! U2 Presale Password Busch Stadium St Louis MO July 17th. Ticketmaster Presale Nov 5th
From http://getpresales.com/
U2 360 Tour with special guest Interpol
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO
Presale Starts: Fri, Nov 5 at 1pm (password to be posted later)"
"It has been rumored a couple places, but now it’s confirmed.
U2 has announced a new date at Busch Stadium in St Louis MO.
See details below..
U2 has announced a new date at Busch Stadium in St Louis MO.
See details below..
NOTE: This date has not yet been added to Ticketmaster or Livenation.
Click DAILY ACCESS above on the morning of the 5th to subscribe and receive this password.
Click DAILY ACCESS above on the morning of the 5th to subscribe and receive this password.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO
Presale Starts: Fri, Nov 5 at 1pm (password to be posted later)"
New edition of 'U2 - A Diary' coming in 2011
I’m super-thrilled to announce that Omnibus Press will be publishing an updated, second edition of U2 – A Diary next year! This is all very much “hot off the press,” so I don’t have a ton of details yet, but here’s what I do know:- We’re aiming to publish in mid-2011.
- The new edition will add three years of material: 2008 through 2010. (My deadline is end of January.)
- We’ll be asking U2 fans to contribute great photos for possible inclusion in the book, just as we did with the first edition.
- The second edition will include an addendum in the back with corrections and new entries that cover the 1950 to 2007 timeframe of the first book.
U2.COM : In No More Than Fifty Words...
Been to see U2 play live? Remember the show like it was yesterday? Tell us what happens to you when you see the band perform? And if you can do it in not less than fifty words you could be one of the winners of our latest Subscribers-only competition. We'll publish the best entries on the site.
Everything you need to know is right here. Good luck
source : http://www.u2.com/
Burma court hears Suu Kyi appeal
The Supreme Court in Burma has heard a final appeal from lawyers for pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her house arrest.
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| Aung San Suu Kyi has spent most of the last two decades in some form of detention |
It stems from an incident last year when an American man swam uninvited to her lakeside home.
Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won the last election in 1990 but was never allowed to take power.
She has spent most of the time since then under some form of detention.
Lawyers for the Nobel laureate says that although they believe she will soon be released, they want to prove her innocence.
The appeal was heard by the Special Appellate Bench in the remote capital, Nay Pyi Taw. A decision is expected within two weeks. Two previous appeals have been rejected.
U2 tickets could be re-sold on open market
Organisers expect hundreds of U2 tickets to be re-sold on the open market after the Cape Town concert sold out.
The Irish rockers will be performing at Cape Town Stadium on 18 February next year. But organisers expect some tickets will change hands a couple of times prior to the performance.
Organisers said there is very little they can do if fans re-sell their tickets. About 63,000 tickets for the Mother City concert were snapped up in six days.
Big Concerts said some people make huge profits from die-hard fans desperate to secure a spot.
Organisers also indicated they are considering squeezing in additional seats. They have promised they will alert fans, should more tickets becoming available.
source : http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/ by Nathan Adams
Larry singing? Hell yeah!!!
'Dirty Old Town' live at Basel, Switzerland 1993-06-30 Getting ready for Larry's birthday? :))
Thursday, October 28, 2010
RUMOR : U2 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2011-04-21
From a tweet early in the morning, we have a possible show in Brazil! Here's the rumor post!
"Who was on Radio Atlantis has had first hand information that the Irish band U2 has been to Porto Alegre on April 21, 2011 with the 360 ° tour. The site is not yet defined, but it seems that one of the city's football stadiums will host the mega show, which can be viewed from the four corners of space."
"Who was on Radio Atlantis has had first hand information that the Irish band U2 has been to Porto Alegre on April 21, 2011 with the 360 ° tour. The site is not yet defined, but it seems that one of the city's football stadiums will host the mega show, which can be viewed from the four corners of space."
Cape Town - South Africa officially SOLD OUT!
CONCERT promoter BIG Concerts and Live Nation Global Touring today announced that all of the tickets available through Computicket for the 22-time Grammy winning rock band U2’s, Cape Town performance on Friday the 18th February 2011 were officially SOLD OUT.
Big Concerts’ CEO Attie van Wyk exclaimed: “This is an absolutely incredible response, which justifies South Africa as a premier live music destination”.
In an effort to accommodate unlucky fans who were unable to secure a ticket for this show, the organisers are presently considering installing temporary seating on the upper tiers similar to what was utilised during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
A limited number of Hospitality, Suite and VIP packages are also available for the Cape Town show through Warwick Hospitality and Events (0114678400).
And its seems Johannesburg show, scheduled for 13th February at FNB Stadium is currently 85% sold which means they too are close to be sold out.
And Big Concerts expect the last few remaining tickets to be snapped up within the next week, which would make this show the biggest stop globally of the U2 360 Tour.
source : http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/
Big Concerts’ CEO Attie van Wyk exclaimed: “This is an absolutely incredible response, which justifies South Africa as a premier live music destination”.
In an effort to accommodate unlucky fans who were unable to secure a ticket for this show, the organisers are presently considering installing temporary seating on the upper tiers similar to what was utilised during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
A limited number of Hospitality, Suite and VIP packages are also available for the Cape Town show through Warwick Hospitality and Events (0114678400).
And its seems Johannesburg show, scheduled for 13th February at FNB Stadium is currently 85% sold which means they too are close to be sold out.
And Big Concerts expect the last few remaining tickets to be snapped up within the next week, which would make this show the biggest stop globally of the U2 360 Tour.
source : http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/
U2's 'Wide Awake In Europe' 12" vinyl SOLD OUT on idealcopy too!!!
Screenshot from idealcopy showing that U2's 'Wide Awake in Europe' 12 inch vinyl has been SOLD OUT! We'll see in the future how hard will be to get this vinyl... My order from amazon.com has already been canceled, but I did manage to make a new one on idealcopy. Let's wait and see...
Aung San Suu Kyi may find freedom after Nov. 7th
Hanoi, Oct 28 : Myanmar's Foreign Minister Nyan Win has hinted that Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to be released after Nov 7 elections in the country.
"He said they will release Aung San Suu Kyi may be after the elections," diplomatic sources said on Thursday quoting a Foreign Ministry official representing one of the delegations at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting here.
But there was no definitive confirmation from the Foreign Minister as to when the Nobel Peace prize winner will be released from house arrest.
Myanmar's leader Gen. Than Shwe will not be on the ballot during the country's first elections in two decades on Nov.7.
"He said they will release Aung San Suu Kyi may be after the elections," diplomatic sources said on Thursday quoting a Foreign Ministry official representing one of the delegations at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting here.
But there was no definitive confirmation from the Foreign Minister as to when the Nobel Peace prize winner will be released from house arrest.
Myanmar's leader Gen. Than Shwe will not be on the ballot during the country's first elections in two decades on Nov.7.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Deadline up, submissions in: Update on “ONE’s Next Top T-Shirt”
Monday was the submission deadline for “ONE’s Next Top T-Shirt” challenge, so if you were able to get your design in on time, congratulations! This year we got over 800 submissions– pretty awesome! And if you didn’t submit a design, well no worries, because there’s still an opportunity for you to participate.
Now we move on to the next phase of the challenge– selecting the top 3! ONE staff will work to narrow submitted designs down to the top 3, which ONE members will then be asked to vote on to select the winner. Unfortunately, Stacey Bendet is no longer able to join the judging, but we appreciate her helping us kick off the campaign.
So make sure to check the ONE Blog (and your email) for further details. We’re really excited by a lot of the designs we’ve seen, and can’t wait to show them to you! Stay tuned.
source : http://www.one.org/
Now we move on to the next phase of the challenge– selecting the top 3! ONE staff will work to narrow submitted designs down to the top 3, which ONE members will then be asked to vote on to select the winner. Unfortunately, Stacey Bendet is no longer able to join the judging, but we appreciate her helping us kick off the campaign.
So make sure to check the ONE Blog (and your email) for further details. We’re really excited by a lot of the designs we’ve seen, and can’t wait to show them to you! Stay tuned.
source : http://www.one.org/
Rumor : Possible Baltimore show on June 22th
Here's the rumor post from u2tours mailing list :
"Just got word from a very reliable source that Baltimore on June 22nd is a "go"
with Florence & The Machine opening at M&T Bank Stadium. General public tix on
sale Nov 8th. Assume pre-sales are a few days earlier."
"Just got word from a very reliable source that Baltimore on June 22nd is a "go"
with Florence & The Machine opening at M&T Bank Stadium. General public tix on
sale Nov 8th. Assume pre-sales are a few days earlier."
Oxfam activists celebrate campaigning successes with Bono and Bill Gates
Oxfam activist Jennifer Crago writes in celebration of campaigning successes after meeting some of the most influential people in development and activism.
[Jennifer attended the One campaign's launch of ‘Living Proof' with fellow activist Adizah Tejani.]
“Occasionally, and I am sure that any seasoned campaigner will sympathise, you feel like all of your efforts have been wasted. This week has been different; notably fantastic re-affirmation from George Osbourne that Britain is on track to deliver its promised 0.7% of Gross National Income as Oversees Development Aid by 2013, and also the launch of ONE’s ‘Living Proof’ with Bill and Melinda Gates at London’s Science Museum on Monday night. The two of us were fortunate enough to be invited to attend.
[Jennifer attended the One campaign's launch of ‘Living Proof' with fellow activist Adizah Tejani.]
“Occasionally, and I am sure that any seasoned campaigner will sympathise, you feel like all of your efforts have been wasted. This week has been different; notably fantastic re-affirmation from George Osbourne that Britain is on track to deliver its promised 0.7% of Gross National Income as Oversees Development Aid by 2013, and also the launch of ONE’s ‘Living Proof’ with Bill and Melinda Gates at London’s Science Museum on Monday night. The two of us were fortunate enough to be invited to attend.Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Steve Averill designs "Thank-you day" book
Hospice group plans Irish 'thank-you day'
THE IRISH Hospice Foundation is planning Ireland’s first “Thank You Day” next month on Thursday, November 25th, to coincide with Thanksgiving Day in the US.
Yesterday it launched two fundraising initiatives to mark the campaign. The Thank You Book, a gratitude journal for noting the good things in your life, is being promoted for the Christmas market. Scattered through it are thank you notes from people such as Martin Sheen, Seamus Heaney, Gabriel Byrne, Sinéad O’Connor and Maeve Binchy.
THE IRISH Hospice Foundation is planning Ireland’s first “Thank You Day” next month on Thursday, November 25th, to coincide with Thanksgiving Day in the US.
Yesterday it launched two fundraising initiatives to mark the campaign. The Thank You Book, a gratitude journal for noting the good things in your life, is being promoted for the Christmas market. Scattered through it are thank you notes from people such as Martin Sheen, Seamus Heaney, Gabriel Byrne, Sinéad O’Connor and Maeve Binchy.
'Got The Buzz...' - U2.COM
Subscriber Special: Why do so many fans follow the band to so many shows in so many countries?
At the end of the European leg we took the U2.com camera out into the crowds waiting to get into the gig. We wanted to know why some fans - you know who you are - just can't get enough of this band. Why they travel from country to country to see the show time and again.
First up, we tracked down Kenny Murphy and Jason Brown from Wexford in Ireland. Kenny at his 21st show, Jason at his 16th.
'We just got the buzz and it hasn't left us...'
Hume wins 'Ireland's greatest' award
John Hume was last night announced as the winner of RTÉ’s search to find the greatest person in the history of Ireland.The results of the public text and phone vote were revealed on The Late Late Show to the delight of Mr Hume’s champion, journalist and Prime Time presenter, Miriam O’Callaghan.
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams congratulated Mr Hume on his win today saying it was a "unique and singular honour."
"It is a measure of the esteem in which he is held that he secured most votes. I am sure his family will be enormously proud," he said.
Green Party leader John Gormley also congratulated Mr Hume this evening.
U2 break Computicket record
U2’s ticket sales have broken ticketing agency Computicket’s record for the number one selling show in South Africa.
Sales for the 22-time Grammy award-winning band, who are expected to perform their 360 Degrees tour on February 13 in Johannesburg and on February 18 in Cape Town, started at the weekend.
By yesterday, they managed to sell 114000 tickets.
Concert promoters Big Concerts’ financial officer, Justin van Wyk, said: “U2’s ticket sales smashed the record that UK singer Robbie Williams held at 98000 from November 2005.”
“This is the biggest event since the Fifa World Cup to happen in our country,” he said. – The Times, Avusa Group News.
source : http://networkedblogs.com/
Sales for the 22-time Grammy award-winning band, who are expected to perform their 360 Degrees tour on February 13 in Johannesburg and on February 18 in Cape Town, started at the weekend.
By yesterday, they managed to sell 114000 tickets.
Concert promoters Big Concerts’ financial officer, Justin van Wyk, said: “U2’s ticket sales smashed the record that UK singer Robbie Williams held at 98000 from November 2005.”
“This is the biggest event since the Fifa World Cup to happen in our country,” he said. – The Times, Avusa Group News.
source : http://networkedblogs.com/
Monday, October 25, 2010
U2 360° Heading to Nashville : U2.COM
Nashville, TN is the latest city to be added to next year's North American 360°dates. The show at the Vanderbilt Stadium will take place on July 2nd 2011 and special guests on the night will be Florence and the Machine.
Tickets for the show ($30, $55, $95 & $250) go on sale to the general public this Friday, October 29th but U2.com subscribers can enter a special advance PRESALE beginning TOMORROW, TUESDAY, October 26th (10am local) and running until Thursday, October 28th (3pm local).
Subscribers will be emailed ahead of this presale with details of timings.
Interested in becoming a U2.com subscriber and entering the ticket presales ? Here's all the details you need - including news of 'U2:Duals'. This is a limited edition CD, not for sale at retail, featuring U2 collaborations with other artists
source : http://www.u2.com/
Tickets for the show ($30, $55, $95 & $250) go on sale to the general public this Friday, October 29th but U2.com subscribers can enter a special advance PRESALE beginning TOMORROW, TUESDAY, October 26th (10am local) and running until Thursday, October 28th (3pm local).Subscribers will be emailed ahead of this presale with details of timings.
Interested in becoming a U2.com subscriber and entering the ticket presales ? Here's all the details you need - including news of 'U2:Duals'. This is a limited edition CD, not for sale at retail, featuring U2 collaborations with other artists
source : http://www.u2.com/
Adam Clayton & Michael Hoppen : How We Met
Michael Hoppen, 53, is one of the UK's leading photography dealers, having exhibited and sold the works of artists including Diane Arbus and Henri Cartier-Bresson. He has been the director of Chelsea's Michael Hoppen Gallery since 1993. He lives in west London. I first met Adam around 10 years ago. We had a show of Jacques Henri Lartigue, one of the great French photographers: Adam purchased a wonderful picture by him, which shows the 20th century appearing in the shape of a car on the left and the 19th century disappearing in the shape of a horse and carriage on the right. It's an important moment in photographic history, and it was quite surprising that he came in and knew exactly what he wanted.
Full details for Wide Awake In Europe EP (12 inch vinyl)
US Exclusive Release. Allocations may occur.
source : https://idealcopy.american-data.net/
U2 tickets nearly sold out
Tickets to U2’s two concerts in South Africa have all but sold out only hours after going on sale.
The band will play at the FNB and Cape Town stadiums in February as part of their 360° Tour. It will be their first visit to South Africa since their PopMart Tour in 1998.
Tickets ranging from R161 to a special Red Zone at R2 568 went on sale yesterday at 9am.
By 7am Computicket reported having 17 000 users camping on the website. At 9am the website crashed from the surge of hopeful buyers, said Big Concerts chief financial officer Justin van Wyk.
But within 25 minutes of the website coming back up, more than 25 percent of the tickets had been sold.
The FNB Stadium in Gauteng can accommodate close to 100 000 ticket holders while Cape Town Stadium can hold almost 70 000 fans.
The website continued to crash sporadically throughout the day, and giving users the number of a national call centre.
Twitter was busy with tweets about snaking queues and lagging ticket servers.
“Good news! After four hours I finally got the tickets – over the phone. Lank excited for February 13!” tweeted one user.
Van Wyk said: “It’s gone phenomenally well.
“The volume we’ve received has been unprecedented.”
He promised concertgoers would experience the full show.
Yesterday he said: “We expect to close at about 95 percent and sell the rest today.” - Sunday Argus
source : http://www.iol.co.za/ by Jason Warner
Sunday, October 24, 2010
U2′s Edge, Sam Moore, NeYo, Josh Groban Help Raise $3.4 Mil for Cancer Research
Denise Rich started having her annual Angel Ball back in 1999–and it was wild. Those with long memories will recall the party for 1500 people at the Sheraton in midtown. The computer lists for seating were lost. Geraldo Rivera took the mic on the stage and instructed everyone–including hundreds of A listers– to sit wherever they happened to be standing. The room included everyone from Goldie Hawn to Bill Clinton to Fergie and Milton Berle–who did the funniest 15 minute set ever. He was over 90.Flashforward ten years: on Thursday night Denise filled 55 Wall Street aka Cipriani Wall Street. She raised $3.4 million more for cancer research and her Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation, named for her late daughter. And she had plenty of help: she honored U2 guitarist extraordinaire the Edge and his wife Morleigh whose young daughter has miraculously survived leukemia.
And the Edge paid back by jumping on stage with soul legend Sam Moore for a rave up on Ben E. King‘s “Stand by Me” that people are still talking about. This was right after Moore tore down the house with his classic, “When Something is Wrong with My Baby.” Then comedian Chris Tucker jumped on stage to dance, spin, and jump during a “Soul Man” that brought everyone on the dance floor. By the time The Edge had strapped on his guitar, Cipriani was rockin’ as never before.
There were some other performers, too, whom you might have heard of: Josh Groban played the piano, and sang a couple of arias; singer Shontelle sang her top 40 hit, and then Ne Yo, the R&Bsensation of the 2000s, wowed the crowd with songs from his new album next month.
All these people had a lot of heavyweights to impress including Clive Davis, Rosie Perez, Petra Nemcova, Vera Wang, Russell Simmons, Anthony Kennedy Shriver, and “Survivor” winner Ethan Zohn who spoke movingly about surviving something else–cancer. Cipriani’s was also decorated in pieces by famed artist Romero Britto.
The Edge, meanwhile, turned out to be a godsend: not only did he play with Sam Moore, but two different people bid $80,000 apiece to get a backstage tour of a U2 concert with him.
source : http://www.showbiz411.com/ by Roger Friedman
Thousands of South African U2 fans were stuck in queues waiting for concert tickets around the country yesterday.
The Irish group, famous for hit songs such as the 2000 single Stuck In A Moment, will perform in February next year in Cape Town and Johannesburg as part of their U2 360° world tour.
Fans queued to get tickets at Computicket outlets nation-wide while scores of others bombarded the company's website when sales opened at 9am yesterday.
Big Concerts managing director Attie van Wyk said 70000 tickets were sold in the first 90minutes after sales opened: 40000 in Johannesburg (where 101000 tickets were made available at Soccer City stadium) and 30000 in Cape Town (with a stadium capacity of 70000).
"We're really surprised that the system coped well enough to process this many sales in such a short time," said Van Wyk.
"This hysteria is amazing. I believe the frenzy isn't just about U2, it's about the whole experience. This tour is going to be a circus. I mean, 120 trucks just to transport the concert's equipment."
Van Wyk said the Joburg concert would be the largest in U2's world tour, with Mexico City clinching second place with a capacity of 99000. Tickets cost between R161 and R696.
Warren Coetzer, from Melkbosstrand in Cape Town, queued for two hours to buy four tickets. "I'm a huge fan and I'm very relieved to have the tickets," he said.
The 360° stage set-up includes a 54-ton cylindrical screen comprised of interlocking LED panels, and a 150-metre steel structure that takes four days to build
source : http://www.timeslive.co.za/ by Bienne Huismann
Fans queued to get tickets at Computicket outlets nation-wide while scores of others bombarded the company's website when sales opened at 9am yesterday.
Big Concerts managing director Attie van Wyk said 70000 tickets were sold in the first 90minutes after sales opened: 40000 in Johannesburg (where 101000 tickets were made available at Soccer City stadium) and 30000 in Cape Town (with a stadium capacity of 70000).
"We're really surprised that the system coped well enough to process this many sales in such a short time," said Van Wyk.
"This hysteria is amazing. I believe the frenzy isn't just about U2, it's about the whole experience. This tour is going to be a circus. I mean, 120 trucks just to transport the concert's equipment."
Van Wyk said the Joburg concert would be the largest in U2's world tour, with Mexico City clinching second place with a capacity of 99000. Tickets cost between R161 and R696.
Warren Coetzer, from Melkbosstrand in Cape Town, queued for two hours to buy four tickets. "I'm a huge fan and I'm very relieved to have the tickets," he said.
The 360° stage set-up includes a 54-ton cylindrical screen comprised of interlocking LED panels, and a 150-metre steel structure that takes four days to build
source : http://www.timeslive.co.za/ by Bienne Huismann
Saturday, October 23, 2010
U2 kills Computicket website
U2 tickets went on sale online at 09:00 today, but the Computicket.co.za message is not very encouraging
The news that U2 is set to rock South Africa in February got many fans excited, and Big Concerts announced that tickets will go on sale at Computicket from 09h00 on Saturday, October 23.
The Saturday date was most likely selected to minimize the amount of people which may use the online service as far less people have access to the Internet at home than at work. Computicket’s site has previously shown to be battling with high loads, but the Saturday start date did not solve the problem.
Numerous U2 fans which tried to access to Computicket site this morning were greeted with the message: “Please try again later or contact our Call Centre on 083 915 8000 (calls charged from R2.85 per minute) or 011 340 8000 or visit any of the Computicket Stores.”
One would assume the Computicket website could not handle to flood of people trying to get their hands on tickets.
Big Concerts’ financial director Justin van Wyk is quoted by Eyewitness news as saying that “in the first 20 – 25 minutes we sold about 25 percent of the inventory.”
source : http://mybroadband.co.za/
The news that U2 is set to rock South Africa in February got many fans excited, and Big Concerts announced that tickets will go on sale at Computicket from 09h00 on Saturday, October 23.
The Saturday date was most likely selected to minimize the amount of people which may use the online service as far less people have access to the Internet at home than at work. Computicket’s site has previously shown to be battling with high loads, but the Saturday start date did not solve the problem.
Numerous U2 fans which tried to access to Computicket site this morning were greeted with the message: “Please try again later or contact our Call Centre on 083 915 8000 (calls charged from R2.85 per minute) or 011 340 8000 or visit any of the Computicket Stores.”
One would assume the Computicket website could not handle to flood of people trying to get their hands on tickets.
Big Concerts’ financial director Justin van Wyk is quoted by Eyewitness news as saying that “in the first 20 – 25 minutes we sold about 25 percent of the inventory.”
source : http://mybroadband.co.za/
Edge Honored at 2010 Angel Ball
Edge and Morleigh were honored Thursday night at the 2010 Angel Ball in New York City. It's a fundraiser for Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research, the same organization which put on the recent tour-Underworld-with-Edge auction that we mentioned earlier this week. There's not a ton of U2/Edge-related content, but you can read a recap of the event on the Wall Street Journal's web site.
source : http://www.atu2.com/news by Matt McGee
Press Conference to Announce ‘Biggest Musical Event Coming to Nashville in Years’ Monday at Vanderbilt [It's U2, Y'all]
HELLO!!! HELLO!!! That's right, Nashville. Come July 2, we will indeed shine like stars in the summer night. Just after an inside source — yeah, we've got those — confirmed with the Scene yesterday that U2’s massive 360 Tour is indeed set to stop at our own Vanderbilt Stadium, we received a “media alert” from Live Nation inviting us to Vanderbilt — or as I call it, West End High — to partake in a press conference Monday afternoon announcing “THE BIGGEST MUSIC EVENT COMING TO NASHVILLE IN YEARS.”
Friday, October 22, 2010
Return To South Africa - U2.COM
'The show will look amazing in South Africa ...'
U2.com caught up with U2's manager Paul McGuinness and 360° Tour Manager Jake Berry ahead of the announcement that the band are returning to South Africa.
Living Proof - Real Lives, Real Progress
Share the Proof from ONE Campaign on Vimeo.
Living Proof is about telling the real story of the incredible progress being achieved by some of the world's poorest people, backed by governments like ours.
Help share the proof by sending this video to your friends, family and colleagues.
source : http://www.one.org/
Madonna to visit Malawi with U2's Bono
UPDATE : PROBABLY WRONG INFORMATION ABOUT BONO JOINING. WHEN IT'S 100% VERIFIED, THE POST WILL BE REMOVED ASAP.
Lilongwe- Pop diva Madonna is planning to return to Malawi next week in the company of fellow star Bono.
The material Girl makes it a point to visiit the southern African state at least twice a year to supervise her 9m GBP Raising Malawi Academy for Girls as well as visit the six orphanages she is funding.
A source close to Madonna's initiatives said while last time she was in the company of UN economist Professor Jeofrey Sachs, this time around she cames with Irish Band U2 leader and superstar Bono.
'Bono will join Madonna in Malawi,' said the source.
Bono has previously visited Malawi. In January 2002 the star joined the then Harvard University development economist Prof. Jeffrey Sachs to lobby southern African leaders to use debt relief to fight poverty and AIDS.
'Bono is a big admirer of Madonna's work in Malawi.
This time he wants to join Madonna to Malawi to see what Madonna is doing.'
Madonna adopted two children from the country.
'He wants to visit all the dusty villages that Madonna goes to. He complains that the first time he came here in 2002 he was only taken to the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe,' said the Raising Malawi source.
On the visit Madonna is also planning a family reunion for her adopted children with their biological parents.
source : http://www.southerntimesafrica.com/ by Charles Mkula
Lilongwe- Pop diva Madonna is planning to return to Malawi next week in the company of fellow star Bono.
The material Girl makes it a point to visiit the southern African state at least twice a year to supervise her 9m GBP Raising Malawi Academy for Girls as well as visit the six orphanages she is funding.
A source close to Madonna's initiatives said while last time she was in the company of UN economist Professor Jeofrey Sachs, this time around she cames with Irish Band U2 leader and superstar Bono.
'Bono will join Madonna in Malawi,' said the source.
Bono has previously visited Malawi. In January 2002 the star joined the then Harvard University development economist Prof. Jeffrey Sachs to lobby southern African leaders to use debt relief to fight poverty and AIDS.
'Bono is a big admirer of Madonna's work in Malawi.
This time he wants to join Madonna to Malawi to see what Madonna is doing.'
Madonna adopted two children from the country.
'He wants to visit all the dusty villages that Madonna goes to. He complains that the first time he came here in 2002 he was only taken to the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe,' said the Raising Malawi source.
On the visit Madonna is also planning a family reunion for her adopted children with their biological parents.
source : http://www.southerntimesafrica.com/ by Charles Mkula
Getting lost in No.10 all part of Bono's gig
WHEN asked to recall some of his life's stranger moments, Bono doesn't have to think too long before nominating a tipsy night at 10 Downing Street.The U2 frontman and activist had already held meetings with the then prime minister, Tony Blair, but they were often stuffy and earnest. So it was decided that dinner and drinks at No 10 could break the ice.
The night went well and Bono indulged in "a few" glasses of wine. At midnight, Blair asked to be excused to take an emergency phone call. Bono was politely asked to let himself out.
PRINCE and rock kings U2 have signed up to top the bill
GLASTONBURY 2011 is lining up to be a real royal affair.
U2 - Super-sized footprint
The idea for U2 360° came at the end of the band's last visit to Australia, in 2006.
''Bono walked into a meeting and asked if he could play in the round next time,'' production manager Jake Berry recalls. ''I said, 'Of course you can.'''
Designer Willie Williams, who has worked with U2 since 1982, set to work with architect Mark Fisher. ''I didn't expect to have such a concrete idea. But an idea dropped into my head about the 360° concept.''
''Bono walked into a meeting and asked if he could play in the round next time,'' production manager Jake Berry recalls. ''I said, 'Of course you can.'''
Designer Willie Williams, who has worked with U2 since 1982, set to work with architect Mark Fisher. ''I didn't expect to have such a concrete idea. But an idea dropped into my head about the 360° concept.''
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Full interview by Bono - Progress killed the radio stars
U2 remain the world's biggest rock band but Bono tells Andrew Murfett they just want to be back on the airwaves.
U2 WANT to get back on the radio. While the 5 million sales of their 12th album, last year's No Line on the Horizon, is nothing to sniff at, and the album earned the band their best reviews, it failed to generate what their luminous frontman Bono deems the key element of pop — a hit single.
In December, his band will bring the ludicrously ambitious U2 360° Tour — the largest rock show of all time — to Australia.
The numbers behind the show are mind-boggling. The tour costs about $750,000 a day to run; its stage, which weighs 390 tonnes, requires two 50-tonne cranes, 180 trucks and six chartered cargo-only 747s to transport it.
U2 WANT to get back on the radio. While the 5 million sales of their 12th album, last year's No Line on the Horizon, is nothing to sniff at, and the album earned the band their best reviews, it failed to generate what their luminous frontman Bono deems the key element of pop — a hit single.
In December, his band will bring the ludicrously ambitious U2 360° Tour — the largest rock show of all time — to Australia.
The numbers behind the show are mind-boggling. The tour costs about $750,000 a day to run; its stage, which weighs 390 tonnes, requires two 50-tonne cranes, 180 trucks and six chartered cargo-only 747s to transport it.
Interpol's Daniel Kessler Talks About Opening for U2
You guys were supposed to open for U2 this summer before Bono's back injury meant cancelling a slew of dates. How did that affect you?The U2 dates that were postponed was due to someone's injury so there was nothing we could do about that, and we had to shuffle our schedules and toured around the East Coast...in hindsight it was a great way to prepare for our new record.
But we just finished a few dates with U2 in Europe--and they were great. Their fans were really receptive and enthusiastic. You never know what it's like when you open for someone else's audience, and we'd seldomly done that in our career. So at the same time it was exciting and new--keeping us on our toes. It was a lot of fun.
Were you big U2 fans growing up?
That band has been a consistent mark in modern music for over 30 years; it's extraordinary what they've got going on. Night after night they've had stadiums of people all over the place going bananas.
I'd seldom been to a stadium show but I have to say, seeing these ones where there were an upward of 70 to 90 thousand people going crazy for four people on stage is pretty exciting to be around. That energy is amazing to be around. And yeah, Unforgettable Fire was one of the first records I bought on my own, when I was eight. I've been around U2 music for the best part of my life.
I'd seldom been to a stadium show but I have to say, seeing these ones where there were an upward of 70 to 90 thousand people going crazy for four people on stage is pretty exciting to be around. That energy is amazing to be around. And yeah, Unforgettable Fire was one of the first records I bought on my own, when I was eight. I've been around U2 music for the best part of my life.
source : http://blogs.ocweekly.com/ by Lilledeshan Bose
'I was in grave danger': Bono
Emergency surgery in which he faced being paralysed has led the world's most famous rock star into a spurt of creativity.
Bono, who is bringing his band U2's behemothic stadium show U2360 to Australia in early December, entered surgery in Munich last May, unsure if we would walk again.
Bono, who is bringing his band U2's behemothic stadium show U2360 to Australia in early December, entered surgery in Munich last May, unsure if we would walk again.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Countdown to Burma’s Elections - Amnesty International
In three short weeks, Myanmar (formally Burma) will hold its first national elections in two decades. Regretfully, the polls will be overshadowed by a backdrop of political repression and fear.Many of Myanmar’s 50 million people live in poverty and suffer from ongoing human rights violations. Those who express dissenting views face harassment, arbitrary arrest, torture, imprisonment and sometimes even executions. And political prisoners now number over 2,200.
When elections were last held in 1990, the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won a resounding victory, but the military government ignored the election results and arrested scores of opposition activists. This has haunted the government both domestically and internationally ever since.
With new elections, Myanmar had an opportunity to place the 1990 elections firmly behind them. However the new election has already been tainted as in June political parties were banned from undertaking campaigning activities that could “harm security, the rule of law and community peace”. This provision is so broad that it allows for the criminalization of peaceful political activity.
For decades, the government has used vaguely worded security laws to suppress peaceful political dissent and there is a real fear that activists, especially those from ethnic minorities and the NLD, which is boycotting the elections, will come under increased repression as the election approaches.
Myanmar’s government must halt its repression of activists. The people of Myanmar must be allowed to exercise their rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association throughout the election period and beyond.
Join us in using this opportunity to call for the immediate release of all prisoners of conscience in Myanmar.
source : http://blog.amnestyusa.org/
The Sense of Ireland (1980)
The inaugural Sense of Ireland festival in London in 1980 featured over 90 events in Irish music, theatre, literature, the visual arts, film, crafts, dance, photography, architecture and archeology. The Sounds Of Ireland was the festival’s music showcase featuring the cream of the crop of the island’s punk and new wave bands as well as the legendary Rory Gallagher.
The following two pictures are quite well-known and have been available online for years. However, the third one is a bit of a gem. I found it while flicking through the Hot Press’ ‘U2 File’ (1985). This is first time it has been put up online. The picture was taken by Colm Henry (I suspect he took the second shot as well) and shows the lead singers of five of the most important Dublin New Wave bands.
source : http://comeheretome.wordpress.com/ by jaycarax
The following two pictures are quite well-known and have been available online for years. However, the third one is a bit of a gem. I found it while flicking through the Hot Press’ ‘U2 File’ (1985). This is first time it has been put up online. The picture was taken by Colm Henry (I suspect he took the second shot as well) and shows the lead singers of five of the most important Dublin New Wave bands.
source : http://comeheretome.wordpress.com/ by jaycarax
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| The Sounds of Ireland (1980) |
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| clockwise from top: the Virgin Prunes, DC Nien, The Atrix and U2. (Taken from the IrishRock.org website) |
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| From 'The U2 File: A Hot Press U2 History', ed. Niall Stokes (Dublin, 1985) |
U2.COM - Winnipeg, Canada is official
U2.COM has officialy announced Winnipeg, Canada at the tours page. Here's the subscribers email :
Dear Konstantinos,
We've just got confirmation of another new U2 360° show when the tour returns to North America next year. The band will play Winnipeg, Canada on Sunday, May 29th 2011 and special guests on the night will be The Fray.
Tickets for the show ($30, $55, $95 & $250) go on sale this coming Monday, Oct. 25th but U2.com subscribers can enter a special advance presale beginning this Thursday, October 21st (10am local) and running until Saturday, October 24th (3pm local).
Subscribers will be emailed ahead of this presale with details of timings.
If you're interested in becoming a U2.com subscriber and entering the ticket presales, here's all the details you need - including news of 'U2:Duals'. This is a limited edition CD, not for sale at retail, featuring U2 collaborations with other artists.
See you on the road...
best wishes
The U2.com Team
NB With the European Tour just ended, we've launched a specially priced commemorative merchandise pack in the U2.com store. Click here for the European Tour Store or the North American / Worldwide Store.
Dear Konstantinos,
We've just got confirmation of another new U2 360° show when the tour returns to North America next year. The band will play Winnipeg, Canada on Sunday, May 29th 2011 and special guests on the night will be The Fray.
Tickets for the show ($30, $55, $95 & $250) go on sale this coming Monday, Oct. 25th but U2.com subscribers can enter a special advance presale beginning this Thursday, October 21st (10am local) and running until Saturday, October 24th (3pm local).
Subscribers will be emailed ahead of this presale with details of timings.
If you're interested in becoming a U2.com subscriber and entering the ticket presales, here's all the details you need - including news of 'U2:Duals'. This is a limited edition CD, not for sale at retail, featuring U2 collaborations with other artists.
See you on the road...
best wishes
The U2.com Team
NB With the European Tour just ended, we've launched a specially priced commemorative merchandise pack in the U2.com store. Click here for the European Tour Store or the North American / Worldwide Store.
liveBID! U2 and You - World Tour 360° with a Behind-the-Scenes Tour Conducted by The Edge
U2, one of the world’s most celebrated rock bands, brings their U2 360° World Tour to the States in 2011. You and a guest will fly first-class on Continental Airlines to the North American city of your choice to catch U2’s show from VIP seats. And while plenty of attention is given to the amazing structure built above the stage, beneath the band's feet lies the Underworld. Down to the mysterious, hidden depths beneath the U2 360° production. Down beneath the show where only the hardiest crew member dare venture. Get a behind (or should we say below?) the scenes look at the engine room of the Space Station. To make your Underworld experience even more memorable, your private tour guide will be The Edge himself. A once-in-a-lifetime adventure for any true U2 fan!
U2 JHB concert expected to break records
Concert organisers are expecting record-breaking figures for the South African leg of U2’s 360 Degree tour.
Tickets for the two shows in South Africa, one in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town, will go on sale this weekend.
Cape Town Stadium can hold 55,000 people while the FNB Stadium, where U2 will perform on 13 February, can hold more than 100,000 people standing.
This would make it the country’s single biggest show ever, pipping Robbie Williams who performed to 60,000 people at Loftus in Pretoria in 2006.
According to organisers, it would also make it U2’s biggest concert surpassing the 96,000 people the super group performed to in California last year.
Computicket will sell tickets from 9am on Saturday for U2’s first show in South Africa since they toured the country in 1998.
source : http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/ by Nadia Neophytou
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Organizer: No Glastonbury festival in 2012
LONDON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Britain's Glastonbury 2012 music festival has been canceled due to a shortage of portable toilets and police caused by the London Olympics, its organizer said.
Organizer Michael Eavis said he was told not a single police officer would be available for the event, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
"Avon and Somerset told us no police officers will be available as they will all be at the Olympics, and we only own half the loos (portable toilets) we actually need every year," Eavis said.
The event traditionally takes place at the end of June, but Eavis said it skips a year every fifth or sixth year, so canceling the 2012 event "seemed sensible."
The 2011 festival, with U2 as the projected headliner, sold out within hours. The festival traditionally attracts about 130,000 attendees.
Eavis, who just turned 76, said he will take a vacation in 2012 and might attended the London Olympics.
About 9,000 police officers will be on duty every day during the Olympics, the report said.
source : http://www.upi.com/
Organizer Michael Eavis said he was told not a single police officer would be available for the event, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
"Avon and Somerset told us no police officers will be available as they will all be at the Olympics, and we only own half the loos (portable toilets) we actually need every year," Eavis said.
The event traditionally takes place at the end of June, but Eavis said it skips a year every fifth or sixth year, so canceling the 2012 event "seemed sensible."
The 2011 festival, with U2 as the projected headliner, sold out within hours. The festival traditionally attracts about 130,000 attendees.
Eavis, who just turned 76, said he will take a vacation in 2012 and might attended the London Olympics.
About 9,000 police officers will be on duty every day during the Olympics, the report said.
source : http://www.upi.com/
U2 come to the aid of new musical talent
CLARE musicians are hoping to benefit from a new multi-million euro music education scheme co-funded by rock giants U2.
A consultation meeting in relation to Music Networks Music Education Partnership Scheme is being organised by Clare Arts Office on Thursday, October 21, at 6pm in the Red Room, Glór, Ennis.
The aim of the meeting is to enable those interested in applying for funding under this scheme to network with potential partners.
The meeting will be introduced by Katie Verling, Director, Glór Irish Music Centre, and will be addressed by Professor Michéal O’Suilleabháin, representing Maoin Cheoil an Chláir.
The funds will allow a national system of music education to be rolled out between 2010 and 2015.
source : http://www.clarepeople.com/ by Ronan Judge
A consultation meeting in relation to Music Networks Music Education Partnership Scheme is being organised by Clare Arts Office on Thursday, October 21, at 6pm in the Red Room, Glór, Ennis.
The aim of the meeting is to enable those interested in applying for funding under this scheme to network with potential partners.
The meeting will be introduced by Katie Verling, Director, Glór Irish Music Centre, and will be addressed by Professor Michéal O’Suilleabháin, representing Maoin Cheoil an Chláir.
The funds will allow a national system of music education to be rolled out between 2010 and 2015.
source : http://www.clarepeople.com/ by Ronan Judge
Monday, October 18, 2010
70,000 to fill CT stadium for U2
More than 70,000 people will pack Cape Town Stadium to see legendary Irish rockers U2 when the band tours South Africa for the second time next year.
The band has been here once before in 1998 for their PopMart tour and return to play in South Africa in February 2011.
John Langford from the organisers Big Concerts said they have been making plans to gets more concert-goers packed into the Cape Town venue.
“We’re using the field, which is additional capacity. A field can typically handle anywhere from 15- to 20,000 people. We’ve got a 101,000 people planned for Johannesburg,” he added.
source : http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/
The band has been here once before in 1998 for their PopMart tour and return to play in South Africa in February 2011.
John Langford from the organisers Big Concerts said they have been making plans to gets more concert-goers packed into the Cape Town venue.
“We’re using the field, which is additional capacity. A field can typically handle anywhere from 15- to 20,000 people. We’ve got a 101,000 people planned for Johannesburg,” he added.
source : http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/
WINNIPEG, Canada - A beautiful day is coming up for local U2 fans
Irish rock group U2 will bring their 360° Tour to Canad Inns Stadium on May 29, 2011, Live Nation Canada announced today. Tickets for the concert go on sale Monday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. for $30, $55, $95 and $250 at Ticketmaster. Adult contemporary group the Fray will open.
U2 last played the city in 1997 as part of its PopMart tour. Winnipeg wasn’t initially included when the 360° Tour was announced last year, but the 2010 North American leg was postponed after frontman Bono suffered a back injury and underwent surgery in May.
The tour, in support of the group’s 2009 album No Line on the Horizon, is named after the giant four-legged, 164 foot-tall stage structure known as "The Claw," which has set the world record for the largest concert stage of all time.
The stage will be constructed in the centre of the football field with fans surrounding it on all sides. Field level tickets will be general admission with reserved seating in the stands.
source : http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/ by Rob Williams
U2 last played the city in 1997 as part of its PopMart tour. Winnipeg wasn’t initially included when the 360° Tour was announced last year, but the 2010 North American leg was postponed after frontman Bono suffered a back injury and underwent surgery in May.
The tour, in support of the group’s 2009 album No Line on the Horizon, is named after the giant four-legged, 164 foot-tall stage structure known as "The Claw," which has set the world record for the largest concert stage of all time.
The stage will be constructed in the centre of the football field with fans surrounding it on all sides. Field level tickets will be general admission with reserved seating in the stands.
source : http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/ by Rob Williams
Amnesty International USA - Take action now!!!
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U2.COM : U2 Return to South Africa
U2 are returning to South Africa for the first time since the POPMART Tour in 1998.
With two U2 360° dates in 2011 they will make history as the first band to stage live concerts in the Soccer World Cup Stadio in both Johannesburg and Cape Town.
U2 will play on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 in Johannesburg (Gauteng) at the FNB Stadium and on Friday, February 18th, in Cape Town (Western Cape) at Cape Town Stadium.
With two U2 360° dates in 2011 they will make history as the first band to stage live concerts in the Soccer World Cup Stadio in both Johannesburg and Cape Town.
U2 will play on Sunday, February 13th, 2011 in Johannesburg (Gauteng) at the FNB Stadium and on Friday, February 18th, in Cape Town (Western Cape) at Cape Town Stadium.
Vote for U2 on Mad Fanatics!
You can vote for U2 on Mad Fanatics - Greece. There's gonna be a U2 tribute, with Greek singers (probably, not artists), covering U2 songs. Let's hope for the best... ;)
U2 to release new album in 'early 2011'
U2 WILL have a new album out early in the new year, the band’s manager Paul McGuinness has said. McGuinness said the band has already debuted several of the songs live, including Mercy, Every Breaking Wave, and Boys Fall from the Sky . The album has been provisionally titled Songs of Ascent.
“I would expect a new U2 album sooner than anybody thinks. I would guess early 2011 before the next leg of the American tour which starts in May,” he said.
McGuinness defended sales figures for U2’s last album No Line on the Horizon , which he said had held up “remarkably well” despite the perception that the record had been a flop.
It sold “roughly” five million copies, while its 2004 predecessor How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb had sold twice that number.
He said record sales across the industry had declined by half because of illegal downloading.
McGuinness accused internet service providers such as UPC of being “utterly disingenuous” in stating that they could not be responsible for the behaviour of their customers.
source : http://www.irishtimes.com/ by Ronan McGreevy
“I would expect a new U2 album sooner than anybody thinks. I would guess early 2011 before the next leg of the American tour which starts in May,” he said.
McGuinness defended sales figures for U2’s last album No Line on the Horizon , which he said had held up “remarkably well” despite the perception that the record had been a flop.
It sold “roughly” five million copies, while its 2004 predecessor How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb had sold twice that number.
He said record sales across the industry had declined by half because of illegal downloading.
McGuinness accused internet service providers such as UPC of being “utterly disingenuous” in stating that they could not be responsible for the behaviour of their customers.
source : http://www.irishtimes.com/ by Ronan McGreevy
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Wanna design ONE’s Next Top T-Shirt?
I have a big favor to ask. Can you design ONE’s Next Top T-Shirt? The submissions have started to come in and the challenge runs until next Friday, October 22nd. The winning design will be printed on organic African-made cotton shirts and made available to people around the world. Find out more and submit your design now!
The rules are simple: Download a ONE shirt, design it, and submit it at http://www.one.org/us/tshirt/index.html. You have until Friday, October 22nd at 5 PM ET. Then we’ll narrow down the submissions to the top 3 shirts from which ONE members will vote on their favorite. That design will be ONE’s Next Top T-Shirt. All are welcome to submit, so feel free to forward this on to that super-talented friend or family member of yours!
Good luck!
source : http://www.one.org/ by Chris Scott
The rules are simple: Download a ONE shirt, design it, and submit it at http://www.one.org/us/tshirt/index.html. You have until Friday, October 22nd at 5 PM ET. Then we’ll narrow down the submissions to the top 3 shirts from which ONE members will vote on their favorite. That design will be ONE’s Next Top T-Shirt. All are welcome to submit, so feel free to forward this on to that super-talented friend or family member of yours!
Good luck!
source : http://www.one.org/ by Chris Scott
Friday, October 15, 2010
Artist rediscovers photos thought lost to history
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| Phil & Rory, Punchestown Racecourse '82 |
THE only known photograph of late rock stars Phil Lynott and Rory Gallagher performing together has been re-discovered after 28 years.
The image, taken at an open-air concert at Punchestown Racecourse in July 1982, was only unearthed two weeks ago by photographer Colm Henry.
Once Ireland's top rock photographer, the Meath man spent the 1980s photographing some of the biggest names in music, both at home and abroad, and is now rediscovering these images as he trawls his huge archives for a new gallery.
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| Bono & Larry, Rome '89 |
"I still have the negatives but many of my proof sheets are gone. In the case of the picture of Phil Lynott and Rory Gallagher together in 1982, I found it in a file of Phil Lynott images from 1986."
Doe-eyed
"Thin Lizzy weren't even playing at that concert. Phil Lynott just turned up and decided to get onstage with Rory. It's not like Oxegen now. Things were a lot looser back then and that could happen," Mr Henry said.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
U2 - Every Breaking Wave (full band version - custom)
This is a full band version made by Jakob Saltell, a Swedish U2 fan and musician. Feel free to download the song here: http://www.lastfm.se/music/newtowners/U2+songs+as+I+want+...
The original acoustic version was performed by Bono and The Edge in Helsinki, Finland, 21 August 2010.
Many thanx to funkyjuice89 for uploading on YouTube.
U2 - North Star (full band version - custom)
This is a full band version made by Jakob Saltell, a Swedish U2 fan and musician. Feel free to download the song here: http://www.lastfm.se/music/newtowners...
The original acoustic version was performed by Bono and The Edge in Turin, Italy, 6 August 2010.
Many thanx to funkyjuice89 for uploading on YouTube.
U2 manager criticises UPC defence
U2 manager Paul McGuinness today rejected UPC's defence in relation to the issue of illegal downloading as "disingenuous".Mr McGuinness, one of the music industry's most vocal critics of illegal downloading, said internet service providers (ISPs) such as UPC were being "utterly disingenuous" in stating that they were "mere conduits" and could not be responsible for the behaviour of their customers.
The record industry lost a High Court case earlier this week in which it sought an injunction against UPC to force it to deal with illegal filesharers.
Taylor Swift Would 'Wait In Line' To Meet Bono, Bruce Springsteen
For some guys, meeting Taylor Swift is on their bucket list of life goals — yes, we're talking about you, "Buried Life" guys. But for Swift, she puts two music legends on her wish list of people to meet, and they're both guys any music lover would die to meet."There's so many people I look up to based on their longevity and based on the fact that they've maintained such a culturally relevant career and such a musically relevant career," she told MTV News when she sat down to talk about her new album, Speak Now, due October 25. "People that I look up to like that are Bruce Springsteen and Bono. And I know those are really tough meet-and-greets to get into. And I know that, but I really want to at least try. I would wait in line for that."
Not that Swift hasn't already been lucky enough to meet and work with everyone from John Mayer and Miley Cyrus to T-Pain and Stevie Nicks. But on Speak Now, it will be all about Swift and the people in her life who helped inspire the tracks, including this week's release, "Back to December."
U2 South African shows confirmed!
U2 are definitely performing in South Africa in February 2011, we can exclusively reveal.When we initially broke the news at the beginning of September, sparking widespread rumours across the country, record company and concert promoter representatives dismissed the report as speculative.
Now three additional well-placed sources have confirmed that the Irish supergroup are set to perform two shows in South Africa as part of their 360 Degrees world tour. Singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton, and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. are believed to be touching down at Soccer City in Johannesburg on 13 February and Cape Town Stadium on 19 February 2011.
The official tour announcement is expected to be made within the next week, with ticket sales to open shortly thereafter.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Bon Jovi, U2, Lady Gaga, AC/DC Among Billboard Touring Awards Finalists
Bon Jovi, U2, AC/DC, Lady Gaga, Brad Paisley, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift are among the top artists, tours, venues, and live entertainment firms recognized as finalists for the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be handed out at a special reception in New York on Nov. 4. The awards are primarily based on global box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from Oct. 1, 2009, through Sept. 30, 2010.
The finalists for the Top Tour and Top Draw awards, which acknowledge the top grossing and ticket selling tours, respectively, are the same three global treks: U2's ongoing 360 tour, AC/DC's Black Ice tour, and Bon Jovi's The Circle tour.
The finalists for the Top Tour and Top Draw awards, which acknowledge the top grossing and ticket selling tours, respectively, are the same three global treks: U2's ongoing 360 tour, AC/DC's Black Ice tour, and Bon Jovi's The Circle tour.
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