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Saints Win, U2 Connection
The Saints came to Miami to win last night and return home with a Super Bowl win. As the fans begin to sing their victory song “WHO-DAT” we can’t forget U2’s connection to New Orleans, the Superdome, and the Super Bowl.
In 2002, U2 gave what many still remember as one of the best halftime performances in Super Bowl history. We launched a poll to see if the nation agreed once again voted the best half time show ever.
Writing at the Huffington Post, Shawn Amos recalls, “Less than five months after 9/11, U2 turned the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans into a place of worship. As the Irish band played their final song, ‘Where the Streets Have No Name,’ a giant banner was raised behind them displaying the names of the 2973 people who died during the 9/11 attacks. U2 used the banner during that year’s Elevation Tour but this televised version had added resonance and turned a mere sports game into massive statement of unity and resilience – something New Orleans would need three years later when Katrina hit.”
Then, in 2006, for the first home Saints game at the Superdome since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, U2 performed with Green Day the single “The Saints Are Coming,” a moving rock anthem to mark that occasion. Add to this Edge’s work with Music Rising to get instruments to New Orleans’ musicians during post-Katrina years, it’s easy to postulate that U2 were cheering for the Saints as they marched to their first Super Bowl appearance and subsequent victory.
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"Adam do you pee in the Shower?"
Today it was annouced that the BBC has gone over board with its broadcast of U2's 2009 Tour - Read the whole story on U2TOURFANS.com and check out the video
The BBC is to overhaul the regulations that dictate how much damage it can do to its commercial rivals after being criticised by its own fair trading committee.
The corporation, backed by the £3.6 billion licence fee, will use two separate reviews to consider everything from the activities of its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, to the effect on its rivals when it signs exclusive coverage deals.
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U2 Ticket Alerts !
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We have been getting a lot of emails around tickets the upcoming 3rd and 4th leg of the tour. We have the full tour outlined below. We may have some news shortly about tickets for our Facebook Fan base - You must be signed up with Facebook Fan Page U2TOURFANS to be able to get the details.If your buying tickes from another source beware that you may not be getting real tickets. Carefull. We have a link to ticketmasters offical reseller site below. Try that first.
3rd Leg
June 06, 2010: Anaheim, CA at Angel Stadium
June 07, 2010: Anaheim, CA at Angel Stadium
June 12, 2010: Denver, CO at Invesco Field
June 16, 2010: Oakland, CA at Oakland Coliseum
June 20, 2010: Seattle, WA at Qwest Field
June 23, 2010: Edmonton AB, Canada at Commonwealth Stadium
June 27, 2010: Minneapolis, MN at TCF Bank Stadium
June 30, 2010: East Lansing, MI at Spartan Stadium
July 03, 2010: Toronto ON, Canada at Rogers Centre
July 06, 2010: Chicago, IL at Soldier Field
July 09, 2010: Miami, FL at Land Shark Stadium
July 12, 2010: Philadelphia, PA at Lincoln Financial Field
July 16, 2010: Montreal QC, Canada at Hippodrome
July 17, 2010: Montreal QC, Canada at Hippodrome
July 19, 2010: East Rutherford, NJ at New Meadowlands Stadium
4th Leg
August 06, 2010: Turin, Italy at Olympic Stadium
August 10, 2010: Frankfurt, Germany at Commerzbank Arena
August 12, 2010: Hannover, Germany at AWD Arena
August 15, 2010: Horsens, Denmark at CASA Arena Horsens
August 16, 2010: Horsens, Denmark at CASA Arena Horsens
August 20, 2010: Helsinki, Finland at Olympic Stadium
August 21, 2010: Helsinki, Finland at Olympic Stadium
August 25, 2010: Moscow, Russia at Luzhniki Stadium
August 30, 2010: Vienna, Austria at Ernst Happel Stadium
September 03, 2010: Athens, Greece at Olympic Stadium
September 06, 2010: Istanbul, Turkey at Ataturk Stadium
September 11, 2010: Zurich, Switzerland at Letzigrund Stadium
September 12, 2010: Zurich, Switzerland at Letzigrund Stadium
September 15, 2010: Munich, Germany at Olympic Stadium
September 18, 2010: Paris, France at Stade de France
September 22, 2010: Brussels, Belgium at Roi Baudouin Stadium
September 23, 2010: Brussels, Belgium at Roi Baudouin Stadium
September 26, 2010: San Sebastian, Spain at Anoeta Stadium
September 29, 2010: Seville, Spain at Olympic Stadium
October 02, 2010: Coimbra, Portugal at Estadio Cidade de Coimbra
October 03, 2010: Coimbra, Portugal at Estadio Cidade de Coimbra
October 08, 2010: Rome, Italy at Olympic Stadium
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AC/DC Attacks Bono
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The singers Bono and Bob Geldof have incurred the wrath of Brian Johnson, a fellow rock star and frontman of AC/DC, over their celebrity activism.

Brian Johnson AC/DCJohnson, the gravel-voiced British singer of Australia’s biggest rock band, has joined a growing group of critics of Geldof and the U2 singer over their very public charity work, saying they should stop lecturing audiences about charity work and instead do their good deeds in private.
“I do it myself, I don’t tell everybody I’m doing it,” Johnson, 62, told Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper.
“I don’t tell everybody they should give money – they can’t afford it. When I was a working man I didn’t want to go to a concert for some bastard to talk down to me that I should be thinking of some kid in Africa.”
He then offered some words of advice to his fellow rockers: “I’m sorry mate, do it yourself, spend some of your own money and get it done. It just makes me angry. I become all tyrannical.”
AC/DC were asked to play at the Live Aid concert
in 1985, but turned down the chance to play at the charity event, which raised an estimated £100 million for famine relief and made an international celebrity activist out of Geldof.Johnson described Geldof, who also organised the Live 8 benefit concerts in support of the Make Poverty History campaign in 2005, as a “canny lad”.
“He did what he though was right at the time but it didn’t work,” Johnson said of Geldof’s Live Aid concert. “The money didn’t go to poor people. It makes me mad when people try to use politics or charity for publicity. Do a charity gig, fair enough, but not on worldwide television.”
Johnson’s tirade against the two Irish multi-millionaires is not the first time their charitable work has earned them criticism for letting their egos get in the way of campaigns.

Bono/ Dave Long U2TOURFANS 2009 Bono, who regularly lobbies governments on behalf of the world’s poor, is a fixture of the annual G8 summits, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times and has an honorary knighthood, was also attacked by the author Paul Theroux in 2005.
Theroux claimed the U2 singer was part of a group of celebrity “mythomaniacs, people who wish to convince the world of their worth”, and accused him of perpetuating the lie that Africa was fatally troubled and could only be saved by outside help.
Bono responded by calling his critics “cranks carping from the sidelines”, during an interview with the Times in 2006.
“A lot of them wouldn’t know what to do if they were on the field. They’re the party who will always be in opposition so they’ll never have to take responsibility for decisions because they know they’ll never be able to implement them,” Bono said.
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Oscar Snubs, Denver Rolls, Jesus Rocks U2

U2TOURFANS.COM DAILY REPORT
While there were 63 songs contending for a place at this year’s Oscars, only five made the final cut. Last year it was Oscar champ Bruce Springsteen who was snubbed for his Golden Globe-winning title track to “The Wrestler.” This year U2 and Paul McCartney got slapped down by the music branch of the academy for tunes written specifically for films. U2 wrote and performed “Winter” for “Brothers,” while McCartney did the same for “(I Want to) Come Home” from “Everybody’s Fine.”
Both of these musical powerhouses have a connection to the Academy Awards. U2 lost a best song bid at the 2002 Oscars for “The Hands That Built America” from “Gangs of New York” to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” from “8 Mile.”

This year, the Irish rockers and Sir Paul both lost the best song race at the Golden Globes to “The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart.” That track — written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett — is in contention at the Oscars, as are two tunes from “The Princess and the Frog” by Oscar champ Randy Newman, “Take It All” from “Nine” by two-time Tony winner Maury Yeston and “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” by Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas.
With such musical pedigrees, how did U2 and McCartney not make it into the final five this year? Oscars’ Rule 16 sets out the criteria for winnowing the list of eligible songs down to the final nominees. There was no need for the executive committee of the music branch to recommend that there be only three nominees, as the number of songs far exceeded the threshold of 25 that might have triggered such action.
Unlike other branches — such as acting, which uses a preferential ballot — the music makers screen clips of all the eligible entries and then score them on a sliding scale from 6 to 10, with half-point increments in between. If a member has a song in contention, they are ineligible to vote.
As per the rulebook, “If no song receives an average score of 8.25 or more, there will be no nominees in the category. If only one song achieves that score, it and the song receiving the next highest score shall be the two nominees. If two or more songs (up to five) achieve that score, they shall be the nominees.”
With five nominees this year, we know they all scored at least 8.25. Perhaps the tunes by U2 and McCartney broke that barrier as well but fell short of the even higher scores registered by the nominees.
U2 Appears Mile High

U2’s appearance at Invesco Field at Mile High on June 12 will be the biggest single-band concert in Colorado this year, but the third annual Mile High Music Festival will likely draw more people. The event will take over the fields surrounding Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Aug. 14-15, organizers told The Denver Post. Moving the festival from July to August has multiple benefits, according to promoter Chuck Morris.
“It won’t be as hot in August,” Morris, president of AEG Live Rocky Mountains, predicted. “And we’re also a week after Lollapalooza, which will help with the routing of some of these bands.”
Morris’ team is busy booking, but he’s not announcing any acts until his initial artist announcement, due in early March.
U2’s Bono Says Yes to Jesus,
By Stephen K. Ryan
“but the thing that keeps me on my knees is the difference between Grace and Karma” …Bono of U2

Before President Obama commits to a meeting with cause celeb, The Dalai Lama, in Washington D.C., a meeting that will certainly enrage the already testy Chinese, he may want to brush up on the more sublime spiritual aspects of Buddhism and the Dalia Lama’s notion of Karma. Mr. Obama seems to be surrounded by bad Karma at a time when the healing benefits of “Grace”, at least according to Bono may be what is called for.
According to U2’s Bono, many people in the United States misunderstand, or at least he did initially, the ideals of “beauty and goodness” found in Buddhism and Karma, and he suggests that the “Grace” of Christianity is often overlooked and may do wonders for one’s soul.
In the book, Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas (Riverhead Books), the iconic rocker shared his thoughts on numerous topics with the French music journalist and friend who has been with the band since the beginning. In the book, Bono, offered the reader a glimpse into his “Christian” heart rarely seen.
Bono makes an explicit confession of faith. Bono says “but the thing that keeps me on my knees is the difference between Grace and Karma. At the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or in physics—in physical laws—every action is met by an equal or an opposite one,” explains Bono. “And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that… . Love interrupts, if you like, the consequences of your actions, which in my case is very good news indeed, because I’ve done a lot of stupid stuff.”

Bono says to Michka Assayas, a secular journalist “Look, the secular response to the Christ story always goes like this: He was a great prophet, obviously a very interesting guy, had a lot to say along the lines of other great prophets, be they Elijah, Muhammad, Buddha, or Confucius. But actually Christ doesn’t allow you that. He doesn’t let you off that hook. Christ says, No. I’m not saying I’m a teacher, don’t call me teacher. I’m not saying I’m a prophet. I’m saying: ‘I’m the Messiah.’ I’m saying: ‘I am God incarnate.’ … So what you’re left with is either Christ was who He said He was—the Messiah—or a complete nut case… . The idea that the entire course of civilization for over half of the globe could have its fate changed and turned upside-down by a nut case, for me that’s far fetched.”
Perhaps with a little more grace in the President’s life, Mr. Obama’s karma may begin to improve.
Letter to the Editor

We started a new series yesterday “Letters o the Editor” We are amazed at the amount of people that lots to say about the letter from “N” as we have always said we are fans and we do post both sides of the story. Sometimes fans have views that we may not agree with however that’s the nature of the business, music is speaks to everyone. If you have a comment, share it, express yourself that’s what music is all about. We stand by our decision to post the letter and welcome you the fan to consider writing your own view. We will review it and consider posting it.
You can find us via Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and now download our site via iTunes. Enjoy, Share and Live.
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Oscar Snubs, Denver Rolls, Jesus Rocks U2

U2TOURFANS.COM DAILY REPORT
While there were 63 songs contending for a place at this year’s Oscars, only five made the final cut. Last year it was Oscar champ Bruce Springsteen who was snubbed for his Golden Globe-winning title track to “The Wrestler.” This year U2 and Paul McCartney got slapped down by the music branch of the academy for tunes written specifically for films. U2 wrote and performed “Winter” for “Brothers,” while McCartney did the same for “(I Want to) Come Home” from “Everybody’s Fine.”
Both of these musical powerhouses have a connection to the Academy Awards. U2 lost a best song bid at the 2002 Oscars for “The Hands That Built America” from “Gangs of New York” to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” from “8 Mile.”

This year, the Irish rockers and Sir Paul both lost the best song race at the Golden Globes to “The Weary Kind” from “Crazy Heart.” That track — written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett — is in contention at the Oscars, as are two tunes from “The Princess and the Frog” by Oscar champ Randy Newman, “Take It All” from “Nine” by two-time Tony winner Maury Yeston and “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” by Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas.
With such musical pedigrees, how did U2 and McCartney not make it into the final five this year? Oscars’ Rule 16 sets out the criteria for winnowing the list of eligible songs down to the final nominees. There was no need for the executive committee of the music branch to recommend that there be only three nominees, as the number of songs far exceeded the threshold of 25 that might have triggered such action.
Unlike other branches — such as acting, which uses a preferential ballot — the music makers screen clips of all the eligible entries and then score them on a sliding scale from 6 to 10, with half-point increments in between. If a member has a song in contention, they are ineligible to vote.
As per the rulebook, “If no song receives an average score of 8.25 or more, there will be no nominees in the category. If only one song achieves that score, it and the song receiving the next highest score shall be the two nominees. If two or more songs (up to five) achieve that score, they shall be the nominees.”
With five nominees this year, we know they all scored at least 8.25. Perhaps the tunes by U2 and McCartney broke that barrier as well but fell short of the even higher scores registered by the nominees.
U2 Appears Mile High

U2’s appearance at Invesco Field at Mile High on June 12 will be the biggest single-band concert in Colorado this year, but the third annual Mile High Music Festival will likely draw more people. The event will take over the fields surrounding Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Aug. 14-15, organizers told The Denver Post. Moving the festival from July to August has multiple benefits, according to promoter Chuck Morris.
“It won’t be as hot in August,” Morris, president of AEG Live Rocky Mountains, predicted. “And we’re also a week after Lollapalooza, which will help with the routing of some of these bands.”
Morris’ team is busy booking, but he’s not announcing any acts until his initial artist announcement, due in early March.
U2’s Bono Says Yes to Jesus,
By Stephen K. Ryan
“but the thing that keeps me on my knees is the difference between Grace and Karma” …Bono of U2

Before President Obama commits to a meeting with cause celeb, The Dalai Lama, in Washington D.C., a meeting that will certainly enrage the already testy Chinese, he may want to brush up on the more sublime spiritual aspects of Buddhism and the Dalia Lama’s notion of Karma. Mr. Obama seems to be surrounded by bad Karma at a time when the healing benefits of “Grace”, at least according to Bono may be what is called for.
According to U2’s Bono, many people in the United States misunderstand, or at least he did initially, the ideals of “beauty and goodness” found in Buddhism and Karma, and he suggests that the “Grace” of Christianity is often overlooked and may do wonders for one’s soul.
In the book, Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas (Riverhead Books), the iconic rocker shared his thoughts on numerous topics with the French music journalist and friend who has been with the band since the beginning. In the book, Bono, offered the reader a glimpse into his “Christian” heart rarely seen.
Bono makes an explicit confession of faith. Bono says “but the thing that keeps me on my knees is the difference between Grace and Karma. At the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or in physics—in physical laws—every action is met by an equal or an opposite one,” explains Bono. “And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that… . Love interrupts, if you like, the consequences of your actions, which in my case is very good news indeed, because I’ve done a lot of stupid stuff.”

Bono says to Michka Assayas, a secular journalist “Look, the secular response to the Christ story always goes like this: He was a great prophet, obviously a very interesting guy, had a lot to say along the lines of other great prophets, be they Elijah, Muhammad, Buddha, or Confucius. But actually Christ doesn’t allow you that. He doesn’t let you off that hook. Christ says, No. I’m not saying I’m a teacher, don’t call me teacher. I’m not saying I’m a prophet. I’m saying: ‘I’m the Messiah.’ I’m saying: ‘I am God incarnate.’ … So what you’re left with is either Christ was who He said He was—the Messiah—or a complete nut case… . The idea that the entire course of civilization for over half of the globe could have its fate changed and turned upside-down by a nut case, for me that’s far fetched.”
Perhaps with a little more grace in the President’s life, Mr. Obama’s karma may begin to improve.
Letter to the Editor

We started a new series yesterday “Letters o the Editor” We are amazed at the amount of people that lots to say about the letter from “N” as we have always said we are fans and we do post both sides of the story. Sometimes fans have views that we may not agree with however that’s the nature of the business, music is speaks to everyone. If you have a comment, share it, express yourself that’s what music is all about. We stand by our decision to post the letter and welcome you the fan to consider writing your own view. We will review it and consider posting it.
You can find us via Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and now download our site via iTunes. Enjoy, Share and Live.
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Open Letter to U2
reposted from U2TOURFANS.COM
U2 fans seem to be vocal about almost anything. They should be most of us have grown up with U2 and while we may or may not agree with Bono’s politics or view we at least share one common view. That all of us have the power to express our views as well as take action. I have been getting some interesting emails over the last year. Most of which I have chosen to not post out of respect of the writer. However after few days of consideration we talked this letter over and over and we all agreed that this would be the first letter for 2010 to share. Remember your welcome to write a letter to the editor anytime and we will not guarantee that it will be published. I welcome your comments and your letters. Send them to Editor
Dearest U2:
I never imagined that I would be writing this letter, but after all these years I feel like I don’t know you anymore. I love you for so many reasons, primarily the humanitarian work you do. It is honorable to be of such service to others…Bono is a lucky man in that respect. I have tremendous respect.
Gosh, it was so long ago when we met. It was 1980 or ‘81. I think ‘81. I remember seeing you across the room for the first time in Boston, MA at The Paradise. What a night! It literally changed my life! I felt like a new person on this new adventure and nobody could bring me down from the ceiling! I couldn’t get enough of you. From that moment on I knew you were the one for me and we’d be together forever.
Why did you do it? Its hard being with you when I know you’d rather be with Live Nation. You’re not the same. Once whispering in my ear, “Thank you for this life!” and now what I hear is “Thanks to Live Nation, Blackberry…” *sobbing* …maybe you did mention that thank-you in there somewhere but it was drowned out by corporate nods.
I never thought I would ever hear those words come out of your mouth. Maybe it’s true. Maybe you DO find them more attractive and maybe it IS the money. We’re all human. I can’t compete with a corporation because obviously they can support you more suitably than I can.
The rest of the letter can be found on U2TOURFANS.com
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Open Letter to U2
reposted from U2TOURFANS.COM
U2 fans seem to be vocal about almost anything. They should be most of us have grown up with U2 and while we may or may not agree with Bono’s politics or view we at least share one common view. That all of us have the power to express our views as well as take action. I have been getting some interesting emails over the last year. Most of which I have chosen to not post out of respect of the writer. However after few days of consideration we talked this letter over and over and we all agreed that this would be the first letter for 2010 to share. Remember your welcome to write a letter to the editor anytime and we will not guarantee that it will be published. I welcome your comments and your letters. Send them to Editor
Dearest U2:
I never imagined that I would be writing this letter, but after all these years I feel like I don’t know you anymore. I love you for so many reasons, primarily the humanitarian work you do. It is honorable to be of such service to others…Bono is a lucky man in that respect. I have tremendous respect.
Gosh, it was so long ago when we met. It was 1980 or ‘81. I think ‘81. I remember seeing you across the room for the first time in Boston, MA at The Paradise. What a night! It literally changed my life! I felt like a new person on this new adventure and nobody could bring me down from the ceiling! I couldn’t get enough of you. From that moment on I knew you were the one for me and we’d be together forever.
Why did you do it? Its hard being with you when I know you’d rather be with Live Nation. You’re not the same. Once whispering in my ear, “Thank you for this life!” and now what I hear is “Thanks to Live Nation, Blackberry…” *sobbing* …maybe you did mention that thank-you in there somewhere but it was drowned out by corporate nods.
I never thought I would ever hear those words come out of your mouth. Maybe it’s true. Maybe you DO find them more attractive and maybe it IS the money. We’re all human. I can’t compete with a corporation because obviously they can support you more suitably than I can.
The rest of the letter can be found on U2TOURFANS.com
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2nd Zurich 360° show
The second Zurich 360° show will take place on September 12th at Letzigrund Stadium and tickets go on public sale this Friday, February 5th. A presale for U2.com subscribers takes place tomorrow and Wednesday.
Subscribers have receive presale details on email. Here's the dates and onsales of 2010 shows and here's the presale times for our different subscriber groups. (Check what subscriber group you're in by logging in.)Horizon/Breathe - Presale Opens 10pm Feb 2nd
Boots/Magnificent - Presale Opens 10am Feb 3rd
(all times local)FYI if your an iTunes App Subscriber you always have the most current tour dates on your iphone/iTouch
Or you can always check out Ticket Masters Reseller Group - Most likely a good option for tickets -
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2nd Zurich 360° show
The second Zurich 360° show will take place on September 12th at Letzigrund Stadium and tickets go on public sale this Friday, February 5th. A presale for U2.com subscribers takes place tomorrow and Wednesday.
Subscribers have receive presale details on email. Here's the dates and onsales of 2010 shows and here's the presale times for our different subscriber groups. (Check what subscriber group you're in by logging in.)Horizon/Breathe - Presale Opens 10pm Feb 2nd
Boots/Magnificent - Presale Opens 10am Feb 3rd
(all times local)FYI if your an iTunes App Subscriber you always have the most current tour dates on your iphone/iTouch
Or you can always check out Ticket Masters Reseller Group - Most likely a good option for tickets -
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