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U2 Berlin Wall concert erects barrier to fans

November 6, 2009

Organisers of a U2 concert held to mark the fall of the Berlin Wall met the outrage of fans when they put up another kind of wall to block the view of those who had not paid for tickets.

The fans who flocked to the free concert held 20 years since the historic wall fell 20 years ago had a 12-foot metal barrier put in their way.

Louis-Pierre Boily, 23, said: "It's completely ridiculous that they are blocking the view. I thought it's a free show, but MTV probably wants people to watch it on TV to get their ratings up."

Some fans tried to rip down a tarpaulin that was put over the barrier to block several hundred people who gathered at the site. The concert was held o .....

October 27, 2009

The live streaming of a U2 concert around the world was watched by a staggering 2.5million fans.

The band played the Rose Bowl in Pasadena - and YouTube - and made history as the first superstar band to show a live concert on the internet for free.

U2 was streamed to a total of 16 countries and played to a 96,000 strong crowd in Pasadena. The show was part of U2's 360 Degree Tour.

Thousands of fans who watched on YouTube left messages of support, including Tashyogini in Australia who wrote: "Bono, the world is at your feet!! You keep spreading the love!!!"

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October 19, 2009

U2 will stream an upcoming concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl on YouTube.

"The band has wanted to do something like this for a long time. Fans often travel long distances to come to see U2. This time U2 can go to them, globally," said manager Paul McGuinness.

The performance will be viewed in 16 countries, including the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, the United States, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan and Mexico.

"YouTube is thrilled to be able to provide our global audience with a live streaming performance from one of the world's greatest bands," said Chris Maxcy, director of partner development at Yo .....

September 30, 2009

Irish band U2's world tour is reportedly not making a profit as it is costing £470,000 a day to run.

The band are currently in the middle of their 360 Degree Tour, which sees the men perform on a huge stage called The Claw.

It has now been claimed that the tour is costing them the staggering amount whether they are playing or not.

So far, the band have played 24 concerts in Europe and nine in North America since it started in Barcelona in Spain on June 30.

Band manager Paul McGuiness said: "The engineering problems are enormous and costly. Whether we're playing or not, the daily overhead is about £470,000.

"That's just to have the crew on .....

September 25, 2009

Irish band U2 have announced that they will be continuing their 360 degree tour into next year and will be including more European dates.

The band will kick off a second European leg of the tour in Frankfurt on August 10 next year and will play in other venues such as Hannover, Helsinki, Moscow, Athens, Munich and Paris.

There are no planned UK gigs in the added dates but it is claimed the announcement adds more fuel to rumours that the band will be playing British festivals next summer.

Reports claim that the band's next album, which has been provisionally called Songs Of Ascent, will appeaer in the middle of the tour.

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August 20, 2009

Rock band U2's next gig is in crisis after residents living near the venue protested against the noise.

It is claimed a group of residents blocked staff vans moving the band's stage and gear after they were fed up with the noise.

The band had played three gigs at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, but the residents reportedly had enough after the noise of moving the equipment in the early hours got too much.

However, a deal was made with the protesters who eventually let the vans move on to Gothenburg in Sweden to prepare for the gigs on August 1 and 2. But organisers are worried it will not be set up in time for the gigs.

The tour's director, Craig Evans, said .....

July 29, 2009

Rock band U2's next gig is in crisis after residents living near the venue protested against the noise.

It is claimed a group of residents blocked staff vans moving the band's stage and gear after they were fed up with the noise.

The band had played three gigs at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, but the residents reportedly had enough after the noise of moving the equipment in the early hours got too much.

The tour's director, Craig Evans, said .....

July 20, 2009

Rock legend The Edge has revealed that he once came to blows with Bono - over a drum kit.

He said: "It was one of those early gigs where you really feel your life depends on it being a great gig.

"Half way through the show, Larry's drum kit falls apart and he literally has a set of spanners out trying to fix it.

"Bono didn't see what was going on, so all he knew was that Larry had stopped playing and he just lost it."

Bono added: "I looked down and there was no drummer.

"So I lifted the drum kit to have a look at what was going on and a proper little row broke out and then the Edge just caught me with one... he hit me very hard."

The Edge .....

July 2, 2009

U2 star Bono was reportedly almost brought to tears after seeing the stage for his new 360-degree Tour in Barcelona.

The 49-year-old frontman wanted a stage in the middle of the stadium so the audience could feel more part of the show.

He said to fans: "Thank you for making our dream come true."

He added: "It's an idea we've been working on for about eight years, much to the scepticism of my bandmates and most people in the industry who said it wasn't possible to play like this in the round.

"But I talked about it all through the Vertigo Tour, and eventually they told me that maybe I was not insane."

He added: "If people are interested in magic, th .....

June 30, 2009

Irish superstar band U2 launched their first tour in three years in the historic Spanish city of Barcelona - and dedicated one of their biggest hits to the late Michael Jackson.

The tour is a kickstart for their latest album, No Line On The Horizon.

The show started with a track from the album titled Breathe before the band provided a mix of old and new material, that stretched as far back as renditions of Beautiful Day and Sunday Bloody Sunday.

They then dedicated a performance of Angel of Harlem to Jacko, who passed away last week.

"We wrote this one for Billie Holiday but we are going to play it tonight for Michael Jackson," said Bono. "Unspeakable ta .....