U2 2011 Australia Tour

U2 will tour Australia in 2011, leaving its concert stage behind as a gift.

Mark Fisher, who designed the stage, inadvertently announced the band's plan to visit Australia.

Fisher has built three super-structures for U2's 360 Tour.

"My vision . . . is we will turn them into permanent concert pavilions and leave them around the world," he said.

"For example, we will finish one part of the tour in Australia and another in South America."

Mr Fisher said U2 would donate the stages, which hold 180 tonnes of equipment.

U2's Australian tour promoter, Michael Coppel, said no local tour dates were confirmed.

But industry sources said U2 would perform in Australia in 2011.

U2 gig forces cancellation of football match

U2 has officially forced the football match to be called off for tomorrow after leaving Hampden fields in a wreck. Earlier in the week U2 played at Hampden field and officials scrambled to approve the field for "ready for play" however even with sand in the areas most damaged the feld was left unplayable.

"At this time, the match referee declared the match canceled.

"QPFC requested that a further inspection should take place at 6pm on Friday, when the programme of works was completed.

"However, we have been advised that the match referee declared the pitch unplayable and the fixture v Albion Rovers was cancelled at 1pm on Friday 21st August."

Albion Rovers' website stated: "Tomorrow's league match at Hampden against Queen's Park is off due to poor pitch conditions after the recent U2 gig."

The Bono dash to the wedding

BONO left the stage in Sheffield facing a dash to get to the church on time - for pop star pal Andrea Corr's wedding. The U2 singer trying to jet back to for Andrea's marriage to billionaire heir Brett Desmond.

Bono, who celebrates his own wedding anniversary today, is thought to be planning to sing at the Doonbeg Golf Resort venue before rejoining the band to perform at the Millennium Stadiumtomorrow.

As reported before the boys have a private jet at their disposal.

The foursome have a private jet at their disposal. Even with the private jet this may not be easy as some insiders have commented. I am sure the handlers have this one figured out. If Bono really wants to attend, it will happen.


The golf resort, in a romantic setting overlooking the Atlantic, is preparing for one of the largest celebrity weddings it has ever hosted.

Andrea is rumoured to be walking down the aisle in a couture Vera Wang dress, with her sisters Sharon and Caroline as bridesmaids.

U2 Rocked 45K @ Don Valley Stadium and more on-line

Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield The U2 360 Tour went out live on air to millions of radio listeners in the UK and around the world to U2.com subscribers with a live audio stream. The stream was not without a couple of bumps in the road. If you follow us on twitter you knew that the show was about 20 to 25 minutes into it before online fans had started listening to the first note. However knowing that millions of U2.com fans had logged on and briefly slowed the site to a halt the stream sounded wonderful. It as electric as some of the tweets suggested.

The first show at Don Valley was back May 1980 remember the Tick Tock Tour? Of course Z00 TV made its grand entrance June 92.

It was sort of a birthday present for Willie Williams (Show Designer) has the band and 45,000 fans sang Happy Birthday to Sheffield's own.

One of the highlights: ’Where are we going?’ Bono asked, as the band introduced ’Magnificent’. ’Rotherham, Manchester?’ Sheffield was the northern town he was looking for and Sheffield gave the penultimate night of the European 360 Tour a show to remember.If you attended the show, or listened on-line tell us your thoughts.

Now, its on o Cardiff and over the horizon North America calls in September where the shows are yet to be sold out.

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The Unforgettable Fire 25 years later, fans get new tracks


U2 said that they will be releasing a number of previously recorded studio tracks that have not been released within "The Unforgettable Fire" the 1984 album due to be re-released later this year.

The Edge and Bono talked about tracks that have been rediscovered by the band as they revisited the LP during the remastering process. The album ( which when will we start calling them CD's?) call the 25th anniversary addition.

Admittedly the boys had been listening to several unreleased tracks that they say more then likely will be featured on the expanded new version during their interview on BBC Radio 1 (august 19th)

Bono said "I listened to some tracks that we're gonna release with the new 'Unforgettable Fire' reissue, some new songs that we discovered that we'd recorded, back in that era - the '80s - that we're gonna put out. And they sound amazing."

Bono called 'Disappearing Act', as "incredibly special",

Speaking about 'Disappearing Act', The Edge said U2 had put the finishing touches to it in France recently.

The Edge said: "Well, it was originally called 'White City', and it was a track we started with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois back in 1983 when we were recording 'The Unforgettable Fire'. We discovered it about six months ago, and we dug it out and did some work on it in France a few weeks ago, and it's now finished."

Bono said it will be on 'The Unforgettable Fire' reissue, but no one's heard it."

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Hampton Park - Good, Bad and Wonderful

U2 are renowned for being a spectacular live band. Anyone who saw their Live Aid performance back in 1985 will appreciate the stage presence and power of the man who appropriately calls himself Bono Vox. And the 60,000-strong crowd at Hampden Park last night were not disappointed.

True to the hype following two sell-out shows at Wembley on Friday and Saturday, the guys rolled into Glasgow to showcase both their new album and classic hits, including Sunday Bloody Sunday, Where the Streets Have No Name, With or Without You, Pride (In the Name of Love) and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.

As part of the finale, the lights were turned down low and a massive glitter-ball sparkled throughout the stadium as the band performed their hit One.

The loyal U2 fans were in heaven.

"It was totally spectacular. Amazing," said one.

"It was like listening to a CD the vocals were so clear," said another. "The crowd was brilliant, people were hugging each other, there wasn't a hint of trouble."

Even a technical problem with the sound could not dampen their enthusiasm. "You could see on the screens that Bono was still singing his heart out as if his life depened on it,"