Now, however, promoter Live Nation is singing a different tune about the concert and it goes a little something like this: You, too, can see U2.
Live Nation has recently released more tickets to the show — and, according to the news release, they’re “good seats.” (A quick check online confirmed that.)
Tickets run $30-$250 and are available through both Ticketmaster (800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com) and Live Nation (877-598-6659, www.livenation.com).
U2’s guitarist The Edge told Irish radio station 2FM the band “wrote a song, finished and recorded” last week after being contacted about the idea.
The Edge, Bono and Jay-Z, along with Rihanna, are due to appear in London for “a group performance” as part of Friday’s Hope For Haiti telethon.
George Clooney’s two-hour benefit show will be aired on MTV in the UK.
The Edge told 2FM DJ Dave Fanning over the weekend: “Bono got a call from a producer, Swizz. He and Jay-Z wanted to do something for Haiti.
“So Bono came up with the phrase on the phone and last night we were here, we wrote a song, finished, recorded, and sent it back to them.
“So, that might be the next thing you hear from us.”
Swizz Beatz also confirmed the project on his Twitter page, saying: “Me, Bono, Hova [Jay-Z’s nickname] have something to say about Haiti. Stay tuned.
“I told you I was working on something amazing for Haiti. They need us!”
It is not clear when the single will be released, or whether the artists plan to premiere the song during Friday’s telethon
Jay-Z has played with the Irish rock group before, popping up for a handful of dates on last year’s 360 tour, and adding a rap to their hit single Sunday Bloody Sunday during the 2009 MTV Europe Awards.
George Clooney has been organising the Hope For Haiti telethon
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Meanwhile, more acts have been added to the bill for the Haiti telethon including Coldplay, who will play at “a London location” alongside Jay-Z.
Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow and Keith Urban will appear in Los Angeles while Haitian-born Fugees star Wyclef Jean, Sting, Mary J Blige, Shakira and Bruce Springsteen will be among performers in New York.
Funds raised will go to Oxfam America, Red Cross, Unicef, Partners in Health and the Yele Haiti Foundation.
The telethon will be screened live in the UK from 0100 GMT on Saturday 23 January.
In the US, the telethon is being screened live without commercials on a number of channels including NBC, ABC and CBS.
Speaking to The Associated Press at the Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Clooney said that more than 40 celebrities are expected to attend the Jan. 22 event. The actor said the aim of the benefit is “to show the people of Haiti that the whole world is paying attention.”
The benefit, which Clooney and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean will host, will be broadcast on more than a dozen broadcast and cable networks. It will be held in New York, with CNN’s Anderson Cooper chiming in from Haiti.
The show will benefit the Red Cross, UNICEF, Oxfam America, Partners in Health and Jean’s Yele Haiti Foundation.
Clooney said that songs from participating artists will also be available on iTunes, with proceeds going to the relief effort.
You can support Hait too by visiting our Haiti link.
The commercial features little more than a snippet of one of the Edge’s most recognizable guitar riffs — the few slow, glistening notes that set the table for the song’s explosive rock ‘n’ roll release.
U2 hasn’t exactly shied away from commercial endorsements of late, or massive sporting events.
Also, anyone who has attended any NFL, NBA or MLB game in recent years has likely heard “Beautiful Day” piped throughout the arena or stadium, further linking U2 with the sporting world.
Yet judging by some previous NASCAR-branded music releases, U2 seems to be a bit out of place with the barroom hits and country rock more closely tied to the sport.
Granted, it’s more a story these days when rock ‘n’ roll doesn’t appear in a commercial, but are U2 fans ready to have one of the band’s most iconic songs forever associated with auto racing? If the quick responses on Twitter are any gauge, then no.
Though Bono’s lyrics in “Bad” are vague and open to interpretation, it’s a song long believed to be about heroin addiction, making it feel a bit out of place in hyping the Feb. 14 race. It should be noted, of course, that it’s not the first time a rock ‘n’ roll tune about drug use has appeared in a commercial, as Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life” more famously promoted a cruise line.
The band’s song ‘Winter’ was beaten in the Best Song category by singer Ryan Bingham with the theme from film ‘Crazy Heart’ at a star-studded ceremony in Hollywood on Sunday night.
“I’m sorry the lads didn’t win a Golden Globe but I think there’s a good chance they could get an Oscar instead for Best Song,” Sheridan told the Irish Independent.
The collaboration between Jim Sheridan and U2 came about after Sheridan showed U2 a rough cut of the movie.
‘Brothers’, a remake of the Danish film ‘Brodre’, tells the story of a decorated marine who goes missing overseas while his younger brother cares for his wife.
Another Irish nominee who failed to pick up a gong was Dublin actor Brendan Gleeson, in the running for best actor in a TV movie for his portrayal of British prime minister Winston Churchill. But Kevin Bacon won that award for his role in ‘Taking Chance’.
A former personal assistant of U2 guitarist Adam Clayton has had her assets frozen indefinitely over allegations she defrauded 1.8 million euro from him.
Clayton sacked Carol Hawkins late last year after she allegedly used his debit and credit cards to buy cars, a house and jewellery.
Dublin’s High Court was told lawyers for the former PA are examining an employment contract which they said contains a mediation clause.
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‘Artificial Horizon’: U2’s Limited Edition Remix CDARTIFICIAL HORIZON, a U2 remix album produced only for subscribers to U2.com. If you thought the U2360° remix of I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight was going to bring the house down, wait till you hear the Grand Jury Mix of If God Will Send his Angels, Trent Reznor’s version of Vertigo, Jacknife Lee’s remake of Fast Cars or David Holmes’s remix of Beautiful Day. This is one special collection - check the full tracklisting below.
ARTIFICIAL HORIZON comes off the presses in late January and will be mailed to subscribers within a few weeks
Can’t tell you why yet but soon you will love them too.
This is a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. An exhibit dedicated to the civil rights leader was on display at the Chicago Peace Museum in 1983 when the band visited.
The song had been intended to be about Ronald Reagan’s pride in America’s military power but writer Bono had been influenced by Stephen B. Oates’s book Let The Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a biography of Malcolm X.
These caused Bono to ponder the different sides of the civil rights campaigns, the violent and the non-violent. In subsequent years, Bono has expressed his dissatisfaction with the lyrics, which he describes, along with another Unforgettable Fire song “Bad”, as being “left as simple sketches”.
He says he was swayed by The Edge and producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, who played down the need to develop the lyrics as they thought the impressionistic nature was more important to the songs’ feeling, particularly when heard by non-English speakers.
Released on The Unforgettable Fire album, this song about Jesus (“one man betrayed with a kiss”) and Martin Luther King, Jr., reached number two on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. Bono gave his all recording “Pride,” shouting the lyrics from the depths of his soul.
But don’t rely on Bono for a history lesson; the lyric referring to Dr. King (“Early morning, April four/Shot rings out in the Memphis sky …”) is incorrect — King was actually killed around 6:00 p.m. Bono has since realized his mistake and now sings “Early evening, April four” in live shows.
The last song on The Unforgettable Fire is “MLK,” another tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. “MLK” is the tenth and final song from U2’s 1984 album. A lullaby to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., it is a short, pensive piece with simple lyrics. It was because of this song, along with “Pride (In the Name of Love)”, another tribute to King, that earned Bono the highest honor of the King Center, an organization founded by Coretta Scott King.
Pride
One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come here to justify
One man to overthrow
In the name of love!
One man in the name of love
In the name of love!
What more? In the name of love!
One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resists
One man washed on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss
In the name of love!
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love!
What more? In the name of love!
…nobody like you…there’s nobody like you…
Mmm…mmm…mmm…
Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love!
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love!
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love!
What more in the name of love…
Dr Martin Luther King
(January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968)
On the evening of April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a protest march in sympathy with striking garbage workers of that city, he was assassinated…………….
As we reported before U2 was nominated for their second Golden Globe Award. The song is “Winter” from Jim Sheridan’s film Brothers. Their competition in the category includes songs by Paul McCartney; Maury Yeston; James Horner, Simon Franglen and Kuk Harrell and Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.
U2 were last nominated in 2003 for their song “The Hands That Built America” from Gangs of New York. They won that honor.
The awards will be broadcast tonight on NBC (Jan. 17)
We will post an update later tonight - Via the site -
Its been reported on a couple of sites and tweets around the globe that The Edge say U2 has recorded a new song as part of a Haiti Charity project being organized by Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz.
Comments heard on Dave Fanning radio (2FM) where during part of a conversation at Edges house. Most of the conversation was around “It might be loud” Catch the whole interview on via this direct link.
“Last night we wrote a song … Bono got a call from a producer, Swizz. He and Jay-Z wanted to do something for Haiti. So, Bono came up with the phrase on the phone, and last night we were here, we wrote a song — finished, recorded, and send it back to them. So, that might be the next thing you hear from us!”
Remember U2TOURFANS has been collecting donations over the past week. Also we have been working with our photographer team to find some rare images we could offer up in exchange for a donation. The photos come in different sizes and of course without the watermark. When you select a image your purchase amount will include a donation.
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U2TOURFANS has been collecting donations over the past week. Also we have been working with our photographer team to find some rare images we could offer up in exchange for a donation. The photos come in different sizes and of course without the watermark. When you select a image your purchase amount will include a donation.
The photos we have to offer where taken during the Tampa show from the photo pit( Offical Photo Pit Area ) Dave has been a rock photorgrapher for a couple of years and has provided us wth many images. We know you will agree that they are pretty great. Consider getting the as gifts and know that your making a difference.
U2’s 360° Tour pulls into the Oakland Coliseum June 16, for what promises to be the biggest concert event of the year. The show may still be a few months off, but we’re giving Fogheads the chance to win free tickets all next week.
Listen to KFOG Monday 1/18 thru Friday 1/22, between 7am and 7pm, and when you hear the U2 Montage, be caller #10 to 1-800-300-KFOG and you’ll score a pair of tickets to the show. We’ll be giving away 2 pairs of tickets a day, so stay close to your radio for your chance to win!
Oakland was quickly listed as “sold out” when tickets originally went on sale on November 2nd. Good tickets in all price levels will be released at 10am Tuesday 1/19 at LiveNation.com.
