What if Bono was the POPE

This one we could not even make up. It comes from our friends at the Irlish Central - Amy Andrews the gossip girl to the Irlish paper come up with this wonderful thought of POP Bono.

POPE BONO Ways the world would be different if Bono were Pope

10. Goofy pointed hat would be replaced by a cool Army fatigue
9. Sermons would have a 14-swear maximum
8. “Hold me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” would be added to the Catholic hymnal
7. Popemobile would be replaced by a bulletproof tour bus.
6. Instead of the normal benediction, services would close with “And on drums, Larry Mullens. Good night Cleveland.”
5. Communion wine would be replaced by pints of Guinness stout
4. Catholic Church would be in charge of canonization of saints as well as inductees into the Rock-And-Roll Hall of Fame
3. Donations to the church would be handled by Ticketmaster
2. In an interview in Rolling Stone, Bono would confess “I am not infallible. But I would like master that turning water into wine thing.”
1. Easter service would be three hours long with two encores

Humm now that sounds like a pretty solid deal to us. I say lets make it happen.

Rose Bowl Pre-Release DVD

If this does not get you all pumped up! Your not a U2 fan. Enjoy the pre-release video and remember if you looking to buy it - We sure would like it if you purchased from our link.

Bono News, Rumors and Tickets

Oprah Update: New Series Include Oprah’s Next Chapter, Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind, Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star, Gayle King Live! and Why Not? with Shania Twain

Jay-Z, Bono, Simon Cowell, Lorne Michaels, Toni Morrison and Condoleezza Rice Confirmed to Appear in Oprah Presents: Master Class 

Oprah Winfrey, chairman of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, today announces new original programming for the channel’s January 1, 2011, launch to members of the advertising and media communities at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Five new series are joining the 10 previously announced, for a total of 15 original series coming to OWN.

Rumors: In recent days we have seen movement of the band at the studios in Dublin but no sighting of the band, only a few technical crew The technician said that U2  in 2011, the band will new concerts in Ireland and the United Kingdom, seen in 2010 will perform only festival Glastorbury as a headliner on June 25, this date is given as the only site U2.COM for 2010 in UK and Irish territory. This statement tends to confirm the rumors of recent months that they want a postponement of the new album ‘Song of Ascent’ </ strong. This news is a rumor and should be treated as such, any announcement by the official organs of the band will be reported as soon as possible *  U2Place.com

More Cash: Bono looks set to make a mint from the sale of troubled smart phone maker Palm.

Bono’s private equity company Elevation Partners is a major investor in the company currently seeking buyers. In December 2008, Elevation bought $100 million (£64.8 million) of Palm shares at $3.24 (£2.10) a pop to take its stake up to 41 per cent. These investments jumped up 32 percent in value last week to $5.16 (£3.34) a share.

Palm originally made PDA devices and recently launched the Pre and Pixi smartphones, as rivals to the iPhone. While the handsets received critical acclaim, sales have failed to match expectations. Palm has posted losses for the last 11 financial quarters, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Elevation bought a 25 percent stake in the firm in 2007 and helped install Jonathan Rubinstein, former head of Apple’s iPhone division, as chairman. The Irish rock star joined the US-based company shortly after its creation in 2004, when it was named after the U2 song.

While Bono is more associated with causes such as AIDS and debt relief, Elevation specialises in new media and entertainment with $1.9 billion (£1.23 billion) of assets under its control, the Telegraph reported. Last month, online publication 24/7 Wall Street called him the “worst investor in America” due to Elevation’s “unprecedented strong of disastrous investments.”

Tickets:  We want to be sure that everyone has had a chance to be updated on the promotion. We have launched on Monday. The details can be found here or on our facebook fan page. Two tickets to the show of your choice.

U2 Ticket Give A Way

Yesterday U2TOURFANS launched a U2 Ticket give away for 2010 concerts within the U.S.A as questions poured in all afternoon it became clear to us that the contest needed to be explained in greater detail. We will skip today concert news update and provide this simple update to the concert ticket give away.

Q: What does the U2TOURFANS logo look like?

A: The U2TOURFANS logo simply put is a set a block letters “U2TOURFANS” behind a white back ground/with black letters - or the reverse if the back ground is black.

Q: What other things needed to be included with the logo?

A:  We asked that you be creative. Take a photo anywhere you would like wiht the U2TOURANS name within the image.

Q:  Can anyone win the contest ?

A:  Yes as long as the terms and conditions are met.

Q:  Free tickets means what ?

A:  You will win two tickets to the concert location of your choice. Sorry no hotel, air or anything else. Just two tickets.

Q: How often can I enter ?

A:  As often as you would like.

We love U2 !

U2TOURFANS announces U2 360 Tour Ticket Giveaway

 

U2TOURFANS.com presents: “Photos for tickets”! U2TOURFANS.com is giving away one pair of tickets to U2 360 Tour 2010 through an online giveaway that starts on April 11th 2010. U2 360 is set to touch down in a new set of stadiums next summer including stops in Anaheim, Denver, Oakland, Seattle, Edmonton, East Lansing, Miami, Philadelphia, and Montreal; finishing the North American leg in New York at the New Meadowlands Stadium.

U2TOURFANS.com, on the top U2 Fan social media experience sites has launched a promotion so that some lucky fans will be able to attend the show of their choice on the U.S leg of the tour. There is only one way to enter.

First Stage:  Enter your best photo using the U2TOURFANS.com logo, you pick the location. The photo must have the U2TOURFANS.com name within the picture somewhere. You can write in sharpie, paint it, spray paint, flash mob photo, your choice, just be creative. U2 fans just like you will vote on the best photo and the top 12 fan voted photos will win a U2TOURFANS.com prize package and entered into the grand prize. Do worry random entries that do not make the top 12 will get a U2TOURFANS.com promotional package.

Second Stage: Top 12 photos entered will be voted on by U2 fans and one lucky winner will win the grand prize 2 tickets to the U2 concert of your choice. (U.S venues only)  

Submission Process: All photos must be entered into the U2TOURFANS Facebook Photo section marked U2TOURFANS contest (http://www.facebook.com/u2tourfans) Enter as many times as you would like. Each entry must include your location where the photo was taken.

Voting will take place the week of May 1st 2010 - All entries must be submitted by April 30, 2010

 There are five ways to follow U2TOURFANS and be part of the experience and no purchase or transaction is necessary. To enter, you can do the following:

  • Re-tweet (RT) the following message at least once:“@U2TOURFANS is giving free U2 tix’s to some lucky fan”
  • Become a fan of U2TOURFANS.com on Facebook at facebook.com/U2TOURFANS
  • Re-tweet (RT) the following message at least once:@U2TOURFANS is giving free U2 tix’s to some lucky fan! 
  • Become a fan of U2TOURFANS.com on YouTube youtube.com/U2TOURFANS 
  • Visit U2TOURFANS.com

Terms and Conditions do apply for all details http://www.u2tourfans.com/promotion/

U2 The early years

With 12 studio albums under their belts, it’s hard to imagine U2’s humble beginnings – or even the lead singer Bono without his trademark sunglasses on.

A new exhibition, U2: The Early Years, by photographer Colm Henry, captures the band before they were even signed.

The photographer met them in 1979, at one of their first gigs at Dublin’s Baggot Inn. “They were one of about 600 bands around Ireland at that time and there was high unemployment. Everyone felt that someone had to make it and it turned out to be U2,” recalls Henry, who worked for Irish music magazine Hot Press.

U2, who are headlining Glastonbury this summer, are shown in a new light, long before they became megastars.

Having formed in Dublin in 1976 as teenagers at school, they signed to Island Records and released their debut album, Boy, in 1980. Recording The Unforgettable Fire in 1984 with Brian Eno, at Slane Castle, made a change from the cramped conditions of their previous albums in Windmill Lane, Dublin.

Bono abandoned the cowboy style for a more classic rock star look in 1987, when “With or Without You” became their first American No 1. “Soon they became international celebrities and became somewhat remote, which was necessary for their survival,” adds Henry.

 ‘U2: The Early Years’, Proud Camden, London NW1 (Proud.co.uk) 14 April to 6 June

U2 Smoken Hot !

Their massive world tour set to start its second act in two months, U2 are indeed getting ready to ride their “360” wave once again. And now they’ll have a little spring in their steps knowing that they are the band of choice for “Hot Press” readers.

@U2 reports that the results for the magazine’s Readers’ Poll has U2 at the top of five categories! That’s definitely rewarding, since they were completely shut out of wins at the Grammys this year. U2 were honored with being named “Best Irish Group”, “Best Polling Act”, and “Best Live Act”. “360” was named the “Love of the Year” while “No Line” was recognized as “Best Irish Album”.

Thats a pretty cool  category name: “Love of the Year”. I’m really happy “360” won that because whether you liked it or not, it really was an experience. You definitely had to be there to see it in all of its glory. And the amount of work put into creating a show like that is incredible. So U2 and Willie Williams definitely deserve that honor.

U2 didn’t take first prize in all categories though. “Crazy Tonight” placed second in the “Best Irish Single” category and frontman Bono also received second place honors as “Best Irish Male”. What, Larry couldn’t be recognized? He’ll always be the Best Irish Male to me!

So big congratulations to U2 for their well-deserved wins! It’s nice to know they got some joy in winning this time, unlike on this occasion!