America thanks you Bono !

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 31 in 2010). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. We head into this weekend thinking about all men and women that have died to protect freedom everywhere in the world. 

Remember those that contiue to fight, those that have not yet to begin to understand the freedoms they enjoy come with a price.  

Aung San Suu Kyi contiues to fght for the rights of others. 

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America’s Song - Bono, Will I AM and Others

Bono's back injury an opportunity to ridicule U2

The LA Times ran this article, it seems that when someone is on top of their personal and professional game along comes someone to try to knock them down. Why ? Well simple crab in the bucket thinking.

” Place some crabs in a bucket and watch as one tries to get out, the others will pull that crab back in the bucket”

U2’s front-man probably wasn’t singing, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,” after the rehearsal that put him out of commission and caused the band to delay its upcoming tour.

The Irish rock superstars will postpone 16 dates on their upcoming American tour, which was scheduled to stop at Angel Stadium on June 6 & 7, and canceled its high-profile performance at the Glastonbury music festival. Their band’s manager says Bono needs time to heal from a back injury.

After nearly a quarter-century together and close to a bajillion hit songs, there seems to be growing animosity toward the group. As we know from seeing Paul McCartney continue to tour, Bono, 50, might be over the hill, but he isn’t too old to rock. He’ll just have to deal with throwing out his back every now and again.

While Bono may not be able to count to four in Spanish (as evidenced in the intro to the song “Vertigo”), he sure knows how to put on an entertaining, powerful performance. We watched the band rock the Rose Bowl last October. So what’s with all of these haters on our Pop & Hiss music blog?

Boomerang writes: Who cares… Last good U2 album was Achtung Baby and that was about 20 years ago!

Diky writes: Bono and U2 have been letting everyone down with their self righteousness and krap music for years.

Mark writes: Big deal. The most overrated band in the world. 25% talent, 25% hype and 50% politics!

The Bell writes: Bono’s back injury probably has something to do with carrying that big head of his around for so many years.

Is U2’s reputation on the downturn, or was Tuesday’s reader backlash another case of a vocal minority of naysayers?

Lets push our crab out of the bucket and allow them to pull us thru.

U2 2011:Peru,Chile and Brazil

We would have thought that a couple of you fans would have picked up on our earlier title on our site.

However no takers, our good friends at U2Chile.net and IPhone Link site has reported the following - Here is the english verision and the spanish verision can be found below.

We have confirmation that the producer Live Nation initiated contacts with local producers to expand U2360 ° Tour, not only in Chile but also in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United States U.S. and Canada. 
 
The program for months, continents and countries is as follows: 

First half of February: Japan and South Korea (Asia)
Late February in Australia and New Zealand (Oceania)
March: Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru (South America)
April-May: Mexico, USA, Canada (North America) 

In South America were contacted technical data, capacity, guidance and feasibility for the following stages, in order to be assessed by the local producers who work with Live Nation (T4F) and thus to be leased during the month of March 2011:

- Estadio Monumental de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- National Stadium in Lima, Peru. 

The contacts and contract signings will be held in the coming months, following confirmation on U2.com, as well as rescheduled dates for the United States and Canada that would be from April 2011. 

More soon.

Tenemos confirmación que la productora Live Nation inició los contactos con las productoras locales para ampliar el U2360° Tour, no sólo en Chile, sino que también en Brasil, Argentina, Perú, México, Japón, Corea del Sur, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Estados Unidos y Canadá.

El programa por meses, continentes y países es el siguiente:

Primera Quincena de Febrero: Japón y Corea del Sur (Asia)
Segunda Quincena de Febrero: Australia y Nueva Zelanda (Oceanía)
Marzo: Chile, Argentina, Brasil, Perú (Sudamérica)
Abril-Mayo: Mexico, USA, Canada (Norteamérica)

En Sudamérica fueron contactados los datos técnicos, capacidad, orientación y factibilidad para los siguientes estadios, con el fin de ser evaluados por las productoras locales que trabajan con Live Nation (T4F) y así para poder ser arrendadas durante el mes de Marzo del 2011:

- Estadio Monumental de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Estadio Morumbí de Sao Paulo, Brasil.
- Estadio Maracaná de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
- Estadio Nacional de Lima, Peru.

Los contactos y firmas de contratos se realizarán en los próximos meses, previa confirmación en U2.com, así como también las fechas reprogramadas para Estados Unidos y Canadá que serían a partir del mes de abril de 2011.

Más información pronto.

Noticias Relacionadas: PRODUCTORA T4F CONFIRMA INTERÉS POR TRAER A U2

Hello Hello Hola !

Its been a week or a least it feels like it. Can you feel it! Well summer is about to start here in North America and we have our thoughts turned to Bono getting back out on the road. Do don’t think we need to do a wrap up of the events from the last week. If you missed the details we have the whole story from the first minute up until the news from Live Nation posted yesterday.

So what should we write about - Lets just take a break for a few hours today. Enjoy the ROSE BOWL DVD Promo and get yourself your own copy. Hey we have watched the prices go down and down and we have a bet that at this point its sure to sell out. Enjoy - If you still have not ordered. Follow the link below for the disconted price.

U2 Fans Divided /The Edge Speaks Out

Editor Comment:  We pride ourselves on being respectful of peoples rights to comment either good, bad or indifferent.  I have been fielding emails from fans all day as a matter a fact all weekend. Interesting group of fans we are. I want to share with you the comments from the doctor and share some thoughts aft wards.

First we would like you to listen to the interview from The Edge on KROG (LA RADIO)

“We’re 95% confident that Bono will be back in time for our European leg. The doctors are saying minimum of eight weeks. Now, I know Bono, and we’re gonna have to chain him down to stop him from getting back out there. But we will endeavour to make sure that he doesn’t go back too soon, which would be the danger. So, yeah, I’d say mid-August we’ll be back.”

Photo: U2 manager Paul McGuinness, left, and Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt. Credit: U2.comProfessor Tonn, who carried out the operation, added, “Bono was referred to me by Dr. Muller Wohlfahrt late last week with a sudden onset disease. He was already in severe pain with partial paralysis in the lower leg. The ligament surrounding the disc had an 8mm tear and during surgery we discovered fragments of the disc had traveled into the spinal canal. This surgery was the only course of treatment for full recovery and to avoid further paralysis. Bono is now much better, with complete recovery of his motor deficit. The prognosis is excellent but to obtain a sustainable result, he must now enter a period of rehabilitation.”

When you read the first part of the doctors comments I think we all can get an understanding of how this could have been really bad for Bono. Or how really bad it was.

We all know that he has had back problems for years. Fans I too was  bit disappointed with the idea of a pushed out tour. Its a costly nightmare for so many people.

This was the summer tour of the year for North America. Employed lots of people when people need work. Provided hope for those of us that want to keep Bono and the boys young in our hearts. I started the headline this afternoon with U2 Fans divided, because they really are.

I have gotten a couple hundred emails pissed off that the tour has been pushed out. Talking about their lose, their money, their time, their tickets and so on. Can I say this without losing readers? Can I ? Well fans. Its a concert !

That’s all ! As someone wiser than me once said, you need your health to spend your wealth. Clearly we are talking about a human life here. He has a family too. “to avoid further paralysis” Does this not make you think for a second?

Fans we will see our boys again and we will enjoy every song, every note and every step that Bono makes because of this time out that was needed to be taken. Can I ask that we turn our focus away from what we feel we lost to whats important. Tomorrow is another day. 

Bono, on behalf of the whole U2TOURFANS family I wish you and your family well during your time of recovery and look forward to seeing you out on tour again when the time is right.

Dre

16 Shows pushed to 2011 -

Live Nation, promoter of the U2360° tour, today confirmed that 16 shows from Salt Lake City (June 3) to New Jersey’s Meadowlands Stadium (July 19), will be rescheduled for 2011.

The tour is the most expensive ever staged, and any postponement means its huge running costs - including the wage bill - still have to be covered.

“Although we understand the disappointment to U2 fans, first and foremost comes the recovery of Bono,” said U2 tour producer/promoter Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring, in a statement.

Details on rescheduled dates will be confirmed shortly, according to a statement.

The injury was sustained during tour preparation training.

According to the U2 Web site, Bono has now been discharged from Ludwig Maximilians-University (LMU) Hospital in Munich where he underwent emergency surgery. He is under doctor’s orders to start a rehabilitation program and to recuperate for at least eight weeks.

“Bono suffered severe compression of the sciatic nerve,” the site quotes Dr Muller Wohlfahrt. “On review of his MRI scan, I realized there was a serious tear in the ligament and a herniated disc, and that conservative treatment would not suffice. I recommended Bono have emergency spine surgery with Professor Tonn at Munich’s LMU University Hospital on Friday [May 21].”

Professor Tonn, who carried out the operation, added: “He was already in severe pain with partial paralysis in the lower leg. The ligament surrounding the disc had an 8mm tear and during surgery we discovered fragments of the disc had traveled into the spinal canal. This surgery was the only course of treatment for full recovery and to avoid further paralysis. Bono is now much better, with complete recovery of his motor deficit. The prognosis is excellent but to obtain a sustainable result, he must now enter a period of rehabilitation.”

Wohlfahrt said that “we are treating Bono as we would treat any of our athletes and while the surgery has gone very well, the coming weeks are crucial for a return to full health. In the next days, he will start a light rehabilitation program, with increasing intensity over the next 8 weeks. In our experience, this is the minimum time.”

North America Tour Postponed !

Speaking at the LMU University Hospital in Munich, Paul McGuinness has confirmed the postponement of 16 shows on the U2360° Tour from Salt Lake City on June 3rd, through to New Jersey’s Meadowlands Stadium on July 19th. Tour Promoters Live Nation are now rescheduling those dates.

Paul McGuinness said, ‘Our biggest and I believe best tour has been interrupted and we’re all devastated. For a performer who lives to be on stage, this is more than a blow. He feels robbed of the chance to do what he does best and feels like he has badly let down the band and their audience. Which is of course nonsense. His concerns about more than a million ticket buyers whose plans have been turned upside down, we all share, but the most important thing right now is that Bono make a full recovery. We’re working as fast as we can with Live Nation to reschedule these dates.’

Bono Discharged from Hospital

Bono has now been discharged from Ludwig Maximilians-University (LMU) Hospital in Munich where he underwent emergency surgery on Friday, following a back injury. In order to fully recover, he is under doctor’s orders to start a rehabilitation program and to recuperate for at least eight weeks.

Dr Muller Wohlfahrt confirmed, ‘Bono suffered severe compression of the sciatic nerve. On review of his MRI scan, I realized there was a serious tear in the ligament and a herniated disc, and that conservative treatment would not suffice. I recommended Bono have emergency spine surgery with Professor Tonn at Munich’s LMU University Hospital on Friday.’

Professor Tonn, who carried out the operation, added, ‘Bono was referred to me by Dr Muller Wohlfahrt late last week with a sudden onset disease. He was already in severe pain with partial paralysis in the lower leg. The ligament surrounding the disc had an 8mm tear and during surgery we discovered fragments of the disc had traveled into the spinal canal. This surgery was the only course of treatment for full recovery and to avoid further paralysis. Bono is now much better, with complete recovery of his motor deficit. The prognosis is excellent but to obtain a sustainable result, he must now enter a period of rehabilitation’.

Dr Muller Wohlfahrt continued, ‘We are treating Bono as we would treat any of our athletes and while the surgery has gone very well, the coming weeks are crucial for a return to full health. In the next days, he will start a light rehabilitation program, with increasing intensity over the next 8 weeks. In our experience, this is the minimum time.’