Bono and wife on holiday

Helping Bono on his way to recover he seems to have a great deal of support from his friends in high places.

U2’s front man his wife of nearly 29 years, Ali, were snapped lounging on Oracle owner, Larry Ellison’s yacht “The Rising Sun” with Roman Abramovich. “The Rising Sun” is the largest privately owned yacht in the world.

This spotting of Bono comes just weeks after he hung with his friend Lance Armstrong at his villa in the South of France. It must be nice to be in with such circle of friends.

The Chelsea football club owner, Roman Abramovich, met the couple of the massive yacht in the Mediterranean sea just off the French coast.

Bono has been staying at his own holiday home in the South of France. His hope is to be healthy enough to return to performing this fall for the next leg of his “360 Tour”.

If these are the people he calls friends imagine who his doctors are!

Did you know ?

Co-owned by Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corporation, and David Geffen of Geffen Records, Rising Sun carried a price tag of $200 million.

Built with the intention of surpassing Octopus in size, 453 feet long Rising Sun was built by Lürssen in Germany. Not only did Rising Sun surpass Octopus, the yacht is so big that it can’t even dock at most marinas—it exceeds their size limits.

With 82 rooms on five stories, Rising Sun’s living area exceeds 8,000 square meters. Rising Sun is totally pimped-out with onyx countertops, a gym, spa and sauna, Jacuzzi bathrooms and a private movie theater with giant plasma screen.

It also boasts an extensive private wine cellar, 3,300 square meters of teak-layered deck space, and a basketball court on the deck doubles as a helicopter pad.

Also did you know that “The Edge” owns one? 

U2 guitarist The Edge (David Howell Evans)  has banded together with a group of mates to buy £12m luxury yacht The Cyan. Bono had a chance to lease the boat a couple of years back. Wonder if the going rate of 200K is still available ?

Rumours wondered if it was that Bono  had purchased the yacht however the The Edge set the record straight by saying:

 

It’s not Bono’s yacht at all, it’s mine. Bono doesn’t know a thing about boats.

“For years it was a dream of mine to own a yacht, but to be honest, it was a bit out of my league. So myself and a few friends got together, chipped in, and bought the Cyan. I don’t know where the story that Bono owns it came from.”

 

Luxury motor yacht CYAN has a total of 6 cabins able to sleep 10 guests. The yachts master cabin which is full width of the beam on the main deck has a King size bed, a large study, two walk-in closets, and his and hers bathrooms interconnected by a Jacuzzi bath. Aldo located on the main deck is an additional Queen cabin with ensuite which is best suited for a nanny or bodyguard as the entrance for this cabin is via a separate corridor leading to the galley. On lower deck are another 2 Queen staterooms with ensuite bathrooms and 2 Twin cabins with ensuite shower room. All of the cabins have a TV, DVD and VCR. All guest cabins are decorated in limed oak and are light and spacious.

Rock Stars and their toys, you gota love it. Hey what would you do with your rock star money?

 

U2 Fans Swamp Sites

For most fans today’s news was bitter sweet. The whole idea of having to wait a whole year before the boys come back to America seems a bit much for a few fans. For the most part fans see this as a possibility to catch U2’s new album which by the Summer 2011 should be out. At least the first single should be. Have you had time to look at the new dates and see what impact if any the dates make on your new travel plans? What do you think ? We want to hear from you.

As fans began to get the news of updated dates U2’s site become flooded with fans trying to get news. Early the site was down as they scrambled to deal with the large amount of traffic. U2TOURFANS had an increase that swelled as the day progressed.

 

Bono said in a video message that they have been working on some new music. We can expect to hear more about that in the coming weeks. In case you have been under a rock today here is the announcement.

U2’s summer concerts in North America, postponed in May to allow Bono, the band’s lead singer, to recover from back surgery, have been rescheduled for next year.

The 16 shows will now begin on May 21 at Invesco Field in Denver (where the band was to have played on June 12, 2010), and continue through July 23, when it will play at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The show at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., originally scheduled for July 19, 2010, will now be on July 20, 2011. The band has posted the full schedule on its Web site.

Tickets for the original shows will be honored on the new dates, said Live Nation, the tour’s promoter.

We have posted a new link to take U2TOURFANS on the road with you. You will be able to find the link on the left side of the front page of the site. Or you can click on this link below.

Delivr



We are coming back ! U2 2011

The 2010 European tour, which has not been affected, begins as scheduled on August 6th in Turin.



U2’s manager Paul McGuinness thanked fans for their ongoing support, “We’re delighted the dates are rescheduled and in all the same venues we originally planned to play. It hasn’t been easy to accomplish this and I’d like to thank the managers of the many venues and sports teams across North America and Live Nation Global Touring for their help and cooperation in making this complex new plan possible. Above all we want to thank the U2 fans for bearing with us. They’re the best and the band wants to get back to where they belong, surrounded by their audience.”

The U2 360° Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and sponsored in 2010 by BlackBerry.

The North American Tour rescheduled dates, are confirmed as follows:

May 21 Denver, CO Invesco Field (formerly June 12/10)
May 24 Salt Lake City, UT Rice Eccles Stadium (formerly June 3/10)
       
June 01 Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium (formerly June 23/10)
June 04 Seattle, WA Qwest Field (formerly June 20/10)
June 07 Oakland, CA McAfee Coliseum (formerly June 20/10)
June 17 Anaheim, CA Angels Stadium (formerly June 6/10)
June 18 Anaheim, CA Angels Stadium (formerly June 7/10)
June 26 East Lansing, MI Spartan Stadium at MSU (formerly June 30/10)
June 29 Miami, FL *Sun Life Stadium
previously Dolphin Stadium		 (formerly July 9/10)
       
July 05 Chicago, IL Soldier Field (formerly July 6/10)
July 08 Montreal, QC Hippodrome (formerly July 16/10)
July 09 Montreal, QC Hippodrome (formerly July 17/10)
July 11 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre (formerly July 3/10)
July 14 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field (formerly July 12/10)
July 20 East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium (formerly July 19/10)
July 23 Minneapolis, MN TCF Bank Stadium (formerly June 27/10)
       
       

Tickets for the previously scheduled performances will be honoured at the door. Tickets for the rescheduled performances will be available at www.livenation.com and all usual outlets.  Refunds if required available at point of purchase.

Additional dates and cities to be confirmed. 

U2 2011 Dates

LOS ANGELES, July 13 /PRNewswire/ — Live Nation Entertainment announced today that the U2 360 degree tour dates in the US, which were recently postponed due to Bono’s emergency back surgery, have all been rescheduled for Spring/Summer 2011 with all tickets being valid at the rescheduled performances.

The 2010 European tour, which has not been affected, begins as scheduled on August 6th in Turin.

U2’s manager Paul McGuinness thanked fans for their ongoing support, “We’re delighted the dates are rescheduled and in all the same venues we originally planned to play. It hasn’t been easy to accomplish this and I’d like to thank the managers of the many venues and sports teams across North America and Live Nation Global Touring for their help and cooperation in making this complex new plan possible. Above all we want to thank the U2 fans for bearing with us. They’re the best and the band wants to get back to where they belong, surrounded by their audience.”

The U2 360 degree Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and sponsored in 2010 by BlackBerry.

The North American Tour rescheduled dates, are confirmed as follows:

May 21

Denver, CO

Invesco Field

(formerly June 12/10)

May 24

Salt Lake City, UT

Rice Eccles Stadium

(formerly June 3/10)





June 01

Edmonton, AB

Commonwealth Stadium

(formerly June 23/10)

June 04

Seattle, WA

Qwest Field

(formerly June 20/10)

June 07

Oakland, CA

McAfee Coliseum

(formerly June 16/10)

June 17

Anaheim, CA

Angels Stadium

(formerly June 6/10)

June 18

Anaheim, CA

Angels Stadium

(formerly June 7/10)

June 26

East Lansing, MI

Spartan Stadium at MSU

(formerly June 30/10)

June 29

Miami, FL

*Sun Life Stadium

(formerly July 9/10)


*(previously Dolphin Stadium)






July 05

Chicago, IL

Soldier Field

(formerly July 6/10)

July 08

Montreal, QC

Hippodrome

(formerly July 16/10)

July 09

Montreal, QC

Hippodrome

(formerly July 17/10)

July 11

Toronto, ON

Rogers Centre

(formerly July 3/10)

July 14

Philadelphia, PA

Lincoln Financial Field

(formerly July 12/10)

July 20

East Rutherford, NJ

New Meadowlands Stadium

(formerly July 19/10)

July 23

Minneapolis, MN

TCF Bank Stadium

(formerly June 27/10)



U2 Reschedules Dates

Irish rock band U2 have rescheduled the dates for the North American leg of their 360 tour for Spring/Summer 2011 with all tickets valid for the new performance dates, their concert promoter said Tuesday.

The North American leg will kick off on May 21 next year at Invesco Field in Denver and end on July 23, 2011 in Minneapolis, music concert company Live Nation Entertainment said. The 2010 European tour will begin on time on August 6, 2010 in Turin.

The North American tour dates were canceled and U2 missed a date with Glastonbury music festival after frontman Bono underwent emergency surgery on his back in May.

“Following Bono’s recovery from recent back surgery, U2 are now readying themselves for the opening of their European Tour,” Live Nation said in a statement.

It said band members Adam, Larry, Edge and Bono have filmed a message for everyone at Web site u2.com on the eve of their return to say: “Thank you for standing by us.”

We’re delighted the dates are rescheduled and in all the same venues we originally planned to play,” he said in the statement. “Above all we want to thank the U2 fans for bearing with us. They’re the best and the band wants to get back to where they belong, surrounded by their audience.”

With hits like “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Where the Streets Have No Name,” U2 are one of the world’s biggest bands and have sold over 150 million records, according to unofficial estimates.

The 50-year-old singer’s injury was a blow to the band and the millions of fans who were hoping to see U2 this year on the second leg of their world U2 360 Tour.

It was also expected to hit music concert company Live Nation, which signed a 12-year deal to handle merchandising, digital and branding rights as well as touring.

The 2009 part of the tour helped the band earn $109 million last year, according to music journal Billboard.

U2 manager Paul McGuinness also thanked the band’s fans for their ongoing support.



U2 Offical Tour Announcement Coming

We could not believe the news when we heard this earlier this morning. U2 will officially announce dates for Australian leg in August. 

Melbourne’s Hot Breakfast show had got the story from Nui Te Koha who broke the news.

 

“U2 are about to announce their Australian tour for 2011,” said Nui. “This announcement will roll out in August.

The Live Nation production crew has already setup office in OZ so that that can announce the tour in August. All bets on the tour coming summer or early 2011. 

Now this puts the question in some minds that the delayed North American tour should return sometime in June 2011. This part of the story should be considered rumor until we can get the facts from Live Nation. Which to this date has remained silent on any communication with U2 Fans. Most tend to be harsh on Live Nation simply because they feel that they are owed an answer about their tickets.

However what most people seem to miss is that a tour this size requires a stadium but thats not the only part, crew, trucks and planes all have to be available and pre-booked. This was going to take some time. So if we hear something about the delayed North American tour next month, our hats off to Live Nation. 

Bono, Live Aid 25

To mark the 25th anniversary of Live Aid, take a listen to this  landmark two-part documentary telling the story of the 1985 event staged to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.

The documentary will look at how the gig came about, what happened on the day, both on-stage and back-stage, and its lasting legacy and will feature exclusive interviews from members of the original Live Aid line up including Bob Geldof, Bono, Sting, Mark Knopfler, Elton John, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Paul McCartney, Midge Ure, Phil Collins, Chrissie Hynde, Bryan Adams, Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley, Paul Young, Elvis Costello and Billy Connolly amongst others who will all recount their memories of the history-making event.

Download the podcasts

You can download a series of Live Aid 25 podcasts, for free, with Absolute Radio podcasts.