Remember Barcelona ?

Well its seems they remember U2. City hall says rock band U2 has paid a fine of euro18,000 ($22,000) for playing too long and too loudly during rehearsals in the Spanish city last year.

A spokeswoman said the Irish group was penalized for rehearsing until midnight: two hours over the scheduled time and at sound levels above those set by authorities prior to a concert in Barcelona in June 2009.

The fine followed a complaint by residents near Barcelona soccer club’s Camp Nou stadium, where the concert was staged.

The spokeswoman said the city was now studying fining Colombian singer Shakira for recording a video in the city without a permit, dancing in a fountain and riding a motorbike without a helmet.

The official was speaking on condition of anonymity in keeping with city hall policy.

Ah hello Barcelona its Rock and Roll what did you expect ? Face it its a little late to pass a fine forward.

25th Anniversay Editions ?

U2 will be releasing a 25th anniversary edition of The Unforgettable Fire later this year. According to U2tour.de, a plastic bag found at one of the Camp Nou merchandising stands had this printed on the outside: Coming October 2009 The Unforgettable Fire 25th Anniversary Edition. The bag also has a photo of an Unforgettable Fire box set similar in size to The Joshua Tree box set released in 2007.

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Barcelona Day 2

U2 played their second night of the 360 tour in Barcelona.

U2 played their second night of the 360 tour in Barcelona. From what we have heard less people in queue( we are guessing it was because of the heat) and getting to the front of the stage was easier. The sound check included Electrical Storm and both the remix and album versions of Crazy Tonight. Reports came in that 30 minutes before the show there is no sight of Bono’s monitor.

It quickly becomes apparent U2 have come to ROCK. Surprise after surprise emerges from the stage: Desire, Party Girl and the big fan favourite ‘Electrical Storm’ sees its live debut. Then they really put the crazy in Crazy Tonight, playing *BOTH* the remix and the album version. The album version, which came during the second encore, was filmed. Perhaps a video for its single release.

Setlist

• Breathe
• No Line on the Horizon
• Get on your boots
• Magnificent
• Beautiful Day (snippet: Here comes the sun)
• I Still Haven’t Found what I’m looking for (snippet: Moving on up)
• Desire (snippets: Billie Jean and Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough)
• Party Girl
• Electrical Storm
• Unknown Caller
• The Unforgettable Fire
• City of Blinding Lights
• Vertigo
• I’ll go crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight (remix version)
• Sunday Bloody Sunday
• Pride
• MLK
• Walk On (snippet: You’ll never walk alone)
• Where the streets have no name
• One
• Ultra Violet (Light my way)
• With or Without you
• I’ll go crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight (album version)
• Moment of Surrender

Posted via web from U2TourFans.Com Real Time Updates

Its started - Crowds coming in

U2start.com says fans "first in line are signing contracts, probably for interviews." They've also posted a good picture via Twitter of the Tuesday morning scene outside Camp Nou stadium.

#1: Around 3000 people will be let into the inner circle and the first 400 will have a head start of about 10 minutes, according to U2start.com.

#2: U2EastLink has some great photos from Monday's dress rehearsal.

#3: Fans are inside the stadium and here's a pic from 2nd row at the b-stage. U2tour is right up front, too, and posted this photo looking up at The Claw, and this one, too. Ditto for U2gigs and this photo. U2gigs also posted this view from the back of the pitch, along with this one, too.

U2tour.de posted this photo and this one. The merchandise stands are all outside the stadium, so you can't shop during the show. U2start.com says the Aung San Suu Kyi masks are being handed out to fans. Here's a pic.

5: U2tour.de has a great photo with bad news: You can't see the video screen from Row 21 and higher on the 1st level of Camp Nou. Ouch. On YouTube, here's a video of fans entering the pitch.

There are no bracelets this tour, it seems. Instead, fans with GA/floor access are getting ink stamps on their arms, like this one.

Fans are also being asked not to lean against the railings because the bridge that connects the main stage and the outer circle rotates. See this photo.

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