Bogus U2 Tickets - So you have been warned

London, January 9 : Irish rock band U2 have cautioned their fans that some fraudsters are selling bogus tickets for their concerts, to be staged as part of a purported summer tour.

The 'Beautiful Day' hitmakers, whose new album 'New Line on the Horizon' is scheduled for release in March, have revealed on their official website that they have yet to confirm plans for a tour, and so any concert dates being touted online are fake.

"Please don't get stung by buying tickets for shows that don't exist," the Daily Express quoted a statement posted on the group's website as reading.

"You can be sure any future live announcements will be made on U2.com as soon as details are confirmed," the statement added.

This is the second time in six months that the band have had to warn their fans against buying counterfeit tickets circulating on the Internet.

In August last year, they were also forced to speak out to correct reports suggesting they were preparing to hit the road.

U2's One Video

As I was thinking about what to throw out today I was remembering the One video. This next administration seems to grab the concept of "we carry each other" Think about the way we are today and the future of what President Elect Obama has started to say. While the video is about taking a care of someone that is not the same as you, via color, race and does not think like you. President Elect has taken us back to a time when we did turn around to see where our brother stands. I think we are all heading in the right direction.

"One life
But we're not the same
We get to carry each other
Carry each other"

saying I feel like I'm the best, but you're not going to hear me say that

Inspired by Led Zeppelin


U2's new album 'No Line On The Horizon' is inspired by Led Zeppelin and the White Stripes.

The band's guitarist The Edge has revealed the group were influenced by the legendary British rock band and Jack White after the Irish axe man appeared in a programme documenting the history of the electric guitar with Jack and Led Zeppelin star Jimmy Page.

Speaking about his part in documentary 'It Might Get Loud', The Edge, 47, said: "I was just fascinated with seeing how Jimmy played those riffs so simply, and with Jack as well."

The Edge, real name David Howell Evans, also revealed how he and his bandmates - frontman Bono, bass guitarist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. - took an unconventional approach to making the record, which is released in March.

The Edge: "It started just with me playing and Larry drumming, and we took it from there. It's very raw and very to the point. It's like rock'n'roll 2009!"

Meanwhile, The Edge has revealed the scheduled opening date of the new 'Spider-Man' musical he has been working on with Bono, director Julie Taylor and scriptwriter Glenn Berger.

He said: "It is happening. It's a pretty good state, and I hope it will be open this year. We are not sure where in the world but most likely it will be in New York."

U2 Five Different Choices broken down for you

I was thinking today that we should really dig deeper into this U2 release. So here are the details I have found. Sources: Around the world -

ALBUM NAME: No Line On The Horizon

PRODUCER(s): Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite
ALBUM RELEASE DATE:
• March 2: Worldwide
• March 3: North America
• February 27: Germany, Austria, Ireland

FORMATS: The album will come in five different formats:

• Audio CD ($13.98 list price)
Description: "This version is the standard album CD in a plastic jewel case w /24 page color booklet."

• Vinyl (2 LP) ($17.98 list price)
Description: "This version is 2 vinyl discs in a folding sleeve with 16-page oversized booklet."

• Limited edition Digi-pack version (CD/Poster/Film Download) ($35.98 list price)
Description: "This version features the album CD in a cardboard folded sleeve w/ a 36-page color booklet and fold-out poster, as well as a new film from Anton Corbijn featuring the music of U2, available as exclusive downloadable content."

• Limited edition Magazine version (CD/Magazine/Film Download) ($49.98 list price)
Description: "This version features the album CD in a special 60-page soft cover magazine-style book as well as a new film from Anton Corbijn featuring the music of U2, available as exclusive downloadable content."

• Limited edition: Box Set version (CD/Poster/Book/DVD) ($95.98 list price)
Description: "This version is a deluxe limited-edition-collector’s item: packaged in a special box, album CD in a cardboard folded sleeve w/ 36 page color booklet and fold out poster. Box also includes 60-page hard cover book plus an additional fold-out poster and a DVD of the new film from Anton Corbijn featuring the music of U2 in a slip case cover."

Q magazine's album preview mentions the following songs, some of which are new and some previously mentioned:

• "Magnificent" ("classic U2isms" ... "atmospheric sweep")
• "Crazy Tonight" (will.i.am worked on this one)
• "Stand Up" ("swaggering" ... "coruscated Edge guitar work")
• "Get Your Boots On" ("a heaving electro-rocker")
• "Winter" ("about a soldier in an unspecified war zone")
• "Unknown Caller" ("stately")
• "Moment of Surrender" ("a strident seven-minute epic recorded in a single take")
• "Breathe" (Eno loves this song)
• "No Line On The Horizon" (there were two versions being considered at the time)
• "Every Breaking Wave" (Bono: "We might be on to something special there.")

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