Good news: Rescheduled dates announced! :D

Bad news: They're a looooooong way off! :dozey:

 

http://www.atu2.com/news/tour-dates-rescheduled.html

 

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. 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.

 

Here are the rescheduled dates:

 

May 21: Denver, Col. (Invesco Field, formerly June 12/10)

 

May 24: Salt Lake City, Utah (Rice Eccles Stadium, formerly June 3/10)

 

June 1: Edmonton, Alberta (Commonwealth Stadium, formerly June 23/10)

 

June 4: Seattle, Wash. (Qwest Field, formerly June 20/10)

 

June 7: Oakland, Calif. (McAfee Coliseum, formerly June 16/10)

 

June 17: Anaheim, Calif. (Angels Stadium, formerly June 6/10)

 

June 18: Anaheim, Calif. (Angels Stadium, formerly June 7/10)

 

June 26: East Lansing, Mich. (Spartan Stadium at MSU, formerly June 30/10)

 

June 29: Miami, Fla. (Sun Life Stadium, formerly July 9/10) *previously Dolphin Stadium

 

July 5: Chicago, Ill. (Soldier Field, formerly July 6/10)

 

July 8: Montreal, Quebec (Hippodrome, formerly July 16/10)

 

July 9: Montreal, Quebec (Hippodrome, formerly July 17/10)

 

July 11: Toronto, Ontario (Rogers Centre, formerly July 3/10)

 

July 14: Philadelphia, Pa. (Lincoln Financial Field, formerly July 12/10)

 

July 20: East Rutherford, N.J. (New Meadowlands Stadium, formerly July 19/10)

 

July 23: Minneapolis, Minn. (TCF Bank Stadium, formerly June 27/10)

 

I'll have had my tickets for 20 months by then.

Wow. 366 days. At least there's a date!

 

EDIT: And Interpol's not up as the opener for us anymore. As you can tell by my avi and sig, I'd have a heart attack if it was Snow Patrol. :wacky::P

Yeah June 7th! :dance:

One year exactly until I see U2. :cheesy::wreck:

Haha....I love this video, and I love U2. They are good people.

 

Show would have been tomorrow.

But to be honest Arcade Fire more than erased my bitter feelings.

Why has that happened??

^Yeah, I went to Arcade Fire this week instead of U2.

D'awww, that video almost makes it all worth it. Hell, maybe it does. Thanks, U2! :P

Bump!

 

U2's £85m makes them world's biggest earning band of 2010

 

U2 have been named the highest-earning music act of 2010 by Forbes magazine. The band earned £84.9m in the last 12 months to take the title.

 

Heavy metal rockers AC/DC were second with earnings of £74.5m – the band’s Black Ice tour was the highest grossing tour in the world in the first six months of 2010. Beyonce was the highest paid female, though Forbes reports that more than half the Halo singer’s £56.8m earnings came from endorsement deals with companies such as L’Oreal and Nintendo. Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z ranked sixth with earnings of just over £41m.

 

Others in the Forbes’ Top Earning Musicians of 2010 list included Bruce Springsteen, Britney Spears and Madonna. Lady GaGa made her first appearance on the annual list, raking in over £40.5m for her 106-date Fame Ball and Monster Ball world tours, but on the whole the list was crammed with established artists who have been around for well over a decade.

 

The only Brits in the top 10 were Coldplay, at joint 10th place with Black Eyed Peas – both bands earned £31.3 million in the last year.

 

In other U2 news, the band have confirmed they will reschedule tour dates they cancelled when Bono hurt his back earlier this year, and are keen to have another crack at Glastonbury. "I'm going to be fighting fit next summer in the US (and) looking forward to this summer in Europe,” the frontman said.

 

“I'm ready, rebuilt by German engineering,” he told E Online. “Better design, I'm told. I'm very well. I can sit. I can stand. I can move around a bit. Feeling strong, feeling confident, know what I'm saying?"

 

Forbes’ Top Earning Musicians of 2010:

 

1. U2 - £84.9m

2. AC/DC - £74.5m

3. Beyonce - £56.8m

4. Bruce Springsteen - £45.7m

5. Britney Spears - £41.8m

6. Jay-Z - £41.1m

7. Lady GaGa - £40.5m

8. Madonna - £37.9m

9. Kenny Chesney - £32.6m

= 10. Black Eyed Peas - £31.3m

= 10. Coldplay - £31.3m

=10. Toby Keith - £31.3m

 

http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/u2/news/230871-u2-is-world-s-richest-band (& various)

:D, why am I not surprised.

AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

Still 31.3 ain't bad

:thinking: Ooooh If I had all that money.

Last year wasn't a big touring year for a lot of rock acts. I didn't see many shows for that reason.

 

Edit: On second thought, I guess it wasn't that bad.

^^But it wasn't as busy as usual. :tongue:

Yeah, I was just going from memory. Usually I see a show or two per month, but I think I only went to 6 or 7 shows last year in total.

I've decided I'm turning in my extra tickets and getting my money back. I will hold on to my "cheap seats" for a worse case scenario. I will try to get better tickets when they go on sale again.

Bump

 

They're setting up the claw in Turin and the band should arrive tomorrow to start rehearing, it seems someone also found out where they're gonna stay :D

 

 

All the pictures here

 

- 12 days till I see them standing right on that field :bomb:

I've heard that the football had to be shifted to another venue.

I think I've read it in the u2 italian forum, it must be some Juventus match, but it was already planned that they were playing somewhere else where they can also attract more people. The stadium is property of the Municipality so they decided what to do with it and I guess it's pretty clear that U2 is bringing them a lot more money :lol:

And it's only a qualifier for the Europa League against the 9 times world champions Shamrock Rovers :P

I wonder how the B-Man will do. In other words, I wonder if he will be fragile or will be his normal bouncy self.

^^I'm guessing he'll be extra excited and bouncy, even if he's in pain. I'm sure right now he's dying to get out there. :D

^^I'm guessing he'll be extra excited and bouncy, even if he's in pain. I'm sure right now he's dying to get out there. :D

 

I know, I just don't want him to do further damage.