Bono on Stage in Weeks

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Source: The Herald
Published: June 23rd, 2010

By Aoife Anderson

Wednesday June 23 2010

BONO will be back on stage in a matter of weeks despite his recent emergency surgery, according to U2's manager Paul McGuinness.

The Irish rocker (50) was operated on after becoming temporarily paralysed -- forcing the band to cancel the start of the US leg of their 360° Tour and their headline slot at Glastonbury.

An optimistic McGuinness told the Diary: "He's making a full recovery. The doctors told me he's going to be fine. It was serious surgery but we expect him to make a full recovery. He's pretty fit."

McGuinness said there was no reason to believe the tour's massive stage production had anything to do with the singer's injury.

"It's a big stage to run around, but no," he said. "I'll be very relieved when I see him running around the stage again. The European leg of the tour starts in Turin on August 6 and that has not been postponed.

"Rescheduling the American leg is quite difficult because it is an outdoor show; we can't do it in the winter because it's the northern hemisphere.

"So what we're doing now is trying to seek availability of the buildings that we had already pretty much sold-out, so we're getting availabilities and routing a coherent tour for next summer in the US and Canada. We've nearly done it so I hope we'll be able to announce that shortly."

McGuinness insisted the rest of the band hasn't been enjoying an impromptu holiday while Bono recovers.

"No not really, they're doing some work and planning to do some recording. It never stops really," he said.

- Aoife Anderson

East Lansing Show Still On...For Now

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From the MSU State website

U2 still slated to perform at MSU despite Bono back injury

Published: 05/21 3:52pm
By: Andrew Krietz

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U2 still is scheduled to perform its U2 360° tour June 30 at Spartan Stadium following reports of front man Bono’s emergency back surgery earlier this morning, said Cheryl Swanson, executive director of the Breslin Center.

Swanson said she has been in contact with representatives at Live Nation — the tour’s ticket distributor — and has yet to receive word that the concert date has been postponed or cancelled.

“As soon as any decision is made, we’ll get that information out to ticket buyers,” she said.

According to U2’s website, the band’s June 3 concert at Salt Lake City has been postponed.


UPDATE 5-25-10 U2 has announced the postponement of the entire North American leg of the tour. Click HERE for details. 

Excited About The U2 DVD

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When news of the U2 DVD broke, U2 fans hit the web with the details. Here are some of the sites that are talking about U2's upcoming live release:

DVD Trailer and Youtube videos from Pasadena, courtesy of my fellow U2ter, Zory at SalU2. Click here for these.

Another great U2 site, and fellow U2ter: U2Tour Fans

Other listings:

Angry Ape

Gigwise

State Magazine (from Ireland)

The PopScene 2.0

NME

Yahoo Music

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U2 made the most money in 2009

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As we get one step closer to the 2010 tour, here is an interesting post from Contactmusic.com, showing how much our Irish boys made off of the 2009 legs of U2360:

Top Money Makers U2

Irish rockers U2 were the highest earning act in the US last year, making $109 million in 2009.

U2 were the highest earning act in the US last year.

According to Billboard magazine's Top 40 Money Makers list, the Irish rockers made $109 million in 2009 from touring, record sales and other royalties. The total was almost twice as much as second placed Bruce Springsteen.

The 'Born in the USA' singer, known as 'The Boss', took home $58 million, while Madonna came third, earning $47 million, just ahead of AC/DC, who banked $44 million.

Britney Spears rounded off the top five, raking in $38.8 million.

U2 are currently in the middle of a huge world tour, which Billboard say is the most lucrative for any artist.

Although the '360 Degree' tour is the most expensive ever staged, the group are playing to much larger audiences because they are performing on the specially-designed 'Claw' stage, which is erected in the centre of venues.

The late Michael Jackson - who died last June - was the top earner from CD and ringtone royalties in 2009, but only made it to number 20 on the overall list because he tragically passed away without taking to the stage again.

The magazine's formula for working out the Top 40 Money Makers is "top secret" but is based around money earned from all methods of selling music, along with publishing and touring monies.

Billboard's Top 40 Money Makers 2009 top five:

1) U2 - $109 million

2) Bruce Springsteen - $58 million

3) Madonna - $47 million

4) AC/DC - $44 million

5) Britney Spears - £38.8 million