With Bono on the mend, the U2 360° Tour dates in the US, which were postponed due to the singer’s emergency back surgery, have all been rescheduled for Spring/Summer 2011. They should call the new shows Return of the Claw, a nod to the obscenely massive stage design accompanying U2 on their trek around the world on the 360° Tour.

The North American tour begins May 21 next year at Invesco Field in Denver and ends on July 23 in Minneapolis. The 2010 European tour, which has not been affected, begins as scheduled on August 6th in Turin.

Continue Reading

Who would have thought that one bad back would throw everything askew? Bono’s back is causing some major trouble for the super-sexy NYC band Interpol. A few days ago, we told you guys that U2 was forced to cancel their Glastonbury gig, plus their 16-date U.S. tour due to Bono’s recent emergency surgery. Consequence of Sound tells that Interpol, being U2’s support throughout the tour, has also been forced to pull some shows. Continue Reading

Due to Bono’s back surgery last week — you don’t think it gets any easier to carry the weight of the world and that ego once you’re over the hill, do you? — U2 has been forced to postpone or cancel several upcoming gigs, including a headlining slot in England’s Glastonbury festival.  Glastonbury’s response?  Replace one increasingly cartoonish band with a literal cartoon band: Gorillaz.

Continue Reading

Because of Bono’s recent emergency surgery, following a back injury, U2 have been forced to cancel their Glastonbury headline gig, plus postpone their 16-date U.S. tour until 2011. In order to fully recover, Bono is under doctor’s orders to start a rehabilitation program and to recuperate for at least eight weeks.

The Glastonbury cancellation is the real bummer here; the band was set to headline the Pyramid Stage on June 25. No replacement has yet been named, but now there’s a mad dash to find a big name act to take U2’s spot.

Continue Reading

Because the weight of the world can get awfully heavy sometimes, not to mention the ego, all of the opaque wraparound shades, and the guilt of releasing every post And All That You Can’t Leave Behind album (comments wall, I don’t care what you say, those albums are terrible), Billboard reports that U2’s Bono underwent emergency back surgery in Munich today.

Continue Reading

George Clooney’s calendar is on-lock these days and with good reason. Last night the actor graced the Beverly Hilton Hotel with his presence at the 2010 Golden Globe Awards and now he’s getting ready for the “Hope for Haiti” benefit.

Continue Reading

This past Sunday (October 4th), some of the most talented people in the music and movie industry came out to support the New York based benefit, (Red) Nights AIDS. It was a charity gig that brought out Bono, Courtney Love, Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, and even Scarlett Johansson. The event was filled with collaborative performances from both new and established artists in the industry.

Take a look at the finale performance featuring the entire roster of stars…

Continue Reading

U2’s 360 Degree tour marched on into fall with a historic one of a kind performance at Giant Stadium. Over 82,000 tickets were sold for this special occasion making it the biggest concert in the venue’s history. Keeping in tune with the name of the tour, the stage could be seen from all sides of the stadium which gave the band an upper hand when it came to selling more tickets than other shows.

Continue Reading

As usual, the arrival of a new U2 album is being treated as something akin to the return of Jesus, and unfortunately, U2 lovefest 2009 shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.  If anything, it is gaining momentum.  First there was that over-enthusiastic 5 star Rolling Stone review of their new album, No Line On the Horizon.  Shortly thereafter, it was announced that they would be taking over the Late Show With David Letterman stage for a five night residency.  And now, out of NYC comes news that mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided to name a street after the band, temporarily, anyway.

Continue Reading