We've started writing a book about the Elevation Tour.
To complete this book we're looking for fans all over the world who visited the U2 Elevation Tour and had an extraordinary experience. With this we mean fans who were by example, on stage playing guitar during "People Get Ready", girls who danced with Bono on stage, talked with the fellows before or after the show, had a personal meeting with them, got an autograph or anything in a kind of events remained herefore. We're not looking for just a concert review!!!

Follow the link for more information of to send in your story with the online form. http://www.u2holland.nl/elevation_book

We thank you all in advance for your cooperation to our new U2 Book!

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    Posted by Macphisto on Wednesday, May 22 @ 12:58:55 CEST

(Launch.com) -- A fan who slipped in a puddle of urine and water at Soldier Field in Chicago while going for a bathroom break during a U2 concert was awarded $2.6 million on Tuesday (March 12). The man, Steven Chang, broke and disfigured his leg, forcing doctors to move his calf muscle just over his knee.

In determining the award, the jury considered the fact that Chang was active, has disfigurement, underwent costly medical procedures, and had tremendous pain and suffering due to the injury. The jury also validated the award on compensation Chang would have for the rest of the years of his life. Chang had eight surgeries and he now has a noticeable limp due to his shortened left leg.

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    Posted by Macphisto on Thursday, March 14 @ 07:56:49 CET

AP Music / NEW YORK - Entertainment Weekly reports that U2 played the Super Bowl halftime show for free. The magazine reports that the NFL was willing to pay them but they didn't want any money.

Janet Jackson was the first choice for the halftime show but when NFL bigwigs caught a U2 show in New York City they felt the band would set the right tone for the festivities after Sept. 11.

The report says Mariah Carey and Paul McCartney also were not paid for their services, but the NFL picked up their travel expenses.

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    Posted by Macphisto on Friday, February 08 @ 19:00:02 CET

By PAUL CANTIN
Senior Reporter, JAM! Showbiz


A half-time performance by U2 helped turn Super Bowl XXXVI into a beautiful day for the Fox and Global networks.

Although ratings in the U.S. dipped by 4% at half-time, U2's mid-field performance of "Beautiful Day" and "Where The Streets Have No Name" held the bulk of the estimated 29.75 million households tuned in to the game, Reuters reports.

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    Posted by Macphisto on Tuesday, February 05 @ 13:29:03 CET

from Jam! Showbiz

U2 give fans a spectacular, spiritually moving half-time show in New Orleans

Was there a football game on TV last night?

At times, it felt more like a star-studded musical tribute to the U.S., with the biggest lineup of entertainers ever in Super Bowl history.

The game, and all the hoopla that surrounded it, was "dedicated to the American spirit" following Sept. 11.

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    Posted by Macphisto on Monday, February 04 @ 12:20:00 CET

Beautiful Day
MLK
Where The Streets Have No Name

Pictures of the event can be found here.

U2Achtung.com has mp3 & SHN files of the performance.
The video can be found on the U2sat36 site.

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    Posted by Macphisto on Monday, February 04 @ 02:20:15 CET