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  1. Originally posted by stj0691:I can say that U2 could be touring the Summer in the US next year...let's just say someone told someone else who's in the concert biz that U2 were one of the acts for next summer.

    Oh, and can we keep this U2start's little secret, considering my friend said she would kill me if I said anything?

    Thanks for the info, I'll keep it secret!
    And in Europe they will probably play in the fall 2009. Let's see.
  2. Damn.
  3. BRINNGGG UZZZZZ THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEEWEWEWEWEWEEWWWWWWW ALLLLLLLLBOEM!

















    please!
  6. so as I'm listening to The Raconteurs' 'Consolers of the Lonely', I'm brought back to March. The Raco's had the press and fans hear the thing the day of release. These hopes were dashed when the album leaked. Plus the release date was a last affair, which was cool. Then I had a thought, say U2 could be doing the same.

    idk....i just wanna hear something
  7. I, like everybody else here, would love a snap release, or at least a January album release at the latest; but in a showbiz page in one of the daily papers here in Ireland yesterday, the Edge was quoted as saying he "wanted to be back in the charts by March / April" (paraphrasing here.)

    That's not what I or you want to hear; but U2 used to have a pattern of releasing all their 1980s albums in either March or October; and I've a feeling they're kind-of loyal to or have an allegiance for the month of March as this was when they first released the JT in '87 and went on and conquered the world!!

    Hope I'm wrong anyway, and that the album does come out earlier.
    At least give us a single, release date and tracklisting, please!!!
    Cheers,
    Sean.
  8. Originally posted by nowiamthemaster:That's not what I or you want to hear; but U2 used to have a pattern of releasing all their 1980s albums in either March or October; and I've a feeling they're kind-of loyal to or have an allegiance for the month of March as this was when they first released the JT in '87 and went on and conquered the world!!
    Well, Pop was also released around that date, and wasn't obviously their biggest succeed
  9. It bloody well should have been a bigger success, but when you go to K-Mart to announce a tour and are still mixing songs on the last day, it's obviously not going to be what you want it to be. The record companies are the ones are fault with a lot of release dates. They rush the bands, expect it to sell well and when you rush someone, it comes across as a rushed effort.

    I guess people weren't ready for U2 and dance influences.

    There were albums in 1997, selling only two-million copies, and the media said these albums are a commerical success. U2 releases something different and yet, it's deemed a failure by the media. That makes no sense to me. I'd say it sold better and did better than U2 could have ever thought.

    Out of interest, U2 released full albums (of completely new material) on these dates.

    Boy: October 20, 1980
    October: October 20, 1981
    War: February 28, 1983
    The Unforgettable Fire: October 1, 1984
    The Joshua Tree: March 9, 1987
    Rattle and Hum: October 10, 1988
    Achtung Baby: November 19, 1991
    Zooropa: July 6, 1993
    Passengers: November 1995
    Pop: March 3, 1997
    All That You Can't Leave Behind: October 30, 2000
    How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb: November 22, 2004

    There's still time to release something - the first single could be in December, possibly.
  10. Originally posted by drewhiggins:It bloody well should have been a bigger success, but when you go to K-Mart to announce a tour and are still mixing songs on the last day, it's obviously not going to be what you want it to be. The record companies are the ones are fault with a lot of release dates. They rush the bands, expect it to sell well and when you rush someone, it comes across as a rushed effort.

    I guess people weren't ready for U2 and dance influences.

    There were albums in 1997, selling only two-million copies, and the media said these albums are a commerical success. U2 releases something different and yet, it's deemed a failure by the media. That makes no sense to me. I'd say it sold better and did better than U2 could have ever thought.

    Out of interest, U2 released full albums (of completely new material) on these dates.

    Boy: October 20, 1980
    October: October 20, 1981
    War: February 28, 1983
    The Unforgettable Fire: October 1, 1984
    The Joshua Tree: March 9, 1987
    Rattle and Hum: October 10, 1988
    Achtung Baby: November 19, 1991
    Zooropa: July 6, 1993
    Passengers: November 1995
    Pop: March 3, 1997
    All That You Can't Leave Behind: October 30, 2000
    How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb: November 22, 2004

    There's still time to release something - the first single could be in December, possibly.


    Interesting, the last time they released early in the year was back in 1983 (March not included).
  12. damn, they released october the day before i was born
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