DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Irish rock group U2 has lost a bid to prevent
demolition of the studio where it recorded its latest award-winning album.

Ireland’s Planning Board has been given the go-ahead for a redevelopment
project that requires the razing of the studio, feted by the group as part
of Ireland’s musical heritage.

The studio, on Hanover Quay in Dublin, was used by U2 to record the
Grammy-winning album “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” and has been compared
in significance to The Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles spent
their early days.

More than 8,000 fans had signed an online petition ( www.saveu2studio.com)
to preserve the studio, where the group also recorded some of its “Pop”
album.

Dublin’s Docklands Authority placed a compulsory purchase order on the
property in August 2001 as a step toward demolishing the studio to create a
public amenity on the quayside.

- Reuters

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