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Australian promoter claims he had to pay Terry Wilson’s bill. Tony Wall reports. A U2 CONCERT promoter believes a businessman who was grilled in the High Court last week can explain what happened to almost $1 million of profits from the Irish supergroup’s New Zealand shows.

Businessman Terry Wilson was subpoenaed to appear in the Auckland court to answer questions from a lawyer for Australian promoter Michael Coppel Presents, which says it is owed about $1m by a corporate hospitality company that hosted 4200 guests at U2’s two Auckland shows in November.

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Irish artist KEVIN SHARKEY has turned U2’s court battle with a former stylist into a new art piece.

The Irish rockers took LOLA CASHMAN to court last year (06), claiming she had stolen items from the band while she was working as their style adviser in the 1980s.
The band alleged Cashman took a Stetson hat belonging to frontman BONO, earrings and clothing.
In a ruling in Dublin’s High Court last year (06), a judge decreed Cashman had taken the items without permission and ordered her to pay all resulting legal fees.
But Sharkey, a former Irish TV presenter, has turned the tables in his new artpiece, depicting Cashman as the victim.

He tells the Irish Independent newspaper, "For me, it is much more than just vying for the underdog. Lola was David to U2’s Goliath, she could never win." The painter plans to use some of the money from the sale of his work to help pay off the reportedly bankrupt Cashman’s legal bills.

- PRinside

Rockers U2 are to be the subject of an ambitious new 3-D movie. A new concert movie featuring footage from the Irish supergroup’s most recent South American dates will be the first film to be shot, posted and exhibited entirely in 3-D.

A sneak peek of the untitled film, featuring the group performing SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY, was shown to distributors at the ShoWest Convention in Las Vegas earlier this week (ends16MAR07).

The film will hit 3-D-capable cinemas at the end of 2007.

- ContactMusic 

LAS VEGAS — ShoWest saw another boost for 3-D content on Thursday morning when Real D unveiled the first previews of footage from the upcoming concert film "U2 3D."

Aud watched the teaser trailer and perf of the song "Sunday, Bloody Sunday."

Pic’s producers call it the first live-action film to be shot, posted and exhibited entirely in 3-D. It will include 14-15 songs in 80-90 minutes.

Shot at the band’s concerts in South America, the film was independently produced by 3ality Digital. Producers are hoping for a fall release though a distributor has not yet been secured.

Film will play only in 3-D-capable digital theaters.
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LOS ANGELES, CA Wednesday Mar.14.2007 /netmusiccountdown.com/ — Green Day will be covering John Lennon’s "Working Class Hero" on the upcoming album "Instant Karma."

The all-star record will feature 20 Lennon covers by artists including U2, The Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera, The Cure, Yousou N’Dour, Willie Nelson and Regina Spektor, and will benefit Amnesty International’s campaign to end genocide in Darfur.

The CD will cost $19.98 and is due out June 12th.

Happy Birthday to our favorite basser, Adam Clayton!!

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