Listen to U2 Live From Wembley, presented by Chris Evans

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U2 Live From Wembley, on BBC Radio Two. Monday December 21st, 7pm to 8pm. Presented by Chris Evans.

Radio 2 broadcasted a one hour selection of songs from U2’s 360 Tour at Wembley Stadium this past summer. U2 played over two nights at Wembley – this recording is from the Saturday show on 15 August, 2009.

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Live From Wembley, on BBC Radio Two

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U2 Live From Wembley, on BBC Radio Two. Monday December 21st, 7pm to 8pm. Presented by Chris Evans.

Radio 2 will broadcast a one hour selection of songs from U2′s 360%deg; Tour at Wembley Stadium this past summer. U2 played over two nights at Wembley – this recording is from the Saturday show on 15 August, 2009.

Listen live or later via the BBC iPlayer.

- U2.com

Details of the special remix album ‘Artificial Horizon’

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The wait is over.

'Artificial Horizon'

We now have exclusive first details of the special remix album the band have put together for subscribers.

It’s called ‘Artificial Horizon‘ and it features 13 stunning U2 remixes including several never previously released.

Just to give you a taster, we can reveal that the tracklisting includes Trent Reznor’s remix of Vertigo, Jackknife Lee’s remix of Fast Cars and David Holmes’s remix of Beautiful Day. Then there are mesmerising remixes of Staring At The Sun, City of Blinding Lights, and If God Will Send His Angels….

We’ll be posting full details of the album on the site in the next few days. But you’ll be the first to get it – and this limited edition release CD won’t be in the shops.

best wishes for the holiday season
from all at U2.Com.

- U2.com

Tonic’s 2009 Celebrity iPod Auction

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Tonic's 2009 Celebrity iPod Auction

For the second year running, an impressive star-studded group has rallied for Tonic’s Celebrity iPod Auction, benefiting Music Rising.

Started after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a nonprofit that works to support the Gulf Region by doing everything from replacing destroyed instruments to rebuilding music education programs to re-opening the historic Preservation Jazz Hall in New Orleans.

Last year Tonic auctioned personalized iPods from celebrities such as Bill Clinton, Scarlet Johansson, and Madonna.

This year The Edge has autographed his iPod, loaded onto it his favorite songs, and donated it to the auction. It’s a great gift for any Edge fan not only because they will receive a personalized iPod, but also because 100% of the proceeds will go directly to Music Rising.

The auction will launch on December 17, 2009, and end on Sunday, December 20, 2009, so that fans can receive their iPods in time for t  he holidays. Simply follow the eBay link below, and let the bidding begin!

http://cgi.ebay.com/iPod-Nano-Autographed-by-U2s-The-Edge-100-FOR-CHARITY_W0QQitemZ170420993538QQcmdZViewItemQQptZOther_MP3_Players?hash=item27ade1fe02#ht_500wt_1182

http://www.tonic.com/article/tonic-2009-celebrity-ipod-auction/

U2 made almost as much money as small country in last decade

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U2’s gross earnings for the past 11 years could soon pass $1 billion.

A list of top touring artists of the decade showed that U2 earned $844,157,925. Almost 10 million fans (9,869,953) attended their shows, and they’ve played 288 concerts, all of which sold out.

Their setlist essential is “Where the Streets Have No Name,” according to Billboard.com.

The Irish band were number 2 on Billboard’s list, in between the Rolling Stones (at number 1) and Madonna (at number 3).

The figures prompted Rolling Stone magazine to observe that within a period of 10 years the band “grossed more than most countries’ yearly gross national product.”

U2’s wealth looks set to climb even further into the stratosphere in the near future. The band have announced their 360 tour will continue in 2010, and they will make stops all over Europe and the U.S.

In February 2009 protestors gathered outside Ireland’s Department of Finance to complain about U2’s transfer of their tax affairs from Ireland to the Netherlands, the Irish Times reported. The band made this decision in 2006 after the Irish government altered a historic law exempting artists from paying tax.

Since 2006, artists living in Ireland have had to pay tax on any earnings above above $358,500 (250,000 euros).

- FRIEDA KLOTZ, IrishCentral.com Staff Writer