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Garrett ‘Jacknife’ Lee’s management company, Big Life, have confirmed that the producer is about to start work on the follow-up to How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb with U2.

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RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 12 (UPI) — Rock singer Bono of U2, speaking as a preacher, won over 350 evangelical ministers at Hope Community Church in Raleigh, N.C., a report says.

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Here’s an update on ticket availability for U2’s Dec. 9 concert at Aloha Stadium: You can still get a seat for the show, which also will feature Pearl Jam.

Refunded tickets for the postponed April 8 concert went on sale a week ago but have yet to sell out.

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Belfast’s hopes of having the tallest building in Ireland have been "trumped" by Dublin.

The 80-metre Obel Tower currently under construction in Laganside will be dwarfed if the new U2 Tower planned for Dublin’s docklands gets the go-ahead.

Work on Belfast’s £50m Obel Tower started in May last year and it is due for completion in late 2007.

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Irish rockers U2’s plans to build a 31-floor tower in Dublin have been met with protests from locals, who fear it will be a "monstrosity".

The Beautiful Day hitmakers have recently been granted permission to commence work on the 100-metre high structure, but residents in Dublin’s Ringsend suburb are desperate to hang onto their low-rise heritage in the riverside district.

Damien Cassidy, who is a member of the Ringsend Environmental Group, says, "This tower is going to appear as a monstrosity in what used to be a small maritime village."

The U2 tower is set to become Ireland’s tallest residential development and will house apartments and recording studio space.