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U2Tours.com is reporting that in an email to a fan, U2 Tour Director Willie Williams confirms the rumors of an upcoming European Tour: “Having just survived Superbowl, I’ll be back at the helm of the U2 ship in July when we do a round of European stadiums. Rumour has it that this tour will end one day!” (Thanks to D.Y.)

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Bono’s wife Ali Hewson is to launch a new single today (Thursday 2/7/02)
for the Irish band The Cranberries.

The single is the work of the band’s lead singer Dolores O’Riordan
who wrote the song for their new album Wake up and Smell the
Coffee after she was inspired by Ali to write the song.

The launch of the single will take place in the U2 owned Clarence
Hotel at lunchtime.

The single Dolores wrote is called Time is ticking out and was written
after she read about Ali’s work with the sick children of Chernobyl.

Both Ali and Dolores will attend the launch ahead of the release of the
band’s new album on February 15th.

Speaking ahead of the launch Dolores said, “Chernobyl was a big issue
for a long time then it slipped away. Then I picked up a newspaper. I
remember my daughter was probably three months old and there was a
picture of Bono’s wife Ali, who raises funds for the Chernobyl project. I
looked at pictures of her with the children and it totally broke my heart
and that’s where the inspiration came from.”

ShowBiz Ireland

According to MacPhisto.net, a german online ticket shop Getgo.de has listed U2’s upcoming tour. Getgo.de talk about 3 possible stadium shows for germany this summer. You can also subscribe to a newletter to get the latest news and updates.

According to other rumours the detailed tour announcement is expected for the next days.

(Macphisto.net) has encoded parts of the panel discussion with Bono, Bill Gates, Paul O’Neill, Rick Samans and Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon at the World Economic Forum on February 2, 2002 in New York.

Bono talks about his recent trip to Africa and the effectiveness of his debt relief program efforts. In the second part he talks about the drop the debt campain again and how difficult it was to interest the public for this topic.

The video is also available with german translation. Visit McPhisto.net

U2 are set to hit the road again this year just two months after
vowing to take a year long break from the music business, I can
reveal.

The rockers are planning a few live dates across the world as part of
an extended leg of their Elevation tour. BONO was giving little away
when we met at the Super Bowl in New Orleans this week but he
admitted: “We are still hungry to play live and we have been talking
about a few ideas. Performing to 78,000 fans at the Super Bowl was an
incredible adrenalin burst and we would like more.”

The stars broke all the records last year with their huge world tour
which included live shows in America, Europe and a homecoming
spectacular at Slane. They are now being tipped to announce a concert
in the North after initially missing it out.

A group insider told me: “Anyone who thinks they have seen the last
of U2 for a while should think again.

“They have been in discussions while here in New Orleans about the
possibility of outdoor concerts this year. And they reckon they can
fit it into the schedule.

“A concert in the North - either in Belfast or Derry - is one of the
main priorities.

“Bono was upset they couldn’t include a concert there last year but
that’s not to say he has ruled it out this time.”

U2 could even add more concerts to their record-breaking run of dates
in America after the Super Bowl.

The source added: “You’ve got to realise that there were 800million
people watching them on TV the insider added. That’s a hell of a lot
of publicity and they could probably sell-out another string of US
dates.”

-Paul Martin

PSALM 51:15

In response to the dozens of questions we’ve had, the prayer Bono recited
twice before “Streets” at the Super Bowl is Psalm 51:15. This is how it
reads in the New King James Version of the Bible, which appears to be
closest to what Bono says: “O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show
forth Your praise.” (Thanks to Ayaz for assistance.)

-M2
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