Could you please just release all of your concert dates for 2010 now?  I know planning a massive tour takes a huge effort, but I am not very patient.  It looks like you may have missed New England in your plans for 2010 and I am hoping you make a return to the UK to make up for that.  But, rumors are swirling that for some insane reason you aren't even planning a return to the UK in 2010?! 

I am getting tired of hitting refresh on all my favorite U2 sites and reading the latest tour rumors.  Please.  Please.  PLEASE just announce the remainder of the tour ASAP.

Then I won't have to look at rumors like this pretty list:

03/21/2010  Dota, QAT             @ Khalifa International Stadium
03/24/2010  Cairo, EGY            @ Cairo Int'l Stadium
03/28/2010  Johannesburg, SAF     @ FNB Stadium
03/29/2010  Johannesburg, SAF     @ FNB Stadium
04/01/2010  Durban, SAF           @ ABSA Stadium
04/04/2010  Cape Town, SAF        @ Newlands Stadium
04/05/2010  Cape Town, SAF        @ Newlands Stadium
04/11/2010  Sao Paulo, BRA        @ Morumbi
04/12/2010  Sao Paulo, BRA        @ Morumbi
04/15/2010  Rio De Janeiro, BRA   @ Maracana
04/18/2010  Buenos Aires, ARG     @ River Plate
04/19/2010  Buenos Aires, ARG     @ River Plate
04/22/2010  Santiago, CHL         @ National Stadium
04/26/2010  Guadalajara, MEX      @ Estadio Jalisco
04/28/2010  Monterrey, MEX        @ Estadio Universitario
05/01/2010  Mexico City, MEX      @ Estadio Azteca
05/02/2010  Mexico City, MEX      @ Estadio Azteca
05/15/2010  New Orleans, LA       @ Louisiana Superdome
05/17/2010  St. Louis, MO         @ Edward Jones Dome
05/20/2010  Nashville, TN         @ LP Field
05/23/2010  Indianapolis, IN      @ Lucas Oil Stadium
05/27/2010  Minneapolis, MN       @ TCF Bank Stadium
05/29/2010  Lincoln, NE           @ Memorial Stadium
06/02/2010  El Paso, TX           @ Sun Bowl Stadium
06/06/2010  Anaheim, CA           @ Angel Stadium Of Anaheim
06/07/2010  Anaheim, CA           @ Angel Stadium Of Anaheim
06/10/2010  Salt Lake City, UT    @ Rice-Eccles Stadium
06/12/2010  Denver, CO            @ Invesco Field 
06/16/2010  Oakland, CA           @ Alameda County Coliseum 
06/20/2010  Seattle, WA           @ Qwest Field 
06/23/2010  Edmonton, AB          @ Commonwealth Stadium   
06/27/2010  Madison, WI           @ Camp Randall Stadium 
06/30/2010  East Lansing, MI      @ Spartan Stadium
07/03/2010  Toronto, ON           @ Rogers Centre
07/06/2010  Chicago, IL           @ Soldier Field Stadium 
07/09/2010  Miami Gardens, FL     @ Land Shark Stadium
07/12/2010  Philadelphia, PA      @ Lincoln Financial Field
07/16/2010  Montreal, QC          @ Olympic Stadium 
07/19/2010  East Rutherford, NJ   @ Meadowlands Stadium
07/20/2010  East Rutherford, NJ   @ Meadowlands Stadium
07/30/2010  London, UK            @ Wembley Stadium
07/31/2010  London, UK            @ Wembley Stadium
08/03/2010  Manchester, UK        @ Old Trafford
08/04/2010  Manchester, UK        @ Old Trafford 
08/08/2010  Dusseldorf, GER       @ Esprit Arena
08/10/2010  Franfurt, GER         @ Commerzbank Arena
08/12/2010  Hannover, GER         @ AWD-Arena
08/15/2010  Horsens, DEN          @ CASA Arena Horsens
08/16/2010  Horsens, DEN          @ CASA Arena Horsens
08/20/2010  Helsinki, FIN         @ Olympic Stadium
08/21/2010  Helsinki, FIN         @ Olympic Stadium 
08/24/2010  Moscow, RUS           @ Luzhniki
08/25/2010  Moscow, RUS           @ Luzhniki
08/30/2010  Vienna, AUT           @ Ernst-Happel Stadium
09/03/2010  Athens, GRE           @ Olympic Stadium
09/06/2010  Istanbul, TUR         @ Ataturk Stadium   
09/10/2010  Zurich, SWI           @ Letzigrund
09/15/2010  Munich, GER           @ Olympiastadion
09/18/2010  Paris, FRA            @ Stade De France
09/22/2010  Brussels, BEL         @ King Baudouin Stadium
09/23/2010  Brussels, BEL         @ King Baudouin Stadium 
09/26/2010  Rome, ITA             @ Olympic Stadium
09/29/2010  Seville, SPA          @ Estadio Olimpico
10/02/2010  Coimbra, POR          @ Estadio Cidade De Coimbra
10/03/2010  Coimbra, POR          @ Estadio Cidade De Coimbra
10/17/2010  Beijing, CHI          @ Beijing National Stadium 
10/20/2010  Shanghai, CHI         @ Shanghai Stadium 
10/22/2010  Guangzhou, CHI        @ Olympic Stadium 
10/25/2010  Hong Kong, CHI        @ Hong Kong Stadium
10/28/2010  Bangkok, THA          @ Rajamangala Stadium
10/31/2010  Jakarta, IDO          @ Bung Karno Stadium
11/03/2010  Singapore, SIN        @ National Stadium
11/08/2010  Tokyo, JPN            @ Tokyo Dome
11/09/2010  Tokyo, JPN            @ Tokyo Dome
11/12/2010  Osaka, JPN            @ Osaka Dome
11/13/2010  Osaka, JPN            @ Osaka Dome
11/16/2010  Fukuoka, JPN          @ Fukuoka Dome
11/19/2010  Nagoya, JPN           @ Nagoya Dome
11/22/2010  Tokyo, JPN            @ Tokyo Dome
11/23/2010  Tokyo, JPN            @ Tokyo Dome
11/29/2010  Brisbane, AUS         @ Suncorp Stadium
11/30/2010  Brisbane, AUS         @ Suncorp Stadium
12/03/2010  Sydney, AUS           @ ANZ Stadium
12/04/2010  Sydney, AUS           @ ANZ Stadium
12/06/2010  Sydney, AUS           @ ANZ Stadium
12/10/2010  Melbourne, AUS        @ Docklands Stadium
12/11/2010  Melbourne, AUS        @ Docklands Stadium
12/15/2010  Adelaide, AUS         @ AAMI Stadium
12/18/2010  Perth, AUS            @ Subiaco Oval

What a great photo of our man Bono!  He looks all sexy!!  Ahhhhhhhh!

Bono RS

What's the longest you've ever waited in line?

It must've been about 11 hours. 

My friends and I had gone to see Siouxsee & the Banshees at a concert on Boston Common.  The next morning U2 tickets were going on sale at the Orpheum Theater at 10:00am.  It was the Joshua Tree tour and the concert was at the old Foxboro/Sullivan stadium.

This was before ticket brokers and before I had a credit card, so we decided to wait overnight for the chance to purchase tickets.  In Boston.  On the sidewalk.  What the hell was I thinking?

Thank you to A/T for sharing!

My U2 concert stats for the 360° Tour! (so far......)

You've selected the following 6 shows:

· 2009-08-14 - London, England - Wembley Stadium (23 songs)
· 2009-08-15 - London, England - Wembley Stadium (24 songs)
· 2009-09-12 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - Soldier Field (23 songs)
· 2009-09-13 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - Soldier Field (23 songs)
· 2009-09-20 - Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA - Gillette Stadium (23 songs)
· 2009-09-21 - Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA - Gillette Stadium (23 songs)

We found 28 different songs played during these shows.

· Beautiful Day (6 times)
· City Of Blinding Lights (6 times)
· Get On Your Boots (6 times)
· I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (6 times)
· I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (6 times)
· Magnificent (6 times)
· MLK (6 times)
· Moment of Surrender (6 times)
· No Line On The Horizon (6 times)
· One (6 times)
· Sunday Bloody Sunday (6 times)
· The Unforgettable Fire (6 times)
· Ultra Violet (Light My Way) (6 times)
· Unknown Caller (6 times)
· Vertigo (6 times)
· Walk On (6 times)
· Where The Streets Have No Name (6 times)
· With Or Without You (6 times)
· Breathe (5 times)
· Elevation (5 times)
· Mysterious Ways (3 times)
· Pride (In The Name Of Love) (3 times)
· Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (3 times)
· Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (3 times)
· Until The End Of The World (3 times)
· Bad (2 times)
· New Year's Day (2 times)
· Your Blue Room (2 times)

We found 31 different snippets played during these shows.

· All You Need Is Love (3 times)
· Amazing Grace (3 times)
· Blackbird (3 times)
· Far Far Away (3 times)
· Rock The Casbah (3 times)
· Stand By Me (3 times)
· You'll Never Walk Alone (3 times)
· 40 (2 times)
· Acquiesce (2 times)
· Fool To Cry (2 times)
· King Of Pain (2 times)
· London Bridge Is Falling Down (2 times)
· London Calling (2 times)
· Reverend Black Grape (2 times)
· Two Tribes (2 times)
· A Day Without Me (1 time)
· Blue Suede Shoes (1 time)
· Break On Through (1 time)
· Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (1 time)
· Get Up Stand Up (1 time)
· Here Comes The Sun (1 time)
· I Want To Take You Higher (1 time)
· Mofo (1 time)
· Movin' On Up (1 time)
· Norwegian Wood (1 time)
· Oliver's Army (1 time)
· Rock And Roll (1 time)
· Run (1 time)
· She Loves You (1 time)
· Stories For Boys (1 time)
· Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (1 time)

Songs from 9 U2 albums have been played during these shows.

· No Line On The Horizon (7 songs)
· Achtung Baby (4 songs)
· All That You Can't Leave Behind (4 songs)
· The Unforgettable Fire (4 songs)
· The Joshua Tree (3 songs)
· How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2 songs)
· War (2 songs)
· Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1 (1 song)
· Zooropa (1 song)

Opening songs

· Breathe (5)
· Magnificent (1)

Closing songs

· Moment of Surrender (6)

Shows by tour

· 360° Tour (6)

A U2 show marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has run into controversy - after organisers built a wall around the venue.

A two metre barrier has been erected around the Brandenburg gate to keep out people without tickets for the show.

"This has created a lot of outrage here because the falling of the wall was supposed to bring people together," said BBC reporter Damien McGuinness.

The U2 show is part of the MTV Europe Music Awards, which take place later.

Ten thousand tickets were given away free online and snapped up within hours.

Now police in the city say they're expecting as many as 100,000 people to descend on the square in front of the Brandenburg gate to try and catch a glimpse of U2.

"It is a big event, one that I am very pleased about. It would be nice if as many Berliners as possible could take part," Frank Henkel, Christian Democrat floor leader in the Berlin city-state parliament, was quoted as saying in the daily Berliner Morgenpost.

"It would be great if the organizers would avoid barriers of any kind."

McGuinness said Berliners think it is "pretty ironic" that an event to mark the falling of the wall has resulted in another one being constructed.

Berlin politicians dissuaded US President Barack Obama from visiting the city as part of the celebrations, for fear his security operation would require several main roads be blocked off.

It is now feared road blocking will be necessary to accommodate U2's fans.

Calls to representatives of U2 and MTV seeking comment have not yet been returned.

LETS HOPE THIS GETS SORTED OUT !!!!!

Anyone who gets me a ticket to a U2 show is pretty much a rock star!!  But, then to invite me to the West Coast?  Well, they get elevated status of course!!  : )

My friend DLT is almost as much as a crazy U2 fan as I am!  

DLT Claw

He is also a big hockey fan.  His team is the Carolina Hurricanes even though he is from The OC.  He is not a Bruins fan.  I shall let that slide.

DLT Canes

Oh, and of course since he is a Cali boy he loves the beach!

DLT Beach

: )

I think U2.com must know every time my brain wanders away from thinking about U2.  How do I know this?  I open up my email just now and there is yet ANOTHER presale going on for 2010.

We all know how much I love U2, but my brain is going to explode!!!  How much can I take!?!?  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Originally I had thought about flying from the Toronto show on 7/3 to Chicago show on 7/6.  BUT today I was invited to Oakland on 6/16 and I am going.  So maybe I should spend more time out there and just fly home from Toronto and skip Chicago??!

Well, the presale for my group for Chicago isn't until Wednesday, so there is time for me to make up my mind!

What to do???!

Dear Crush Monkey,

As a U2.com subscriber we're pleased to invite you to take part in ticket presales for five more 2010 North American dates to go on sale on U2's 360° Tour - Anaheim, Denver, Chicago, Miami and New York.

In order to take part in the presales you will need your PERSONAL PRESALE ACCESS CODE(s) which you will see below.

If you did not use your presale access code for 2009 360° Tour European shows or for 2010 shows which have already gone on sale, and you have now resubscribed to U2.com for a further 12 months, a SECOND presale access code is also displayed below. 

Wahooooooooo!!!!

So, there I was at work this morning, minding my own business at about 11:30am.

My cell phone lit up and then started to ring.  It was my U2 friend from The OC.   : )

He wanted to know if I wanted to go see U2 in Oakland !! 

I have been to California on the way to Hawaii twice in my older years and once when I was young and really don't remember that trip much!

I know that Oakland is very close to San Francisco and I've always wanted to visit so I said yes right away!!!!! 

He bought the tickets right away at 10am west coast time!

Looks like I will be at the Oakland Coliseum on 6/16/2010 !!!!!!!!   : )

Oakland

Now comes the fun part! 

Planning the flight and finding a place to stay!

He already told me that he would be pilot and I could be co-pilot which is fine by me!  : )

Yes, I know it isn't until July of 2010 but I am excited!!!

Have never been to Toronto before.  Had looked into going this year instead of Chicago but the dates just did not work out, so Chicago won.

The presale for U2.com members who have belonged since last year started today and the entire presale ends tomorrow for the Toronto date.  Just in case my favorite Irish band doesn't make it here in 2010 I'm headed to see them in Canada!  Didn't want to be shut out of tickets!

They are playing at the Rogers Centre (previously the SkyDome):

Cn Tower

Maybe in the near future this list will be updated with more dates!  But for now this is where I will be on 7/3/2010.  Section 130D, Row 16!   : )

Rogers centre