U2 Meets With Pitchfork
No, the boys didn’t run into the latest tax-related protest… they sat down for an interview with the indie-music ‘zine. Watch part II on Pitchforkcom.
“100 percent of U2 RED Zone tickets profit goes to charity”
“All of U2′s income raised from the auction of Red Zone tickets will be donated to charity,” says a U2 spokeswoman according to the Belfast Telegraph.
U2 will give away 100 percent of their income from the “RED Zone” VIP auction ticket sales at up to 100 worldwide concerts.
Up to 600 stage-front tickets per gig are being sold off this way. The minimum starting bids are between €95 and €1,015. This would mean U2 is donating an estimated €9m of their U2360 summer tour profits to charity.
All of the profit that Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr earn from the sale of tickets in the ‘Red Zone’ will go to charity. The charity-style partnership Global Fund, which helps fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, will benefit from a large donation and other good causes expected to receive payouts are charities focusing on Africa.
Previously: Ticketmaster auctions off (RED) Zone Packages
Daily U2 News Digest for March 29th
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11:53pm | ‘SPIDEY’ SENSES TINGLING – New York Post |
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12:45am | Opening of artist Guggi’s exhibition at the Kerlin gallery on South Anne Lane |
Daily U2 News Digest for March 28th
Daily U2 News Digest for March 27th
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9:32pm | Belgian fans are campaigning on Facebook to get U2 to play Belgium |
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9:34pm | U2: The Y! Music Interview, Part 1 |
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9:34pm | U2: The Y! Music Interview, Part 2 |
On the trail of the Joshua Tree
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Time to unwind a little from all your ticket buying stress. Follow these two U2 fans as they take a detour in Death Valley on a quest to find the Joshua Tree. Find out why they say: “We found a lot more than what we were just looking for…”
Via atu2blog.com
Daily U2 News Digest for 2009-03-25
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7:20pm | 3rd Dublin date on sale April 1st? |
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10:40pm | 3 News > Video > Campbell Live > Full interview with U2 |
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