NOVELTY ACT?
Thanks to Daniel for the following information: ‘Mannheimer Morgen’ wrote today: “Die Soehne Mannheims” to play as Opening Act at the Elevation Tour 2001 in Germany. “Die Soehne Mannheims” will also maybe play 2-3 more Opening Acts in Europe at the 2001 Elevation Tour. The information was also broadcast by SWR3 radio.
HOTEL + GIG ARRANGEMENTS
Latest Events have tickets to Paris, Utrecht and Dublin on sale. Note that they have an AUGUST 3 date for Utrecht on their site…
SLANE PRESALE INFO
This in from Ticketmaster.ie: “Avoid the rush and register now for presale tickets to the U2 Elevation Tour, Slane 2001, in association with U2.com. Sign up before 10.00 am Wednesday March 7th to www.u2.com and they will give you a special password in the coming days. When the presale starts on Thursday, March 8th at 10:00 am, use your password to enter the special U2.com page to purchase up to two (2) tickets for the Slane show through www.ticketmaster.ie.
THE DUTCH ARE CHEAP …
… this just in from Mojo, concert promotors in the Netherlands: Tickets will be 95 guilders. That’s around 27.30 pounds or 40 dollars, and only five guilders more than tickets for the Pop tour.
Sales start Saturday, March 10, at 9 AM through major postoffices, VVV’s, GWK’s, 0900-3001250 (99 ct.p.m.), http://www.ticketservice.nl/ and other known outlets. There will be a 6 tickets limit per person.
60-2
We’d already blogged it last week, but just to remind the Aussies again: U2 are on Sixty Minutes 7:30pm this Sunday 4th March on Channel 9, Australia. It focuses on Bono’s Jubilee work.
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