LP13 - Still Waiting - 1980 days since Bono announced Songs of Ascent

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Still waiting.

Rumours include:

- Album called 'Sirens'
- Songs include 'Song for Someone', 'The Troubles', 'The Light', 'Siren'
- Announcement apparently imminent
- Release date proposed any time between early October and late November.
- Tour to kick off in Vancouver in late May 2015 (this could be the NA leg of the tour) in arenas
- While some quotes from band members and others in the inner circle have alluded to two albums / a double album, this hasn't been confirmed, and as always with U2, is subject to change. It is safe to say that they had an idea to finish two albums off in these sessions and release mid tour, but chances are still probably pretty slim that this will ever happen.
 
And in case you are wondering - it is approx 1980 days since the interview where Bono claimed that 2009 would be U2's year, and that Songs of Ascent would come out later in the year....
 
Well, I'm heading out tomorrow morning for vacation, so I'll next be checking Interference on August 12th or so. Hopefully there's some halfway-exciting news to come home to!

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And in case you are wondering - it is approx 1980 days since the interview where Bono claimed that 2009 would be U2's year, and that Songs of Ascent would come out later in the year....

Well, he was half right. 2009 was U2's year, but SOA was never released.
 


That thread is depressing.

However, the following quote from DaveC was quite realistic:

Not a fucking chance is there going to be another album this year, or next year, or the year after that. Or the year after that. The earliest we will get more new U2 (aside from B-sides, obviously) will be 2013, if that.



You are more than welcome to quote me on this.


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[Q UOTE=digitize;7816231]That thread is depressing.

However, the following quote from DaveC was quite realistic:




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Overwhelming pessimism and negativity is a safe place to be with post Pop U2...


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I think she had leukemia during the HTDAAB/Vertigo Tour era.


Tour was delayed 2 months originally, then the ROW dates postponed indefinitely after a second scare. Of course, all of this is totally understandable.


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Read this article about U2 and Live Nation today. Live nation could be the problem with U2 new album: Rumour has it Live Nation will restructure its artist management business, with Madonna and U2 manager Guy Oseary set to head up a more cohesive new division. As previously reported, late last year Oseary merged his management firm with that of long-term U2 manager Paul McGuinness, with the former running the shop and the latter taking more of a backseat role. At the same time the merger was confirmed it was announced that the new talent management venture was allied to Live Nation. The live music major is a prolific player in the artist management space through its loosely grouped Artist Nation division. The core of that business came with the Ticketmaster acquisition, the ticketing firm having previously acquired Irving Azoff’s Front Line management company. Various other deals over the years mean a number of other management agencies around the world are also owned, part-owned or linked to the live firm. Though it can be tricky working out exactly which agencies are affiliated with the company, because the Artist Nation side of Live Nation, originally set up to manage the firm’s mega-bucks 360 degree partnerships with Jay-Z, Madonna, Shakira and Nickelback, became something of a miscellaneous branch of the company, holding its various interests in management and other artist service businesses. According to HitsDailyDouble, Live Nation now plans to tidy up its management assets, with Oseary at the top of a new division. How integrated that division will be remains to be seen; it’s not clear if Live Nation Management will then sign artists directly, or if it will be more of a formalised parent company sitting above the group’s existing management agencies, which would continue to operate autonomously. Either way, it is thought the management side of Live Nation’s Jay-Z joint venture Roc Nation would remain separate. A number of other senior artist managers are said to be involved in the restructuring, include Ron Laffitte, Larry Rudolph and Gee Roberson, probably best known for managing Pharrell, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj respectively. And HDD also reports that, in addition to absorbing management companies already owned or part-owned by Live Nation, Oseary’s new division may be on the look out for some new strategic acquisitions too. - See more at: Live Nation reportedly considering overhaul of management assets | Complete Music Update
 
Some one said on Twitter U2 Embrace Chaos As A Creative Process In Making Their New Album. Possible title of new album "Embrace the Chaos".
 
Things have got so bad that I've now bought the Coldplay album Ghost Stories.

And you know what? I really like it :reject:
 
Where is the band at the moment? Still partying with their rich friends in the south of France? I didn't' see any photos of them last week...

Btw I like Ghost stories too!

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Where is the band at the moment? Still partying with their rich friends in the south of France? I didn't' see any photos of them last week...

Btw I like Ghost stories too!

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Rumour is they are working on the album until August 5, after which i guess we can expect an announcement.
 
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