That Day Has Finally Come: A Tour Sponsor

[Silence]

lol
I forgot about that dude with the big hair

Looks like daffy Duck with his beak blown up top after one of those famous explosive meant for Bugs gone awry cartoon gags!

 

[mikal]

omg!!!11 da u2 sold out!!!!!111 and they cheet on taxes!!!1111

 

[zoopop]

lol
I forgot about that dude with the big hair

His name was "No Bones".....don't ask why I know that.

 

[Silence]

omg!!!11 da u2 sold out!!!!!111 and they cheet on taxes!!!1111

They dont cheat, shelters are legit. And saving on taxes is for from prostituting your art in Capitalist comercials for food that is unhealthy for cash and publicity you can't get based on your talents. they shoulda just wore chicken suits for crissakes!

 

[Silence]

His name was "No Bones".....don't ask why I know that.

No bones? thats hilarious maybe it was his idea to do a chicken gig!

 

[RedRocksU2]

His name was "No Bones"

How you know that?

 

[Silence]

He said

His name was "No Bones".....don't ask why I know that.

 

[Lemonfix]

... ?

I bow to your awesome-ness

 

[Lost in Sound]

U2/Apple Relationship Sours?

Maybe you saw the public relations steamroller from the uber-band U2 last week: Seems they were everywhere as they gear up for their next big world tour, but this mega tour carries some intriguing back stories worth a mention.

It was just a few years ago that U2 joined Apple Inc. for one of the more stellar press events in Silicon Valley history. The band was on the verge of unleashing "Vertigo" on the world. Bono and The Edge joined Steve Jobs on stage to unveil the latest generation iPods, including a very special U2-branded device.

Jobs, who doesn't like touching anyone, embraced Bono on stage. He (Bono) joined The Edge for a couple of songs. It was magic, and it showed the deep and powerful relationship Apple was forging with the biggest names in music. And it also showed the power and influence that Steve Jobs wielded, attracting no less a global superstar than U2 to help announce Apple's latest achievement.

Flash forward to today: Bono is a partner in venture firm Elevation Partners which owns 39 percent of Palm, which will be releasing the iPhone-like Pre some time this summer.

And now there's word that U2's upcoming tour, U2 360 Degrees, which kicks off about the time Palm will release Pre, will be sponsored by Research in Motion and its Blackberry. Presented by Live Nation, the tour will hit fourteen European cities, and will be followed by dates in North America beginning at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Sept. 12th, 2009.

Manager Paul McGuinness said in this morning's release: "This tour announcement marks the first stage of a relationship and shared vision between RIM and U2 that we expect will lead to new and innovative ways to enhance the mobile music experience on the BlackBerry platform for U2 fans. We look forward to sharing more details as the relationship unfolds.”

Ouch. U2 and Apple was such a beautiful thing. But ahhh, how relationships — especially between tech and entertainment — can be so fleeting.

Still, I think this deal says a lot more about U2's commercialism and partnership with Live Nation than it does about the future of iPod and Apple's ongoing influence in the music industry. But wow, the Blackberry sponsorship of the U2 tour, which promises to break all records, is dripping with symbolism, and not the kind Apple likes.

(c) CNBC, 2009.

U2/Apple Relationship Sours? | U2 news article from @U2

Maybe that's why they chose Blackberry