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Posted in industry | music on April 2, 2008

U2 Signs 12-Year Deal With Live Nation

"Daddy's Favorite.....U2" (Randy's Birthday)
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U2's deal with Live Nation puts the promoter in business with one of the highest earning bands in the world for more than a decade.

It's a 12-year deal with Live Nation Artists that includes worldwide touring, merchandising, and the band's U2.com Web site. The deal, however, is not a true 360-degree pact, as there is no publishing component and the band retains its relationship with Universal Music to release music. [Billboard]

In related news, a new CD of African U2 covers just came out.

Tags: Live Nation, U2

Posted on April 2, 2008 9:00 AM

Comments (11)

Yawn.

Posted by greg | April 2, 2008 9:33 AM

Does this mean u2 will be around for TWELVE MORE YEARS?! And what time does Daft Punk sign on?

Posted by Anonymous | April 2, 2008 9:34 AM

If I'm like Randy in ten years please shoot me. Fat, kids and excited about a lame U2 book...ugh, life sucks.

Posted by Ralph Macchio | April 2, 2008 10:08 AM

no, ralph, U2 sucks! and they just got in bed with the devil - officially!

Posted by Anonymous | April 2, 2008 10:31 AM

Officially. But they've been sucking Satan's cock for the past 20 years already. This just makes them even more corporate. Like Monsanto. : ) Genetically modified for your listening pleasure.

Posted by Anonymo | April 2, 2008 10:34 AM

The greatest band of all time will be around for 12 more years! Awesome!

Posted by Loop | April 2, 2008 10:41 AM

what will it take to make u2 go away?

Posted by Anonymous | April 2, 2008 10:54 AM

Negative comments on indie blogs.

Posted by Anonymous | April 2, 2008 12:00 PM

um, october is still the absolute fire...that is to say, shit's hot.

when i listen to it, i just try to pretend that it's not u2, but some other band who isn't perenially dedicated to defiling their legacy anf forsaking their past.

Posted by Anonymous | April 2, 2008 1:11 PM

i didn't know what's his fuck name from Disney, Michael , was such a big U2 fan. he looks really happy in the photo.

as for U2 themselves: they had some punk cred around 25 years ago. now they're the mitt romney of mainstream music.


Posted by Anonymous | April 2, 2008 1:32 PM

I can only wait for the day that I have enough to eat, have healthy kids, and am happy. Randy is lucky.

Posted by Anonymous | April 2, 2008 2:33 PM

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