U2 is back in a Dublin, Ireland studio recording a new album being produced by long-time producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno with a proposed fall release date. With that news there is speculation that the band will tour in 2009 following their trend of touring after the release of a new album.
Live Nation, U2’s long-time concert promoter would not confirm a tour when contacted by TicketNews, only saying that U2’s manager Paul McGuinness hoped the band would tour, a story reported in Billboard. On March 31, Live Nation and U2 reached an agreement in principle to enter into a 12-year global contractual relationship without spelling out any details. Thus, Live nation’s non-committal was understandable.
Universal Records has set a July 22 release for remastered, expanded editions of the band’s first three albums: “Boy” (1980), “October” (1981) and “War” (1983) with The Edge, U2’s guitarist, overseeing the CDs which will include the original album on a single-disc, 180-gram vinyl and in a two-CD package featuring B-sides, rare tracks and live material. This follows the 2007 reissue release of “Joshua Tree.”
(The image accompanying this story is from 8Notes.com)
Last Updated on February 2, 2009 by By Bob Grossweiner & Jane Cohen
