Bono One charity advert faces TV ban

A campaign advert made by a charity founded by U2 frontman Bono has been banned from UK TV because it may breach rules covering political advertising.

The short film is part of One's Hungry No More campaign which calls for governments to help tackle the causes of famine in Africa.

Clearcast, which approves adverts, said it could be in breach of rules laid down by the 2003 Communications Act.

One said it was "absurd" the advert could not be shown.

The minute-long film, called The F Word: Famine is the Real Obscenity, features stars including Bono, George Clooney, Colin Farrell and Sex and the City star Kristin Davis.

A Clearcast spokeswoman said: "These rules ensure that adverts aren't being broadcast by bodies whose objects are wholly or mainly political.

"One appears to be caught by this rule as they state that part of their raison d'etre is to pressure political leaders.

"It also appears that a number of the claims made in the version of the ad that we have seen are directed towards a political end, which is again against the rules."'

No New Album in June, But U2 Music for the World Cup

Brian Hiatt  (Rolling Stone Associated Editor ) has posted on Twitter  that  Paul McGuinnes told him that there won´t be a new U2 album by June,  “However, before the end of the year is increasingly likely."

ESPN´s coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will use specially recorded  music by Soweto Gospel Choir recorded and filmed in South Africa, with music and live concert footage from U2's concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. last October.

 This collaboration will appear in every programme throughout ESPN's presentation of the World Cup including soccer highlights, match and studio coverage.
 ESPN's announced : U2 will be featured in these four spots.

• Robben Island communicates the historic nature and importance of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, through the prism of soccer. This spot was filmed on location at Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. It is the site where eventual South African President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for decades, alongside other political prisoners, during the country's apartheid era. (Set to U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" with Soweto Gospel Choir).
• UNITED conveys the passion for the FIFA World Cup that unites disparate cultures (set to U2's "Magnificent").     
• The Power of 10 celebrates the honor and burden that comes with wearing the most sacred jersey number in soccer (set to U2's "Out of Control").     
• Passion captures the excitement that the FIFA World Cup invokes -- highlighting the documented "baby boom" that occurred nine months after Germany hosted the 2006 event (set to U2's "Desire").

There's also a fifth spot (actually the first one to air on ESPN) that uses "City of Blinding Lights." You can see that on ESPN's YouTube channel. Footage from the U2 360 concert in Pasadena last year will also be used in "every program throughout ESPN's presentation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup including soccer highlights, match and studio coverage."


Just like in 2006...

 



source:www.atu2.com//www.u2.com//www.espnmediazone3.co

U2 Year in Pictures (Part 2)

2009= the year U2 decided to release their new album NLOTH after more than 4 years. Highly acclaimed (RS 2009 N°1 album), loved by fans and critics, though not a sales blockbuster, they showed the (rock and roll) world they´ve been together for 30 years and they still rock on!!!

Beginnings of March: the name of the tour was revealed: U2 360°. The only thing we knew was that it was going to be spectacular and huge. Date to start: June in Barcelona, Spain.



Bono starts writing articles for The New York Times regularly.he had already strted with "Notes from the Chairman",dedicated to the great Frank Sinatra.


"The Claw" starts disclosing in May. Videos of the construction.


First concert of the monumental 360° Tour in Barcelona. Critics acclaimed it.

October: The Unforgettable Fire, remastered.


October 25th , another landmark in the music and video scene: U2´s YouTube's live webcast from the Rose Bowl

November 4th: Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, U2 played at the Brandenburg Gate.


18th November: Bono received the Ripple of Hope Award given by The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights.
23rd November: A surprising announcement, U2 will play Glastonbury next year for the first time.

End of November: U2 appears in the Hall of Fame Show, to celebrate its 25th anniversary.


1st December: World Aids Day,Bono announces a partnership between NIKE, Inc. and (RED).



End of the year: awards and nominations galore!
International Band of the Year category in the annual NRJ Awards, France.
Triple Grammy Nomination:Best Rock Album,Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance .
"Winter" noiminated for Globe and Oscars.
Rolling Stone magazine considered "No Line on the Horizon", best album of the year and "Moment of Surrender", best song of the year.


The year has been great for the band and their fans. 2010 promises to be the same or even better: new album (Songs of Ascent), another lap of 360° and many more countries to visit.

U2 Year in Pictures (part 1)

2009 has been undeniably U2 Year. There was so much U2 everywhere that we fans had to rush from one place to another, one website to another, one magazine to another to get the latest view.
Those moments are over (at least until the 2010 tours starts) and we can think of a review of what it was like.

18th January: "We are One" Concert; the Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.


19th January : First single from awaited album: "Get on your Boots". Promotional video, click here.
26th February official release of "No Line on the Horizon" in Ireland.

Promotional gig starts.First they had a great interview at BBC Radio 1 with Jo Whiley and then U2 play in the roof of the BBC . That day was called "U2 Day at BBC". The "U2mania" had started.


March 2nd: U2 has a street with its name! New York´s Mayor Bloomber, renamed part of W. 53rd at Broadway "U2 Way"

Bono in the Brazilian TV

Bono appeared on the Brazilian TV show Fantastico, where he said that he would follow Brazil and Ivory Coast in the World Cup, South Africa 2010 as Ireland was left out of the tournament.

Besides , he said the band recently recorded three new songs:

"At the end of October, we had one of the best shows of our lives in Los Angeles. We left the stage so excited that we went straight to the studio and recorded three new songs."

Brazilian interview was taped last week at the (RED)/Nike event in London. Bono also confirmed off-camera that U2 will bring the U2 360 tour to Brazil, but he didn't say when.

source:www.fantastico.globo.com

U2 & Latinamerica

For the launching of Motorokr U2 for Motorola, the agency Landia made a commercial with the participation of real U2 fans all over Latin America (especially Brazil and Argentina), talking about their experiences with the band. At the rhythm of "Get on your Boots", the commercial can be seen in Latin America since mid March.