Today’s $3.99 Amazon MP3 Download of the Day is another gem: the new Sounds of the Universe album from Depeche Mode. So what if you had tickets to the cancelled May show at Allstate Arena, but you don’t want to go to Lollapalooza? Have your own private concert at home for just $3.99. Today only (or so they say).
Download Sounds of the Universe from Amazon.com for $3.99.
In a press release today, Live Nation confirmed that the recently announced Sunday, September 13 show will be your last chance to see U2 in Chicago during the U2 360° tour. There will be no Friday show, contrary to rumor.
If you’re planning to attend the Sunday show, you still have time to join U2.com and gain access to day 3 of the presale, which begins Wednesday at 5:00 pm CDT. A U2.com membership costs $50 and buys you a presale code good for purchase of up to 4 tickets to ONE show in Europe or a total of four tickets at up to four shows in North America. To clarify: you can buy tickets to up to four different North American shows, but the total number of tickets you buy combined to North American shows cannot exceed four tickets.
Tickets will be available from Ticketmaster and Live Nation on April 6 at 10:00 am.
You can take a virtual tour of the concert stage on U2.com.
Sears Tower
ItsTheSearsTower.com – Let’s preserve the Sears Tower’s name. Sign the petition.
The iconic Sears Tower is about to lose its historic name. This year, it will officially become known as Willis Tower as part of a deal with London-based insurer Willis Group Holdings, Ltd.
Let Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. know that our names may not be on the deed to the building, but its historic name belongs to all Chicagoans and everyone worldwide. Encourage them to preserve history and be respectful of the great City of Chicago and its people.
Sign the petition at ItsTheSearsTower.com.
[Text above copied with permission from ItsTheSearsTower.com]
Kenny Chesney’s Sun City Carnival tour is coming to Soldier Field on June 13. The presale is happening right now, and the password (which wasn’t very creative) is BEARS. As of this posting, good field-level tickets are still available, so don’t wait.
97.1 FM The Drive is reporting that a new block of tickets to Elton John & Billy Joel at Wrigley Field will be released by Tickets.com on March 14.
The Drive is also holding a random drawing to give away 9 pairs of tickets between the July 16 and July 21 shows.
Apparently Jim DeRogatis of the Sun-Times thinks U2 have sold out, and their appearance at the Metro is a great opportunity to remind us of how he feels. Since when has it been unusual for a band to promote an upcoming tour (U2 360, previously named Kiss the Future) or a new album (No Line on the Horizon)?
DeRogatis is the Sun-Times pop music critic, and we’ve learned from past experience that he also doesn’t like Bruce Springsteen, The Doors, or The Grateful Dead. He doesn’t like Lollapalooza. He also doesn’t like to testify in court, but that’s a different story.
Is this guy for real?
You can read his long, dismissive article on the Sun-Times site, or you can read this summary instead:
DeRogatis believes the following and would really like you to know…
In spite of the negative tone of the article, the Sun-Times does have some decent pictures of the event.
It won’t matter that the blog is in German, you’ll have no trouble navigating these 14 bootleg videos of David Archuleta at House of Blues on Sunday, posted on David Archuleta Fans Germany. These probably aren’t DAFG’s original material, but it’s nice to have them consolidated in one place for easy viewing.
This is far from an exhaustive list, but here are a few Chicago area venues that offer season tickets, suites, and boxes. If you decide to buy any of these packages, please leave a comment and invite us along to a show.
View the brochure for complete details.
Ultra Elite (center section 103, rows C-D): $5,150
Elite (center section 102, 103, 104, rows F-K): $3,350
Super Premium (center section 102, 103, 104, rows L-Q): $2,350
Premium (center section 204, rows E-F, and center section 308, rows E-F): $1,800
4 seats: $11,300
6 seats: $15,750
8 seats: $19,400
View the brochure for complete details.
Ultra Elite (center section 103, rows C-D): $5,250
Elite (center section 103, rows G-H): $4,250
Super Premium (center section 103, rows N-S): $3,250
Premium (center section 103, rows W-BB): $2,400
4 seats: $11,550
6 seats: $15,750
8 seats: $18,500
12 seats (300 level): $20,400
12 seats (200 level): $22,100
18 seats (300 level): $30,000
18 seats (200 level): $32,500
22 seats (300 level): $34,000
22 seats (200 level): $39,700
Club seats: $47,500
Fractional Ownership (12 or 14 suite tickets for select events): from $12,125
Starlight Member (lawn seats, presales, member-only entrance): $75 per person
Moonlight Member (lawn seats, presales, member-only entrance, 4 single-use lawn passes, 4 Chicago Symphony Orchestra open rehearsal tickets, single use parking voucher): $150 per person
Last minute Sunday night update… It’s been an exciting few days for U2 news. No Line on the Horizon was released and details about the Kiss the Future tour are unfolding. Now, for U2 fans, the excitement is reaching a state of frenzy. A super-secret U2 event is happening this Tuesday, March 10, somewhere in Chicago. But what, and where?
It’s a ticketed event, but no tickets are for sale. If you want to go, you need to win the tickets from The Mix or Q101 tomorrow.
The Mix (101.9): Eric and Kathy will give away one pair of tickets between 5:30 am and 10 am
Q101 (101.1): from 10 am to 3 pm, one set of tickets will be given away per hour
The blogosphere is filled with speculation (here and here, among many), that U2 are playing to an intimate crowd at The Metro or Aragon. But a mysterious comment from Greg Cot of The Chicago Tribune hints “don’t be surprised if you bump into Bono on Clark Street”. No shows are publicly scheduled for the Metro on Tuesday night. Could it be?
Another pressing question: U2 are DJing on XRT from 8 to 9 pm on Tuesday; how will they find time for a show that night? If you have information or tickets, please leave a comment.
The Doings Elmhurst reported yesterday the story of a 13-year-old Elmhurst boy who has found some YouTube fame thanks to his series of videos which show him lip syncing to popular songs.
Sure, we’ve seen this all before with Numa Numa — has anyone even mentioned Numa Numa in the last 2 years? — but some of these (good luck choosing the right one) are still worth a look if you’ve got nothing else to do on a Friday night. Actually, ignore that last link and just watch this one, then go do something else.
If you’re keeping score at home:
Numa Numa kid: 888,955 views per month
Boy from Elmhurst: 40,087 views per month
WINNER by 848,868 views per month… Numa Numa
