Joe O’ Herhily, the U2 soundman, said that the band is all set to do recording in France. The band was doing their recordings at the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin for a period of time and has now decided that they need a change, as they are creating new songs. Joe said that he will soon join the band at France to begin the work with them. The U2 band hopes that they can come out with the new album by September or October and can plan their tour for the year 2009. All the U2 fans are anxiously waiting for the new album’s release.