The band has dismissed any concerns about the four track from their soon to be released album having reached the internet. The song’s which were reportedly titled “Moment of Surrender,” “For Your Love,” “Sexy Boots” and “No Line on the Horizon” were of very very poor sound quality. They were removed from YouTube soon after copyright violation complaint filled by Universal. They were reportedly recorded by a Dutch fan from outside Bono’s apartment in the French Riviera. The band spokesman said that even though the song’s were barely audible, the amount of media coverage and publicity that it got hinted at the extreme amount of jealousy.

The first live action movie of U2 that is presently running to packed houses and is creating box office records in many parts of Ireland and the U.K is also now becoming a huge rage in America. The Catherine Owens directed movie, U2 3D is the first movie to be shot, produced and exhibited using the 3D technology and fans are really enjoying the movie. The 3D movie featuring the U2 was shot during the pop band’s South American Vertigo tour.

The Pacific Science Center in Seattle is seeing unprecedented rush for the movie and the rush never seems to stop despite the center extending the run of the movie. The Seattle Science Center has further on increased the shows and now there will be two extra shows daily at 7:15 pm as well as 9:30 pm. The revised schedule of screening the U2 3D movie will be effective till the 3rd of April and fans are thrilled about the increase in the show timings.

The first ever live – action movie U23D is creating history in Ireland by breaking the box office records. This movie is special, as it is in the 3D format and this concert film collected €89, 538 in its first three days from eight venues. Last weekend U23D had the highest collection average in Ireland. The managing Director of Revolver Entertainment, Justin Marciano, who is distributing this film in U.K and Ireland, is of opinion that there is enormous need for this type of film making and his company is waiting to see how people are reacting to this new technology in other parts of the country as well.

The filming of this movie was done in South America while U2 were doing their “Vertigo Tour”. This film is co-directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington. Catherine is working as the visual content director of U2 for more than 15 years and Pellington has already directed the video for U2”s “One”. The 3D technology has made the graphics and videos advance towards the spectator and give spectator the feeling that he is experiencing a live concert by U2. Catherine has put her heart and soul in to this film and the gang has decided not to release it in 2D version.

U23D, a 3D film by the band U2 started off with a bang at the recently held Sundance film festival. The band is scheduled to go for a general release in Canada and the United States. It would reach UK and Ireland as well. The international Herald Tribune has declared the film to be remarkable. The movie is not only technically excellent but also an aesthetic feel to it. The movie has earned rave reviews and has been hailed widely by the critics and the fans alike. The New York times have said that it is the first IMAX film that can be labeled as a “work of art”.

The film has been directed by Mark Pellington and Catherine Owens. It has been made during the visit of the band to South America. It was shot during the Vertigo tour. Owens, one of the directors has remarked that the movie “was the ultimate challenge in presenting U2″. The movie shuffles between the onstage presence of the band and the offstage presence. It is a marvelous technical achievement. This is the first live-action movie to be telecast wholly in 3D. The focus of the movie is almost entirely on the concerts. The subject of the film revolves around shows in Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Brazil.

U2 3D, the concert film featuring the members of the band U2 is released in 2008 and the specialty of this film is that it is completely filmed in 3-D format. The film mainly has footages from U2’s live shows, especially their Vertigo tour. There are fourteen songs included in the film which is screened as live performances in the concerts. This film has been awaited by the U2 fans as it made by using the so called “in-camera motion control” and special image processing using real time. The film is an outcome of hard work from the members as well as the crew of the footage.

A short pre-screening of the film was done at the Cannes festival in 2007 and the completed version was premiered on 19th of January 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival. The international release of the U2 3D is expected on 22nd of February 2008. U2 is releasing this film as an experiment and profits are not their intention. The film will be released only in 3-D format in 3-D theatres. The new unit of National Geographic namely National Geographic Cinema Ventures has taken the distribution rights of this film. The U2 is confident that their fans can get the energy and enthusiasm of the live U2 performance through this 3-D film.

U2 is now presenting their first ever action digital 3D film LIVE, premiere will be at Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D theatre on the “giant screen”. 3ality Digital has produced this film and it got distributed by National Geographic Entertainment. It will be the most popular show in IMAX history. The live excitement of a U2 concert is captured by multi channel surrounds sound and innovative digital 3-D imagery. It is shot in South America during their “Vertigo” tour. The viewers will experience the memorable rhythmic force of the stadium concert by the world’s most popular bands. U2 3D has a running time of 1 hr and 25 minutes and the MPAA rated it G. There is the largest collection of 3D camera technology to be used on any project. There are many famous hits of U2 “New Year’s Day”, “one”, “Sunday bloody Sunday” and “Pride”. Along with there recent tracks like, “Love and Peace or Else”, “Beautiful Day” and “Vertigo”.U2 is recognized all over the world for their splendid music and the incomparable gift to reach million of fans through new technology. People experience multi-sensory emotional and exceptional feeling in the live shows of U2 just one U2 concert in a lifetime is never enough on the other hand; it will just leave you craving for more.

U2 and Kila are set to host a special tribute to Ronnie Drew along with some of Ireland’s finest singers. Some of the musicians work on ‘The Ballad of Ronnie Drew’ are Shane MacGowan, Christy Moore, Damien Dempsey, Sinead O’Connor, Andrea Corr, and Moya Brennan. This week producer John Reynolds said that the feeling was something very special as everyone came into Windmill Lane Rings End Road studios. After talks of poetry and lyrics singer Simon Carmody decided that they wanted to make a tribute to somebody that they truely admired as a musician. Carmody was excited when he approached Grateful Dead wordsmith (and fellow Ronnie Drew fan) Robert Hunter with the idea and he decided to become involved. The song ”The Ballad of Ronnie Drew’ became a joint effort between Hunter, Edge, Carmody and Bono with other artists signing on shortly after. The performances are amazing with Shane MacGowan, Bono, Christy Moore and Damien Dempsey all singing different verses while Sinead, Andrea Corr and Moya sing the choruses. Some of the other artists involved in the project are Brian Kennedy, Bronagh Gallagher, Billy McGuinness, Chris de Burgh, Eleanor McEvoy, Ronan Keating, Duke Special, Gavin Friday, , Jack L, Jerry Fish, Joe Elliott, Mundy, Mary Black, Mary Coughlan, Mick Pyro, Paddy Casey, and Paul Brady.

Front man of the U2 rock band Bono pressed French leader Nicolas Sarkozy to increase aid to developing nations, the aid advocacy group DATA said. The organization, co-founded by Bono has urged France to raise development assistance to 0.7 percent of gross national income by 2012 as agreed earlier. In 2006, French aid stood at 0.31 percent of gross national income.

U2 have announced they are to release their first digital 3D film, creating a live concert production. ‘U2 3D’ was filmed during the South American leg of the band’s 2005 ‘Vertigo’ tour. The film will open in IMAX 3D and digital 3D cinemas across the UK on February 22.