The Spaniards didn’t appreciate the band rehearsing beyond the midnight cut off time, and complained the concerts on June 30th and July 2nd at Camp Nou Stadium exceeded the prescribed noise level restrictions. As a result, Barcelona has levied a fine on U2 of 18,000 Euros, or approximately $22,000!

Come on, Barcelona! If you can’t stand the noise, get out of the stadium! Great music is meant to be played LOUD! At this time, I am happy to report no other cities have had any problems with the band or their decibel levels.

The band is going to be super busy within the coming months, because in addition to working on the new pop album, they are also going to release a rock album and another album called Songs of Ascent, which is a handful of songs that came out of the recording session from their 2009 album, No Line On the Horizon.

Two of U2’s members–Bono and The Edge–are also working on the score for the upcoming Spider-Man musical.

The band has had some time on their hands since frontman Bono had emergency back surgery in May, which caused them to postpone their 360-degree world tour until early August. Bono told Rolling Stone that he was “grateful” of how everything worked out: “There are a lot bigger problems out there than the ones I was facing. … But I came out of it perfect. And I feel incredibly grateful,” he said. Read the complete interview here.

Check back soon for more U2 tickets and tour news.

Fans will be happy to know that all prior tickets will be honored, or refunds will be given. If you still need U2 tickets, check out a leading national ticket broker for up close seating to this and other stadium shows where stars like Bon Jovi and Paul McCartney like to play. There’s even the possibility of additional dates to come, according to U2.com.

Here is the complete list of revised dates as of today:

5/21/11  Denver, CO: Invesco Field At Mile High

5/24/10  Salt Lake City, UT: Rice-Eccles Stadium

6/1/11  Edmonton, AB: Commonwealth Stadium

6/4/11  Seattle, WA: Qwest Field

6/7/11  Oakland, CA: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

6/17-18/11  Anaheim, CA: Angel Stadium of Anaheim

6/26/11  East Lansing, MI: Spartan Stadium

6/29/11  Miami Gardens, FL: Sun Life Stadium

7/5/11  Chicago, IL: Soldier Field

7/8-9/11  Montreal, QC: Hippodrome De Montreal

7/11/11  Toronto, ON: Rogers Centre

7/14/11  Philadelphia, PA: Lincoln Financial Field

7/20/11  East Rutherford, NJ: New Meadowlands Stadium

7/23/11  Minneapolis, MN: TCF Bank Stadium

“We’re delighted the dates are rescheduled and in all the same venues we originally planned to play,” U2 manager Paul McGuinness said. “It hasn’t been easy to accomplish this and I’d like to thank the managers of the many venues and sports teams across North America and Live Nation Global Touring for their help and cooperation in making this complex new plan possible. Above all we want to thank the U2 fans for bearing with us. They’re the best and the band wants to get back to where they belong, surrounded by their audience.”

More news is sure to follow. Check back!

Well, unfortunately, all U.S. tour dates, which were originally scheduled to run through July 19, have been postponed. However, the silver lining on this gray cloud is that they plan to continue on with their tour overseas!

From Aug. 6 to Oct. 8, U2 is expected to perform 22 concerts! Some of the tour’s highlights include stops in Frankfurt, Germany on Aug. 10; Moscow, Russia on Aug. 25; Paris, France on Sept. 18; and Rome, Italy on Oct. 8.

If you can’t make it overseas, but are still yearning for U2 tunes, check out Hollywood U2 on Aug. 13 in Los Angeles. Hollywood U2 is the “world’s leading U2 tribute show” and has a concert scheduled at Club Nokia with special guest The Rising.

Don’t miss your chance to get your U2 tickets (or Hollywood U2 tickets) to see them perform live!

The surgery went well, and he’s been discharged from the hospital, but must now undergo a rest and rehabilitation program for at least 8 weeks - doctor’s orders. His health and prognosis are both looking good. And that’s the good news.

The bad news is that the band has no choice but to postpone all their June and July tour dates, i.e., their entire second leg of the North American tour, and their appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in England. Paul McGuinness, U2’s manager, confirmed the postponements, and Bono and the band’s disappointment, on U2.com, stating:

“Our biggest and I believe best tour has been interrupted and we’re all devastated. For a performer who lives to be on stage, this is more than a blow. He feels robbed of the chance to do what he does best and feels like he has badly let down the band and their audience. Which is of course nonsense. His concerns about more than a million ticket buyers whose plans have been turned upside down, we all share, but the most important thing right now is that Bono make a full recovery. We’re working as fast as we can with Live Nation to reschedule these dates.”

The North American dates will have to be rescheduled for some time in 2011, unfortunately, but that’s just give more time for the anticipation to build, and more time for you lot who didn’t get U2 tickets yet to snag some.  Exact dates are still TBD, so check back for more U2 news to come.

Until then, best wishes to Bono for a speedy recovery, and for the rest of the band… patience.

This was the first survey conducted since November 2007. It had nearly 5,000 fan responses from 81 different countries.

The results may surprise you:

38 percent of U2 fans are between 30-39 years old. The second largest group–at 28 percent–were between the ages of 40-49.

72 percent of the fans own bootleg copies of U2 songs.

76 percent of them own all 16 of U2’s albums.

95 percent of fans think if Bono leaves, the other three should not continue as U2.

See the full results by clicking here, and be sure to check back soon for more U2 tickets and news.

In honor of his number 2 ranking, Bono has contributed his ‘Top Tips To Being A Frontman‘ for a feature article in the current issue.  Bono writes, “Don’t imagine the audience doesn’t know who you really are - they do… in a very intimate way.  You live in their ear after all, just next door to the brain, down the hall to the bedroom of their heart… very, very intimate.”

Other exceptional musicians that received honors are:

5. Chris Martin

7. Jim Morrison

10. John Lennon

17. Bruce Springsteen

29. Roger Daltrey

33. Iggy Pop

66. Syd Barrett

69. Joey Ramone

If you had the opportunity to vote, who would be in your top 10?