Oh happy day

So, the support acts are now all set for 2010. Horsens will be treated with two splendid Snow Patrol gigs and Helsinki gets two gigs with Razorlight. To be honest, I don't know much about Razorlight, but I have some time to catch up on their songs. This means I'll get to see Snow Patrol 5 times during the 2010 tour, a true joy. Something happened to me during the Snow Patrol gigs in 2009, something that most definitely could be filed as highly unlikely, turning from a pure dislike of their music to an avid fan. Wonderful things happen under the claw.

White as snow

What great news today. U2 has asked Snow Patrol to be the support act at the gigs I'll attend, Moscow, Athens and Istanbul. As for the gigs in Denmark and Finland, we'll just have to wait and se who'll have the honour to give U2 lift-off. But for God's sake, Snow Patrol again, oh happy day!

That's all folks

I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd wished for additional gigs in Europe 2010. That's not going to happen. So, let's forget about Dublin and Tel Aviv.

EUROPE SHOWS ANNOUNCED FOR 2010
09 February 2010
In case you're wondering, all of U2's 2010 European shows are now announced.

The tour will visit Russia, Turkey, Greece and Finland among others places, as per www.u2.com/tours http://www.u2.com/tours.

But U2 Tour Promoter Arthur Fogel has urged fans to be aware. 'Fans should always check U2.com first, it's the most reliable on any dates. Recent rumours, like Dublin and Tel Aviv (Israel), are unfounded.'

As expected in Moscow

Still loads of GA tickets for sale in Moscow.

Accessible quantity of places: 6997

Stats

Some boring statistics for the GA ticket sales in Moscow. Hitting the refresh button over and over:

3216 @ 12.45
3198 @ 12.46
3189 @ 12.47
3185 @ 12.48
3180 @ 12.50
3177 @ 12.51
3168 @ 12.55
3158 @ 12.57
3155 @ 13.00
3138 @ 13.02
3131 @ 13.07
3135 @ 13.08
3119 @ 13.12
3109 @ 13.18
3101 @ 13.23
3093 @ 13.26
3079 @ 13.35
3064 @ 13.44
3046 @ 13.54
3043 @ 13.59
3049 @ 14.22
3028 @ 14.45
2998 @ 14.54

Ticket countdown

At 12.45 PM Swedish local time, this is the first time I've seen a website stating how many tickets are left for grabs. Quite unexpected for the Russian site.

Dancing in Moscow

Speaking of "Dancing sertificate" and "Fan Zone", they actually changed those texts to "Standing tickets" and "Red Zone". Today is the public sale and this is the info available on the website. Also, I'm starting to wonder why the sale hasn't started yet (it's 10.15 am in Moscow).