{"id":30108,"date":"2024-08-10T00:03:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T00:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/u2-recently-turned-down-10-million-for-a-single-gig-promoter-claims\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T00:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T00:03:07","slug":"u2-recently-turned-down-10-million-for-a-single-gig-promoter-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/u2-recently-turned-down-10-million-for-a-single-gig-promoter-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 recently turned down $10 million for a single gig, promoter claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-08-09\/M_U2_051823.png\" alt><figcaption>ABC\/Michael Yada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fact that many top artists \u2014 like\u00a0<strong>Coldplay<\/strong>&#8216;s<strong> Chris Martin<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0Beyonce<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 are available to hire for weddings and birthday parties if the price is right is one of the worst-kept secrets in the music industry. But some artists just flat-out refuse to do them, even if the money is insane. Case in point: <strong>U2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jay Siegan,<\/strong> whose company specializes in organizing private gigs by big stars, tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/music\/article\/fancy-a-private-beyonce-gig-its-yours-for-24-million-wgvgzp57j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Times of London<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>&#8220;We recently made an offer to U2 of $10 million to perform on an island in the Caribbean for a private client. They quickly declined.&#8221; Other acts who &#8220;never&#8221; do private shows include<strong> Bruce Springsteen<\/strong>, <strong>AC\/DC<\/strong>,<strong> Taylor Swift<\/strong>,<strong> The Cure <\/strong>and<strong> Depeche Mode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, those acts don&#8217;t exactly need the money. Just think of how much U2 must have raked in during their recent residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, which grossed some $256 million.<\/p>\n<p>In other U2 news, the group has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-c60vHotKy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">just released the 10th edition<\/a> of its ongoing digital playlist series,\u00a0<em>To Love and Only Love &#8212; Deep Dives and B-Sides.\u00a0<\/em>The remastered collection is comprised of\u00a0songs<span class=\"s1\"> that until now were only available on vinyl, CD or cassette.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1vGAYw10VOo6EFAw2PnPL1?go=1&amp;utm_campaign=fAfTD_96_fmly&amp;utm_source=Original_Original&amp;utm_medium=Original&amp;utm_content=e9b4bdef-eb0d-4e67-adc6-66578ea792f9_none_U2_101070072_Elevation_none_20240617_https%253A%252F%252Fl.instagram.com%252F_usmumgi_GB_U2.lnk.to%2FElevationEP&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=08b4945ab36f4bee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\">latest playlist<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> is centered around \u201cElevation,&#8221; from their 2000 album,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">All That You Can&#8217;t Leave Behind<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">. The 10 tracks include six different mixes of &#8220;Elevation,&#8221; including the &#8220;Tomb Raider Mix&#8221; from the 2001 film<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\"> Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. <\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">There are also live versions of &#8220;New York,&#8221; &#8220;I Will Follow&#8221; and the <strong>Ramones<\/strong> cover &#8220;I Remember You,&#8221; plus a remake of<strong> Johnny Cash<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Don&#8217;t Take Your Guns to Town,&#8221; which was the original B-side of &#8220;Elevation.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC\/Michael Yada The fact that many top artists \u2014 like\u00a0Coldplay&#8216;s Chris Martin\u00a0and\u00a0Beyonce\u00a0\u2014 are available to hire for weddings and birthday parties if the price is right is one of the worst-kept secrets in the music industry. 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