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U2 Booked for 'Late-Show' Letterman Residency in March

by Jarrett Martineau | February 13, 2009 at 09:07 am

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U2 have agreed to perform as David Letterman's musical guests for five consecutive evening on 'Late Night' in early March.

This elaborately extended promo tv slot/stunt is perfectly timed to coincide with the release of U2's new album 'No Line on the Horizon' which is due out on March 3rd.

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Bono and the boys are scheduled as Late Show musical guests on five consecutive nights, March 2-6, as part of a massive publicity push for their new album, No Line on the Horizon. The Irish rockers' 12th studio effort is scheduled to drop March 3.
The five-night booking, a first for Letterman, comes on the heels of U2's rollicking performance of the single "Get On Your Boots" at last Sunday's Grammy Awards.

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Mary Richard

at 11:54 on February 13th, 2009

Wow! That must have cost a pretty penny.

Denver In Translation

at 15:00 on February 13th, 2009

We were on the first row outside the "ellipse" for both U2 shows in Denver in 2005. We were lucky enough to get a lot of "face time" with all the members of the band (except their drummer Larry Mullen Jr.) as they utilized the ellipse walkway quite frequently. Two amazing nights.

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