U2 befinden sich unter den möglichen Acts für ein Open Air Konzert diesen Sommer, in Londonderry. "I can't confirm anything other than that we have been asked to look at an application for a U2 concert. It is yet to be confirmed for Derry 2002", so der nordirische Minister für Kultur, Kunst und Freizeit Michael McGimpsey gestern, in einem Live-Interview einer BBC Radio Show. Weiterhin hat er über ernsthafte Pläne für dieses Konzert gesprochen, und auch einen Support-Act vorgeschlagen: die Altpunker 'The Undertones', die ein Comeback starten. Aber das müssten die Organisatoren entscheiden. Am 13. März 2002 hatte wir bereits darüber berichtet, dass U2 auch ein Konzert in Belfast, im Sommer, in Erwägung ziehen würden.

April 11, 2002 From Global Newswire: SUPERGROUP SET FOR ULSTER CONCERT IAN STARRETT April 11, 2002 SUPERGROUP U2 are being lined up to play live at an open-air concert in Londonderry this summer, Michael McGimpsey said yesterday. The Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister let the news slip when he took part in a live interview on Mark Patterson's BBC Radio Foyle show. Mr McGimpsey had come on the line to answer Sinn Fein claims that his department was purposely refusing to provide funding for the annual Foyle Cup youth soccer competition this summer, while providing a substantial cash boost for the annual Northern Ireland International Milk Cup tournament in Coleraine. However, while outlining events to be held in Londonderry for which substantial funding was being provided - including a forthcoming jazz and big band festival and the Foyle Film Festival - Mr McGimpsey admitted that serious plans were afoot to bring Bono and the boys to the banks of the River Foyle in several months time. He said: "I can't confirm anything other than that we have been asked to look at an application for a U2 concert. It is yet to be confirmed for Derry 2002." He suggested that the Undertones, the city's re-formed punk rock idols, would be a good support act but that would be up to the organisers. Canadian rock star Bryan Adams topped the bill last August when the first major open-air rock concert in Londonderry was staged at Prehen Playing Fields, in the Waterside. More than 9,000 fans turned out to see the Groover from Vancouver in action. This is again the likely venue if the U2 concert gets the official go-ahead.