Week In Review: January 27, 2020

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Week in Review: January 27, 2020

Allie McClaskey covers the past week in U2 news.

To Renew Or Not, That Is The Question
In our latest “Off the Record,” staffer Sherry Lawrence reflected on the history of U2’s fan club and shared possible ideas for its future. When weighing the cost of a membership against the so-called “exclusive” content subscribers receive, Sherry questions if the price is worth it.

Adam Clayton’s Watch Up For Auction to Benefit Australian Wildfire Victims
The coolest bass player around just became a little bit cooler. Invaluable, an auction and gallery website, is holding an auction to benefit victims of the Australian Wildfires, and Adam Clayton’s personal watch is one of the items up for sale. Invaluable notes the watch is unpolished and comes straight “’off Adam’s wrist to the auction.’” The watch is valued between $10,000 and $20,000 and is currently going for $21,100. Bidding ends on January 31, 2020, at 9:00 AM AEDT.

U2 To Release U2 eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE – Live In Berlin As The 2020 Fan Club Gift
As we reported last week, U2.com has announced the 2020 gift for fan club subscribers: a DVD release of the band’s final e+i Tour show in Berlin, from November 13, 2018. A 75-minute version of the concert recently aired internationally on select cable networks. Subscribers will receive the full two-plus hour show on DVD, along with a booklet of tour photos by e+i Tour photographer Ross Stewart.

 

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