Fans of U2 have been waiting for five years, and at last a new album is ready for release.
Irish listeners got the first listen of the first single, but those international types who are media savvy knew that they had only to tune in to RTE 2fm and share the joy. Thanks to a bit of on-air banter, the Colm and Jim-Jim Breakfast Show won Bono's heart and won the radio world's grand prize.
Dave Fanning, a disc jockey at RTE, has long been a U2 supporter, and that support has been rewarded. He's the man who gets first crack at playing all the new releases, and Bono et al. continued the habit this time around.
Get On Your Boots will be officially released on February 13, followed on the 27th by the new album No Line On The Horizon. If you can't get to Ireland to make your purchase, you'll have to wait until the second of March when the rest of the world gets its U2 fix.
In the meantime, you can wander over to U2's website and have a free listen.
Sales are expected to be brisk, in spite of the current economic downturn.
Sometimes you need a little food for the soul, even if your belly is empty.
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