U2 ruins summer; postpones Bank concert to 2011
He has tackled world poverty and launched the biggest rock tour in the world, but even Bono can't escape the need for a good chiropractor. U2 has postponed its June 27 concert at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis along with its entire North American summer tour so its superstar frontman can recuperate from emergency back surgery. Makeup dates are not expected until 2011.
U2 kicked off its mega-sized "360 Degree Tour" last summer to mostly rave reviews and fast sellouts. The 50,000 tickets for the TCF Bank Stadium concert sold out in two hours last November and have been in high demand in the secondary ticket-sales market ever since.
"It was the biggest show of the summer for sure," said Brian Obert, co-founder of Twin Cities broker company Ticket King, which is telling customers to sit tight and hold onto tickets for the 2011 makeup date. "This tour was so expensive to put together, there's too much money that stands to be lost if they don't make up the shows."
- Chris Riemenschneider
Lt. Gov. Robyne Robinson?
Ex-news anchor, jewelry designer ... lieutenant governor? Robyne Robinson, who bid farewell to her longtime post at Fox 9 on Wednesday, said Monday that she is considering signing on to be DFLer Matt Entenza's running mate in the race for Minnesota governor. The Entenza campaign was expected to make an announcement on Thursday morning.
"I'm not saying yes or no to anything yet," Robinson said Monday, confirming that she had been invited to be on the ticket. "When you're approached with an offer like this, something very serious, very humbling, you can't just give a frivolous answer."
Entenza campaign manager Dave Colling said Monday that the campaign asked a number of people if they would be interested and that the list of possible lieutenant governor candidates still has multiple names on it.
"We haven't made any decisions," Colling said. "I'm not going to say anybody that's on it or not on it. The way we go about it is we've just been asking folks if they're interested and moving on from there."
- Rachel E. Stassen-Berger and Neal Justin
A date for the Depot
After months of delays, First Avenue's next-door bar is finally ready to take center stage.