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U2 world tour, brought to you by RIM

By Gabriel Madway
March 9, 2009
Apple | Blackberry | iPhone | Research In Motion | U2

The megawatt Irish rock band U2, which has had a relationship with Apple going back several years, surprised a few people on Monday when it announced the sponsor for its upcoming 360 Tour: Research in Motion.

Of course, Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry are fierce rivals in the emerging smartphone market. But U2 has a history with Apple, appearing in iPod commercials and performing at a blockbuster Apple event back in 2004. There was even a special-edition U2 iPod.

U2 manager Paul McGuinness had this to say about the band’s new relationship with RIM:

“This tour announcement marks the first stage of a relationship and shared vision between RIM and U2 that we expect will lead to new and innovative ways to enhance the mobile music experience on the BlackBerry platform for U2 fans. We look forward to sharing more details as the relationship unfolds.”

U2′s tour will kick off in Barcelona in June and visit 14 cities in Europe before landing in Chicago in September for the North American leg.

(Photo: Reuters)

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Mar 9, 2009
10:15 pm UTC

U2 should sponsor themselves.

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Mar 10, 2009
3:53 pm UTC

as an investing partner in elevation partners- next time around i guess it will be Plam that get the U2 endorsement..

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