I have a long memory. I actually remember the days when there was no corporate sponsorship for music (yes, I'm that old). The first band that I followed that went out and got sponsorship was The Stones (wouldn't you know it would be the Stones to go after the money). Volkswagen. It felt really weired at the time, which probably says something about how old I am, but we?re not going to talk about that right now. NO, WE ARE NOT. Someone asked Bono if he would ever consider getting sponsorship for U2. He replied, and I'm slightly paraphrasing, "it's a sad day when rock n'roll needs to bend over and take it up the arse from a corporate". Anyway, U2's impending tour is being brought to us by Blackberry. How very thoughtful of them. Times have changed of course but still. U2's official concert packages went on sale this morning. This means you get dinner, gig, drinks. Wembley comes in at ?495 a pop. Just so long as you're looking out for the fans Bono, that's the main thing. All this and I still can't bring myself to hate him. So I guess I'm off topic and await chastisement from Brendan/Snorky (has anyone ever seen them in the same room?). On the subject of guys who need a reality check, let's not forget that Springsteen got himself an exclusive Wallmart deal last year. He's since apologised for it (after much protest from his fans and silence on his part). Really and truly, do these guys never look in the mirror and say to themselves "I'm as rich as God, there's just no need".