Pop Candy — Check out Whitney's list of pop-culture links for Wednesday, Sept. 16. They will blow your mind. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Bono and co set to appear at fundraiser more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — U2's "spaceship" has landed. more info

Live Daily — Rock and Roll Hall of Famers U2 [ tickets ], fresh from launching the North American leg of their ongoing world tour, will give fans a treat next month with the release of an expanded version of their breakthrough 1984 album "The Unforgettable Fire."... more info

Rolling Stone — All four members of U2, Scarlett Johansson, Courtney Love, Antony, Martha and Rufus Wainwright and many more will take the stage at a (RED)NIGHTS concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall on October 4th. “Hal Willner Presents: An Evening with Gavin Fri... more info

Live Daily — For U2 [ tickets ] fans, Chicago's Soldier Field was the place to be this weekend. The rock group kicked off the North American leg of the long awaited "360 Tour" with back to back shows on Saturday (9/12) and Sunday (9/13). Optimizing sight line... more info

Rolling Stone — • MTV’s VMAs: Complete Coverage • Ozzy Osbourne Rocks Sunset Strip Festival • U2 Launch 360 Tour in Chicago • Jay-Z’s 9/11 Benefit Is All-Star Marathon • Animal Collective, Deerhunter: ATP NY • Video: David Cross at ATP NY • Feelies... more info

Chicago Tribune — Kickoff of U2 '360 Tour' at Soldier Field proves band is definitely on its game Bono was lit up Saturday at Soldier Field for the opening of U2's North America... more info

Detroit Free Press — SNOW PATROL: We're not getting a U2 date, but at least we get their opener. Snow Patrol is taking a quick break from its tour with the Irish rockers to duck into Detroit for a night of feel-good Brit-pop. The band is gearing up for the release ... more info

U2 deserves props for the prop, a menacing metallic four-pronged "claw" rising 150 feet from the stadium floor, its core a brilliant ... more info