dailysouthtown.com: Several hundred people showed up Wednesday for an impromptu U2 concert outside U.S. Cellular Field. Too bad it was just a tribute band.
The hoax was organized by Erich "Mancow" Muller and the gang at Q101's "Mancow's Morning Madhouse" (WXQX-FM, 101.1). At the start of Wednesday's radio show, they advised listeners to stay tuned for "a U2 surprise."
Fans flocked to a parking lot near Sox park when Mancow said the legendary Irish band would kick off a set at 8 a.m.
The event was believable because U2 played a surprise outdoor concert Monday near the Brooklyn Bridge. The 45-minute set in New York was part of a media blitz to promote their new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," which was released Tuesday. [
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The hoax was organized by Erich "Mancow" Muller and the gang at Q101's "Mancow's Morning Madhouse" (WXQX-FM, 101.1). At the start of Wednesday's radio show, they advised listeners to stay tuned for "a U2 surprise."
Fans flocked to a parking lot near Sox park when Mancow said the legendary Irish band would kick off a set at 8 a.m.
The event was believable because U2 played a surprise outdoor concert Monday near the Brooklyn Bridge. The 45-minute set in New York was part of a media blitz to promote their new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," which was released Tuesday. [
more] 
