# U2 to donate €9 million from concerts

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/03/30/u2-donate-e9-million-concerts/
- Published: 2009-03-30T09:08:10+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**U2 will donate an estimated €9m of their summer tour profits to charity, according
to newspaper reports.**

The band will give away 100% of their income from VIP auction ticket sales at up
to 100 worldwide concerts.
Up to 600 stage-front tickets per gig are being sold 
off via auction, with minimum starting bids of between €95 and €1,015.

The charity-style partnership Global Fund, which helps fight AIDS, tuberculosis 
and malaria, will benefit from a large donation.

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Other good causes expected to receive payouts are charities focusing on Africa, 
the core of Bono’s campaigning.

A U2 spokeswoman said: “All of U2’s income raised from the auction of Red Zone tickets
will be donated to charity.”

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