From E! Online:

U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. issuing open letter to members of the band's fan club who were shut out of presale tickets to the band's upcoming Vertigo tour -- a perk that the paid membership was meant to ensure. "The idea that our longtime U2 fans and scalpers competed for U2 tickets through our own Website is appalling to me," Mullen wrote. "I want to apologize to you who have suffered that."


He also added at the end:

"By the way, a note to those so-called U2 fans who are quick to accuse U2 of unseemly behaviour, I've only got two words for you..."

I am back to loving U2, but the only way I'm going to see their concert is if I a) win tickets b) get free tickets or c) they come back to the U.S. and I successfully get tickets.

By the way, I called and emailed Ticketmaster a billion times to find out what the fuck happened with the scalpers. Besides a few computer-generated responses, I heard nothing from them. Why does this company exist? I am going to begin a letter writing campaign to the CEO of Ticketmaster, as well as U.S. Senators. They essentially have a monopoly and that is not good for people who like music.