Each year the American Ireland Fund has an annual spring gala to benefit an area of need in the Irish community. This year, their guest of honor is Bono and one of their initiatives is to bring music education to Irish schoolchildren. Last year, U2 provided $7 million in funding to bring music education to Irish schools and pledged along with Ireland Funds to commit to $10 million.

Bono decided to come and pay a visit to Park East Jewish Day School and was surprised that so many kids were there to greet him. He said some words and also sang. He talked for a bit, even did a few verses off of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". You can see big gallery of pictures here, I hope you like it. There is also a video from YOU TUBE.

The second Zurich 360° show will take place on September 12th at Letzigrund Stadium and tickets go on public sale this Friday, February 5th. A presale for U2.com subscribers takes place tomorrow and Wednesday. Subscribers will receive presale details on email. The presale time for different subscriber groups below:

-Horizon/Breathe - Presale Opens 10pm Feb 2nd
-Boots/Magnificent - Presale Opens 10am Feb 3rd
(all times local)

Bono, lead singer of U2 will most probably participate in ceremonies marking the 30th anniversary of the August 1980' strikes in the Gdansk shipyard, which gave birth to Solidarity movement led by Lech Walesa. Bono, who frequently performs in Poland with U2 and is known for his sympathy, seems to be the obvious choice for a celebrity to mark the anniversary of the strikes in the Gdansk shipyard. However, this time the organizers would not like Bono to sing, but to recite the words of the U2 song New Year's Day, loosely inspired by the Solidarity movement.

There are a few new news about 360 items worth reporting, so let's get to it: South America in 2011? Speaking to the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, Paul McGuinness has shot down rumors that U2 will perform in Chile at the end of this year, but he left open the possibility of concerts there in early 2011. Brussels ticketing: According to EU Ticket News, tickets for this year's Brussels concert are being held back due to concerns about the secondary ticket market. It looks like tickets may not be mailed until this summer. The Brussels shows are scheduled for September 22 and 23, 2010. (see full U2 360 4th Leg dates).