U2 and Coldplay - Who Will Have Bigger Year?

U2 and Coldplay Trade Tounge-in-Cheek Barbs

Fans and experts speculate as to which band will have bigger year.

NEW YORK, NY – U2 has long reined supreme as the world’s biggest rock band and in recent years Coldplay has seemed poised to overtake them.  With tongue-in-cheek barbs being slung by the both group’s frontmen starting with Bono calling Chris Martin a “wanker” speculation has grown to a fever pitch as it only can in the world of rock and roll with regard to which group will have the bigger year.  U2 supporters are standing by their band and so are Coldplay fanatics.  This being the case the largest most successful sportsbook on the web, BetUS.com posted odds on the battle royale.

Analysts at BetUS Sportbook posted the following odds U2 VS. Coldplay in 2009:

Who will gross more money on album sales this year? 
U2                   3/2
Coldplay          1/2 

Who will sell out more concerts Worldwide in 2009? 
U2                   5/6
Coldplay          5/6 

Who will sell more concert tickets in 2009? 
U2                   10/11
Coldplay          10/13 

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