Not surprised. And "cheeky" is being nice, in my view. Also, not only are there the banner ads, but Interference actually sent emails out to people to plug the broker as a good way to get U2 tickets. Unreal. Why do I know that u2wanderer would never solicit me like that? Why do I know that atu2 and u2log would never do this?
Anyway, anything to make a buck for ol' Joel. No matter that the vast, VAST majority of fans are furious right now that a good deal of tickets will end up in brokers' hands instead of (membership-subscribed) fans' hands.
I'd go dig up my semi-recent posts on Interference basically stating what I thought of Tanner and his site (this after the phony Edge embarrassment), but:
1) I'm guessing that they've probably since been deleted, as they were in some threads which *gasp* actually called him out for being a deceitful liar running a site that has little, if any credibility anymore, and we just can't leave that laying around for the newbies who haven't yet ponied up any cash to see, now, can we?
2) I can't even search the forums unless I pay Joel (!), and I don't have my posts bookmarked, because I never intend to go back anyway.
I honestly do feel bad for anyone who still relies on that site for more than anything but pure entertainment from the forums. Unfortunately, it's still the largest fan community, and many folks just don't know better.
There are too many free alternatives, at least for news and info.
Sadly, U2.com ain't one of 'em. =/
