'Wherever there is live music playing you will see an outpouring of hope.' That's the word from Edge as he launches his blog on U2.Com.

Now that rehearsals are over and the final leg of the tour underway, Edge is hoping to to update his blog whenever inspiration comes...and time allows.

In his first entry he reflects on the hopeful signs he finds in New Orleans a year after the devastating events of Hurricane Katrina ..and argues that 'music can can become the sound track to rebuild the entire city.'