I saw about the Songs of Surrender thing a few weeks and rolled my eyes. I heard the new version of Pride, which was a travesty, and have no intention of checking out the rest. Hard to believe that they put so much time and dedication into re-imagining so many old songs, but I guess they wanted to release something. To anyone who enjoys it, however, more power to them.
I don't have a problem with them doing the Vegas thing without Larry. If the others want to play and he doesn't and he gave their blessing, I don't see the issue. I doubt they'd be doing this without him if he voiced displeasure about it. Remember that they did a show without Adam on the Zoo TV tour. With all due respect to Adam and Larry, they aren't nearly as valuable as Bono and Edge. If Bono or Edge cannot do a show or tour, they'd be extremely difficult to replace. The others, not so much.