AUGUST 31: 10 years-old girl on stage / Bono´s mic / a tribute to Princess Diana at Dublin concert - Edge´s 'Whiskey In The Jar' / U2 earns World Music Award !

"Boy" tour - august 31, 1981. U2 perform in Edinburgh, Scotland at Coasters. Bono is shocked to see a 10 year old girl getting crushed in the crowd. Concert security rescues her and she is brought on stage for a quick talk with Bono. She is escorted to the side of the stage where she remains for the rest of U2's set. Support is "Boots for Dancing".

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - august 31, 1984. U2 perform in Wellington, Australia at the Show Building. During "New Year's Day", Bono's microphone starts to cut out. Roadie Steve Rainford, who is normally a guitar technician, jumps on stage and quickly checks the cord and plugs it in properly. Bono claims, "Steve's the only good thing to come from Liverpool."

"POPMart" tour - august 31, 1997. U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland. August 31, 1997: U2 pays tribute to Princess Diana at Dublin concert. As U2 gets set to play its second show in Dublin, the world is stunned by the overnight death of Princess Diana, in a car crash in Paris. The crowd is somewhat subdued as they enter the stadium in the rain, but U2 plays a fireball of a show that gets everyone's heart racing. It is a more personal show than the night before, as several songs are dedicated to the band's families and friends. As "Gone" begins, Bono sings "She's gone ... she's gone...", the first of many references to Diana. During "Last Night on Earth," the ad-libbed bridge includes lyrics like "Beautiful girl, big black car...." After "Mysterious Ways" ends, Bono is walking back to the main stage with his head down and appears to be crying. He begins to sing "MLK," and just as he hits the second "sleep tonight" lyric, a Warholian-like image of Diana appears on the screen. It remains there through the song, and as the song closes Bono says, "I was stunned to hear the news today." As Edge starts into "One" he continues that thought: "I really think we all were," he says, and starts into the next song: "Is it getting better ....." 'WHISKEY IN THE JAR' is the song that Edge performed during his karaoke this nihgt, which he dedicated it to Paddy who runs the Dockers bar in Dublin.

U2 earns World Music Award - august 31, 2005. U2 wins the award for the World's Best-Selling Rock Artist at the World Music Awards in Hollywood tonight, but they're not present to accept the honor. The World Music Awards are based on record sales, which are certified by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

AUGUST 30: This 'Love Is Blindness' performance appears on the single / Lansdowne Road stadium!

"ZOOTV" tour - august 30, 1992. U2 perform in New York City, New York at Yankee Stadium. On the second night after "Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World", Bono escorts the dancing girl off the stage and back into the crowd. He sighs, "Bye, hello, goodbye...the story of my life..," misquoting "The Beatles" song "Hello, Goodbye". During "Sattelite of Love", Lou Reed's image is flashed on the screens -- allowing Bono to duet with him for the rest of the tour. The version of "Love Is Blindness" performed tonight appears on the "Stay(Faraway, So Close)" single released in 1993. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"POPMart" tour - august 30, 1997. U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland. Forty thousand tickets sold out in 40 minutes. U2 returns home for the first of two shows at Dublin's Lansdowne Road stadium -- shows which were in jeopardy for months while local residents protested the use of the residential stadium, and only approved by the Irish Supreme four weeks earlier. U2 pays for many local residents to vacation out of Dublin for the weekend, and those who choose to stay home are given free tickets to see the shows. As the band begins "Even Better Than the Real Thing," Bono mentions the struggle by telling the crowd, "We pulled it off! Paddy Power!" Later in the show, he announces "I wouldn't have you in MY back yard, either!"

AUGUST 29: Rock on The Tyne Festival (lyrics and synch) / The 1st of 4 in New Zeland / 'New York, New York' at Yankee stadium / U2's Simpson's episode wins Emmy Award / Katrina over Gulf Coast.

"Boy" tour - august 29, 1981. U2 perform in Gateshead, England at the International Stadium as part of the "Rock on The Tyne Festival". Other groups of note: "Wang Chung" and "Elvis Costello and The Attractions". Again, during the show, Bono forgets the lyrics to many songs. Larry and Adam often play out of synch.

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - august 29, 1984. U2 play the first of four gigs in New Zealand in Christchurch, at the Town Hall. Original touring plans for New Zealand and Australia date back to 1982, when tour plans were scrapped. Again, in 1983, plans were scrapped for a tour of the two southern countries. Finally, U2 were going to play the countries--originally 3 concerts were announced, but after selling out quickly another 6 dates are added. Bono is forced to purchase a the U2 albums from a local record store, to aid him in remembering some of the guitar chords for some of the songs. U2 will start this tour by playing the "War" tour set, and then slowly work on new unreleased songs during soundchecks, and slowly introduce them into the sets.

"ZOOTV" tour - august 29, 1992. U2 perform in New York City, New York at Yankee Stadium. U2 are the second band to perform in Yankee Stadium -- The Beatles being the first. The shows are added in the middle of the tour as the Giants' Stadium, New Jersey shows on August 12, 13, 1992 do not satisfy demand for tickets in the area. The show has many small Bill Clinton remarks, as the band had spoken to him on August 28, 1992 on Rockline, a North American syndicated radio talk-show. Bono calls the White House and asks for George Bush, "What do you mean George Bush isn't available? Bill talked to us last night!" During the acoustic set, the band perform a bizarre and funny version of Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York". Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"U2's Simpson's episode wins Emmy Award" - august 29, 1998. "Trash of the Titans," the Simpsons TV episode starring U2 and Steve Martin wins an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program."

Katrina over Gulf Coast - August 29, 2005 - Wreaths were laid on levees that were breached by floodwaters as residents mourned the more than 1,500 people killed by the August 29, 2005 storm across the Gulf Coast. New Orleans' levees buckled, unleashing a torrent of water that ripped homes from their foundations and sent half the city into an uncertain exile.

AUGUST 28: U2-Clinton´s interview / U2 donate the proceeds to a local charities / 'I Love You Love Me' / 'Up On The Catwak' / finished version of 'Electrical Storm" on the radio / Bono's pics from The Independent!

"Rockline" - august 28, 1992. U2 appear on the North American syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by interviewer Dave Herman. The Edge and Bono perform "Can't Help Falling In Love", and Bono comments, "Elvis does the kind of 'down on one knee' version -- I do the sort of 'Irish Catholic guilt' version..." Bono attempts to get through to the White House, but the operator hangs up upon recognizing his voice. Then US Presidential candidate Willam "Bill" Clinton calls the show. Even though the phonecall was previously planned, it is presented to the listening audience as if it were a total surprise(Paul McGuinness would later reveal in an interview that the phonecall was Clinton's staff's idea). Herman announes, "Our next caller is named Bill, and he's from Little Rock, Arkansas. Hi Bill, what's your last name?" "Clinton," the caller announces. "Bill Clinton?! Sir, it's a pleasure having you on the air with us!" "I can't believe I got U2 on the phone," Clinton says. "Hi, this is Bono here...how do you want us to call you? Should we call you Governor or Bill?" "Bill," Clinton replies gratiously. "Bill? Alright, you can call me Betty," Bono jokes, resulting in laughter in the studio. Bono and Clinton discuss several topics, including Parental Guidance warnings on music albums: "Are politicians qualified to decide what is, and what isn't art?" Clinton replies that he is against censorship, and compares the Parental Guidance warnings to the Movie Ratings System employed in Hollywood. He also mentions his continued support for the National Endowment for the Arts. Clinton also adds, "I want to say, as a middle-aged man, that I appreciate the fact that you made 'The Joshua Tree' and that record 'Angel of Harlem' in Sun Studios. You made me feel like I had a place in rock music, even at 46." Bono replies with a small jibe, "Well, Bill, if we got you into it, we must be doing something wrong..." Both Clinton and the RockLine group laugh. "I have some problems imaging you pogoing to our music," Bono finishes, "But I'm very glad that you've listened to our records. Thanks for calling."

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" - august 28, 1993. U2 perform the last of the "ZooTV Outside Broadcast" concerts in Dublin, Ireland at the Royal Dublin Society Showgrounds. U2's second show in Dublin is broadcast on radio live in the U.S. and most of Europe. During the show, Adam's fiance Naomi Campbell comes on-stage during "Trying to Throw Your Arms the World" and as that songs ends and "Angel of Harlem" begins, Bono hums the melody to "Here Comes the Bride." U2 donate the proceeds from both Dublin shows -- more than 300,000 pounds -- to a handful of local charities.

"POPMart" tour - august 28, 1997 / Leeds, England - Roundhay Park - Cast. Edge´s karaoke this night is "I Love You Love Me".

"Elevation" tour - august 28, 2001 / Glasgow, Scotland - SECC - Cosmic Rough Riders. Bono added a short snippet of "Up On The Catwalk" (Simple Minds) to "Elevation". The Simple Minds were originally founded in Glasgow.

"Radio stations get finished version of "Electrical Storm"" - august 28, 2002. Radio stations in North America receive their copies of "Electrical Storm," the new U2 single, three days after BBC Radio 1 aired an unfinished demo of the song. Several stations had joined the BBC in playing the demo after obtaining from U2 fan sites online.

Bono's pics from The Independent - August 28, 2006 - Q magazine, issue September 2006, brings Bono's pics from his job as Editor of The Independent: 1 2 3 4 5 6

AUGUST 27: Daniel Lanois joins U2 on stage for the 1st time / MacPhisto calls home and Jordan left a message / red shirt # 7!

"ZOOTV" tour - august 27, 1992. U2 perform in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Olympic Stadium. For "The Fly", many of the slogans are translated into French, as was done in France on the European leg. "What time is it?" Bono asks, quoting Axl Rose. A few weeks before, "Guns'N'Roses" and "Metallica" had performed at the Olympic Stadium. In a bizarre pyrotechnic accident, the lead singer of Metallica, James Hetfield burned his hand during the show. After "Metallica" ended their set early, "Guns'N'Roses" was forced to go on early. After asking the crowd, "What time is it?" and then announcing, "We gotta go..," Axl Rose ended the show after only four songs. A melee ensued with almost $10,000 fans rioting in Montreal. Daniel Lanois joins U2 at the B-stage with a guitar to perform with them -- it's his first guest appearance at a U2 concert even though his credits with the band go back into the Eighties. During "Desire" a fan jumps up on the stage and is immediately tackled by a large security officer -- Bono waves security off and sits and sings the rest of the song directly to the fan. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - august 27, 1993. U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at the Royal Dublin Society Showgrounds. Days before the first of two shows in Dublin, local health officials announce they will take action against U2 because promotional posters for the concerts show Bono smoking a cigar, when it is illegal to use tobacco products in advertisements. During tonight's show, MacPhisto calls home, where Bono's four-year-old daughter Jordan has left a message on the answering explaining that the family is on vacation, and "we're not coming home until you take the horns off."

"Elevation" tour - august 27, 2001 / Glasgow, Scotland - SECC - Cosmic Rough Riders. Bono adds the 'shine like stars' verse in 'With or Without You.' Edge wears red shirt # 7, this night!

AUGUST 26: two songs with Robbie Robertson / one fan canoes slowly along the Lagan River so he can listen to the show in Belfast / Edge and Bono wrote "DON´T COME KNOCKING"!

'Robbie Robertson' - august 26, 1986 - Robbie Robertson arrives in Dublin to record two songs with U2 for his upcoming solo album.

'POPMart' tour - august 26, 1997 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Botanic Gardens - Ash. U2 passes on a week's vacation and plays a hastily-scheduled show at the Botanical Gardens in Belfast. It is the band's first show in Belfast in 10 years, and is well-received by the 40,000 fans and by Irish media. One fan canoes slowly along the Lagan River so he can listen to the show. The concert goes on in peace, despite threats of violence in recent weeks from an extreme loyalist faction.

Edge and Bono wrote "DON´T COME KNOCKING" - August 26, 2005 - "I just want to fill you in with what´s happening with DON´T COME KNOCKING. The best news first: Bono and Edge, amidst U2´s strenuous (and highly successful) VERTIGO tour, managed to write a title track for the film! They had intended to do so for a while, but the tour dates across America and then Europe, and especially Bono´s activities with LIVE8, the One Campaign and the G8, had kept them from finding time to do the recording. Understandably so. These issues were far more important than a song!...And they did! Literally in that last minute the song came in. Bono now sings "Don´t Come Knocking" together with Andrea (of THE CORRS, of course). I got goose-pimples when we first heard it and saw it with the picture. It has heartbreaking lyrics, and the duet with Bono and Andrea is stunning. T Bone Burnett who composed and produced all the music for the film also produced and finished this song. I can´t wait for you all to hear it!... from Hello, this is Wimself speaking here

AUGUST 25: "Lark by The Lee" Festival / Happy B-Day to B.P.Fallon / MDH in Sarajevo / U2 at Slane Castle after 20 years / Dj Sarah airs 'Electrical Storm' / Music Rising Announces Aid To 2,000 Musicians And Launches Music Rising Epiphone Guitar: "Rebuilding the Gulf Region Note by Note" !

"The Unforgettable Fire" - august 25, 1985. U2 perform in Cork, Ireland at the "Lark by The Lee" Festival. U2 make an unscheduled performance in Cork, stunning the small crowd of 6,000. The set includes the classics, "I Will Follow", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Pride(In the Name of Love)", and "40". U2 also perform "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"-- and now Bono finally seems to have learned all the lyrics.

"ZOOTV" tour - august 25, 1992. U2 perform in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Three Rivers Stadium. Micheal Franti of "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy" walks out and hands B.P. Fallon a cake for his birthday. He leads the crowd in singing "Happy Birthday" to the DJ. Five thousand people are also admitted to the floor, resulting in near chaos and some minor scuffles as they hassle those already there that are in their assigned seats. U2 appear to be tired and give a below average performance. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

'Bono presents Million Dollar Hotel at Sarajevo Film Festival' - august 25, 2000. Bono and family arrive in Sarajevo for the final two days of the Sarajevo Film Festival. Bono is on hand to present The Million Dollar Hotel.

"Elevation" tour - august 25, 2001- Dublin, Ireland - Slane Castle - Festival lineup includes Relish, JJ72, Kelis, Coldplay, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. U2 bring the Elevation Tour to Slane Castle north of Dublin, site of the annual Slane Festival since 1981. It's U2's first performance at Slane since that first festival 20 years ago, when they were on the support bill for Thin Lizzy. Tonight, U2 take the stage as Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town" plays over the speakers. 80,000 fans are on hand as U2 plays "A Sort of Homecoming" -- one of the songs recorded at Slane Castle for 1984's The Unforgettable Fire -- live for the first time since 1987. Bono speaks to the crowd about the recent death of his father, and dedicates "Kite" to his dad. He also introduces his older brother Norman to the crowd, and those around Norman lift him up on their shoulders. A snippet of Coldplay's 'Yellow' is included at during Bad. An image of Bob Hewson is shown on the screens during 'One' and Bono adds a bit of 'When Will I See You Again'. After U2 exits the stage, the crowd is treated to a brief fireworks show as "The Unforgettable Fire" plays over the speakers

"Electrical Storm" - New U2 track airs on BBC Radio 1 - august 25, 2002. BBC Radio 1 DJ Sarah HB airs "Electrical Storm", a new song recorded as a bonus track to promote the release of U2's Best of 1990-2000 album later in the year. Within hours, the song is available from many U2 fan sites as a downloadable MP3 -- all this some three weeks before the song is supposed to be released to radio stations. A notice on the band's official site, U2.com, says DJ Sarah received the song on CD as a wedding present from Bono and that she aired an unfinished demo version. Meanwhile, with radio stations around the world beginning to play the demo version obtained on the Internet, Interscope Records rushes to release a finished version of the song for radio play. Three days later, radio stations receive their copies of the song via a promo CD-R with two tracks -- both finished and both different from the version aired by the BBC.

Music Rising Announces Aid To 2,000 Musicians And Launches Music Rising Epiphone Guitar: "Rebuilding the Gulf Region Note by Note" - August 25, 2006 - One year later and it's impossible hasn't forgotten the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. On Aug. 29, 2005, the storm made landfall along the Gulf Coast, swamping New Orleans and devastating the region in one of the worst calamities in American history. ... Speaking of music, Music Rising, the campaign founded U2's The Edge to help replace musical instruments lost or destroyed in the region's hurricanes and give a lift to the region's struggling musicians, just announced that it has provided music gear to more than 2,000 artists to date. Music Rising also plans to raise additional money through the sale of a limited-edition Epiphone guitar made by Les Paul that features exclusive artwork and the campaign slogan "Rebuilding the Gulf Region Note by Note." - Musicians friend

AUGUST 24: Paris Cinema Studios in 1981 / 'Daydream Believer' / A Preview of 'Welcome To ZOO TV...'!

"Boy" tour - august 23, 1981. U2 perform in London, England at Paris Cinema Studios, parts of which are broadcast on BBC Radio. U2 attempts "11 O'Clock Tick Tock"(which is sung out of tune), "I Will Follow"(in which Bono forgets the words), "Into the Heart"(in which Bono misses his cue), and several other songs. Bono explains, "We were told you would be Japanese tourists..." Bono's quick thinking does not produce a laugh in the studio.

"ZOOTV" tour - august 23, 1992 / Foxboro, MA - Foxboro Stadium - Primus, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprosy.

"POPMart" tour - august 23, 1997. U2 perform in London, England - Wembley stadium - Audioweb, Longpigs. Edge´s karaoke this night, 'Daydream Believer'.

A Preview of 'Welcome To ZOO TV...' - August 24, 2006 - U2.com announces a preview of 'Zoo TV Live From Sydney’ which is released on DVD in September. Digitally remastered, it features not just the legendary live show, but a bonus DVD of live tracks, mini-documentaries and the famous ‘Video Confessional’. Filmed at the Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, in November 1993 - and until now only available on something called VHS – the film is directed by David Mallet and produced by Ned O’Hanlon and Rocky Oldham.

AUGUST 23: Paris Cinema Studios in 1981 / 'Daydream Believer' / Music Rising has replaced the instruments of more than 2,000 displaced musicians!

"Boy" tour - august 23, 1981. U2 perform in London, England at Paris Cinema Studios, parts of which are broadcast on BBC Radio. U2 attempts "11 O'Clock Tick Tock"(which is sung out of tune), "I Will Follow"(in which Bono forgets the words), "Into the Heart"(in which Bono misses his cue), and several other songs. Bono explains, "We were told you would be Japanese tourists..." Bono's quick thinking does not produce a laugh in the studio.

"ZOOTV" tour - august 23, 1992 / Foxboro, MA - Foxboro Stadium - Primus, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprosy.

"POPMart" tour - august 23, 1997. U2 perform in London, England - Wembley stadium - Audioweb, Longpigs. Edge´s karaoke this night, 'Daydream Believer'.

Music Rising has replaced the instruments of more than 2,000 displaced musicians...The number of musicians affected by the hurricanes is estimated to be as high as 7,000 - August 23, 2006 - As part of its overall relief efforts, MusiCares is also a lead partner of "Music Rising," an initiative designed to raise funds to replace instruments lost by the musicians of the Gulf Coast. Since its launch in November 2005, Music Rising has replaced the instruments of more than 2,000 displaced musicians located in more than 34 states from California to New York. Clients have purchased a gamut of instruments from amps, alto saxophones, and conga and djembe drums to guitars, piccolos, trombones and violins with Music Rising funds. The pool of applicants has remained steady since the tragedy struck, and each week new clients emerge who need assistance. The number of musicians affected by the hurricanes is estimated to be as high as 7,000; this initiative aims to put musical instruments back in the hands of people who lost everything in the disaster to help them regain their livelihoods. MusiCares was joined by Gibson Guitar, the Guitar Center Music Foundation, U2's The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin in this campaign.

AUGUST 22: some Yeats' verse-Larry´s 'Wild Rover'-'So Cruel' / 'Suspicious Minds' / 'Kite' to Bob Hewson / at Caroline Corr´s wedding / Boston DVD wins / Bono, again, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize / Bono about new U2´s album for next year *Edge´s on fire* / Paul McGuinness and TV3 / Bono visits old pal Pavarotti / The Edge contributes to The Clash´s collection !

"ZOOTV" tour - august 22, 1992 - U2 perform in Foxboro, Massachusetts at Foxboro Stadium. The three concerts have U2 performing in front of approximately 150,000 fans. On the second night, Bono performs several songs including "Where The Streets Have No Name" which includes a verse of Yeats' "September 1913". At the sametime, Larry performs "Wild Rover". "So Cruel" is practiced extensively and Bono is overheard complaining with good humour: "Joe[O'Herlihy], this echo business...is this the real world? I know I'm a nice bunch of guys, but there's about eight of me singing up here. So I don't know which one to play the guitar to...which also might have been what was happening the other night on the B-stage." Bono's performance of "So Cruel" that evening is amazing, and the mezmorizes the crowd. The White House phone call is made to George Bush, but when Bono is unable to reach him, he again asks for the First Lady, Barbara Bush. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"POPMart" tour - august 22, 1997. U2 perform in London, England - Wembley Stadium - Audioweb, Longpigs. Edge was in good form. Edge´s karaoke this night is "Suspicious Minds" and Edge´s speeche: "This song is nt a rebel song. This song is an Elvis song!"

"Elevation" tour - august 22, 2001 / London, England - Earl's Court - JJ72. Bono again dedicates 'Kite' to his father, who died yesterday in Dublin. As the band begins 'Kite', fans throughout the arena light lighters until their effort fills the arena. Edge wears blue shirt # 21.


"Bono, Edge, and Larry attend a Corrs wedding" - august 22, 2002. Bono, Edge, and Larry are in attendance as Caroline Corr, drummer with Irish pop band The Corrs, marries Frank Woods on the Spanish island of Mallorca.


'Elevation Live in Boston wins DVD award' - august 22, 2002. U2's Elevation 2001: Live From Boston picks up the "Best Music Release DVD" award at the 5th DVD Awards in Hollywood.

Bono, again, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize - August 22, 2005 - German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize, according to DPA news agency. Nobel literature laureate Günter Grass of Germany, who won the 1999 prize for literature, said Monday that he considered Schröder a candidate for the peace prize over his opposition to allowing Germany participate in the US-led attack on Iraq. A record 199 nominations including 166 individual nominees were reported to be under consideration for the 2005 award. The peace prize, worth 10 million kroner ($1.5 million, 1.24 billion euros), will be announced Oct. 14 in Oslo, Norway. Other names mentioned were former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, renowned musician Ravi Shankar of India, Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng and previous nominees such as former Czech President Vaclav Havel, Israeli nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu, and Bono of the Irish rock group U2. Parliamentarians, academics, former peace prize laureates and current and former members of the Norwegian Nobel committee have the right to nominate candidates.

Bono about new U2´s album for next year *Edge´s on fire* - August 22, 2006 - While in Sarajevo this week, Bono announced to Bosnian TV that the band plans to release a new album next year. He also put the cliché police on red alert with the standard comments about what Edge is doing these days: "I would like to think that we're doing our best work now. We're about to make a new album for next year, and it's the most important thing. We like being in a room with each other. We like playing. Something happens when we play, we have some sort of chemistry. And Edge, right now, is on fire. He's really rockin'. He's playing guitar like I've never seen him playing guitar. So, I like to think that the best is yet to come."

Paul McGuinness and TV3 - August 22, 2006 - The remaining shareholders in TV3, which include U2 manager Paul McGuinness and Ossie Kilkenny, the band's accountant, have also agreed to sell their stake to Doughty Hanson.

Bono visits old pal Pavarotti - August 22, 2006 - It's announced today that U2 Star met recovering tenor in Pesaro - Irish rock legend Bono paid a flying visit this week to his old friend Luciano Pavarotti, who is convalescing after undergoing surgery for pancreas cancer in July. The U2 lead singer called in on the tenor at his villa at Colle San Bartolo near Pesaro on Monday, but the visit was kept secret until Wednesday. Bono and Pavarotti have been good friends for over 10 years and the duo have performed together for good causes many times

The Edge contributes to The Clash´s collection - August 22, 2006 - A box-set of all The Clash's UK singles will be released this autumn. The collection will contain all 19 released singles, along with replicas of the original sleeves and labels. The box-set will also include six tracks which have never been released on CD, as well as other bonus songs. A 44-page booklet will carry photos, sleevenotes and contributions from other musicians, including U2's The Edge and Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie. The package will be available in shops from October 30.

AUGUST 21: U2´s night in Baggot Inn / Bono and Alison wedding / U2 in Norway: backdrop-an interview / 'Kite' is changed for Bob Hewson who dies in Dublin / U2 record 'Electrical Storm' video / Ali designed the shirt!

"Early Ireland" - august 21, 1979. Dublin, Ireland. After shooting promotional pictures around Dublin earlier in the day, U2 plays Dublin's Baggot Inn this night in front of several record company scouts.

Happy B-Day Bono&Ali!!!!
"Bono and Alison wedding" - august 21 1982. Bono marries childhood sweetheart Alison Stewart at a ceremony at the Old Guinness Church of Ireland, in Raheny, Dublin. Adam Clayton is his best man. They honeymoon on Island Records owner Chris Blackwell's "Goldeneye" estate in Jamaica. Bono writes "Two Hearts Beat as One" during the honeymoon.

"War" tour - august 21, 1983. U2 perform in Oslo, Norway at the Kalvoya Festival. After this show, U2 donate part of the "War" tour backdrop and a white flag to the Chicago Peace Museum exhibit called "Give Peace a Chance", which features artists who promote peace through their music. Other artists in the exhibit include Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Yoko Ono. After the show, U2 give a press conference at which Bono is asked about U2's future plans, "It's very easy to become a parody of yourself. We work in a sort of improvisation. The Edge would play his guitar and we'd say, 'Hey, don't play that, that sounds too much like U2!' And we'd say 'But we are U2!' We must develop new areas. Those first three records are part of a whole, and we feel it's finished. We feel that U2 are to disband. Today was the last U2 gig. I'm not talking about the end of U2 -- I'm talking about the start of U2. U2 is just beginning. This is the end of a cycle."

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - august 21, 1993 / London, England - Wembley Stadium - Bjork, Stereo MC's - Edge sings 'Numb'

"Elevation" tour - august 21, 2001 / London, England - Earl's Court - Nelly Furtado. The 'show goes on' on the day Bono's dad, Bob, dies in Dublin. The lyrics of 'Kite' are changed - 'the last of the opera stars'. Aung San Suu Kyi is featured in a new video before 'Bullet'. Edge wears burgundy shirt # 7, this night. rest in peace Mr. Bob Hewson!

U2 record 'Electrical Storm' video - August 21, 2002 - U2achtung.com and U2france.com report that U2 were recording at Eze's beach, south of France.

Ali designed the shirt - August 21, 2006 - "The money spent on this T-shirt could save a life" ... The T-shirts, which were designed by Bono's wife Ali Hweson for the couple's Nude clothing label, all being manufactured at a factory in Lesotho, Africa where HIV and AIDS is rife.

AUGUST 20: Lorely Festival in 1983 / Negativland´s atittude / Larry´s "Whiskey In The Jar" / Expo2000 in 1997-"Suspicious Minds" / U2 announces ATYCLB / Bono and Ali in Sarajevo!

August 20 1983 U2 perform in St. Goarshauren, Germany at the Loreley Ampitheatre, as part of the Loreley Festival. Other performers of note include "The Stray Cats", Joe Cocker and Steve Miller. The concert is shown live on WDR-TV, the first time U2 has performed live on TV. The show is later aired on radio in Germany on the "Rockpalast" radio series. The show has a major impact on U2 sales in Germany, and as a result two singles "Two Hearts Beat As One" and "40" are released in Germany only. The "40" single carries a sticker that says "The discovery of Loreley 1983". U2 listen to the radio recording of the concert and decide that certain songs were performed better here than at the Red Rocks concert on June 5th, 1983. Five songs from this show make it onto the "Under A Blood Red Sky" EP: "I Will Follow", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Electric Co.", "New Year's Day" and "40".

'Negativland releases U2 single' - AUGUST 20, 1991. Electronic band Negativland releases a single called "U2" on the SST record label. The song is a collage which includes unauthorized samples of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" song from 1987, plus outtakes of radio host Casey Kasem trying to introduce U2's song on his "American Top 40" program. The Negativland track catches the attention of Island Records, however, more for its packaging -- the letter "U" and the numeral "2" appear in large type, while "Negativland" appears in small print at the bottom.

"ZOOTV" tour - august 20, 1992. U2 perform in Foxboro, Massachusetts at Foxboro Stadium. The three concerts have U2 performing in front of approximately 150,000 fans. The first two shows sell out in one day and a third date is added. The gross earnings for the three shows is close to $4.5 million US. On the first night, Bono asks the crowd if anyone in the crowd had been present at the now infamous Paradise Theater show in 1980. As the almost 55,000 fans cheer, Bono laughs and replies, "I think we've got 55,000 liars here!" Larry performs "Whiskey In The Jar" tonight, much to the delight of the crowd. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"ZOOTV-Zooropa" tour - august 20, 1993. U2 perform in London, England at Wembley Stadium.

"POPMart" tour - august 20, 1997. U2 perform in Hannover, Germany. U2 christens the site in Hannover, Germany, where "Expo 2000" will begin a little less than 3 years away, on June 1, 2000. Edge´s karaoke this night is "Suspicious Minds"

'U2 announces All That You Can't Leave Behind' - august 20, 2000. U2 announces All That You Can't Leave Behind as the title of their next album on the band's official web site. They also confirm a late Autumn release date and the full track listing for the album.

Bono and Ali in Sarajevo - August 20, 2006 - The 12th Sarajevo Film Festival in the Bosnian capital.
Veja Bono and Ali

AUGUST 19: The Baggot Inn stops / refuses rumor of U2´s last tour / Jimmi Rodgers / 'London Calling'-red shirt #7 / Lynott statue to be unveiled / Music Rising has earned the Billboard magazine Humanitarian Award !

'Live music stops at The Baggot Inn' - august 19, 1995. Dublin's Baggot Inn hosts its final live concert performance after 26 years of shows by some of Ireland's top artists, including the young U2 (The Hype), Christy Moore, Luka Bloom, Something Happens, An Emotional Fish and many more, plus international artists like David Bowie and Tracy Chapman. The Inn is under the ownership of Irish Soccer team manager Jack Charlton and others, who plan to turn the Baggot Inn into a sports and music bar by St. Patrick's Day, 1996.

'Island refutes rumors of U2's last tour' - august 19, 1997. Island Records issues a press release refuting a recent report in the Sunday Times newspaper that PopMart will be U2's last world tour.

"The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers - august 19, 1997. A Tribute" is released. Bono performs the track, "Dreaming With Tears in my Eyes".

"Elevation" tour - august 19, 2001 / London, England - Earl's Court - PJ Harvey. A snippet of 'London Calling' is added at the end of 'Elevation'. Edge wears red shirt #7, this night.

Lynott statue to be unveiled - August 19, 2005 - A campaign by fans of iconic Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott to have a statue erected in his memory comes to fruition tonight when it is unveiled in Dublin's city centre. Roisin Dubh - the trust set up to commemorate Lynott's life and work - commissioned the statue, which has been paid for by Lynott's supporters. It was unveiled this evening on the corner of Grafton Street and Harry Street by Lynott's mother Philomena and the Lord Mayor, Councillor Catherine Byrne. Born in Birmingham in the UK and brought up in Dublin, Lynott started playing in groups in the Crumlin area before forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. The band had hits with The Boys Are Back in Town, Whiskey in the Jar and Rosalie, and is considered to be the first successful Irish rock group to make it on the international scene, paving the way for the likes of U2....His devoted mother said his music would leave an everlasting effect on the people of Ireland. 'He took a very old ballad The Whiskey in the Jar and gave it a good bit of rocking,' she laughed. 'I think after that he changed the course of history really, and he opened up great opportunities for all the up-and-coming young bands, and now one of those bands is known as the best band in the world. You know the boys from U2. He loved them, and they were all young boys. Whenever he went on tour he would take young Irish bands with him.'

Music Rising has earned the Billboard magazine Humanitarian Award - August 19, 2006 - Music Rising has earned the Billboard magazine Humanitiarian Award and to be honored at the Third Annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awardson November 8 and 9 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Founded by U2’s the Edge, Gibson Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, and music producer Bob Ezrin, Music Rising is a program designed to replace the instruments lost and destroyed during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

AUGUST 18: Adam watches one of the opening acts-Larrys sings 'Dirty Old Town' / 'Numb' in Wales / 'Daydream Believer' / 'I am nothing' in Earl´s Court / ITV's new football show..."Beautiful Day" / Jacknife Lee is rumored to work with U2 during the September to recording sessions!

"ZOOTV" tour - august 18, 1992. U2 perform in Saratoga Springs, New york at the Saratoga Raceway. The venue falls short of a sell out by a little less than 5,000 seats. Adam Clayton watches one of the opening acts, "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy" from the stands relatively unnotieced. Larry performs "Dirty Old Town", "an Irish traditional song. I'll do a very bad rendition of it for you now." Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"ZOOTV-Zooropa" tour - august 18, 1993. U2 perform in Cardiff, Wales at Arms Park. Edge sings 'Numb.'

"POPMart" tour - august 18, 1997. U2 perform in Nurenberg, Germany, at Zeppelinfield. Edge´s karaoke this night is 'Daydream Believer.'

"Elevation" tour - august 18, 2001 / London, England - Earl's Court - Kelis. A small snippet of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' is included at the end of 'With or Without You'. The concert ends with Bono repeating 'I am nothing' at the end of Walk On. Edge wears burgundy shirt # 7, this night. ITV's new football show, "The Premiereship", debuts tonight with a shortened version of "Beautiful Day" as the theme song.

Jacknife Lee is rumored to work with U2 during the September to recording sessions - August 18, 2006 - ....the rumors continue...Garret (Jacknife Lee) is soon to begin work with the Editors on their new album and will rejoin U2 for a month in September for what is sure to be another highly creative recording session....

AUGUST 17: A baby-boy to Bono&Ali / a portion of 'Vertigo' / Universal Deutschland shows DVD-ZOOTV !

"Bono and Ali give birth to their first boy" - august 17, 1999. Bono and Ali give birth to their child, a son. The boy is named Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q Hewson. They already have two daughters, Jordan and Eve.

"Second new song clip hits the web" - august 17, 2004. For the second time this summer, a portion of what's thought to be one of U2's new tracks is made available by fans online. This time it's a 90-second clip of what's believed to be "Vertigo", the first single from U2's upcoming album. This track is said to have been recorded by fans outside Bono's house in the south of France, and the voices of those fans are the most prominent sound heard. But just like the "All Because of You" clip in early July, online fans are generally pleased with what they hear from U2 in the new clip.

Universal Deutschland shows DVD-ZOOTV - August 17, 2006 - Universal Deutschland shows the covers and two trailers of DVD-ZOOTV. U2tour.de has some good screenshots.

AUGUST 16: Elvis Presley passes away / 1st time in Slane Castle / The Kitchen / 'Suspicious Minds' for Elvis / ONE campaign and EDUN, new shirt to benefit Lesotho: 'The Power In Your Pocket'!

Elvis Aaron Presley - august 16, 1977. The King of Rock 'N' Roll, Elvis Aaron Presley passes away.

"Boy" tour - august 16, 1981. U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at Slane Castle, supporting "Thin Lizzy". U2 plays its first show ever at Slane Castle outside Dublin, and its only Irish show of 1981. They are on the supporting bill for the annual Slane Festival, which is headlined this year by Thin Lizzy. The band performs five tracks from the forthcoming October album, but none have lyrics that match what will eventually be released on the record. During the encore, the band sings "Happy Birthday" for The Edge's girlfriend Aislinn.

"ZOOTV" tour - august 16, 1992. U2 perform in Washington, D.C. at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. On this second night, Bono asks for George Bush, and when unable to get through to him Bono asks to leave a message: "Could you just tell the President to watch more TV?" A full version of "Can't Help Falling In Love" is played at the end of the show, which features the crowd singing along. Over these two dates, U2 perform in front of over 97,000 fans. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"Clarence Hotel fire forces The Kitchen evacuation" - august 16, 1995. More than 100 people are evacuated from The Kitchen, the basement nightclub below the U2-owned Clarence Hotel in Dublin, when a fire is spotted on the hotel's roof. No one is inside the hotel itself, which was undergoing renovations at the time.

"POPMart" tour - august 16, 1997. Wiener Neustadt, Austria - Airfield - Paradise Now. On the 20th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, U2's PopMart show in Vienna, Austria is filled with tributes and references to the King. After performing an acoustic version of "His Latest Flame," Bono jokingly tells the audience, "We ain't gonna kill him a second time!" Before "Last Night on Earth," Bono speaks at some length about Presley while images of pills appear on the video screen. Edge's karaoke is Elvis' "Suspicious Minds." And after the closing song, "One," Bono sings "Can't Help Falling In Love" and just as he did during the Zoo TV tour, tells the audience "Elvis is still in the building."

ONE campaign and EDUN, new shirt to benefit Lesotho: 'The Power In Your Pocket' - August 16, 2006 - EDUN, the socially conscious clothing brand created by Ali Hewson, Bono and New York clothing designer Rogan Gregory, has partnered with ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History to launch a new ONE T-shirt made by EDUN at Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com ($40 retail). The project will help fight global AIDS and extreme poverty, and bring fair trade and AIDS treatment to factory workers and their families in Lesotho, Africa. The ONE T-shirt made by EDUN, will be available at Nordstrom on September 11, 2006. The tee will be sold exclusively at Nordstrom (USA),Harvey Nichols (UK), Printemps (France) and Isetan (Japan) as well as online at one.org, edun.ie, nordstrom.com.

AUGUST 15: Elvis is still in the building / 'One' to Bob Hewson / Edge writes for Andy Summers!

"ZOOTV" tour - august 15, 1992. U2 perform in Washington, D.C. at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The last time U2 performed in Washington, Bono fell and dislocated his shoulder during the show(September 20, 1987). "You know what happened last time in DC in the rain," Bono jokingly warns the crowd. Bono adds a verse of "Singing In the Rain" before "One", and the song is again included in "Until The End of The World". The phone call this evening is not to US President George Bush, but his wife the First Lady, Barbara Bush. "Barbara who?" the operator asks when Bono inquires about talking to her. Bono explains that he wishes to talk to Mrs. Bush, and the operator replies, "The number is 202-456-911...Call at nine AM on Monday." Bono performs a haunting version of "Can't Help Falling In Love" on the eve of the anniversary of Elvis Presley's passing. As he finishes, Bono announces, "Elvis is still in the building." Elvis' version plays over the PA as the show ends. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"Elevation" tour - August 15, 2001 / Birmingham, England - NEC Arena. Kelis - Bono sings a portion of the Coldplay hit 'Yellow' between Discotheque and Staring at the Sun. Bono dedicates 'One' to his father, Bob.

Edge writes for Andy Summers - August 15, 2006 - It's announced: Andy Summers of The Police is putting out his life story. In the book, "One Train Later," Summers writes about getting his first guitar, being in early bands ... The Edge of U2 writes the foreword. "One Train Later" will be in stores October Third (2006).

AUGUST 14: Bob Hewson joins U2 at the stage for the first time / more dates were announced / for the first time in Czech Republic / # 7 / 60th 'VERTIGO' show (THE LAST OF THE 2ND LEG): Order of Liberty before the show-Bono spoke in Portuguese: 'Se falasse portugues diria obrigado!'-Edge thanked the interview-encouraging people of Portugal to do more to fight extreme poverty-a cardboard image-Portugal´s President is at the show!

"War" tour - august 14, 1983. U2 perform in Dublin Ireland at the Phoenix Park Racecourse as part of the "A Day At The Races" concert. U2 headline the bill. Other acts include "The Eurythmics", "Simple Minds", and "Big Country". Bono introduces "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by asking a fan for his Irish Tri-Color: "There's been a lot of talk about this flag, and about this next song." Violinist Steve Wickham joins the band for the song, and stays through "Electric Co.". Bono climbs the scaffolding around the stage, and attracts criticism for being to repetitive--many in the audience have seen the stunt before. "I Fall Down" is dedicated to the drummer of one of the opening bands, "Stiff Little Fingers"; Jim Reilly had lost his brother the previous week in Belfast. Bono's father, Robert Hewson, makes his first appearance on a U2 stage when he gets pulled up in front of the 20,000 fans at the show. As in Werchter on July 3, 1983, Annie Lennox joins the band for "40". The audience sing the chorus for more than 15 minutes after U2 leave the stage.

"The Joshua Tree" tour - august 14, 1987 - U2 announces the itinerary for its fall tour of the U.S. in a nationally syndicated broadcast from New York City.

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - august 14, 1993. U2 perform in Leeds, England at Rounday Park.

"POPMart" tour - august 14, 1997. Prague - Czech Republic - Strahov Stadium. U2 plays in the Czech Republic for the first time, at Strahov Stadium in Prague. Bono tells the audience, "The Russians came with tanks. We, the Irish, come with a lemon." Edge´s karaoke this night is "Born To Be Wild" - one of the most powerful moments, videos from the movie Easy Rider and text appearing on the screen so everybody could sing "like a true nature child we were born BORN TO BE WILD!!!"

"Elevation" tour - august 14, 2001 - Birmingham / UK - NEC Arena. 'I Will Follow'...after the 'Your eyes'...Edge in particular seems to really get into the groove, stamping his leg in time with the beat and thoroughly enjoying every second. This night, Edge wears burgundy shirt # 7.

60th 'VERTIGO' show - august 14, 2005 - Lisbon, Portugal - Estadio Jose Alvalade - The Kaiser Chiefs. Order of Liberty before the show / Bono spoke in Portuguese: 'Se falasse portugues diria obrigado!' / Edge thanked the interview / encouraging people of Portugal to do more to fight extreme poverty / a cardboard image / Portugal´s President is at the show! Keane are unable to fill their opener slot because singer Tom Chaplin is sick. Earlier in the day, U2 receives the Order of Liberty from Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio. Sampaio is reportedly at the show tonight. **** Thank You and Goodnight, Europe: Thirty Two Great Nights in Europe come to a close in Lisbon, Portugal....'Myself, The Edge, Adam and Larry ... today we became Portuguese,' he explained, referring to their visit to the Presidential Palace earlier in the day to receive the Order of Merit. 'We wanna thank you for making us so welcome and we wanna thank the President for pinning this great badge on our chest.' Honours are cool of course but, as Larry never fails to point out, this is a band who are not at the end of their career. 'We're just getting started!' added Bono, to wild cheers as Still Haven't Found cracked open the night and Lisbon became the City of Blinding Lights. 'So tonight is the last night of our European tour and this is a good place to end,' continued Bono. 'Some very beautiful girls,' he noticed, before dedicating Miracle Drug to a children¿s hospital and recalling the author Christopher Nolan. 'It's about a boy we went to school with who was asleep until a little pill which awakened him and he was able to write beautiful poetry. He wrote a book called Damburst of Dreams. His mother always believed in him, that he was awake.'...'It's going to get harder and harder to coexist,' predicted Bono, but that's the spirit of Sunday Bloody Sunday, Love and Peace and Bullet the Blue Sky. 'No more no more' echoed hugely around the stadium, as the night flew by. There's special mention for the man who recorded Miss Sarajevo, at the show tonight, and as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights scrolls up the rear of the stage in gigantic letters, tonight it's in Portuguese - much to the delight of the locals. 'What is going on?' asks a tired but jubilant Bono surveying the chanting of the audience. 'I want to salute the people from Make Poverty History in Portugal. If you want to take out your cell phones and make this place into a Christmas tree.. You can text us / Join us / Email us / Our time is coming / Our generation has something to do / It has fallen on us to say no to extreme poverty / We can say NO../ We want Portugal to lead and not to follow in the fight against extreme poverty / We believe that this government will do it but only if you tell them to..'...Special thanks for crew members as Yahweh arrives, with accompanying brilliant animations and then, in a neat twist on recent shows, there is no second Vertigo but instead the beautiful '40' closes a beautiful European tour. **** Honoured In Lisbon : The band received the Order of Liberty in Portugal tonight, honouring their longtime humanitarian work. President Jorge Sampaio made the award at the presidential palace a few hours before tonight's Lisbon show. He commended U2 for many years combining 'the public exposure it received from its musical success with the protection of humanitarian causes.' Bono took the opportunity to encourage the people of Portugal to do more to help fight extreme poverty. **** Bono and a cardboard image: ...During Electric Co, Bono pulls a life size cardboard image of himself from the audience. He kisses and cuddles it and then lets go of it. Before Haven´t Found, Bono thanks the Portuguese president for the Order of Liberty given to the band a few hours before the show, and he quips the band has now become Portuguese....entering the stadium is quite controlled and orderly....Bono's daughters 'n' friends have been spotted in the audience....**** 'If I could talk Portuguese I would like to say thank you' = 'Se eu falasse portugues diria obrigado!' (on truth, Bono spoke in Portuguese) / Bono´s daughters and sons were at ceremony, very proud of their Dad / the fans runned behind Bono´s car, who appeared from the window and waved to the fans, total hysteria in Lisbon! Protocolo e histeria em Belém - O Presidente da República justificou a distinção louvando o trabalho benemérito da banda irlandesa. 'Se eu falasse português diria obrigado!', afirmou ontem o cantor Bono na cerimónia em que os U2 foram condecorados com o grau de oficiais da Ordem da Liberdade pelo presidente Jorge Sampaio. A pronúncia pode não ter sido a melhor, mas certo é que o cantor falou mesmo em português e trocou as voltas ao protocolo, provocando a gargalhada geral....correiodamanha**** One hour before the show, Edge appeared at VIP´s area to some autographs. He thanked the interview that Correio da Manhã made with him: Delírio a ver U2 - Bono encantou completamente os seus fãs portugueses. Foi perante um estádio de Alvalade quente, lotado e em delírio que os U2 subiram ontem à noite ao palco, para aquele que foi o último concerto da digressão europeia....Bono cantou duas músicas tendo ao peito a insignia da Ordem da Liberdade que o Presidente da República lhe havia dado horas antes. Disse sentir-se português e pediu a todos os presentes para que pressionem "Jósé Sócratesss" no sentido de colocar Portugal na vanguarda da luta contra a pobreza no Mundo. Uma hora antes do concerto, The Edge tinha aparecido na sala vip para dar autógrafos. Aí, agradeceu a entrevista que o CM lhe fez e desapareceu logo a seguir....correiodamanha**** U2: Freedom to believe: ...the concert of the year...Cause U2 know make the perfect wedding between the musc and the ethic, the magnitude and the proximity, the technoly and the human, the minds and the hearts...We just can believe...U2 had the audience in their hands since the first moment. But what he has in his hands, Bono cares, as a love which shouldn´t to be as guaranteed. Then he feeds with his credibility, his charisma...The freedom to fight against poverty. The freedom to coexist with harmony. The freedom to believe that 'I can make the difference'...publico. Some photos: U2-Vertigo-tour and Interference

AUGUST 13: Berlin Wall went up / Recording U2-3 / Lou Reed is taped singing along in duet-style to 'Satellite of Love'

Recording U2-3 - August 13, 1979 - Maybe, yesterday, maybe today, maybe tomorrow, but this 27th anniversary is around this date, when after another incredible gig at Dandelion Market, U2 move across town to Windmill Lane where they are booked from 6 in the evening until midnight to work on some favorites - "Stories For Boys," "Boy/ Girl" and "Out Of Control." Edge, Larry and Adam are in the main studio, while an engineer plays jazz piano and the microphone's set up in the control room. Neither Adam nor Larry is the world's best timekeeper and without the fuss and fury of a live show to hide behind, their tempos are not to be trusted. They have problems with "Out Of Control."....read something of U2-3 here

Berlin Wall went up - august 13, 1961 - The day the Berlin Wall went up. Bernauer Strasse where the communist authorities first sealed the border on August 13, 1961. Cold War division and the legacy of the wall was "a stone symbol of a policy of violence". Faced with a mass exodus of dissidents that had reached up to 1,700 per day, the East German authorities closed all routes to the west that summer night. Residents woke to find themselves trapped in the communist sector and in countless cases separated from their families who lived on the other side of the divide. Estimates of the number of people killed when trying to cross the Berlin Wall are still hotly debated, nearly 17 years after the wall fell in a bloodless revolution. Researchers said they have firm proof of 125 cases where people were killed by armed border guards while trying to make it across the wall. But a prominent victims' association, the August 13 Working Group, put the figure at more than 200 after the 155-kilometer-long (96-mile-long) wall went up in 1961. It argues that the total number of people killed between 1945 when the Soviets took control of the eastern sector of Germany and 1989 is at least 1,201 including deaths at the Berlin Wall dividing the city and at the 1,400-kilometer-long border between East and West Germany.

"ZOOTV" tour - august 13, 1992. U2 perform in East Rutherford, New Jersey at Giants' Stadium. Over the two days' concerts (august 12 and 13), U2 perform in front of 109,000 people. The second nights show is better -- the nervousness that pervaded the show on the first night seems to be gone. "New Year's Day" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday" are added to the setlist. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is played acoustically. Earlier in the day, Lou Reed is taped singing along in duet-style to "Satellite of Love", and this taped performance will be used later in the tour to allow a virtual duet each show with Reed and Bono. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

AUGUST 12: after this last concert in Dandelion Car Park, U2 record U2-3 / video confessional debuts-Lou Reed joins U2 during 'Satellite Of Love' / 'Born To Be Wild' during the 1st time in Poland / red shirt#2!

"Early Ireland" - august 12, 1979 - Dublin / Ireland - Dandelion Car Park. U2 play the last of the six Saturday afternoons. "Out of Control," "In Your Hand," Concentration Cramp," Shadows In Tall Trees," "Judith," and "The Fool". Dave Edge is a superlative guitarist and he'll improve so much, being so young, being so bright, so good. After the concert, U2 move across town to Windmill Lane where they are booked from 6 in the evening until midnight to work on some favorites -"Stories For Boys," "Boy/ Girl" and "Out Of Control." Edge, Larry and Adam are in the main studio, while an engineer plays jazz piano and the microphone's set up in the control room with Chas De Whaley.

"ZOOTV" tour - august 12, 1992. U2 perform in East Rutherford, New Jersey at Giants' Stadium. Over the two days' concerts, U2 perform in front of 109,000 people -- the first night's show sells out in 23 minutes, becoming Giants' Stadium's fastest sellout ever. The original date of August 11 is postponed by one day to leave more time to set up the stage and sound system. More flash is added to the new intro, before the lights dim, the screens flash "SYSTEM CHECK", and then "STAND BY FOR TRANSMISSION". Some of the press are in a small tower beside the stage that flash the words "PHOTO OPPORTUNITY" on an electric ribbon. The crowd roar as the screens flicker to life, each revealing ZooTV bars which evolve into the George Bush EBN footage. The band suffer from some opening night jitters, and the first few songs sound too tight. As in Manchester, England on June 19, 1992 at the Stop Sellafield show, Lou Reed makes an appearance during "Sattelite of Love". The "Video Confessional" makes its debut at this show -- it is a closet sized booth, where fans can film their confessions to a video camera -- the confessions are shown before the encore of the show. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus" and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - august 12, 1993. U2 performs in London, England at Wembley Stadium.

"POPMart" tour - august 12, 1997 - Warsaw - Poland - Horse Track. U2 plays its first-ever show in Poland, at the Katowice Stadium in Warsaw. The concert is marred by poor crowd-control planning. Lines begin forming in the early afternoon and reach nearly a mile-long before the gates opened. Making the problem worse was the lack of entry gates, and an estimated 200 people are injured as the crowd pushes to get into the stadium. Many get in by climbing over fences, never having their tickets checked. The show is marked by a tribute to Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa during "New Year's Day," the song Bono wrote about Walesa's movement in the early 80s. Bono tells the crowd, "This is your song," and images of Walesa appear on the video screen to great applause. Edge´s karaoke this night is "Born To Be Wild".

"Elevation" tour - august 12, 2001 - Manchester, England - MEN Arena - Kelis. 'Could You Be Loved' snippet inserted at the end of Pride. Technical problems plague 'One', the band leave the stage and don't return as Herman Brood's 'My Way' plays to a darkened arena. Bono introduces the band: "We´re a band from Dublin...On the bass Adam Clayton, on the drums Larry Mullen Jnr, on guitar 17 years old, The Edge..." Edge wears red shirt #2(yellow).

AUGUST 11: Youth Club / Uniondale / Salman Rushdie joins U2 on stage / "Kite" to Bob Hewson / Bono on 'Happy Birthday, Oscar Wilde'-DVD / Duet Bono with Andrea Corr to Wim Wenders / 59th 'VERTIGO' show: Spanish eyes are smiling-'Ole Ole'-Niño Jesus-What night!-Great Edge's performance-Edge so right-Tommy-Sgt Peppers / ZOOTV - DVD * studio´s sessions / Bono to be a featured speaker at the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit...via video / Jack Johnson, Bono Talk Allen Ginsberg!

"Early Ireland" - august 11, 1979 / Dublin, Ireland - Youth Club.

"The Joshua Tree" tour - august 11, 1987. U2 perform in Uniondale, New York at Nassau Veterans' Memorial Coliseum.

"ZOOTV-Zooropa" tour - august 11, 1993. U2 performs in London, England at Wembley Stadium. On the first night, controversial author Salman Rushdie joins U2 on stage in front of 70,000 fans. Fans cheer his appearance wildly and the story is picked up by media around the world. In later interviews, Rushdie would thank U2 for their "gesture of solidarity and friendship." He would also admit to being a music lover and say that standing before a crowd of 70,000 people was an extraordinary occasion for a writer. Tonight's show would also mark the last of about ten satellite hookups with Bill Carter in Sarajevo.


"Elevation" tour - august 11, 2001 - Manchester - England - MEN Arena - Kelis. U2 vocalist Bono made an emotional tribute to his father Bob Hewson -- who is believed to have cancer and is said to have "just days to live" -- at the first U.K. show of the band's world tour. "Kite" is dedicated for Bob Hewson. "This is a song for my father who has only a few days to live. This is for him the tough old fella." The U2 vocalist also called for peace in Northern Ireland as the political situation reaches a critical stage with the Stormont Assembly reconvening to discuss ongoing problems in the country. He told the cheeing crowd during the band's famous hit "Sunday Bloody Sunday": "Compromise is not such a bad word after all. Our prayer is that this week brave people make brave decisions and this little island across the little channel does not go back to war." Edge wears this night burgundy#7.

Bono on 'Happy Birthday, Oscar Wilde'-DVD - August 11, 2005 - Artists throw a party for Oscar Wilde's 150th - Oscar Wilde's literary legacy is so enduring that, more than a century after his death, artists from all over the world breathed life into his words in celebration of his 150th birthday. Now, in a two-hour documentary available on DVD this summer, Happy Birthday, Oscar Wilde (Kultur, $19.99) delivers lines written by the Irish poet and playwright in the late 1800s and spoken by an all-star cast, including Bono, Annie Lennox, Frank McCourt, Geoffrey Rush, Fionnula Flanagan and Liam Neeson. The documentary is the realized dream of Irish independent filmmaker Bill Hughes, who has the same birthday (Oct. 16) as Wilde. The project began last year when U2's Bono agreed to participate and Amnesty International became its beneficiary, part of its Art for Amnesty program....A shorter version of Happy Birthday, Oscar Wilde was shown in Britain and Ireland this year. Hughes says PBS will run it in time for Wilde's 151st birthday.

Duet Bono with Andrea Corr to Wim Wenders - U2tour.de reports that Bono has written the title track to Wim Wenders' new film 'Don't come knocking', starring Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Eva Marie Saint and Tim Roth. (IMDB) Wenders has recently received the song from Bono, in time for the film's German release (25/8) and Wenders' 60th birthday (14/8). The song is said to be a duet with Andrea Corr. Wenders' management has informed U2tour.de that there will be a movie soundtrack, which will include the duet. A release date is as yet unknown.

59th 'VERTIGO' show - august 11, 2005 - Madrid, Spain - Estadio Vicente Calderon - The Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand - Spanish eyes are smiling / 'Ole Ole' / Niño Jesus / What night! / Great Edge's performance / Edge so right / Tommy-Sgt Peppers ! **** Spanish Eyes are smiling in Madrid: For the final night in Spain on Vertigo//2005 the band kick off the Madrid show with a bang....The police in Madrid got the band to the stadium on time with a fine ability to get 10 vehicles through the Madrid grid lock. Were they inspired by the gig? With Electric Co. tonight The Edge joined Adam facing Larry on the main stage to rock out at the end of the song. Elevation saw the audience get completely behind the singing and added to the whole experience and sound. Full of enthusiasm the Madrid audience went into their own 'Ole Ole' at the end of Beautiful Day and beautiful it was. 'Grandous cahones, we're a band from the north side of Dublin called U2 and its good to be here in such fine company, And we're just getting started alright'...During the day off Edges birthday was celebrated with a great night in Canne and a great birthday cake too. 'One of the great nights of our life was a concert in Madrid in 1987 Long time ago And its great to feel that feeling once again' 'This is a song about the future and its dedicated to the scientists who are Dreaming up the future' 'There's a hospital here in Madrid A children's hospital - I cant remember the name' Bono then put his ear to the audience and the microphone to the audience too. With that the chant starts from the audience, they know the name 'Nino Jesus, nino Jesus' Edge then starts into Miracle Drug, followed by Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, and Love & Peace which again features many of the audience on shoulders enjoying seeing the full band on the b-stages. Tonight Larry plays the drum in a different position enjoying seeing his fans so close up....'It says Coexist / A Beautiful piece of graffiti / Coexist / Something to hold on to / Especially in the city of Madrid' / 'Please, please get up of your knees / Oh America / Safe Home Johnny' As the band started Miss Sarajevo 'We'd like to dedicate the songs to the families and friends who lost loved ones in London, Egypt and Turkey, But especially in the city of Madrid (huge applause) Our Prayer is we do not want to become a monster in order to defeat a monster.' When the human rights text starts it is in Spanish, captivating the audience. This is the first time the text has been in Spanish as it was in Catalan in Barcelona, Basque in San Sebastian and now Spanish in Madrid. During Streets Adam and his low riding bass move around the stage as does Bono and while walking back on the b stage to the 'ole oles' the audience were singing again, he pulls up two ladies with the Spanish 'Make Poverty History' banner - Pobreza Cebo....Before One Bono speaks to the audience about the Make Poverty History Campaign...'Send a message to you Prime Minister Azanar' 'Thank you thank you for listening to a rock star whack on Matthew Freud for working on the campaign Thank you' When One ends, all the band gather on the front of the stage and take a bow to huge applause. Madrid is likely not to forget this concert for a long time. The gig ends with Yahweh and another rendition of Vertigo to end the night on a high.**** Great work of Edge: ....Also, the great work of The Edge. The guitarist of U2, as a sideman, constructs the basics of U2´s sounds...abc ****El grupo irlandés arrasó en Madrid con el último de sus tres conciertos en España...."What a night!" ...Bono, católico no practicante pero pastor mediático, tuvo antes de la eficaz 'Miracle drug' uno de sus momentos de gloria/homilía: "Uno de los conciertos más grandes de mi vida fue en Madrid en 1987", dijo en inglés, con consiguiente bramido del público. "Esta canción está dedicada a los médicos y científicos, y especialmente a un hospital de aquí cuyo nombre no recuerdo". El griterío en las primeras filas era tal que Bono apuntó hacia allí con el micrófono y todo el campo pudo oír: "¡Niño Jesús!"....un The Edge tan certero... **** De Madrid al cielo: ...También hubo homenajes, ya que Bono intercaló entre sus propias canciones fragmentos de otras ajenas, como una de la ópera rock "Tommy" de The Who, "Sgt. Peppers" de The Beatles y "Send in the clows" de un musical de Stephen Sondheim. Tras "Vértigo", dieron un gran salto al pasado con "I will follow" y "Electric Co.", con está última Bono demostró que también tiene su mal genio y tras golpear el micrófono contra un bafle cuando éste le empezó a fallar, terminó arrojándolo contra el suelo enfurecido....Some photos on U2-Vertigo-tour

ZOOTV - DVD * studio´s sessions - August 11, 2006 - Originally released on VHS in 1994, U2's "Zoo TV -- Live From Sydney," will make its DVD debut Sept. 19 via Island/UME. The release will be available both as a single-disc version and a double-disc package with a host of extras. The main body of the concert includes 23 songs and goes heavy on "Zooropa" album tracks such as "Lemon," "Numb," "Dirty Day" and "Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car" but also features a cover of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" and vintage favorites such as "New Year's Day," "Angel of Harlem" and "Pride (In the Name of Love)." Throughout, the band performs avid a visual spectacle captured by 28 cameras. The bonus disc features the previously unreleased songs "Trying To Throw Your Arms Around the World," "Desire," "The Fly" and "Even Better Than the Real Thing," three behind-the-scenes documentaries and even a karaoke version of the Edge-sung "Numb." Billboard

Bono to be a featured speaker at the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit...via video - August 11, 2006 - Willow Campus, Barrington, Illinois: Bono features speaker at the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit...via video. Bill Hybels, a friend Bono met on his African travels, conducted the interview about relief efforts and presents the video during Session 6 of the summit. toledoblade * newsobserver

Jack Johnson, Bono Talk Allen Ginsberg - August 11, 2006 - Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson and U2's Bono are among the artists interviewed in the Allen Ginsberg Movie, "The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg." ... The Jerry Aronson-directed film offers an intimate portrait of Ginsberg, the radical and renowned poet who was a founding member of the Beat literary movement in America. Ginsberg's works include the ground-breaking poem "HOWL." "The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg" began filming in 1982 and now is complete, updated and re-mastered. The deluxe 2-disc DVD set contains the Director's cut of the award-winning documentary.

AUGUST 10: Near-miss with Premier Talent / Rick Rubin and U2 in London

Near-miss with Premier Talent - august 10, 1980. Paul McGuinness travels to the U.S. to meet with Frank Barsalona of Premier Talent, who also books the Who, Bruce Springsteen, the Pretenders, etc. But the death of his father, Philip, sends him back to Dublin without meeting Barsalona.

Rick Rubin with U2 in London - August 11, 2006 - rumor about an U2´s upcoming album. Because Fidelman and Rubin have to go to London to engineer tracks for U2’s upcoming album at Abbey Road Studios. ...

AUGUST 9: Morleigh bellydances during Edge´s 36th B-Day / "POPMart" movie / 58th 'VERTIGO' show: The Edge, the star of the night-'The Edge comes from the future, on a space ship especially made for him. From a brithday 1000 years in the future, came back to be with us in 1976'-"Bat, bi, hiru...hamalau"-many articles of the Human Rights appeared on screen written in Basque / U2 to get Portuguese award !

"POPMart" tour - august 9, 1997: Concert: Helsinki, Finland. U2 plays Helsinki, Finland, a day after Edge's 36th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, Edge's girlfriend, Morleigh Steinberg, reprises her Zoo TV role when she bellydances on-stage during "Mysterious Ways." She is noticeably pregnant. Some images will appear on "Mofo" (Phunk Phorce Mix) video



"PopMart movie debuts in Scotland" - august 9, 1998 . U2's PopMart movie -- a 20-minute clip -- debuts at the Festival Revue in Edinburgh, Scotland. The movie is presented by Catherine Owens, who organized the video presentations used on the PopMart Tour.

58th 'VERTIGO' show - august 9, 2005 - San Sebastian, Spain - Anoeta Stadium - The Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand. The Edge, the star of the night / "Bat, bi, hiru...hamalau" / many articles of the Human Rights appeared on screen written in Basque! ****
'Bat, bi, hiru...hamalau': It was another celebration tonight of U2's Vertigo Tour while they are playing in Spain....Bono opened the show saying 'Uno, dos, tres...catorce' in Basque which won the crowd over instantly....City of Blinding Lights and towards the end Bono started singing 'San Sebastian San Sebastian'. It was then that the audience began a fantastic football type chant to which Bono replied, 'I hope that means something beautiful'. Introducing Miracle Drug, Bono spoke about how 'The Edge comes from the future, on a space ship especially made for him. From a brithday 1000 years in the future, came back to be with us in 1976'. The crowd laughed and applaused allowing Bono to finish with 'Excuse my ramblings', even through the crowd were loving it....As the temperatures rise Bono introduces 'Sometimes' not before a sip of water and removing his glasses. 'This next ones for my father Bob. He was a toughie'. The audience didn't notice a few extra cameras here tonight as the band are doing an interview with Ed Bradley from 60 minutes. ...'CoeXisT'...'You know what I'm talking about, / Something that's going to happen over the next 3 years, / Hold on to this tightly, / Even in san Sebastian, / All sons of Abraham.'...During Streets Bono gave Adam a kiss as Adam walked up and down the B-Stage....**** The Edge the true star of the night in music terms: ...Miracle Drug y Love and Peace or Else, dos de los temas favoritos de The Edge, verdadero protagonista de la noche en el terreno musical con una verdadera exhibición de guitarras y capacidad de llenar con sus característicos arreglos la esencia de todo el repertorio....on Diario Vasco **** 40,000 quiver at Anoeta stadium with U2: The Irish band combined music, sight, and protests against world hunger and in favour of peace. Bono managed to win the affection of the spectators by singing "Uno, dos, tres...catorce" in Basque. U2 did not let spectators down. The Irish band showed its talent at Anoeta stadium of Donostia-San Sebastián. With red and black colours standing out in the stage design, Bono and his band made 40,000 spectators quiver last night. Instead of starting "Vertigo" song with "Uno, dos, tres...catorce", Bono opted for "Bat, bi, hiru...hamalau", its analogue in Basque, a way to receive the spectators in each of the concerts the band is giving. It was nearly 22:00 p.m., but that was not the only knowing wink to the Basque audience as many articles of the Human Rights appeared on screen written in Basque.

U2 to get Portuguese award - August 9 - It's announced in Lisbon - Portugal said on Tuesday it would award U2 the country's Order of Liberty to honour the band's humanitarian efforts. President Jorge Sampaio will award the Dublin four -- lead singer Bono, guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. -- before a concert in Lisbon on Sunday. "Over the last 25 years the band has allied its public exposure gained through musical success with the defence of humanitarian causes and human rights," a presidential spokeswoman said. Bono was a major figure in the Live Aid concert for Ethiopian famine relief 20 years ago and has since campaigned for the world's poor. U2 were also involved in last month's Live 8 concert held to pressure rich nations to allieviate poverty.

AUGUST 8: The Edge was born / 21st - 26th - 32nd - 40th - 42nd and 44th Edge´s B-Day!!!!

"The Edge"...august 8, 1961. Daved "(Mister)The Edge" Evans was born in Barking Maternity Hospital, east London.

"On 21st Edge´s B-Day" - august 8, 1982. U2 begin working with Steve Lillywhite on their third album in Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.

"On 26th Edge´s B-Day" - august 8, 1987. U2 perform in Cork, Ireland at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Before the show, the band meet with Paul McGuinness and some Island Records staff--including tonight's show, the European Leg of the tour is attended by 1,196,830 people. It's The Edge's 26th birthday and Bono starts the show again by walking out and singing to the background track of "Stand By Me". He shouts, "Happy Birthday Edge!" and Bono jams the microphone in front of The Edge, who sings a few lines of the song. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is performed twice--in a row. The crowd sing it so well, Bono starts the song anew. During the bridge of the song, he calls out Irish city names: "Belfast! Derry! Cork! Dublin! Waterford! Galway! Sligo!" while the crowd sing "No More!" after each one. Bono honours the many members of the road crew that come from Cork during "Pride(In the Name of Love)": "I want to sing this for Corkmen...Joe O'Herlihy, for Tim Buckley, for Tom Mullally, for Sammy over here behind the drum kit,...Steve Iredale, because without these people working day in and day out, putting up stages, taking down stages, putting them into trucks, driving the trucks and all in the name of love.." The mood is extremely festive as the band return to the stage for the encore. During "Party Girl" Bono calls out, "Anyone know what The Edge wants? How about a birthday cake?" and a huge cake is wheeled out onto the stage. "So Edge, why don't you just give me the guitar here, and why don't you just try a slice of the birthday cake?" At that moment, Aisling, The Edge's wife, jumps out of the cake and showers everyone on stage with champagne. "My God, Edge...it's the missus!" Bono says to a laughing The Edge. "And what a beautiful party girl she is tonight! The best birthday present you can give Edge is his wife Aisling!" A wild version of "Out of Control" follows "Party Girl", the first time the song has been played on the tour. "40" ends the night, with Bono, Adam, and The Edge walking off stage and leaving Larry drumming. The crew up on the stage, release a hundred ping-pong balls which shower Larry, who laughs at the little joke. Support is "The Dubliners", "The Subterraneans", and "UB40". After the show, the band retire to the south of France for several weeks to relax with their families and write some new material --ostensibly for the next album.

"On 32nd Edge´s B-Day" - august, 8 1993. U2 perform in Glasgow, Scotland at Celtic Park. After the satellite link up Bono sang Happy Birthday to the Edge and made him sing an unrehearsed version of Lost Highway. Most of the crowd felt sorry for him as this was obviously Bono putting him on the spot as he struggled to complete two verses!

"On 40th Edge´s B-Day" - august 08, 2001 / Barcelona, Spain - Palau St. Jordi - Stereophonics. 'Spanish Eyes' makes its Elevation Tour debut, with a full version of the song performed by the entire band. First time it's been played since May 14, 1992's performance in Spain. The crew brings out a birthday cake during Mysterious Ways for the Edge (from the back of the stage appeared 6 pictures of different ages from the edge (Joshua,Pop...) with girls holding a cake.)


'On 42nd Edge's B-Day' - ...HAPPY FORTIET DAD YOU ROCKSTAR YOU - August 8, 2002 - from Anton Corbijn´s U2&I - Edge´s wearing a shirt with this phrase, on his 2002´s b-day. He´s with a ice-cream on a hand. Morleigh is with him, pointing to his shirt.

"On 44th Edge´s B-Day" - august 8, 2005 / Cannes, France. During the day off the show, Edges birthday was celebrated with a great night in Canne and a great birthday cake too.

AUGUST 7: final show of 'October' tour / media critics Sarajevo satellite-birthday cake to Edge-Morleigh starts as a belly dancer-new propos show to the tour / 57th 'VERTIGO' show: 100.000 fans sing Happy B-Day to Edge-17.000 balloons for Edge-Bono gives to Edge, as a present, a Ronaldo´s shirt, who was at the attendance / Edge's 46th Birthday Party!

"October" tour - august 7, 1982. U2 perform the final date of the "October" tour, in Turku, Finland at the Ruisrock Festival. This show ends the summer touring period for U2, and they return to Ireland for 3 months to finish work on their third album, "War".

"ZOOTV" tour - august 7, 1992. U2 perform in Hershey, Pennsylvania at Hershey Stadium. Rumours that the week-long rehearsals will result in a try-out concert are proven true when Bono lets it slip that fans will be able to see what the band has been up to by the end of the week. On August 5, 1992, tickets go on sale for a show on August 7, 1992. The ticket stubs say "Outside Rehearsal" and are priced cheaply at $15US. Remarkably, the show starts with "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day" and "Pride(In The Name Of Love)". During "New Year's Day", Bono hands a birthday cake to The Edge, whose birthday will take place the next day. U2 leave the stage after the first 3 songs, and start ZOO TV. The Presidential Seal of The United States Of America appears, and the voice over announces, "Laides and gentlemen, the President of the United States." President George Bush appears on the video screens, and a stunned crowd roar as doctored footage of the President force him to announce, "We will, we will rock you." The deep drum beat of Queen starts in the background as the doctored footage continues, "We will, we will rock you. Some may ask, why rock out now? The answer is clear: These are the times that rock man's soul. I instructed our military commanders to totally rock Baghdad. And I repeat this here tonight: We will, we will rock you. Let me say this for everyone listening to Washington tonight: may God continue to rock our nation, the United States of America." The George Bush Rap had been produced by a Boston, Massachusetts area company called Emergency Broadcast Network. The original video of the Rap had been sold the previous year at the Lollapalooza festival in North America. During the show, Bono acknowledges the fans who had been listening in the parking lot during the rehearsals: "Well, does it sound any better in here? All I know is you guys were having a lot more fun outside than we were inside trying to build this fucking thing!" "Whose Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" starts with the usual organ sound, but then it is turned off as Bono's singing and the organ don't match -- he sings it acoustically. Belly-dancer Christina Petro is no longer with the tour -- she is replaced by Morleigh Steinberg. New props show and video images show up during the show -- a shopping cart with an inflatable fish for "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World", the image of a reclining woman is shown during "With Or Without You", and sounds of helicopters during "Running To Stand Still". Proceeds from tonights show are donated to local charities -- HELP Ministries of Christian Churches United, Channels Food Distribution, AIDS Assistance Network, Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, and United Cerebral Palsy. Support is B.P. Fallon and "WNOC".

"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - august 7, 1993. U2 perform in Glasgow, Scotland at Celtic Park. As the Sarajevo satellite linkups continue at tonight's show in Glasgow, U2 receive some criticism in the media that they are still the same U2 of the 80s for trying to address political issues.

57th 'VERTIGO' show - august 7, 2005 - Barcelona, Spain - Camp Nou - The Kaiser Chiefs, Keane - 100.000 fans sing Happy B-Day to Edge / 17.000 balloons for Edge / Bono gives to Edge, as a present, a Ronaldo´s shirt, who was at the attendance! ****100,000 Catalonian fans sing Happy Birthday to The Edge : "Dallas Schoo plays a bit of Spanish Eyes during the soundcheck, but the band don't follow his example. Forty minutes before the start of the show the stadium is full and the atmosphere is cooking. The band start at 10pm and play until shortly after midnight. Fans have organised the distribution of 17.000 red balloons in honour of The Edge, who celebrates his birthday on 8/8. Fans sing happy birthday before Beautiful Day. Some travelling fans say it's the best show so far - the audience were giving it all during the support acts.Edge receives an FC Barcelona shirt during Party Girl and he says this is the 5th time he's celebrated his birthday in Barcelona. He puts the shirt on...100,000 ecstatic Catalonian fans...**** Bono gives to Edge, as a present, a Ronaldo´s shirt of Barcelona´s team, who was at the attendace as others soccer´s players! **** Cumpleaños feliz, The Edge: 'Vertigo', with lights from the impressive screen, marked the start of two hours of the concert, and with a time to celebrate the 44th anniversary of The Edge, and the fans, mainly, a fan club of Valencia, prepared 17.000 balloons with 'instructions' to sing 'Happy Birthday' after 'Beautiful Day' Some photos on: U2-Vertigo-tour


Edge's 46th Birthday Party - August 7, 2007 - St Tropez - At the Vip Room

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AUGUST 6: Enola Gay drops the 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima / "Daydream Believer " / 'We Love You' to The Edge / U2 contribution to stop pollution with 'Beautiful Day' / Forbes Sells Stake to Bono and Partners!

Hiroshima - august 6, 1945 - 8:15 AM Local Time. The US bomber "Enola Gay" drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Days later, another is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Japan surrenders within 24 hours of the second bombing and ends the Pacific Theater portion of World War II.

"POPMart" tour - august 6 1997 U2 perform in Oslo, Norway. Edge´s karaoke this night is "Daydream Believer."

"Elevation" tour - august 06, 2001 / Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis - Stereophonics. Unknown song 'We Love You' U2 perform before 'One' to Edge. The song had reportedly been soundchecked in Zurich recently. Bono sings 'She's a Mystery to Me' in honor of Roy Orbison. Edge wears red shirt #2 this night.

U2 contribution to stop pollution with 'Beautiful Day' - August 6, 2006 - U2 has joined the Bay Area's Spare the Air campaign. No, you won't see Bono riding the Pittsburg/Bay Point line, but you will hear part of his band's Grammy Award-winning song, "It's a Beautiful Day," in radio and TV spots asking you to cut polluting activities on smoggy days.

Forbes Sells Stake to Bono and Partners - August 6, 2006 - Forbes Magazines Sells Stake to Investment Group That Includes Singer Bono of U2 - NEW YORK (AP) -- Forbes magazine said Monday it has sold a minority stake to a private equity group that includes the singer Bono of U2. The firm, called Elevation Partners, is buying a stake in a newly formed company called Forbes Media LLC that will include the magazine and also the Web site Forbes.com and other media properties. ... Elevation Partners' principals include Bono; former Apple Computer Inc. finance chief Fred Anderson; former senior managing director of The Blackstone Group Bret Pearlman; and Marc Bodnick, a founding principal of Silver Lake Partners.

AUGUST 5: U2 finish The Unforgettable Fire sessions / burgundy #7 / 56th 'VERTIGO' show: France-1, 2, 3, Louis XIV-greeting French people who respect the prive life-Elton John, Michael Stipe, Beckham were at the audience!!

"The Unforgettable Fire" - august 5, 1984 - U2 finish recording The Unforgettable Fire.

"Elevation" tour - august 05, 2001 / Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis - Stereophonics - Responding to a fan's request, Bono tries to sing 'Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad' both at the start and end of 'Stay.' He's unable to remember many lyrics either time. The show is U2's first-ever in Antwerp. Edge wears burgundy shirt #7, this night.

56th 'VERTIGO' show - august 5, 2005 - Nice - France/ Parc Des Sports Charles Ehrmann - The Zutons, Keane. 1, 2, 3, Louis XIV / greeting French people who respect the prive life / Elton John, Michael Stipe, Beckham were at the audience! Unos, Dos, Tres..Bono transforms in 1,2,3 Louis XIV. Bono talked about his second home in Eze, greeting French cause they respect his prive life and to mayors of Nice and Eze-Sur-Mer. 350 VIP, as Elton John, Michael Stipe, Beckham, etc... Despite they soundchecked "Original of The Species" they didn´t play this song, this night. **** A HOT Show in the South of France : It was like home from home at the Parc des Sports Charles Ehrmann in Nice tonight. It was a hot show tonight, not just because the band had so many friends and family in town ­ this being where they spend a lot of time off ­ but because the temperature here has been sweltering.... **** ...our home away from home...: during "The Electric.Co" Bono says: 'our home, our home away from Home, Nice" **** 35 degrees in the sun : Early afternoon, some 5000 people are gathered outside the stadium, where it's 35 degrees in the sun. The fire brigade drives by to spray the audience. Gates open is very chaotic. Elton John is in the house, as is Quincy Jones and Michael Stipe ****
some photos on: U2achtung

AUGUST 4: Birmingham / "Daydream Believer"!

"The Joshua Tree" tour - august 4, 1987. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at the National Exhibition Centre. Support is "Hoodoo Gurus".

"POpMart" tour - august 4, 1997. U2 perform in Copenhagen. Edge´s karaoke this night is "Daydream Believer".

AUGUST 3: 1st time southern Europe / 1st time of "Silver And Gold" / photographers on stage during UTEOTW-red shirt #2 / Salty dogma / U2 gives music rights to HIV centre / 55th 'VERTIGO' show: Bono discuss aid for Africa-Rainy night-white balloons during 'Pride'-Anton Corbijn photographs during the show-a male fan during 'Party Girl' on stage / When Pirate Hal Came To Town / Billboard announces Music Rising to recieve the Legend of Live and Humanitarian Awards !

"October" tour - august 3, 1982. U2 perform their first concert in southern Europe, in Vilar De Mouros, Portugal.

"The Joshua Tree" tour - august 3, 1987. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at the National Exhibition Centre. U2 change the opening to the show--they now walk out to Jimi Hendrix's version of "The Star Spangled Banner" performed at Woodstock, and immediately jump into "Bullet The Blue Sky". U2 also perform "Silver and Gold" live for the first time, which has now been re-recorded and released as the B-side to the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single. Bono sings about his experience at Live Aid during "Bad": "Holly came from Miami, Florida, hitchhiked to Birmingham for the day, saw U2 at the NEC...what rhymes with NEC?" Bono asks softly at the end of the song. Bono discusses the band's past during the beginning of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For": "Over the years we've gone from laying for 200 people to 2,000 people to 20,000 people and I want to tell you, I don't think we've changed. And it doesn't seem like you've changed either, at least not for the worse, and I hope a little bit for the better." Bono dedicates "MLK" to the late Bob Marley. Bono also asks the crowd for requests and decides on "People Get Ready". After the first verse, an audience member joins the band to and Bono shows him the three chords, "Yeah, sing with me," Bono continues, "Faith is the key, if you wanna start a rock & roll band, you just need a lot of guts..." Bono lets the man finish the song, and afterwards he doesn't want to leave the stage. "For the first time in my life I feel like Jim'll fix it," Bono says referring to Jimmy Saville's BBC-TV show which makes people's dreams come true. Bono sings about England during "Pride(In the Name of Love)": "For Birmingham and Liverpool and Newcastle and Manchester, places that mean so much to the memory of U2. I want to thank you for coming tonight...Look after yourselves on the way home. We'll see you again--sooner, rather than later." Support is "Hoodoo Gurus".

"ZOOTV-Zooropa" - august 3 1993 U2 perform in Nijmegen, Holland at Goffert Park. PJ. Harvey and Stereo MC´s.

"Elevation" tour - august 03, 2001 / Arnhem, The Netherlands - Gelredome - Kelis - Bono brings a group of photographers up on stage during 'Until the End of the World' and they shoot photos on the catwalk throughout the song. He also brings a female fan on stage during 'Mysterious Ways.' Edge wears red shirt #(yellow) 2.

Salty dogma - Bono gives an explicit confession of being saved by Grace, not Karma - August 3, 2005 - Is Bono, the lead singer and songwriter for the rock group U2, a Christian? He says he is and writes about Christianity in his lyrics....in a new book of interviews, Bono in Conversation by Michka Assayas, Bono, though using some salty language, makes an explicit confession of faith. The interviewer, Mr. Assayas, begins by asking Bono, Doesn't he think "appalling things" happen when people become religious? Bono counters, "It's a mind-blowing concept that the God who created the Universe might be looking for company, a real relationship with people, but the thing that keeps me on my knees is the difference between Grace and Karma." The interviewer asks, What's that? "At the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or in physics-in physical laws- every action is met by an equal or an opposite one," explains Bono. "And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that.

U2 gives music rights to HIV centre - August 3, 2005 - Rock band U2 has agreed not to charge DDB South Africa for the use of their song 'Kite' which will be used in an Nkosi's Haven television commercial. They have also wavered usage rights because the commercial is for South Africa's first care centre for HIV/AIDS mothers and children. The commercial was the work of DDB's creative team Derek Postmus and Nicole Scanlan and was directed by Dominic Black from the production company Fade2Black.

55th 'VERTIGO' show - august 3, 2005 - Munich, Germany - Olympic Stadium - The Zutons, Keane. Rainy night / white balloons during 'Pride' / Anton Corbijn photographs during the show / a male fan during 'Party Girl' on stage! Another rainy night prompts Bono to sing bits of songs to fit the weather. Bono brings a male fan on stage to play guitar during Party Girl. Anton Corbijn is on stage taking photos during I Will Follow. He had planned to do it in Amsterdam, but had an accident that week and had to rest his back for a while. During Pride, thousands of fans release white balloons. This was organised by U2tour.de. The stadium webcam is on during the show, the balloons are clearly visible. **** 'For 99,000 white balloons SING!' : 'Thanks for coming out, standing in the rain, dancing in the rain, singing in the rain.' (And thanks for the balloons!)...And as the rain persisted, so Bono kept interjecting lyrical references to the weather, turning the moment to everyone's advantage. 'Thank you,' he said in German. 'Thanks for coming out, standing in the rain, dancing in the rain, singing in the rain .' Anton Corbijn got a shouted greeting from the stage during Elevation, a nod to the fact that the great Dutch lensman was prowling the stage tonight....There was blanket lighter-coverage for I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, a dazzling sight through the speckled raindrops. 'Let me see them Bruce!' says Bono to Lighting Director Bruce Ramus....A special tribute at the opening of Miracle Drug went out to the 'people who will get us to the future,' tonight with a nod to some of the team who 'keep our band well'....'This next one I must take my glasses off for,' he explains, perhaps a slightly wistful look in his eye. 'Because my dad used to say to me , 'What are you wearing those glasses for? You look stupid in them.'...the simple idea behind the graffiti CoeXisT 'is going to get harder over the next few years.' For Sunday Bloody Sunday the stadium is a massive carpet of red, reflecting beautifully off the stage umbrellas which protect the equipment from the weather. But there's not a cloud in the heavens for Bullet the Blue Sky, Adam moving around the stage, home from home. Miss Sarajevo was dedicated once more to the victims of terrorism and now the German fans show their creative nous with the dramatic appearance of dancing white balloons, all over the venue. 'For 99,000 white balloons SING!' leads Bono, with a deft reference to some eighties balloon-featuring europop. 'This is our moment, I want to feel white balloons in my face, I want to take shelter from the hurricane...' The balloons, at one point, appeared to have taken life with plans on taking over the show ­ they were everywhere. 'This might be a good good moment to take out your cell phones , ; Be a light in the world , This is the moment,' says Bono in German. 'In a tiny country called Niger hundreds of thousands of people who look like your sister, mother, father, brother are dying because of poverty'....The German crowd know what to do and they hit the phones, applying their political pressure through the wonder of technology. No surprises that the place goes ballistic with the opening notes of Zoo Station. 'Are you ready for the laughing gas ?'...There's a cool twist at the end of the show when a young man holding up a sign labelled 'I Can Play Guitar' is obviously eager for a walk on part in Party Girl. Instead, Bono having said 'You better not be kidding' pulled him up and a star is born playing Party Girl instead of Yahweh....And it was finally dry. 'What a wonderful night !',,,. The crowd and the rain. The white balloons. The crowd, the sky and the lights up. **** Edge had to tell him how to sing / Bono´s amazing Pavarotti / Larry´s smile at the last song! : ...rain all day long...but as soon as U2 came out on stage smiling and Bono shouted "let's take a bath together!' we knew it was gonna rock!... Luckily the rain eventually slowed down, Bono added snippets of Sgt. Peppers and Here Comes The Sun (very apropo indeed) to the end of Beautiful Day...The greatest highlight for me was hearing Miss Sarajevo live for the first time in my life and Bono's amazing Pavarotti... Bob would be so proud! I will never forget Larry's smile at the last song. I think he was expecting 40, but Edge started the Vertigo riff and I saw Bono turn to Larry and I have never seen such a huge smile from Larry Mullen as he beat those drums like mad! Other great moments, the guitarist from the crowd who could hardly play Party Girl, Bono who asked for the lyrics (it's smart that the crew now have them all ready for him) but even with the lyrics he messed up and The Edge had to tell him how to sing it... it was classic! Then a crew member brought out a bottle of Veuve Cliquot champagne and Bono sprayed it all over the front of the ellipse. Two funny Dallas messups: he gave Edge the wrong guitar at the start of Streets and when Edge started to play it he made the funniest face: "WTF is this?" and Dallas ran and gave him the correct guitar, and then after the second encore Bono was thanking the crowd and Dallas plugged (or unplugged) something and made some horrible feedback, so when U2 came back after the break Dallas ran to Bono and apologized, Bono just laughed! The Munich fans were just so great, all day in the GA line they were passing out white ballons and during the human rights declaration people started blowing them up and during Pride the floor was just full of white ballons bouncing around... it looked amazing!!!... **** Some photos on: U2-Vertigo-tour. Prior to tonight's concert in Munich, Bono meets German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer to discuss aid for Africa.

When Pirate Hal Came To Town - August 3, 2006 - U2.com reports: 'Hear Bono’s version of ‘Dying Sailor to His Shipmates’ and read our interview with Hal Willner, producer of ‘Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys’. ... ‘Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys’. Due out August 22nd, it’s a maverick collection filled with contemporary reinterpretations of songs from a genre of music that has all but disappeared – the sea chantey. ... Listen Now to Bono’s performance of "Dying Sailor to His Shipmates"

Billboard announces Music Rising to recieve the Legend of Live and Humanitarian Awards - August 3, 2006 - 'Sir Elton John and Music Rising will receive the Legend of Live and Humanitarian Awards, respectively, at the Third Annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, to be held Nov. 8-9 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Awards at the Nov. 9 reception will also go to a wide variety of tours, venues, and touring professionals, based on data reported to Billboard Boxscore between Dec. 1, 2005, and Sept. 30, 2006. ... Music Rising is a musical instrument replacement fund founded by U2's the Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, and Gibson Guitar chairman Henry Juszkiewicz, with MusiCares and the Guitar Center Foundation. "We are so thankful to Billboard for this recognition," says Ezrin, "especially because it keeps the devastated musical culture of the Central Gulf in the minds of our peers. We need the help of the entire industry to restore that culture. This award shines a brilliant light on that need." Jusczkiewiz says when Music Rising was launched in November 2005 with the intention of helping as many musicians affected by the Hurricane disasters as possible. "We have helped close to 2,000 musicians regain their livelihood and the spirit of a region in our country rich in music heritage and tradition," he says. Adds the Edge, "We are just trying to help out our brother musicians from the Gulf Coast, and while getting this award is a great honor and a wonderful thing, we feel like there is still so much to do before New Orleans and the whole area are back to full strength. Here's to seeing that day."