SEPTEMBER 17: Wire for the first time / lighting systems fails / GO HOME / count down until nov 22 for HTDAAB / 64th 'VERTIGO' show: Lanois and Eddie Vedder join the band-POPMuzik-Discotheque-Yahweh to Willie Williams / Bono and Ali, in Los Angeles !
"Boy" tour - september 17, 1980. U2 perform in Penzance, England at Demelza's.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 17, 1984. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the Sports And Entertainment Centre. A fifth concert is considered for September 19th, but never occurs. On this night, U2 introduce the song "Wire" to the crowd for the first time.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - septmeber 17, 1987. U2 perform in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Gardens. On the first night's performance of "I Will Follow", the band's lighting system fails and Bono shouts, "Well, if the lights don't work, let's turn on the house lights, I don't care!" After the song, the Gardens fully illuminated, the band continue for more than an hour, while the road crew try and figure out what is wrong. Finally the lighting system starts working, and U2 finish the concert with their lights. Steve Morse, of the Boston Globe writes about the experience: "Where other superstars might have fallen flat without their lights, U2 carried on like troupers, forging an ever closer bond with the audience. Bono was infinitely more chatty, while still managing to convey the spiritual power of the band's music as the crowd spurred him on with long, majestic singalongs." Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul.
'New U2 home video formally announced' - september 17, 2003. Universal Music formally announces the November release of U2 Go Home - Live from Slane Castle, Ireland, the first home video recorded in U2's home country. The release features U2's September 1, 2001, concert at the castle north of Dublin.
'Official countdown begins for HTDAAB' - september 17, 2004. U2 begins an official countdown toward the release of How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb with the launch of two web sites -- htdaab.com and howtodismantleanatomicbomb.com. Both sites show the same thing: a real-time, red LED timer counting down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until November 22nd, the album's release date.
64th 'VERTIGO' show - september 17, 2005 - Toronto ON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional - Lanois and Eddie Vedder join the band / 'POPMuzik' / 'Discotheque / 'Yahweh' to Willie Williams! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo - Rockaway Beach, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, Beautiful Day - Sgt. Pepper's, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - Dirty Old Town, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One - Ol' Man River . Encore(s): Discotheque, The Fly, With or Without You, All Because of You, Fast Cars, Yahweh, 40. Daniel Lanois joins the band for the 3rd straight night, again playing guitar on an extended version of One. Eddie Vedder joins them on stage as the song segues into Ol' Man River. The encore begins with the 'Pop Muzik' intro from the PopMart Tour, as U2 plays Discotheque for the first time since 2001. Bono dedicates Yahweh to the departing Willie Williams. **** Back to Earth after visiting Planet Edge this week: ...Another full-energy show. Bono was really sweating there. It was really hot in there. He was drinking lot water, threw water on to the audience (maybe to wake them up). And he didn't bring anyone up from the audience.... Strong performances during Electric Co., Miracle Drug (which Bono dictated to the nurses of Toronto's Children's Hospital), Sometimes, (Bono hit the opera part this time, wonderful, then he mime carrying his dad's casket, singing Dirty Old town I think). Love and Peace, Sunday, Bullet..Pride, Streets..etc.. just wonderful..hometown boy Danny Lanois played the Irish Falcon during One, then Eddie Vedder came on! Sang Ol' Man River with Bono!! THAT WAS AMAZING! And yeah then came the POP encore! It started with the POP graphics (reminded of Popmart Skydome 97), Popmusic played and I thought they were going to played Mofo, but it was Discotheque (with the disco lights)...Fast Cars, great drumming from Larry. Edge had some guitar problems during With or Without You, and with the start of Yahweh, and Bono dictated this song to Willie Williams and said something that this was his last show and he was leaving the tour, maybe for good. 40, with Bono and his handheld spotlight and it just great performance from the guys. **** Some photos on: U2tours * U2tours
Bono and Ali, in Los Angeles - September 17, 2006 - Bono is bringing his "One" campaign against AIDS and poverty to . . . Nordstrom. The U2 singer and wife Ali Hewson visited the store's downtown Chicago branch Saturday and one in Los Angeles yesterday to promote a designer T-shirt that will raise money to pay for AIDS care in Africa.The shirts are made in the village of Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, by Edun, a "fair trade" clothing label started by the couple. The company will donate $10 from every $40 shirt sold to a fund supporting the health care of Lesothan workers and their families.
washingtonpost. Some photos: Interference
9/17/2007
9/16/2007
SEPTEMBER 16: 'The U2s' / meeting Bill Clinton / Happy B-Day B.B.King / 63rd 'VERTIGO' show: "The Ocean"-opera for 'Sometimes'-Lanois joins the band for 'One'- 'Happy B-Day' to B.B. King-2 songs filmed for TV by Lian Lunson-local band played part of 'Out Of Control' with U2 / Bono and Ali in Chicago (One Bono For One Campaign To Wipe Out Poverty - Singer and Wife Looking To Inspire Social Consciousness) / ESPN to broadcast the performance live during its Monday Night Countdown pre-game show (Superdome-New Orleans)!!
"Boy" tour - september 16, 1980. U2 perform in Plymouth, England at the Fiesta Suite. U2 are billed as "The U2s" on posters promoting the show. Tickets cost £1.25 each.
"ZOOTV" tour - september 16, 1992. U2 perform in Chicago, Illinois at the World Music Amphitheater. Mayor Dwight Welch of Country Club Hills, goes to court to force U2 to turn down the music after recieving 100 complaints about the volume for the remaining shows -- U2 and the World Music Ampitheater win the case. While U2 plays a series of Zoo TV shows in Chicago, the band meets up with U.S. presidential candidate Bill Clinton, who is also staying at Chicago's Ritz Carlton Hotel. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".
"B.B. King´s b-day" - september 16, 1989. A celebration for B.B. King's 64th birthday party is on a boat, which U2 have rented specifically for occasion. Eventually, B.B. takes the stage with Bono and The Edge, and the three perform a few songs.
63rd 'VERTIGO' show - september 16, 2005. Toronto ON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional - "The Ocean" / opera for 'Sometimes' / Lanois joins the band for 'One' / 'Happy B-Day' to B.B. King / 2 songs filmed for TV by Lian Lunson / local band played part of 'Out Of Control' with U2! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - (opera), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encores: The Fly, With or Without You, All Because of You, Fast Cars, Happy Birthday, Yahweh, Out of Control, 40. Bono sings a bit of opera at the end of Sometimes. Daniel Lanois makes another appearance, tonight joining the band for an extended version of One. After Fast Cars, Bono calls BB King at home to wish him a happy 80th birthday and leads the crowd in singing Happy Birthday. After Yahweh, Bono sees a sign: 'U2 + Our Band + Out of Control = Happy Audience.' He invites the local band on stage and they take over U2's instruments for the first half of Out of Control. U2 come back to reclaim their gear and finish the song. People with small videocameras are on stage taping the 2nd encore, from All Because of You through the phone call to BB King. **** 'Happy Birthday BB King' Birthdays, video shoots, local band onstage. Third night in Toronto is out of control....'Larry Mullen Jnr, Hello Hello Vertigo...!' was phenomenal. 'Alright, Night Three' confirms Bono, as if there were lingering doubts, and then, during The Ocean, he recalls The Maple Leaf Bar to big respect. 'We made this album when we were kids 17,18,19...'... and Adam is smiling like he knows it. 'After 20 years we might need more than 20 minutes,'...'This is for the children's hospital here in town,' explains Bono as Edge opens up Miracle Drug. 'It's dedicated to doctors and nurses - and the scientists who help them come up with new solutions to old problems.' ...'We grew up in Ireland, and we grew up with terrorism a hundred miles up the road - but even in Dublin we had problems. Now you look around the world and it's everywhere. The thing about terrorism is that they fundamentally don't believe that people are more important than ideas.. we believe that people are more important than ideas, from Louisiana to Mozambique to Toronto to Sarajevo.' ... 'We're looking for the Milky Way tonight, lets see what we can find, or some other galaxy.'...No sooner had the band caught their breath than director Lian Lunson - she of the acclaimed Leonard Cohen documentary (I'm Your Man), premiered in the city earlier this week - is up on stage with a film crew. The band are playing Fast Cars again, only the second live performance ever (Don't laugh!' says Bono) and it is being committed to film. (Who knows what for ? Guess we'll find out soon enough.) The director gets a kiss on the cheek as she takes her crew off stage and it's a time for celebrations - this being the eightieth birthday of the one and only BB King. 'Lets call him at home and wish him Happy Birthday!'...'You know how much you mean to us.' says Bono, and we did....Spotting an inviting sign in the crowd (our band + a song with U2=happy crowd), ), before we quite know what is happening a local Toronto band are up on stage to perform their own version of Out of Control. With Edge joining Menew (as we discover they are called) on guitar (he could go far), Shade, Key and Nathan Samuel Phillip showed they know how to rock'n'roll - and the locals loved them....look for Edge and Bono here. Bono and the crowd here. Edge and a local singer here. **** 'All Because Of You' and 'Fast Cars' were filmed for TV, according to Bono: "...Wacky wildness ensues. And more people on stage than you can imagine. Daniel Lanois, a film crew, and a local Toronto band all join U2 on stage for their third show at the Air Canada Centre. Lanois joins U2 to perform 'One,' a film crew tapes the band as they perform 'All Because of You' and 'Fast Cars' (for television, according to Bono), and a local band perform 'Out of Control,' with U2 taking over halfway through the song. The highlight of the show is a phonecall to BB King to wish him happy birthday. (Too bad the speaker phone didn't work.) Bono gets the audience to sing 'Happy Birthday' to King for his 80th birthday." **** a kiss by Bono in return......Interferencer Mrs. Edge, who danced with Bono in her belly dance costume the other night in Toronto, had a thank-you sign for the band and was blown a kiss by Bono in return.... **** "they believe in ideas over people...well, we believe in people over ideas" ....The show was filled with positive energy, and the crowd was wild. The music sounded great, and Bono's voice was spot on....Daniel Lanois played guitar solo on One during an extended version. Where the Streets have no name was a big highlight. This song is so powerful live. He made reference to Africa and Louisianna during the intro. A local band was pulled out of the crowd to play Out of Control. "You better be good, because I don't normally hang around tall people", Bono joked. In fact, they looked perfectly in control and relaxed jamming on stage with U2. Bono sat back while the singer played one verse, and then Bono would sing the next, while the guitarist jammed with the Edge...that was just amazing...something those guys will never forget. Who are they? A U2 cover band? Congrats guys, you were great! Bono called on everyone to turn on their cell phones, and shut off the house lights...all you could see was tiny lights, and he referred to it as a new galaxy. The declaration of Human rights was read...and he flashed Paul Martin's number. "He's a good man. Canada needs to lead", Bono said. He also made reference to terrorism and said "they believe in ideas over people...well, we believe in people over ideas". It was a long set, going over 2 hours and 20 minutes. **** Edge, the scientist of the band coudln´t get the speaker phone to work...! "what, you think that echo unit s--- is easy"... When Sunday Bloody Sunday started, the crowd erupted, and this was probably the most memorable moment of the concert. Everyone in my section stood up again and we were all standing up until the end of the concert from here on in. They really nailed SBS; there was a lot of energy from the band....When Edge was doing the ending solo of One, Daniel Lanois jumped on the stage out of nowhere, and Bono gave him his guitar, and Lanois started playing....The Fly, and again it was a great performance with Bono going crazy on the guitar and jumping around with a lot of energy during the parts where he didn't have to sing....The Edge was back and started playing the intro to All Because of You. A film crew of 2 women came up onto the stage and recorded this song and the next (Fast Cars). Bono was going wild during All Because of You, he probably wanted to give his best performance for the cameras, and he threw his tambourine into the crowd just before the final verse of the song. During Fast Cars, Bono was doing a little dance (he seemed to be mixing up a Latin dance with a Middle Eastern dance which was very interesting). Then they tried calling BB King, and Bono couldn't get the speaker phone working, after Bono mentioned that Edge could do it because he was a scientist, everyone laughed, so bono said "what, you think that echo unit shit is easy" and then The Edge gave it a crack and Bono told the crowd that Edge was the scientist of the Band, and then after Edge couldn't get it to work. So then Bono just talked to him and we couldn't hear BB. But then we got to sing Happy Birthday to BB, and then after BB said something to Bono and Bono responded...**** Some photos on: U2tours. U2 tours. U2 tours. spaz
Bono and Ali in Chicago (One Bono For One Campaign To Wipe Out Poverty - Singer and Wife Looking To Inspire Social Consciousness) - September 16, 2006 - U2 frontman Bono visited Chicago, where he brought a little "star power" to a new campaign. The One Campaign is a global effort to help wipe out poverty in Africa. The mega-star and his wife are working with an American designer to start a new trend and inspire social consciousness. 'They are made in Africa, with African cotton and $10 from every shirt goes to a fund to fight AIDS,”said Ali Hewson, Bono's wife. Hewson is hoping Americans will rally behind this cause with the same passion she and her husband, Bono, have for the project. Visits to Africa inspired Hewson to create “"Edun" -- a clothing label with American designer Rogan Gregory. “We started Edun because we thought people were asking for choice, a choice to have beautiful clothes that also weren't made from someone else's distress,” Hewson said. All three presented their new “One” T-shirt to 200 shoppers at the Nordstrom on Michigan Ave. Saturday. The retail giant is selling the shirts exclusively. cbs2chicago
ESPN to broadcast the performance live during its Monday Night Countdown pre-game show (Superdome-New Orleans)- September 16, 2006 - The NFL will go marching back into New Orleans on Sept. 25 with a mega-concert and a day of activities to mark the first pro football game in the Superdome since August 2005, and the first regular season NFL game in New Orleans since Dec. 26, 2004. The game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, which will be seen on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, will be preceded by a concert starring U2 and Green Day. ESPN will broadcast the performance live during its Monday Night Countdown pre-game show.
"Boy" tour - september 16, 1980. U2 perform in Plymouth, England at the Fiesta Suite. U2 are billed as "The U2s" on posters promoting the show. Tickets cost £1.25 each.
"ZOOTV" tour - september 16, 1992. U2 perform in Chicago, Illinois at the World Music Amphitheater. Mayor Dwight Welch of Country Club Hills, goes to court to force U2 to turn down the music after recieving 100 complaints about the volume for the remaining shows -- U2 and the World Music Ampitheater win the case. While U2 plays a series of Zoo TV shows in Chicago, the band meets up with U.S. presidential candidate Bill Clinton, who is also staying at Chicago's Ritz Carlton Hotel. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".
"B.B. King´s b-day" - september 16, 1989. A celebration for B.B. King's 64th birthday party is on a boat, which U2 have rented specifically for occasion. Eventually, B.B. takes the stage with Bono and The Edge, and the three perform a few songs.
63rd 'VERTIGO' show - september 16, 2005. Toronto ON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional - "The Ocean" / opera for 'Sometimes' / Lanois joins the band for 'One' / 'Happy B-Day' to B.B. King / 2 songs filmed for TV by Lian Lunson / local band played part of 'Out Of Control' with U2! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - (opera), Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encores: The Fly, With or Without You, All Because of You, Fast Cars, Happy Birthday, Yahweh, Out of Control, 40. Bono sings a bit of opera at the end of Sometimes. Daniel Lanois makes another appearance, tonight joining the band for an extended version of One. After Fast Cars, Bono calls BB King at home to wish him a happy 80th birthday and leads the crowd in singing Happy Birthday. After Yahweh, Bono sees a sign: 'U2 + Our Band + Out of Control = Happy Audience.' He invites the local band on stage and they take over U2's instruments for the first half of Out of Control. U2 come back to reclaim their gear and finish the song. People with small videocameras are on stage taping the 2nd encore, from All Because of You through the phone call to BB King. **** 'Happy Birthday BB King' Birthdays, video shoots, local band onstage. Third night in Toronto is out of control....'Larry Mullen Jnr, Hello Hello Vertigo...!' was phenomenal. 'Alright, Night Three' confirms Bono, as if there were lingering doubts, and then, during The Ocean, he recalls The Maple Leaf Bar to big respect. 'We made this album when we were kids 17,18,19...'... and Adam is smiling like he knows it. 'After 20 years we might need more than 20 minutes,'...'This is for the children's hospital here in town,' explains Bono as Edge opens up Miracle Drug. 'It's dedicated to doctors and nurses - and the scientists who help them come up with new solutions to old problems.' ...'We grew up in Ireland, and we grew up with terrorism a hundred miles up the road - but even in Dublin we had problems. Now you look around the world and it's everywhere. The thing about terrorism is that they fundamentally don't believe that people are more important than ideas.. we believe that people are more important than ideas, from Louisiana to Mozambique to Toronto to Sarajevo.' ... 'We're looking for the Milky Way tonight, lets see what we can find, or some other galaxy.'...No sooner had the band caught their breath than director Lian Lunson - she of the acclaimed Leonard Cohen documentary (I'm Your Man), premiered in the city earlier this week - is up on stage with a film crew. The band are playing Fast Cars again, only the second live performance ever (Don't laugh!' says Bono) and it is being committed to film. (Who knows what for ? Guess we'll find out soon enough.) The director gets a kiss on the cheek as she takes her crew off stage and it's a time for celebrations - this being the eightieth birthday of the one and only BB King. 'Lets call him at home and wish him Happy Birthday!'...'You know how much you mean to us.' says Bono, and we did....Spotting an inviting sign in the crowd (our band + a song with U2=happy crowd), ), before we quite know what is happening a local Toronto band are up on stage to perform their own version of Out of Control. With Edge joining Menew (as we discover they are called) on guitar (he could go far), Shade, Key and Nathan Samuel Phillip showed they know how to rock'n'roll - and the locals loved them....look for Edge and Bono here. Bono and the crowd here. Edge and a local singer here. **** 'All Because Of You' and 'Fast Cars' were filmed for TV, according to Bono: "...Wacky wildness ensues. And more people on stage than you can imagine. Daniel Lanois, a film crew, and a local Toronto band all join U2 on stage for their third show at the Air Canada Centre. Lanois joins U2 to perform 'One,' a film crew tapes the band as they perform 'All Because of You' and 'Fast Cars' (for television, according to Bono), and a local band perform 'Out of Control,' with U2 taking over halfway through the song. The highlight of the show is a phonecall to BB King to wish him happy birthday. (Too bad the speaker phone didn't work.) Bono gets the audience to sing 'Happy Birthday' to King for his 80th birthday." **** a kiss by Bono in return......Interferencer Mrs. Edge, who danced with Bono in her belly dance costume the other night in Toronto, had a thank-you sign for the band and was blown a kiss by Bono in return.... **** "they believe in ideas over people...well, we believe in people over ideas" ....The show was filled with positive energy, and the crowd was wild. The music sounded great, and Bono's voice was spot on....Daniel Lanois played guitar solo on One during an extended version. Where the Streets have no name was a big highlight. This song is so powerful live. He made reference to Africa and Louisianna during the intro. A local band was pulled out of the crowd to play Out of Control. "You better be good, because I don't normally hang around tall people", Bono joked. In fact, they looked perfectly in control and relaxed jamming on stage with U2. Bono sat back while the singer played one verse, and then Bono would sing the next, while the guitarist jammed with the Edge...that was just amazing...something those guys will never forget. Who are they? A U2 cover band? Congrats guys, you were great! Bono called on everyone to turn on their cell phones, and shut off the house lights...all you could see was tiny lights, and he referred to it as a new galaxy. The declaration of Human rights was read...and he flashed Paul Martin's number. "He's a good man. Canada needs to lead", Bono said. He also made reference to terrorism and said "they believe in ideas over people...well, we believe in people over ideas". It was a long set, going over 2 hours and 20 minutes. **** Edge, the scientist of the band coudln´t get the speaker phone to work...! "what, you think that echo unit s--- is easy"... When Sunday Bloody Sunday started, the crowd erupted, and this was probably the most memorable moment of the concert. Everyone in my section stood up again and we were all standing up until the end of the concert from here on in. They really nailed SBS; there was a lot of energy from the band....When Edge was doing the ending solo of One, Daniel Lanois jumped on the stage out of nowhere, and Bono gave him his guitar, and Lanois started playing....The Fly, and again it was a great performance with Bono going crazy on the guitar and jumping around with a lot of energy during the parts where he didn't have to sing....The Edge was back and started playing the intro to All Because of You. A film crew of 2 women came up onto the stage and recorded this song and the next (Fast Cars). Bono was going wild during All Because of You, he probably wanted to give his best performance for the cameras, and he threw his tambourine into the crowd just before the final verse of the song. During Fast Cars, Bono was doing a little dance (he seemed to be mixing up a Latin dance with a Middle Eastern dance which was very interesting). Then they tried calling BB King, and Bono couldn't get the speaker phone working, after Bono mentioned that Edge could do it because he was a scientist, everyone laughed, so bono said "what, you think that echo unit shit is easy" and then The Edge gave it a crack and Bono told the crowd that Edge was the scientist of the Band, and then after Edge couldn't get it to work. So then Bono just talked to him and we couldn't hear BB. But then we got to sing Happy Birthday to BB, and then after BB said something to Bono and Bono responded...**** Some photos on: U2tours. U2 tours. U2 tours. spaz
Bono and Ali in Chicago (One Bono For One Campaign To Wipe Out Poverty - Singer and Wife Looking To Inspire Social Consciousness) - September 16, 2006 - U2 frontman Bono visited Chicago, where he brought a little "star power" to a new campaign. The One Campaign is a global effort to help wipe out poverty in Africa. The mega-star and his wife are working with an American designer to start a new trend and inspire social consciousness. 'They are made in Africa, with African cotton and $10 from every shirt goes to a fund to fight AIDS,”said Ali Hewson, Bono's wife. Hewson is hoping Americans will rally behind this cause with the same passion she and her husband, Bono, have for the project. Visits to Africa inspired Hewson to create “"Edun" -- a clothing label with American designer Rogan Gregory. “We started Edun because we thought people were asking for choice, a choice to have beautiful clothes that also weren't made from someone else's distress,” Hewson said. All three presented their new “One” T-shirt to 200 shoppers at the Nordstrom on Michigan Ave. Saturday. The retail giant is selling the shirts exclusively. cbs2chicago
ESPN to broadcast the performance live during its Monday Night Countdown pre-game show (Superdome-New Orleans)- September 16, 2006 - The NFL will go marching back into New Orleans on Sept. 25 with a mega-concert and a day of activities to mark the first pro football game in the Superdome since August 2005, and the first regular season NFL game in New Orleans since Dec. 26, 2004. The game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, which will be seen on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, will be preceded by a concert starring U2 and Green Day. ESPN will broadcast the performance live during its Monday Night Countdown pre-game show.
9/15/2007
SEPTEMBER 15: Marquee Club / U2 and B.B. King press conference / Operator 2-Edge´s hat / 'Born To Be Wilde' / Turin city honors Bono / Bono talks poverty at Clinton event / The new front page of Music Rising´s website / The three possible songs to reopen Superdome / It's announced the U2 finished the sessions for 'The Saints Are Coming' and a new song with a 'mesmerizing chorus' (Window In The Skyes) / Bono and Ali in NYC!
"Boy" tour september 15, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Marquee Club. Support is "Vision Collision".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 15, 1984. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the Sports And Entertainment Centre. A fifth concert is considered for September 19th, but never occurs.
"LoveTown" tour - september 15, 1989. U2 and B.B. King hold a press conference in Sydney, Australia at the Mercantile Hotel. Bono comments on B.B. King's singing style, "...he's the only guy I know that when he moves back from the microphone his voice gets louder. I feel like a little girl when I'm singing with him." He compliments B.B. again when asked about organizing the tour: "We just got the chance to have B.B. play with us so now we can learn from him. He comes from a generation of maybe six people of the order of B.B., and some of them are not around any more. I consider myself an apprentice around him. To actually have him on the road is an amazing thing." After the press conference, security attempt to quickly take the band back to their hotel. However, the members of the band and B.B. King talk to fans outside. Upon seeing the commotion, a local shopkeeper remarks, "You'd think it was 'The Beatles'".
"ZOOTV" tour - september 15, 1992. U2 perform in Chicago, Illinois at the World Music Amphitheater. On the first night, Bono invites two girls to dance with him during "Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World". The two girls are a bit too wild and Bono motions The Edge to come over and help him. One of the girls grabs The Edge's hat, and it is clear by his reaction that he is not amused. Bono is knocked over by the two girls and lies on the catwalk as the two crawl over him and kiss his face. Bono's telephone calls to the White House continue during tonight's show in Chicago. Before hanging up, Bono tells "Operator Two" that he thinks he loves her. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".
"POPMart" tour - september 15, 1997. U2 perform in Montpellier, France. Espace Grammont. Edge´s karake this night is 'Born To Be Wild'.
'Turin City honors Bono' - september 15, 2003. The Turin, Italy, City Council honors Bono with a decree giving him Honorary Citizenship. Unfortunately, Bono cannot make it to Turin to accept the recognition -- and won't do so until they meet up in Milan in 2005 prior to a U2 concert there.
Bono talks poverty at Clinton event - september 15, 2005 - On an off-day from the Vertigo Tour, Bono participates in the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative, a 3-day forum in New York. The event brings together leaders to discuss poverty and other world issues.
The new front page of Music Rising´s website (is so beautiful) - September 15, 2006 - That blue is pure hope, harmony, good work, good donations to New Orleans. Visit it; this blue is vibing into New Orleans' heart: Music Rising.
The three possible songs to reopen Superdome - September 15, 2006 - The plan is for Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends," a track from the band's hit 2004 CD, "American Idiot." Then Green Day and U2 will jointly render the 1978 post-punk rave-up "The Saints Are Coming," followed by U2's "Beautiful Day."
It's announced the U2 finished the sessions for 'The Saints Are Coming' and a new song with a 'mesmerizing chorus' (Window In The Skyes) - September 15, 2006 - U2 have already recorded their parts for "The Saints Are Coming," and Green Day are in the middle of their work for the track. ... In an online diary on the band's official website, one new track was said to be "a U2 classic with an instant hook and a mesmerizing chorus."
Bono and Ali in NYC - September 15, 2006 - EDUN and ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History - Hudson Hotel - New York City.
"Boy" tour september 15, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Marquee Club. Support is "Vision Collision".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 15, 1984. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the Sports And Entertainment Centre. A fifth concert is considered for September 19th, but never occurs.
"LoveTown" tour - september 15, 1989. U2 and B.B. King hold a press conference in Sydney, Australia at the Mercantile Hotel. Bono comments on B.B. King's singing style, "...he's the only guy I know that when he moves back from the microphone his voice gets louder. I feel like a little girl when I'm singing with him." He compliments B.B. again when asked about organizing the tour: "We just got the chance to have B.B. play with us so now we can learn from him. He comes from a generation of maybe six people of the order of B.B., and some of them are not around any more. I consider myself an apprentice around him. To actually have him on the road is an amazing thing." After the press conference, security attempt to quickly take the band back to their hotel. However, the members of the band and B.B. King talk to fans outside. Upon seeing the commotion, a local shopkeeper remarks, "You'd think it was 'The Beatles'".
"ZOOTV" tour - september 15, 1992. U2 perform in Chicago, Illinois at the World Music Amphitheater. On the first night, Bono invites two girls to dance with him during "Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World". The two girls are a bit too wild and Bono motions The Edge to come over and help him. One of the girls grabs The Edge's hat, and it is clear by his reaction that he is not amused. Bono is knocked over by the two girls and lies on the catwalk as the two crawl over him and kiss his face. Bono's telephone calls to the White House continue during tonight's show in Chicago. Before hanging up, Bono tells "Operator Two" that he thinks he loves her. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".
"POPMart" tour - september 15, 1997. U2 perform in Montpellier, France. Espace Grammont. Edge´s karake this night is 'Born To Be Wild'.
'Turin City honors Bono' - september 15, 2003. The Turin, Italy, City Council honors Bono with a decree giving him Honorary Citizenship. Unfortunately, Bono cannot make it to Turin to accept the recognition -- and won't do so until they meet up in Milan in 2005 prior to a U2 concert there.
Bono talks poverty at Clinton event - september 15, 2005 - On an off-day from the Vertigo Tour, Bono participates in the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative, a 3-day forum in New York. The event brings together leaders to discuss poverty and other world issues.
The new front page of Music Rising´s website (is so beautiful) - September 15, 2006 - That blue is pure hope, harmony, good work, good donations to New Orleans. Visit it; this blue is vibing into New Orleans' heart: Music Rising.
The three possible songs to reopen Superdome - September 15, 2006 - The plan is for Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends," a track from the band's hit 2004 CD, "American Idiot." Then Green Day and U2 will jointly render the 1978 post-punk rave-up "The Saints Are Coming," followed by U2's "Beautiful Day."
It's announced the U2 finished the sessions for 'The Saints Are Coming' and a new song with a 'mesmerizing chorus' (Window In The Skyes) - September 15, 2006 - U2 have already recorded their parts for "The Saints Are Coming," and Green Day are in the middle of their work for the track. ... In an online diary on the band's official website, one new track was said to be "a U2 classic with an instant hook and a mesmerizing chorus."
Bono and Ali in NYC - September 15, 2006 - EDUN and ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History - Hudson Hotel - New York City.
9/14/2007
SEPTEMBER 14: Larry changes the opening song / back of the stadium back of the stadium / Bono buys a Chaplin's item / a problem in Marseille / 'Vertigo' video is filmed / 62nd 'VERTIGO' show: Lanois joins the band on stage to 'Bad' and a fan (Mrs Edge) bellydanced with Bono-Where The Edge Came From / To celebrate the return of football to the Superdome and aid in the city's rebuilding, U2 and Green Day will debut their special new benefit single on Monday Night Football / Music Rising Phase II is announced !
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 14, 1984. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the Sports And Entertainment Centre. A fifth concert is considered for September 19th, but never occurs. On the first night, Larry for some reason starts the concert with "Gloria", but quickly starts the correct song, "Out of Control".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - september 14, 1987. U2 perform in East Rutherford, New Jersey at Giants' Stadium. The performance is memorable, however, the complaints outweigh the performance. Those at the back of the stadium can barely see or make out the band. For the next stadium show in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 1987, U2 have a large video screen behind the stage to aid the view of the people at the back of the stadium. Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul.
'Bono buys a Chaplin collectible' - september 14, 1994 - At a London auction, Bono pays $53,400 for Charlie Chaplin's costume from The Great Dictator.
'From ZOOTV" - september 14, 1997. French courts rule that a promoter of a ZooTV concert must pay $34,000 to a man forced by security to stand in front of speakers at a concert in Marseilles, France. U2 is not held liable, as concert security is not their responsibility.
'U2 shoots 'Vertigo' in Spain' - september 14, 2004. U2 is in Spain today to start a two-day shoot for the "Vertigo" music video. The shoot takes place in a desert-like area of Spain's eastern coast called "Punta del Fangar (Delta de L'Ebre)." Directing are Alex Courtes and Martin Fougerol, filmmakers who also directed the White Stripes' acclaimed video for "Seven Nation Army." Helicopters, quad-bikes, cranes in Spain...must be the video-shoot for "Vertigo." Centre stage was a gigantic circular target ¿- laid out painstakingly in huge concentric circles of black and white granite over the sand -¿ and in the firing zone as usual were U2, their performance of the upcoming single release "Vertigo" blasting across the landscape. If you didn't know you were in Spain, you could easily think you were in the middle of Nevada desert -- somewhere, in fact, where they used to test atomic bombs. "We've had rain, high winds and been sandblasted to bits," reflected Edge, in a break in the shoot. "How come Duran Duran got to go to the Seychelles and hang out with beautiful girls on yachts?" The band met Alex and Martin in France during the summer, having come across their earlier work, particularly the video for the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army." They loved their proposed treatment for "Vertigo," which Edge describes as a "great rock 'n' roll song which captures the sense of unease in the world that many people feel at the moment." "Videos always take time," says Adam. "But I think of it as a great chance to rehearse the single."
62nd 'VERTIGO' show - september 14, 2005 - Toronto ON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional. Lanois joins the band on stage to 'Bad' and a fan (Mrs Edge) bellydanced with Bono / Where The Edge Came From! September 14, 2005 / Toronto ON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional. - Vertigo, The Electric Co., Elevation, Beautiful Day, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, City of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore: The Fly, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, Bad-40. U2 are rumoured to have rehearsed Mofo and Discotheque during the soundcheck. Daniel Lanois joins U2 on stage for Bad, playing guitar. At the end of 'Sometimes', Bono mimics carrying a coffin to the grave. There's a snippet of Dirty Old Town too, or (according to U2.com) perhaps Black hills of Dakota. A belly dancer gets up on stage during 'Bad' (though he admits to the crowd it's the 'wrong song') '40' is a snippet. **** Where The Edge Came From: Just one of the exclusive details we learned tonight in a blistering second show in Toronto, which climaxed with Daniel Lanois joining the band on stage. 'We were saying on Monday that The Edge is from the future,' explained Bono, as the one from the future picked out the opening lines of Miracle Drug. 'But he's not from the future on earth but from a completely different planet. Myself, Adam and Larry were at school on the northside of Dublin and we saw this spaceship and it was playing this sound, even back then, and the spaceship landed and The Edge got out. And we said, 'Where are you from ?' / And The Edge said, 'I'm from the future.' / And Larry said, 'What's it like ?' / And Edge said, 'It's better!' And so we discovered the supernatural origins of U2 and, for good measure, we also got a show which was up a gear from Monday, itself pretty hot for an opening night. 'Monday was only a warm-up for Wednesday,' confirmed Bono...And with the familiar opening groove of Elevation, came another revelation. 'We're a band from Jamaica called U2.' There is no time to discuss this bombshell here, that will need to be left to future pop-culture theorists, everyone was far too busy getting 'High, higher than the sun'....'...is for my father Bob.' And Bob Hewson's Dublin became the Black Hills of Dakota as Larry, to a huge reception, wandered down the catwalk to lead Love and Peace from the tip of the ellipse. If this is one song that never requires an energy boost, tonight it too seemed even more pumped up, with Adam in particular throwing some great shapes in front of the drum kit....the arrival of Miss Sarajevo into the set which illustrates how a wonderful song can become a nightly spine-tingler of the order of 'Bad' or even 'Streets'. Strange to think that the band wrote it with Luciano Pavarotti in mind - tonight it seemed written for them and them alone....'Is there a time for human rights?' sang Bono. 'Hope so!' he added...'On Monday we turned this place into a Christmas tree, tonight we're going to be the Milky Way!'...To top off a great evening, not only did we get a performance of Bad, but towards its end Daniel Lanois walked on stage to a great ovation and strapped on a guitar on. 'I'm not a stranger, in the eyes of the Maker,' extemporised Bono, referencing a Lanois staple, before a snatch of 40 brought a great night to a great close. look for the fantastic crowd here / look for bellydancer? here / look for Yahweh here. ****Elevation: U2 takes Toronto higher: By JEFF MIERS...This is U2's gift as a band, and also its gift to us; it makes us believe that life can be better, that faith, hope and love are real, that we can become better people if we try, and that sometimes, the music can point us in the right direction....The Edge's patented digital delay-fueled guitar figure hopped and skipped and swayed all over the tune, as rhythm section Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton laid down the groove that introduced U2 to the world 25 years ago. ..."Miracle Drug" followed, and by this point, it became crystal clear that there was a subtext to all the grandeur; U2 can write beautiful love songs, pop songs with big hooks, tunes that sound great on the radio, but the band is always flush with a sense of spiritual yearning....The set's theme? The clear and present need for coexistence and acceptance, and the band's unyielding belief that things can indeed change for the better. (buffalonews) ****Edge came down in a spaceship: "...they didn't play "In A Little While" or "Fast Cars" tonight. Instead, we got a super-extended version of "Bad", featuring guest guitars by none other than Daniel Lanois!!! Not a bad 'substitute' song at all! It absolutely ROCKED....Bono was less chatty tonight, too; no talk about the Toronto Film Festival, no talk about Hurricane Katrina. He did retell the story about The Edge being "from the future", but he added to it tonight by saying the Edge came down in a spaceship when they were in high school, and when Larry asked him what the future was like, he said, "better." :) (This was just before "Miracle Drug", which I think likely has special significance for Edge -- Bono sort of alluded to that when he thanked us for being patient because this tour "nearly didn't happen".) Anyway, "Miracle Drug" was especially sad and beautiful tonight. Speaking of sad and beautiful, anyone who has lost a parent can't help but be moved when Bono sings the "don't leave me here alone" line in "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" (dedicated to his father, naturally). I didn't notice on Monday night, but tonight, he mimed carrying his father's coffin back along the catwalk at the end of the song. It was heartbreaking! From sadness to joy -- the coolest part of the night, I think, was when Bono pulled a real, live belly dancer up on stage from the audience! He was looking for her during "With or Without You" but couldn't find her (he kept asking "where's the girl who is dressed up?"). Then during "Bad", he spotted her, and knelt down to sing to her, holding her hand. As if that weren't enough, he came back to her later in the song, and said "It's the wrong song, but ..." and pulled her up on stage with him. To her credit, she was an awesome dancer, and looked fantastic in her costume, and wasn't shy at all! She grooved along beside him like she was born to do it, and the crowd cheered and clapped the whole time. Again, "Streets" was dazzling, with yet another minutes-long thunderous ovation and screaming to close it out. There's just something about that song live in particular that really strikes a chord with fans (awesome Joshua Tree tour memories for me, personally!), and it's really a highlight of any show, as was "Miss Sarajevo" tonight. Great stuff...." **** Edge showed us not only how he can play..."...Great to see Larry and Andy getting more animated and involved in the theatre, and quite frankly this is a Guitar players tour and the Edge showed us not only how he can play...but how any following in their coat-tails SHOULD play..." **** Mrs Edge bellydanced 'Bad' with Bono: ...Unenthusiastically and in a state of shock, I watched them do ABOY, and I held up my sign over and over again to see if he would see it. It seemed like he did, but he didn't come over. Then they did Yaweh from the middle of the tip and I thought for SURE he would come over and wave at me or something. Edge gave me the most GORGEOUS smile when he saw the sign..."****some photos on: U2-Vertigo-tour
To celebrate the return of football to the Superdome and aid in the city's rebuilding, U2 and Green Day will debut their special new benefit single on Monday Night Football - September 14, 2006 - Hunkered down in a London studio as they start to work on — albeit tentatively — a new album, U2 has recorded a special duet with Green Day that both bands will debut live in New Orleans on the Sept. 18th edition of Monday Night Football, when the Superdome reopens for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The song they've chosen for their first—ever collaboration is "The Saints Are Coming" by The Skids. "It really is a slice of pure post—punk rock," U2 guitarist The Edge says via phone from the band's studio during a break in recording. "It's pure 1978, a song that was a big inspiration to us at the time and couldn't be more in the sweet spot of what Green Day are about. It perfectly intersects our mutual interests in musical terms. It's been great fun to play that tune with Green Day, who are great players and have the right stuff." Both bands hope to release "The Saints Are Coming" as a single, with proceeds going to Music Rising, the fund started by The Edge and others to provide relief to New Orleans' musicians. So far Music Rising has provided more than 2,000 people with instruments and aid, and has designs on helping churches and schools replace thousands more lost and damaged instruments. If the song seems an esoteric choice for two multi-platinum acts, it is. The Skids had a brief but glorious run in the late 70s, but in the U.S. singer Stuart Adamson, who died in 2001, is better known as the leader of Big Country, the band he started after The Skids broke up. But while not many people know "The Saints Are Coming", the song fits the occasion. (Sample lyric: A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief/ How long now, until a weather change condemns belief.) "It's a bit of mournful sentiment," says the Edge, "but we play it pretty fast, definitely under three minutes. This is playing with intent. We want to get to the point." And who plays lead guitar? "That's the great thing about punk rock," laughs the Edge. "It's anti the concept of lead guitar." Meanwhile The Edge adds that U2 is working with producer Rick Rubin on their new album. "We are really enjoying the chemistry," he says. "It's too early to say where it's going to lead—we're nowhere near any kind of timetable or anything—but we're having a good time." Rubin has produced albums by everyone from Run DMC, Beastie Boys, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, to Dixie Chicks and Johnny Cash, but this is his first time working with U2. "I have a feeling that because of Rick's presence and some other things as well that it's going to sound very different," continues the Edge. "When people spend time with it, they'll pick up on a different spirit, and I think it is a departure. We don't want to spend a whole lot of time on this album, so hopefully we'll get on a roll and get it out there. But really, it's early days." by time
Music Rising Phase II is announced - September 14, 2006 - Music Rising Phase II will be administered by The Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Gibson Guitar along with The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation for schools and All Congregations Together for churches. Instructions for making donations and FAQS concerning applications for support can be found by visiting the Music Rising or Gibson Foundation websites at www.musicrising.org and www.gibsonfoundation.org. All donations are tax deductible with 100% of support going directly to the Gulf Coast Region. A limited edition Music Rising Epiphone guitar with the exclusive Music Rising artwork featured on the t-shirt worn by The Edge at this year’s Grammys will also be available for purchase exclusively through Musician’s Friend. All proceeds from the guitar sales will also benefit the Music Rising campaign. To order the Epiphone Music Rising guitar or inquire go to www.musiciansfriend.com. On the day of the performance a special toll free number will be set up to take donations.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 14, 1984. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the Sports And Entertainment Centre. A fifth concert is considered for September 19th, but never occurs. On the first night, Larry for some reason starts the concert with "Gloria", but quickly starts the correct song, "Out of Control".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - september 14, 1987. U2 perform in East Rutherford, New Jersey at Giants' Stadium. The performance is memorable, however, the complaints outweigh the performance. Those at the back of the stadium can barely see or make out the band. For the next stadium show in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 1987, U2 have a large video screen behind the stage to aid the view of the people at the back of the stadium. Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul.
'Bono buys a Chaplin collectible' - september 14, 1994 - At a London auction, Bono pays $53,400 for Charlie Chaplin's costume from The Great Dictator.
'From ZOOTV" - september 14, 1997. French courts rule that a promoter of a ZooTV concert must pay $34,000 to a man forced by security to stand in front of speakers at a concert in Marseilles, France. U2 is not held liable, as concert security is not their responsibility.
'U2 shoots 'Vertigo' in Spain' - september 14, 2004. U2 is in Spain today to start a two-day shoot for the "Vertigo" music video. The shoot takes place in a desert-like area of Spain's eastern coast called "Punta del Fangar (Delta de L'Ebre)." Directing are Alex Courtes and Martin Fougerol, filmmakers who also directed the White Stripes' acclaimed video for "Seven Nation Army." Helicopters, quad-bikes, cranes in Spain...must be the video-shoot for "Vertigo." Centre stage was a gigantic circular target ¿- laid out painstakingly in huge concentric circles of black and white granite over the sand -¿ and in the firing zone as usual were U2, their performance of the upcoming single release "Vertigo" blasting across the landscape. If you didn't know you were in Spain, you could easily think you were in the middle of Nevada desert -- somewhere, in fact, where they used to test atomic bombs. "We've had rain, high winds and been sandblasted to bits," reflected Edge, in a break in the shoot. "How come Duran Duran got to go to the Seychelles and hang out with beautiful girls on yachts?" The band met Alex and Martin in France during the summer, having come across their earlier work, particularly the video for the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army." They loved their proposed treatment for "Vertigo," which Edge describes as a "great rock 'n' roll song which captures the sense of unease in the world that many people feel at the moment." "Videos always take time," says Adam. "But I think of it as a great chance to rehearse the single."
62nd 'VERTIGO' show - september 14, 2005 - Toronto ON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional. Lanois joins the band on stage to 'Bad' and a fan (Mrs Edge) bellydanced with Bono / Where The Edge Came From! September 14, 2005 / Toronto ON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional. - Vertigo, The Electric Co., Elevation, Beautiful Day, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, City of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore: The Fly, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, Bad-40. U2 are rumoured to have rehearsed Mofo and Discotheque during the soundcheck. Daniel Lanois joins U2 on stage for Bad, playing guitar. At the end of 'Sometimes', Bono mimics carrying a coffin to the grave. There's a snippet of Dirty Old Town too, or (according to U2.com) perhaps Black hills of Dakota. A belly dancer gets up on stage during 'Bad' (though he admits to the crowd it's the 'wrong song') '40' is a snippet. **** Where The Edge Came From: Just one of the exclusive details we learned tonight in a blistering second show in Toronto, which climaxed with Daniel Lanois joining the band on stage. 'We were saying on Monday that The Edge is from the future,' explained Bono, as the one from the future picked out the opening lines of Miracle Drug. 'But he's not from the future on earth but from a completely different planet. Myself, Adam and Larry were at school on the northside of Dublin and we saw this spaceship and it was playing this sound, even back then, and the spaceship landed and The Edge got out. And we said, 'Where are you from ?' / And The Edge said, 'I'm from the future.' / And Larry said, 'What's it like ?' / And Edge said, 'It's better!' And so we discovered the supernatural origins of U2 and, for good measure, we also got a show which was up a gear from Monday, itself pretty hot for an opening night. 'Monday was only a warm-up for Wednesday,' confirmed Bono...And with the familiar opening groove of Elevation, came another revelation. 'We're a band from Jamaica called U2.' There is no time to discuss this bombshell here, that will need to be left to future pop-culture theorists, everyone was far too busy getting 'High, higher than the sun'....'...is for my father Bob.' And Bob Hewson's Dublin became the Black Hills of Dakota as Larry, to a huge reception, wandered down the catwalk to lead Love and Peace from the tip of the ellipse. If this is one song that never requires an energy boost, tonight it too seemed even more pumped up, with Adam in particular throwing some great shapes in front of the drum kit....the arrival of Miss Sarajevo into the set which illustrates how a wonderful song can become a nightly spine-tingler of the order of 'Bad' or even 'Streets'. Strange to think that the band wrote it with Luciano Pavarotti in mind - tonight it seemed written for them and them alone....'Is there a time for human rights?' sang Bono. 'Hope so!' he added...'On Monday we turned this place into a Christmas tree, tonight we're going to be the Milky Way!'...To top off a great evening, not only did we get a performance of Bad, but towards its end Daniel Lanois walked on stage to a great ovation and strapped on a guitar on. 'I'm not a stranger, in the eyes of the Maker,' extemporised Bono, referencing a Lanois staple, before a snatch of 40 brought a great night to a great close. look for the fantastic crowd here / look for bellydancer? here / look for Yahweh here. ****Elevation: U2 takes Toronto higher: By JEFF MIERS...This is U2's gift as a band, and also its gift to us; it makes us believe that life can be better, that faith, hope and love are real, that we can become better people if we try, and that sometimes, the music can point us in the right direction....The Edge's patented digital delay-fueled guitar figure hopped and skipped and swayed all over the tune, as rhythm section Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton laid down the groove that introduced U2 to the world 25 years ago. ..."Miracle Drug" followed, and by this point, it became crystal clear that there was a subtext to all the grandeur; U2 can write beautiful love songs, pop songs with big hooks, tunes that sound great on the radio, but the band is always flush with a sense of spiritual yearning....The set's theme? The clear and present need for coexistence and acceptance, and the band's unyielding belief that things can indeed change for the better. (buffalonews) ****Edge came down in a spaceship: "...they didn't play "In A Little While" or "Fast Cars" tonight. Instead, we got a super-extended version of "Bad", featuring guest guitars by none other than Daniel Lanois!!! Not a bad 'substitute' song at all! It absolutely ROCKED....Bono was less chatty tonight, too; no talk about the Toronto Film Festival, no talk about Hurricane Katrina. He did retell the story about The Edge being "from the future", but he added to it tonight by saying the Edge came down in a spaceship when they were in high school, and when Larry asked him what the future was like, he said, "better." :) (This was just before "Miracle Drug", which I think likely has special significance for Edge -- Bono sort of alluded to that when he thanked us for being patient because this tour "nearly didn't happen".) Anyway, "Miracle Drug" was especially sad and beautiful tonight. Speaking of sad and beautiful, anyone who has lost a parent can't help but be moved when Bono sings the "don't leave me here alone" line in "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" (dedicated to his father, naturally). I didn't notice on Monday night, but tonight, he mimed carrying his father's coffin back along the catwalk at the end of the song. It was heartbreaking! From sadness to joy -- the coolest part of the night, I think, was when Bono pulled a real, live belly dancer up on stage from the audience! He was looking for her during "With or Without You" but couldn't find her (he kept asking "where's the girl who is dressed up?"). Then during "Bad", he spotted her, and knelt down to sing to her, holding her hand. As if that weren't enough, he came back to her later in the song, and said "It's the wrong song, but ..." and pulled her up on stage with him. To her credit, she was an awesome dancer, and looked fantastic in her costume, and wasn't shy at all! She grooved along beside him like she was born to do it, and the crowd cheered and clapped the whole time. Again, "Streets" was dazzling, with yet another minutes-long thunderous ovation and screaming to close it out. There's just something about that song live in particular that really strikes a chord with fans (awesome Joshua Tree tour memories for me, personally!), and it's really a highlight of any show, as was "Miss Sarajevo" tonight. Great stuff...." **** Edge showed us not only how he can play..."...Great to see Larry and Andy getting more animated and involved in the theatre, and quite frankly this is a Guitar players tour and the Edge showed us not only how he can play...but how any following in their coat-tails SHOULD play..." **** Mrs Edge bellydanced 'Bad' with Bono: ...Unenthusiastically and in a state of shock, I watched them do ABOY, and I held up my sign over and over again to see if he would see it. It seemed like he did, but he didn't come over. Then they did Yaweh from the middle of the tip and I thought for SURE he would come over and wave at me or something. Edge gave me the most GORGEOUS smile when he saw the sign..."****some photos on: U2-Vertigo-tour
To celebrate the return of football to the Superdome and aid in the city's rebuilding, U2 and Green Day will debut their special new benefit single on Monday Night Football - September 14, 2006 - Hunkered down in a London studio as they start to work on — albeit tentatively — a new album, U2 has recorded a special duet with Green Day that both bands will debut live in New Orleans on the Sept. 18th edition of Monday Night Football, when the Superdome reopens for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The song they've chosen for their first—ever collaboration is "The Saints Are Coming" by The Skids. "It really is a slice of pure post—punk rock," U2 guitarist The Edge says via phone from the band's studio during a break in recording. "It's pure 1978, a song that was a big inspiration to us at the time and couldn't be more in the sweet spot of what Green Day are about. It perfectly intersects our mutual interests in musical terms. It's been great fun to play that tune with Green Day, who are great players and have the right stuff." Both bands hope to release "The Saints Are Coming" as a single, with proceeds going to Music Rising, the fund started by The Edge and others to provide relief to New Orleans' musicians. So far Music Rising has provided more than 2,000 people with instruments and aid, and has designs on helping churches and schools replace thousands more lost and damaged instruments. If the song seems an esoteric choice for two multi-platinum acts, it is. The Skids had a brief but glorious run in the late 70s, but in the U.S. singer Stuart Adamson, who died in 2001, is better known as the leader of Big Country, the band he started after The Skids broke up. But while not many people know "The Saints Are Coming", the song fits the occasion. (Sample lyric: A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief/ How long now, until a weather change condemns belief.) "It's a bit of mournful sentiment," says the Edge, "but we play it pretty fast, definitely under three minutes. This is playing with intent. We want to get to the point." And who plays lead guitar? "That's the great thing about punk rock," laughs the Edge. "It's anti the concept of lead guitar." Meanwhile The Edge adds that U2 is working with producer Rick Rubin on their new album. "We are really enjoying the chemistry," he says. "It's too early to say where it's going to lead—we're nowhere near any kind of timetable or anything—but we're having a good time." Rubin has produced albums by everyone from Run DMC, Beastie Boys, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, to Dixie Chicks and Johnny Cash, but this is his first time working with U2. "I have a feeling that because of Rick's presence and some other things as well that it's going to sound very different," continues the Edge. "When people spend time with it, they'll pick up on a different spirit, and I think it is a departure. We don't want to spend a whole lot of time on this album, so hopefully we'll get on a roll and get it out there. But really, it's early days." by time
Music Rising Phase II is announced - September 14, 2006 - Music Rising Phase II will be administered by The Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Gibson Guitar along with The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation for schools and All Congregations Together for churches. Instructions for making donations and FAQS concerning applications for support can be found by visiting the Music Rising or Gibson Foundation websites at www.musicrising.org and www.gibsonfoundation.org. All donations are tax deductible with 100% of support going directly to the Gulf Coast Region. A limited edition Music Rising Epiphone guitar with the exclusive Music Rising artwork featured on the t-shirt worn by The Edge at this year’s Grammys will also be available for purchase exclusively through Musician’s Friend. All proceeds from the guitar sales will also benefit the Music Rising campaign. To order the Epiphone Music Rising guitar or inquire go to www.musiciansfriend.com. On the day of the performance a special toll free number will be set up to take donations.
9/13/2007
SEPTEMBER 13: Futurama Festival / a bald woman / Stuart Morgan / 'Passengers' collective is officially announced / 'Macarena' / Photos and video of U2 in London (ABBEY ROAD)!
"Boy" tour - september 13, 1980. U2 perform in Leeds, England at Queen's Hall as part of the "Futurama Festival". Other bands of note that perform: "Simple Minds", "Siouxsie & The Banshees", "Altered Images", and "Soft Cell". Lynden Barber of Melody Maker writes, "[U2] make Echo & The Bunnymen sound as stupid as their name."
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 13, 1984. U2 perform in Brisbane, Australia at the Festival Hall. During the show, several girls jump on stage and chase/dance with Bono. The strangest occurence of a woman on stage occurs when a large bald woman jumps up and starts carrying Bono around the stage.
"ZOOTV" tour - september 13, 1992. U2 perform in Madison, Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. U2 perform in front of almost 65,000 fans on this one night alone. During "Mysterious Ways" the speakers emit a huge screech of feedback and Bono shouts, "Shut the f--- up!" Stuart Morgan, the bass technician, appears in the ZooTV Video Confessionals: "Adam, I don't love you anymore. I want a divorce, but I'll still work for you." The White House operator asks Bono who is calling, and Bono replies, "This is Elvis here." "Well, I'm sorry," the operator explains, "the offices aren't open." The crowd boo, and Bono leaves a message that "I'm alive, and he's dead." Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".
'Passengers collective is officially announced' - september 13, 1995. After widespread rumor and several title changes, Island Records announces the formation of "Passengers," the collaboration of U2 and Brian Eno. The collaboration's new album is now titled Original Soundtracks, and is now slated for release on November 7th. Earlier titles included "Always Forever Now" and "Music For Films 4." Says U2 bassist Adam Clayton: "For us, this is an opportunity to get all this stuff out that there isn't really room for on our own records." The idea originally develops toward the end of the Zooropa recording sessions, when Eno tells the band he has started recording and instructs them to just play whatever music comes together - the idea proves so fruitful that he suggests they do it again after the Zoo TV tour ends.
"POPMart" tour - september 13, 1997. U2 perform in Barcelona, Spain. Estadi Olimpic de Montjuich - Placebo. Edge´s karaoke this night is 'Macarena'.
Photos and video of U2 in London (ABBEY ROAD) - September 13, 2006 - U2 join American rockers Green Day for a photo opportunity while the two bands record a duet together. Walking over the famous zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios in London: the seven members of U2 and Green Day, stopped the traffic briefly this afternoon as Anton Corbijn captured them meeting each other in the middle of a busy London road. And on hand to catch the moment on video was Bob Geldof, who was filming proceedings in the studio. The studio was the birthplace to most of the Beatles records, and countless other classic albums from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon to Radiohead's Kid A.
Video of U2 and Green Day crossing the street outside of Abbey Road studios:
"Boy" tour - september 13, 1980. U2 perform in Leeds, England at Queen's Hall as part of the "Futurama Festival". Other bands of note that perform: "Simple Minds", "Siouxsie & The Banshees", "Altered Images", and "Soft Cell". Lynden Barber of Melody Maker writes, "[U2] make Echo & The Bunnymen sound as stupid as their name."
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 13, 1984. U2 perform in Brisbane, Australia at the Festival Hall. During the show, several girls jump on stage and chase/dance with Bono. The strangest occurence of a woman on stage occurs when a large bald woman jumps up and starts carrying Bono around the stage.
"ZOOTV" tour - september 13, 1992. U2 perform in Madison, Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. U2 perform in front of almost 65,000 fans on this one night alone. During "Mysterious Ways" the speakers emit a huge screech of feedback and Bono shouts, "Shut the f--- up!" Stuart Morgan, the bass technician, appears in the ZooTV Video Confessionals: "Adam, I don't love you anymore. I want a divorce, but I'll still work for you." The White House operator asks Bono who is calling, and Bono replies, "This is Elvis here." "Well, I'm sorry," the operator explains, "the offices aren't open." The crowd boo, and Bono leaves a message that "I'm alive, and he's dead." Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".
'Passengers collective is officially announced' - september 13, 1995. After widespread rumor and several title changes, Island Records announces the formation of "Passengers," the collaboration of U2 and Brian Eno. The collaboration's new album is now titled Original Soundtracks, and is now slated for release on November 7th. Earlier titles included "Always Forever Now" and "Music For Films 4." Says U2 bassist Adam Clayton: "For us, this is an opportunity to get all this stuff out that there isn't really room for on our own records." The idea originally develops toward the end of the Zooropa recording sessions, when Eno tells the band he has started recording and instructs them to just play whatever music comes together - the idea proves so fruitful that he suggests they do it again after the Zoo TV tour ends.
"POPMart" tour - september 13, 1997. U2 perform in Barcelona, Spain. Estadi Olimpic de Montjuich - Placebo. Edge´s karaoke this night is 'Macarena'.
Photos and video of U2 in London (ABBEY ROAD) - September 13, 2006 - U2 join American rockers Green Day for a photo opportunity while the two bands record a duet together. Walking over the famous zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios in London: the seven members of U2 and Green Day, stopped the traffic briefly this afternoon as Anton Corbijn captured them meeting each other in the middle of a busy London road. And on hand to catch the moment on video was Bob Geldof, who was filming proceedings in the studio. The studio was the birthplace to most of the Beatles records, and countless other classic albums from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon to Radiohead's Kid A.
Video of U2 and Green Day crossing the street outside of Abbey Road studios:
9/12/2007
SEPTEMBER 12: apathetic crowd at the Taboo Club/ 'Not in this song!' / WarChild in Modena: Bono, The Edge and Brian Eno premier "Miss Sarajevo" / 61st 'VERTIGO' show - september 12, 2005 - Toronto: 'In A Little While'-1st live of 'Fast Cars'-references to Gulf Coast-Daniel Lanois and Leonard Cohen were there-Bono surprises at Leonard Cohen premiere-Bono performed a capella with the African Children´s Choir / Demand for Music Rising t-shirt L has been greater than anticipated / Bono has admitted he suffers from severe stage fright !
"Boy" tour - september 12, 1980. U2 perform in Scarborough, England at the Taboo Club. Support is "Midnight & The Lemon Boys". Again, the band is confronted by an apathetic crowd. Nonetheless, U2 return for an encore.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - september 12, 1987. U2 perform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Spectrum Arena. During "With or Without You", a man jumps on stage and attempts to pull the microphone from Bono. Bono is annoyed with the fan and tells him, "Not in this song! You can sing any other song but you can't sing this song! ALRIGHT!" Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul.
"Adam Clayton" - september 12, 1993. Adam Clayton and supermodel Naomi Campbell are supposed to be married in Ireland.
"WarChild - Modena" - september 12, 1995. Bono, The Edge and Brian Eno premier "Miss Sarajevo" at the annual Pavarotti and Friends concert in Modena, Italy. The concert is in support of a charity for Bosnian war orphans, WarChild. Bono and Edge are joined by Brian Eno and opera singer Luciano Pavarotti at the latter's "Pavarotti and Friends" concert in Modena, Italy, to perform the new song "Miss Sarajevo," featuring vocals by Pavarotti. The song shares its title with a documentary done by U2 friend Bill Carter, and partially financed by the band, who previously "reported" via satellite from Sarajevo during several concerts on the Zooropa tour in the summer of 1993. U2 later performs a version of "One" complete with classical orchestra. To finish the concert Passengers members join Pavarotti and the rest of the artists to perform 'Nessun Dorma' and at the final Edge sprays champagne. The concert is an annual event hosted by Pavarotti and is a benefit to raise money for the children of Bosnia. read more on: Warchild
'Next album' - september 12, 1998: U2 meets with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to discuss collaborating again on the band's next studio album. The reunion isn't confirmed until several weeks later when U2 begins doing promotional interviews for their Best of 1980-1990 album.
61st 'VERTIGO' show - september 12, 2005 - TorontoON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional - 'In A Little While' / 1st live of 'Fast Cars' / references to Gulf Coast / Daniel Lanois and Leonard Cohen were there / Bono surprises at Leonard Cohen premiere / Bono performed a capella with the African Children´s Choir! - Vertigo's 3rd leg formally opens in Toronto, where U2 has already done two performances for Hurricane Katrina relief. Bono makes several references to the Gulf Coast during the show. Before 'One' he compares the devastation there to the images of extreme poverty in Africa. He adds a bit of 'Ol Man River after One - it's a 75+ year old song from the musical 'Show Boat' which addresses the struggles of life along the Mississippi River. Fast Cars is played live for the first time ever and In a Little While is played for the first time since the Elevation Tour. '40' isn't on the printed setlist, but closes the almost 2.5-hour show. Daniel Lanois and Leonard Cohen are among the celebrities at the show. **** "Hello, hello...Toronto!' announced Bono...'With your film festival and all, don't forget your rock'n'roll. Tonight this is a rock'n'roll festival.'...'Normally we start out in Toronto and then move out West, this time we were working up to Toronto !' ... Miss Sarajevo: 'So what a strange year, we're lovers in a dangerous time,' rapped Bono, dropping in a reference to a song by the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. 'All the devastation, London, Turkey, the Middle East, these are strange times to live in London or New York or Toronto. We have a song to dedicate to this time and we'd like to turn it into a prayer tonight and the prayer is that we do not become a monster in order to defeat a monster...' And so Edge began playing the keyboard intro to Miss Sarajevo, a song originally recorded with Brian Eno and set in war-torn Bosnia. 'Is there a time for human rights?' sang Bono ... One ran into a lovely snatch of Old Man River as everything was illuminated with ten thousand cell phones. ... Fast Cars, a track that many fans had never heard before - and one, as Bono admitted, the band had never played live. 'I'm going nowhere / Where I am it is a lot of fun / They're in the desert to dismantle an atomic bomb / I watch them channel hop / Check the stocks / I'm in detox / I want the lot of what you've got / If what you've got can make this stop...' Fast Cars appears as the twelfth track on How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, but only on the Japanese and UK versions of the album, and the Deluxe edition. Credit to those fans on the front row who were, unbelievably, singing along word for word! **** Calling Prime Minister Paul Martin "a friend" who has improved his record on global aid. **** Bono, introducing 'Fast Cars' 'If we f--- up, just blame Larry. He doesn't show up for rehearsals - No one's heard this one. Well, maybe three people.' ... In the audience were U2 producer Daniel Lanois; actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Orlando Bloom, and Kate Blanchett; film makers Neil Jordan and Atom Egoyan; Barenaked Ladies' singer Stephen Page; media personality George Stroumboulopoulos; and Canadian singer and activist Chantal Kreviazuk. **** Bono surprises at Leonard Cohen premiere **** Bono performed a capella with the African Children´s Choir: ...Bono, in Toronto for this week's U2's concert, stayed only for the cocktail reception. The Irish singer and self-styled politician did, however, manage to squeeze in an impromptu a capella performance with the African Children's Choir. The children later sang with Chantal Kreviazuk and Our Lady Peace. During the rousing closing number, We Are All Innocent, there wasn't a dry eye in the house....theglobeandmail**** Where You Live Should Not Decide--African Well Fund Launches New Fundraising Campaign to Coincide with U2's Vertigo Tour -- Where you live should not decide, whether you live or whether you die. These words, from the U2 song 'Crumbs from Your Table,' serve as the inspiration for a new fundraising campaign being launched this fall by the African Well Fund....africanwellfund. Some photos on U2-Vertigo-tour.
Demand for Music Rising t-shirt L has been greater than anticipated - September 12, 2006 - "U2T38081-L U2.com Music Rising Black Tee Lg - is not available at this time. Demand for this item has been greater than anticipated. We will ship your merchandise out as soon as we receive more in stock. We expect more within 3-4 weeks. We value your business and thank you for your patience.": response from fanfire.
Bono has admitted he suffers from severe stage fright - September 12, 2006 - despite the fact he's been playing to packed stadiums for 25 years. The U2 frontman says he still feels "nervous" and "sick" when he wakes up on the morning of a gig, even after quarter of a century. "The morning before a show I get nervous. I can wake up with a sick feeling," he told Harper's Bazaar. The 46-year-old Irish star also worries he might let the crowd down by giving a less than perfect vocal performance. "I have to hit very high notes and if you hit them wrong you can put your throat out," he said. "So there's a 'Will I? Won't I?' aspect to it. "It used to worry me sick. That sense of, how could I meet the levels of anticipation? "If you're a rock star and need 25,000 people telling you they love you, obviously you must be a very insecure person," he joked.
"Boy" tour - september 12, 1980. U2 perform in Scarborough, England at the Taboo Club. Support is "Midnight & The Lemon Boys". Again, the band is confronted by an apathetic crowd. Nonetheless, U2 return for an encore.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - september 12, 1987. U2 perform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Spectrum Arena. During "With or Without You", a man jumps on stage and attempts to pull the microphone from Bono. Bono is annoyed with the fan and tells him, "Not in this song! You can sing any other song but you can't sing this song! ALRIGHT!" Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul.
"Adam Clayton" - september 12, 1993. Adam Clayton and supermodel Naomi Campbell are supposed to be married in Ireland.
"WarChild - Modena" - september 12, 1995. Bono, The Edge and Brian Eno premier "Miss Sarajevo" at the annual Pavarotti and Friends concert in Modena, Italy. The concert is in support of a charity for Bosnian war orphans, WarChild. Bono and Edge are joined by Brian Eno and opera singer Luciano Pavarotti at the latter's "Pavarotti and Friends" concert in Modena, Italy, to perform the new song "Miss Sarajevo," featuring vocals by Pavarotti. The song shares its title with a documentary done by U2 friend Bill Carter, and partially financed by the band, who previously "reported" via satellite from Sarajevo during several concerts on the Zooropa tour in the summer of 1993. U2 later performs a version of "One" complete with classical orchestra. To finish the concert Passengers members join Pavarotti and the rest of the artists to perform 'Nessun Dorma' and at the final Edge sprays champagne. The concert is an annual event hosted by Pavarotti and is a benefit to raise money for the children of Bosnia. read more on: Warchild
'Next album' - september 12, 1998: U2 meets with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to discuss collaborating again on the band's next studio album. The reunion isn't confirmed until several weeks later when U2 begins doing promotional interviews for their Best of 1980-1990 album.
61st 'VERTIGO' show - september 12, 2005 - TorontoON, Canada - Air Canada Center - Dashboard Confessional - 'In A Little While' / 1st live of 'Fast Cars' / references to Gulf Coast / Daniel Lanois and Leonard Cohen were there / Bono surprises at Leonard Cohen premiere / Bono performed a capella with the African Children´s Choir! - Vertigo's 3rd leg formally opens in Toronto, where U2 has already done two performances for Hurricane Katrina relief. Bono makes several references to the Gulf Coast during the show. Before 'One' he compares the devastation there to the images of extreme poverty in Africa. He adds a bit of 'Ol Man River after One - it's a 75+ year old song from the musical 'Show Boat' which addresses the struggles of life along the Mississippi River. Fast Cars is played live for the first time ever and In a Little While is played for the first time since the Elevation Tour. '40' isn't on the printed setlist, but closes the almost 2.5-hour show. Daniel Lanois and Leonard Cohen are among the celebrities at the show. **** "Hello, hello...Toronto!' announced Bono...'With your film festival and all, don't forget your rock'n'roll. Tonight this is a rock'n'roll festival.'...'Normally we start out in Toronto and then move out West, this time we were working up to Toronto !' ... Miss Sarajevo: 'So what a strange year, we're lovers in a dangerous time,' rapped Bono, dropping in a reference to a song by the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. 'All the devastation, London, Turkey, the Middle East, these are strange times to live in London or New York or Toronto. We have a song to dedicate to this time and we'd like to turn it into a prayer tonight and the prayer is that we do not become a monster in order to defeat a monster...' And so Edge began playing the keyboard intro to Miss Sarajevo, a song originally recorded with Brian Eno and set in war-torn Bosnia. 'Is there a time for human rights?' sang Bono ... One ran into a lovely snatch of Old Man River as everything was illuminated with ten thousand cell phones. ... Fast Cars, a track that many fans had never heard before - and one, as Bono admitted, the band had never played live. 'I'm going nowhere / Where I am it is a lot of fun / They're in the desert to dismantle an atomic bomb / I watch them channel hop / Check the stocks / I'm in detox / I want the lot of what you've got / If what you've got can make this stop...' Fast Cars appears as the twelfth track on How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, but only on the Japanese and UK versions of the album, and the Deluxe edition. Credit to those fans on the front row who were, unbelievably, singing along word for word! **** Calling Prime Minister Paul Martin "a friend" who has improved his record on global aid. **** Bono, introducing 'Fast Cars' 'If we f--- up, just blame Larry. He doesn't show up for rehearsals - No one's heard this one. Well, maybe three people.' ... In the audience were U2 producer Daniel Lanois; actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Orlando Bloom, and Kate Blanchett; film makers Neil Jordan and Atom Egoyan; Barenaked Ladies' singer Stephen Page; media personality George Stroumboulopoulos; and Canadian singer and activist Chantal Kreviazuk. **** Bono surprises at Leonard Cohen premiere **** Bono performed a capella with the African Children´s Choir: ...Bono, in Toronto for this week's U2's concert, stayed only for the cocktail reception. The Irish singer and self-styled politician did, however, manage to squeeze in an impromptu a capella performance with the African Children's Choir. The children later sang with Chantal Kreviazuk and Our Lady Peace. During the rousing closing number, We Are All Innocent, there wasn't a dry eye in the house....theglobeandmail**** Where You Live Should Not Decide--African Well Fund Launches New Fundraising Campaign to Coincide with U2's Vertigo Tour -- Where you live should not decide, whether you live or whether you die. These words, from the U2 song 'Crumbs from Your Table,' serve as the inspiration for a new fundraising campaign being launched this fall by the African Well Fund....africanwellfund. Some photos on U2-Vertigo-tour.
Demand for Music Rising t-shirt L has been greater than anticipated - September 12, 2006 - "U2T38081-L U2.com Music Rising Black Tee Lg - is not available at this time. Demand for this item has been greater than anticipated. We will ship your merchandise out as soon as we receive more in stock. We expect more within 3-4 weeks. We value your business and thank you for your patience.": response from fanfire.
Bono has admitted he suffers from severe stage fright - September 12, 2006 - despite the fact he's been playing to packed stadiums for 25 years. The U2 frontman says he still feels "nervous" and "sick" when he wakes up on the morning of a gig, even after quarter of a century. "The morning before a show I get nervous. I can wake up with a sick feeling," he told Harper's Bazaar. The 46-year-old Irish star also worries he might let the crowd down by giving a less than perfect vocal performance. "I have to hit very high notes and if you hit them wrong you can put your throat out," he said. "So there's a 'Will I? Won't I?' aspect to it. "It used to worry me sick. That sense of, how could I meet the levels of anticipation? "If you're a rock star and need 25,000 people telling you they love you, obviously you must be a very insecure person," he joked.
9/11/2007
SEPTEMBER 11: Project Arts Centre / Stuart Morgan to Adam / 'Sugar Sugar' / The terror attacks USA: nearly 3,000 lives lost / Bono attends the TIFF (#2) / Bono, Paul McCartney and Chris Martin in London!
"Early Ireland" - september 11, 1979 / Dublin, Ireland - Project Arts Centre.
"Boy" tour - september 11, 1980. U2 perform in Hull, England at the Wellington Club.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 11, 1984. U2 perform in Brisbane, Australia at the Festival Hall.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - september 11, 1987. U2 perform the first of the "Joshua Tree' third leg tour shows in Uniondale, New York at Nassau Veterans' Memorial Coliseum. Support is Mason Ruffner.
"ZOOTV" tour - september 11, 1992. U2 perform in Ames, Iowa at the Cyclone Stadium. During "Sattelite of Love", a fan throws a ZooTV tour t-shirt at Bono, who looks at it, says, "You paid a fortune for this...What are you throwing it at me for? Keept it...," and then throws it back. There are some interesting Zoo-Confessionals, including a "Good-Bye Rap" from "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy"(it is their last night on the tour), and bass technician Stuart Morgan who says with a mischevious smile, "Hey Adam, you thought I was on stage tuning your guitar? Well, I'm not!" Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus", and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".
"POPMart" tour - september 11, 1997. U2 perform in Lisbon, Portugal. Estadio Jose Alvalade. Placebo. Edge´s karaoke, this night is 'Sugar Sugar'.
Bono attends the TIFF (#2) - september 11, 2005 - Bono is back again today at the Toronto International Film Festival. Tonight, he attends and speaks before the screening of Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man, a documentary about the legendary singer. U2 also makes an appearance in the film, singing "Tower of Song" with Cohen.
The terror attacks USA: nearly 3,000 lives lost - september 11, 2001. The World Trade Center (8:46, 9:03, 9:59 and 10:29 a.m.), the times when jetliners struck each of the twin towers, and when each tower fell. Around 2,749 people died at the trade center. Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where 40 people were killed when a jet crashed into the ground, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, where 184 died.
Bono, Paul McCartney and Chris Martin in London - September 11, 2006 - It's reported that they were at Locanda Locatelly´s restaurant, on wednesday night, chatting away.
"Early Ireland" - september 11, 1979 / Dublin, Ireland - Project Arts Centre.
"Boy" tour - september 11, 1980. U2 perform in Hull, England at the Wellington Club.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 11, 1984. U2 perform in Brisbane, Australia at the Festival Hall.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - september 11, 1987. U2 perform the first of the "Joshua Tree' third leg tour shows in Uniondale, New York at Nassau Veterans' Memorial Coliseum. Support is Mason Ruffner.
"ZOOTV" tour - september 11, 1992. U2 perform in Ames, Iowa at the Cyclone Stadium. During "Sattelite of Love", a fan throws a ZooTV tour t-shirt at Bono, who looks at it, says, "You paid a fortune for this...What are you throwing it at me for? Keept it...," and then throws it back. There are some interesting Zoo-Confessionals, including a "Good-Bye Rap" from "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy"(it is their last night on the tour), and bass technician Stuart Morgan who says with a mischevious smile, "Hey Adam, you thought I was on stage tuning your guitar? Well, I'm not!" Support is B.P. Fallon, "Primus", and "Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy".
"POPMart" tour - september 11, 1997. U2 perform in Lisbon, Portugal. Estadio Jose Alvalade. Placebo. Edge´s karaoke, this night is 'Sugar Sugar'.
Bono attends the TIFF (#2) - september 11, 2005 - Bono is back again today at the Toronto International Film Festival. Tonight, he attends and speaks before the screening of Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man, a documentary about the legendary singer. U2 also makes an appearance in the film, singing "Tower of Song" with Cohen.
The terror attacks USA: nearly 3,000 lives lost - september 11, 2001. The World Trade Center (8:46, 9:03, 9:59 and 10:29 a.m.), the times when jetliners struck each of the twin towers, and when each tower fell. Around 2,749 people died at the trade center. Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where 40 people were killed when a jet crashed into the ground, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, where 184 died.
Bono, Paul McCartney and Chris Martin in London - September 11, 2006 - It's reported that they were at Locanda Locatelly´s restaurant, on wednesday night, chatting away.
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