JUNE 13: Bono´s voice at Bronco Bowl / 5th Conspiracy Of Hope concert / Edge sung 'Stand By Me' - who run...into the arms of Margaret Thatcher / Guitar Joe / Bono caught smoking in The Clarence / U2 TV Show "TV Total" / U2 at BBC 2´s Culture show/ Music Rising received Halo Award

"War" tour - june 13, 1983. U2 perform in Dallas, Texas at the Bronco Bowl. Bono's voice is strained from the tour schedule of the past week. Support is "The Alarm".

"Conspiracy Of Hope" tour - june 13, 1986. U2 play the fifth of the Conspiracy of Hope concerts in Chicago, Illinois at the Rosemont Horizon. During his blindfolding act during "Maggie's Farm", Bono picks up a spotlight and spins around, illuminating the crowd. "Sun City" ends U2's set, and Bono joins "The Police" for "Invisible Sun".

"The Joshua Tree" tour - june 13, 1987. U2 perform in London, England at Wembley Stadium. This second night sees Bono walking out on stage while the road crew are still setting up the stage--he sings along to the background track of "Stand By Me". The Edge joins him on stage and sings a verse on his own. During "Pride(In the Name of Love)", Bono reminds the crowd of the last time U2 played Wembley Stadium--Live Aid, July 13, 1985-- "Two years ago, we played on this stage and a great work was done in the name of love! Have you forgotten? I haven't forgotten! So we continue, In the name of Love!" Bono adds Van Morrison's "Gloria" to "Exit". The ending of "Bullet the Blue Sky" is changed to reflect the elections in the UK a few days before, "I was walking through the streets of London, walking through the streets of Kilburn, Brixton and Harlesden, and I fel I was a long way from San Salvador, but still the sky was ripped open, the rain pouring through the gaping wound, pelting the women and children, waiting in line to the hospitals...waiting in line to pick up money....pelting the women and children who run...who run...into the arms of Margaret Thatcher." Support for the second night is "Lone Justice", "The Pogues", and Lou Reed.

"ZOOTV" tour - june 13, 1992. U2 perform in Kiel, Germany as the Ostseehalle. U2 perform in front of the smallest crowd of the tour -- 6,500(sell out). The venue is so small that the stage is pushed up against the back of the building. "This is a group from Munich," B.P. Fallon announces, "This is the Freaky Fuckin' Weirdos!" The crowd erupt as ZooTV starts. U2 plays an incredible show, with Bono performing well as The Fly. "Technology, man...you want to use it, I want to abuse it. I think this is a great rock & roll gig. It's so hot, you can't breath, that's kind of perfect for what we're doing right now! I'd like to thank you for lending us your country for the making of this album, this is a song called 'One'." "Until The End of The World" is particularily energetic, and features Bono shouting for more volume from The Edge's guitar: "Turn up that fucking guitar, Joe(O'Herlihy)! Guitar Joe! GUITAR JOE!" "When Love Comes To Town" is improvised, "I was excited, I could turn on a thread, I wanted it up, and I don't know what I said, You want a fiver, buy some spare new pants, feel pretty stupid now, cause I got no chance..." A few lines from the B-side "Walk To The Water"(which has never been performed live) are added into "Bad", and Bono also sings a few lines from "Norwegian Wood" before "All I Want Is You". Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".

"Bono caught smoking in The Clarence" - june 13, 2004. Bono is seen smoking a cigarette while hanging out at The Clarence Hotel with members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. In doing so, Bono is in violation of Ireland's new ban on all public smoking. Hotel staff are reportedly upset by the incident because they've been warned that smoking in the hotel could lead to being fired. Bono later apologizes to reporters: "It was the wee small hours. I was in the company of people from out of town who didn't know about the ban and for a moment nor did I. I was quickly reminded by the staff and a few friends. I apologised then and I apologise now."

U2 TV Show "TV Total" - june 13, 2005 - Cologne, Germany - Brainpool TV Studios - U2 made a rare TV appereance on German television. They performed 2 Songs (City Of Blinding Lights and Vertigo) and had a nice interview segment with the host. Edge's face describing the recording of "Numb" is priceless. U2 perform in studio during a recording of the German TV show 'TV Total.' In between the two songs, the band is interviewed by host Stefan Raab. Bono counts 1, 2, 3, 14 in German to start 'Vertigo' (Ein, zwei, drei... vierzehn). The program airs later the same day. Some awesome photos on Interference

U2 at BBC 2´s Culture show - june 13, 2005 - Edge said still is excited to be on tour - U2 party and politics on Culture Show - "First up, an exclusive TV interview with U2, on the eve of the UK leg of their world tour. After twenty five years together as a band, U2's music has become closely associated with their high profile campaign against world poverty. Their lead singer, Bono, is now courted by politicians like Tony Blair and George Bush. As the Live Eight concerts once again focus attention on the campaigning role of music, Mariella Frostrup met up with U2 to talk about the relationship between their music and their politics." The broadcast featured brief clips of the opening show in Brussels as well as an interview with all members of the band. The Edge claimed going out on tour is still exciting because they have to prove they are still good, and because they made a great album. Bono added that was a great statement for a Presbyterian to make. Larry said they'd been 'given a lot' and that they'd 'got away with it' a lot - another reason to go out and prove themselves. Bono said 'Boy' and 'How to dismantle an atomic bomb' have got a lot in common, the first was 'holding on to innocence' and the other 'looking back to the time you were still naive'. He said that the band, when they first started, were 17, 18 years old, but were as naive as 14, 15 year olds, coming from Ireland: 'We knew nothing.' Trying to explain their current show with its mix of politics and music, The Edge said 'It's got to mean something', while Bono described it going from Punk rock, Vegas, political rally to gospel show, before launching into a party broadcast on the obscenity of rich rockstars preaching from the stage. His justification: 'We are asking governments, not the audience.' Using the plural 'we' he said they (we sincerely hope he means the 'One' organisation rather than the band) were after political muscle in the next USA election as the cause was 'an issue you can run on.' Going back to the subject of U2, he closed off with a hopeful: 'One day we're going to get it right.'"

Music Rising received Halo Award - june 13, 2006 - New York City - Music Rising, a campaign launched to replace the lost or destroyed instruments of the musicians affected by the Gulf Region hurricanes, received the Gold Cause Marketing Halo Award for Best Transactional Campaign at the fourth annual Cause Marketing Forum conference on Tuesday, June 13 in New York. The campaign, launched by U2’s the Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, The Guitar Center Music Foundation, and MusiCares has aided over 1,600 Gulf Region musicians.