JULY 20: Bono Honorary Citizenship of Turin / U2 and McCartney make the record books / 49th 'VERTIGO' show: The show is filmed for a video release / 'Original Of The Species' played by U2 (Edge on guitar) & Orchestra / fans say: 'Hi Bob' during 'SYCMIOYO' / Bono sung 'Miss Sarajevo' and Luciano Pavarotti was at the attendance / U2’s Vertigo Tour Hits The Road Again / Irish band have been given the all-clear to construct the tower, which will be the highest building in the city !

Bono Honorary Citizenship of Turin - july 20, 2005 - U2 opens a two-night stand in Milan, Italy, tonight. Both shows are filmed for an expected DVD release. Prior to the show, Bono meets with representatives of the Turin City Council, who present him with Honorary Citizenship, the highest dignity a non-resident can have in Turin. The honor had actually been bestowed in September, 2003, but Turin officials were unable to meet up with Bono until today.

U2 and McCartney make the record books -july 20, 2005. U2 is back in the Guinness Book of World Records today, thanks to the Live 8 performance of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" with Paul McCartney. The song will be listed for being the "quickest single put on sale" -- it was available on iTunes and other digital stores within 45 minutes after the performance. U2 has been in the Guinness Book twice before -- for "Largest Audience for a rock tour" (playing to over 2.9 million people in 93 shows on the PopMart tour) and "Largest Video Screen" (the screen on the PopMart tour).

49th 'VERTIGO' show - july 20, 2005 - Milan, Italy - San Siro Stadium - Feeder, Ash. The show is filmed for a video release / 'Original Of The Species' played by U2 (Edge on guitar) & Orchestra / beautiful Edge / fans say: 'Hi Bob' during 'SYCMIOYO' / Bono sung 'Miss Sarajevo' and Luciano Pavarotti was at the attendance! Original of the Species is played with members of the Symphony Orchestra of Theatre Carlo Coccia de Novara, along with Terry Lawless on keyboards. Tonight's show is filmed for a possible video release. The first of two shows to be filmed for future release. 'Larry Mullen Jnr' announced Bono, after the band arrived on stage to receive the applause of the Italian fans while Wake Up was still playing. 75,000 fans. Dropping effortlessly into a little Italian (how many languages has he been sprucing up on for this tour ?) Bono introduced Miracle Drug, after ovation after ovation arrived after each song in the first third of the show. 'This is for the doctors and nurses, people who keep us alive'. And Miracle Drug was all dressed up with some very cool new visuals, trailed by Willie Williams's in his recent U2.Com diary entries. Looked amazing - as our photos illustrate. 'Feels like we're in an old Italian house, with my father Bob,'explained the singer, as Edge opened up 'Sometimes...' 'This is for you.' And here was another example of the mysterious communal mind that seems to have joined the tour. As Bono sang, everyone in the stand opposite the stage lifted up red, white and green boards which spelled out the greeting, 'HI BOB'. (How do they do this ? Could it be something do with the internet?) 'Love and Peace' signalled the arrival of Adam and Larry at the tip of the b-stages, swapping places, in due course, with Bono and Edge to close the track....Seems entire audience was clapping along to Larry's drumbeat for Bullet. Miss Sarajevo ('To the victims in England of the London bombings') was greeted with respect and sympathy. It was no surprise to find the opera in the singer, but finding the singer in Italy seemed to take the opera to new levels. And we still had Original of the Species to come, this time with the bonus of a 20-strong string section - ten each on either b-stage. Now that really was a bit special. And everyone who wasn't there will get the chance to see it on the small screen at some point. Big spot lights. Wonder lights at back. Red. Hi Bob. Luciano Pavarotti was at the attendance. ...The Edge modello barbone con gli stessi jeans del liceo e naturalmente cloche scura pigiata in testa....Some wonder photos on: U2-Vertigo-tour

U2’s Vertigo Tour Hits The Road Again! - July 19, 2006 - It's official! U2.com confirm the rescheduled Vertigo//2006 shows. U2 will hit the road again in November. Starting in Brisbane on November 7th , U2 will play further dates in Australia, New Zealand and Japan before finishing in Hawaii on December 9. Kanye West will join the band in Australia and New Zealand while Special Guests, Pearl Jam will join Rocco and the Devils for December 9 in Honolulu. These show dates are rescheduled following the postponement of Vertigo//2006 earlier in the year. “We are very happy to announce the rescheduling and appreciate everyone’s patience.” said Arthur Fogel, of TNA. The Vertigo Tour opened in San Diego in March 2005, is set for a grand finish in Hawaii with the addition of Pearl Jam. “It’s going to be a great night in Hawaii,” said Paul McGuinness, U2’s manager. “The band are really pleased Pearl Jam could join the bill, a great end to what has already been a very successful tour.” The new show dates are as follows:
Auckland - Ericsson Stadium - (Old Date) Friday, March 17th/06 - (New Date) Friday, November 24/06
Auckland - Ericsson Stadium - (Old Date) Saturday, March 18th/06 - (New Date) Saturday, November 25/06
Brisbane - QSAC Stadium - (Old Date) Tuesday, March 21st/06 - (New Date) Tuesday, November 7/06
Melbourne - Telstra Dome - (Old Date) Friday, March 24th/06 - (New Date) Saturday, November 18/06
Melbourne - Telstra Dome - (Old Date) Saturday, March 25th/06 - (New Date) Sunday, November 19/06
Adelaide - AAMI Stadium - (Old Date) Tuesday, March 28th/06 - (New Date) Thursday, November 16/06
Sydney - Telstra Stadium - (Old Date) Friday, March 31st/06 - (New Date) Friday, November 10/06
Sydney - Telstra Stadium - (Old Date) Saturday, April 1st/06 - (New Date) Saturday, November 11/06
Honolulu - Aloha Stadium - (Old Date) Saturday, April 8/06 - (New Date) Saturday, December 9/06
In Tokyo, 3 New Show Dates have been confirmed
Tokyo - Saitama Super Arena - Wednesday, November 29th/06
Tokyo - Saitama Super Arena - Thursday, November 30th/06
Tokyo - Saitama Super Arena - Monday, December 4th/06

Irish band have been given the all-clear to construct the tower, which will be the highest building in the city - July 20, 2006 - U2 given skyscraper all-clear - U2 have been granted permission to build a skyscraper in Dublin, according to reports. The Sun claims that the Irish band have been given the all-clear to construct the tower, which will be the highest building in the city. Atop the 35 floors will be the penthouse, which will be adapted into a recording studio for the band. The skyscraper, located at Britain Quay in the docklands of Dublin, has been dubbed the U2 Tower.