SEPTEMBER 21: interview to writers for fanzine / 'Chimes of Freedom' / Edge: 'I've never seen a crowd quite like a U2 crowd' / U2 with Morleigh do 'Tribute To Heroes' / 66TH VERTIGO show: 'In A Little While' before 'SYCMIOYO'-Edge and Dallas are from another galaxy-Larry turns to the stage to take Bono´s hat which was over the mic / 10 Questions for Bono / A Day in the Life of The Edge - part 2, by Bono / Bono in London Fashion Week has condemned Sudan over the crisis in Darfur !

"Boy" tour - september 21, 1980. U2 perform in Wollaston, England at the Nag's Head.

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 21, 1984. U2 perform in Adelaide, Australia at the Apollo Entertainment Centre.

"The Joshua Tree" tour - september 21, 1987, U2 hold a press conference in Boston, Massachusetts at the Paradise Theater. U2 invite writers for fanzines. Only 25 are able to show for the interview. It is recorded by Phil Joanou. Bono has his arm in a sling, due to the injury on September 20th, 1987 in Washington D.C, and will remain so until October 20th, 1987 in Iowa--a duration of 12 shows. He is clearly in pain and sits quietly. When asked about the next concert in Foxboro, Massachussetts on September 22, 1987, Bono replies, "I'll be singing for a change, instead of running around thinking I could fly."

"Human Rights Now!" - september 21, 1988. Bono appears on stage during the all-star performance of Bob Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom" at the "Human Rights Now!" concert in Los Angeles, California. The show finishes with a version of Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up". He appears alongside Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.

"LoveTown" tour - september 21, 1989. The Lovetown tour kicks off in Australia, with the first of three sold-out gigs in the Perth Entertainment Centre. The first night's perforamance goes well--the band have been rehearsing for this moment for months. Bono comments on the scalper's ticket prices during "Bullet The Blue Sky", "What's all this stuff about people paying $400 for a ticket? I mean, I'm in the band, and I know we're not worth $400!" B.B. King join U2 for the encore of "When Love Comes To Town", and "Love Rescue Me". After the show, The Edge comments to local press backstage, "I've been to a lot of shows, and I've never seen a crowd quite like a U2 crowd. It's almost like we are coming to their party because it's such a great atmosphere!" Adam Clayton adds, "It's good to be back...You forget how powerful it is to be in front of an audience. It's a great, great feeling..." Thetralian band "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King support.

"Elevation" tour - september 21, 2001 / London, England - BBC Studios. Peace on Earth / Walk On / Hallelujah. U2 perform live in London at 2:20 am for the 'America: A Tribute to Heroes' telethon organized to raise money for victims of the U.S. terrorist attacks ten days ago. Bono sings the first verse of 'Peace on Earth,' changing the lyrics to 'There's never gonna be Peace on Earth.' They're joined by Dave Stewart on guitar and three backup singers, including Natalie Imbruglia and Edge's better half, Morleigh Steinberg. From London, an artfully shot U2 performed "Walk On," from All That You Can't Leave Behind, and seemed cool and serious behind lyrics like "I'm sick of hearing that there's never going to be peace on Earth" and "You got to leave it behind."

Former Eurythmic Dave Stewart, Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia and Morleigh Steinberg joined U2 in a London studio on Friday to take part in the 'Tribute to Heroes' telethon. The event, which attracted 90million viewers, aired across the US is reported to have raised some $200m for families of the estimated 6,000 victims of the September 11th attacks. ‘This is a prayer for our fallen brothers and sister,’ said Bruce Springsteen opening the telecast with My City in Ruins. A spokesman for the show said that the response was so great that more than 300,000 donors called in the first 15 minutes alone, while U2, Springsteen and Stevie Wonder performed.
U2, playing in a studio in London, opened with a verse of Peace on Earth which ran into a moving performance of Walk On - Dave Stewart joining them on guitar and Natalie Imbruglia among the backing singers. Actors Tom Hanks and George Clooney told stories about people lost in the attacks. ‘We are not healers,' said Hanks. 'We are not protectors of this great nation. We are merely artists, entertainers, here to raise spirits and, we hope, a great deal of money.’ The halting words of Muhammad Ali provided the evenings most powerful moment for many. Standing alongside actor Will Smith, the Parkinson's disease-afflicted former heavyweight champ said he has been a peace-loving Muslim for 20 years. ‘I wouldn't be here representing Islam if it was really like the terrorists make it look,’ he said. ‘I think that all people should know the truth, and come to recognize the truth. Because Islam is peace. Against killing, murder. And the terrorists, the people doing it in the name of Islam, are wrong.’ All proceeds go to the Sept. 11th Fund, created by the United Way of New York City and the New York Community Trust.

66TH VERTIGO show - september 21, 2005 - Chicago, IL - United Center - Dashboard Confessional. 'In A Little While before 'SYCMIOYO' / Edge and Dallas are from another galaxy / Larry turns to the stage to take Bono´s hat which was over the mic! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Yahweh, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Bad - The First Time, Original of the Species, With or Without You - Love Will Tear Us Apart, Fast Cars, All Because of You, 40. Bono sings the first verse of In a Little While in between Miracle Drug and Sometimes. He brings a female on stage to dance during Fast Cars. As he leaves the stage during 40, Bono hangs his cowboy hat over his mic stand. Minutes later, when the song is over, Larry approaches the mic stand, takes Bono's hat, puts it on and walks away. **** 'Weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs: this band is available: ...City of Blinding Lights seems to have settled back into its role as the show opener now the band are back indoors. Vertigo, coming hard on its heels, only ignites the frenzy further. But there's no point in predicting a set list at this stage of the tour - you never know whats going to happen....we had Wild Horses (in for the first time since the summer) and Original of the Species, which is hardly ever played and all the more a treat when it is. 'Heres something for the train spotters and plane spotters', explained Bono, by way of introducing introducing Wild Horses from from 1991's Achtung Baby. 'This is a song that we havent been playing for a while ­ I dont know why its kind of simple really'. It's also one of the great sing-a-long moments of the night and inspires Bono's comments about availability for miscellaneous life-stage rituals. (Please, no requests to U2.Com for the band to perform at your funeral ...It's difficult enough keeping up with the wedding invitations.) 'You're dangerous, 'cos you're honest. / You're dangerous, you don't know what you want. / Well you left my heart empty as a vacant lot / For any spirit to haunt. / You're an accident waiting to happen / You're a piece of glass left there on a beach. / Well you tell me things / I know you're not supposed to / Then you leave me just out of reach...' During Beautiful Day Bono raps enigmatically about being 13 and listening to music in your bedroom before tripping into Sgt Pepper. 'Wassup Edge?' he asks, as the guitarist picks up the notes to Miracle Drug. 'I keep telling people The Edge is from the future and Dallas Schoo. They're also from another galaxy and another planet in the future..These are beautiful notes, when Edge's space ship came to the north side of Dublin it was playing that tune. Am I right? Adam, Larry and myself watched his space ship landing...' And so the Edge myth develops, this time we learn that Dallas arrived with him. What more will future shows reveal? How come a myriad of U2 biographers have missed this crucial information, so essential to the mysterious origins of U2? Sometimes is followed by Yahweh, again played on the main stage after which the proceedings go stratospheric. Not only is Miss Sarajevo again in the set, but Bad opens the first encore, followed by Original of the Species. 'Everywhere you go you shout it / You dont have to be shy about it, no / And youll never be alone / Come on now show your soul / Youve been keeping your love under control / Everywhere you go you shout it / You dont have to be shy about it..' - look for I HAVE NO MONEY * GIVING INTO LOVE. *** Edge was foot stomping and guitar-swinging from gun to gun. **** "...Larry -- Taking the hat off the mic stand at the end was poetic. The Edge, lives up to expectations needless to say.... ****Billy Corgan...: watching Billy Corgan pumping both fists in the air after Bono sang part of "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" at the end of Elevation. **** Some photos on: U2-Vertigo-tour

10 Questions for Bono - September 21, 2005 - nytimes

A Day in the Life of The Edge - part 2, by Bono - September 21, 2006 - full: Chasing the Pavarotti + In A Little While + Starway To Heaven ...


Bono in London Fashion Week has condemned Sudan over the crisis in Darfur - September 21, 2006 - Describing the behaviour of the Khartoum government as an affront to decency, speaking to RTÉ News in London last night, Bono said the Sudanese government's refusal to allow UN troops into Darfur had 'broken every shred of dignity possible in a government'. ... The U2 star pointed up the failure of the African Peer Review Mechanism, which is a voluntary agreement between members of the AU to maintain and police standards of good governance across the continent. Bono said it had failed with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and that it was now failing in Sudan. Bono was speaking at a London Fashion Week event hosted by Italian designer Giorgio Armani. The fashion show was aimed at promoting Bono's Red label, which encourages big business and its customers to contribute to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria. rte