"Boy" tour - september 24, 1980 / Birmingham, England - Bogart's.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - september 24, 1984. U2 finish the "Under Australian Skies" tour with performances in Perth, Australia at the Entertainment Centre.
Edge and Bono dance in New Orleans - September 24, 2006 - The Young Olympians Junior Second Line Parade celebrated the 122nd year of the benevolent society's existence.
The rehearsal:
: " 2:45 pm - The U2 crew practice putting up and striking the stage as quickly as possible. The stage design is simple. 3:20 pm - The Edge and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day film interviews together in the end zone with Good Morning America and Extra. Bono runs around inside the stadium with photographers following him. Paul McGuinness surveys the action. 4:20 pm - The Edge rehearses some Green Day songs, as well as “The Saints Are Coming” and “Beautiful Day,” alone to a tape. His trusty tech Dallas Schoo stands by. 4:40 pm - Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton arrive with the rest of the members of Green Day, joining Edge on stage for rehearsal. Bono is the last on stage, wearing a different outfit than what he arrived in. It’s a black military-style jacket with an atomic bomb starburst design on the back, black pants, and a black tee. Bono grabs his microphone and says, “Welcome to the black and red conference.” 4:45 pm - The bands rehearse “The Saints Are Coming,” segueing into “Beautiful Day.” Every volunteer and staff member working in the Superdome is on the field watching the bands rehearse. 4:55 pm - The bands rehearse Green Day’s song “Wake Up When September Ends” repeatedly. 5:05 pm - Rehearsal continues. The song order for the performance tomorrow appears to be “Wake Up When September Ends” and “The Saints Are Coming/Beautiful Day.” 5:30 pm - Bono changes into a different outfit for the second half of rehearsal. 6:30 pm - A brass horn section joins the band on stage for “Wake Up When September Ends.” 7:10 pm - Rehearsal breaks with a round of applause from everyone on the field. 7:55 pm - Both bands return to the stage to rehearse the set again. 8:05 pm - Rehearsal ends." * U2 will take center stage with Green Day at appx. 7:20pm - SUPERDOME RE-OPENING - SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - ALL TIMES LOCAL (CT) ... INSIDE ... PREGAME SHOW (7:21-7:30 P.M.- Green Day will take center stage inside the stadium at appx. 7:20pm, immediately followed by U2 ) U2 and GREEN DAY (also joined onstage by local bands Storyville Band and New Birth Band) The performance, which marks the first collaborative appearance on stage by the two super-groups, will benefit Music Rising, the campaign launched to help bring music back to the Gulf Coast region. The special performance is sponsored by RealNetworks Rhapsody digital music service. In addition to the live ESPN and Westwood One broadcast of the pregame show, Rhapsody will offer a live streaming audio webcast via www.rhapsody.com. Shortly after the event, fans will have the ability to buy a download from U2 and Green Day's performance via Rhapsody. All net proceeds will go directly to Music Rising. In addition, fans may donate directly by logging onto www.musicrising.org or by calling toll free within the US: 1-866-370-3403.Interviews: Edge and Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day at Superdome - September 24, 2006 - The Superdome was heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina and used as a shelter from the storm by tens of thousands of people but re-open for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons football game on Monday, Sept. 25 - Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and U2's The Edge talk before an interview on the field of the Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006
The interview to CNN:
The interview to abcnews (with some images of the rehearsal):
Edge´s interview - Good Morning America: "If you go to the Music Rising Web site — musicrising.org — there's lots of ways people can get involved," he said.
U2, Green Day Gear Up for the Game - Performance at the Superdome Will Help New Orleans Musicians Get Back on Track - Sept. 25, 2006 — For many, New Orleans means music. When Hurricane Katrina ripped through the city last year, though, thousands of musicians lost their instruments and in many cases their livelihoods, silencing the heart and soul of the region. The Edge from the rock band U2 decided to help with his organization Music Rising, which puts instruments back in the hands of musicians.
"Jazz, R&B, rock and roll — everything started in this little area," the Edge said to ABC's Robin Roberts.
"So, not only for today and for the future, but in reference to the history and the past, I think every musician who earns money doing what they do owes a little bit of a debt to New Orleans."
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is partnering with the Edge to help revive New Orleans music.
Tonight, Green Day and U2 will perform during the Saints' opening game in the newly refurbished Superdome that was badly damaged by Katrina.
"For an area like this, for New Orleans, it's the blood that flows through the city and to see what the Edge and Music Rising. … You know, putting this thing together, it's just a great, great thing," Armstrong said.
It's a great thing for musicians like Jonno Frishberg and members of his band, Bayou Deville.
They lost instruments in Katrina but are now back on their feet and playing again, thanks to Music Rising.
"Giving people their tools that they lost to work with is not only empowering but is directly useful to allow them to pay rent and feed themselves and their families, you know," the Edge said.
Music Rising has helped musicians get back on track.
Now, the Edge wants to bring music back to schools and churches as well.
"That is the next phase, yes. … If you go to the Music Rising Web site — musicrising.org — there's lots of ways people can get involved," he said.
Gearing Up for the Show - Green Day is slated to perform the hit "Wake Me Up When September Ends" in the Superdome later today.
"I think the sort of thing that it resonates is hope, you know," Armstrong said about the song.
"That's sort of … that's what, you know, lifting people's spirits and getting into that … something that can rally people for hope a little bit more."
U2 is hoping its music will have the same effect.
Already, the Saints have said they want to play "Beautiful Day" during all their pregame activities.
"It's a good song," the Edge said. "I hope … for New Orleans it's like the past is laid to rest and from now on, OK, we have a lot of problems to get over but now the party starts so 'Beautiful Day' is probably a fitting song."
As for predictions for the game between the undefeated Saints and Falcons, the Edge and Armstrong are keeping their lips sealed.
"The last time I made predictions I got into trouble so I'm not going to make any," the Edge said.
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