OCTOBER 29: Rosemont Horizon´87 / "Rattle And Hun" premieres in Madrid / two songs were written in Minneapolis / U2 at David Letterman show / Bono with Stipe and Moby / 84TH SHOW - 'VERTIGO' TOUR: "Angel Of Harlem" (played with a male fan, who received Bono´s shades as a present)-Edge was so happy-'Six Strings and an IQ of 250' is Edge with new shirt-fans were raised on the music of U2 / Vertigo´s stage in Brisbane / Bono honors Midnight Oil at ARIA music awards / Edge wrote about NOLA and Music Rising on U2.com (Band-blog)!

"October" tour - october 29, 1981 - U2 perform in Tilburg, Holland at De Harmonie.

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 29, 1987 - Chicago / IL - Rosemont Horizon - On the second night, "Silver and Gold" is performed. Bono talks about the song, how it originally appeared on the "Sun City" Anti-Aparthied album. "A song about a man just at the point where he feels violence is the only way out. When we think of the life of the black man in South Africa, we can understand that...And I look into my own sould, and I can understand the wish and the want, to take up arms against those bastards. And yet, there is another way. There is another way to get these bastards by the balls. It's spelled M-O-N-E-Y. That's what brought them there in the first place, as they dug the earth for diamonds, for gold. And that's what's going to get them out of there!" During "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", Bono reminisces about the first time U2 played in Chicago: "I remember that club[The Parkwest] felt like the biggest room in the whole wide world. And I said to Edge, 'How can we ever play to more than a thousand poeple?' A year later I said to him, 'How can we play to more than three-thousand? Or five thousand-people?' Well, I think we've got the whole world here tonight, and it feels okay by me."

"Premiere of "Rattle And Hum" in Madrid" - october 29, 1988 - U2 and tour manager Dennis Sheehan attend the premiere of "Rattle & Hum" in Madrid, Spain at Cine Gran Via. Proceeds are donated to Amnesty International. Bono and The Edge make a speech about Amnesty International, and sing a quick verse from "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".

October 29 1997 John Robert Hector is released from custody after being charged with harassing U2's Adam Clayton in Toronto, Canada. Hector has no comment except that "Madonna is the greatest." Amongst Hector's claims is that he helped design the Achtung Baby cover.

"POPMart" tour - october 29, 1997 - U2 perform in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For the first time during POPMart, U2 are not supported by Howie B. Bono tells to the crowd that he wrote "I Threw A Brick Through A Window" and "Stranger In A Stange Land" in their hometown in U2´s earliest shows. Then came another surprisingly intimate moment -- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," a Bic lighter anthem that Bono recast into a gospelly tune. And the concert become increasingly intimate with Bono's soulful heroic wails and a three-song acoustic set on a ministage at the end of a long runway. "Staring at the Sun," the band's recent single, was a true pop moment with wonderful pop harmonies, and the Edge soloed on guitar and vocals on "Sunday Bloody Sunday."

"Late Show with David Letterman" - october 29, 2001 - New York, NY - Ed Sullivan Theatre - New York, Stuck In a Moment. U2 performed for the first time on 'The Late Show with David Letterman.' The program bends its rules (which typically limit musical guests to one song of 5-minutes or less) and U2 plays two songs. After the performance, Bono sits down for a brief chat with David Letterman.

"New York against Violence concert" - october 29, 2001 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom. Helpless / Knocking on Heaven's Door. Bono joins Micheal Stipe and Moby onstage for a medley of two songs at the second annual New York Against Violence concert. The other members of U2 were not involved in this performance.

84TH SHOW - 'VERTIGO' TOUR - DALLAS - OCTOBER 29, 2005: "Angel Of Harlem" (played with a male fan, who received Bono´s shades as a present ) / Edge was so happy / 'Six Strings and an IQ of 250' is Edge with new shirt / fans were raised on the music of U2! October 29, 2005 / Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center - Damian Marley - City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day, 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 - Ol' Man River. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In a Moment, Angel of Harlem, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Bono adds a bit of Patti Smith's 'Rock and Roll Nigger' to Vertigo. As they often are, 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings' and 'See Me, Feel Me' are included as snippets in The Electric Co. Bono continues the recent tradition of bringing a young fan on stage during Sunday Bloody Sunday. During the encore, Bono brings a male fan on stage to play guitar with U2 on Angel of Harlem. Bono gives the fan his shades at the end of the song. It's the first time Angel of Harlem has been played this year. **** 'Six Strings and an IQ of 250.' is Edge with new shirt! Blinding Lights at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, gives way to Vertigo, as Bono introduces the band, 'drums, bass and six strings and an IQ of 250. Who is this man ? Who is this man?'...This tour is racing by and it seems to be the arrival of Electric Co that signals a gear change each night, as Edge, now racing around the ellipse, breaks into the sound that he invented and patented with just six strings and that IQ....'Driving into Dallas Texas, shining city, right out there, glass and steel / So it's 25 years My it's been fun / Twenty five years since we arrived here in a blue bus coming off the freeway / with big ideas.. about to meet you.'...Miracle Drug;Sometimes you Can't Make it On Your Own; Love and Peace or Else; Sunday Bloody Sunday; Bullet The Blue Sky and Miss Sarajevo. At the time if few knew U2, everybody knew Bob Marley, the first Third World superstar as he became known, and labelmates with U2 from day one. Tonight, his son is on stage with U2 and the pride is mutual. 'We're so proud to be here with Damian Marley and his band of merry pranksters,' says Bono. 'Thanks for coming out.' Dedicating Sometimes to Bob Hewson ('I still miss him'), the memories are flowing again but it's the future that is most important to this band, not just the future that our scientists will bring us in medicine (Miracle Drug) but also a future we have to find where we live together in Love and Peace....'now it's wrapped around my head.. my heart.. CoeXisT... It's getting harder to hold onto. You will hold on to it, won't you now Dallas?'...'Hey son,' smiles the singer, pulling a little boy out of the crowd, ' You sit down there son of Abraham.' This little boy is the future where we remember we are all sons of Abraham as Edge fires open the scary sonics of Bullet the Blue Sky, driving this dark and dizzying song to its close, Bono crawling blindfolded towards his microphone before a dedication to the US military. Luciana Pavarotti is not here tonight we learn but Bono is and, to compensate, 'I've been at the pasta.' It is a startling and moving Miss Sarajevo that follows, still earning its place in the set night after night. It segues neatly in to Pride which is sung not just for Martin Luther King and his dream but also for Rosa Parks' dream. Bono's definitely freestyling a little tonight, playful in new and surprising ways, even though the set list is not markedly different from recent nights. Edge and Adam, both in striking new shirts, are looking pretty heroic and Larry, well, he usually looks pretty heroic anyway. 'Crazy Texans / Thank you thank you / Take out your phones / Seriously, I'm not kidding / Turn this place into a Christmas tree in the middle of October / Look close under the Christmas tree / Its Dallas, Texas / We're gonnna change the world. It's the truth!'...how we live in a world of such inequality - when we have the tools to change things. 'One day it will look as ridiculous as Rosa Parks being arrested on a bus... to have 3000 people dying a day of a mosquito bite.'Praising the US's response to the crisis of Hurricane Katrina, he dedicates One 'to the people of Louisiana and all along the Mississippi'....Edge and Bono start Stuck In A Moment alone and the arena takes off when Larry and Adam join them. But four instrumentalists is not enough. 'Can we get a another guitar down here ?' asks Bono, wondering if anyone might have a spare somewhere. 'What do you know?' he asks a young man who has climbed onto the stage and walked into his moment in pop history. 'Angel of Harlem!' Who knows how long since they played this one-time U2 standard, but as Edge and Bono wonder back to the stage, Bono remarking that he hopes this works, it all comes back to them and the rendition is inspiring. 'It was a cold and wet December day / When we touched the ground at J.F.K. / The snow was melting on the ground / On B.L.S. I heard the sound / (Of an angel). / New York like a Christmas tree / Tonight, this city belongs to me, / (Angel)....' **** U2 marries religion and politics - Neon is back. U2 says so. The world's biggest rock band - or at least the most revered ¿ bathed American Airlines Center in shimmering light Saturday night. It was an arresting visual backdrop for the Irish quartet's soaring wall of crystalline sound....For the former, drummer Larry Mullen played a tom-tom on the circular catwalk , and Bono donned a headscarf that read, "Co-Exist." He looked like an ersatz Steve Van Zandt. Images of the Jewish star, the cross, and other religious symbols played across the stage in drapes of light. And during "Sunday Bloody Sunday," the singer brought a kid on stage and called him "a son of Abraham." Religion and politics: For U2, it's a natural marriage.... read whole article on: guidelive - other story **** Edge so happy! "...First of all, I have never seen Edge so happy and into it. He was smiling all the time and dancing around like crazy. It was great to see him so engaged....I LOVE Electric Co. It was intense. Edge's guitar was ringing and Bono's voice was fantastic. It was my favorite song of the night by far....mentioning (Bono) Dallas all night even said "y'all". Skipping to a great part. One of the encores was Angel of Harlem. What a treat! Didnt expect that one. Pulled this guy from the crowd to play guitar. He walked from the catwalk to the stage and played with the band. He even began to walk the stage and not stay near Bono which was cool. He walked over to Adam's side and gave the crowd the hang loose sign and they yelled back at him. Then Bono told him to sing the chorus and he did with Bono. He then walked over in front of Larry then Bono told him to sing the song without Bono's help and he did. Then the kid got down on his needs in a "im not worthy" pose. Bono made him get up and the kid asked Bono to trade sunglass. Bono did! And i dont know if he gave them back. What a souviener. This was another highlite...." by u2 warrior on interference **** I was the girl
"...during WOWY and it was bloody amazing! The best night of my life.... and it was my first U2 concert! Anyway, the friend I was with got pictures of me onstage with Bono, but she DIDN'T get any of him kissing my cheek or my hand...So, if anyone got pictures of that, it would be really appreciated if you could send them to me - epaxsunday@yahoo.com. Thanks so much!" - by ExaudiaSunday on: interference - Happy Birthday Larry" banner
"...i'm hoping that someone got a picture of me holding up the 'happy birthday larry' banner i made. i was on the outside of the ellipse left of center, and as larry was walking over to the drums for 'love and peace' i held it up as high as i could with the help of some friends, and we yelled "LARRRRY!" he heard us and saw the banner. he stopped briefly right in front of us, put his hands together and gave a little nod. i had my camera in hand but was too excited to take a picture LOL! today i'm totally worn out. complete zombie lol...." by ABEL on interference **** "Happy Birthday Larry" banner - "...i'm hoping that someone got a picture of me holding up the 'happy birthday larry' banner i made. i was on the outside of the ellipse left of center, and as larry was walking over to the drums for 'love and peace' i held it up as high as i could with the help of some friends, and we yelled "LARRRRY!" he heard us and saw the banner. he stopped briefly right in front of us, put his hands together and gave a little nod. i had my camera in hand but was too excited to take a picture LOL! today i'm totally worn out. complete zombie lol...." by ABEL on interference

Vertigo´s stage in Brisbane - October 29, 2006 - Brisbane, the next city of blinding lights has the Vertigo´s stage in the building. Look for some photos: lyptonvillage

Bono honors Midnight Oil at ARIA music awards - October 29, 2006 - Oils attack music industry for ignoring 'complaint rock' ... Bono from supergroup U2 honoured Midnight Oil with an introduction to their award. "If Midnight Oil could mean any one idea, it would have to be that Australia could be more, for more people, and that the only obstacle to that is indifference," Bono said. abc

Edge wrote about NOLA and Music Rising on U2.com (Band-blog) - October 29, 2006:

29.10.2006
Wherever there is live music playing you will see an outpouring of hope...



While watching the fallout following Pope Benedicts recent controversial speech it struck me that the world's most precious and increasingly rare form of real estate, suffering erosion at a pace even more startling then the Arctic ice cap, is our old friend common ground.

Sadly this seems to be particularly true of the city of New Orleans where a lack of a common purpose and political consensus has hampered the rebuilding of certain areas of the city, notably the lower ninth ward. When it comes to the lower ninth what you see definitely depends on where you stand.

If you are a member of the New Orleans police force the lower ninth ward has always been a trouble spot.

If you are in government it has historically been an economically challenged area with one of the worst levels of unemployment.

If you are part of the army corps of engineers working on rebuilding the Levy system it is a low lying area that will always be vulnerable to flooding.

If, however, you love music the lower ninth ward was one of the areas of New Orleans with the richest musical heritage, supporting countless musicians and musical traditions going back centuries.



On a recent trip to the famous Jazz Fest I was reminded just how rich and vibrant the local music scene is. It's all there, the various combinations of African syncopated rhythms and European melody; Jazz, Gospel, R'nB, Zydeco and Rock and Roll, all still evident here in their original form before anyone decided that they were distinct genres, giving credence to the idea that America's greatest contribution to world culture first came together on the streets of New Orleans when the African funeral procession drummers mixed it up with the hymn singers of the Christian funeral service.

In New Orleans today the importance of their music culture is one thing that everybody can agree on.

Everyone accepts that it is unique to the area, the heart and soul of the city, and that since much of the know-how to make this music gets passed on within the extended families, churches, and social clubs of areas like the lower ninth ward, that to allow these areas to lag behind in the rebuliding process risks the the loss of this precious musical heritage forever.

Everyone in New Orleans wants to see this music culture preserved even if the more fundamental issues of how and when the various quarters of the city should be rebuilt is the subject of much heated debate.

Everyone understands that live music brings a huge economic benefit to the city and bringing it back makes economic sense, but translating that aspiration into a practical strategy remains elusive.

Music Rising has achieved an incredible level of local support because it focusses exclusively on rescuing the music culture of the region.

More than just being a catalyst for hope we believe that music can become the sound track and the clarion call to rebuild the entire city, not just the areas that the property market dictates.

Wherever there is live music playing you will see an outpouring of hope and optimism for the future, in it's absence there is uncertainty and despondency.



When considering the restoration plan from a music culture perspective all socio-economic divisions evaporate.

Music is color-blind and totally egalitarian. The restoration of the lower ninth becomes a priority. Not just because it ought to be but because it deserves to be.

Support for Music Rising is support for the restoration of the music culture of the Gulf Coast, is support for the restoration of New Orleans along fair and equitable lines.

The Music Rising partners all believe that music has always bound New Orleans together, and if it is allowed to can lead the city forward to a better future.

The Edge.