Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.25.2006

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10.24.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Edge´s eyepatch / "One" to governor Mechun / U2's first show in NY since the Sept. 11 attacks is filled with tributes to the city / 81st 'VERTIGO' show: 'Humpty Dumpty'!

"October" tour - october 24, 1981 - U2 perform in Deinze, Belgium at the Brielpoort. Edge wears eyepatch during this show.

"ZOOTV - Outside Broadcast" tour - october 24, 1992 - U2 perform in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. Bono dedicates "One" to former Governor Ed Mechum, who had refused to recognize Martin Luther King day as a holiday in Arizona in 1987. Bono also performs a full acoustic version of "Suspicious Minds", the only time it will performed during the 1992-93 tour. The typical White House call takes a turn for the bizarre as the operator misunderstands Bono and asks him if his name is "Miracle Man". "No," Bono replies, "We need miracles but I just have mirror balls." The operator quickly hangs up. Support is B.P. Fallon, "The Sugarcubes", and "Public Enemy".

"Elevation" tour - october 24, 2001 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - At the start of the concert, The Edge, the band's guitarist, stepped onstage wearing a New York Yankees T-shirt, and the crowd's already considerable excitement ascended from there. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" - You could recognize the song by any one its musical elements played alone -- The Edge's guitar, Adam Clayton's bass or Larry Mullen's propulsive drumming -- but the chorus transforms it into an anthem: "How long, how long must we sing this song?" Bono asks. His plaint had special meaning on Wednesday, the day after the Irish Republican Army had announced it would begin to dismantle its cache of weapons. "Today is a great day for us because the IRA has put its arms to bed," Bono said. "There is no going back. We want to thank these men for making this choice." U2's first show in NY since the Sept. 11 attacks is filled with tributes to the city. Bono brings fans on stage three different times - during 'Stuck' a male fan helps sing the song; a female fan plays and sings during 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' (full band); and a girl gets on stage during 'New York' and is carried by Bono. During 'One', video screens show the names of hijack victims, and a list of NYPD and FDNY personnel who died in the rescue is added. Bono paused to praise the United States: "Poles, Jews, blacks, weirdos, rock stars, peanut sellers. Nobody looks at you funny," he said. Names of those killed on Sept. 11 began to roll up the screen behind him: Darlene Flagg . . . Shuyin Yang . . . Zoe Falkenberg and hundreds of others. Bono began to sing -- "One love, one life, when it's one need in the night" -- and we nodded and sang along. An MLK video shows during 'Pride,' a la Zoo TV. U2 played also: What´s Going On, Angel Of Harlem (full band-electric).

81st 'VERTIGO' show - October 24, 2005 / Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills. Institute. 'Humpty Dumpty.'City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co., I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, 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. Encore(s): Walk On (acoustic), Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, With or Without You, All Because of You, Original of the Species, Yahweh, 40. Bono jokes about technical problems during Electric Co. by singing a bit of the nursery rhyme 'Humpty Dumpty.' **** some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitaldetroitradio/sets/1216986/ / http://www.flickr.com/photos/radiospike/tags/detroit/
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Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.24.2006

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10.23.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: "MLK" after "Wire" / the show ends with "With Or Without You" / ATYCLB-promo in London / the Joshua tree has fallen...

"October" tour - october 23, 1981 / Brussels, Belgium. Ancienne Belgique. Main Set: unknown

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 23, 1984 - U2 perform in Nantes, France at Saint Herblain Hospatlier. "MLK" is put back into the set list, and is played after "Wire". Still, the crowd doesn't seem overly responsive to the song. In a Melody Maker interview, Adam Clayton is asked about touring: "There's an awful lot of people all around the world that want to see us, and why should we just end up playing for London and New York who see everyone who comes through? I like to be able to tour in other places. It's not always fun, it's not always together, but you have to accept that as part of the problems of going to these places." Support is "Big Audio Dynamite".

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 23, 1987 - U2 perform in Lexington, Kentucky at the Rupp Arena. During "Pride(In the Name of Love)" Bono vocalizes his feelings about scalpers, "If there's any scalpers in this building, they are NOT welcome. We decide what a U2 concert is worth!" "40" is not performed on this night, and the show ends with "With Or Without You" with Bono singing 'how long to sing this song' a couple of time at the end of the song. Support is "The BoDeans".

"ATYCLB - promo" tour - october 23, 2000 / London, England - BBC Maida Vale Studio. Elevation, New York, Stuck In a Moment , Beautiful Day, She's a Mystery To Me. U2 perform and are interviewed live on BBC's Radio 1.

"Joshua tree has fallen over in California desert" - october 23, 2000 - U2 fans confirm a rumor thathad started earlier in the month -- the Joshua tree depicted on The Joshua Tree album has fallen over. The tree had become a landmark of sorts for U2 fans over the years, many of whom spent days searching through the California desert for the tree's location.Those who discovered it managed to keep the location secret in an attempt to make sure the casual fan, or U2 basher, didn't find the tree and try to damage it in some way.

Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.23.2006

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10.22.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: the band no longer has time to do simple things like that anymore / 'Bono, with those three chords, you can change the whole world' / Bono´s laryngitis / 80th 'VERTIGO' show: Paul O'Neil was at the attendance / two young boys on stage during 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' / a fan (Alan) played Party Girl with U2 and Bono sprayed champagne / Edge and Bono signed a mag during the show !

"October" tour - october 22, 1984. U2 perform in Bordeaux, France at Pattinoire. During the previous evening, U2 attended a fair that was passing through the city. "There was this big wheel, and we went to the top of it and could see all over the city of Bordeaux," Bono explains during the concert, and continues on to say that the band no longer has time to do simple things like that anymore. The new set list seems to be converting more fans--U2 are starting the show with "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" and "I Will Follow".

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 22, 1987. U2 perform in Champaign, Illinois at the University Assembly Hall. Bono jokes with the crowd, "Why is it everyone keeps booing when I pick up this guitar? I don't play guitar too good but Iplay it kinda my way. Edge taught me three chords on this guitar...C, A-Minor and an F. He said, 'Bono, with those three chords, you can change the whole world.' Well, if not change the world, maybe get invited to a lot more parties, that's for sure. 'And if you practice real hard', The Edge said to me, 'Maybe you could play Curtis Mayfeild's "People Get Ready".." The guitar-great walks on stage and performs the song with the band. When he leaves he screams his love for some woman in the crowd. Support is "The BoDeans".

"LoveTown" tour - october 22, 1989. U2 are scheduled to play in Sydney, Australia, but due to a bout with laryngitis, Bono is unable to perform. The show is rescheduled for November 17,1989.

80th 'VERTIGO' show - october 22, 2005 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - Damian Marley.
Paul O'Neil was at the attendance / two young boys on stage during 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' / a fan (Alan) played Party Girl with U2 and Bono sprayed champagne / Edge and Bono signed a mag during the show ! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co. - Send in the Clowns, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, 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, Happy Birthday, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Party Girl, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Bono brings two young boys on stage for Sunday Bloody Sunday. One is dedicated to former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, who went to Africa with Bono on a 10-day trip in 2002. O'Neill is at the show tonight. Bono sprays champagne over the crowd during Party Girl. Bono and Edge signed a magazine, which the Man on 'Party Girl' had on the hands
"...PARTY GIRL SHOWED UP TONIGHT! Bono & Edge were on the catwalk and pulled a young man from near us, saying "where is the man who wants to play Party Girl? Where is the Party Girl Man?" This guy was awesome! ! ! They all went up to the stage and proceeded into this really great rendition...Bono said "I think this is going to work!" Then he had a bottle of champagne brought out and proceeded to spray the audience before drinking some, and handing the bottle to Party Girl Man. He was handed a magazine by someone in the crowd, I could see a U2 cover but it wasn't the new Rolling Stone. He said, Sure, we can autograph this for you! He signed it and then took it over to Edge and had him sign it before returning it. No dancing women on stage, but he did bring up 2 little boys together, very touching. Had them sit down and he sang to them. Miss Sarjevo - nothing I have read prepared me for how moving it is in person! Bono nailed every note....The Edge was on fire tonight!!!!! Dancing around, clowning with Bono, he played like a man possessed. Early reports from Security that Bono would not get out of the car to sign/pose/greet on the way in, because he was ill. Silly us, we thought it might be kind of a bummer show...but he really was "on" and seemed to be having a blast. At one point he stopped, looked around at the crowd and said "This is crazy!"

Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.22.2006

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10.21.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: brawl out the show / 1st ever performance of "Slow Dancing" / "Bad" - "Old Man" / "October" lyrics return to Bono in Portland / Bono speaks in Philadelphia !

"October" tour - october 21, 1981. U2 perform in Hemel Hempstead, England at the Pavilion. Like the night before in Leeds, a brawl breaks out during the show.

"LoveTown" tour - october 21, 1989. U2 perform in Sydney, Australia at the Entertainment Center. This second night is hampered by Bono's viral infection, originally diagnosed as a simple fever. Support for both shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King. After the show, the band travel to Triple-M studios for an interview on "The Midnight Show". During the interview, Bono mentions that Peter Garrett of "Midnight Oil" is one of the great voices in Australian music, while Jason Donovan makes him "want to throw up". For the first time, U2 perform "Slow Dancing" on the air--they dedicate it to the person they wrote it for--Willie Nelson. "I think he's a great singer," Bono says, "and I want to write a great song for him. It's just been written recently, so I thought it might be nice to plya it for people." Bono only sings the first verse of the song, stops and admits he hasn't finished the song yet. Nelson would finally record it with U2 some 8 years later in Dublin. Returning to the hotel, Bono suffers from what is eventually diagnosed as severe laryngitis. The doctors examining him order him to take a weeks rest, which results in the rescheduling of the Sydney, Australia shows planned for October 22, 24, and 25, 1989. While being interviewed on MTV Australia, Adam assures their fans that "if there's any way that Bono can sing, he will. It's very frustrating for him to be struck down by an illness."

"ZOOTV" tour - october 21, 1992. U2 perform in Denver, Colorado at Mile High Stadium. Another sell out for U2 in Denver is recorded as 54,450 fans buy tickets for the show. During Larry's performance of "Dirty Old Town", the microphone cuts out and he is forced to start over. Bono adds a few lines of John Denver's "Annie's Song" to the end of "Angel of Harlem". "Bad" includes a few lines of Neil Young's "Old Man". Bono rants at the end of "Desire", "I believe in love, I believe in love, love and money! I believe in poetry, electricity and cheap cosmetics! I believe in the sky over my head, and my silver shoes on my feet! I believe in you! I believe for you! I have a vision! I have a vision - now and forever, big time, primetime, all the time, I have a vision - television! That's all folks!" Support is B.P. Fallon, "The Sugarcubes", and "Public Enemy".

"Bono speaks in Portland and gets back his October lyrics" - october 20, 2004. Bono speaks at the Rose Garden tonight in an appearance for the World Affairs Council-Oregon's International Speaker Series. The main topic is AIDS, debt, and third world poverty, but Bono begins his speech by telling the crowd of more than 4,000 that earlier in the day two females had returned to him the contents of a briefcase that was stolen when U2 first played Portland in 1981. The briefcase itself wasn't returned, but numerous personal items such as photos, letters to and from Ali, a passport, and perhaps most importantly in terms of the band, his unfinished lyrics for the October album. During the speech, Bono refers to the return of his belonging as "an act of grace," and adds "You will never know how much that means to me."

Bono speaks in Philadelphia - october 21, 2005 - With the band on a day off, Bono travels from Washington, DC, to Philadelphia to speak tonight at an event hosted by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia. When the helicopter he had planned to take becomes unavailable, Bono hops on an Amtrak train for the trip north. During the evening, the council gives Bono its International Statesman Award.

Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.21.2006

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10.20.2006

OCTOBER 20:
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: 'Boy' is released / brawl / 70 minute set / first time that Bono performs without a sling / the crowd is overly zealous / 79th 'VERTIGO' show: "Out Of Control" / Happy B-Day to Pavarotti / Condoleeza Rice was at the attendance! !

"Boy" album - october 20, 1980. U2's debut album, "Boy" is released in Ireland and the UK. It eventually peaks at #52 in the British Charts. The single "I Will Follow" doesn't even come close to entering the UK Top 40.

"October" - october 20, 1981. U2 perform in Leeds, England at Tiffany's. Bono almost ends the concert when a brawl starts during "Another Time, Another Place". Bono shouts, "One more from you, and we're getting off this stage, OK?" Bono then requests that security look after the victim. Support is "Comsat Angels".

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 20, 1984. U2 perform in Toulouse, France at the Palais Des Sports. The set list is only 15 songs long--resulting in a 70 minute set. "Gloria" is dedicated to the fans who couldn't get inside the venue.

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 20, 1987. U2 perform in Iowa City, Iowa at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This is the first time that Bono performs without a sling since his accident on stage September 20, 1987 in Washington, D.C.. Support is "The BoDeans".

"LoveTown" tour - october 20, 1989. U2 perform in Sydney, Australia at the Entertainment Center. This first night's show is a good one, except the crowd is overly zealous. Security at several times in the night, are forced to push fans back from the stage. Screams of "I love you" can be heard throughout the night over the microphone.Support for both shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.

79th 'VERTIGO' show - october 20, 2005 - Washington, DC - MCI Center - Damian Marley -
"Out Of Control" / Happy B-Day to Pavarotti / Condoleeza Rice was at the attendance! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., Out of Control, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Happy Birthday, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Walk On (acoustic), Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, With or Without You, All Because of You, Bad. Though it's a week past his birthday, Bono gets the crowd to sing Happy Birthday for Luciano Pavarotti because the band wants to 'send it to him on film.' Bad includes a bit of Patti Smith's 'People Have the Power.' U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is in the audience. **** Some photos here

Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.20.2006

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OCTOBER 19:

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: "MLK" could not be used to open a concert / Bono, Edge and Adam to Amnesty International / ATYCLB-promo in Paris / 'Kite' is dedicated to Ali's dad-'Please' makes its first appearance of the tour, segueing into 'Streets' like it did on the PopMart Tour / 78th 'VERTIGO' show: A young girl during "Sunday Bloody Sunday" / Bono told about DATA and ONE campaign!

"Boy" tour - october 19, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Lyceum Ballroom, as support for "Slade". The still 'flu stricken band recieves awful reviews for their performances over the past few days.

"October" tour - october 19, 1981. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at Locarno. Support is "Comsat Angels".

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 19, 1984. U2 perform in Marseilles, France at Marseilles Stadium. The set list is completely different from the night before in Lyon, France. U2, realizing "MLK" could not be used to open a concert, now open with two energetic songs, "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" and "I Will Follow".

"U2 stumps in Dublin for Amnesty International" - october 19, 1998. Bono, Edge, and Adam kick-off an Amnesty International campaign in Ireland with a public appearance on O'Connell Street in Dublin. The band signs a petition in support of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Amnesty hopes to get one million Irish signatures on the petition before it is presented to the United Nations in December. Bono tells the gathered crowd, "One of the greatest problems in the world is the cynical idea that the world can't be changed and that politics and economics are too complicated to deal with. But with Amnesty it's simple; you can write a postcard and make a gigantic difference to the life of someone who is in jail or suffering human rights abuses."

"ATYCLB-Promo" tour - october 19, 2000 / Paris, France. ManRay. U2 perform at a promotional event in front of about 600 fans and invited guests.

"Elevation" tour - october 19, 2001 / Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Arena. Graham Parker & The Figgs. U2's first-ever show in Baltimore is opened by veteran Graham Parker, who fills in for Garbage at the last minute. Parker plays a brief set before his band's planned gig at a local club. Bono brings a male fan on stage to play guitar during a full-band version of 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door.' 'Kite' is dedicated to Ali's dad, who is in attendance. 'Please' makes its first appearance of the tour, segueing into 'Streets' like it did on the PopMart Tour.

78th 'VERTIGO' show - october 19, 2005 - Washington, DC - MCI Center - Damian Marley.
A young girl during "Sunday Bloody Sunday" / Bono told about DATA and ONE campaign! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co. - Send in the Clowns, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, 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 You Can't Get Out Of, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Bono brings a young girl on stage during Sunday Bloody Sunday and sings the 'no more' shout with her. After meeting with Democratic leaders yesterday and President Bush today, Bono's speech before One is lengthier than normal tonight. He thanks the DATA and ONE Campaign staff, and talks at length about AIDS, debt relief, and rebuilding Africa. (Larry put down his drumsticks to time Bono's speech and 'One,' and Bono later told the crowd Larry had clocked the intro and song at 15 minutes.) **** Photos on U2-Vertigo-tour

Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.20.2006

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10.18.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: The cold in Brussels / at Bristol / U2 open with MLK / a birthday cake to Morleigh / Bono hosts a dinner at his home for Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume / Bono visits The Hill !

"Boy" tour - october 18, 1980. U2 perform in Brussels, Belgium at the Klarick. All band members are now suffering from Bono's cold, which later turns out to be the 'flu.

"October" tour - october 18, 1981. U2 perform in Bristol, England at the Locarno. Support is "Comsat Angels".

"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 18, 1984. U2 perform in Lyon, France at the Espace Tony Garnier. U2 open with "MLK", and the song is drowned out by the crowds cheering. However, the band quickly realize that the crowds are used to U2 storming the stage. The setlist is a mix of new songs, with older songs occasionally mixed. The French crowd seems unsure of the new "U2" and at the end of the night, the band hears booing amongst the people singing "40". For the next date, in Marseille, France on October 19, 1984, the set list is completely revamped.

"ZOOTV" tout - october 18, 1992. U2 perform in Kansas City, Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium. At the soundcheck, U2 perform a few new songs, including a grungy type number with heavy guitar and drums. Bono also performs a new acoustic piece and performs "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" acoustically. At that evening "The Sugarcubes", who have replaced Big Audio Dynamite II, introduce themselves with "We are the Icecubes from Sugarland!". Tonight is celebrated Belly Dancer Morleigh Steinberg's birthday, and during "Mysterious Ways", Bono presents her with a birthday cake. The crowd join in for a round of "Happy Birthday". The ZooTV Video Confessionals include an adopted girl who wonders if her biological parents are in the crowd. Support is B.P. Fallon, "The Sugarcubes", and "Public Enemy".

Bono hosts dinner for Nobel Peace Prize winner Hume - october 18, 1998 - Bono hosts a dinner at his home for Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, who attends with his wife. Also present are many Irish entertainment celebrities, including Adam, Edge, and Paul McGuinness.

Bono visits The Hill - october 18, 2005. On an off-day before two shows in Washington, DC, Bono meets with House and Senate democrats on Capitol Hill today, reportedly urging the politicians to fund the U.S.'s commitments to poverty, AIDS, and Africa.

Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.18.2006

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10.17.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: The cold in Apeldoorn / talking with Dutch fans / U2 gets stamped by Irish Post Office / 77th 'VERTIGO' show: Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa join U2 to 'People Get Ready'

'Boy' tour - october 17, 1980 U2 perform in Apeldoorn, Holland at the Gigant. Bono, suffering from a cold, is barely able to finish the concert.

'October' tour - october 17, 1981 U2 perform in Bracknell, England at the Sport's Center. After the show, U2 return to the venue floor to talk to some Dutch fans who are following part of the tour. Support is "Comsat Angels".

'U2 gets stamped by Irish Post Office' - october 17, 2002 - U2 appears on an official Irish stamp for the first time when An Post, Ireland's Post Office, issues a set of stamps commemorating Irish Rock Legends. The set includes a U2 stamp, and stamps for Van Morrison, Phil Lynott, and Rory Gallagher.

77th 'VERTIGO' show - october 17, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - Damian Marley - Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa join U2 to 'People Get Ready'! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co., I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, 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. Encore(s): Walk On (acoustic), Fast Cars, People Get Ready, With or Without You, All Because of You, 40. During the encore, Bono announces that they want to play 'People Get Ready', but says they need an extra guitar player. The crowd erupts when Bruce Springsteen strolls on stage to reprise a collaboration that first happened in September, 1987, at Philly's now-demolished JFK Stadium. Bono calls Bruce's wife, Patti Scialfa, on stage to help with vocals. They play an extended version of the song with mostly made-up lyrics, eventually leaving only Bruce (playing Bono's Irish Falcon guitar) and Larry on stage to close out the first encore. The planned setlist has the show ending with Original of the Species and Bad, but the band plays All Because of You and 40 instead. **** 'This Can't Be A Monday Night..' ...a night to remember in Philadelphia. And what most of us will remember most of all will be Bruce Springsteen singing People Get Ready with U2! As Larry and Edge were introduced in Vertigo, the singer slipping in some Patti Smith along the way, you knew this was going to be a full throttle show because Bono needed water even before Elevation. 'Here's a couple of songs we wrote when we were teenagers,' he explained as every teenager in the audience began wondering at the possibility. I Will Follow received an ovation, flying in to Electric Co where Edge played to Larry and Bono doused himself with water. It's an electric night already, this crowd are pumped, this band are giving it everything. 'This can't be a Monday night, This can't be a Monday night. Is every Monday night like this in Philadelphia?'...Sarajevo is christened 'the capital of CoeXisT' (it was New York last week, but who's complaining ?) and Pride and Streets lift spirits even higher, the smile on Adam's face returned by every face in the house. The Mayor of the city gets honourable mention for helping host Live 8 earlier in the summer and One brings the cellphones out and the house down....another surprise, Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready. 'Okay where's the man with the sign up saying 'People Get Ready'? asks Bono. 'There you go! This one's for you.' Of course, on previous tours, this was the moment when a guitarist would be plucked from the audience but tonight as Bono announces, 'We need a guitar player...', they have just the man walking on from side of stage. 'Who is this man? Who is this man?' asks Bono and everybody in the house knows this is indeed The Man as Bruce Springsteen wanders into U2, a guitar around his neck bearing the familiar legend 'The Goal is Soul'. * 'People get ready / Cos the boss is in town / He don't suffer no fools / Or kiss no clowns / The boy is from New Jersey / But he feels home round here / New York...they're gonna shed some tears.' *As Bono sings his new version, Bruce plays the chords before taking up the vocals for the traditional version.* 'People get ready, there's a train a-comin' / You don't need no baggage, you just get on board / All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin' / Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord' * Edge and Bruce duet on guitar for a moment before Bono takes the vocal again. * 'People get ready / He's a funky brother / Plucking that old guitar / Like you know that he can / People get ready / Cos there is no other / Bruce springsteen is back in town' * And then it's time for another guest, again introduced in song. * 'People get ready / For trouble and strife / You know the boss / Has brought the wife / People get ready / She's a little shy / But a red haired girl / Just a bit of encouragement / And we'll get her there / 'Beautiful girl from the Jersey shore / With a voice like an angel / You know we love you some more / Walk like a Princess / And you talk like a gypsy / And I can't believe that you're / Gonna stand next to me' * And so Patty Scialfa, to another great ovation, joins U2 and husband Bruce on stage. It's a piece of rock'n'roll history, as Philadelphia gets ready and finally Bono leads Patty off while Edge and Bruce finish up. * 'People get ready there's a train to jersey..' sings Bruce and then the moment is over. And still there was time for With or Without You, All Because of You and 40. Wow! That was a night to remember. **** People Get Ready!!! Dedicated to Me!! "I am still in shock ... every show I go to I bring a sign that says "People Get Ready C-Am-F" ... every show Bono has seen it and given me a wave or a shout. Tonight at the show (Philly 10/17), Bono came on stage and asked "where is the guy with the sign, people get ready ... this one's for you" I was in total shock ... and the Boss came out to play.... it was surreal .... whoever was there so me go crazy at the tip of the ellipse...Bono dedicating a song to me played by the band and Bruce ... unreal ... Thanks U2!!!! I'll be sure to thank him at Penn when he comes Friday (I'm a studen there)" by njelevation06 on Interference **** "Kiss me I'm Brazilian" with the Irish and Brazilian flags. "Words can't describe last night's show in Philly where we were fortunate enough to get into the ellipse, get about 8 feet from the stage, see Springsteen join the boys on People Get Ready and then have Bono basically sing WOWY to my wife and talk to her and had her speak Portuguese into the mic (She had a flag we made that said "Kiss me I'm Brazilian" with the Irish and Brazilian flags). If ANYONE has any video, audio or pictures of this please let me know and I will be forever grateful. U2 is and always will be the greatest band ever hands down." by satchelg on Interference **** Some photos here

Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 10.17.2006

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10.16.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Groningen / King´s Hall / Smile Jamaica / fans invited to the rehearsal-'Bono, I can see those fighter planes in your head....' / the love for Operator Two / Bono phones to John Hume / UF shirt / U2 on CD:UK 2004 / 76th 'VERTIGO' show: A little boy (Owen) on stage / a pink rose / 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.'!

'Boy' tour - october 16, 1980 - U2 perform in Groningen, Holland at the Vera.

'October' tour - october 16, 1981 U2 perform in Stoke, England at the King's Hall. Support is "Comsat Angels".

'Smile Jamaica' benefit - october 16, 1988 - U2 perform in London, England in the Dominion Theater at the "Smile Jamaica" benefit. Other performers include Chris Rea, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Keith Richards, Robert Palmer, and "The Christians". The show is a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Gilbert, which destroyed one out of every five homes in Jamaica. U2 promote the event by releasing press advertisements for "Rattle & Hum" along with the message, "Jamaica needs your help. Support the Hurricane Appeal. Call to make your donation from 11th October." U2 perform a 20 minute set consisting of four songs which will appear on the new album: "All Along The Watchtower", "Angel Of Harlem"(they are joined by "The Rumour Horns"), "When Love Comes To Town"(with Keith Richards who adds long guitar solos to the song) and "Love Rescue Me"(joined by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers who sing a verse). The version of "Love Rescue Me" appears on the B-side to the "Angel of Harlem" single that is released December 1, 1988. Procedes from the single are donated to the "Smile Jamaica Fund".

"LoveTown" tour - october 16, 1989. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the National Tennis Centre. The seven shows orginally started as two, and then an additonal three were added. Another two were added when ticket sales for the additional three were extremely quick. On this concert, a group of fans listening to the soundcheck are invited in by the band. Those without tickets are given tickets, and drinks are served to everyone. The band rehearse several songs, including "Bullet The Blue Sky", "Where The Streets Have No Name", "Van Diemen's Land"(performed solo by The Edge), and "Dancing Barefoot", a B-side to the "When Love Comes To Town" single. "She's a Mystery To Me" is also soundchecked, but is not performed that evening. After the soundcheck, Bono starts complaining of soreness in his throat. Before going on stage, he sees a doctor backstage who tells Bono that he has a fever. In the intro of "Where The Streets Have No Name", Bono explains the story to the crowd and adds, "Now, do I look like a man who has the fever? Well, tonight I take that as a compliment actually!" The performance of "Bullet The Blue Sky" is again charged: "Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours...so Kylie Minogue comes up to me, see...so Jason Donovan comes up to me, see...so the President of the United States comes up to me, and he wants to ask me a question. He says, 'Bono, we don't get 'Neighbours' over here in the USA...that's why I'm in such a bad mood across the borders, see....that's why I don't think too mcuh about what my Panzer Divisions are doing in Central America, Bono. If I could see Kylie and Jason, I would be happy, the world would be at peace tonight! I love that tune...I think that could be a big hit over here on the BillBoard Hot 100!!' And I look at The Edge, he looks into my eyes, and he says, 'Bono, I can see those fighter planes in your head...." Play to them Edge, SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN SEE!" Champagne is brought out during "Party Girl" to end the seven nights in Melbourne. Support for all seven shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.

"ZOOTV - Outside Broadcast" tour - october 16, 1992 - U2 perform in Dallas, Texas at Texas Stadium. Before "Redemption Song", Bono says that you have to be either black or Irish to sing it. Bono again declares his love for Operator Two over the phone to the White House. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".

"Bono phones in congrats to Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume" - october 16, 1998. Bono phones the Irish TV program "The Late, Late Show" to congratulate guest John Hume, who along with David Trimble was named a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize earlier in the day for their efforts towards bringing peace to Northern Ireland.

"Elevation" tour - october 16, 2001 / Chicago, IL - United Center - Garbage. Edge´s shirt this night is UF-shirt.

"CD:UK" - october 16, 2004 / London, England - Riverside Studios. Vertigo, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, City of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own. U2 performs a brief set that's recorded for the CD:UK television programme. Vertigo, which is done with pre-recorded music and Bono singing live, is expected to air a week from now. Bono wants to redo Sometimes You Can't Make It... because the crowd is too loud the first time. They try it again at the end of the set with Bono explaining that it's an emotional song and he wants to sing it without the clapping and screaming from earlier in the set.


76th 'VERTIGO' show - october 16, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - Damian Marley - A little boy (Owen) on stage / a pink rose / 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.' ! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, 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. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Fast Cars, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Damian Marley -- Bob's son -- makes his first appearance opening for U2, and Bono marks the occasion by singing a bit of 'Exodus' (and a bit of 'In a Little While') during I Still Haven't Found. He brings a young boy on stage during Bullet the Blue Sky and they walk together around the ellipse. Out at the tip, Bono asks the boy, Owen, to remove the COEXIST headband from Bono's head. Later in the show, Bono also tosses his sunglasses to Owen.
**** a little boy on stage / a pink rose: Bob Marley's son Damian opens for U2. Bono slips in a bit of Exodus in I still haven't found, while Damian and band watch from VIP section. He gives his sunglasses to a boy called Owen, who is pulled on stage during Bullet. He let the boy lead him around the catwalk, and when they reached the tip, he asked the boy to take his co-exist headband off. Attempting a bit of In a little while and fucking it up Bono says 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.' Someone handed Bono a pink rose. He puts it in a bottle of water in front of Larry's kit, then he turns back around toward Larry and winks. **** Edge was smiling ear to ear while the whole place was going bonkers: during Streets (from the back side of Larry)-- when the lights pop on in the middle, Edge came running up the catwalk and was behind Larry. And when the lights came up, Edge's face just lit up and he was smiling ear to ear while the whole place was going bonkers. **** Photos on U2tours

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10.15.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: 500 people / Island and SST settle Negativland lawsuit-recall all existing copies / 'Beautiful Day' number 1 / symphony of Edge-not James Iha in Chicago / Top Of The Pops with HTDDAB!

'Boy' tour - october 15, 1980. U2 perform in Amsterdam, Holland at The Milkyway. The band get a good response from a moderately enthusiastic crowd and play a powerful set that does not remain unnoticed by the Dutch music press. crowd: 500 people.

"Island and SST settle Negativland lawsuit" - october 15, 1991. Island Records and SST Records agree on a settlement of Island's copyright infringement suit regarding the Negativland "U2" single. SST agrees to stop all production related to the single and to recall all existing copies (estimated at 13,000 copies) and forward those to Island Records. SST also agrees to immediately pay Island/Warner-Chappell $29,292.25 in damages, and additional future payments of approximately $15,000. The settlement also transfers copyright ownership of the single from SST Records to Island.

"Beautiful chart debut for Beautiful Day single" - october 15, 2000. U2's "Beautiful Day" debuts at #1 on the charts in the U.K., Ireland, Holland, and Australia. With no commercially available single, the track only debuts at #75 in the U.S.

'Elevation' tour - october 15, 2001 - Chicago / IL - United Center - It was a supremely moving moment because it was done with such understated grace. Then Bono and the Edge broke into a seemingly impromptu but timely version of the Three Degrees' 1974 soul hit "When Will I See You Again." The Edge was a one-man orchestra on guitar, keyboards and backing vocals, with a veritable symphony of sound packed into his foot pedals. "New York," a song about a midlife crisis, was transformed into a celebration of a devastated city's resilience, and "One" became a moving tribute to the victims. As the band played its most enduring anthem, the names of the crew and passengers on the hijacked airplanes scrolled down a screen. It was a gesture, and a concert, big enough for the moment. And it was further evidence that more than 20 years into its career, U2 remains more necessary than ever. © Chicago Tribune, 2001 - by Greg Kot. Chicago, IL. - "...When we got to the tip, Bono asked me if i could really play. I said, yup. I tried to prove it by showing him the picks that I carry around in my wallet, but the picks would fall out. Bono said, 'I don't need your cash, you already gave me enough.' That's when Dallas Schoo came by with Edge's acoustic. He also handed me this really cool U2 pick. I strapped on the guitar, and showed Bono the chords to prove I could play it. All this time, angle of harlem was still on its outro, so that¿s the rhythm I had in my head. Right after it ended, Bono told me to start. I accidentally started playing PGR to the rhythm of AOH! Bono and Edge looked at each other with a look of 'Oh no, Not again . . .' in a funny way. So I stopped, got the correct rhythm in my head, and started. Once I got started, and Bono started singing, they motioned for me to follow them to the main stage. Bono was ahead, and I was walking next to the Edge, who was smiling and winked once. We all strutted to the stage left raised portion of the main stage. Bono was adlibbing the lyrics. The noise level from the main stage was really low. It almost sounded like i was playing in a small room. The view from the stage was amazing. Everyone was standing and cheering, smiling, etc. I took it all in, and thought, so this is what it feels like to play in front of 20,000 people. . . For the last verse, Bono sang: 'People get ready, Haven't I seen you before, aren't you the guitarist from the Smashing Pumpkins?' This got many people confused as to whether I really was James Iha or not! Finally, to end the song, Larry came in with the drums. I picked up the head of the guitar towards the sky, and hit the strings hard to finish the song. Bono came and gave me a hug, I gave back the guitar, unfortunately, and he said thank you, to which i said, no thank YOU! I turned around to go back down the heart, and the applause was tremendous. I got back to the point of the heart where I was before, and the security guy helped me back over. He shook my hand, and said he was very impressed. (It is only three chords, though, nothing special.) The people around the tip of the heart all came by and shook my hand and stuff. They were yelping and going crazy! It was awesome.'

"Top Of The Pops" - october 15, 2004 / London, England - BBC Television - Vertigo, All Because of You, Desire, She's A Mystery To Me, City of Blinding Lights. U2 perform outdoors in the rain for BBC's 'Top of the Pops' TV show. Bono is the only one performing live during Vertigo -- the music is pre-recorded, just like in 2000 when Bono was the only one The band does an abbreviated version of Mystery Girl. Bono plays guitar during City of Blinding Lights. The band also tapes a performance in the BBC studio for future airing on TOTP, though it's not clear what songs were performed.

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10.14.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: 1st time in Holland / maybe, the unique time "Scarlet" is performed / unique time of 'Exit" / Operator two / Edge presents B.B. King / 'Hand' wins in Belgium / 75th 'VERTIGO' show: 'Glory' and 'Party Girl' / Alli, a fan who danced for 3 times! !

"Boy" tour - october 14, 1980. The band's first performance in mainland Europe happens before a small audience in the KRQ Studios in Hilversum, Holland. The show is broadcast on Dutch radio the following day, to coincide with a gig in The Milkyway in Amsterdam. The first version of ¿11 O´Clock Tick Tock¿ is not broadcast.

"October" tour - october 14, 1981. For the second year in a row, U2 perform in a radio session, this time for the BBC. The version of 'Scarlet' is rare: to this day it is the only time this song is played. In the evening, they perform in Cardiff, England at the Top Rank. Support is "Comsat Angels", to a crowd: 1.900 people.

"LoveTown" tour - october 14, 1989. Melbourne / Australia - National Tennis Centre - . The sixth night features the only performance of "Exit" on the "LoveTown" tour--it is the last performance of the song. The show seems to end with "Love Rescue Me", as the house lights turn on, and the spotlight operators climb down from their riggings. Another roadie tells them to get back, and the house lights are promptly turned off--the band return for an encore of three songs.

"ZOOTV" tour - october 14, 1992. U2 perform in Houston, Texas, at the Houston Astrodome. Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" is performed for the first time. Before "With Or Without You" Bono sings, "Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, to few to mention..." During the nightly phone call to the White House, Bono declares his love for White House Operator Two. During ¿Ultra Violet¿ the video recording of the woman doing sign-language is replaced by the image of a woman doing the sign-language live on the side of the stage. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".

"Edge presents award to B.B. King" - october 14, 1998. Edge presents B.B. King with a Lifetime Achievement award at the third annual MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards at London. Of King's music, Edge says "It's just always fresh, eternally fresh. It eternally inspires every new generation of musicians and music friends, because it's just so authentic, and you listen to any of his recordings, B.B.'s stuff still shines. It doesn't date."

"U2's "Hands" gets another award" - october 14, 2003. U2 wins the Best Original Song prize at the World Soundtrack Awards in Belgium. The award is given for "The Hands That Built America" from the Martin Scorsese film Gangs Of New York.

75th 'VERTIGO' show - october 14, 2005 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - Keane -
'Glory' and 'Party Girl' / Alli, a fan who danced for 3 times! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., Gloria, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, 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 - She's a Mystery to Me. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Fast Cars, With or Without You, All Because of You, Party Girl, Yahweh, Vertigo. A lengthy show (24 songs) wraps up U2's week-long residency at Madison Square Garden. Gloria and Party Girl are played for the first time on this leg of the tour. The luck of the Irish strikes Alli, the fan brought on stage during Fast Cars. It's her second time dancing with Bono this tour (first: April 9, 2005) and third time overall. ****A fan danced during: Fast Cars and With Or Withour You! "...The show revolves around Bono, and Bono was in top form tonight. I think his voice was about as good as it is going to get during a grueling tour, and his energy level was 110%....Also, Bono and Edge spent extra time on the ellipse tonight. Bono brought a lovely woman on stage to dance during Fast Cars and she was such a great dancer that he invited her to stay for With or Without You.... **** Edge dancing on 'Fast Cars' / champagne on 'Party Girl' / Edge was pumped...jumping! they were all great, the band had amazing energy last night. especially during the final encore- the band had so much fun during 'Fast Cars', with Edge dancing and Bono being ...with Alli onstage and 'Party Girl'...- Bono clearly could not remember the lyrics, and was just laughing and getting help from the crowd. then the champagne came out, and drenched those in the front row... so cool!! the 2nd version of 'Vertigo' was amazing! Bono was clearly in another place, and Edge was jumping around the stage like mad! at the end of that song, Edge was so pumped up that he just threw his guitar off, and let the feedback ring throughout MSG... it was a very 'punk rock' moment...." **** Some photos on Interference

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10.13.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Portsmouth / Bono´s voice cuts in and out / Edge sings the lyrics of "One Tree Hill" / homage to the victims of sept 11 attacks / Edge&Morleigh and Bono attend a benefit act (hunger relief organizations!) !

"October tour - october 13, 1981. U2 perform in Portsmouth, England at Locarono. Support is "Comsat Angels".

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 13, 1987. U2 perform in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Three Rivers Stadium. Bono's voice cuts in and out during many of the songs--he is happy to have the following week off from touring to rest his voice. It is the last support gig for Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul. "Los Lobos" also support.

"LoveTown" tour - october 13, 1989. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the National Tennis Centre. The seven shows orginally started as two, and then an additonal three were added. Another two were added when ticket sales for the additional three were extremely quick. On this fifth night, Bono forgets the lyrics to "One Tree Hill", and The Edge walks over and sings the lyrics to him. During "Bullet The Blue Sky", Bono sings the lyrics to the Australian TV soap "Neighbours". During "New Year's Day" a young boy manages to get on stage, and Bono gives him his hat and puts him on his shoulders for the rest of the song. Champagne is brought out during "Party Girl" to end the seven nights in Melbourne. Support for all seven shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.

"Elevation" tour - october 13, 2001 / Hamilton ON, Canada - Copps Coliseum - Garbage. Bono gets a U.S. flag from a fan and hugs it tightly after 'Sunday Bloody Sunday.' He invites a male fan on-stage to play guitar to 'People Get Ready,' but the super-nervous fan struggles to pick up the chords. He eventually imitates Bono while making up some of the song lyrics and singing them. Bono sings a bit of Daniel Lanois' 'The Maker' during 'Bad.' During 'One,' the names of passengers who died Sept. 11 on the hijacked airplanes are shown on the video screen. Edge's shirt, this night is ligh blue-Born Free.

Edge&Morleigh and Bono attend a benefit act (hunger relief organizations!) - october 14, 2005 - NYC. As this Edge´s blog reported in october 10, U2´s Bono and Edge are among the celebrities to benefit hunger relief organizations; who have created one-of-a-kind personalized lunchboxes for an online auction that will benefit hunger relief organizations. Beginning Oct. 14 and running through December, the AuctionCause/eBay sale at thelunchboxauction.org will raise funds for the Food Bank for New York City and the Lunchbox Fund. Mario Batali Hosts Auction To Benefit Hunger Relief Organizations. Some photos on Interference

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10.12.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: "October" is released / Brighton / special "People Get Ready" / U2 album hits Napster and the web 18 days before release / pregnant fan!

"October" tour - october 12, 1981. U2's second album "October" is released. It enters the British charts at #11. U2 perform in Brighton, England at the Top Rank.

"LoveTown" tour - october 12, 1989. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the National Tennis Centre. The seven shows orginally started as two, and then an additonal three were added. Another two were added when ticket sales for the additional three were extremely quick. This fourth night features a few improvised lines in "People Get Ready": "Faith is the key, you gotta look to the future, don't look back, you can never look back!" Instead of inviting a man up on stage, Bono asks for a female guitarist. A girl gets on stage but is unable to learn the chords--Bono tells the crowd, "I ask a woman up on stage, and she tells me she can't play...I thought Melbourne was buzzing with music! I think we better get you a harmonica...just don't play it in the microphone allright? Now I'm looking for someone who can play the electric guitar..." Another girl is selected, but is too excited to play the guitar--she is returned to the audience, and finally Bono relents and picks a male guitarist who promptly attempts a Jimi Hendrix impersonation. Bono comments, "Man...this is like watching paint dry...you know what I mean? Play it man! Play it!" Bono looks at his two hapless guests and asks the crowd if they two should "stick together". "Yeaaaahhhh!" the crowd reply loudly. Champagne is brought out during "Party Girl" to end the seven nights in Melbourne. Support for all seven shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.

"U2 album hits Napster and the web 18 days before release" - october 12, 2000. The full set of tracks from U2's forthcoming album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, becomes available for free download via Napster and various web sites. The album is not due for official release for another 18 days.

"Elevation" tour - october 12, 2001 / Montreal PQ, Canada - Molson Centre - Garbage. After a big shakeup in South Bend, tonight's setlist reverts back to the familiar 1st and 2nd leg order. Bono brings a pregnant fan up on stage tonight and kisses her belly when she lifts her shirt to show him. Lyrics in 'New York' are again changed througout the song, similarly to the Notre Dame show two nights ago. Edge wears blue-adidas shirt, this night.

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10.11.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Bono said about they at the start / rain and cold, but a grest show / U2´s idea to Rolling Stones (Keith Richards reveals it) / 74th 'VERTIGO' show: 'It was my 18th birthday' / Joe O'Herlihy / Edge doing a bit of dancing / 'We'll shine like stars...'!

"Boy" tour - october 11, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Kingston Polytechnic School. In an interview with Dave McCullough of Sounds magazine, Bono reveals, "...It's ridiculous, for instance, that U2 are where they are now, considering that four years ago we couldn't play our instruments."

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 11, 1987. U2 perform in Rochester, New York at Silver Stadium. The show is originally supposed to be in the War Memorial Coliseum, but is moved to the 30,500 seat Silver Stadium due to the huge ticket demand. "We thought we were going to play a little club tonight," Bono says at the beginning of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and adds, "I suppose that's what this is, or what we want it to be...You want it to be like that?" The crowd roar, and enthusiastically respond to every song, despite the pouring rain and cold of the season. Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul and "Los Lobos".

"U2´s idea to Rolling Stones" - october 11, 1997. Guitarist Keith Richards reveals that the idea behind the Rolling Stones' satellite stage for their "Bridges To Babylon" tour came from the POPMart stage. Richards admits that he and Mick Jagger went to see U2 and ''nicked a few ideas'' from the POPMart stage.

74th 'VERTIGO' show - october 11, 2005 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - Keane. 'It was my 18th birthday' / Joe O'Herlihy / Edge doing a bit of dancing / 'We'll shine like stars...'! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, Out of Control, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, 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 You Can't Get Out Of, Fast Cars, With or Without You, All Because of You, Crumbs From Your Table, 40. Plenty of song snippets tonight: A bit of 'In a Little While' during Still Haven't Found. A bit of 'Walk On' during Beautiful Day. And Bono sings the 'we'll shine like stars' verse during With or Without You. **** 'It Was My 18th Birthday...' 'It was my 18th birthday,' remembers Bono. 'Edge was 17, Larry was 16, Adam was... ' We never quite heard what Adam was because U2 were Out of Control after which Bono resumed his reverie, remembering their first visit to NYC and driving over Brooklyn Bridge as someone explained that U2's success would be 'out of control'. 'After a song about coming to New York City as a young band, we just want you to know we're still as excited about the future as when we were a young punk band arriving here in 1980...' In other words they still haven't found what they are looking for, which is what arrives next, turning neatly into a lovely touch of In A Little While. 'So thank you for coming out,' explains the singer, implying for a moment that there was some choice in the matter for the 20,000 people present, that there was something else they would rather be doing. 'This song is written about a young man that we went to high school with - his name is Christopher Nolan. He was born without enough oxygen, but his eyes were open. And his mother saw a light in his eyes, / And she read to him and educated him...' And with the miraculous help of a certain drug, this young man was able to express 'all these poems and stories he had in his head... anyway this song is about faith, in the people you love even if they can't love you back.' And with the story comes the song as the band conjure up a shimmering performance of Miracle Drug, the simple graphics on the big-screen back of stage never more elegant....Michael Stipe is here again, along with Naomi Campbell and Matthew Perry....biggest roars comes as Larry leaves his usual seat behind the drums to wander around to the tip of the elipse and assume duties on the floor tom, sharing vocals with Bono for Love and Peace or Else....'Like my headband?' asks Bono, of someone in the audience, pointing to the slogan CoeXisT. 'It's a word, a piece of graffiti. As we grow older we're going to have to hold on tight to this word.' At which point Bono picks up a young girl, Heidi, who must be about ten, sits her down on the stage and starts singing 'No more!'. She responds with 'One more!' and the two go back and for on vocals in a mesmerising, memorable cameo....'In the 60's there was the civil rights movement and in the 70's anti-apartheid. This is our struggle: equality at a global level. There will be a vaccine for AIDS. And one day it will look ridiculous - this waste of human life.' As a glorious version of One comes to a climax, slipping into Ol' Man River, the southern states that have suffered from Katrina are remembered. 'It's in the worst of time we see the best of America and I'm proud to say that the volunteers from the ONE campaign have been in Texas and Louisiana and Missisippi. This is a great country, because it's a great idea. You gotta hold on to that idea!' The cheers suggest they will. Then it's into three songs that were not in the set a couple of months ago, The First Time, Stuck in a Moment and Fast Cars, Edge spinning in a circle on the spot during his guitar solo. A beautiful woman arrives on stage for With or Without You and she can dance - and she does dance. Before the show closes, the band cannot forget to mention someone who has travelled with them as long as anyone else. Larry sets up a special moment with a drum roll as Bono pays respect to 'the man who touches our button', Joe O'Herlihy, who has just been voted Sound Man of the Year. 'Turn around and take a look at him!' And 20,000 people do just that. And with that there's barely time for another song 'that needs some rehearsing - the Garden makes for a great rehearsal room.' And it's Crumbs From Your Table and '40' which close the show. **** ...Fast Cars was also good with Edge doing a bit of dancing... **** ...When the band started playing "Fast Cars", someone in the audience gave Bono a flower, and he put it into his mouth like a flamenco dancer and Bono danced a bit as a flamenco dancer around the ramp back to the stage. This was when he pulled a girl on stage. She started dancing to him...Everyone was cheering...then at the end, he slowed dance with her a bit. It was so sweet, and the girl was really into the song. And the Edge got really into the song as well. That was probably the most fun people had during the show. When the band played the last song, "40", for some reason Adam and Edge switched places.... **** Photos U2tours / Interference

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10.10.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Royal Court / "Rattle And Hum" is released / a fan plays "'An Eye For An Eye Makes The Whole World Blind" / U2 play in Notre Dame and a dozen of NYC police and firemen join the band on stage / 73rd 'VERTIGO' show: "Happy B-Day" to Pavarotti / "Bad" is dedicated to Patti Smith, who was at the attendance! !

"October" tour - october 10, 1981. U2 perform in Liverpool, England at they Royal Court Theater. Support is "Comsat Angels".

"Rattle And Hum" - october 10, 1988. The "Rattle and Hum" album is released worldwide.

"ZOOTV" tour - october 10, 1992. U2 perform in Tampa, Florida at Tampa Stadium. A chorus of "Singing in the Rain" is sang as it rains throughout the show. "Dear Prudence", a Beatles' song is performed acoustically and with a lot of emotion - it is the only time that the song appears during the tour. After "Pride(In The Name Of Love)" a fan jumps on stage. Bono talks with him for a few seconds and then asks the crowd, "This dude here just crashed the stage, he says he's a great songwriter. You want to hear one of his songs or not?" The crowd cheer loudly and the singer-songwriter addresses the crowd, "It's good to finally be here...This is called 'An Eye For An Eye Makes The Whole World Blind." He plays guitar and sings a long six minute socially-critical song - the band decide not to play "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and "Stand By Me". They return for the encore and thank the performer, "God bless you - you have some guts!" Bono bows at the fan. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".

"Elevation" tour - october 10, 2001 - South Bend, Indiana - Joyce Center, Univ. of Notre Dame. Garbage . U2 opens the third leg of its Elevation World Tour in at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana -- home of the 'Fighting Irish.' This is the band's first concert since the September 11 attacks and the show serves as a tribute to those who lost their lives and the rescuers in New York City and Washington, DC. Major setlist changes. Bono repeats 'The heart is a bloom, it shoots up through the stony ground' as the band takes the stage. A full cover of Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' comes early in the show. Updated lyrics in 'New York' include 'I lost my balance, you lost your wife.' Bono speaks at length about Drop the Debt prior to 'One.' More than a dozen NYC police and firemen are brought on stage at the end of the concert for a walk around the heart.

73rd 'VERTIGO' show - october 10, 2005 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden - Keane - "Happy B-Day" to Pavarotti / "Bad" is dedicated to Patti Smith, who was at the attendance! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co., I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, 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, Happy Birthday, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One - Ol' Man River. Encore(s): Zoo Station, The Fly, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, Bad, 40. Bono sings a bit of In a Little While in between The Electric Co. and I Still Haven't Found. Prior to Miss Sarajevo, he sings 'Happy Birthday' for Luciano Pavarotti who will turn 70 in two days. Bad is dedicated to Patti Smith, and Bono sings a bit of her song 'People Have the Power.' **** 'The Capital of CoeXisT': Happy Birthday to Luciano Pavarotti, thanks to Lou Reed and respect to Patti Smith at third NY show. The daytime means Larry and Adam being interviewed for an upcoming piece on CBS's Sixty Minutes, Edge spending time with Anton Corbijn for a UK magazine, Bono on a photo-shoot for Rolling Stone magazine and being interviewed by Jann Wenner.'Oh, Manhattan, Manhattan...' sings Bono as City of Blinding Lights...Bono paid tribute to Lou Reed at the end of Beautiful Day, reciting a snatch of his Romeo Had Juliet: 'Caught between the twisted stars / The plotted lines the faulty map / That brought columbus to new york / Betwixt between the east and west..'... Alicia Keys is here, along with Patti Smith and Michael Stipe. Then there's Christina Applegate, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgard and Julian Schnabel...'A piece of graffiti, a beautiful simple thought - CoeXisT - a thought that's going to get harder and harder to hold on to if we're not careful. I see New York as the capital of CoeXisT.' Guitarist The Edge was unrelenting in his telegraphic rhythm strums and stinging lead work, and his falsetto vocals throughout the evening added depth to Bono's middle range. As for lanky bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen, the beat they laid down was so tight it seemed as if they have rhythm ESP. As good as Bono and The Edge are, it's the Clayton/Mullen partnership that propels this music. 'So we visited this beautiful city called Sarajevo. We did this song called Miss Sarajevo about these beautiful women. We sung it with Luciano Pavarotti...it is the great man's 70th birthday this week. I think it would be so beautiful if New York could sing him Happy Birthday...'...'There are really 2 million people I'd like to thank,' says Bono, referring to those who have joined the One Campaign http://www.theonecampaign.com/ to fight global poverty since the beginning of the year . 'By 2008 there's going to be 5 million and that makes us bigger than the NRA - thank you very much!'...Edge and Bono share a mike for All Because of You, with Bono hammering a tambourine and, at one point, holding it, halo-like, over Adam's head....'We'd like to dedicate this next song to the great poet of New York. I didn't know what Africa was until I heard Radio Ethiopia.. This is for Patti...Patti Smith.'... **** 'Maybe a 40-minute version of Bad...': Bono loves a good birthday, that's for sure - two days after leading the MSG crowd in a chant for close friend Gavin Friday, last night he directed them to sing for Luciano Pavarotti, co-Passenger on 'Miss Sarajevo,' who turns 70 this week....The one-two punch of 'Zoo Station' and 'The Fly' returned to the set for the first time since the third-leg opener, meeting a rapturous reception from a crowd that might have been the loudest yet of the New York gigs....Bono was forced to shake a persistent cough before the second verse of 'I Still Haven't Found',...and the snarky grin on his face when he caught The Edge playing a rare bum note in the intro to 'Yahweh' probably had his sainted guitarist suppressing the urge to sock him one in the mouth. Certainly the biggest 'oops' of the night came at the close of the show - as Bono touchingly dedicated the next song to New York's unofficial poet laureate, Patti Smith (who was in attendance), he closed his remarks with 'This is...'40'.' Even from the cheap seats you could see Edge's eyebrow shoot up, and Bono then cringed a bit as he realized... 'Err...I mean 'Bad'. Perhaps a 40-minute version of 'Bad'...a chant of Patti's 'People Have The Power' to close the song...**** Some photos on: U2tours

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10.09.2006

THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Manchester / Newcastle / "Action...Roll!" / The Edge performs "Van Diemen's Land" for the first time live / Bono at NetAid concert / Bono attends crisis group dinner / Bono&Ali and Edge attend Corbijn exhibition opening!

"boy" tour - october 9, 1980. U2 perform in Manchester, England at the Polytechnic School.

"October" tour - october 9, 1981 U2 perform in Newcastle, England at the Mayfair. Support is "Comsat Angels".

"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 9, 1987. U2 perform in Syracuse, New York at the Carrier Dome. Bono decides to have a little fun at the begining of the show: "Action...Roll!" Bono shouts at Phil Joanou and his crew as "Where the Streets Have No Name" start. Support is Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul and "Los Lobos".

"LoveTown" tour - october 9, 1989. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the National Tennis Centre. The seven shows orginally started as two, and then an additonal three were added. Another two were added when ticket sales for the additional three were extremely quick. On this night, Bono uses the old trick of singing along to "Stand By Me", and walking out with the house lights on. The Edge performs "Van Diemen's Land" for the first time live. After the show, hundreds of fans gather at an Irish Pub for a rumoured appearance by U2--nothing happens. Champagne is brought out during "Party Girl" to end the seven nights in Melbourne. Support for all seven shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.

"Bono performs at NetAid concert" - october 9, 1999. Bono helps kick-off the U.S. portion of NetAid by helping Wyclef Jean lead a group singalong on their single "New Day" with a full stage of artists singing backup. Immediately after the song, Bono stays on stage to sing a solo version of "One." He's joined by Quincy Jones, conducting a 30+ piece orchestra from Julliard, and Italian rocker Zucchero on guitar.

"Bono attends crisis group dinner" - october 9, 2003. Bono attends the International Crisis Group Awards Dinner in New York, which honored philanthropist George Soros and Morton Abramowitz, a fo