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01.03.2007
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: sell out crowd in 1979 / "Beautiful Day" scores three Grammy nominations
"Early Ireland" - january 3, 1979 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at McGonagle's to a sell out crowd.
"Beautiful Day" scores three Grammy nominations - january 3, 2001. Grammy Award nominations: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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01.01.2007
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: U2 release "New Year´s Day" single / New Year´s Eve concert (dec 31, 1989) / Disco in the internet!
"New Year´s Day" - january 1, 1983 - U2 releases the "New Year's Day"/"Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)" single from their upcoming third album. This will become U2's first Top 10 single in the U.K. New Year's Day was the first single released from the War album. It also appeared on U2's EP and video for Under A Blood Red Sky and the Best of 1980-1990/B-sides compilation. The cover of the single features Peter Rowan who is the brother of Derek 'Guggi' Rowan. Rowan appeared on the cover of several albums and singles. Polish dissident and Solidarity union leader Lech Walesa inspired the song. New Year's Day was one of three songs from the upcoming album premiered in Glasgow on December 1, 1982 when Bono informed the crowd that the single would be available in stores on New Year's Day. However, the song ended prematurely due to feedback from Edge's amplifier. U2 played the song for the first time in Belfast on December 20th stressing that it's not a rebel song. A live version, recorded at the Rockpalast '83 concert in Lorelei, Germany on August 20, 1983 appears on the EP Under A Blood Red Sky. It was voted No. 6 in the Best Single category in the New Musical Express poll and No. 9 in the Best Single category in the Sounds poll and became U2's first top 10 single in the UK. It reached No. 53 on the Billboard charts. New Year's Day remains a popular song for other artists to sample or cover.
New Year's Eve concert - january 1, 1990 - "U2 Offers Liner Notes to 'Bootlegger' Fans - When U2 kicked off the 1990s with a New Year's Eve concert from Dublin that was broadcast live on radio throughout Europe, the band realized that thousands of those listening would have their cassette recorders operating at the same time. So, knowing they were not going to stop people from taping the concert anyway, U2 offered its fans an added bonus -- pre-printed inlay covers to use in the case around the cassettes. According to Billboard magazine, the cover listed the details of the performance and was included in the Jan. 25 issues of the European pop music magazines Q and Hot Press.- St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Discotheque hits the Internet - january 1, 1997 - A nearly full-length version of "Discotheque" appears on the Internet after being recorded from radio several weeks before radio was allowed to air the song. Radio stations are quickly told -- by U2 -- to stop playing the song illegally.
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12.31.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: ...Forget about the past. We´re gonna celebrate the future...where the streets have no name.../ Bono talks in Sarajevo with Ali / America´s Millennium Gala!
"LoveTown" tour - december 31, 1989 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland, at The Point Depot for New Year's Eve 1989--it is the final show for the "Band of the 80's". As plans to air the show on television don't come together fast enough, it is decided to air the show on radio instead. Sixteen countries carry the broadcast live, and another seven carry it on tape to coincide with New Year's in their countries. "It's a great thrill for us to know that so many people from East and West Europe will be hearing the show live on New Year's Eve," Paul McGuinness explains in the papers. It is expected that the show will reach 300 million people world-wide. The show will not have commercials or a sponsor, and fans are encourage to tape the show and make their own "bootleg". U2 purchase advertising space in several magazines over the next few months for covers for the tapes. The press completely go over-the-top with their predictions for the show; everyone from Bob Dyland to Frank Sinatra is mentioned as a surprise guest. To avoid anymore rumours, Paul McGuinness calmly explains to one reporter that "B.B. King is THE special guest." Irish DJ Dave Fanning introduces the band to the world: "Alright everybody, say hello to welcome Europe to the Point Depot! Live from Dublin City, where the band who are going to play for you tonight is the band that started out in this city ten years ago and who've dominated the Eighties!" The lights fade to black and the crowd roar while "The Beatles" "All You Need" ends on the PA System. Hundreds of fans wait outside of the venue--a few minutes before midnight, security is instructed to let the fans who have been waiting in the rain for hours, inside the Point Depot. "...Three, two, ONE..," Fanning counts the last few seconds of the 1980's and then yells, "Happy New Year! Happy New Decade With U2!!!" The band step onto stage with a deafening roar and Bono sings two lines of "Auld Lang Syne" and adds, "Here she comes...the future..." Bono speakes over Edge´s guitar solo: "Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to y´all. It´s 1990. Forget about the past. We´re gonna celebrate the future...where the streets have no name..." The band tear into "Where The Streets Have No Name" and the show is underway. During "Bullet The Blue Sky", as the show isn´t broadcast to USA tonigh, Bono says: "Not tonight, it´s not. Tonight it´s the USSR; Germany, East and West; Italy; Yugoslavia; Rumania; and God knows where else they´ve got their tape recorders turned on. Well, Happy Christmas from U2 to you." Bono dedicates "Love Rescue Me" to Amnesty International.
Bono and Ali spend New Year´s Eve in Sarajevo - december 31, 1995 - Bono and wife Ali fly to Sarajevo, where they will spend a well-publicized few days celebrating the New Year holiday in the city that has been ravaged by ethnic war. Cameras follow the pair everywhere they go, and Bono often provides great photo opportunities for the media. They meet with city officials, socialize at a Sarajevo dance club, and Bono sits down for a press conference in which he discusses his visit, the 1993 live satellite reports from Bill Carter, and the story behind the song "Miss Sarajevo", among other things.
Bono sings at America´s Millenium Gala in Washington DC. december 31, 1999 - Bono attends "America's Millennium Gala" in Washington, DC at the invitation of event co-producer Quincy Jones. He performs a solo version of "One" backed by Daniel Lanois on guitar and a full orchestra. Prior to the outdoor show, he and the Hewson family go through a reception line to greet President Clinton and his family. The White House speaker introduces him as "Mr. Bono."
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12.30.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: "...The guitar player of his generation: The Edge!" / "...We have to go away and just dream it all up again"!
"LoveTown" tour - december 30, 1989 - Dublin / Ireland - The Point Depot. After two days off, the local papers report that the band are breaking up, and the news is carried around the world in a matter of days. The band take two days off(the concert for the 29th is cancelled so that Bono could rest his voice), and the third show is considered one of the best performances U2 has given in Ireland. After "I Will Follow", Bono mocks himself: "Anything you want me to give out about? Sellafield? That's about 60 miles from here...It's a lot further to Margaret Thatcher's house..." Bono asks for silence before singing "Running to Stand Still" and adds a verse of "Dirty Old Town". "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is dedicated to the Birmingham Six, the six Irishmen imprisoned for IRA crimes they didn't commit. During the guitar solo in "Out Of Control" Bono raps in admiration: "Check out the boots! Check out the pants! The hairdo! The guitar player of his generation: The Edge!" The encore has the band premiering "She's a Mystery To Me", a song written (Bono and Edge) for Roy Orbison, and recorded in 1987 at Sun Studios (this version has never been released). During "Love Rescue Me", Bono comments on the past four month "LoveTown" tour: "We've had a lot of fun, just getting to know the kind of music that we didn't know so much about. I was explaining to people the other night, but I might have gotten it a bit wrong, that this is just the end of something for U2...and that's why we're playing these concerts. We're throwing a party for ourselves and for you. It's no big deal. We have to go away and just dream it all up again." The second encore on the evening sees the band playing "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" for the first time since December 12, 1987. Support is B.B. King.
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12.28.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: ADAM IS SAFE / Bono at radio!
"ADAM CLAYTON IS SAFE..." - december 28, 2004 - Search on for Irish in aftermath of chaos - Dublin officials get 1,000 calls from relatives - 28 December 2004 - EFFORTS were under way today to track down Irish holidaymakers still missing in the aftermath of the tidal wave disaster that has claimed more than 23,000 lives across south Asia. Dozens of Irish people are reported missing in the devastated holiday resort of Phuket, Thailand, among them two women who are presumed drowned. However, reports that rock star Adam Clayton was stranded amid the chaos in southern Asia have been denied. The U2 bass guitarist is on holiday in Thailand but friends said he was safe. A close friend of the band confirmed that the rock star had been enjoying a break well away from the ravaged areas and was not in any danger. "He is enjoying a break before the new tour gets under way but has not been close to the affected areas and hasn't been in any danger at any time," he said.
"Bono takes a turn at radio news" - december 28, 2004. Bono is the guest producer today on BBC Radio Four's Today news show. Poverty is the theme of Bono's news coverage, which includes interviews with UK Chancellor Gordon Brown and former President Bill Clinton.
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12.27.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: During "Love Rescue Me", Bono gives the first hint at the future of the band: "I suppose this is a kind of going away party, because I think that's what we gotta do. We've had a great ten years. We're just throwing a party for ourselves and you, and for the poeple that worked with us and those that believed in us along the way. We got to do something else the next while, just got to go away for a little bit..."
"LoveTown" tour - december 27, 1989 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland, at The Point Depot. The second show is much more light-hearted--the band and the crowd are over their nervousness and the tension from the media spotlight cast on the concerts. Bono jokes with the crowd, "It's great to be back in...uh...uhmmm..." "DUBLIN!" the crowd roar back. At the end of "Running to Stand Still", Bono adds a verse of "Dirty Old Town" He also comments on Irish emigration to the United States, which has increased in the past few years: "Everybody wants to live in America. No me...I love this city. I hate what some of those bastards have done to it: boring, unimaginative politicians, the arrogant architects, the back handed builders...Let them go to fucking America!" Maria McKee, former lead vocalist of "Lone Justice" joins the band for "People Get Ready"--McKee is now a resident of Dublin, and Bono claims her as his "second wife". "The queue for the third starts outside...," he jokes. During "Love Rescue Me", Bono gives the first hint at the future of the band: "I suppose this is a kind of going away party, because I think that's what we gotta do. We've had a great ten years. We're just throwing a party for ourselves and you, and for the poeple that worked with us and those that believed in us along the way. We got to do something else the next while, just got to go away for a little bit..." The next day the local papers report that the band are breaking up, and the news is carried around the world in a matter of days. Also played on this night is "Two Hearts Beat As One", along with a line from Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". The song hasn't been played since April 29, 1985. Support is B.B. King.
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12.26.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: and all because of one man: The Edge! / Spice World better than POP (People magazine).
"LoveTown" tour - december 26, 1989 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland, at The Point Depot. U2 plays the first of four end-of-the-decade shows at Dublin's Point Depot. It is the band's first indoor show in Dublin since 1982. On the first night, the tension of the past few months' preparations is evident in the crew and band's behaviour before the show. The show starts with "God Part II" and the band tear into a set list heavy with "Rattle & Hum" tracks. During the intro for "Where The Streets Have No Name", Bono talks about Samuel Beckett who had passed away four days earlier: "...The whole body of the man did seem, like one whom I had met in a dream. Sam Beckett dreamt of other roads, Sam Beckett dreamt of other lands, of another home...where the streets have no name..." Before the encore of "Gloria", Bono talks about his displeasure of reports in local newpapers that the band were only out to make money for the international TV rights to the New Year's gig: "I'd like to tell you the real reason why we're playing the Point Depot here. We're not playing here because we want to send it via satellite to the rest of the world. We're not here to make a pile of dough or anything. We've been paying for ten years in these big places, and we now wanted to play a small place. It's not really that complicated..is it?" During the guitar solo in "New Year´s Day", Bono jokes about the recent political changes in Eastern Europe and the fall of the Iron Curtain: "Czecoslovakia; East Germany; Poland; Romania, and all because of one man: The Edge!" Support is B.B. King.
Spice World better than POP - december 26, 1997 - U2's "POP" is voted the worst album of 1997 by People magazine. The Spice Girls', "Spice World" is voted the best...
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12.24.2006
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THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Playing in Dublin (St Francis Xavier Centre)
"Pre-War" tour - december 24, 1982 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at the St. Francis Xavier Centre. Violinist Steve Wickham and piper Vincent Kilduff appear on stage for some songs. Support this night is "Blue in Heaven".
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12.23.2006
THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: 2nd concert at hometown / Joe Strummer dies.
"Pre-War" tour - december 23, 1982 - Dublin / Ireland - S.F.X.Centre. U2, supported by Zerra I, played in their hometown; Steve Wickham and Vincent Kifduff made a guest appearance.
Larry and Anne have baby girl - december 23, 1998 - Larry Mullen, Jr. becomes a father for the second time. He and longtime girlfriend Anne Acheson give birth to a baby girl, Ava. No official confirmation of the birth is given.
The Clash´s Joe Strummer dies - december 23, 2002 - Joe Strummer, frontman of The Clash, dies of a heart attack at his home in England at the age of 50. Bono pays tribute by saying "The Clash was the greatest rock band. They wrote the rule book for U2." At the time of his death, Strummer was working with Bono and Dave Stewart on a song titled "48864" for a Nelson Mandela-SOS concert two months away.
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12.22.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: wonderful TV Club / violinist and piper / Samuel Beckett passes away .
"Boy" tour - december 22, 1980 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at the TV Club. Mark wrote: "I remember the occasion really well, less so the songs. I recall viewing from the top of the balcony that ran around the upper floor of the TV club - Adam stood beside us for a look at the stage before the gig started. Bono was really giving it some during the show - voice still raspy like it was back then -the Wavin pipe (if you're Irish you'll know what I mean) U2 sign behind the band. The segue into 'Into the Heart' really stands out - Edge's playing absolutely wonderful. Enthusiastic crowd, Bono climbing the amps, searching for cigarettes, sucking up every bit of energy from the crowd - it doesn't get any better than this.
"Pre-War" tour - december 22, 1982 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at the St. Francis Xavier Centre. Violinist Steve Wickham and piper Vincent Kilduff appear on stage for some songs. Support on first night is "Big Thorp".
Samuel Beckett passes away - december 22, 1989 - Irish novelist Samuel Beckett passes away at the age of 83.
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12.21.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: most inspiring event of the year / Bono and Pavarotti in Sarajevo!
"October" tour - december 21, 1981 - London / England - Lyceum Ballroom. Karen Swayne writes in Sounds: "What can I say? That U2 were an experience that defies the written word? That the atmosphere was one of sheer jubilation? Or maybe just that if you missed them live, you missed one of the most joyous and inspiring events of the year. Imagine the Lyceum transformed into a hall of celebration where U2´s followers could gather to pay tribute to the band they know should have been much, much bigger in 1981. We were overwhelmed by their music and lifted by their feeling, and the world outside seemed a million miles away as we were carried into a land of passion and beauty.
Bono and Pavarotti in Sarajevo - december 21, 1997. Balkans: Bono and Pavarotti visit Mostar to inaugurate cultural center that he in large part financed. Gordan Kranjcic, a 20-year-old aspiring rock musician, says that plucking at an old guitar saved his sanity during the years he was captive in a wartime prison camp. So Kranjcic watched in awe as one of the world's greatest operatic tenors, Luciano Pavarotti, joined him and a host of dignitaries and local residents amid the ruins of this war-shattered southern Bosnian city to inaugurate a super-expensive cultural center -- one designed to use music and therapy to nurture a new generation of Bosnian artists. Struggling with a bad cold that forced him to cancel concerts last week, Pavarotti -- the center's main financial backer -- braved a fierce rainstorm to fly into Mostar, accompanied by Bono, lead singer of the Irish rock group U2, and others from the European entertainment scene....Pavarotti and the London-based charity that built and will run the center, War Child, chose to place the three-story complex on the eastern, Muslim side of Mostar -- to the apparent chagrin of Bosnian Croat officials on the western side. Sunday's inauguration was hailed as a major spectacle in mostly Muslim Sarajevo, the capital, but was virtually ignored in Croat-controlled parts of Bosnia-Herzegovina....But musician and producer Brian Eno, said: "Europe failed this country. The center is a small island of success in an ocean of failure."
Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 12.21.2006
12.20.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Lyceum Ballroom´81 / "Sunday Bloody Sunday" in Northern Ireland for the first time / the last show of "The Joshua Tree" tour!
"Boy" tour - december 20, 1980 - U2 perform in Cork, Ireland at the Downtown Kampus.
"October" tour - december 20, 1981 - U2 perform in London, England at the Lyceum Ballroom. For the first night, Record Mirror's Gill Pringle writes, "Words fail me. Everyone is hugging each other as they stumble outside." Midway through the concert, some bouncers had slapped and attacked a fan who had gotten a bit out of hand. Larry dropped his drum sticks, jumped in the crowd and Bono quickly followed. They pulled off the bouncers, and upon returning to the stage, Bono grabbed the microphone, pointed at the worst-offending bouncer, and shouted "I want this guy out of here before we sing another song -- NOW!" U2 return to Ireland for a month for a vacation and to record "A Celebration"(which will be released as a single in the UK on March 22, 1982) before continuing to tour. Support is "The Alarm".
"Pre-War" - december 20, 1982 - U2 perform in Belfast, Northern Ireland at Maysfield Leisure Centre. U2 nervously perform "Sunday Bloody Sunday" in Northern Ireland for the first time. Bono stresses that the song is not anti-IRA, but is a pro-peace song, and promises to never perform it in Northern Ireland again if they don't like it. After the song, only a few fans boo and leave the concert hall. The vast majority of fans stay for two encores. Edge´s amplifiers blows up and has to be replaced in the middle of a song.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - december 20, 1987 - Two scheduled shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina are dropped in favour of holding two shows in Tempe, Arizona. On the second night of filming in Tempe, Arizona, Bono limits his antics and the shoot is a great success. The concert is captured for the Rattle & Hum movie. "Where The Streets Have No Name", "MLK", "With Or Without You", "Bullet The Blue Sky" and "Running To Stand Still" from the second Tempe show make it into "Rattle And Hum" and form the colour section of the movie. "Mothers Of The Disappeared", with the audience singing "El pueblo vencera" was considered for the closing sequence of the movie but rejected. The shows in Arizona are the last of the "Joshua Tree" tour.
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12.19.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: U2 films for Rattle and Hum: day one / why U2 played in january (Amsterdam) during LoveTown tour / 110th (last in 2005) 'VERTIGO' show: THE U2 CREW THANKS BONO, EDGE, LARRY, AND ADAM FOR A GREAT 2005! "Boy" tour - december 19, 1980 - U2 perform in Sligo, Ireland at the Baymount.
"Pre-War" tour - december 19, 1982 - U2 perform in Galway, Ireland at Leisureland. Support is "Blue in Heaven".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - december 19, 1987 - U2 perform in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. U2 finish the "Joshua Tree" tour with sold out shows--both are used during "Rattle And Hum". The city where the "Joshua Tree" tour started, will also be the city where the 'Joshua Tree" tour ends. The band had originally intended for the shows to be filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 20th, and 21st, but due to the cost associated with moving the entire "Joshua Tree" tour stage to South America, the plans were scrapped. Eighty extra camera-personel are hired to operate 12 extra cameras, a camera is mounted on a crane to film the crowd from above, and a helicopter will continously circle the venue. Tickets are kept cheap($5US) and are put on sale throughout the country. The first nights performance does not go well. The new cameramen have trouble keeping their cameras on Bono, and the band change the setlist during the middle of the concert--while the band play "Out of Control", a stage hand who is told to activate a large fan during the fifth song, starts the fan meant for "MLK". Support is B.B.King.
"LoveTown" tour - december 19,20 1989 Amsterdam: There is a cloud hanging over the RAI Europa Hall as fans wait to hear if Bono's voice has recovered from the night before(December 18 1989) when the show was cut short due to Bono's vocal problems. The newspapers advise listening to the radio before the show to see if the concerts will be held. The doctor that examined Bono's throat and vocal chords the night before, examines them again--the diagnosis is not good--Bono is ordered to take a break or risk permanent damage to his vocal chords. The two shows, scheduled for December 19, 20 1989 are cancelled. The doctor and concert promoter announce over the radio the doctor's findings, and that the shows have been rescheduled for January 5,6,9 and 10 1990 at the 8,000 capacity Ahoy Sports Palace in Rotterdam. The 16,000 tickets for the December 19th show will go towards the January 5th and 6th dates, while the December 20th show will go toward the January 9th and 10th dates. The promoter explains that because of U2's schedule it is not possible to hold a new concert for those that attend the December 18th, 1989 show--however, fans can send their ticket stubs to the promoter and 6,000 will be granted tickets for the 4 new shows, while the remaining 10,000 will get refunds. Back at the hotel, Bono is seen playing guitar for a few fans and singing--his voice is extremely rough. He and the rest of the band quietly give autographs and pose for photographs when asked to. He is clearly distraught at the problem he has caused, and Adam is overheard to comment that Bono really feels bad for the people of Amsterdam.
110th (last in 2005) 'VERTIGO' show - December 19, 2005 / Portland, OR - Rose Garden - Kanye West - THE U2 CREW THANKS BONO, EDGE, LARRY, AND ADAM FOR A GREAT 2005! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Happy Christmas, Original of the Species, 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, Help, Instant Karma. Encore(s): Until the End of the World, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, Yahweh, 40. For the final show of the year, fans greet the band with a display of red glowsticks as the show starts, and displays of THANK YOU signs during Elevation and One. Bono is moved by the display, and before Elevation says 'No, thank you!' and then asks Edge and Adam how to say 'thank you' in Gaelic. During several songs, Bono thanks members of the crew by name. In between the 1st and 2nd encores, the entire crew stands around the ellipse, wearing single-letter t-shirts that spell out THE U2 CREW THANKS BONO, EDGE, LARRY, AND ADAM FOR A GREAT 2005. **** Some photos on: U2-vertigo-tour
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12.18.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Edge sings "Seconds" at The Big One / EL PUEBLO VENCERA-interview to Arizona´s KUPO radio / Love in Amsterdam!
"Boy" tour - december 18, 1980 - U2 perform in Galway, Ireland at Leisureland.
"Pre-War" tour - december 18, 1982 - U2 perform in Cork, Ireland at City Hall.
"The Big One" - december 18, 1983 - U2 perform in London, England at the Victory Apollo as part of "The Big One". The concert includes performances by Elvis Costello, "The Style Council", and "The Alarm". The concert is organized by the Campaign of Nuclear Disarmament(CND) to protest agains the nuclear arms race. All proceeds from the concert go to the CND. Of special note, U2´s Edge sings a moving version of "Seconds", a song about nuclear disaster("It takes a second to say goodbye"). Mike Peters, lead singer of "The Alarm", joins U2 for Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - december 18, 1987 - U2 are interviewed on Arizona's KUPO radio. Bono reveals the bands original intentions to release a live album and a studio album instead of "Rattle & Hum". "See if you recognise this one, one of our early hits," Edge starts off, and plays the intro of the Led Zeppelin classic "Starway To Heaven" on acoustic guitar. Edge sings and plays a full version of "Lost Highway" to illustrate that they always wanted to be a country band. Edge says: "We´re gonna try something new with the last track on "The Joshua Tree", "Mothers Of The Disappeared". We have put some Spanish words together, we´re so close to a Spanish speaking part of the world, we felt that maybe people at the concert might pick up on this lyric." *EL PUEBLO VENCERA, WHICH MEANS: THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL OVERCOME.* Edge plays the melody of "Mothers Of The Disappeared" on the guitar and sings these words and Bono briefly joins in second voice. After the late night interview, U2 return to Sun Devil Stadium to continue rehearsing. The police register over 300 complaints as the rehearsal takes them into 4:00 in the morning.
"LoveTown" tour - december 18, 1989 - U2 perform in Amsterdam, Holland at RAI Europa Hall. Tickets are sold by lottery for originally what were three planned concerts in Amsterdam. Only 24,000 people will be selected to get tickets for the shows. The concert is held at the RAI Complex because the city of Amsterdam itself lacks a proper venue. Seats are erected at the back of the facility, and on the sides of the facility--however, most of the 16,000 fans are standing on the floor. The concerts starts with the usual "Hawkmoon 269", and then the band go into "I Will Follow". It is obvious that Bono's voice is strained, and he stops to explain to the crowd that he is having a problem. Bono's voice cuts in and out during "God Part II", and lets the crowd sing most of "New Year's Day". The band leave the stage and discuss the situation backstage. They quickly decide to cut the concert short and give a free concert for the 16,000 fans that are present at a later date. Bono returns to the stage with the announcement, "Well, this has never happened to U2 before, but this is now a free concert in Amsterdam," and then the band go into "40". By the end of the song it is abudantly clear to everyone in the venue, that Bono cannot sing. While the crowd sing "How long to sing this song" the concert promoter comes on stage and addresses the crowd: "Quiet...Quiet please...you may have heard...Bono can't sing another note. With a hundred thousand apologies, to the best audience of the tour so far. His voice is gone...we have to end now." The crowd start to whistle and boo and the promoter continues, "One thing: Hold on to your tickets!" and repeats the phrase several times. The booing slowly turns into cheering as the crowd realize what Bono's comment meant--the tickets are going to be refunded, or U2 will give a free concert for tonight's crowd. Bono travels to a hospital after the show, and is told to rest his vocal chords for the night. He is told to return to the hospital first thing in the morning.
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12.17.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: in Belfast / 109th 'VERTIGO' show: Penultimate show / a beautiful Santa on stage during "Beautiful Day"! "Boy" tour - december 17, 1980 - U2 perform in Belfast, Northern Ireland at Ulster Hall. One show in Northern Ireland is followed by four Irish dates.
109th 'VERTIGO' show - December 17, 2005 / Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center - Kanye West - Penultimate show / a beautiful Santa on stage during "Beautiful Day"! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - Norwegian Wood, Original of the Species, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday - Rock the Casbah, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Until the End of the World, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. During Beautiful Day, Bono brings a girl on stage who's wearing a Santa Claus suit and sings bits of a couple Christmas songs. Norwegian Wood is performed by Bono alone on an acoustic guitar. Watch some fans and some images of the show: U2 Performs To Sold-Out Crowd In The Delta Center U2 came to town for one of their rare concerts in Salt Lake City. This was a big event that drew a sold-out crowd at the Delta Center. Fans braved the freezing temps and waited in long lines, just to get into the Vertigo Tour. Rapper Kanye West opened for the Irish rockers, who have only played in Utah a handful of times.
read and watch on: kutv Ps: last words on this video are Edge´s words... **** Photos: sltrib
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12.16.2006
DECEMBER 16:
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Eddie van Edge / "Happy Christmas" during Late Late Show / Bono is clearly in pain.
"Pre-War" tour - december 16, 1982. U2 perform in Oslo, Norway.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - december 16, 1984. U2 perform in Los Angeles, California at Long Beach Arena. As at the concert the night before in San Francisco, the concert goes on with an excited but non-violent crowd. Edge is dubbed Eddie van Edge by Bono during the guitar solo in "Party Girl", at the end of which Bono gets tour manager Dennis Sheehan on stage while claiming the U2 road crew to be the best in the world and that "behind every successful man there is another successful man. Bono wishes the crowd a merry Christmas, and tells them that "we'll see you in the new year!". Support is "The Waterboys". After the show, U2 return to Ireland for a 6 week vacation. Plans are made to do replacement shows that were cancelled in Europe in October 1984.
"Happy Christmas" - december 16, 1988. U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at RTE Studios on the Late Late Show. They perform John Lennon's "Happy Christmas(War is Over)".
"LoveTown" tour - december 16, 1989 - Dortmund, Germany. The third night is drastically different from the first two--Bono's voice is suffering severely. During the encore, Bono introduces B.B.King´s band, wishes them a Happy Christmas. While Edge is aching to start "Angel Of Harlem", Bono sings "White Christmas", surprising everybody including the band; Edge looks on bewildred while the crowd pick up the song and Bono joins in again to bring it to an exhilaring end. During "Love Rescue Me", Bono is unable to continue and gestures to the band that his throat is bothering him. He misses complete lines and is clearly in pain. He motions everyone forward at the end of the song to come for a bow--the crowd start cheering and then start to boo the band. Backstage, Bono is clearly distraught at not being able to continue, but his voice is so bad he cannot formulate the words to apologize. Support is B.B. King.
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DECEMBER 14:
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12.14.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: violinist Steve Wickham / excellent show / Edge and Bono sing for Sinatra / U2´s photo in auction / 107th 'VERTIGO' show - December 14, 2005 / St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center - Kanye West - Bono a surprise introduction before West takes the stage / 'Jesus Walks' during Beautiful Day / a fan plays piano during 'Yahweh'!
"London Club" tour - december 14, 1979 - U2 perform in Camden, England at Dingwalls.
"Boy" tour - december 14, 1980 - U2 perform in New Haven, Connecticut at Toad's Place.
"Pre-War" tour - december 14, 1982 - U2 perform in Copenhagen, Denmark at Falkoner Teatret. Violinist Steve Wickham, whom The Edge met at a bus stop in Dublin, and who then played on two tracks on the "War" album is onstage for the show. He plays during "Into The Heart", and "Sunday Bloody Sunday". The crowd is not very lively, and Bono invites fans on stage to dance. A few jump on stage to dance to "11 O'Clock Tick Tock", and the number of people on stage grow so large that Bono and Adam are forced to perform on the speakers on the side of the stage.
"LoveTown" tour - december 14, 1989 - U2 perform in Dortmund, Germany at Westfalenhalle. The tickets for these shows are available through mail-order ads placed in magazines only. More than 220,000 requests are recieved, but only 49,500 tickets are available for the concerts. On the first night, despite a crushing crowd at the front of the stage, the show is excellent. Bono's voice is shaky and he admits, "I must tell you that my voice is not so strong tonight, but your voice is strong tonight?" The crowd roar "Yeaaahhh!" and sing along to every song. During "All I Want Is You", parts of "Sexual Healing" are included.
Edge and Bono sing for Sinatra - december 14, 1995. Bono and Edge appear via tape from London on a U.S. television birthday tribute for 80-year-old Frank Sinatra, singing "Two Shots Of Happy, One Shot Of Sad." The ceremony was recorded November 19th, so U2's segment was likely taped in the days shortly before this recording date.
"U2 photo is a big hit at auction" - december 14, 2004. An early photo of U2 taken by Anton Corbijn sells tonight at a Dublin auction for $12,000 (EU).
107th 'VERTIGO' show - December 14, 2005 / St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center - Kanye West - Bono a surprise introduction before West takes the stage / 'Jesus Walks' during Beautiful Day / a fan plays piano during 'Yahweh'! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo - She Loves You, Elevation, Gloria, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, Original of the Species, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday - Rock the Casbah, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Until the End of the World, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Instant Karma, Yahweh, 40. Kanye West joins the tour for the first of his opening night slots, and Bono does a surprise introduction before West takes the stage. During U2's set, Bono also adds a bit of West's hit 'Jesus Walks' during Beautiful Day. A pianist joined the band onstage during Yahweh. Larry continued to play on the little keyboard while the pianist played on Edge's piano.
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12.13.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: U2 is oppening the acts, but the crowd want U2... / last Us-concert this year / at Pavarotti´s wedding / U2 shoot Sometimes video in Dublin!
"Boy" tour - december 13, 1980 - U2 perform in Boston, Massachusetts at the Paradise Theater as support for "Barooga". The crowd is only 150 strong, small for a club that can hold 500. WCBN radio heavily plays U2 for the week prior to the show. Sixty to seventy percent of the crowd left after U2 completed their set; around 40 people remain to see Barooga, some of whom are members of U2 and their crew.
"October" tour - december 13, 1981 - U2 perform in Lido Beach, NY at the Malibu Beach Night Club. Before "Rejoice"...Edge is not ready yet. The show is recorded by WLIR radio. After the show, the band travels back to Europe.
Edge and Bono attend Pavarotti's wedding - december 13, 2003. Bono and Edge, with their wives Ali and Morleigh, respectively, are on hand for the wedding of Luciano Pavarotti to Nicoletta Mantovani in Modena, Italy. Initial reports suggest that Bono sung for the couple during the reception, and London's Evening Standard eventually reports that Bono sang "All I Want Is You", changing the lyrics to the more topical 'When the pasta has run dry/And the wine no longer gets you high/All I want is you.'
"U2 shoot Sometimes video in Dublin" - december 13, 2004. U2 shoot the video for "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin today.
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12.12.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: U2 billed as the U2s / Edge has the flu / The Dalton Brothers appear in the middle of U2's set and it's actually U2's crew dressed up as the band's alter-ego / "he looks like a woman" / last American POPMart / 106th 'VERTIGO' show: ESPN films the concert / "City Of Blinding Lights' for World Cup 2006 / Happy B-Day for Frank Sinatra!! "London Club" tour - december 12, 1979 - U2 perform in Uxbridge, England at Brunel University, as support for "The Photos". Again, they are billed as the "U2s" on posters for the event.
"Boy" tour - december 12, 1980 - U2 perform in Providence, Rhode Island at the Main Event.
"October" tour - december 12, 1981 - U2 perform in Hartford, Connecticut at Stage West.
"Pre-War" tour - december 12, 1982 - U2 perform in Genk, Belgium at Limburghall. Not having enough time to do a proper soundcheck, the concert suffers from bad acoustics. Bono also explains that The Edge has the 'flu.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - december 12, 1987 - U2 perform in Hampton, Virginia at the Coliseum. The second night is "The BoDeans" last night as opening act for U2. For their last song, they announce The Edge as guest guitarist. Larry walks on stage with a megaphone, which he quickly hands to Bono who shouts, "The BoDeans, yeah!" repeatedly. "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" is played for the first time since August 25, 1985. "Mothers of The Disappeared" is played for the first time since May 3, 1987. After "In God's Country" Bono says, "Well, we started off about 11 years ago, when I was 16, Larry was 14, Edge was 15 and Adam was 36. We just wanted to be in a band. And the person who owned the worst record collection got to be the drummer. He was particularily fond of 'The Eagles', do you remember them? This is a favorite song of Larry's..it's another 'Peculiar[Tequila] Sunrise'," at which point Bono hands Larry the microphone. Larry's voice breaks and sounds uneven indicating his nervousness about performing in front of a crowd. After two verses, he shakily says, "It's really embarrasing, what can I say? You've been a lovely audience..." Bono comes to the rescue and asks the crowd to sing a few lines for Larry. During a particularily bad version of "Out of Control" in which The Edge forgets to play the guitar solo, Bono explains: "Ladies and Gentlemen. As living proof that anyone can make it to the top: Bono, Edge, Larry and Adam." Bono's speech in "Bullet The Blue Sky" is aimed at the positives and negatives of the United States: "There's kids being ripped off, syringes stuck in their arms, and peope inventing new drugs like Crack so they can fuck 'em up even more....[and the one] where 17,000 people can get together in one night and agree on rock & roll music, as rock & roll is the soundtrack to some kind of change...We got Amnesty International people over here...people working for Third World relief organizations over there. If this is America, I LIKE IT! And I feel a long way from the hills of San Salvador, where the sky was ripped open, and the rain pours through a gaping wound...pelting the women and children...pelting the women and children...who run...and they run...into the arms...into your arms. Look after them." At the end of the night, U2 again pull "The Dalton Brothers" gag. Bono is thanking everyone who had worked so hard on the tour, and specifically points out Joe O'Herlihy who was returning back to Ireland to join his expectant wife. "But there's one person I'd like to thank as without him this whole tour just wouldn't be possible. I'd like to introduce you to him now, Dallas Shocc Dalton. He's over here." Guitar technician Dallas Schoo joins the band on stage, dressed in the typical strange Dalton Brothers clothing. Three more roadies join U2 on stage. "Hi y'all! We're the Dalton gang here! This here is Betty Dalton, there's Alton Dalton, Duke Dalton, and I'm Luke! We're all from Galveston, Texas, except Duke here--he's from Dallas." The 8 musicians perform a strange version of "Lucille" which features Bono singing, "Oh Suzannah, whe know you're doing the best you can, come dance with me, until the morning sets you free..." As "The Dalton Brothers" leave the stage, Bono remarks, "Oh my, Betty...do you grow prettier every day?" Support is "The BoDeans".
"LoveTown" tour - december 12, 1989 - U2 perform in Paris, France at the Palais Omnisports De Bercy.On the second night, Bono calls out B.B. King's band for "People Get Ready" and announces, "We're on tour with these men, and we feel like we're at school learning so much from these people!" During the song, he has trouble finding a girl to play the guitar: "I refuse to believe there's no young lady rock & roll players in Paris!" he shouts. A man eventually comes on stage, and Bono jokes "Well, he looks like a woman...he'll do..." Support is B.B. King.
"POPMart" tour - december 12, 1997 - U2 perform in Seattle, Washington. It is the final POPMart show held in North America. It is a special night. The 100-foot arch is adorned with a Christmas tree, whose lights will go on and off in tune with various songs, and Bono's boxer's cape on this night is red-and-white -- the boxing Santa! During "Even Better Than the Real Thing," a handful of crew come on-stage behind Edge and Bono, all wearing the same muscle-man shirt Bono has worn throughout the tour. During "If You Wear That Velvet Dress," the girl Bono dances with is actually bass technician Stuart Morgan, who promptly grabs Bono's arse before leaving the stage. The show has its more poignant moments, too -- as Bono introduces "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," U2 fan tosses his Santa cap on-stage. Bono picks it up and puts it on, saying "And the Lord said 'Humble thyself, Bono!'" Later, Bono takes a plastic container of soap bubbles from a fan and sits on the edge of the b-stage blowing bubbles as he sings. As the band heads to the main stage after "With or Without You," Bono brings two fans -- two "Wire" mailing list members -- on stage, and thanks all the fans on "Wire," many of whom have come to Seattle and crowded around the catwalk and b-stage for tonight's show. As the show ends with "Wake Up, Dead Man," Larry and Adam head off-stage -- Bono and Edge are about to follow when Bono walks toward Edge, and after a brief conversation, both take their places and finish 1997 with a duet on "40." To date, PopMart has sold 1.7 million tickets, more than any concert tour of the year, and grossed the band $79.9 million for 46 shows in 37 cities.
106th 'VERTIGO' show - December 12, 2005 / Charlotte, NC - New Charlotte Arena - Institute - ESPN films the concert / "City Of Blinding Lights' for World Cup 2006 / Happy B-Day for Frank Sinatra! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, Gloria, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, Original of the Species, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday - Rock the Casbah, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Until the End of the World, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Yahweh, 40. A half-dozen cameras from the sports network ESPN film the concert tonight. U2 has given ESPN permission to use 'City of Blinding Lights' for its upcoming coverage of the 2006 World Cup. Before the show, U2's crew works with the ESPN crew to shoot the pixel panels as they show the flags of all the countries that will be taking part in next year's World Cup. Before 40, Bono led the crowd in singing Happy Birthday for Frank Sinatra, who would have turned ninety today. **** Some photos on: U2tours
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12.11.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: U2 support The Greedy Bastards / U2 billed as UR / aggressive fan / a girl in trouble in the crowd / Claudia and Sophia sing background vocals
Early Ireland - december 1978 - Dublin / Ireland - The Stardust. U2 play as support to The Greedy Bastards, a band made up of members of Thin Lizzy and The Sex Pistols. U2´s set is uninspired and marred by technical problems.
"London Club" tour - december 11, 1979 - U2 perform in Canning Town, University at the Bridge House. Melody Maker, which days earlier had billed U2 as "V2", bill the band as "UR".
"Boy" tour - december 11, 1980 - U2 perform in New York, New York at the Mudd Club.
"October" tour - december 11, 1981 - U2 perform in Washington D.C., at Ontario Theater. Support is "Bow Wow Wow".
"Pre-War" tour - december 11, 1982 - U2 perform in Deinze, Belgium at Brielpoort. Bono shouts down an aggressive fan at the front of the crowd, "Listen you, if you don't stop using violence, I can have some people throw you out! I come from a country where people use violence...and it's real, so don't pretend. Do you know what that is?(Bono points at the white flags on stage) This is a white flag which means peace!" Support is "Angry Voices" -- during their set, someone throws a smokebomb on stage.
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - december 11, 1984 - U2 perform in Chicago, Illinois at the Aragon Ballroom. "Gloria" is stopped when Bono sees a girl in trouble in the crowd. He pulls her out of the crowd and gets two roadies to help her backstage. Bono urges the crowd during "40" to sing for the Chicago Peace Museum, where the "Unforgettable Fire" exhibit is still on display. Support is "The Waterboys".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - december 11, 1987 - U2 perform in Hampton, Virginia at the Coliseum.
"LoveTown" tour - december 11, 1989 - U2 perform in Paris, France at the Palais Omnisports De Bercy. The first shows of the second leg of the "LoveTown" tour start off on a sour note when one of the lighting trusses falls down, taking Steve Witmer, a rigger along with it. He falls fourty feet onto concrete and fractures his pelvis. On the first night's performance at the beginning of "Bad", Bono sings "Help" to a completely different melody. During the encore songs of "When Love Comes To Town", "Love Rescue Me", and "Angel of Harlem" two female backup singers named Claudia and Sophia sing background vocals. They will do so for the rest of the tour. Support is B.B. King.
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12.10.2006
DECEMBER 10:THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: extremely hot and humid / last ZOOTV concert / Edge and Paul McGuinness in Oslo-Bono appears in a taped, to Nobel Peace Prize ceremony / 105th 'VERTIGO' show: Edge plays 'One' with Music-Rising-guitar-limited edition! "October" tour - december 10, 1981 - U2 perform in Buffalo, New York at Uncle Sam's. Support is "S.Y.T" featuring Jack Cassidy, and "Pauline and the Perls".
"Pre-War" tour - december 10, 1982 - U2 perform in Mechelen, Belgium at Volksbelang. The air conditioning in the building is not working, making the hall extremely hot and humid. After the show, Adam, Larry, and Bono come out to chat with fans.
"ZOOTV - New Zealand / Japan" tour - december 10, 1993 - U2 play the final gig of the ZooTV tour at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. This second show is much better. During "Streets" Bono jumps off the stage ro eun along the cycling track of the stadium, anxiously followed by a dozen Japanese security guards who panic over unexpected leap. Madonna watches the show from the sound desk, accompanied by a portable phone. MacPhisto tries to phone her during the encore but there is no connection. Support is "Big Audio Dynamite II".
Edge, McGuinness attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo - december 10, 1998 - Paul McGuinness and The Edge attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Bono appears in a taped, video greeting congratulating Irish peace brokers David Trimble and John Hume.
105th 'VERTIGO' show - December 10, 2005 / Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena - Institute - Edge plays 'One' with Music-Rising-guitar-limited edition! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo - She Loves You, Elevation, Gloria, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day, Original of the Species - Norwegian Wood, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday - Rock the Casbah, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One - Help. Encore(s): Until the End of the World, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Instant Karma, Yahweh, 40. **** Music Rising in Cleveland 'We'd like to dedicate this song to this day which is Human Rights Day'' Miss Sarajevo is a highlight of the Cleveland show, a quarter century on - to the night - when the band were also in Cleveland. During One, Edge plays the limited edition 'Music Rising' guitar, created to raise funds for musicians in New Orleans....
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Some photos: fans, snow, Bono, Adam...on: interference
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DECEMBER 9:
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12.09.2006
Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 12.09.2006
12.08.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: John Lennon is assassinated / college radio broadcasts the show / "No More!" / Calm Down! / "40" to John Lennon / "Angel Of Harlem" is released.
"London Club" tour - december 8, 1979 - U2 perform in Camden, England at the Electric Ballroom as support for "The Talking Heads" and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark.
"Boy" tour - december 8, 1980 - U2 perform in Buffalo, New York at Stage One as support for a local trio called "Talas". That same night, John Lennon is assassinated just outside of Central Park in New York by a stalker.
"October" tour - december 8, 1981 - U2 perform in Cleveland, Ohio at The Agora. College radio station WRUW broadcasts the show, which is almost cancelled due to a major blizzard that drops over eight inches of snow hours before.
"Pre-War" tour - december 8, 1982 - U2 perform in Utrecht, Holland at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg. At the beginning of the show an audience member pelts the stage with fruit. Bono gets the crowd to sing "No More!" during "Sunday Bloody Sunday" for the first time. When the crowd sing along with the bit of "Merry Christmas" in "11 O´Clock Tick Tock", the band stop playing to listen to the crowd. Support is "Zerra I".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - december 8, 1984 - U2 perform in Detroit, Michigan at the Fox Theater. During "Sunday Bloody Sunday" a near-riot breaks out with about 20 or so audience members fighting at the front of the stage. Bono screams over the drums of the song, "I won't have any fighting at a U2 concert! Just calm down in there! CALM DOWN! You know what this song is about! Sunday Bloody Sunday? It's a call not to violence, it's a call to the opposite! Are you listening to the song!" Support is "The Waterboys".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - december 8, 1987. U2 perform in Atlanta, Georgia at The Omni. The first night Bono dedicates "MLK"; "Seven years ago we got the news that John Lennon had been shot down. This is a song I dedicate to him and others whose lives are cut short by some violent motherf---er..." "Pride(In the Name of Love)" is dedicated to Martin Luther King's widow, Coretta and the people in the Martin Luther King Peace Center. Bono dedicates "40" to John Lennon. Support is "The BoDeans".
"ANGEL OF HARLEM" - december 8, 1988 - U2 release the 2nd single from "Rattle And Hum". Angel of Harlem (Remix) (3:47) / A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel (5:29) / Love Rescue Me (Live from London-Smile Jamaica, October 16, 1988) (5:24).
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12.05.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: billed as "V2" / as a gospel-twist / smoke machines / Steve Rainford´s b-day / into a winter night / Irving Plaza / Yeats / 102nd 'VERTIGO' show: U2 played a cover of Lennon´s 'Instant Karma' / Edge wants a train set for Christmas / Santa Claus and Elvis a t the stage!! "London Club" tour - december 5, 1979 - U2 perform in Covent Garden, England at the Rock Garden as support for "The Dolly Mixtures", and are billed as "V2", in Melody Maker´s gig guide. They play "Twilight", "Shadows And Tall Trees" and "Boy-Girl". The show gets a rave review in Record Mirror.
"October" tour - december 5, 1981 - U2 perform in Grand Rapids, Michigan at Fountain's Church. "11 O´Clock Tick Tock" has a gospel-twist to it because the audience join in, singing its "Lalalala!" chorus for a long time.
"Pre-War" tour - december 5, 1982 - U2 perform in London, England at the Lyceum Ballroom. Bono's throat is still bothering him, and he asks the roadies in the middle of the show to turn off the smoke machines. Support is "Zerra I" and "The Alarm".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - december 5, 1984 - U2 perform in Washington, D.C. at Constitution Hall. During "I Will Follow" a shoving match in the audience catches Bono's eye, "Normally when this group hits the stage, people start dancing with others. Why is this not possible in this prestigous place?" During the encore, Bono introduces Steve Rainford as the "greatest living guitar roadie in the world", and sings "Happy Birthday" for him. Support is "The Waterboys".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - december 5, 1987 - U2 perform in Tampa, Florida at Tampa Stadium. At the end of "Pride(In the Name of Love)", Bono says "There's only one kind of audience that you can take out into a winter night, and they'll sing louder than any singer in any rock & roll band. And that's the U2 audience..." Support is Buckwheat Zydeco, and "Los Lobos".
"ATYCLB" tour - december 05, 2000 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza. Beautiful Day, Elevation, Stuck In a Moment, I Remember You, New York, I Will Follow, Desire, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Mysterious Ways-Sexual Healing, One-Walk On, All I Want Is You, Bad-Ruby Tuesday.Encore(s): 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, Won't Get Fooled Again. U2 performs a free show for 1,000 people presented by NY radio station 92.3 FM K-ROCK. The show is broadcast on radio across the country. Ramones cover / The Who cover.
Bono recites Yeats at Peace Concert - december 5, 2003 - Bono takes part at the Peace Concert at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. He uses the stage to appeal for peace and to read a William Butler Yeats piece ("September 1913") accompanied by 24 musicians, including World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn on cello.
102nd 'VERTIGO' show - December 05, 2005 / Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden - Institute - U2 played a cover of Lennon´s 'Instant Karma' / Edge wants a train set for Christmas / Santa Claus and Elvis a t the stage! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo - Dirty Water - Take Me to the River, Elevation, Gloria, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Original of the Species - Norwegian Wood, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday - Rock the Casbah, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One - She's a Mystery To Me. Encore(s): Until the End of the World, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, Crumbs From Your Table, Instant Karma (full band), Yahweh, 40. It's a Christmas-themed show tonight, the last one of the year in Boston. Bono says his Christmas list includes 5 million people for the One Campaign, a fire truck, peace on earth, and that Edge wants a train set. During Beautiful Day, Bono sings 'See Santa Claus right in front of you' to a Santa in the ellipse and adds a bit of 'Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)' and 'Jingle Bells.' Fans in the arena make a display of white One Campaign signs during One. Fans dressed as Santa and Elvis dance on stage during Mysterious Ways, and Bono wishes them a merry Christmas. Photos on: U2tours / U2-vertigo-tour / flickr / flickr-out off
Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 12.05.2006
12.04.2006
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: 9 people and they are billed as U2s / Bono remarks Stones concert / fans fight over white flag / "One Tree Hill" with their own voices / European Of The Year / Band Of The Year / 101st 'VERTIGO' show: dozen fans on stage with different flags / an unplanned 3rd encore! "London Club" tour - december 4, 1979 - U2 perform in Islington, England. Only nine people show up for the gig in which they are billed as the "U2s". At one point, The Edge breaks a guitar string, and becomes so upset he leaves the stage. The rest of the band follows.
"October" tour - december 4, 1981 - U2 perform in Detroit, Michigan at the Royal Oak Music Theater. Bono remarks on the Rolling Stones concert at the Silverdome a few days earlier, "We thought everyone else was going to see that other great Irish Rock & Roll band...The Rolling Stones or something..."
"Pre-War" tour - december 4, 1982 - U2 perform in Birmingham, England at the Odeon. Bono throws his white flag into the audience, and several fans start a fight over it. Bono stops "Sunday Bloody Sunday" to announce, "When I throw a white flag into the audience, I don't expect anybody to fight for the white flag!" Bono's voice sounds strained in several songs, and it appears that his throat is bothering him. Support is "The Alarm".
"ZOO Tv: New Zooland / Japan" tour - december 4, 1993 - U2 perform the second of the "New Zooland" concerts in Auckland, New Zealand at Western Springs Stadium. In the city of "One Tree Hill" the crowd sing along with the song of the same name. MacPhisto phones a house on the hill opposite the stadium, where the owner is charging admission to watch the show.
Bono is named 'European Of The Year' - december 4, 2001 - Beating a host of political figures and industry leaders, Bono is named 'European of the Year' by European Voice magazine.
Spin magazine honors U2 as Band Of The Year - december 4, 2001 - Spin magazine announces that U2 has been named its Band of the Year for 2001. The honor is to be announced in the January, 2002, issue of the magazine.
101st 'VERTIGO' show - December 04, 2005 / Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden - Institute - dozen fans on stage with different flags / an unplanned 3rd encore! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day, Original of the Species, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday - Rock the Casbah, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Until the End of the World, Mysterious Ways, With or Without You, Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Yahweh, Bad - 40, All Because of You, Fast Cars. Bono sings bits of 'Sgt. Pepper's' and 'Here Comes the Sun' during Beautiful Day, changing the lyrics ('there goes the sun') to reflect the cold, snowy weather outside. Bono thanks Ashley Judd, who's at the show, for her work with the ONE Campaign. During One, Bono brings about a dozen fans on stage with different national flags tied together and they stand behind Larry holding the flags up as a backdrop. U2 comes out for an unplanned 3rd encore, playing All Because of You and Fast Cars to a shocked crowd made up of fans that haven't already left. Many fans, including some getting in the GA line for tomorrow's show, miss the end of the show. **** Photos on: U2tours / flickr
Escrito por Regina O'Numb às 12.04.2006
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