Back in 2017, U2 announced to their legions of loyal fans that they would be hitting the road. No, they weren’t going to be touring support of their yet-to-be-announced Songs Of Experience record, rather, they were planning to take a look back 30 years, touring in support of their 1987 record, The Joshua Tree. Their […]
Read MoreU2 Joshua Tree review Melbourne: It’s one love, you’ve got to share it
Returning to Melbourne after a nine-year absence, U2 showed they have lost none of their remarkable ability to woo and wow an audience, even one of 60,000 forced to endure a smattering of rain before the roof of Marvel Stadium was belatedly closed. “Our drug of choice tonight isn’t alcohol,” frontman Bono said at one […]
Read MoreU2 review – who knew stadium rock didn’t need constant reinvention?
It is hard to imagine a time when U2 was not a rock and roll monolith; even harder to recall the last time the band performed their music without the giant screens and props that have for decades turned its concerts into extroverted performance pieces. The 2019 Joshua Tree tour – the third time U2 […]
Read MoreNovember 15, 2019 – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – Marvel Stadium
Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday I Will Follow New Year’s Day Bad Pride (In the Name of Love) Where the Streets Have No Name I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For With or Without You Bullet the Blue Sky Running To Stand Still Red Hill Mining Town In God’s Country Trip Through Your Wires One […]
Read MoreNovember 12, 2019 – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia – Suncorp Stadium
Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday New Year’s Day Bad / Beds Are Burning (snippet) Pride (In the Name of Love) Where the Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet) I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For With or Without You Bullet the Blue Sky / The Star-Spangled Banner (snippet) […]
Read MoreU2 frontman Bono has apologised to critic David Cohen
U2 frontman Bono has apologised to critic David Cohen, 30 years after he mocked Cohen’s review of The Joshua Tree on stage at Wellington’s Athletic Park. Bono, aka Paul Hewson, sent an email on Saturday afternoon via U2’s publicists on the Joshua Tree Tour. The band played at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium on Friday and […]
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U2101 – Summer Rain
Like many of you, I’m sure, I was beyond ecstatic when “Beautiful Day” came out nearly 20 years ago. I worked at a record store at the time, and I was able to order for myself a physical copy of the single as an import. I think I opened it up in the store and […]
Read MoreAdam Clayton thrilled to finally bring Joshua Tree tour to New Zealand
U2 bassist Adam Clayton says they are thrilled to finally bring their Joshua Tree tour to New Zealand ahead of their two Auckland shows this weekend. The Irish rock megastars will play Mt Smart Stadium this Friday and Saturday, 32 years after they first set out touring in support of their classic 1987 album. The […]
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