Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday New Year’s Day Bad / America (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 / Black Dog (snippet) / America (West […]
Read MoreForeign super-fans defend divisive queuing system
(stuff.co.nz) U2 super-fans in Auckland who are running a rogue ticket entry system have defended their line hack. Local fans earlier said they feared they would miss out on a prime spot up the front of the standing area, after international ticket holders set up the unofficial reservation system. A group of about 30 international superfans are administering […]
Read MoreBono pays tribute to Gay Byrne
Calling in to the show from Auckland where the band are currently touring, Bono shared some of his fondest memories of Uncle Gaybo from his days as host of The Late Late Show. “If you didn’t get on his show you didn’t feel you existed,” he said. “When U2 got dropped from what would have been […]
Read MoreU2 ‘THREE’ EP LIMITED EDITION 12″ BLACK VINYL EP REISSUE To Celebrate 40th Anniversary of U2’s First Ever Release
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Island Records and UMC today announce a new limited edition vinyl reissue from U2 celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band’s first release Three. Remastered in 2019 and pressed on 180g black vinyl, this limited-edition vinyl EP Three (1979) will be released on November 29th, 2019 via independent […]
Read MoreThe U2 Joshua Tree tour of 2019 will kick off this Friday (8 November) in Auckland, New Zealand
This tour will give fans a chance to hear the entire ‘The Joshua Tree album live. “It’s only taken me 30 years to learn how to sing these songs,” Bono said in a statement. “And it’s great to be able to say that I’ve finally caught up with the band. Our audience has given The […]
Read MoreThe Rosary and the Microphone
Dr. Nicholas Greco argues U2 may have a good message despite claims of hypocrisy against them. Greco explores U2 as a band interested in social justice alongside their particular brand of Christianity in his third book, The Rosary and the Microphone. The powerful imagery – and title of his book – of a microphone and […]
Read MoreU2 conference to mark Joshua Tree tour down under
Fan culture works in mysterious ways, but for a band as popular and influential as U2 have been over four decades, it seems only natural that a whole academic discipline has emerged to study them. The inaugural Australian edition of the U2 Conference – part symposium for researchers in the robust field of U2 studies, […]
Read MoreU2 rumored to be working on a new album
The Irish band are busy preparing for the next leg of The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 but have reportedly began work on a new album. It’s news that could go some way to quashing any notion of the group potentially retiring with Bono previously hinting that U2 could look to wind things down. According to […]
Read MoreNovember 13, 2018 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena
Setlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day Dirty Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – The Jean Genie Even Better Than the […]
Read MoreNovember 10, 2018 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
Setlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Dirty Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – […]
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