by Erin Hill, People.com The Lumineers didn’t think anything could shock them after their meteoric rise to fame following their 2012 breakout hit, “Ho Hey.” But when they learned that they sold out not just one, but two shows at Madison Square Garden this month for their Cleopatra World Tour (following their sophomore album), they […]
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Adam Clayton dodged the notorious London city centre traffic by taking the Tube to U2’s gigs in the O2 last year – and best of all he did it without getting hassled. The U2 bassist talks about going Underground in an interview on The Works Presents. Clayton says he made the journey to the gigs […]
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When I sat down tonight to write my weekly article, I planned to write about another of the lesser-known masterpieces from The Joshua Tree, such as “In God’s Country” or “One Tree Hill”, but after a careful search, I discovered that I’ve already written about each of the eleven songs that were included on the […]
Read MoreSo you have your tickets for the first night of your city, and maybe even the second night if you’re lucky enough to have U2 in your city for two nights. Either way, congratulations! Two weeks ago, you were freaking out about presale codes, credit cards, Ticketmaster and who’s helping who get what; now, that […]
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Since the announcement of the latest Joshua Tree Tour, I’ve been focusing on lesser known highlights from the album the upcoming tour takes it’s name from. One such underappreciated song comes from The Joshua Tree’s second side, the wild and unruly song that hasn’t been played live since 1987, “Trip Through Your Wires”
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U2’s Larry Mullen Jr was awarded the Yamaha drums Lifetime achievement award at the National Association of Music Merchants’(NAMM) in San Diego. The all-star tribute to U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. was in recognition of his entire career at the top and as a great brand ambassador behind a battery. Larry performed (without U2 band mates) and was accompanied […]
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you probably already know that U2 has announced their upcoming Joshua Tree 2017/2019 Tour, on which they plan to play the entire Joshua Tree album in sequence at every show. This means that we, the fans, are going to be treated to some wonderful […]
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Well its official U2 will embark on a celebration tour of sorts for the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree with 16 US dates scheduled before moving the tour to Europe for an additional 8 shows across the European continent. U2 will also headline this summers Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. The band […]
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As I sit down to write this, the U2 world is engulfed in an inferno of rumors. What’s known for sure is this – this year, 2017, is the thirtieth anniversary of the original release of U2’s hit record The Joshua Tree, and U2 seems to be planning a tour or a series of concerts […]
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There’s palpable excitement in the world of U2 right now, what with all the rumors, rumors of rumors and rumors of rumors of rumors – all of which could possibly be clarified in a press conference on January 9th, according to U2 Chile (which is yet another rumor). As a proud resident of Southern California, at least […]
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