(TVNZ)U2 treated a sold-out Auckland audience to a spectacular display at Mt Smart Stadium last night – in what was a glittering mix of music and cinema. The first of two Auckland shows on the Joshua Tree tour was a stark reminder of how the world’s biggest band gets business done. For those all about […]
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November 8, 2019 – Auckland, New Zealand – Mt Smart Stadium
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 […]
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Foreign 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 […]
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Bono 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 […]
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U2 ‘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 […]
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The 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 […]
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U2101 – Love and Peace or Else
“Love and Peace or Else” is a song that I believe to be, in some respects, underrated by the band itself. I say that because the band has ignored several perfect opportunities to revive the song since the end of the Vertigo Tour, the tour that was affiliated with How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, […]
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The 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 […]
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