I think that it’s a real shame that Frank Sinatra never got around to recording “Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad”, the song that Bono and Edge wrote for him, while he was still alive. I wonder what Ol’ Blue Eyes thought of the song, and whether it hitting so close to home […]
Read MoreA Very U2 Christmas
What’s your favorite U2 Christmas reference? I don’t just mean U2 Christmas song, because there are U2 Christmas songs, lyrics, collaborations, melodies and more! Like Bono busking on Grafton Street one week from today, I’m giving it my all when it comes to listing all the U2 Christmas references ever recorded (if I missed any, […]
Read MoreU2101 – Looking Back and Ahead
So it seems that U2’s Innocence + Experience Tour is done and over with, at least for now. “What’s next for the band” is the question on all our hearts and minds, so I thought that today I’d take a stab at playing fortune teller and try to guess what the next little bit of […]
Read MoreNew Album From U2 Expected To Come Out Next Year
New Album Of U2 Expected To Come Out Next Year While ‘Songs Of Experience’ May Be Available On iTunes After their successful tour to promote their “Songs of Innocence + Experience Tour” album this year, U2 is said to come up with a new record next year. Entertainment Weekly revealed that Bono has confirmed the […]
Read MoreU2’s Rescheduled Paris Shows ‘A Challenge’
U2’s Rescheduled Paris Shows ‘A Challenge’ That Ended With a ‘Great Experience’ Says Live Nation Exec U2 completed the rescheduled Paris dates for the Innocence + Experience tour last night, ending the band’s sold-out touring activity for 2015 on an upbeat note in a city victimized by terrorist attacks less than a month prior. The […]
Read MoreREUTERS: Eagles of Death Metal make powerful return to Paris after attacks
Eagles of Death Metal, the band which was performing when the deadliest of the Islamic State attacks took place in Paris on Nov. 13, made an emotional, powerful appearance at a U2 concert in the city on Monday. Led by frontman Jesse Hughes dressed in a white suit at a packed AccorHotels Arena, the Californian […]
Read MoreDecember 7, 2015 – Paris, France – Paris AccorHotels Arena
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Elevation Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky Zooropa Where The Streets Have […]
Read MoreU2101 – People Have the Power
When U2 returned to Paris on Sunday to play the first of the two shows that were postponed in the wake of last month’s horrible terrorist attacks, emotion and sentiment ran high. It was no surprise, therefore, that the band had something special up their sleeves – an appearance by New York singer / songwriter […]
Read MoreDecember 6, 2015 – Paris, France – Paris AccorHotels Arena
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Out Of Control Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways Elevation Ordinary Love Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky […]
Read MoreEagles Of Death Metal to play with U2 in Paris
[Update: Via U2.com “We’re back in Paris and it’s great to be here. Some people have been saying that Eagles of Death Metal will appear on stage with U2 tonight. This is not the case. We have another surprise guest planned for tonight’s show.”] Less than a month after a terrorist attack that killed 89 […]
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