Breaking news! Bono, as it turns out, is a human being from Dublin, Ireland born Paul David Hewson in May 1960. Why is this a newsworthy revelation? Because some people, it appears, believe that Bono is their god. I’m not capitalizing “god” here because this is a reference to people (and by “people,” I mean […]
Read MoreU2101 – Zoo Station
On Thursday of this past week, U2 began a 4-show stand in Berlin, Germany, which is, of course, well known as the city where parts of Achtung Baby were recorded. In celebration of that connection, U2 performed their song “Zoo Station”, Achtung Baby’s opening track, for the first time in nearly nine years.
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2015 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) The Electric Co. 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 Desire Angel Of Harlem Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue […]
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2015 – Berlin, Germany – O2 World
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 Zoo Station Mysterious Ways Elevation Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky […]
Read MoreU2’s Scandinavian Showdown!
Sweden coming in hot, this week! By now, you’ve heard about the “Security breach” that sent Swedes running back into their Stockholms, earlier this week at the U2 concert that had to be rescheduled. Thankfully, there were no “Two shots of Happy, One shot of Sad” moment and everyone was safe. Listen, I thought about […]
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2015 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globen
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) The Electric Co. 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 Desire Angel Of Harlem Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue […]
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2015 – Stockholm, Sweden – Globen
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Gloria 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 Sweetest Thing Every Breaking Wave October Bullet The Blue Sky Zooropa Where […]
Read MoreU2101 – One
Music comes from funny places. The song “One” is a good example. For a song that came from a tumultuous period in the life of U2, it has come to represent unity, acceptance, and tolerance in a way that the four members of U2 might have found hard to believe when the song was birthed.
Read MoreU2: One 4 the Books!
Cedarwood: A fairytale of Innocence, have you seen this yet? Two authors, who were probably inspired by U2’s ability to morph their way into the world’s Ipod, are set to morph their way into libraries around the world this week with this children’s book, sporting young U2 characters. This “stories for boys” and girl’s is […]
Read MoreEven Better Than The Real Thing, Embrace it!
You know, there are days when I think that everything I see on TV isn’t real. I’m sure that right now, you’re probably thinking about how dumb that is, stating the obvious. But the truth is that I’m letting you in on an inside joke. For every Friday night since I can remember (okay, *almost* […]
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