According to Stereogum.com The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon has announced that U2 have rescheduled their appearance on the late night show, and will appear next Friday. Although the Stereogum set the date for 4/5 next Friday will be the 8th. The show has just announced that U2 has rescheduled and will appear on Fallon next […]
Read MoreU2 Tribute Band Interview: Hollywood U2’s Joe Hier
As I mentioned, I recently saw the great U2 tribute band Hollywood U2 again and was finally able to interview their incredible frontman, Joe Hier (AKA Hollywood Bono). Q: How did Hollywood U2 get started, and what’s your personal connection to U2? A: My connection to U2 is in my heart, and being really good […]
Read MoreCanada Dry!
Less than two weeks out from U2’s opening show in Vancouver and here’s what we know thus far: U2 may or may not be rehearsing in Vancouver. U2 may or may not be playing 1, 2 or 12 songs off of SOI. Bono’s may or may not have the same hair color. U2 may or […]
Read MoreU2101 – The Troubles
Much has already been said about “The Troubles”, Songs of Innocence‘s closing track, (including this great article from our own Joe Pittella). So much so that I wanted to take my time writing my own take on the subject. That’s why it’s appearing near the end of my U2101 articles dedicated to the songs of […]
Read MoreU2’s Indecent Proposal
Did we time travel back to 1987? I could understand this move if U2 were promoting Joshua Tree, but it’s 2015! Less than three weeks left before opening night and this is how U2 plans on generating interest? For those who haven’t heard yet, U2 shot a video for their third single, Song for Someone […]
Read MoreU2 Tribute Band Review: Hollywood U2
I’d like to start a series of U2 tribute band reviews here on U2 Radio; the thing is, I’ve only seen one U2 tribute band: the amazing Hollywood U2. Let’s get the obvious pun out of the way: No, they’re not even better than the real thing (and after meeting frontman Joe Hier – yes, stage […]
Read MoreU2 Fans Got a Surprise Tool Record When Buying ‘Songs of Innocence’
There’s simply no way to get U2’s Songs of Innocence without a bit of trouble: The band drew the ire of iTunes users everywhere when listeners found the album forced upon them via the Apple program during September. Now the group has gotten around to releasing a vinyl version of the controversial release and some […]
Read MoreU2101 – Invisible
I’m not much of a fan of American football. In fact, I can count on two fingers the number of times I’ve watched the sport in my adult life, and both of those times were due to the involvement of my favorite band. The first was back in 2002 when U2 played the Super Bowl […]
Read MoreWhat the Canuck?
Has video of cement in an empty Vancouver parking lot ever garnished more attention than it has this past week? Sure, the Pacific Coliseum is locked up tighter than Fort Knox, but did you really think that was going to stop U2 fans? Child, please. Put up your barricades, black out your windows, seal all […]
Read MoreI Can See Those Fighter Planes
The latest U2 news this week is that the band is in Vancouver for rehearsals, as it was confirmed that U2 rented out the Coliseum venue for a full month for tour rehearsals. What’s not confirmed is whether the video of the Coliseum door that is circulating around social media, with grainy audio of “Volcano,” […]
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