'Live music stops at The Baggot Inn' - august 19, 1995. Dublin's Baggot Inn hosts its final live concert performance after 26 years of shows by some of Ireland's top artists, including the young U2 (The Hype), Christy Moore, Luka Bloom, Something Happens, An Emotional Fish and many more, plus international artists like David Bowie and Tracy Chapman. The Inn is under the ownership of Irish Soccer team manager Jack Charlton and others, who plan to turn the Baggot Inn into a sports and music bar by St. Patrick's Day, 1996.
'Island refutes rumors of U2's last tour' - august 19, 1997. Island Records issues a press release refuting a recent report in the Sunday Times newspaper that PopMart will be U2's last world tour.
"The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers - august 19, 1997. A Tribute" is released. Bono performs the track, "Dreaming With Tears in my Eyes".
"Elevation" tour - august 19, 2001 / London, England - Earl's Court - PJ Harvey. A snippet of 'London Calling' is added at the end of 'Elevation'. Edge wears red shirt #7, this night.
Lynott statue to be unveiled - August 19, 2005 - A campaign by fans of iconic Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott to have a statue erected in his memory comes to fruition tonight when it is unveiled in Dublin's city centre. Roisin Dubh - the trust set up to commemorate Lynott's life and work - commissioned the statue, which has been paid for by Lynott's supporters. It was unveiled this evening on the corner of Grafton Street and Harry Street by Lynott's mother Philomena and the Lord Mayor, Councillor Catherine Byrne. Born in Birmingham in the UK and brought up in Dublin, Lynott started playing in groups in the Crumlin area before forming Thin Lizzy in 1969. The band had hits with The Boys Are Back in Town, Whiskey in the Jar and Rosalie, and is considered to be the first successful Irish rock group to make it on the international scene, paving the way for the likes of U2....His devoted mother said his music would leave an everlasting effect on the people of Ireland. 'He took a very old ballad The Whiskey in the Jar and gave it a good bit of rocking,' she laughed. 'I think after that he changed the course of history really, and he opened up great opportunities for all the up-and-coming young bands, and now one of those bands is known as the best band in the world. You know the boys from U2. He loved them, and they were all young boys. Whenever he went on tour he would take young Irish bands with him.'
Music Rising has earned the Billboard magazine Humanitarian Award - August 19, 2006 - Music Rising has earned the Billboard magazine Humanitiarian Award and to be honored at the Third Annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awardson November 8 and 9 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Founded by U2’s the Edge, Gibson Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, and music producer Bob Ezrin, Music Rising is a program designed to replace the instruments lost and destroyed during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Bono with Queen Rania of Jordan - August 19, 2008.
U2 frontman and world peacemaker Bono is spotted hanging out with none other than the stunningly beautiful Queen Rania of Jordan. The two were leaving the Bruni family estate after having lunch with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, in Cavaliere, France, on Monday. bauergriffinonline - interference
Edge and Bono debut new U2 song on BBC Radio 1 - August 19, 2009 - (By Mat Mcgee) - Bono and Edge spent more than an hour doing a live interview today on BBC Radio 1 with host Edith Bowman. The conversation was fun and loose, but also included the world premiere of an unreleased oldie along with a few interesting comments from B&E. Audio from the show is avilable on BBC website. You can drag the slider at the bottom to move ahead in the interview. Here are the highlights with timing notes: * Bono & Edge start at 35:30. Edge brings Edith Bowman flowers, and Bono brings a copy of a book called Enough They talk about the tour and recent shows for a while. * At about 48:00, they talk about the Spider-Man musical and Bono exclaims, "It is gonna happen!" *At about 1:03, Edge mentions that he's been listening to some old, unreleased songs from The Unforgettable Fire. Bono asks if he has a copy with him, and when Edge says he does, Bono suggests they play it on-air. (They don't play it for a while, though.) *At 1:12:15, they start playing "Guess the U2 intro," and Edge schools Bono on identifying the beginning of U2 songs. Pretty funny stuff. *At 1:20:15, Bono reveals that just yesterday they recorded a video piece in which the astronauts in the International Space Station sing "Your Blue Room." Bono says the piece might be in the show by Cardiff. *At 1:37:45, they talk about the new track from The Unforgettable Fire sessions. It was originally called "White City" and they did some work on it back in France a couple weeks ago, Edge says. Bono seems to say that the track has new vocals, but the music is from 1984. It's now called "Disappearing Act." They play a bit of the song at 1:38:30. *At 1:39:45, Edge says they have a new album to work on after this tour; it's not finished yet. Bono, apparently in all seriousness, says the band would like to put out an album "every year." Suggest you listen to the audio pronto; it may only be available for a week. And, for what it's worth, Dan Lanois mentioned "White City" in this 1991-Propaganda interview. source: atu2 **** 'Disappearing Act' on Radio 1 - 19 August 2009 - Taking part in a leisurely lunchtime chat for Bowman's Radio 1 lunchtime show, Bono explained what it's like getting a call from one of the astronauts on the International Space Station ('Well, I'm hanging upside down at the moment, but I managed to get a line out...') and dropped a big hint that the astronauts may be 'performing one of our songs in space.' Edge said that if he couldn't make a U2 show one night, he'd nominate Jimmy Page (his co-star in the new film 'It Might Get Loud') to take his place. Bono revealed that the very first idea for the 360 stage production came during a meal ('It started in a restaurant, putting forks together...') And Edge explained that Disappearing Act was originally called White City and was started with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois during the session for The Unforgettable Fire in 1983. 'We discovered it six months ago, did some work on it in France and it's now finished.' Expect it as part of the bonus material for the remastered edition of 1984's The Unforgettable Fire, later this year. **** 'Disappearing Act' on Radio 1 - 19 August 2009 - Taking part in a leisurely lunchtime chat for Bowman's Radio 1 lunchtime show, Bono explained what it's like getting a call from one of the astronauts on the International Space Station ('Well, I'm hanging upside down at the moment, but I managed to get a line out...') and dropped a big hint that the astronauts may be 'performing one of our songs in space.' Edge said that if he couldn't make a U2 show one night, he'd nominate Jimmy Page (his co-star in the new film 'It Might Get Loud') to take his place. Bono revealed that the very first idea for the 360 stage production came during a meal ('It started in a restaurant, putting forks together...') And Edge explained that Disappearing Act was originally called White City and was started with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois during the session for The Unforgettable Fire in 1983. 'We discovered it six months ago, did some work on it in France and it's now finished.' Expect it as part of the bonus material for the remastered edition of 1984's The Unforgettable Fire, later this year.
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