UPDATE - OCTOBER 22 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: the band no longer has time to do simple things like that anymore / 'Bono, with those three chords, you can change the whole world' / Bono´s laryngitis / 80th 'VERTIGO' show: Paul O'Neil was at the attendance-two young boys on stage during 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'-a fan (Alan) played Party Girl with U2 and Bono sprayed champagne-Edge and Bono signed a mag during the show / U2 sign billion-dolar deal
"October" tour - october 22, 1984. U2 perform in Bordeaux, France at Pattinoire. During the previous evening, U2 attended a fair that was passing through the city. "There was this big wheel, and we went to the top of it and could see all over the city of Bordeaux," Bono explains during the concert, and continues on to say that the band no longer has time to do simple things like that anymore. The new set list seems to be converting more fans--U2 are starting the show with "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" and "I Will Follow".
"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 22, 1987. U2 perform in Champaign, Illinois at the University Assembly Hall. Bono jokes with the crowd, "Why is it everyone keeps booing when I pick up this guitar? I don't play guitar too good but I play it kinda my way. Edge taught me three chords on this guitar...C, A-Minor and an F. He said, 'Bono, with those three chords, you can change the whole world.' Well, if not change the world, maybe get invited to a lot more parties, that's for sure. 'And if you practice real hard', The Edge said to me, 'Maybe you could play Curtis Mayfeild's "People Get Ready".." The guitar-great walks on stage and performs the song with the band. When he leaves he screams his love for some woman in the crowd. Support is "The BoDeans".
"LoveTown" tour - october 22, 1989. U2 are scheduled to play in Sydney, Australia, but due to a bout with laryngitis, Bono is unable to perform. The show is rescheduled for November 17,1989.
80th 'VERTIGO' show - october 22, 2005 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - Damian Marley. Paul O'Neil was at the attendance / two young boys on stage during 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' / a fan (Alan) played Party Girl with U2 and Bono sprayed champagne / Edge and Bono signed a mag during the show ! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co. - Send in the Clowns, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Happy Birthday, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Party Girl, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Bono brings two young boys on stage for Sunday Bloody Sunday. One is dedicated to former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, who went to Africa with Bono on a 10-day trip in 2002. O'Neill is at the show tonight. Bono sprays champagne over the crowd during Party Girl. Bono and Edge signed a magazine, which the Man on 'Party Girl' had on the hands
"...PARTY GIRL SHOWED UP TONIGHT! Bono & Edge were on the catwalk and pulled a young man from near us, saying "where is the man who wants to play Party Girl? Where is the Party Girl Man?" This guy was awesome! ! ! They all went up to the stage and proceeded into this really great rendition...Bono said "I think this is going to work!" Then he had a bottle of champagne brought out and proceeded to spray the audience before drinking some, and handing the bottle to Party Girl Man. He was handed a magazine by someone in the crowd, I could see a U2 cover but it wasn't the new Rolling Stone. He said, Sure, we can autograph this for you! He signed it and then took it over to Edge and had him sign it before returning it. No dancing women on stage, but he did bring up 2 little boys together, very touching. Had them sit down and he sang to them. Miss Sarjevo - nothing I have read prepared me for how moving it is in person! Bono nailed every note....The Edge was on fire tonight!!!!! Dancing around, clowning with Bono, he played like a man possessed. Early reports from Security that Bono would not get out of the car to sign/pose/greet on the way in, because he was ill. Silly us, we thought it might be kind of a bummer show...but he really was "on" and seemed to be having a blast. At one point he stopped, looked around at the crowd and said "This is crazy!" interference - U2gigs - U2 brings powerful music and message to mellon Arena: article by post-gazette
U2 sign billion-dollar deal - U2 have jumped on the same lucrative bandwagon as Madonna and Shakira, with a deal with promoters Live Nation, that could earn them more than $1billion. U2 could earn more than 500 million after signing a new contract, a sum that equates to more than AUS$1.2billion. The Irish rock band have made a deal with promoters Live Nation, which will entitle them to 1.56 million shares in the company worth around 10 million. The 12-year deal - which means frontman Bono will be 60-years-old before he finishes touring could see the band earn closer to the staggering amount of 500 million in shared revenue. The group will continue to make albums for record label Mercury Records. U2 were reported to be signing a 50 million deal with the concert promoters back in April. As well as handling the groups tours, Live Nation which also has deals with Madonna, Jay-Z, Nickelback and Shakira - will also handle merchandising, digital and branding rights and will run their website and fan club. The company first worked with The Joshua Tree hitmakers in Toronto in 1980 and have been organising their live events since 1997. Bono said: "We've been dating for well over 20 years now. It's about time we tied the knot. "We feel we have a great website but we want to make it a lot better. We want a closer, more direct relationship between the band and its audience and Live Nation has pledged to help us with that. Live Nation's chairman Michael Cohl added: "U2 has created some of the greatest rock music of all time. It has long been our intention to consolidate and extend our relationship. U2 whose last tour was in 2006 - will hit the road towards the middle of next year.
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UPDATE - OCTOBER 21 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: brawl out the show / 1st ever performance of "Slow Dancing" / "Bad" - "Old Man" / "October" lyrics return to Bono in Portland / Bono speaks in Philadelphia / U2 frontman BONO admires Italian designer Giorgio Armani / Bono - NYC !
"October" tour - october 21, 1981. U2 perform in Hemel Hempstead, England at the Pavilion. Like the night before in Leeds, a brawl breaks out during the show.
"LoveTown" tour - october 21, 1989. U2 perform in Sydney, Australia at the Entertainment Center. This second night is hampered by Bono's viral infection, originally diagnosed as a simple fever. Support for both shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King. After the show, the band travel to Triple-M studios for an interview on "The Midnight Show". During the interview, Bono mentions that Peter Garrett of "Midnight Oil" is one of the great voices in Australian music, while Jason Donovan makes him "want to throw up". For the first time, U2 perform "Slow Dancing" on the air--they dedicate it to the person they wrote it for--Willie Nelson. "I think he's a great singer," Bono says, "and I want to write a great song for him. It's just been written recently, so I thought it might be nice to plya it for people." Bono only sings the first verse of the song, stops and admits he hasn't finished the song yet. Nelson would finally record it with U2 some 8 years later in Dublin. Returning to the hotel, Bono suffers from what is eventually diagnosed as severe laryngitis. The doctors examining him order him to take a weeks rest, which results in the rescheduling of the Sydney, Australia shows planned for October 22, 24, and 25, 1989. While being interviewed on MTV Australia, Adam assures their fans that "if there's any way that Bono can sing, he will. It's very frustrating for him to be struck down by an illness."
"ZOOTV" tour - october 21, 1992. U2 perform in Denver, Colorado at Mile High Stadium. Another sell out for U2 in Denver is recorded as 54,450 fans buy tickets for the show. During Larry's performance of "Dirty Old Town", the microphone cuts out and he is forced to start over. Bono adds a few lines of John Denver's "Annie's Song" to the end of "Angel of Harlem". "Bad" includes a few lines of Neil Young's "Old Man". Bono rants at the end of "Desire", "I believe in love, I believe in love, love and money! I believe in poetry, electricity and cheap cosmetics! I believe in the sky over my head, and my silver shoes on my feet! I believe in you! I believe for you! I have a vision! I have a vision - now and forever, big time, primetime, all the time, I have a vision - television! That's all folks!" Support is B.P. Fallon, "The Sugarcubes", and "Public Enemy".
"Bono speaks in Portland and gets back his October lyrics" - october 20, 2004. Bono speaks at the Rose Garden tonight in an appearance for the World Affairs Council-Oregon's International Speaker Series. The main topic is AIDS, debt, and third world poverty, but Bono begins his speech by telling the crowd of more than 4,000 that earlier in the day two females had returned to him the contents of a briefcase that was stolen when U2 first played Portland in 1981. The briefcase itself wasn't returned, but numerous personal items such as photos, letters to and from Ali, a passport, and perhaps most importantly in terms of the band, his unfinished lyrics for the October album. During the speech, Bono refers to the return of his belonging as "an act of grace," and adds "You will never know how much that means to me."
Bono speaks in Philadelphia - october 21, 2005 - With the band on a day off, Bono travels from Washington, DC, to Philadelphia to speak tonight at an event hosted by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia. When the helicopter he had planned to take becomes unavailable, Bono hops on an Amtrak train for the trip north. During the evening, the council gives Bono its International Statesman Award.
U2 frontman BONO admires Italian designer Giorgio Armani - October 21, 2006 - Because he's "in control of his own destiny". The Irish rocker has admitted a fondness for expensive clothing, including Armani's signature ranges and denim brand Rogan - who also happen to make jeans for wife ALI HEWSON's ethical clothing range, Edun. He says, "Giorgio Armani is my favourite designer, and I like the fact he is not owned by anyone else. He's a 70-year-old man in control of his own destiny. "The other thing I can't do without is Rogan jeans - they're about GBP300 a pair, but they're DAVID BECKHAM's favourite."
Bono - NYC - October 21, 2007:
"October" tour - october 21, 1981. U2 perform in Hemel Hempstead, England at the Pavilion. Like the night before in Leeds, a brawl breaks out during the show.
"LoveTown" tour - october 21, 1989. U2 perform in Sydney, Australia at the Entertainment Center. This second night is hampered by Bono's viral infection, originally diagnosed as a simple fever. Support for both shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King. After the show, the band travel to Triple-M studios for an interview on "The Midnight Show". During the interview, Bono mentions that Peter Garrett of "Midnight Oil" is one of the great voices in Australian music, while Jason Donovan makes him "want to throw up". For the first time, U2 perform "Slow Dancing" on the air--they dedicate it to the person they wrote it for--Willie Nelson. "I think he's a great singer," Bono says, "and I want to write a great song for him. It's just been written recently, so I thought it might be nice to plya it for people." Bono only sings the first verse of the song, stops and admits he hasn't finished the song yet. Nelson would finally record it with U2 some 8 years later in Dublin. Returning to the hotel, Bono suffers from what is eventually diagnosed as severe laryngitis. The doctors examining him order him to take a weeks rest, which results in the rescheduling of the Sydney, Australia shows planned for October 22, 24, and 25, 1989. While being interviewed on MTV Australia, Adam assures their fans that "if there's any way that Bono can sing, he will. It's very frustrating for him to be struck down by an illness."
"ZOOTV" tour - october 21, 1992. U2 perform in Denver, Colorado at Mile High Stadium. Another sell out for U2 in Denver is recorded as 54,450 fans buy tickets for the show. During Larry's performance of "Dirty Old Town", the microphone cuts out and he is forced to start over. Bono adds a few lines of John Denver's "Annie's Song" to the end of "Angel of Harlem". "Bad" includes a few lines of Neil Young's "Old Man". Bono rants at the end of "Desire", "I believe in love, I believe in love, love and money! I believe in poetry, electricity and cheap cosmetics! I believe in the sky over my head, and my silver shoes on my feet! I believe in you! I believe for you! I have a vision! I have a vision - now and forever, big time, primetime, all the time, I have a vision - television! That's all folks!" Support is B.P. Fallon, "The Sugarcubes", and "Public Enemy".
"Bono speaks in Portland and gets back his October lyrics" - october 20, 2004. Bono speaks at the Rose Garden tonight in an appearance for the World Affairs Council-Oregon's International Speaker Series. The main topic is AIDS, debt, and third world poverty, but Bono begins his speech by telling the crowd of more than 4,000 that earlier in the day two females had returned to him the contents of a briefcase that was stolen when U2 first played Portland in 1981. The briefcase itself wasn't returned, but numerous personal items such as photos, letters to and from Ali, a passport, and perhaps most importantly in terms of the band, his unfinished lyrics for the October album. During the speech, Bono refers to the return of his belonging as "an act of grace," and adds "You will never know how much that means to me."
Bono speaks in Philadelphia - october 21, 2005 - With the band on a day off, Bono travels from Washington, DC, to Philadelphia to speak tonight at an event hosted by the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia. When the helicopter he had planned to take becomes unavailable, Bono hops on an Amtrak train for the trip north. During the evening, the council gives Bono its International Statesman Award.
U2 frontman BONO admires Italian designer Giorgio Armani - October 21, 2006 - Because he's "in control of his own destiny". The Irish rocker has admitted a fondness for expensive clothing, including Armani's signature ranges and denim brand Rogan - who also happen to make jeans for wife ALI HEWSON's ethical clothing range, Edun. He says, "Giorgio Armani is my favourite designer, and I like the fact he is not owned by anyone else. He's a 70-year-old man in control of his own destiny. "The other thing I can't do without is Rogan jeans - they're about GBP300 a pair, but they're DAVID BECKHAM's favourite."
Bono - NYC - October 21, 2007:
UPDATE - OCTOBER 20 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: 'Boy' is released / brawl / 70 minute set / first time that Bono performs without a sling / the crowd is overly zealous / 79th 'VERTIGO' show: "Out Of Control"-Happy B-Day to Pavarotti-Condoleeza Rice was at the attendance! / 40th show - U2 360º Tour - 2nd leg - North America - University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, Arizona, USA - Support Act: Black Eyed Peas -
"Boy" album - october 20, 1980. U2's debut album, "Boy" is released in Ireland and the UK. It eventually peaks at #52 in the British Charts. The single "I Will Follow" doesn't even come close to entering the UK Top 40.
"October" - october 20, 1981. U2 perform in Leeds, England at Tiffany's. Bono almost ends the concert when a brawl starts during "Another Time, Another Place". Bono shouts, "One more from you, and we're getting off this stage, OK?" Bono then requests that security look after the victim. Support is "Comsat Angels".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 20, 1984. U2 perform in Toulouse, France at the Palais Des Sports. The set list is only 15 songs long--resulting in a 70 minute set. "Gloria" is dedicated to the fans who couldn't get inside the venue.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 20, 1987. U2 perform in Iowa City, Iowa at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This is the first time that Bono performs without a sling since his accident on stage September 20, 1987 in Washington, D.C.. Support is "The BoDeans".
"LoveTown" tour - october 20, 1989. U2 perform in Sydney, Australia at the Entertainment Center. This first night's show is a good one, except the crowd is overly zealous. Security at several times in the night, are forced to push fans back from the stage. Screams of "I love you" can be heard throughout the night over the microphone.Support for both shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.
79th 'VERTIGO' show - october 20, 2005 - Washington, DC - MCI Center - Damian Marley - "Out Of Control" / Happy B-Day to Pavarotti / Condoleeza Rice was at the attendance! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., Out of Control, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Happy Birthday, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Walk On (acoustic), Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, With or Without You, All Because of You, Bad. Though it's a week past his birthday, Bono gets the crowd to sing Happy Birthday for Luciano Pavarotti because the band wants to 'send it to him on film.' Bad includes a bit of Patti Smith's 'People Have the Power.' U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is in the audience. **** Some photos: U2tours * U2gigs
40th show - U2 360º Tour - 2nd leg - North America - October 20, 2009 - University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, Arizona, USA - Support Act: Black Eyed Peas - Setlist: 1.Breathe / 2.Get On Your Boots / 3.Magnificent / 4.Mysterious Ways / 5.Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet) / 6.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Dirty Old Town (snippet) / 7.Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of / 8.No Line On The Horizon / 9.Elevation / 10.In A Little While / 11.Unknown Caller / 12.Until The End Of The World / 13.The Unforgettable Fire / 14.City Of Blinding Lights / Mofo (snippet) / 15.Vertigo / 16.I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (snippet) / Two Tribes (snippet) / 17.Sunday Bloody Sunday / Rock The Casbah (snippet) / 18.MLK / 19.Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet) - encore(s): 20.One / Amazing Grace (snippet) / 21.Where The Streets Have No Name / All You Need Is Love (snippet) / 22.Ultra Violet (Light My Way) / 23.With Or Without You / 24.Moment of Surrender - Songs from 7 U2 albums have been played during that show (snippets not counted): · No Line On The Horizon (7 songs) · All That You Can't Leave Behind (5 songs) · Achtung Baby (4 songs) · The Joshua Tree (3 songs) · How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2 songs) · The Unforgettable Fire (2 songs) · War (1 songs) - Bono dances with three sisters during In A Little While. They stay on stage and sit near Larry during Unknown Caller, and Bono lays across their laps during Edge's guitar solo. 'One' includes the 'Hear us coming' coda. At different times during the show, Bono namechecks Muhammad Ali, Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, and John and Cindy McCain, all of whom are at the show. PICS: U2gigs - eastvalleytribune
"Boy" album - october 20, 1980. U2's debut album, "Boy" is released in Ireland and the UK. It eventually peaks at #52 in the British Charts. The single "I Will Follow" doesn't even come close to entering the UK Top 40.
"October" - october 20, 1981. U2 perform in Leeds, England at Tiffany's. Bono almost ends the concert when a brawl starts during "Another Time, Another Place". Bono shouts, "One more from you, and we're getting off this stage, OK?" Bono then requests that security look after the victim. Support is "Comsat Angels".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 20, 1984. U2 perform in Toulouse, France at the Palais Des Sports. The set list is only 15 songs long--resulting in a 70 minute set. "Gloria" is dedicated to the fans who couldn't get inside the venue.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - october 20, 1987. U2 perform in Iowa City, Iowa at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena. This is the first time that Bono performs without a sling since his accident on stage September 20, 1987 in Washington, D.C.. Support is "The BoDeans".
"LoveTown" tour - october 20, 1989. U2 perform in Sydney, Australia at the Entertainment Center. This first night's show is a good one, except the crowd is overly zealous. Security at several times in the night, are forced to push fans back from the stage. Screams of "I love you" can be heard throughout the night over the microphone.Support for both shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.
79th 'VERTIGO' show - october 20, 2005 - Washington, DC - MCI Center - Damian Marley - "Out Of Control" / Happy B-Day to Pavarotti / Condoleeza Rice was at the attendance! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., Out of Control, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Happy Birthday, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Walk On (acoustic), Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, With or Without You, All Because of You, Bad. Though it's a week past his birthday, Bono gets the crowd to sing Happy Birthday for Luciano Pavarotti because the band wants to 'send it to him on film.' Bad includes a bit of Patti Smith's 'People Have the Power.' U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is in the audience. **** Some photos: U2tours * U2gigs
40th show - U2 360º Tour - 2nd leg - North America - October 20, 2009 - University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, Arizona, USA - Support Act: Black Eyed Peas - Setlist: 1.Breathe / 2.Get On Your Boots / 3.Magnificent / 4.Mysterious Ways / 5.Beautiful Day / Blackbird (snippet) / 6.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Dirty Old Town (snippet) / 7.Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of / 8.No Line On The Horizon / 9.Elevation / 10.In A Little While / 11.Unknown Caller / 12.Until The End Of The World / 13.The Unforgettable Fire / 14.City Of Blinding Lights / Mofo (snippet) / 15.Vertigo / 16.I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (snippet) / Two Tribes (snippet) / 17.Sunday Bloody Sunday / Rock The Casbah (snippet) / 18.MLK / 19.Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet) - encore(s): 20.One / Amazing Grace (snippet) / 21.Where The Streets Have No Name / All You Need Is Love (snippet) / 22.Ultra Violet (Light My Way) / 23.With Or Without You / 24.Moment of Surrender - Songs from 7 U2 albums have been played during that show (snippets not counted): · No Line On The Horizon (7 songs) · All That You Can't Leave Behind (5 songs) · Achtung Baby (4 songs) · The Joshua Tree (3 songs) · How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2 songs) · The Unforgettable Fire (2 songs) · War (1 songs) - Bono dances with three sisters during In A Little While. They stay on stage and sit near Larry during Unknown Caller, and Bono lays across their laps during Edge's guitar solo. 'One' includes the 'Hear us coming' coda. At different times during the show, Bono namechecks Muhammad Ali, Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, and John and Cindy McCain, all of whom are at the show. PICS: U2gigs - eastvalleytribune
UPDATE - OCTOBER 19 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: "MLK" could not be used to open a concert / Bono, Edge and Adam to Amnesty International / ATYCLB-promo in Paris / 'Kite' is dedicated to Ali's dad-'Please' makes its first appearance of the tour, segueing into 'Streets' like it did on the PopMart Tour / Bono Discusses the World's Poor With Bush / 78th 'VERTIGO' show: A young girl during "Sunday Bloody Sunday"-Bono told about DATA and ONE campaign / Hit Factory converted into condominiums / Bono&Ali and Adam in London (Bono´s wife Alison hosts charity t-shirt launch)!
"Boy" tour - october 19, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Lyceum Ballroom, as support for "Slade". The still 'flu stricken band recieves awful reviews for their performances over the past few days.
"October" tour - october 19, 1981. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at Locarno. Support is "Comsat Angels".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 19, 1984. U2 perform in Marseilles, France at Marseilles Stadium. The set list is completely different from the night before in Lyon, France. U2, realizing "MLK" could not be used to open a concert, now open with two energetic songs, "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" and "I Will Follow".
"U2 stumps in Dublin for Amnesty International" - october 19, 1998. Bono, Edge, and Adam kick-off an Amnesty International campaign in Ireland with a public appearance on O'Connell Street in Dublin. The band signs a petition in support of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Amnesty hopes to get one million Irish signatures on the petition before it is presented to the United Nations in December. Bono tells the gathered crowd, "One of the greatest problems in the world is the cynical idea that the world can't be changed and that politics and economics are too complicated to deal with. But with Amnesty it's simple; you can write a postcard and make a gigantic difference to the life of someone who is in jail or suffering human rights abuses."
"ATYCLB-Promo" tour - october 19, 2000 / Paris, France. ManRay. U2 perform at a promotional event in front of about 600 fans and invited guests.
"Elevation" tour - october 19, 2001 / Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Arena. Graham Parker & The Figgs. U2's first-ever show in Baltimore is opened by veteran Graham Parker, who fills in for Garbage at the last minute. Parker plays a brief set before his band's planned gig at a local club. Bono brings a male fan on stage to play guitar during a full-band version of 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door.' 'Kite' is dedicated to Ali's dad, who is in attendance. 'Please' makes its first appearance of the tour, segueing into 'Streets' like it did on the PopMart Tour.
Bono Discusses the World's Poor With Bush - October 19, 2005 - U2 Frontman Bono Has Lunch With Bush at the White House, Talks About the World's Poor. Before getting on stage before his fans in a Wednesday night concert, U2 frontman Bono bent President Bush's ear about the world's poor. The rock star and the president had lunch in the private dining room off the Oval Office, ordering from the menu at the same mess hall where White House staffers get their lunch. Bush, dressed in the classic presidential uniform of suit and red tie, also showed Bono, dressed in his trademark black jeans and sunglasses, around the Oval Office. usinfo
78th 'VERTIGO' show - october 19, 2005 - Washington, DC - MCI Center - Damian Marley. A young girl during "Sunday Bloody Sunday" / Bono told about DATA and ONE campaign! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co. - Send in the Clowns, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else,, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One - Ol' Man River. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Bono brings a young girl on stage during Sunday Bloody Sunday and sings the 'no more' shout with her. After meeting with Democratic leaders yesterday and President Bush today, Bono's speech before One is lengthier than normal tonight. He thanks the DATA and ONE Campaign staff, and talks at length about AIDS, debt relief, and rebuilding Africa. (Larry put down his drumsticks to time Bono's speech and 'One,' and Bono later told the crowd Larry had clocked the intro and song at 15 minutes.) **** Photos on U2-Vertigo-tour
Hit Factory converted into condominiums - October 19, 2006 - The New York studio where artists like Bruce Springsteen, U2, Madonna, John Lennon, LL Cool J, and others recorded some of their biggest hits before it shut down in 2005, is being converted into condominiums. spin
Bono&Ali and Adam in London (Bono´s wife Alison hosts charity t-shirt launch) - October 19, 2006 - When it comes to fighting world poverty, Bono and his wife Ali Hewson make quite a team. The pair were in London this week to promote their fashion label's ONE t-shirts, profits of which will go to workers in the African country of Lesotho. The philanthropic U2 frontman, real name Paul David Hewson, was the picture of pride as he wrapped his arms around Ali who was hosting the launch party in exclusive department store Harvey Nichols. And the pair were in no shortage of homegrown and international celebrities to help highlight their cause. Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were among the A-listers who had modelled the t-shirts for a series of black and white photos, while Sex And The City's Kim Cattrall joined former 007 heart-throb Pierce Brosnan and actress Patsy Kensit for Wednesday's star-studded soiree. The black and white t-shirts are made by Edun – the socially conscious clothing brand created by Ali, her rocker husband and New York designer Rogan Gregory – as part of the Make Poverty History campaign. They cost £28, £7 of which will go to the Apparel Lesotho Alliance To Fight Aids to provide education and medicines for factory workers and their families. Adam was there, too, with Susan Smith. hellomagazine
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"Boy" tour - october 19, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Lyceum Ballroom, as support for "Slade". The still 'flu stricken band recieves awful reviews for their performances over the past few days.
"October" tour - october 19, 1981. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at Locarno. Support is "Comsat Angels".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 19, 1984. U2 perform in Marseilles, France at Marseilles Stadium. The set list is completely different from the night before in Lyon, France. U2, realizing "MLK" could not be used to open a concert, now open with two energetic songs, "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" and "I Will Follow".
"U2 stumps in Dublin for Amnesty International" - october 19, 1998. Bono, Edge, and Adam kick-off an Amnesty International campaign in Ireland with a public appearance on O'Connell Street in Dublin. The band signs a petition in support of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Amnesty hopes to get one million Irish signatures on the petition before it is presented to the United Nations in December. Bono tells the gathered crowd, "One of the greatest problems in the world is the cynical idea that the world can't be changed and that politics and economics are too complicated to deal with. But with Amnesty it's simple; you can write a postcard and make a gigantic difference to the life of someone who is in jail or suffering human rights abuses."
"ATYCLB-Promo" tour - october 19, 2000 / Paris, France. ManRay. U2 perform at a promotional event in front of about 600 fans and invited guests.
"Elevation" tour - october 19, 2001 / Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Arena. Graham Parker & The Figgs. U2's first-ever show in Baltimore is opened by veteran Graham Parker, who fills in for Garbage at the last minute. Parker plays a brief set before his band's planned gig at a local club. Bono brings a male fan on stage to play guitar during a full-band version of 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door.' 'Kite' is dedicated to Ali's dad, who is in attendance. 'Please' makes its first appearance of the tour, segueing into 'Streets' like it did on the PopMart Tour.
Bono Discusses the World's Poor With Bush - October 19, 2005 - U2 Frontman Bono Has Lunch With Bush at the White House, Talks About the World's Poor. Before getting on stage before his fans in a Wednesday night concert, U2 frontman Bono bent President Bush's ear about the world's poor. The rock star and the president had lunch in the private dining room off the Oval Office, ordering from the menu at the same mess hall where White House staffers get their lunch. Bush, dressed in the classic presidential uniform of suit and red tie, also showed Bono, dressed in his trademark black jeans and sunglasses, around the Oval Office. usinfo
78th 'VERTIGO' show - october 19, 2005 - Washington, DC - MCI Center - Damian Marley. A young girl during "Sunday Bloody Sunday" / Bono told about DATA and ONE campaign! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co. - Send in the Clowns, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - In a Little While, Beautiful Day - Many Rivers to Cross, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else,, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One - Ol' Man River. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Bono brings a young girl on stage during Sunday Bloody Sunday and sings the 'no more' shout with her. After meeting with Democratic leaders yesterday and President Bush today, Bono's speech before One is lengthier than normal tonight. He thanks the DATA and ONE Campaign staff, and talks at length about AIDS, debt relief, and rebuilding Africa. (Larry put down his drumsticks to time Bono's speech and 'One,' and Bono later told the crowd Larry had clocked the intro and song at 15 minutes.) **** Photos on U2-Vertigo-tour
Hit Factory converted into condominiums - October 19, 2006 - The New York studio where artists like Bruce Springsteen, U2, Madonna, John Lennon, LL Cool J, and others recorded some of their biggest hits before it shut down in 2005, is being converted into condominiums. spin
Bono&Ali and Adam in London (Bono´s wife Alison hosts charity t-shirt launch) - October 19, 2006 - When it comes to fighting world poverty, Bono and his wife Ali Hewson make quite a team. The pair were in London this week to promote their fashion label's ONE t-shirts, profits of which will go to workers in the African country of Lesotho. The philanthropic U2 frontman, real name Paul David Hewson, was the picture of pride as he wrapped his arms around Ali who was hosting the launch party in exclusive department store Harvey Nichols. And the pair were in no shortage of homegrown and international celebrities to help highlight their cause. Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams were among the A-listers who had modelled the t-shirts for a series of black and white photos, while Sex And The City's Kim Cattrall joined former 007 heart-throb Pierce Brosnan and actress Patsy Kensit for Wednesday's star-studded soiree. The black and white t-shirts are made by Edun – the socially conscious clothing brand created by Ali, her rocker husband and New York designer Rogan Gregory – as part of the Make Poverty History campaign. They cost £28, £7 of which will go to the Apparel Lesotho Alliance To Fight Aids to provide education and medicines for factory workers and their families. Adam was there, too, with Susan Smith. hellomagazine
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UPDATE - OCTOBER 18 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: The cold in Brussels / at Bristol / U2 open with MLK / a birthday cake to Morleigh / Bono hosts a dinner at his home for Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume / Bono visits The Hill / Photo of Bono and Pope John Paul II (wearing Bono´s sunglasses) appear / U2 won Best Single for 'Vertigo' / Bono today in the Court (Nana Mouskouri) / U2 Launch Internet Scavenger Hunt for 'U218' Lyrics / 39th show - U2 360º Tour - 2nd leg - North America - Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium - Norman, Oklahoma, USA - Support Act: Black Eyed Peas !
"Boy" tour - october 18, 1980. U2 perform in Brussels, Belgium at the Klarick. All band members are now suffering from Bono's cold, which later turns out to be the 'flu.
"October" tour - october 18, 1981. U2 perform in Bristol, England at the Locarno. Support is "Comsat Angels".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 18, 1984. U2 perform in Lyon, France at the Espace Tony Garnier. U2 open with "MLK", and the song is drowned out by the crowds cheering. However, the band quickly realize that the crowds are used to U2 storming the stage. The setlist is a mix of new songs, with older songs occasionally mixed. The French crowd seems unsure of the new "U2" and at the end of the night, the band hears booing amongst the people singing "40". For the next date, in Marseille, France on October 19, 1984, the set list is completely revamped.
"ZOOTV" tout - october 18, 1992. U2 perform in Kansas City, Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium. At the soundcheck, U2 perform a few new songs, including a grungy type number with heavy guitar and drums. Bono also performs a new acoustic piece and performs "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" acoustically. At that evening "The Sugarcubes", who have replaced Big Audio Dynamite II, introduce themselves with "We are the Icecubes from Sugarland!". Tonight is celebrated Belly Dancer Morleigh Steinberg's birthday, and during "Mysterious Ways", Bono presents her with a birthday cake. The crowd join in for a round of "Happy Birthday". The ZooTV Video Confessionals include an adopted girl who wonders if her biological parents are in the crowd. Support is B.P. Fallon, "The Sugarcubes", and "Public Enemy".
Bono hosts dinner for Nobel Peace Prize winner Hume - october 18, 1998 - Bono hosts a dinner at his home for Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, who attends with his wife. Also present are many Irish entertainment celebrities, including Adam, Edge, and Paul McGuinness.
Bono visits The Hill - october 18, 2005. On an off-day before two shows in Washington, DC, Bono meets with House and Senate democrats on Capitol Hill today, reportedly urging the politicians to fund the U.S.'s commitments to poverty, AIDS, and Africa.
Photo of Bono and Pope John Paul II (wearing Bono´s sunglasses) appear - October 18, 2005 - From the book 'Do zobaczenia w raju' by Arturo Mari, photographer of Pope John Paul II. The book´s title means "See you in paradise" and was publised last Saturday in this Polish journal. Look for the photo, here
U2 won Best Single for 'Vertigo' - October 18, 2005 - Vertigo Tops Digital Awards - Vertigo was named 'Best Single' at Digital Music Awards in London. The Awards 'celebrate the way you listen to, watch, download, and enjoy your favourite music and artists online, on your mobile, via digital radio and on interactive TV.'
Bono today in the Court (Nana Mouskouri) - October 18, 2006 - Dublin - Bono told he looked like singer Nana Mouskouri before Lola Ca$$hman joined the team, but look here the real Nana Mouskouri. thesun
U2 Launch Internet Scavenger Hunt for 'U218' Lyrics - October 18, 2006 - U2 prepared to launch a worldwide internet competition called "Hunt the Lyric," in which fans looked for hidden lyrics on various web sites for a chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii to see the final show of the Vertigo Tour with special guests, Pearl Jam. In the competition, which runs for two weeks beginning Monday (Oct. 23), fans use clues posted on U2.com to locate hidden lyrics from the band's forthcoming album, U218, on various websites. Each lyrical excerpt have one letter highlighted, and fans had to collect all letters and use them to answer a specific question. Those with the correct answer entered to win the trip. Participating sites were listed on U2's site and a winner was announced Nov. 6.
39th show - U2 360º Tour - 2nd leg - North America - October 18, 2009 - Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium - Norman, Oklahoma, USA - Support Act: Black Eyed Peas - Setlist: 1.Breathe / 2.Get On Your Boots / 3.Magnificent / 4.Mysterious Ways / 5.Beautiful Day / God Only Knows (snippet) / 6.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand By Me (snippet) / 7.Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of / 8.No Line On The Horizon / 9.Elevation / 10.In A Little While / 11.Unknown Caller / 12.Until The End Of The World / 13.The Unforgettable Fire / 14.City Of Blinding Lights / 15.Vertigo / 16.I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (snippet) / 17.Sunday Bloody Sunday / 18.MLK / 19.Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet) - encore(s): 20.One / Amazing Grace (snippet) / 21.Where The Streets Have No Name / All You Need Is Love (snippet) / 22.Ultra Violet (Light My Way) / 23.With Or Without You / 24.Moment of Surrender - Songs from 7 U2 albums have been played during that show (snippets not counted): · No Line On The Horizon (7 songs)- · All That You Can't Leave Behind (5 songs) · Achtung Baby (4 songs) · The Joshua Tree (3 songs) · How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2 songs) · The Unforgettable Fire (2 songs) · War (1 songs) - In the first list of 360° Tour concerts published on U2.com on 9 March 2009, this show's date was given as the 19th of October. It was one of numerous shows to then be quietly removed from the tour itinerary. It was re-announced on 6 April, and was the only date changed out of all those removed. It was U2's first concert in Norman or anywhere in Oklahoma since the 10 June 1983 concert on the War Tour. The setlist contains only the second performance of In A Little While on the second leg of the 360° Tour, and the reappearance of Unknown Caller after an absence of almost a month. - Oklahoma Stands Up - 18 October 2009 - Very different vibe here in Norman, with a smaller stadium floor enhancing the 360 vibe. The Black Eyed Peas on their first date with us got things off to a great start for 60,000 Oklahomans and things just got better. Highlights might have been: 'Crazy' - never fails to surprise people who haven't heard the live version ; the little boy in green stripes who gets up on stage for his moment in the spotlight for Unforgettable Fire; MLK ('A message of love from Oklahoma') and a very special introduction to Moment of Surrender. 'For the past few days, all over the world, people have been standing up against extreme poverty,' explained Bono. 'Last year 1.6m people stood up, there's about 60,000 of you here tonight so let's see if we can break a record..' Strangely for the climactic moments of a U2 show, he then invited everyone to sit down and, on the count of three, to stand up. A big success, with the audience unanimous in bellowing 'Stand Up' on cue. 'This is happening in Africa and India, and now Oklahoma yes... from all of us, thank you so much.' ...
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"Boy" tour - october 18, 1980. U2 perform in Brussels, Belgium at the Klarick. All band members are now suffering from Bono's cold, which later turns out to be the 'flu.
"October" tour - october 18, 1981. U2 perform in Bristol, England at the Locarno. Support is "Comsat Angels".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - october 18, 1984. U2 perform in Lyon, France at the Espace Tony Garnier. U2 open with "MLK", and the song is drowned out by the crowds cheering. However, the band quickly realize that the crowds are used to U2 storming the stage. The setlist is a mix of new songs, with older songs occasionally mixed. The French crowd seems unsure of the new "U2" and at the end of the night, the band hears booing amongst the people singing "40". For the next date, in Marseille, France on October 19, 1984, the set list is completely revamped.
"ZOOTV" tout - october 18, 1992. U2 perform in Kansas City, Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium. At the soundcheck, U2 perform a few new songs, including a grungy type number with heavy guitar and drums. Bono also performs a new acoustic piece and performs "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" acoustically. At that evening "The Sugarcubes", who have replaced Big Audio Dynamite II, introduce themselves with "We are the Icecubes from Sugarland!". Tonight is celebrated Belly Dancer Morleigh Steinberg's birthday, and during "Mysterious Ways", Bono presents her with a birthday cake. The crowd join in for a round of "Happy Birthday". The ZooTV Video Confessionals include an adopted girl who wonders if her biological parents are in the crowd. Support is B.P. Fallon, "The Sugarcubes", and "Public Enemy".
Bono hosts dinner for Nobel Peace Prize winner Hume - october 18, 1998 - Bono hosts a dinner at his home for Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, who attends with his wife. Also present are many Irish entertainment celebrities, including Adam, Edge, and Paul McGuinness.
Bono visits The Hill - october 18, 2005. On an off-day before two shows in Washington, DC, Bono meets with House and Senate democrats on Capitol Hill today, reportedly urging the politicians to fund the U.S.'s commitments to poverty, AIDS, and Africa.
Photo of Bono and Pope John Paul II (wearing Bono´s sunglasses) appear - October 18, 2005 - From the book 'Do zobaczenia w raju' by Arturo Mari, photographer of Pope John Paul II. The book´s title means "See you in paradise" and was publised last Saturday in this Polish journal. Look for the photo, here
U2 won Best Single for 'Vertigo' - October 18, 2005 - Vertigo Tops Digital Awards - Vertigo was named 'Best Single' at Digital Music Awards in London. The Awards 'celebrate the way you listen to, watch, download, and enjoy your favourite music and artists online, on your mobile, via digital radio and on interactive TV.'
Bono today in the Court (Nana Mouskouri) - October 18, 2006 - Dublin - Bono told he looked like singer Nana Mouskouri before Lola Ca$$hman joined the team, but look here the real Nana Mouskouri. thesun
U2 Launch Internet Scavenger Hunt for 'U218' Lyrics - October 18, 2006 - U2 prepared to launch a worldwide internet competition called "Hunt the Lyric," in which fans looked for hidden lyrics on various web sites for a chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii to see the final show of the Vertigo Tour with special guests, Pearl Jam. In the competition, which runs for two weeks beginning Monday (Oct. 23), fans use clues posted on U2.com to locate hidden lyrics from the band's forthcoming album, U218, on various websites. Each lyrical excerpt have one letter highlighted, and fans had to collect all letters and use them to answer a specific question. Those with the correct answer entered to win the trip. Participating sites were listed on U2's site and a winner was announced Nov. 6.
39th show - U2 360º Tour - 2nd leg - North America - October 18, 2009 - Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium - Norman, Oklahoma, USA - Support Act: Black Eyed Peas - Setlist: 1.Breathe / 2.Get On Your Boots / 3.Magnificent / 4.Mysterious Ways / 5.Beautiful Day / God Only Knows (snippet) / 6.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Stand By Me (snippet) / 7.Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of / 8.No Line On The Horizon / 9.Elevation / 10.In A Little While / 11.Unknown Caller / 12.Until The End Of The World / 13.The Unforgettable Fire / 14.City Of Blinding Lights / 15.Vertigo / 16.I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight / Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (snippet) / 17.Sunday Bloody Sunday / 18.MLK / 19.Walk On / You'll Never Walk Alone (snippet) - encore(s): 20.One / Amazing Grace (snippet) / 21.Where The Streets Have No Name / All You Need Is Love (snippet) / 22.Ultra Violet (Light My Way) / 23.With Or Without You / 24.Moment of Surrender - Songs from 7 U2 albums have been played during that show (snippets not counted): · No Line On The Horizon (7 songs)- · All That You Can't Leave Behind (5 songs) · Achtung Baby (4 songs) · The Joshua Tree (3 songs) · How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2 songs) · The Unforgettable Fire (2 songs) · War (1 songs) - In the first list of 360° Tour concerts published on U2.com on 9 March 2009, this show's date was given as the 19th of October. It was one of numerous shows to then be quietly removed from the tour itinerary. It was re-announced on 6 April, and was the only date changed out of all those removed. It was U2's first concert in Norman or anywhere in Oklahoma since the 10 June 1983 concert on the War Tour. The setlist contains only the second performance of In A Little While on the second leg of the 360° Tour, and the reappearance of Unknown Caller after an absence of almost a month. - Oklahoma Stands Up - 18 October 2009 - Very different vibe here in Norman, with a smaller stadium floor enhancing the 360 vibe. The Black Eyed Peas on their first date with us got things off to a great start for 60,000 Oklahomans and things just got better. Highlights might have been: 'Crazy' - never fails to surprise people who haven't heard the live version ; the little boy in green stripes who gets up on stage for his moment in the spotlight for Unforgettable Fire; MLK ('A message of love from Oklahoma') and a very special introduction to Moment of Surrender. 'For the past few days, all over the world, people have been standing up against extreme poverty,' explained Bono. 'Last year 1.6m people stood up, there's about 60,000 of you here tonight so let's see if we can break a record..' Strangely for the climactic moments of a U2 show, he then invited everyone to sit down and, on the count of three, to stand up. A big success, with the audience unanimous in bellowing 'Stand Up' on cue. 'This is happening in Africa and India, and now Oklahoma yes... from all of us, thank you so much.' ...
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UPDATE - OCTOBER 17 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: The cold in Apeldoorn / talking with Dutch fans / U2 gets stamped by Irish Post Office / 77th 'VERTIGO' show: Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa join U2 to 'People Get Ready'-Brazilian fan talks at mic with Bono during With Or Without You / Bono walks through the Upper West Side !
'Boy' tour - october 17, 1980 U2 perform in Apeldoorn, Holland at the Gigant. Bono, suffering from a cold, is barely able to finish the concert.
'October' tour - october 17, 1981 U2 perform in Bracknell, England at the Sport's Center. After the show, U2 return to the venue floor to talk to some Dutch fans who are following part of the tour. Support is "Comsat Angels".
'U2 gets stamped by Irish Post Office' - october 17, 2002 - U2 appears on an official Irish stamp for the first time when An Post, Ireland's Post Office, issues a set of stamps commemorating Irish Rock Legends. The set includes a U2 stamp, and stamps for Van Morrison, Phil Lynott, and Rory Gallagher.
77th 'VERTIGO' show - october 17, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - Damian Marley - Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa join U2 to 'People Get Ready'! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co., I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Walk On (acoustic), Fast Cars, People Get Ready, With or Without You, All Because of You, 40. During the encore, Bono announces that they want to play 'People Get Ready', but says they need an extra guitar player. The crowd erupts when Bruce Springsteen strolls on stage to reprise a collaboration that first happened in September, 1987, at Philly's now-demolished JFK Stadium. Bono calls Bruce's wife, Patti Scialfa, on stage to help with vocals. They play an extended version of the song with mostly made-up lyrics, eventually leaving only Bruce (playing Bono's Irish Falcon guitar) and Larry on stage to close out the first encore. The planned setlist has the show ending with Original of the Species and Bad, but the band plays All Because of You and 40 instead. **** 'This Can't Be A Monday Night..' ...a night to remember in Philadelphia. And what most of us will remember most of all will be Bruce Springsteen singing People Get Ready with U2! As Larry and Edge were introduced in Vertigo, the singer slipping in some Patti Smith along the way, you knew this was going to be a full throttle show because Bono needed water even before Elevation. 'Here's a couple of songs we wrote when we were teenagers,' he explained as every teenager in the audience began wondering at the possibility. I Will Follow received an ovation, flying in to Electric Co where Edge played to Larry and Bono doused himself with water. It's an electric night already, this crowd are pumped, this band are giving it everything. 'This can't be a Monday night, This can't be a Monday night. Is every Monday night like this in Philadelphia?'...Sarajevo is christened 'the capital of CoeXisT' (it was New York last week, but who's complaining ?) and Pride and Streets lift spirits even higher, the smile on Adam's face returned by every face in the house. The Mayor of the city gets honourable mention for helping host Live 8 earlier in the summer and One brings the cellphones out and the house down....another surprise, Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready. 'Okay where's the man with the sign up saying 'People Get Ready'? asks Bono. 'There you go! This one's for you.' Of course, on previous tours, this was the moment when a guitarist would be plucked from the audience but tonight as Bono announces, 'We need a guitar player...', they have just the man walking on from side of stage. 'Who is this man? Who is this man?' asks Bono and everybody in the house knows this is indeed The Man as Bruce Springsteen wanders into U2, a guitar around his neck bearing the familiar legend 'The Goal is Soul'. * 'People get ready / Cos the boss is in town / He don't suffer no fools / Or kiss no clowns / The boy is from New Jersey / But he feels home round here / New York...they're gonna shed some tears.' *As Bono sings his new version, Bruce plays the chords before taking up the vocals for the traditional version.* 'People get ready, there's a train a-comin' / You don't need no baggage, you just get on board / All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin' / Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord' * Edge and Bruce duet on guitar for a moment before Bono takes the vocal again. * 'People get ready / He's a funky brother / Plucking that old guitar / Like you know that he can / People get ready / Cos there is no other / Bruce springsteen is back in town' * And then it's time for another guest, again introduced in song. * 'People get ready / For trouble and strife / You know the boss / Has brought the wife / People get ready / She's a little shy / But a red haired girl / Just a bit of encouragement / And we'll get her there / 'Beautiful girl from the Jersey shore / With a voice like an angel / You know we love you some more / Walk like a Princess / And you talk like a gypsy / And I can't believe that you're / Gonna stand next to me' * And so Patty Scialfa, to another great ovation, joins U2 and husband Bruce on stage. It's a piece of rock'n'roll history, as Philadelphia gets ready and finally Bono leads Patty off while Edge and Bruce finish up. * 'People get ready there's a train to jersey..' sings Bruce and then the moment is over. And still there was time for With or Without You, All Because of You and 40. Wow! That was a night to remember. **** People Get Ready!!! Dedicated to Me!! "I am still in shock ... every show I go to I bring a sign that says "People Get Ready C-Am-F" ... every show Bono has seen it and given me a wave or a shout. Tonight at the show (Philly 10/17), Bono came on stage and asked "where is the guy with the sign, people get ready ... this one's for you" I was in total shock ... and the Boss came out to play.... it was surreal .... whoever was there so me go crazy at the tip of the ellipse...Bono dedicating a song to me played by the band and Bruce ... unreal ... Thanks U2!!!! I'll be sure to thank him at Penn when he comes Friday (I'm a studen there)" by njelevation06 on Interference **** "Kiss me I'm Brazilian" with the Irish and Brazilian flags. "Words can't describe last night's show in Philly where we were fortunate enough to get into the ellipse, get about 8 feet from the stage, see Springsteen join the boys on People Get Ready and then have Bono basically sing WOWY to my wife and talk to her and had her speak Portuguese into the mic (She had a flag we made that said "Kiss me I'm Brazilian" with the Irish and Brazilian flags)..." by satchelg on Interference **** Some photos: flickr * U2gigs
Bono walks through the Upper West Side - October 17, 2007 in New York City: photos: interference
'Boy' tour - october 17, 1980 U2 perform in Apeldoorn, Holland at the Gigant. Bono, suffering from a cold, is barely able to finish the concert.
'October' tour - october 17, 1981 U2 perform in Bracknell, England at the Sport's Center. After the show, U2 return to the venue floor to talk to some Dutch fans who are following part of the tour. Support is "Comsat Angels".
'U2 gets stamped by Irish Post Office' - october 17, 2002 - U2 appears on an official Irish stamp for the first time when An Post, Ireland's Post Office, issues a set of stamps commemorating Irish Rock Legends. The set includes a U2 stamp, and stamps for Van Morrison, Phil Lynott, and Rory Gallagher.
77th 'VERTIGO' show - october 17, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - Damian Marley - Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa join U2 to 'People Get Ready'! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, I Will Follow, The Electric Co., I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): Walk On (acoustic), Fast Cars, People Get Ready, With or Without You, All Because of You, 40. During the encore, Bono announces that they want to play 'People Get Ready', but says they need an extra guitar player. The crowd erupts when Bruce Springsteen strolls on stage to reprise a collaboration that first happened in September, 1987, at Philly's now-demolished JFK Stadium. Bono calls Bruce's wife, Patti Scialfa, on stage to help with vocals. They play an extended version of the song with mostly made-up lyrics, eventually leaving only Bruce (playing Bono's Irish Falcon guitar) and Larry on stage to close out the first encore. The planned setlist has the show ending with Original of the Species and Bad, but the band plays All Because of You and 40 instead. **** 'This Can't Be A Monday Night..' ...a night to remember in Philadelphia. And what most of us will remember most of all will be Bruce Springsteen singing People Get Ready with U2! As Larry and Edge were introduced in Vertigo, the singer slipping in some Patti Smith along the way, you knew this was going to be a full throttle show because Bono needed water even before Elevation. 'Here's a couple of songs we wrote when we were teenagers,' he explained as every teenager in the audience began wondering at the possibility. I Will Follow received an ovation, flying in to Electric Co where Edge played to Larry and Bono doused himself with water. It's an electric night already, this crowd are pumped, this band are giving it everything. 'This can't be a Monday night, This can't be a Monday night. Is every Monday night like this in Philadelphia?'...Sarajevo is christened 'the capital of CoeXisT' (it was New York last week, but who's complaining ?) and Pride and Streets lift spirits even higher, the smile on Adam's face returned by every face in the house. The Mayor of the city gets honourable mention for helping host Live 8 earlier in the summer and One brings the cellphones out and the house down....another surprise, Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready. 'Okay where's the man with the sign up saying 'People Get Ready'? asks Bono. 'There you go! This one's for you.' Of course, on previous tours, this was the moment when a guitarist would be plucked from the audience but tonight as Bono announces, 'We need a guitar player...', they have just the man walking on from side of stage. 'Who is this man? Who is this man?' asks Bono and everybody in the house knows this is indeed The Man as Bruce Springsteen wanders into U2, a guitar around his neck bearing the familiar legend 'The Goal is Soul'. * 'People get ready / Cos the boss is in town / He don't suffer no fools / Or kiss no clowns / The boy is from New Jersey / But he feels home round here / New York...they're gonna shed some tears.' *As Bono sings his new version, Bruce plays the chords before taking up the vocals for the traditional version.* 'People get ready, there's a train a-comin' / You don't need no baggage, you just get on board / All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin' / Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord' * Edge and Bruce duet on guitar for a moment before Bono takes the vocal again. * 'People get ready / He's a funky brother / Plucking that old guitar / Like you know that he can / People get ready / Cos there is no other / Bruce springsteen is back in town' * And then it's time for another guest, again introduced in song. * 'People get ready / For trouble and strife / You know the boss / Has brought the wife / People get ready / She's a little shy / But a red haired girl / Just a bit of encouragement / And we'll get her there / 'Beautiful girl from the Jersey shore / With a voice like an angel / You know we love you some more / Walk like a Princess / And you talk like a gypsy / And I can't believe that you're / Gonna stand next to me' * And so Patty Scialfa, to another great ovation, joins U2 and husband Bruce on stage. It's a piece of rock'n'roll history, as Philadelphia gets ready and finally Bono leads Patty off while Edge and Bruce finish up. * 'People get ready there's a train to jersey..' sings Bruce and then the moment is over. And still there was time for With or Without You, All Because of You and 40. Wow! That was a night to remember. **** People Get Ready!!! Dedicated to Me!! "I am still in shock ... every show I go to I bring a sign that says "People Get Ready C-Am-F" ... every show Bono has seen it and given me a wave or a shout. Tonight at the show (Philly 10/17), Bono came on stage and asked "where is the guy with the sign, people get ready ... this one's for you" I was in total shock ... and the Boss came out to play.... it was surreal .... whoever was there so me go crazy at the tip of the ellipse...Bono dedicating a song to me played by the band and Bruce ... unreal ... Thanks U2!!!! I'll be sure to thank him at Penn when he comes Friday (I'm a studen there)" by njelevation06 on Interference **** "Kiss me I'm Brazilian" with the Irish and Brazilian flags. "Words can't describe last night's show in Philly where we were fortunate enough to get into the ellipse, get about 8 feet from the stage, see Springsteen join the boys on People Get Ready and then have Bono basically sing WOWY to my wife and talk to her and had her speak Portuguese into the mic (She had a flag we made that said "Kiss me I'm Brazilian" with the Irish and Brazilian flags)..." by satchelg on Interference **** Some photos: flickr * U2gigs
Bono walks through the Upper West Side - October 17, 2007 in New York City: photos: interference
UPDATE - OCOTBER 16 - THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: Groningen / King´s Hall / Smile Jamaica / fans invited to the rehearsal-'Bono, I can see those fighter planes in your head....' / the love for Operator Two / Bono phones to John Hume / UF shirt / U2 on CD:UK 2004 / 76th 'VERTIGO' show: A little boy (Owen) on stage-a pink rose-'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up' / Edge and Bono at a party hosted by Elevation Partners
'Boy' tour - october 16, 1980 - U2 perform in Groningen, Holland at the Vera.
'October' tour - october 16, 1981 U2 perform in Stoke, England at the King's Hall. Support is "Comsat Angels".
'Smile Jamaica' benefit - october 16, 1988 - U2 perform in London, England in the Dominion Theater at the "Smile Jamaica" benefit. Other performers include Chris Rea, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Keith Richards, Robert Palmer, and "The Christians". The show is a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Gilbert, which destroyed one out of every five homes in Jamaica. U2 promote the event by releasing press advertisements for "Rattle & Hum" along with the message, "Jamaica needs your help. Support the Hurricane Appeal. Call to make your donation from 11th October." U2 perform a 20 minute set consisting of four songs which will appear on the new album: "All Along The Watchtower", "Angel Of Harlem"(they are joined by "The Rumour Horns"), "When Love Comes To Town"(with Keith Richards who adds long guitar solos to the song) and "Love Rescue Me"(joined by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers who sing a verse). The version of "Love Rescue Me" appears on the B-side to the "Angel of Harlem" single that is released December 1, 1988. Procedes from the single are donated to the "Smile Jamaica Fund".
When Love Comes To Town:
"LoveTown" tour - october 16, 1989. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the National Tennis Centre. The seven shows orginally started as two, and then an additonal three were added. Another two were added when ticket sales for the additional three were extremely quick. On this concert, a group of fans listening to the soundcheck are invited in by the band. Those without tickets are given tickets, and drinks are served to everyone. The band rehearse several songs, including "Bullet The Blue Sky", "Where The Streets Have No Name", "Van Diemen's Land"(performed solo by The Edge), and "Dancing Barefoot", a B-side to the "When Love Comes To Town" single. "She's a Mystery To Me" is also soundchecked, but is not performed that evening. After the soundcheck, Bono starts complaining of soreness in his throat. Before going on stage, he sees a doctor backstage who tells Bono that he has a fever. In the intro of "Where The Streets Have No Name", Bono explains the story to the crowd and adds, "Now, do I look like a man who has the fever? Well, tonight I take that as a compliment actually!" The performance of "Bullet The Blue Sky" is again charged: "Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours...so Kylie Minogue comes up to me, see...so Jason Donovan comes up to me, see...so the President of the United States comes up to me, and he wants to ask me a question. He says, 'Bono, we don't get 'Neighbours' over here in the USA...that's why I'm in such a bad mood across the borders, see....that's why I don't think too mcuh about what my Panzer Divisions are doing in Central America, Bono. If I could see Kylie and Jason, I would be happy, the world would be at peace tonight! I love that tune...I think that could be a big hit over here on the BillBoard Hot 100!!' And I look at The Edge, he looks into my eyes, and he says, 'Bono, I can see those fighter planes in your head...." Play to them Edge, SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN SEE!" Champagne is brought out during "Party Girl" to end the seven nights in Melbourne. Support for all seven shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.
"ZOOTV - Outside Broadcast" tour - october 16, 1992 - U2 perform in Dallas, Texas at Texas Stadium. Before "Redemption Song", Bono says that you have to be either black or Irish to sing it. Bono again declares his love for Operator Two over the phone to the White House. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".
"Bono phones in congrats to Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume" - october 16, 1998. Bono phones the Irish TV program "The Late, Late Show" to congratulate guest John Hume, who along with David Trimble was named a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize earlier in the day for their efforts towards bringing peace to Northern Ireland.
"Elevation" tour - october 16, 2001 / Chicago, IL - United Center - Garbage. Edge´s shirt this night is UF-shirt.
"CD:UK" - october 16, 2004 / London, England - Riverside Studios. Vertigo, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, City of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own. U2 performs a brief set that's recorded for the CD:UK television programme. Vertigo, which is done with pre-recorded music and Bono singing live, is expected to air a week from now. Bono wants to red Sometimes You Can't Make It... because the crowd is too loud the first time. They try it again at the end of the set with Bono explaining that it's an emotional song and he wants to sing it without the clapping and screaming from earlier in the set.
The interview:
76th 'VERTIGO' show - october 16, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - Damian Marley - A little boy (Owen) on stage / a pink rose / 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.' ! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Fast Cars, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Damian Marley -- Bob's son -- makes his first appearance opening for U2, and Bono marks the occasion by singing a bit of 'Exodus' (and a bit of 'In a Little While') during I Still Haven't Found. He brings a young boy on stage during Bullet the Blue Sky and they walk together around the ellipse. Out at the tip, Bono asks the boy, Owen, to remove the COEXIST headband from Bono's head. Later in the show, Bono also tosses his sunglasses to Owen. **** a little boy on stage / a pink rose: Bob Marley's son Damian opens for U2. Bono slips in a bit of Exodus in I still haven't found, while Damian and band watch from VIP section. He gives his sunglasses to a boy called Owen, who is pulled on stage during Bullet. He let the boy lead him around the catwalk, and when they reached the tip, he asked the boy to take his co-exist headband off. Attempting a bit of In a little while and fucking it up Bono says 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.' Someone handed Bono a pink rose. He puts it in a bottle of water in front of Larry's kit, then he turns back around toward Larry and winks. **** Edge was smiling ear to ear while the whole place was going bonkers: during Streets (from the back side of Larry)-- when the lights pop on in the middle, Edge came running up the catwalk and was behind Larry. And when the lights came up, Edge's face just lit up and he was smiling ear to ear while the whole place was going bonkers. **** Photos on U2tours
Edge and Bono at a party hosted by Elevation Partners - October 16, 2008 - San Francisco - Bono and Edge were at the party last night at Sam's Chowder House, a highly-rated restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which was hosted by Elevation Partners, and might have doubled as the company's annual meeting (which has happened in October in past years). The restaurant owner, said, "It was fascinating. It was wild." Now you know!"
'Boy' tour - october 16, 1980 - U2 perform in Groningen, Holland at the Vera.
'October' tour - october 16, 1981 U2 perform in Stoke, England at the King's Hall. Support is "Comsat Angels".
'Smile Jamaica' benefit - october 16, 1988 - U2 perform in London, England in the Dominion Theater at the "Smile Jamaica" benefit. Other performers include Chris Rea, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, Keith Richards, Robert Palmer, and "The Christians". The show is a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Gilbert, which destroyed one out of every five homes in Jamaica. U2 promote the event by releasing press advertisements for "Rattle & Hum" along with the message, "Jamaica needs your help. Support the Hurricane Appeal. Call to make your donation from 11th October." U2 perform a 20 minute set consisting of four songs which will appear on the new album: "All Along The Watchtower", "Angel Of Harlem"(they are joined by "The Rumour Horns"), "When Love Comes To Town"(with Keith Richards who adds long guitar solos to the song) and "Love Rescue Me"(joined by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers who sing a verse). The version of "Love Rescue Me" appears on the B-side to the "Angel of Harlem" single that is released December 1, 1988. Procedes from the single are donated to the "Smile Jamaica Fund".
When Love Comes To Town:
"LoveTown" tour - october 16, 1989. U2 perform in Melbourne, Australia at the National Tennis Centre. The seven shows orginally started as two, and then an additonal three were added. Another two were added when ticket sales for the additional three were extremely quick. On this concert, a group of fans listening to the soundcheck are invited in by the band. Those without tickets are given tickets, and drinks are served to everyone. The band rehearse several songs, including "Bullet The Blue Sky", "Where The Streets Have No Name", "Van Diemen's Land"(performed solo by The Edge), and "Dancing Barefoot", a B-side to the "When Love Comes To Town" single. "She's a Mystery To Me" is also soundchecked, but is not performed that evening. After the soundcheck, Bono starts complaining of soreness in his throat. Before going on stage, he sees a doctor backstage who tells Bono that he has a fever. In the intro of "Where The Streets Have No Name", Bono explains the story to the crowd and adds, "Now, do I look like a man who has the fever? Well, tonight I take that as a compliment actually!" The performance of "Bullet The Blue Sky" is again charged: "Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours...so Kylie Minogue comes up to me, see...so Jason Donovan comes up to me, see...so the President of the United States comes up to me, and he wants to ask me a question. He says, 'Bono, we don't get 'Neighbours' over here in the USA...that's why I'm in such a bad mood across the borders, see....that's why I don't think too mcuh about what my Panzer Divisions are doing in Central America, Bono. If I could see Kylie and Jason, I would be happy, the world would be at peace tonight! I love that tune...I think that could be a big hit over here on the BillBoard Hot 100!!' And I look at The Edge, he looks into my eyes, and he says, 'Bono, I can see those fighter planes in your head...." Play to them Edge, SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN SEE!" Champagne is brought out during "Party Girl" to end the seven nights in Melbourne. Support for all seven shows is "Weddings Parties Anything" and B.B. King.
"ZOOTV - Outside Broadcast" tour - october 16, 1992 - U2 perform in Dallas, Texas at Texas Stadium. Before "Redemption Song", Bono says that you have to be either black or Irish to sing it. Bono again declares his love for Operator Two over the phone to the White House. Support is B.P. Fallon, "Big Audio Dynamite II" and "Public Enemy".
"Bono phones in congrats to Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume" - october 16, 1998. Bono phones the Irish TV program "The Late, Late Show" to congratulate guest John Hume, who along with David Trimble was named a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize earlier in the day for their efforts towards bringing peace to Northern Ireland.
"Elevation" tour - october 16, 2001 / Chicago, IL - United Center - Garbage. Edge´s shirt this night is UF-shirt.
"CD:UK" - october 16, 2004 / London, England - Riverside Studios. Vertigo, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, City of Blinding Lights, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own. U2 performs a brief set that's recorded for the CD:UK television programme. Vertigo, which is done with pre-recorded music and Bono singing live, is expected to air a week from now. Bono wants to red Sometimes You Can't Make It... because the crowd is too loud the first time. They try it again at the end of the set with Bono explaining that it's an emotional song and he wants to sing it without the clapping and screaming from earlier in the set.
The interview:
76th 'VERTIGO' show - october 16, 2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center - Damian Marley - A little boy (Owen) on stage / a pink rose / 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.' ! City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo, Elevation, The Electric Co., The Ocean, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Beautiful Day, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Love and Peace or Else, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Bullet the Blue Sky, Miss Sarajevo, Pride, Where the Streets Have No Name, One. Encore(s): The First Time (acoustic), Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Fast Cars, With or Without You, All Because of You, Yahweh, 40. Damian Marley -- Bob's son -- makes his first appearance opening for U2, and Bono marks the occasion by singing a bit of 'Exodus' (and a bit of 'In a Little While') during I Still Haven't Found. He brings a young boy on stage during Bullet the Blue Sky and they walk together around the ellipse. Out at the tip, Bono asks the boy, Owen, to remove the COEXIST headband from Bono's head. Later in the show, Bono also tosses his sunglasses to Owen. **** a little boy on stage / a pink rose: Bob Marley's son Damian opens for U2. Bono slips in a bit of Exodus in I still haven't found, while Damian and band watch from VIP section. He gives his sunglasses to a boy called Owen, who is pulled on stage during Bullet. He let the boy lead him around the catwalk, and when they reached the tip, he asked the boy to take his co-exist headband off. Attempting a bit of In a little while and fucking it up Bono says 'Hey, it's our song. It's OK if we screw it up.' Someone handed Bono a pink rose. He puts it in a bottle of water in front of Larry's kit, then he turns back around toward Larry and winks. **** Edge was smiling ear to ear while the whole place was going bonkers: during Streets (from the back side of Larry)-- when the lights pop on in the middle, Edge came running up the catwalk and was behind Larry. And when the lights came up, Edge's face just lit up and he was smiling ear to ear while the whole place was going bonkers. **** Photos on U2tours
Edge and Bono at a party hosted by Elevation Partners - October 16, 2008 - San Francisco - Bono and Edge were at the party last night at Sam's Chowder House, a highly-rated restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which was hosted by Elevation Partners, and might have doubled as the company's annual meeting (which has happened in October in past years). The restaurant owner, said, "It was fascinating. It was wild." Now you know!"
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