the last show before work into Windmill Lane to "Boy" / "Pinkpop Festival" / "Happy Birthday" to Mary Daly of Amnesty International / after a show Bono reveals U2´s intention to record "Zooropa" / "Daydream Believer" / "POPMart" and web / Edge´s Sporty, I guess / A letter from U2's members to residents who live near at the stadium King Bowdijn!
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" - june 8, 1980. U2 perform the last of the initial British dates in London, England at the Half Moon Club. Support is "Fashion". U2 return to Ireland and into Windmill Lane studios to start recording their first album with Steve Lillywhite. Approximately 30 songs are recorded, and their debut album is released in the fall of 1980.
"Boy" tour - june 8, 1981. U2 perform in Geleen, Holland at the Sportpark as part of the Pinkpop Festival. A week and a half later the Festival is broadcast on Dutch Radio.
"War" tour - june 8, 1983. U2 perform in Kansas City, Missouri at the Memorial Hall.
"Conspiracy Of Hope" tour - june 8, 1986. The third of the Conspiracy of Hope concerts in Denver, Colorado at McNichols Sports Arena. During the encore, Bono announces that one of Amnesty's longtime employees is celebrating a birthday. The crowd sing "Happy Birthday" to Mary Daly before The Edge starts "I Shall Be Released".
"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - june 8, 1992. U2 perform in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Scandanavium. Bono picks an extremely striking blonde girl out of the audience for "Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World". "Woo...a good one," he teases. He shakes the bottle and shouts, "I'm coming!" and pops the cork. Lou Reed's "Sattelite of Love" is performed spectacularily, although the audience clap well out of beat. After the show, outside the venue Bono talks with several fans and reveals the band's intention to record and release a new album before the European summer tour of 1993. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".
"POPMart" tour - june 8, 1997. U2 perform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to a concert in Philadelphia, fans outside the stadium are polled about whether or not they've purchased the POP album, if they had seen U2's TV commercials, and if they understood the concept behind "PopMart", but it's unclear who was responsible for arranging the polling in the first place. Edge´s karaoke this night is "Daydream Believer."
"PopMart show bursts onto the Web" - june 8, 2000. U2's PopMart Mexico City concert is webcast by Internet media company Burst.com, using their "Burstware" technology which claims to offer faster than real-time streaming. The concert remains available as a showcase for Burst.com for three weeks. U2 are minority owners in the company.
"Elevation" tour - june 08, 2001 / Boston, MA - Fleet Center - PJ Harvey - Bono introduces Edge: "I dunno, Scary Spice or Sporty? Ah...Sporty, I guess!" Edge wears this night, red shirt #7.
A letter from U2's members to residents who live near at the stadium King Bowdijn - June 8, 2005 - Brussels - "The show on Friday night is very important to us. We are using brand new screens, Belgian technology in fact, that have never been used before. It is impoerative for this tour that we test these in real concert and real time conditions, so that we get the best effect from them. This means that on Thursday evening, we will be rehearsing the full show from 21:15 until 23:30. We thank you very much for your understanding!"
domingo, 8 de junho de 2008
June 7: 1st "Christmas in June" / Roy Orbison dies / "Tibetan Freedom Concert" / Bono at Christy Turlington&Ed Burns wedding !
"Early Ireland" - june 7, 1979. U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at McGonagle's at the first of the "Christmas in June" concerts. The odd concept is accompanied by Christmas decorations, a slide show and a Christmas Tree off to the side of the stage.
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" - june 7, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Marquee Club. Support is "Fashion".
"War" tour - june 7, 1983 U2 perform in Wichita, Kansas.
"Roy Orbison" - june 7, 1988. Roy Orbison, for whom Bono and The Edge had recently written "She's a Mystery to Me" dies in the US,.before the release of his "Mystery Girl" album.
"Tibetan Freedom Concert" - june 7, 1997. U2 perform at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Washington, D.C.. U2 perform "Gone", "Mysterious Ways", "One", "Until the End of the World", and "Please".
Bono at Christy Turlington&Ed Burns wedding - june 7, 2003 - Actor/director Ed Burns and supermodel Christy Turlington have married in San Francisco. Bono stood in for Turlington's late father, giving the bride away and also singing at the ceremony. Guests at the ceremony, which was originally due to take place in 2001, included Sting and Vin Diesel.
"Early Ireland" - june 7, 1979. U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at McGonagle's at the first of the "Christmas in June" concerts. The odd concept is accompanied by Christmas decorations, a slide show and a Christmas Tree off to the side of the stage.
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" - june 7, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Marquee Club. Support is "Fashion".
"War" tour - june 7, 1983 U2 perform in Wichita, Kansas.
"Roy Orbison" - june 7, 1988. Roy Orbison, for whom Bono and The Edge had recently written "She's a Mystery to Me" dies in the US,.before the release of his "Mystery Girl" album.
"Tibetan Freedom Concert" - june 7, 1997. U2 perform at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Washington, D.C.. U2 perform "Gone", "Mysterious Ways", "One", "Until the End of the World", and "Please".
Bono at Christy Turlington&Ed Burns wedding - june 7, 2003 - Actor/director Ed Burns and supermodel Christy Turlington have married in San Francisco. Bono stood in for Turlington's late father, giving the bride away and also singing at the ceremony. Guests at the ceremony, which was originally due to take place in 2001, included Sting and Vin Diesel.
June 6: two shows in the same day / U2 and The Alarm on stage in Colorado / 2nd "Conspiracy Of Hope" show / a gold record for sales in Sweden / to deter the scalpers / Bono at Harvard University / U2-NBA on NBC / "even his mother calls him The Edge..." / Bono-Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame!
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour - june 6, 1980. U2 perform in Leeds, England at the Fan Club(Afternoon), and then a second gig in Dudley, at J.B's in the evening. Support for the evening gig is "Fashion".
"Boy" tour - june 6, 1981. U2 perform in Aylesbury, England at the Friars Club. Support is "Altered Images".
"War" tour - june 6, 1983. U2 perform in Boulder, Colorado at Colorado State University. Admission to the concert is free--it was originally set up to be a back up for the Red Rocks concert the night before. For the encore, Bono says, "There's only one thing that could follow last night and that's tonight. And just for this occasion I'm going to bring back The Alarm, a band you're going to hear about in the future. We're going to play something special for you." The Alarm return to the stage and both bands partake in a version of "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan, with both Bono and Mike Peters taking turns at the vocals. Support is "The Alarm" and "The Divinyls".
"Conspiray Of Hope" tour - june 6, 1986. The second of the Conspiracy of Hope concerts in Los Angeles, California at The Forum. Instead of opening with "C'mon Everybody", Bono now solos on one verse of "MLK" before The Edge starts "Pride(In The Name of Love)". Dave Stewart and Bob Geldof get together between acts to perform Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up". Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Joni Mitchell and Maria McKee join the all-star finale at the end of the show. Bono thanks promoter Bill Graham for organizing the concerts at the end of the night.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - june 6, 1987. U2 perform in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Eriksberg Shipyard in front of a sold out crowd of 50,000. This is U2's only Scandanavian show of the year, and fans travel from Denmark, Finland, Norway and all over Sweden for the show. To deter scalpers, 500 tickets are sold the day of the concert. Before the show, U2 recieve a gold record for sales in Sweden. It rains all night, and because of the way the stage is situated, half the crowd cannot see the stage--it is one of the worst shows of the "Joshua Tree" tour. Support is "Lone Justice", "Big Audio Dynamite", and "The Pretenders".
"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - june 6, 1993. U2 perform in Stuttgart, Germany at Cannstatter Wasen.
"Bono speaks to Harvard University's graduating seniors" - june 6, 2001 - Bono speaks to the graduating seniors at the University's annual Class Day ceremony. With students, friends, family members, and other onlookers, the crowd numbers 15,000 according to one media report. He introduces himself by saying "My name is Bono, and I am a rock star. I say that not as a boast, but more as a confession." His 20-minute speech is focused on Third World debt relief, and the University gives him an honorary degree during the ceremony.
"Elevation" tour - june 6, 2001 - Boston - MA - U2 plays the second of four shows in Boston. NBC-TV airs "Where the Streets Have No Name" live during halftime of its coverage of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between Los Angeles and Philadelphia. They also show "Elevation" on tape from earlier in this show. Most of the footage later used in U2's Elevation 2001: Live From Boston home video is taken from this show. Bono intoduces Edge: "I´d like to introduce you to the scientist in the family, a man who takes sexual pleasure in the collection of data, wearing the number 7 shirt this evening, even his mother calls him The Edge..."Edge wears this night red shirt #7.
"Bono inducted into Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame" - june 6, 2002. Bono and former U.S. president Bill Clinton are inducted into the Washington-based Academy of Achievement's hall of fame at a Banquet of the Golden Plate in the Four Seasons Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin.
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour - june 6, 1980. U2 perform in Leeds, England at the Fan Club(Afternoon), and then a second gig in Dudley, at J.B's in the evening. Support for the evening gig is "Fashion".
"Boy" tour - june 6, 1981. U2 perform in Aylesbury, England at the Friars Club. Support is "Altered Images".
"War" tour - june 6, 1983. U2 perform in Boulder, Colorado at Colorado State University. Admission to the concert is free--it was originally set up to be a back up for the Red Rocks concert the night before. For the encore, Bono says, "There's only one thing that could follow last night and that's tonight. And just for this occasion I'm going to bring back The Alarm, a band you're going to hear about in the future. We're going to play something special for you." The Alarm return to the stage and both bands partake in a version of "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" by Bob Dylan, with both Bono and Mike Peters taking turns at the vocals. Support is "The Alarm" and "The Divinyls".
"Conspiray Of Hope" tour - june 6, 1986. The second of the Conspiracy of Hope concerts in Los Angeles, California at The Forum. Instead of opening with "C'mon Everybody", Bono now solos on one verse of "MLK" before The Edge starts "Pride(In The Name of Love)". Dave Stewart and Bob Geldof get together between acts to perform Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up". Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley, Joni Mitchell and Maria McKee join the all-star finale at the end of the show. Bono thanks promoter Bill Graham for organizing the concerts at the end of the night.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - june 6, 1987. U2 perform in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Eriksberg Shipyard in front of a sold out crowd of 50,000. This is U2's only Scandanavian show of the year, and fans travel from Denmark, Finland, Norway and all over Sweden for the show. To deter scalpers, 500 tickets are sold the day of the concert. Before the show, U2 recieve a gold record for sales in Sweden. It rains all night, and because of the way the stage is situated, half the crowd cannot see the stage--it is one of the worst shows of the "Joshua Tree" tour. Support is "Lone Justice", "Big Audio Dynamite", and "The Pretenders".
"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - june 6, 1993. U2 perform in Stuttgart, Germany at Cannstatter Wasen.
"Bono speaks to Harvard University's graduating seniors" - june 6, 2001 - Bono speaks to the graduating seniors at the University's annual Class Day ceremony. With students, friends, family members, and other onlookers, the crowd numbers 15,000 according to one media report. He introduces himself by saying "My name is Bono, and I am a rock star. I say that not as a boast, but more as a confession." His 20-minute speech is focused on Third World debt relief, and the University gives him an honorary degree during the ceremony.
"Elevation" tour - june 6, 2001 - Boston - MA - U2 plays the second of four shows in Boston. NBC-TV airs "Where the Streets Have No Name" live during halftime of its coverage of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between Los Angeles and Philadelphia. They also show "Elevation" on tape from earlier in this show. Most of the footage later used in U2's Elevation 2001: Live From Boston home video is taken from this show. Bono intoduces Edge: "I´d like to introduce you to the scientist in the family, a man who takes sexual pleasure in the collection of data, wearing the number 7 shirt this evening, even his mother calls him The Edge..."Edge wears this night red shirt #7.
"Bono inducted into Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame" - june 6, 2002. Bono and former U.S. president Bill Clinton are inducted into the Washington-based Academy of Achievement's hall of fame at a Banquet of the Golden Plate in the Four Seasons Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin.
June 5: "Red Rocks" / "One" to Jo Clayton, Adam´s mum / home video and special TV are recorded in Boston / on a creamy, white, yellowy Les Paul... / Edge with Lanois!
"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" - june 5, 1980. U2 perform in Leeds, England at the Fan Club. Support is "Fashion".
"War" tour "Red Rocks" - june 5, 1983. U2 play the Red Rocks amphitheater in Denver. Pouring rain almost halts the show, but U2 and McGuinness do not want to cancel, despite Berry Fey's(the concert's promoter) objections. Despite adverse weather conditions, more than 9000 fans show up. Opening acts "The Divinyls" and "The Alarm" are given the choice not to go on--both groups decide to cancel. Three torches are placed around the stage, and are suddenly lit. U2 are announced, "Bob Dylan did it -- they called it 'Hard Rain` and made a movie -- that's what you've got right here, so you're all a part of history. Ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome, please, from Dublin, Ireland : U2!" The gig is recorded by British music show "The Tube" and later released on video. Some tracks also appear on the live mini album "Under a Blood Red Sky" released later in 1983. A wide variety of versions are made for different TV channels to air(Showtime, MTV). The show is first aired on the British radio show, "The Source" on July 8, 1983. The band must later pay $50,000 for Bono's impromptu and unauthorized rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Send in the Clowns during "The Electric Co."
"ZOOTV" tour - june 5, 1992. U2 perform in Dortmund, Germany at Westfalenhalle. On the second night, the pushing and shoving at the front of the stage is getting out of hand. "I've just learned how to dance, and I want you to try it out. You need a bit of space, so please move back," Bono motions with his hands. "One" is dedicated to Adam Clayton's mother, Jo, who is in attendance this evening. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".
"Elevation" tour - june 05, 2001 / Boston, MA - Fleet Center - PJ Harvey. Almost two dozen cameras are in the arena tonight to tape the show for an upcoming home video release and TV special. Bono makes repeated references to U2's early shows in Boston at The Paradise. Bono introduces Edge: "In the number 7 shirt, he could have come from by spaceshuttle tonight, but he´s travelling on a creamy, white, yellowy Les Paul...The Edge". Edge wears this night red shirt #7.
"Edge guests with Lanois in L.A." - June 5, 2003 - Edge is a guest performer with Daniel Lanois at Lanois' concert tonight at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. They perform three songs together, "Falling At Your Feet," "Still Water", and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".
"11 O'Clock Tick Tock" - june 5, 1980. U2 perform in Leeds, England at the Fan Club. Support is "Fashion".
"War" tour "Red Rocks" - june 5, 1983. U2 play the Red Rocks amphitheater in Denver. Pouring rain almost halts the show, but U2 and McGuinness do not want to cancel, despite Berry Fey's(the concert's promoter) objections. Despite adverse weather conditions, more than 9000 fans show up. Opening acts "The Divinyls" and "The Alarm" are given the choice not to go on--both groups decide to cancel. Three torches are placed around the stage, and are suddenly lit. U2 are announced, "Bob Dylan did it -- they called it 'Hard Rain` and made a movie -- that's what you've got right here, so you're all a part of history. Ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome, please, from Dublin, Ireland : U2!" The gig is recorded by British music show "The Tube" and later released on video. Some tracks also appear on the live mini album "Under a Blood Red Sky" released later in 1983. A wide variety of versions are made for different TV channels to air(Showtime, MTV). The show is first aired on the British radio show, "The Source" on July 8, 1983. The band must later pay $50,000 for Bono's impromptu and unauthorized rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Send in the Clowns during "The Electric Co."
"ZOOTV" tour - june 5, 1992. U2 perform in Dortmund, Germany at Westfalenhalle. On the second night, the pushing and shoving at the front of the stage is getting out of hand. "I've just learned how to dance, and I want you to try it out. You need a bit of space, so please move back," Bono motions with his hands. "One" is dedicated to Adam Clayton's mother, Jo, who is in attendance this evening. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".
"Elevation" tour - june 05, 2001 / Boston, MA - Fleet Center - PJ Harvey. Almost two dozen cameras are in the arena tonight to tape the show for an upcoming home video release and TV special. Bono makes repeated references to U2's early shows in Boston at The Paradise. Bono introduces Edge: "In the number 7 shirt, he could have come from by spaceshuttle tonight, but he´s travelling on a creamy, white, yellowy Les Paul...The Edge". Edge wears this night red shirt #7.
"Edge guests with Lanois in L.A." - June 5, 2003 - Edge is a guest performer with Daniel Lanois at Lanois' concert tonight at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. They perform three songs together, "Falling At Your Feet," "Still Water", and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For".
June 4: starts "Conspiracy Of Hope" tour / Bono joins Bob Dylan on stage twice / students are massacred in the Tiananmen Square / U2 allow some fans during the soundcheck / TED Africa: Bono urges aid while Mwenda opposes it / Bono Buys Palm !
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour - june 4, 1980 U2 perform in Manchester, England at the Beach Club. Support is "Fashion".
"Boy" tour - june 4, 1981. U2 perform at Salford, England at the Friars Club. Support is "Altered Images".
"Conspiracy Of Hope" tour - june 4 1986 U2 join Peter Gabriel, Sting, "The Neville Brothers", Joan Baez, Bryan Adams, Lou Reed and Jackson Brown at the Cow Palace, California, for the first date of the Conspiracy of Hope tour in aid of Amnesty International. The agreement between the various acts is that each set will consist of 30 minutes, and U2's will be 45 minutes long. U2 select songs that are in the context of the show: "C'mon Everybody", "Pride(In the Name of Love)", "New Year's Day", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Maggie's Farm", "Help", "Bad", "Sun City", "I Shall Be Released". When U2 come on stage, white flags appear everywhere, as they will for the remaining 7 dates of the tour. The Edge's guitar cuts out at the beginning, leaving the band wondering what to do. Bono again fills the void with some quick ad-libbing. Bono urges the crowd to sing "Pride(In the Name of Love)" for "Martin Luther King, and every prisoner in every jail, wrongfully imprisoned!" Before "Maggie's Farm", Bono blindfold's himself and walks to the edge of the stage, and up onto the speakers--he removes the blindfold and starts to sing. He will perform this act every night of the tour. Lou Reed adds vocals to "Sun City", a song written by Little Steven to discourage fellow artists from performing in the rich, white community in South Africa. The crowd sing the key words, "Twenty three million can't vote because they're black. We're stabbing our brothers and sisters in the back!". Bono introduces Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" as the song "that says it all".
"Bono joins Dylan" - june 4, 1988. Bono joins Bob Dylan on stage for a version of "Maggie's Farm" in the RDS, Simmonscourt.
"Bono joins Dylan again" / "massacre in the Tiananmen Square" - june 4, 1989. Bono joins Bob Dylan on stage in Dublin, Ireland at RDS Simmons Court. Bono steps onto stage during "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and sings a line or two. A version of "Maggie's Farm" is performed in which Bono sings "...Well there ain't no work on Charley's farm no more" referring to Ireland's Prime Minister Charles Haughey. The same day, thousands are massacred in the Tiananmen Square crackdown on student supporters of democracy. Thousands more are rounded up and sent to jails and camps by the Chinese Communist Government. "Ideas won't go to jail." -- Alfred Whitney.
"ZOOTV" tour - june 4, 1992 U2 perform in Dortmund, Germany at Westfalenhalle. During the soundcheck on the first day, U2 allow some fans who are waiting around to sit at the back of the venue. Bono introduces Elvis' "Can't Help Falling In Love" as "a song from our next album, which features only Elvis songs," and performs a long acoustic version. He also sings "She's A Mystery To Me", and tells the fans to "Enjoy the show," after which the fans are escorted out again. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".
"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - june 4, 1993. U2 perform in Munich, Germany at Olympiastadion.
TED Africa: Bono urges aid while Mwenda opposes it - June 04, 2007 - The second session opens with a remarkable piece of film, an excerpt from a stop-motion animation titled, Only the Hand that Erases Can Write the True Thing. It's a haunting and moving piece, but it's a bit jarring before we move into the rest of the session, which opens as a rebuttal of the first session. Bono is the first speaker for the second session and he brings greetings from Chancellor Angela Merkel, a video greeing that connects the G8's meeting with TED's meeting.
Bono Buys Palm - June 04, 2007 - This morning truth is stranger than fiction. Palm announced a strategic stock sale to private equity firm Elevation, a five way partnership between musical genius Bono, Apple iPod pioneer Jon Rubinstein, and three other executives.
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" tour - june 4, 1980 U2 perform in Manchester, England at the Beach Club. Support is "Fashion".
"Boy" tour - june 4, 1981. U2 perform at Salford, England at the Friars Club. Support is "Altered Images".
"Conspiracy Of Hope" tour - june 4 1986 U2 join Peter Gabriel, Sting, "The Neville Brothers", Joan Baez, Bryan Adams, Lou Reed and Jackson Brown at the Cow Palace, California, for the first date of the Conspiracy of Hope tour in aid of Amnesty International. The agreement between the various acts is that each set will consist of 30 minutes, and U2's will be 45 minutes long. U2 select songs that are in the context of the show: "C'mon Everybody", "Pride(In the Name of Love)", "New Year's Day", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Maggie's Farm", "Help", "Bad", "Sun City", "I Shall Be Released". When U2 come on stage, white flags appear everywhere, as they will for the remaining 7 dates of the tour. The Edge's guitar cuts out at the beginning, leaving the band wondering what to do. Bono again fills the void with some quick ad-libbing. Bono urges the crowd to sing "Pride(In the Name of Love)" for "Martin Luther King, and every prisoner in every jail, wrongfully imprisoned!" Before "Maggie's Farm", Bono blindfold's himself and walks to the edge of the stage, and up onto the speakers--he removes the blindfold and starts to sing. He will perform this act every night of the tour. Lou Reed adds vocals to "Sun City", a song written by Little Steven to discourage fellow artists from performing in the rich, white community in South Africa. The crowd sing the key words, "Twenty three million can't vote because they're black. We're stabbing our brothers and sisters in the back!". Bono introduces Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" as the song "that says it all".
"Bono joins Dylan" - june 4, 1988. Bono joins Bob Dylan on stage for a version of "Maggie's Farm" in the RDS, Simmonscourt.
"Bono joins Dylan again" / "massacre in the Tiananmen Square" - june 4, 1989. Bono joins Bob Dylan on stage in Dublin, Ireland at RDS Simmons Court. Bono steps onto stage during "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and sings a line or two. A version of "Maggie's Farm" is performed in which Bono sings "...Well there ain't no work on Charley's farm no more" referring to Ireland's Prime Minister Charles Haughey. The same day, thousands are massacred in the Tiananmen Square crackdown on student supporters of democracy. Thousands more are rounded up and sent to jails and camps by the Chinese Communist Government. "Ideas won't go to jail." -- Alfred Whitney.
"ZOOTV" tour - june 4, 1992 U2 perform in Dortmund, Germany at Westfalenhalle. During the soundcheck on the first day, U2 allow some fans who are waiting around to sit at the back of the venue. Bono introduces Elvis' "Can't Help Falling In Love" as "a song from our next album, which features only Elvis songs," and performs a long acoustic version. He also sings "She's A Mystery To Me", and tells the fans to "Enjoy the show," after which the fans are escorted out again. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".
"ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - june 4, 1993. U2 perform in Munich, Germany at Olympiastadion.
TED Africa: Bono urges aid while Mwenda opposes it - June 04, 2007 - The second session opens with a remarkable piece of film, an excerpt from a stop-motion animation titled, Only the Hand that Erases Can Write the True Thing. It's a haunting and moving piece, but it's a bit jarring before we move into the rest of the session, which opens as a rebuttal of the first session. Bono is the first speaker for the second session and he brings greetings from Chancellor Angela Merkel, a video greeing that connects the G8's meeting with TED's meeting.
Bono Buys Palm - June 04, 2007 - This morning truth is stranger than fiction. Palm announced a strategic stock sale to private equity firm Elevation, a five way partnership between musical genius Bono, Apple iPod pioneer Jon Rubinstein, and three other executives.
June 3: less than 10 people / East/West Berlin in 85 / with another band on stage / "New York, New York" / red shirt #2!
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" - june 3, 1980. U2 perform in Nottingham, England at the Boat Club. Upon reaching Nottingham, Bono realizes his suitcase is missing--presumably lost. Less than 10 people show for the gig. Support is "Fashion".
"War" tour - june 3, 1983. U2 perform in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"U2 hoped to unite East/West for a day" - june 3, 1985. U2 attempt to perform in Berlin, Germany on the Platz der Repulik in front of the Reichstag. U2 hoped to unite East/West for a day, but the actual event doesn't get much publicity and as a result is cancelled.
"The Joshua Tree" - june 3, 1987. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at the National Exhibition Centre. Bono invites a guitarist up on stage to help with "People Get Ready", and when the guitarist finishes the song, Bono asks him if his band is here. They are also invited up on stage and are handed instruments--the two bands play "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Support is "Hurrah!".
POPMart" tour - june 3, 1997 - East Rutherford, NJ. Giants Stadium. Fun Lovin' Criminals. Edge´s karaoke this night is "New York, New York".
"Elevation" tour - june 03, 2001 / Hartford, CT - Civic Center - PJ Harvey. Edge wears tonight red shirt #2.
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" - june 3, 1980. U2 perform in Nottingham, England at the Boat Club. Upon reaching Nottingham, Bono realizes his suitcase is missing--presumably lost. Less than 10 people show for the gig. Support is "Fashion".
"War" tour - june 3, 1983. U2 perform in Salt Lake City, Utah.
"U2 hoped to unite East/West for a day" - june 3, 1985. U2 attempt to perform in Berlin, Germany on the Platz der Repulik in front of the Reichstag. U2 hoped to unite East/West for a day, but the actual event doesn't get much publicity and as a result is cancelled.
"The Joshua Tree" - june 3, 1987. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at the National Exhibition Centre. Bono invites a guitarist up on stage to help with "People Get Ready", and when the guitarist finishes the song, Bono asks him if his band is here. They are also invited up on stage and are handed instruments--the two bands play "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". Support is "Hurrah!".
POPMart" tour - june 3, 1997 - East Rutherford, NJ. Giants Stadium. Fun Lovin' Criminals. Edge´s karaoke this night is "New York, New York".
"Elevation" tour - june 03, 2001 / Hartford, CT - Civic Center - PJ Harvey. Edge wears tonight red shirt #2.
June 2: Bono meets Rene Castro / ..."a religious man who became a very dangerous man when he failed to work out the hands of love"... / more with Island Records / swastikas on screen during "Bullet the Blue Sky" / my friend The Edge / Rosario's Pizza !
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" - june 2, 1980. U2 perform in Uneaton, England at the 77 Club. Support is "Fashion".
"Rene Castro" - june 2, 1986. While preparing for the first "Conspiracy of Hope" concert in San Francisco, Bono and Lou Reed meet Chilean artist Rene Castro, who because his artwork was criticized by the government of dictator General A. Pinochet, was tortured and beaten by the military. Castro had been held for two years in a concentration camp until Amnesty International was able to free him. Castro's work in the US focuses mainly on countries in Central America which suffer from the US's military intervention. Bono and Castro agree to stay in touch.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - june 2, 1987. U2 perform in London, England at Wembley Stadium. The show is added for those people who don't want to see U2 in a large stadium. The show is five days before parliamentary elections in the UK, and the show is politcially charged. During "Exit", Bono explains the song is about "a religious man who became a very dangerous man when he failed to work out the hands of love," and then adds, "You could call him Ian Paisley[Irish politician], yeah...sure! You can put anyone you like in that spot, put me in the spot!" During "Maggie's Farm", Bono says, "You've got a few days to make up your mind. We sing songs about our country being divided. Tonight, we sing this song for your country because it is also divided. I'm not going to tell you how to vote, but you will all be voting won't you?...Sing for me, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's Farm no more..." During "C'mon Everybody", Bono lets his feeling on the elections known, "You know I fancy Margaret Thatcher, but I think she's going to have to go..." Support is "Hurrah!"
"U2 extends contract with Island Records" - june 2, 1993 - U2 and Island Records announce an extension of the band's current record contract. The agreement gives Island the rights to U2's next six albums. The deal reportedly pays the band $60 million, a $10 million-plus advance per album, and an incredible 25 percent royalty rate on every album sold. Said U2 manager Paul McGuinness in a phone call from London: "We are extremely pleased to stay with a company that believes in us. Couldn't be happier."
"ZOOTV - Zooropa" - june 2, 1993. U2 perform in Frankfurt, Germany at the Waldstadion. At a show in Frankfurt, Germany, Bono makes repeated references to the latest in a stream of racist incidents in Germany, where a firebomb was thrown into a house owned by a Turkish family in the town of Genc. The first Zooropa show in Germany is also noteworthy because U2 continue to display burning swastikas on screen during "Bullet the Blue Sky," even though the image of the swastika has been declared illegal to display publically in the newly-united Germany.
"Elevation" tour - june 02, 2001 / Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena - PJ Harvey. During 'Bad,' Bono sings a brief bit of The Verve's 'The Drugs Don't Work' and some of the Rolling Stones' 'Time Is On My Side'. Edge wears red shirt# 7, this night. Bono introduces him: "I´d like to introduce my friend The Edge".
Rosario's Pizza - June 2005 - New York City - Irish rockers Bono and The Edge of U2 were on the Lower East Side recently filming a video in the Slipper Room at Orchard and Stanton Sts. Seeing all the commotion, Sal Bartolomeo from Rosario's Pizza across the street came over and got a warm reception from the super group's lead singer. 'I felt I want to shake this guy's hand,' Bartolomeo recounted. 'He's a good guy, does a lot of good things'. I said, 'How you doin' Bono? I'm Sal, best pizza man around the street. You're the best singer in the world.' He put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Everyone should buy Sal's pizza - with pepperoni!' Everyone's cheering, 'Hey Sal!' Afterwards, everyone came into my store and said, 'Sal, you were with Bono...you cool!' source: thevillager
"11 O´Clock Tick Tock" - june 2, 1980. U2 perform in Uneaton, England at the 77 Club. Support is "Fashion".
"Rene Castro" - june 2, 1986. While preparing for the first "Conspiracy of Hope" concert in San Francisco, Bono and Lou Reed meet Chilean artist Rene Castro, who because his artwork was criticized by the government of dictator General A. Pinochet, was tortured and beaten by the military. Castro had been held for two years in a concentration camp until Amnesty International was able to free him. Castro's work in the US focuses mainly on countries in Central America which suffer from the US's military intervention. Bono and Castro agree to stay in touch.
"The Joshua Tree" tour - june 2, 1987. U2 perform in London, England at Wembley Stadium. The show is added for those people who don't want to see U2 in a large stadium. The show is five days before parliamentary elections in the UK, and the show is politcially charged. During "Exit", Bono explains the song is about "a religious man who became a very dangerous man when he failed to work out the hands of love," and then adds, "You could call him Ian Paisley[Irish politician], yeah...sure! You can put anyone you like in that spot, put me in the spot!" During "Maggie's Farm", Bono says, "You've got a few days to make up your mind. We sing songs about our country being divided. Tonight, we sing this song for your country because it is also divided. I'm not going to tell you how to vote, but you will all be voting won't you?...Sing for me, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's Farm no more..." During "C'mon Everybody", Bono lets his feeling on the elections known, "You know I fancy Margaret Thatcher, but I think she's going to have to go..." Support is "Hurrah!"
"U2 extends contract with Island Records" - june 2, 1993 - U2 and Island Records announce an extension of the band's current record contract. The agreement gives Island the rights to U2's next six albums. The deal reportedly pays the band $60 million, a $10 million-plus advance per album, and an incredible 25 percent royalty rate on every album sold. Said U2 manager Paul McGuinness in a phone call from London: "We are extremely pleased to stay with a company that believes in us. Couldn't be happier."
"ZOOTV - Zooropa" - june 2, 1993. U2 perform in Frankfurt, Germany at the Waldstadion. At a show in Frankfurt, Germany, Bono makes repeated references to the latest in a stream of racist incidents in Germany, where a firebomb was thrown into a house owned by a Turkish family in the town of Genc. The first Zooropa show in Germany is also noteworthy because U2 continue to display burning swastikas on screen during "Bullet the Blue Sky," even though the image of the swastika has been declared illegal to display publically in the newly-united Germany.
"Elevation" tour - june 02, 2001 / Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena - PJ Harvey. During 'Bad,' Bono sings a brief bit of The Verve's 'The Drugs Don't Work' and some of the Rolling Stones' 'Time Is On My Side'. Edge wears red shirt# 7, this night. Bono introduces him: "I´d like to introduce my friend The Edge".
Rosario's Pizza - June 2005 - New York City - Irish rockers Bono and The Edge of U2 were on the Lower East Side recently filming a video in the Slipper Room at Orchard and Stanton Sts. Seeing all the commotion, Sal Bartolomeo from Rosario's Pizza across the street came over and got a warm reception from the super group's lead singer. 'I felt I want to shake this guy's hand,' Bartolomeo recounted. 'He's a good guy, does a lot of good things'. I said, 'How you doin' Bono? I'm Sal, best pizza man around the street. You're the best singer in the world.' He put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Everyone should buy Sal's pizza - with pepperoni!' Everyone's cheering, 'Hey Sal!' Afterwards, everyone came into my store and said, 'Sal, you were with Bono...you cool!' source: thevillager
domingo, 1 de junho de 2008
June 1st: Ireland Games / "Street Mission" / "Contraception Action Campaign" / "Passenger" / "Rattle And Hum" / ...Thank you for trusting us... / "September 13" to the end of "Love Is Blindness" / "Batman Forever" / 1st "Staring At The Sun" acoustic / "Sweet Caroline" / Monaco-F1-GP / Bono in Dublin: Dismissing reports about a Live Aid II - billions, not millions to aid Africa !
"Bono plays chess" - summer 1976 - Paul Hewson plays in the All Ireland Games. His sport is chess.
"Early Ireland" - june 1, 1978 - Ireland - Youngline - Irish TV - U2 perform "Street Mission".
"Contraception Action Campaign" - summer 1978 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at Liberty Hall, for the "Contraception Action Campaign". The Campaign protests Ireland's strict anti-contraception laws. The stage is covered with slogans such as "Free Legal and Safe Contraception", and the band stops their set to let women from the campaign make speeches.
"Passengers in Dublin" - summer 1995 U2, Brian Eno, Howie B, and other passengers spend five weeks recording in Dublin.
"Finishing Rattle And Hum" - june 1988. U2 return to Los Angeles, California to finish the production and sound work on "Rattle & Hum".
"War" tour - june 1, 1983. U2 perform in San Francisco, California at the Civic Auditorium. The band restarts "Out of Control" after The Edge's guitar malfunctions. At the end of the show, Bono thanks the crowd, "There's a lot of cities in the world that if you started a concert and these machines broke down, that would be the end of [the concert]. Tonight it was only the start for us. Thank you for trusting us." Support is "Romeo Void" and "The Alarm".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - june 1, 1985. U2 perform in Basel, Switzerland at St. Jacob's Fussbalstadion. Other notable performers include "The Alarm", Rick Springfield, Joe Cocker, and headliner Chris de Burgh.
"ZOOTV" tour - june 1, 1992. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at the National Exhibition Centre. The show is very well recieved by the crowd, and Bono reminices about the early days of U2: "The first time we played Birminghham we played to about 22 people. It was great then, but we like this better. There's probably more Irish people in Birmingham than there are in Dublin, is that right? At least you built Birmingham properly!" Bono introduces "Bad" and claims that "Micheal Jackson ripped me off, man! Now who's bad?" he mocks. Bono adds the first verse to Yeats' "September 1913" to the end of "Love is Blindness" : "What need you, being come to sense/ Having a finger in the till and adding the halfpence to the pence/ And a prayer to shivering prayer/ Till you drive the marrow from the bone/ Romantic Ireland's dead and gone/ It's with O'Leary in the grave..." Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" - june 1, 1995. U2 release their first single of the year, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me". The track is featured on the "Batman Forever" soundtrack. It eventually peaks at #2 in the UK, #16 in the US and #1 in Australia and Ireland.
"POPMart" tour - june 1, 1997. U2 perform the second and third concerts in New Jersey at Giants Stadium. East Rutherford, during their second show at the Meadowlands, Bono sings a brief portion of "Hallelujah," in memory of folk-singer Jeff Buckley, who has drowned recently in Memphis. During "Where the Streets Have No Name," Bono spots two stadium security men roughly handling a female fan and he races toward the end of the b-stage, telling them to let go of the girl. He brings her on-stage and briefly dances with her; this also marks the first show in which Bono and Edge perform an acoustic version of "Staring at the Sun" on the b-stage, the song that has given the band trouble since the PopMart Tour's opening night in Las Vegas. On the first night, Edge performs "Sweet Caroline" as the karaoke song.
"Bono: A Day at the Races" - june 1, 2003. Bono attends the Formula 1 Monaco grand Prix today, presumably as the guest of fellow Irishman and F1 racer Eddie Jordan, who is also his neighbor in Killiney.
Bono in Dublin: Dismissing reports about a Live Aid II - billions, not millions to aid Africa - June 1, 2004 - Dublin - Charity will not solve the problems of African poverty, was the message Bono delivered to EU development ministers in Dublin (June 1, 2004). And in an open letter to UK PM Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown, Bono has joined a group of celebrities demanding an increase in aid to the poorest countries. Actors Jude Law and Helen Mirren were among more than 20 stars to sign the letter, which lists the problems faced by the world's poor and asks the UK to donate 0.7% of its income to help. Read the letter, here. Speaking in Dublin Bono said that charity is no longer enough because Africa is "bursting into flames". "We are after billions, not millions - and that's what it's going to take to sort out the problems of our next door neighbour. "There's a general feeling in some camps that because they are doing well their economies can't afford the commitment of 0.7% and it's going to be more money than they thought. "A lot of these people are doing some great things, but there are promises being broken and that's unacceptable." Dismissing reports that a Live Aid II is being planned, he said "there's an emergency going on and for me it's not really about charity at this point, it's about justice." He said he did not want to see again the shocking images from Africa that were beamed around the world 20 years ago. "There are plans being discussed here today that would mean we wouldn't have to see those awful pictures again," he added. "There are bureaucratic bottle-necks going on. People have pledged 14 billion dollars to the EU but the EU haven't found a way of spending it. "At a time when 6,500 Africans are dying every day of AIDS that's not the Europe I want to be in."
"Bono plays chess" - summer 1976 - Paul Hewson plays in the All Ireland Games. His sport is chess.
"Early Ireland" - june 1, 1978 - Ireland - Youngline - Irish TV - U2 perform "Street Mission".
"Contraception Action Campaign" - summer 1978 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at Liberty Hall, for the "Contraception Action Campaign". The Campaign protests Ireland's strict anti-contraception laws. The stage is covered with slogans such as "Free Legal and Safe Contraception", and the band stops their set to let women from the campaign make speeches.
"Passengers in Dublin" - summer 1995 U2, Brian Eno, Howie B, and other passengers spend five weeks recording in Dublin.
"Finishing Rattle And Hum" - june 1988. U2 return to Los Angeles, California to finish the production and sound work on "Rattle & Hum".
"War" tour - june 1, 1983. U2 perform in San Francisco, California at the Civic Auditorium. The band restarts "Out of Control" after The Edge's guitar malfunctions. At the end of the show, Bono thanks the crowd, "There's a lot of cities in the world that if you started a concert and these machines broke down, that would be the end of [the concert]. Tonight it was only the start for us. Thank you for trusting us." Support is "Romeo Void" and "The Alarm".
"The Unforgettable Fire" tour - june 1, 1985. U2 perform in Basel, Switzerland at St. Jacob's Fussbalstadion. Other notable performers include "The Alarm", Rick Springfield, Joe Cocker, and headliner Chris de Burgh.
"ZOOTV" tour - june 1, 1992. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at the National Exhibition Centre. The show is very well recieved by the crowd, and Bono reminices about the early days of U2: "The first time we played Birminghham we played to about 22 people. It was great then, but we like this better. There's probably more Irish people in Birmingham than there are in Dublin, is that right? At least you built Birmingham properly!" Bono introduces "Bad" and claims that "Micheal Jackson ripped me off, man! Now who's bad?" he mocks. Bono adds the first verse to Yeats' "September 1913" to the end of "Love is Blindness" : "What need you, being come to sense/ Having a finger in the till and adding the halfpence to the pence/ And a prayer to shivering prayer/ Till you drive the marrow from the bone/ Romantic Ireland's dead and gone/ It's with O'Leary in the grave..." Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions".
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" - june 1, 1995. U2 release their first single of the year, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me". The track is featured on the "Batman Forever" soundtrack. It eventually peaks at #2 in the UK, #16 in the US and #1 in Australia and Ireland.
"POPMart" tour - june 1, 1997. U2 perform the second and third concerts in New Jersey at Giants Stadium. East Rutherford, during their second show at the Meadowlands, Bono sings a brief portion of "Hallelujah," in memory of folk-singer Jeff Buckley, who has drowned recently in Memphis. During "Where the Streets Have No Name," Bono spots two stadium security men roughly handling a female fan and he races toward the end of the b-stage, telling them to let go of the girl. He brings her on-stage and briefly dances with her; this also marks the first show in which Bono and Edge perform an acoustic version of "Staring at the Sun" on the b-stage, the song that has given the band trouble since the PopMart Tour's opening night in Las Vegas. On the first night, Edge performs "Sweet Caroline" as the karaoke song.
"Bono: A Day at the Races" - june 1, 2003. Bono attends the Formula 1 Monaco grand Prix today, presumably as the guest of fellow Irishman and F1 racer Eddie Jordan, who is also his neighbor in Killiney.
Bono in Dublin: Dismissing reports about a Live Aid II - billions, not millions to aid Africa - June 1, 2004 - Dublin - Charity will not solve the problems of African poverty, was the message Bono delivered to EU development ministers in Dublin (June 1, 2004). And in an open letter to UK PM Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown, Bono has joined a group of celebrities demanding an increase in aid to the poorest countries. Actors Jude Law and Helen Mirren were among more than 20 stars to sign the letter, which lists the problems faced by the world's poor and asks the UK to donate 0.7% of its income to help. Read the letter, here. Speaking in Dublin Bono said that charity is no longer enough because Africa is "bursting into flames". "We are after billions, not millions - and that's what it's going to take to sort out the problems of our next door neighbour. "There's a general feeling in some camps that because they are doing well their economies can't afford the commitment of 0.7% and it's going to be more money than they thought. "A lot of these people are doing some great things, but there are promises being broken and that's unacceptable." Dismissing reports that a Live Aid II is being planned, he said "there's an emergency going on and for me it's not really about charity at this point, it's about justice." He said he did not want to see again the shocking images from Africa that were beamed around the world 20 years ago. "There are plans being discussed here today that would mean we wouldn't have to see those awful pictures again," he added. "There are bureaucratic bottle-necks going on. People have pledged 14 billion dollars to the EU but the EU haven't found a way of spending it. "At a time when 6,500 Africans are dying every day of AIDS that's not the Europe I want to be in."
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