This is a re-post from last year – still applicable for Good Friday and Easter weekend! – Brook “This is Jesus; this is Judas.” We all know what song is coming next when we hear that. We love the onstage hijinks that have accompanied it for years, especially when it was never a commercial hit […]
Read More
Know Your Bonoisms, Part 24: Bono the Broheim
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Bonoism, and it’s high time I did one about Bono just being a dude (or…bloak? Or is that just an English thing?) When he’s not lobbying for better retroviral drugs in Africa, gravely injuring himself or attending a seemingly endless string of weddings and funerals all over Europe, […]
Read MoreU2 is Together Again
First, I’m going to ask if you saw the photo of U2 watching the Monaco vs. Arsenal soccer game on St. Patrick’s Day. Second, I’m going to ask why the Daily Mail neglected to show Adam there, since he was totally there. Third, I’m going to ask: When you watch the Live in Chicago DVD […]
Read MoreThe #U2Request Movement Continues!
The fans behind the #U2Request movement won’t stop until they’ve found what they’re looking for, and what they’re looking for is an unexpected song to be on the set list for every show on the tour, starting with when U2 hits the stage in Vancouver on May 14. As most of us know by now, the running favorite is Acrobat – why […]
Read MoreStuck in a U2 Moment
I had another one of those moments this week – a moment when my U2 fandom shows just a little too much. It can be very isolating when everyone around you cannot for the life of them fathom the concept of seeing the same band multiple nights in a row, much less knowing facts about […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 23: Bono’s Childhood Peeps
Did Mick Jagger give his childhood best friend an amazing dream job with a lofty title? I don’t think so. Did Springsteen? Well, maybe – that seems quite plausible. What I do know is that Bono did. Gavin Friday, whose own musical career has always been overshadowed by the fact that he’s Bono’s best mate, has […]
Read MoreWhere is U2?
Seriously, where are they? First, they’re not at the Grammys; clearly, Guy Oseary’s people placed a call to the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences that went something like this: “Best rock album. Did they win? No? Fine, they’re not coming.” Then, they’re not on the SNL 40th anniversary special – which would have been […]
Read MoreHow Can U2 Thank Their Fans? Here’s An Idea
Have you ever wished U2 would hold more interactive fan incentives – as in, events that reward hardcore devotees like ourselves? As in, events where we get to…I don’t know…meet them? I know there are a few of you out there who can say you’ve met one or more of the guys in person, but […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 22: Bono’s Gratitude
One of my favorite Bono speeches is the monologue during the bridge of “Out of Control” at Slane Castle. You know it – the one that starts with, “Father…I need a lend of 500 pounds. Because we’re going to go over to London, and we’re going to score ourselves a record deal.” Heck, let’s not […]
Read MoreWhat Makes a Real U2 Fan?
This is a question I’ve asked myself often over the years, and I’m guessing you have too – especially these last few chapters of their career. This may only be the case on the West Coast (at least I hope it is, since I’m going to finally experience my first East Coast U2 show this […]
Read More