Listen to the entire show: Download lossless audio file: Download Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday New Year’s Day Bad / Beds Are Burning Pride (In the Name of Love) Where the Streets Have No Name I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For With or Without You Bullet the Blue Sky Running To Stand Still Red […]
Read MoreU2 frontman Bono has apologised to critic David Cohen
U2 frontman Bono has apologised to critic David Cohen, 30 years after he mocked Cohen’s review of The Joshua Tree on stage at Wellington’s Athletic Park. Bono, aka Paul Hewson, sent an email on Saturday afternoon via U2’s publicists on the Joshua Tree Tour. The band played at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium on Friday and […]
Read MoreAdam Clayton thrilled to finally bring Joshua Tree tour to New Zealand
U2 bassist Adam Clayton says they are thrilled to finally bring their Joshua Tree tour to New Zealand ahead of their two Auckland shows this weekend. The Irish rock megastars will play Mt Smart Stadium this Friday and Saturday, 32 years after they first set out touring in support of their classic 1987 album. The […]
Read MoreNovember 9, 2019 – Auckland, New Zealand – Mt Smart Stadium
Listen to the entire show: Download lossless audio file: Download Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday New Year’s Day Bad Pride (In the Name of Love) Where the Streets Have No Name I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For With or Without You Bullet the Blue Sky Running To Stand Still Red Hill Mining Town In […]
Read MoreU2’s sold-out Auckland concert a glittering mix of music and cinema
(TVNZ)U2 treated a sold-out Auckland audience to a spectacular display at Mt Smart Stadium last night – in what was a glittering mix of music and cinema. The first of two Auckland shows on the Joshua Tree tour was a stark reminder of how the world’s biggest band gets business done. For those all about […]
Read MoreNovember 8, 2019 – Auckland, New Zealand – Mt Smart Stadium
Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday New Year’s Day Bad / America (snippet) Pride (In the Name of Love) Where the Streets Have No Name / California (There Is No End To Love) (snippet) I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For With or Without You Bullet the Blue Sky / Black Dog (snippet) / America (West […]
Read MoreForeign super-fans defend divisive queuing system
(stuff.co.nz) U2 super-fans in Auckland who are running a rogue ticket entry system have defended their line hack. Local fans earlier said they feared they would miss out on a prime spot up the front of the standing area, after international ticket holders set up the unofficial reservation system. A group of about 30 international superfans are administering […]
Read MoreBono pays tribute to Gay Byrne
Calling in to the show from Auckland where the band are currently touring, Bono shared some of his fondest memories of Uncle Gaybo from his days as host of The Late Late Show. “If you didn’t get on his show you didn’t feel you existed,” he said. “When U2 got dropped from what would have been […]
Read MoreU2 ‘THREE’ EP LIMITED EDITION 12″ BLACK VINYL EP REISSUE To Celebrate 40th Anniversary of U2’s First Ever Release
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Island Records and UMC today announce a new limited edition vinyl reissue from U2 celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band’s first release Three. Remastered in 2019 and pressed on 180g black vinyl, this limited-edition vinyl EP Three (1979) will be released on November 29th, 2019 via independent […]
Read MoreThe U2 Joshua Tree tour of 2019 will kick off this Friday (8 November) in Auckland, New Zealand
This tour will give fans a chance to hear the entire ‘The Joshua Tree album live. “It’s only taken me 30 years to learn how to sing these songs,” Bono said in a statement. “And it’s great to be able to say that I’ve finally caught up with the band. Our audience has given The […]
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