Dr. Nicholas Greco argues U2 may have a good message despite claims of hypocrisy against them. Greco explores U2 as a band interested in social justice alongside their particular brand of Christianity in his third book, The Rosary and the Microphone. The powerful imagery – and title of his book – of a microphone and […]
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Fan culture works in mysterious ways, but for a band as popular and influential as U2 have been over four decades, it seems only natural that a whole academic discipline has emerged to study them. The inaugural Australian edition of the U2 Conference – part symposium for researchers in the robust field of U2 studies, […]
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The Irish band are busy preparing for the next leg of The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 but have reportedly began work on a new album. It’s news that could go some way to quashing any notion of the group potentially retiring with Bono previously hinting that U2 could look to wind things down. According to […]
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Read MoreSetlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Dirty Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – […]
Read MoreSetlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day Dirty Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – The Jean Genie Even Better Than the […]
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Read MoreSetlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – Rebel Rebel Even Better Than the Real Thing (Fish […]
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Read MoreSetlist: The Blackout Lights of Home I Will Follow Gloria – Gloria (Van Morrison) – Gloria (Patti Smith) Beautiful Day Zoo Station The Fly Stay (Faraway, So Close!) Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses Intermission (Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me) Elevation Vertigo – Rebel Rebel Even Better Than the Real Thing (Fish […]
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