If the distinguished directors and cast involved in the new ABC series Gun aren’t reason enough to get you to tune in, well, here’s another one–U2. That’s right, Bono and the boys have recorded a new version of the Beatles’ “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” as the theme song of the new series, which debuts […]
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U2’s new ‘POP’ culture
(CNN) – “Listen, I’ll talk to Jesus. I’ll talk to the lady at the check-out there at Kmart. I’ll talk to anyone.” So says Bono, the never-shy lead singer of rock group U2. And if there’s one thing that stays constant with the band, it’s that Bono will indeed talk. But there’s not much else that […]
Read MoreU2 Announces U.S. POP-Mart Tour Dates
U2 held a press conference Wednesday morning in the lingerie section of a Kmart in New York’s Greenwich Village to announce their U.S. tour in support of their new album, Pop. The gathering was broadcast live on MTV and the Internet with the use of Real Video, a technological goody that came out on Monday. Bono […]
Read MoreU2 Invigorated by Nineties sounds
Few releases can cause as much speculation, anticipation and activity as a new U2 album, but the scale of interest preceding the release of Pop, the band’s 11th album, is unprecedented in recent years. There have been leaks, broken embargoes and wild rumours surrounding the project since it began 14 months ago, and these have […]
Read MoreU2 Explains Its New Sound
Pop, U2’s long-awaited next album–and the band’s first in almost four years–guarantees a new sound. Lead singer and songwriter Bono, his trademark long hair now closely shorn, reveals to the L.A. Times that the album is actually a melding of two distinct musical directions. “We liked the tendency in England toward pop songwriting in the [traditional] way […]
Read MoreU2’s Album Delayed Until March
U2’s long-awaited new album, which was due out in November, has been delayed until March. The reason? Well, it’s certainly not for lack of material. U2 has recorded thirty-eight tracks for the album, tentatively titled Expect Nothing but the Best; the first single, “Discotheque,” is scheduled to be released to radio stations on January 8. […]
Read MoreDecember 10, 1993 – Tokyo, Japan – Egg Dome
Opening Act(s): Big Audio Dynamite II Setlist: Zoo Station, The Fly, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, One-Unchained Melody, Until The End Of The World, New Year’s Day, Numb, Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World, Angel Of Harlem, Stay (Faraway, So Close!), Satellite Of Love, Dirty Day, Bullet The Blue Sky, […]
Read MoreDecember 9, 1993 – Tokyo, Japan – Egg Dome
Opening Act(s): Big Audio Dynamite II Setlist: Zoo Station, The Fly, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, One-Unchained Melody, Until The End Of The World, New Year’s Day, Numb, Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World, Angel Of Harlem, Stay (Faraway, So Close!), Satellite Of Love, Dirty Day, Bullet The Blue Sky, […]
Read MoreDecember 4, 1993 – Auckland, New Zealand – Western Springs Stadium
Opening Act(s): 3Ds, Big Audio Dynamite II Setlist: Zoo Station, The Fly, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, One-One Tree Hill, Unchained Melody, Until The End Of The World, New Year’s Day, Numb, Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World, Angel Of Harlem, Stay (Faraway, So Close!), Satellite Of Love, Dirty Day, […]
Read MoreDecember 1, 1993 – Christchurch, New Zealand – Lancaster Park
Opening Act(s): Big Audio Dynamite II Setlist: Zoo Station, The Fly, Even Better Than The Real Thing, Mysterious Ways, One-One Tree Hill, Unchained Melody, Until The End Of The World, New Year’s Day, Numb, Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around The World, Angel Of Harlem-My Girl, Stay (Faraway, So Close!), Satellite Of Love, Dirty Day, […]
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