I sat down today to continue my series on songs from and related to the Pop album, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year, but after a little review, I discovered that I have covered the whole album and all of its attendant B-sides and other related songs. So, that means that I can […]
Read MoreU2 to release new album on December 1
U2 have revealed when they’ll release their new album – and it’s just in time for Christmas. ‘Songs of Experience’, the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2014’s smash hit ‘Songs of Innocence’, will be released on December 1. The record will launch on World Aids Day in conjunction with Project Red, the fundraising charity Bono set […]
Read MoreU2101 – Last Night on Earth
OK, it’s confession time. I’ve always thought that the song “Last Night on Earth”, from the album Pop was a very poor choice for a single. It’s not that I don’t like the song…while it isn’t my favorite by any stretch, I don’t think that it’s a bad song, per se.
Read MoreU2 museum plans
Proposed four-storey facility would be located on the site of the band’s Dublin studio Plans for a U2 museum on the site of the band’s recording studio in Dublin’s docklands are at an advanced stage, with a planning application set to be lodged in the coming days. Despite the fact that – along with Guinness, […]
Read MoreHappy birthday, Mr The Edge!
Happy birthday!
Read MoreU2101 – Happiness is a Warm Gun
U2 don’t do a huge amount of covers, so usually when they do one, it’s of a song that’s pretty special. “Unchained Melody” and “Paint it Black” come to mind, as those two songs are stone cold classics which U2 made their own.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2017 – Brussels, BE, – King Baudouin Stadium
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 God’s Country Trip Through Your Wires One Tree Hill Exit […]
Read MoreU2 Spotlight – Getting Ready For A New Album
One of my favorite things about being a U2 fan is the build-up to the release of a new album. Well, it seems that it’s about that time once again as, over the past week, we’ve had the beginnings of stirrings of promotional material for Songs of Experience.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2017 – Amsterdam, NE, – Amsterdam Arena
Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday New Year’s Day A Sort Of Homecoming 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 / Shine Like Stars (snippet) Bullet The Blue Sky Running To Stand Still Red Hill Mining Town In God’s Country […]
Read MoreJuly 29, 2017 – Amsterdam, NE, – Amsterdam Arena
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 God’s Country Trip Through Your Wires One Tree Hill Exit […]
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