New figures provided by trade industry journal ‘Pollstar’ show that U2 earned more than €1.1m a show for their four-night stint at the venue last November. The figures show the U2 gigs generated €4.6m in box office receipts for the gigs that were enjoyed by 46,784 fans. Underling their staying power after more than 35 […]
Read MoreDavid Bowie and U2: Friendship Once it’s Won
None of us should be surprised that U2 has a strong connection to David Bowie, who is gone too soon this week at age 69. We all know that the band chose “Space Oddity” as the unofficial theme song of the 360 Tour seven years ago (yes, it’s been that long! Thanks to Deena from […]
Read MoreU2101 – Miracle Drug
One of my favorite radio appearances by U2 in the last decade or so was the short set that they played for Zane Lowe’s nightly show on BBC Radio 1. The band played four songs from the yet-to-be-released How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and then closed the set with a dynamite performance of “Beautiful […]
Read MoreDream it All Up Again
Believe it or not, it’s been 26 years to the day since U2 played their third night of Dublin dates at the Point Depot on the Lovetown tour…the night when Bono infamously said this: “I was explaining to people the other night, but I might’ve got it a bit wrong – this is just the […]
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U2101 – When Love Comes to Town
I don’t remember where I saw it now, but a few years ago I read a list that inventoried the greatest rock ‘n’ roll singers of all time. Bono was number 3 on that list, behind Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant, and while I don’t necessarily agree that Bono ranks behind those other luminaries, at […]
Read MoreU2101 – Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad
I think that it’s a real shame that Frank Sinatra never got around to recording “Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad”, the song that Bono and Edge wrote for him, while he was still alive. I wonder what Ol’ Blue Eyes thought of the song, and whether it hitting so close to home […]
Read MoreA Very U2 Christmas
What’s your favorite U2 Christmas reference? I don’t just mean U2 Christmas song, because there are U2 Christmas songs, lyrics, collaborations, melodies and more! Like Bono busking on Grafton Street one week from today, I’m giving it my all when it comes to listing all the U2 Christmas references ever recorded (if I missed any, […]
Read MoreU2101 – Looking Back and Ahead
So it seems that U2’s Innocence + Experience Tour is done and over with, at least for now. “What’s next for the band” is the question on all our hearts and minds, so I thought that today I’d take a stab at playing fortune teller and try to guess what the next little bit of […]
Read MoreNew Album From U2 Expected To Come Out Next Year
New Album Of U2 Expected To Come Out Next Year While ‘Songs Of Experience’ May Be Available On iTunes After their successful tour to promote their “Songs of Innocence + Experience Tour” album this year, U2 is said to come up with a new record next year. Entertainment Weekly revealed that Bono has confirmed the […]
Read MoreU2’s Rescheduled Paris Shows ‘A Challenge’
U2’s Rescheduled Paris Shows ‘A Challenge’ That Ended With a ‘Great Experience’ Says Live Nation Exec U2 completed the rescheduled Paris dates for the Innocence + Experience tour last night, ending the band’s sold-out touring activity for 2015 on an upbeat note in a city victimized by terrorist attacks less than a month prior. The […]
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