I was there when U2 held the fourth night of its five night residency at the Los Angeles Forum (I’ve never heard it called the Inglewood Forum in my life, but that doesn’t mean anything), and I have to say, I went into this one with expectations wide open. After night one on the 26th, […]
Read MoreU2101 – 11 O’Clock Tick Tock
The big news from this past week seems to have been the great set that U2 played at West Hollywood’s Roxy Theatre. In case you missed it somehow, U2 played five songs (nearly half their set) from Boy-era releases, which means material that came out in 1980.
Read MoreMay 31, 2015 – Inglewood, California, USA – The Forum
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) / I Can See For Miles (snippet) / Break On Through (snippet) Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday / When Johnny Comes Marching Home (snippet) Raised By Wolves / Psalm […]
Read MoreU2 let the An Cat Dubh out of the bag
U2 owes me a new phone! No, I’m not one of those nut job haters that were crying about SOI automatically being downloaded onto their iPhones, I’m talking about the KROQ show the other night in La La land. This one show morphed into 43 text messages from my fellow U2 nuts updating me on […]
Read MoreMay 30, 2015 – Inglewood, California, USA – The Forum
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) The Electric Co Vertigo I Will Follow Iris Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World The Wanderer (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than the Real Mysterious Ways Elevation Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of Every Breaking Wave […]
Read MoreWhere The Streets Have No Name
Sometimes, I feel like what I do with analyzing lyrics is a special kind of witchcraft. I take Bono’s awesome rhymes, mix them with a splash of newt’s foot, and chant the chorus of the selected song a few times when I really should be trying to sleep. And somehow, this mystical process allows me […]
Read MoreU2 at the Roxy – Hollywood, CA May 28
U2’s club show at the legendary Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, sponsored by KROQ and available to radio station winners only (unless you’re Jack Nicholson or Judd Apatow, both spotted in the audience) was by all accounts an incredible show. Special thanks to @U2br/U2 Brazil’s Sil Rigote, who gave the U2 fan community the clear, uninterrupted audio we needed to experience it with everyone at […]
Read MoreU2 Inglewood Forum May 26th Review
With the breaking news that U2’s only tour manager, Dennis Sheehan, passed away after last night’s show, tonight is bound to be emotional. Despite that, I have the distinct honor of giving U2 Radio’s first U2 Innocence + Experience Tour review (meaning I was there in person – as opposed to a recap, which would mean I […]
Read MoreMay 27, 2015 – Inglewood, California, USA – The Forum
Setlist The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Out of Control Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World The Wanderer (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways/My Sweet Lord snippet Desire/Not Fade Away Snippet Angel of […]
Read MoreMay 26, 2015 – Inglewood, California, USA – The Forum
Setlist: The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) The Electric Co. Vertigo I Will Follow Iris (Hold Me Close) Cedarwood Road Song For Someone Sunday Bloody Sunday Raised By Wolves Until The End Of The World The Wanderer (Intermission) Invisible Even Better Than The Real Thing Mysterious Ways California Sweetest Thing Every Breaking Wave Bullet The […]
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