The following is a paraphrased conversation that I had with my wife about U2 in Ireland. Me: Um……honey? U2 is announcing Dublin dates today. My wife: Really, how exciting??? Me: Well, there’s speculation that it may be the last week of November. My wife: Oh, that’s when Thanksgiving is, I love Thanksgiving. That’s my all […]
Read MoreNo Dublin Dates Yet? Here’s Why
Do you hold on to those precious pre-sale codes waiting for Dublin dates to be announced or do you use them before all shows announced are sold out? That is the $64,000 question. You want me to speculate why U2 hasn’t announced any dates for Dublin, the mecca of all thing U2? Ok, I will. […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 23: Bono’s Childhood Peeps
Did Mick Jagger give his childhood best friend an amazing dream job with a lofty title? I don’t think so. Did Springsteen? Well, maybe – that seems quite plausible. What I do know is that Bono did. Gavin Friday, whose own musical career has always been overshadowed by the fact that he’s Bono’s best mate, has […]
Read MoreU2’s Wall of Fame!
Somewhere in Dublin below the noise & din, but above the noise & hurt you can find “The Wall.” To a passerby that may have spent the last forty years in a coma, “The Wall” probably looks like the ramblings of a crystal meth addict, a physical graffiti (remember them?) artist having an epileptic fit, […]
Read MoreAn intimate sort of homecoming for U2 at end of tour
The group last week announced the first dates of their long-awaited world tour, which kicks off in North America next May. U2 have confirmed four nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden (July 18, 19, 22 and 23), so three nights at a venue on Dublin’s docks that has played a major part in its […]
Read MoreU2 new album rumors, and deleted tweets continue
We are quickly reaching the end of August and the U2 new album rumors are as hot and heavy as ever. Rumor is that U2 could be in LA this week. “U2 is recording some material” according to The Edge’s cousin Ciara Lawrence who tweeted about this on August 22 2014. But as with all informative tweets related to the new […]
Read MoreBono and the Irish Part 1
You may or may not know that Bono recently addressed the European People Party Conference (EPPC) in Dublin. By all accounts, the speech was a good one, and added a little glamour to an otherwise dull talking shop. Unfortunately, the very appearance of Bono is enough to start the abuse. A few days after his […]
Read MoreZoo Tv Tour: August 28, 1993 – Dublin, Ireland – R.D.S. Arena
Zoo Tv Tour, Dublin, Ireland The August 28th 1993 Zoo Tv Tour show in Dublin Ireland at the R.D.S. Arena. Opening Act(s): Scary Eire, Stereo MC’s Setlist: Missing tracks: *Even Better Than The Real Thing **Bullet The Blue Sky
Read MoreAt Home in Dublin
(Dublin, Ireland) — It’s raining downtown, but that doesn’t discourage shoppers along Grafton Street, one of the city’s busiest commercial areas. Dubliners appear so used to the rain that most of them don’t even carry umbrellas. Quips one merchant, “If you let the rain bother you here, you’ll live your life indoors.” The shoppers are […]
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