Ed covers U2 for their Kennedy Center Honor

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  • Jimmydean55
    Jimmydean55 Posts: 1,572
    halv said:
    igotid88 said:
    yeah, seeing as U2 probably won't be touring next year, play this one next summer.

    They might but it might not be with Larry
    What’s wrong with Larry?
    He says he needs surgery before he can tour again. Excellent article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/11/28/u2-kennedy-center-honors/?fbclid=IwAR3cyOWlUVBNudgFjWCs0eK8vajxSXB2Yj7VSWBs_aVmr66pXAovXkzd2Yc
    Great article. Thanks for that!
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,964
    Zod said:
    That's a tough call.  They aren't getting any younger, but they're one of the few bands that managed to keep the original lineup through their entire careers.   If you've only got so many touring years left in you, do you sit out a year,  and wait for Larry Mullen Jr. to heal up, or do hire a touring drummer.  Touch decisions to be had in the U2 camp.
    You wait for Larry.  Dick move if you don’t in my opinion…unless a schedule was in the place or nearly in place 
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,916
    pjhawks said:
    Zod said:
    That's a tough call.  They aren't getting any younger, but they're one of the few bands that managed to keep the original lineup through their entire careers.   If you've only got so many touring years left in you, do you sit out a year,  and wait for Larry Mullen Jr. to heal up, or do hire a touring drummer.  Touch decisions to be had in the U2 camp.
    You wait for Larry.  Dick move if you don’t in my opinion…unless a schedule was in the place or nearly in place 

    Yah, that's what I figure they'll do.   I will counterargue though.  I don't think u2 has toured since 2019.  By the time you get to 2023 it'll have been 4 years.   Even with the first year of the pandemic being a hold your breath kind of thing, that's ample time to get checked out, operated, and recover? (especially if you have financial resources).   Seems also kind of an odd decision to get operations when the juggernaut might be ready to fire up again.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,891

    Eddie Vedder, Patti LaBelle among those recognizing George Clooney, Tania Léon, Gladys Knight, U2 and Amy Grant in ceremony to be broadcast Dec. 28 on CBS. After five long years, the Kennedy Center Honors are finally back in full force.


  • Garasauras
    Garasauras Ontario Posts: 233
    Zod said:
    pjhawks said:
    Zod said:
    That's a tough call.  They aren't getting any younger, but they're one of the few bands that managed to keep the original lineup through their entire careers.   If you've only got so many touring years left in you, do you sit out a year,  and wait for Larry Mullen Jr. to heal up, or do hire a touring drummer.  Touch decisions to be had in the U2 camp.
    You wait for Larry.  Dick move if you don’t in my opinion…unless a schedule was in the place or nearly in place 

    Yah, that's what I figure they'll do.   I will counterargue though.  I don't think u2 has toured since 2019.  By the time you get to 2023 it'll have been 4 years.   Even with the first year of the pandemic being a hold your breath kind of thing, that's ample time to get checked out, operated, and recover? (especially if you have financial resources).   Seems also kind of an odd decision to get operations when the juggernaut might be ready to fire up again.
    I could see them using electronic beats or loops for a tour. That way they still stay true to the members without having to bring in someone new. And it gets them on the road. 
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,690
    Zod said:
    pjhawks said:
    Zod said:
    That's a tough call.  They aren't getting any younger, but they're one of the few bands that managed to keep the original lineup through their entire careers.   If you've only got so many touring years left in you, do you sit out a year,  and wait for Larry Mullen Jr. to heal up, or do hire a touring drummer.  Touch decisions to be had in the U2 camp.
    You wait for Larry.  Dick move if you don’t in my opinion…unless a schedule was in the place or nearly in place 

    Yah, that's what I figure they'll do.   I will counterargue though.  I don't think u2 has toured since 2019.  By the time you get to 2023 it'll have been 4 years.   Even with the first year of the pandemic being a hold your breath kind of thing, that's ample time to get checked out, operated, and recover? (especially if you have financial resources).   Seems also kind of an odd decision to get operations when the juggernaut might be ready to fire up again.
    I could see them using electronic beats or loops for a tour. That way they still stay true to the members without having to bring in someone new. And it gets them on the road. 
    It'll probably be Travis Barker. It's always Travis Barker
    I miss igotid88
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,891
    mcgruff10 said:
    static111 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Wow sounds great!  I'd love for them to cover that next tour. 
    I would rather hear You Are
    Said no one ever.
    Lol
  • darthvedder
    darthvedder Posts: 2,680
    igotid88 said:
    Zod said:
    pjhawks said:
    Zod said:
    That's a tough call.  They aren't getting any younger, but they're one of the few bands that managed to keep the original lineup through their entire careers.   If you've only got so many touring years left in you, do you sit out a year,  and wait for Larry Mullen Jr. to heal up, or do hire a touring drummer.  Touch decisions to be had in the U2 camp.
    You wait for Larry.  Dick move if you don’t in my opinion…unless a schedule was in the place or nearly in place 

    Yah, that's what I figure they'll do.   I will counterargue though.  I don't think u2 has toured since 2019.  By the time you get to 2023 it'll have been 4 years.   Even with the first year of the pandemic being a hold your breath kind of thing, that's ample time to get checked out, operated, and recover? (especially if you have financial resources).   Seems also kind of an odd decision to get operations when the juggernaut might be ready to fire up again.
    I could see them using electronic beats or loops for a tour. That way they still stay true to the members without having to bring in someone new. And it gets them on the road. 
    It'll probably be Travis Barker. It's always Travis Barker

    When it's not Travis Barker, it's always Josh Freese.
  • igotid88 said:
    Zod said:
    pjhawks said:
    Zod said:
    That's a tough call.  They aren't getting any younger, but they're one of the few bands that managed to keep the original lineup through their entire careers.   If you've only got so many touring years left in you, do you sit out a year,  and wait for Larry Mullen Jr. to heal up, or do hire a touring drummer.  Touch decisions to be had in the U2 camp.
    You wait for Larry.  Dick move if you don’t in my opinion…unless a schedule was in the place or nearly in place 

    Yah, that's what I figure they'll do.   I will counterargue though.  I don't think u2 has toured since 2019.  By the time you get to 2023 it'll have been 4 years.   Even with the first year of the pandemic being a hold your breath kind of thing, that's ample time to get checked out, operated, and recover? (especially if you have financial resources).   Seems also kind of an odd decision to get operations when the juggernaut might be ready to fire up again.
    I could see them using electronic beats or loops for a tour. That way they still stay true to the members without having to bring in someone new. And it gets them on the road. 
    It'll probably be Travis Barker. It's always Travis Barker

    When it's not Travis Barker, it's always Josh Freese.
    A far better choice. 
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,891
    Kennedy Center Honors 
    Eddie Vedder performed “Elevation” and “One” in recognition of the band U2 at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 4th. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to performance artists to recognize their lifetime of contribution to American culture. 
     
    The 2022 Kennedy Center Honors will broadcast on CBS and Paramount + on Wednesday, December 28th at 8pm CT. 
    MORE INFO


  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,993
    demetrios said:
    Christ. All these guys are so old
  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,993
    Shit. I’m old too. F
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,891
    "Kennedy Center Honorees. UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 4: Eddie Vedder, left, talks with Michael Fanone, center, and Sean Penn during the Kennedy Center Honorees reception in the East Room of the White House on Sunday, December 4, 2022."



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    demetrios Posts: 97,891

  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,990
    youd think Hunter would sit this one out....man he's like Chris Farley in Black Sheep, just not as loveable 
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,827
    Zod said:
    That's a tough call.  They aren't getting any younger, but they're one of the few bands that managed to keep the original lineup through their entire careers.   If you've only got so many touring years left in you, do you sit out a year,  and wait for Larry Mullen Jr. to heal up, or do hire a touring drummer.  Touch decisions to be had in the U2 camp.
    They should wait they have so much money! I’ve never liked when a band replaces a member to tour! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....