The British Ambassador to Ireland, Mr David Reddaway, announced today that Bono is being awarded an honorary knighthood.
As Bono is Irish he is not entitled to the 'Sir' title, as a British national would be, and he can receive the award in a ceremony in Dublin. The award is being granted for his services to music and for his activism.
In 2003 Bono was presented with the Legion D'Honneur by President Jacques Chirac on behalf of the French Government, for his contribution to music and his campaigning work. Also in recognition of his work promoting justice and equality, Bono was awarded the Time Person of the Year 2005, along with Bill and Melinda Gates.
British honours are granted by The Queen, on advice from the British Government and previous non-British recipients include Bill Gates, Placido Domingo, Rudolf Giuliani, Steven Spielberg and Simon Wiesenthal.
We understand that Bono is 'very flattered' to be honoured, particularly if the honour - like its French counterpart - opens doors for his long standing campaigning work against extreme poverty in Africa.
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STARS COME OUT TO BID VERTIGO FAREWELL
December 10, 2006
The stars came out tonight in Honolulu to help U2 close out the 5th and
final leg of the Vertigo Tour. Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong joined
the band for "The Saints Are Coming," and that was followed immediately
by a cover of "Rockin' In the Free World" with members of Pearl Jam.
Larry had the final words of the night: "See you soon...."
To be honest with you I've never liked U2 at all...still don't..BUT...I really really like the album "POP"...most underated album from them ...big time ! Especially the songs "gone" and "please" oh and as well the song "Miami: ...they still make my playlist !
but other than that...Bono...gets under my skin.....lol...Too much..blah blah blah blah..not enought ra ra ra rar
Because two videos are always better than one, U2 has posted a 2nd
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YouTube.
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Rockers Geldof and Bono Urge Merkel to Help Africa
By DW Staff
Live Aid legend Bob Geldof and Irish rocker Bono of U2 have called on
German Chancellor Angela Merkel to help Africa's poor while her
country holds the presidency of the Group of Eight nations in 2007.
In a guest commentary in the German mass-circulation daily Bild,
Irishman Bob Geldof said 2007 will be an important year for Germany.
"Let us hope and pray that Germany and its chancellor, Ms. Merkel,
will at last get politicians to act," Geldof said in Bild's Tuesday
edition.
Geldof, who was the mastermind behind the 1985 Live Aid concert and
the 2005 Live 8 concerts to help Africa, said the continent's
problems must be on the agenda when Germany hosts G8 leaders at a
summit in the Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm in June.
FINANCIAL CONCERNS
Geldof said he was aware that many Germans are suffering from
unemployment and have financial concerns, but said the country's
economy would grow in 2007.
However, "for (Africans), there will again be no economic boom, no
food, no medicine and no education," he said.
Irish rocker Bono has also been courting Germany to help Africa. He
and German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged a much-publicized
embrace at the Davos global economic summit a year ago.
Bono has urged wealthy nations in the past to grant debt relief to
poorer nations.
DEBATE SERIES PLANNED
According to the Financial Times (FT), Bono's London-based campaign
group called DATA plans to set up an office in Berlin next month
along with Geldof.
Geldof's coordinator in Germany, Jeremy Gaines, told the newspaper
that the two celebrity musicians want to work with German filmmakers
and television broadcasters to draw attention to Africa's development
needs.
Geldof is also planning "Intellectual Aid" -- a series of debates
with German thinkers about Africa, development and the role of
Western countries, the FT reported.
The first "Intellectual Aid" debate is scheduled for March 22, which
is World Water Day.
The second one is to be held in Berlin during the G8 summit in
Heiligendamm to "monitor whether leaders are living up to their
promises from Gleneagles," Gaines said.
PROMISES AND PLEDGES
Geldof's Live 8 concerts were held just days before the G8 summit in
Gleneagles, Scotland in 2005 -- at which the group's leaders pledged
debt relief for poor African countries.
They also pledged $50 billion in extra development aid by 2010.
Germany has said it wants to set up a G8 program to encourage foreign
investment as a reward to African nations who fight corruption and
AIDS and who promote democracy.
According to press reports, Merkel's cabinet has drafted a proposal
that each member of the G8 sign a partnership agreement with an
African state.
Some German development non-governmental organizations, however, are
skeptical of Bono and Geldof's work. They say the two celebrities
pander to the media and that they do not consult or inform the NGO's
enough about their plans.
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As we shake off the final hangover of 2006 and kick off 2007 anew we
are left with the resounding debate which was the center of most New
Year's Eve conversations in Dublin bars...Should Bono accept a
Knighthood from the Queen of England?
On Tony Blair's recent recommendation, Bono is set to follow in Bob
Geldof's footsteps and become an honorary knight of the British
empire. But as a citizen of Ireland and not Britain he will be
deprived of the title "Sir Bono" (more accurately, Sir Paul Hewson),
although that won't stop the media to referring to him thusly...
But as the U2 frontman gets on in years and his wealth, fame and
political influence grow so far beyond what any of us could ever
imagine -- perhaps he's losing touch with the common man, U2 fans and
even the Irish people?
Maybe years of hobnobbing with Tony Blair, George Bush, the Pope,
Bill Gates and their like have given the Northside Dubliner a taste
for titles, honours and awards? He has stated that such things are in
recognition of his charity work and help breakdown barriers but we
can't help feeling that vanity and an overactive ego are at work
here...Surely charity is a selfless act?
We read in a paper yesterday that Bono said the British knighthood
was no different in principal from the Legion D'Honneur he received
from the French. We beg to differ. The relationship between the Irish
people and the British Monarchy can hardy be compared with our
relationship with the French, a totally different ballpark...
We're not going to get into a debate here about Anglo-Irish relations
but the fact still remains that the Irish struggled for emancipation
from British rule for over 900 years and the scourge of bloodthirsty
tyrants such as Oliver Cromwell who saw the indigenous Irish as no
better than the beast in the field. Is it right that perhaps the
greatest living Irishman should now bow down in front of the Queen
and be knighted?
We caught up with Bono and the Edge over Christmas as they celebrated
the end of their World tour with a well deserved knees-up in Lillies
Bordello's VVIP bar Jersey Lils. We dare not ask Bono about his soon
to be bestowed sword on shoulder ceremony as the timing just didn't
seem right...
But irregardless of whether it is morally, politically, personally or
otherwise right or wrong for a former Punk Rocker to accept this
title we at ShowBiz Ireland feel it's just not cool! After a quick
straw-pole most people we asked seemed to be of the opinion that
knighthoods are wrinkly rockers well past their best and certainly
not our Bono...Another talented Irish / Englishman Morrissey recently
said that he would never be offered a knighthood because of his
song "The Queen is Dead" and we're somehow reminded of the Groucho
Marx quip: "I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as
a member!"
Happy New Year 2007 to Bono, the Edge & even the Queen. ShowBiz
Ireland is an equal opportunities Web Site Begorrah!!!
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all i see is the little " images by tripod " logo .
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Thx to dwaltman for the tip in our forum that U2's music will be
featured in an upcoming edition of the CBS-TV drama Cold Case. The Rock
on TV listing says the episode, titled "8:03 am" will air on January
28th, but the date "1/21/07" is listed with the show description. In
any case, it's not the first time CBS has featured U2 in its prime-time
lineup. Songs from How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb were featured
throughout November, 2004, in episodes of C.S.I.
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i have heard this dozens if not 100s of times- nice to finally see it surface oon the tube.
bono in the sling is too funny- this is from his fall off the stage in nyc on that tour i believe .
thanks Poncier.
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Developer joins U2 stars in EU150m Clarence project
Frank McDonald, Environment Editor
Tue, Jan 16, 2007
Dublin's Clarence Hotel, owned by U2's Bono and the Edge, in
partnership with property developer Paddy McKillen, is to be
redeveloped at a cost of EU150 million as "one of the most spectacular
city hotels in Europe".
The scheme, designed by international architects Foster and Partners,
is to be submitted shortly to Dublin City Council. It would incorporate
the former Dollard printing works and four Georgian buildings on
Wellington Quay.
Only the quayside facades of the existing hotel and adjoining buildings
- all of which are protected structures - would be retained, although
the oak panelling from the Clarence's Octagon Bar is to be salvaged for
re-use.
The rear elevations of the hotel and adjoining buildings on East Essex
Street would be demolished in their entirety and replaced by a
undulating glazed facade, with shops and cafés at street level and
bedrooms above.
The existing hotel, which has only 34 bedrooms, has lost up to EU12
million since its refurbishment 10 years' ago. Bono (Paul Hewson) and
the Edge (David Evans) were advised to sell, but decided to bring Mr
McKillen on board.
They set up the Clarence Partnership, which is split 50-50 between the
two U2 band members on the one hand and Mr McKillen on the other. His
largest project in Dublin to date has been the Jervis Centre on Mary
Street.
A hotel for the past 140 years, the new Clarence will have 114 bedrooms
and 28 suites, if planning permission is granted for the project. It
will also have a 1,360sq m (14,640sq ft) spa - the first on this scale
in central Dublin.
Andy Bow, a senior partner in Norman Foster's practice, said the new
hotel would be organised around a "skycatcher" atrium - shaped like an
elongated hourglass - rising from a 25-metre swimming pool in the
basement to the roof.
An elliptical canopy with a reflective surface - a "white hovering
halo", as Mr Bow described it - would cover the structure, uniting its
different elements, and this would be topped by a fully-glazed
"skyroom" with panoramic views.
The development will incorporate a number of sustainability strategies,
including natural light and ventilation, to ensure that it will
function as an energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive mixed-use
hotel, spa and conference facility.
Mr Bow said the city council's planners were "hugely supportive" of the
scheme, while conservationists were also positive. "There's a sense
that people think it would be great to have a 21st century hotel like
this in Dublin."
Norman Foster described it as "an ambitious project - architecturally
and structurally [ that] presents an exciting opportunity to regenerate
Temple Bar's river frontage, while also creating a bold new addition to
Dublin's skyline."
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i coulda swore that happen in nyc somehwere- he fell off the stage . He also appears in rattle and hum with the gospel choir- in the sling.
oh well- thanks for the heads up Poncier.
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Lists Bono being driven to Hopistal with dislocated shoulder under the Foxboro 9/22/87 stuff and the NYC shows as 9/28/87 and 9/29/87.
Strictly from memory it was DC (9/20/87, RFK Stadium)he injured it in. His arm was definitely in a sling in Foxboro on 9/22(and not in the Boston Garden on 9/17 and 9/18), and that show was before NYC
In Rattle and Hum, when the band is walking through Harlem and they stop to listen to "Freedom for my People," Bono's left arm is in a contraption. Is it "tennis elbow" from lifting pints, an injury from leaving the stage or something even better?
Dear Sam:
He dislocated his shoulder during a concert at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC on September 20, 1987. The accident happened when Bono slipped on the wet stage during "Exit." He was taken to a hospital immediately after the show and ended up performing with his arm in a sling for the next 12 concerts -- though he ignored doctor's orders by playing guitar on several occasions when he wasn't supposed to!
i shouldve known better then to " test " the great Poncier !
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I just remember the timeline well as they played here just before and after the accident. I was at the 2 Garden shows on the 17th and 18th...strangely I didn't attend the Foxboro show (silly me I didn't want to do a stadium show after 2 arena shows, I hate football stadia for concerts, but in hindsight I wish I'd have gone), but my brother did. Since the injury had just happened it was kind of big news among U2 fans.
U2.Com has posted a story today cautioning U2 fans not to buy tickets
that have popped up on some ticketing sites for supposed U2 shows in
London and Paris during 2007. According to the site, there are no live
plans for the current year, and any ticket offers you see are "a
scam". Just a heads up to fans out there that might have seen these
offers.
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Bono will be heading to Switzerland next week to once again
participate in The World Economic Forum at Davos. The WEF issued a
statement yesterday announcing the theme for this year's meeting,
which will be "Shaping the Global Agenda, The Shifting Power
Equation." The meeting attracts over 2,400 participants from 90
countries, including 24 heads of state or government, 85 cabinet
ministers, and one very vocal rock star. (Actually two, if you count
Peter Gabriel, who will also attend.) Key segments of the discussions
will once again be offered via webcast at the WEF website, and will be
available beginning January 24.
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For Bono it's the Clash. For Irvine Welsh it's Roxy Music. For Amy
Winehouse it's Erykah Badu. Our star-studded panel of artists and
writers relive the concerts that changed their lives. (And yes, someone
really should have chosen Iggy ... )
Sunday January 21, 2007
Observer Music Monthly
<snip>
The Clash
Trinity College
Dublin, 1977
Bono
Can't remember the set list, can't remember much about the music, to be
honest. I just know that everything changed that night, and I'm sure it
was not just for me. Year zero. The shock of the new, where everything
reconfigured. The venue was the exam hall of Trinity College, founded
by Bishop Berkeley 300 odd years previously ... the man who spent his
entire existence trying to prove the existence of existence. I'm not
kidding. He also had a corner of San Francisco named after him. Other
reconfigurations, other revolts.
It wasn't so much a musical event. It was more like the Red Army had
arrived, on a cold October night, to force feed a new cultural
revolution, punk rock. Marching boots and the smell of sulphur. Not
weed or speed but fear, fear of the future, no future. And the delight,
so much delight. All kinds of symbols pinned on jackets, some
ridiculous swastikas, Red Brigade t-shirts, hand made knock-offs of
extremely expensive Seditionaries threads fromLondon. But as there was
a war going on 100 miles from here, in a strange way, the Clash made
more sense in Dublin than anywhere.
As I sat in the box room and stared out the window the next day, it was
very clear. The world is more malleable than you think; reality is what
you can get away with.
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Just when you thought U2 fans couldn't get any younger, Baby Rock Records is
releasing a CD filled with U2 favorites done as baby lullabies called
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2. They've already put out CDs with
renditions of Coldplay, Nirvana, Metallica, Led Zeppelin and others. Amazon.com is
taking pre-orders if there are any parents interested. The CD track list is:
Sunday Bloody Sunday / All I Want is You / Beautiful Day / One / With or Without
You / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Angel of Harlem / Where
the Streets Have No Name / New Year's Day / Desire / The Sweetest Thing.
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BEIJING, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Chinese singer Zhang Liangying is among the international
performers asked to record "Give Your Love" as part of World Peace One's call for world
peace.
Other singers and bands invited to travel to the United States to record "Give Your Love"
include U2, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Green Day, Chinese Radio
International said. Zhang, third place in China's 2005 "Super Girl" singing contest, is the lone
Asian female singer invited to participate so far.
World Peace One is a non-profit charitable organization that stresses a world community in a
peaceful existence.
After the recording session, some performers are scheduled to participate in "A Call for an
End to War" concert Aug. 15. Organizers said the event should reach an audience of 3.5
billion worldwide through television, radio, the Internet and cell phones.
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Thanks to Rhianna for letting us know that the movie trailer for Across
the Universe is now available on Yahoo. Bono makes a guest appearance
in the film, and can be spotted ever so briefly in the trailer, about
1/3rd of the way in. You can also click the image on our home page for
a larger version if you miss yer man's appearance. http://www.atu2.com
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To benefit Music Rising, The Edge has autographed ten Epiphone Les Paul Guitars, which are
now available for purchase. All proceeds benefit the charity, which was co-founded by The
Edge to replace musical instruments lost or damaged in Hurricane Katrina.
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Bono to Receive Honorary Knighthood
The British Ambassador to Ireland, Mr David Reddaway, announced today that Bono is being awarded an honorary knighthood.
As Bono is Irish he is not entitled to the 'Sir' title, as a British national would be, and he can receive the award in a ceremony in Dublin. The award is being granted for his services to music and for his activism.
In 2003 Bono was presented with the Legion D'Honneur by President Jacques Chirac on behalf of the French Government, for his contribution to music and his campaigning work. Also in recognition of his work promoting justice and equality, Bono was awarded the Time Person of the Year 2005, along with Bill and Melinda Gates.
British honours are granted by The Queen, on advice from the British Government and previous non-British recipients include Bill Gates, Placido Domingo, Rudolf Giuliani, Steven Spielberg and Simon Wiesenthal.
We understand that Bono is 'very flattered' to be honoured, particularly if the honour - like its French counterpart - opens doors for his long standing campaigning work against extreme poverty in Africa.
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To be honest with you I've never liked U2 at all...still don't..BUT...I really really like the album "POP"...most underated album from them ...big time ! Especially the songs "gone" and "please" oh and as well the song "Miami: ...they still make my playlist !
but other than that...Bono...gets under my skin.....lol...Too much..blah blah blah blah..not enought ra ra ra rar
December 23, 2006
Because two videos are always better than one, U2 has posted a 2nd
videoclip for "Window In the Skies." Unlike the first clip, which
covers the history of music/rock-n-roll, the new clip covers U2's
history in cool, 3D animated effects. It's available on U2.com or
YouTube.
U2.com link
http://www.u2.com/highlights/?hid=333
You Tube link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F_F4zroP-E
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Some die just to live.
January 3, 2007
Rockers Geldof and Bono Urge Merkel to Help Africa
By DW Staff
Live Aid legend Bob Geldof and Irish rocker Bono of U2 have called on
German Chancellor Angela Merkel to help Africa's poor while her
country holds the presidency of the Group of Eight nations in 2007.
In a guest commentary in the German mass-circulation daily Bild,
Irishman Bob Geldof said 2007 will be an important year for Germany.
"Let us hope and pray that Germany and its chancellor, Ms. Merkel,
will at last get politicians to act," Geldof said in Bild's Tuesday
edition.
Geldof, who was the mastermind behind the 1985 Live Aid concert and
the 2005 Live 8 concerts to help Africa, said the continent's
problems must be on the agenda when Germany hosts G8 leaders at a
summit in the Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm in June.
FINANCIAL CONCERNS
Geldof said he was aware that many Germans are suffering from
unemployment and have financial concerns, but said the country's
economy would grow in 2007.
However, "for (Africans), there will again be no economic boom, no
food, no medicine and no education," he said.
Irish rocker Bono has also been courting Germany to help Africa. He
and German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged a much-publicized
embrace at the Davos global economic summit a year ago.
Bono has urged wealthy nations in the past to grant debt relief to
poorer nations.
DEBATE SERIES PLANNED
According to the Financial Times (FT), Bono's London-based campaign
group called DATA plans to set up an office in Berlin next month
along with Geldof.
Geldof's coordinator in Germany, Jeremy Gaines, told the newspaper
that the two celebrity musicians want to work with German filmmakers
and television broadcasters to draw attention to Africa's development
needs.
Geldof is also planning "Intellectual Aid" -- a series of debates
with German thinkers about Africa, development and the role of
Western countries, the FT reported.
The first "Intellectual Aid" debate is scheduled for March 22, which
is World Water Day.
The second one is to be held in Berlin during the G8 summit in
Heiligendamm to "monitor whether leaders are living up to their
promises from Gleneagles," Gaines said.
PROMISES AND PLEDGES
Geldof's Live 8 concerts were held just days before the G8 summit in
Gleneagles, Scotland in 2005 -- at which the group's leaders pledged
debt relief for poor African countries.
They also pledged $50 billion in extra development aid by 2010.
Germany has said it wants to set up a G8 program to encourage foreign
investment as a reward to African nations who fight corruption and
AIDS and who promote democracy.
According to press reports, Merkel's cabinet has drafted a proposal
that each member of the G8 sign a partnership agreement with an
African state.
Some German development non-governmental organizations, however, are
skeptical of Bono and Geldof's work. They say the two celebrities
pander to the media and that they do not consult or inform the NGO's
enough about their plans.
© Deutsche Welle, 2007.
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January 3, 2007
Sir Bono: Cool Or Not Cool???
As we shake off the final hangover of 2006 and kick off 2007 anew we
are left with the resounding debate which was the center of most New
Year's Eve conversations in Dublin bars...Should Bono accept a
Knighthood from the Queen of England?
On Tony Blair's recent recommendation, Bono is set to follow in Bob
Geldof's footsteps and become an honorary knight of the British
empire. But as a citizen of Ireland and not Britain he will be
deprived of the title "Sir Bono" (more accurately, Sir Paul Hewson),
although that won't stop the media to referring to him thusly...
But as the U2 frontman gets on in years and his wealth, fame and
political influence grow so far beyond what any of us could ever
imagine -- perhaps he's losing touch with the common man, U2 fans and
even the Irish people?
Maybe years of hobnobbing with Tony Blair, George Bush, the Pope,
Bill Gates and their like have given the Northside Dubliner a taste
for titles, honours and awards? He has stated that such things are in
recognition of his charity work and help breakdown barriers but we
can't help feeling that vanity and an overactive ego are at work
here...Surely charity is a selfless act?
We read in a paper yesterday that Bono said the British knighthood
was no different in principal from the Legion D'Honneur he received
from the French. We beg to differ. The relationship between the Irish
people and the British Monarchy can hardy be compared with our
relationship with the French, a totally different ballpark...
We're not going to get into a debate here about Anglo-Irish relations
but the fact still remains that the Irish struggled for emancipation
from British rule for over 900 years and the scourge of bloodthirsty
tyrants such as Oliver Cromwell who saw the indigenous Irish as no
better than the beast in the field. Is it right that perhaps the
greatest living Irishman should now bow down in front of the Queen
and be knighted?
We caught up with Bono and the Edge over Christmas as they celebrated
the end of their World tour with a well deserved knees-up in Lillies
Bordello's VVIP bar Jersey Lils. We dare not ask Bono about his soon
to be bestowed sword on shoulder ceremony as the timing just didn't
seem right...
But irregardless of whether it is morally, politically, personally or
otherwise right or wrong for a former Punk Rocker to accept this
title we at ShowBiz Ireland feel it's just not cool! After a quick
straw-pole most people we asked seemed to be of the opinion that
knighthoods are wrinkly rockers well past their best and certainly
not our Bono...Another talented Irish / Englishman Morrissey recently
said that he would never be offered a knighthood because of his
song "The Queen is Dead" and we're somehow reminded of the Groucho
Marx quip: "I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as
a member!"
Happy New Year 2007 to Bono, the Edge & even the Queen. ShowBiz
Ireland is an equal opportunities Web Site Begorrah!!!
© ShowBiz Ireland, 2007.
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all i see is the little " images by tripod " logo .
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January 06, 2007
Thx to dwaltman for the tip in our forum that U2's music will be
featured in an upcoming edition of the CBS-TV drama Cold Case. The Rock
on TV listing says the episode, titled "8:03 am" will air on January
28th, but the date "1/21/07" is listed with the show description. In
any case, it's not the first time CBS has featured U2 in its prime-time
lineup. Songs from How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb were featured
throughout November, 2004, in episodes of C.S.I.
http://www.vh1.com/artists/rock_on_tv/show_info.jhtml?
type=artist&motvId=1022&startdoc=6
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thanks so much !
i have heard this dozens if not 100s of times- nice to finally see it surface oon the tube.
bono in the sling is too funny- this is from his fall off the stage in nyc on that tour i believe .
thanks Poncier.
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Here's a nugget you also might enjoy, I was at this show in your neck of the woods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGpWksgEI8
Frank McDonald, Environment Editor
Tue, Jan 16, 2007
Dublin's Clarence Hotel, owned by U2's Bono and the Edge, in
partnership with property developer Paddy McKillen, is to be
redeveloped at a cost of EU150 million as "one of the most spectacular
city hotels in Europe".
The scheme, designed by international architects Foster and Partners,
is to be submitted shortly to Dublin City Council. It would incorporate
the former Dollard printing works and four Georgian buildings on
Wellington Quay.
Only the quayside facades of the existing hotel and adjoining buildings
- all of which are protected structures - would be retained, although
the oak panelling from the Clarence's Octagon Bar is to be salvaged for
re-use.
The rear elevations of the hotel and adjoining buildings on East Essex
Street would be demolished in their entirety and replaced by a
undulating glazed facade, with shops and cafés at street level and
bedrooms above.
The existing hotel, which has only 34 bedrooms, has lost up to EU12
million since its refurbishment 10 years' ago. Bono (Paul Hewson) and
the Edge (David Evans) were advised to sell, but decided to bring Mr
McKillen on board.
They set up the Clarence Partnership, which is split 50-50 between the
two U2 band members on the one hand and Mr McKillen on the other. His
largest project in Dublin to date has been the Jervis Centre on Mary
Street.
A hotel for the past 140 years, the new Clarence will have 114 bedrooms
and 28 suites, if planning permission is granted for the project. It
will also have a 1,360sq m (14,640sq ft) spa - the first on this scale
in central Dublin.
Andy Bow, a senior partner in Norman Foster's practice, said the new
hotel would be organised around a "skycatcher" atrium - shaped like an
elongated hourglass - rising from a 25-metre swimming pool in the
basement to the roof.
An elliptical canopy with a reflective surface - a "white hovering
halo", as Mr Bow described it - would cover the structure, uniting its
different elements, and this would be topped by a fully-glazed
"skyroom" with panoramic views.
The development will incorporate a number of sustainability strategies,
including natural light and ventilation, to ensure that it will
function as an energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive mixed-use
hotel, spa and conference facility.
Mr Bow said the city council's planners were "hugely supportive" of the
scheme, while conservationists were also positive. "There's a sense
that people think it would be great to have a 21st century hotel like
this in Dublin."
Norman Foster described it as "an ambitious project - architecturally
and structurally [ that] presents an exciting opportunity to regenerate
Temple Bar's river frontage, while also creating a bold new addition to
Dublin's skyline."
© 2007 The Irish Times
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really ?
i coulda swore that happen in nyc somehwere- he fell off the stage . He also appears in rattle and hum with the gospel choir- in the sling.
oh well- thanks for the heads up Poncier.
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Rattle and Hum Outtakes (look at list #4)
Lists Bono being driven to Hopistal with dislocated shoulder under the Foxboro 9/22/87 stuff and the NYC shows as 9/28/87 and 9/29/87.
Strictly from memory it was DC (9/20/87, RFK Stadium)he injured it in. His arm was definitely in a sling in Foxboro on 9/22(and not in the Boston Garden on 9/17 and 9/18), and that show was before NYC
http://www.atu2.com/news/article.src?ID=2738&Key=answer%20guy&Year=&Cat=12
The critical part:
i shouldve known better then to " test " the great Poncier !
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that have popped up on some ticketing sites for supposed U2 shows in
London and Paris during 2007. According to the site, there are no live
plans for the current year, and any ticket offers you see are "a
scam". Just a heads up to fans out there that might have seen these
offers.
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Bono will be heading to Switzerland next week to once again
participate in The World Economic Forum at Davos. The WEF issued a
statement yesterday announcing the theme for this year's meeting,
which will be "Shaping the Global Agenda, The Shifting Power
Equation." The meeting attracts over 2,400 participants from 90
countries, including 24 heads of state or government, 85 cabinet
ministers, and one very vocal rock star. (Actually two, if you count
Peter Gabriel, who will also attend.) Key segments of the discussions
will once again be offered via webcast at the WEF website, and will be
available beginning January 24.
More info on the WEF:
http://www.weforum.org
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25 of the greatest gigs ever
For Bono it's the Clash. For Irvine Welsh it's Roxy Music. For Amy
Winehouse it's Erykah Badu. Our star-studded panel of artists and
writers relive the concerts that changed their lives. (And yes, someone
really should have chosen Iggy ... )
Sunday January 21, 2007
Observer Music Monthly
<snip>
The Clash
Trinity College
Dublin, 1977
Bono
Can't remember the set list, can't remember much about the music, to be
honest. I just know that everything changed that night, and I'm sure it
was not just for me. Year zero. The shock of the new, where everything
reconfigured. The venue was the exam hall of Trinity College, founded
by Bishop Berkeley 300 odd years previously ... the man who spent his
entire existence trying to prove the existence of existence. I'm not
kidding. He also had a corner of San Francisco named after him. Other
reconfigurations, other revolts.
It wasn't so much a musical event. It was more like the Red Army had
arrived, on a cold October night, to force feed a new cultural
revolution, punk rock. Marching boots and the smell of sulphur. Not
weed or speed but fear, fear of the future, no future. And the delight,
so much delight. All kinds of symbols pinned on jackets, some
ridiculous swastikas, Red Brigade t-shirts, hand made knock-offs of
extremely expensive Seditionaries threads fromLondon. But as there was
a war going on 100 miles from here, in a strange way, the Clash made
more sense in Dublin than anywhere.
As I sat in the box room and stared out the window the next day, it was
very clear. The world is more malleable than you think; reality is what
you can get away with.
</snip>
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Just when you thought U2 fans couldn't get any younger, Baby Rock Records is
releasing a CD filled with U2 favorites done as baby lullabies called
Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2. They've already put out CDs with
renditions of Coldplay, Nirvana, Metallica, Led Zeppelin and others. Amazon.com is
taking pre-orders if there are any parents interested. The CD track list is:
Sunday Bloody Sunday / All I Want is You / Beautiful Day / One / With or Without
You / I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Angel of Harlem / Where
the Streets Have No Name / New Year's Day / Desire / The Sweetest Thing.
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BEIJING, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Chinese singer Zhang Liangying is among the international
performers asked to record "Give Your Love" as part of World Peace One's call for world
peace.
Other singers and bands invited to travel to the United States to record "Give Your Love"
include U2, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Green Day, Chinese Radio
International said. Zhang, third place in China's 2005 "Super Girl" singing contest, is the lone
Asian female singer invited to participate so far.
World Peace One is a non-profit charitable organization that stresses a world community in a
peaceful existence.
After the recording session, some performers are scheduled to participate in "A Call for an
End to War" concert Aug. 15. Organizers said the event should reach an audience of 3.5
billion worldwide through television, radio, the Internet and cell phones.
© United Press International, 2007.
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February 04, 2007
Thanks to Rhianna for letting us know that the movie trailer for Across
the Universe is now available on Yahoo. Bono makes a guest appearance
in the film, and can be spotted ever so briefly in the trailer, about
1/3rd of the way in. You can also click the image on our home page for
a larger version if you miss yer man's appearance.
http://www.atu2.com
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Posted by: Tassoula
To benefit Music Rising, The Edge has autographed ten Epiphone Les Paul Guitars, which are
now available for purchase. All proceeds benefit the charity, which was co-founded by The
Edge to replace musical instruments lost or damaged in Hurricane Katrina.
To learn more, follow the link on @ http://www.atU2.com
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