and Ultraviolet !
It was cut off but maybe theyll post the full song on their website at a later date ?
Bono was swinging from the glow in the dark steering wheel microphone thing as the credits went up, that was cool
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I went to both Giants Stadium shows and caught up with them after their SNL gig. Both shows were great (except for "Your Blue Room" which, of all the songs to dig out, was an interesting choice and kind of ground things to a halt), but Wednesday was just a warm-up compared to Thursday. Gool lord, Thursday raised my roof.
i saw this advertised on the swag bag but i forgot to mention it,
the re issue of unforgettable fire is about to be released.
Say what you will about sponging the fans dry
with all the reissues / rare stuff included ,
i still will probably pick one of these up.
II love this album, so i will enjoy the b sides and video footage, no doubt .
All remastering and remixing is overseen by the edge.
U2 confirms track list for The Unforgettable Fire re-issue
The speculation can end now, as U2 has officially confirmed the bonus
material track list for the upcoming re-issue of a remastered The
Unforgettable Fire album. The album is due for release on October
26/27, and in addition to the main remastered album, there's a bonus
audio CD and bonus DVD available on certain versions of the release.
Here's the track list from U2.com:
Bonus Audio CD
Disappearing Act
A Sort of Homecoming (live)
Bad (live)
Love Comes Tumbling
The Three Sunrises
Yoshino Blossom
Wire (Kervorkian Remix)
Boomerang I
Pride (In The Name of Love)
A Sort of Homecoming
11 O'Clock Tick Tock
Wire (Celtic Dub Mix)
Basa Trap
Boomerang II
4th of July
Sixty Seconds in Kingdom Come
Bonus DVD
Music Videos:
The Unforgettable Fire, Directed by Meiert Avis
Bad, Directed by Barry Devlin
Pride (In The Name Of Love), Directed by Donald Cammell
A Sort Of Homecoming, Directed by Barry Devlin
Additional Material
The Making Of The Unforgettable Fire - documentary
Directed by Barry Devlin
U2 at A Conspiracy Of Hope Concert
1. MLK
2. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
3. Bad
Recorded live at Giants Stadium, New Jersey, USA, 15th June 1986
U2 at Live Aid
1. Sunday Bloody Sunday 2. Bad
Recorded live at Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985
Pride (In The Name Of Love) - Sepia version
Directed by Donald Cammell
11 O'Clock Tick Tock - Bootleg version
Live from Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 29th June 1985
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i saw this advertised on the swag bag but i forgot to mention it,
the re issue of unforgettable fire is about to be released.
Say what you will about sponging the fans dry
with all the reissues / rare stuff included ,
i still will probably pick one of these up.
II love this album, so i will enjoy the b sides and video footage, no doubt .
All remastering and remixing is overseen by the edge.
U2 confirms track list for The Unforgettable Fire re-issue
The speculation can end now, as U2 has officially confirmed the bonus
material track list for the upcoming re-issue of a remastered The
Unforgettable Fire album. The album is due for release on October
26/27, and in addition to the main remastered album, there's a bonus
audio CD and bonus DVD available on certain versions of the release.
Here's the track list from U2.com:
Bonus Audio CD
Disappearing Act
A Sort of Homecoming (live)
Bad (live)
Love Comes Tumbling
The Three Sunrises
Yoshino Blossom
Wire (Kervorkian Remix)
Boomerang I
Pride (In The Name of Love)
A Sort of Homecoming
11 O'Clock Tick Tock
Wire (Celtic Dub Mix)
Basa Trap
Boomerang II
4th of July
Sixty Seconds in Kingdom Come
Bonus DVD
Music Videos:
The Unforgettable Fire, Directed by Meiert Avis
Bad, Directed by Barry Devlin
Pride (In The Name Of Love), Directed by Donald Cammell
A Sort Of Homecoming, Directed by Barry Devlin
Additional Material
The Making Of The Unforgettable Fire - documentary
Directed by Barry Devlin
U2 at A Conspiracy Of Hope Concert
1. MLK
2. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
3. Bad
Recorded live at Giants Stadium, New Jersey, USA, 15th June 1986
U2 at Live Aid
1. Sunday Bloody Sunday 2. Bad
Recorded live at Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985
Pride (In The Name Of Love) - Sepia version
Directed by Donald Cammell
11 O'Clock Tick Tock - Bootleg version
Live from Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 29th June 1985
Wow I can just imagine how much that's going to cost, I can't wait to get that. Just came back from Fed Ex Field and 28 trucks that I could count. The expense of putting on these shows must be immense.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Rock giants U2 are still to pull in a profit from their sold-out 360* world tour - because the mammoth show's overheads are so costly.
The Beautiful Day legends have been on the road since June, rigging a huge steel construction, dubbed The Claw, as their portable stage.
But constructing the giant sculpture at every new venue, plus paying the huge team needed to put it together, doesn't come cheap - costing a staggering $750,000 per show.
And despite selling out tickets around the world, the group won't actually start pulling any revenue back in until the North American leg finishes next month - despite being on the road for three months.
U2 manager Paul McGuiness explains, "The tour's engineering problems are enormous and costly. We had to find a way for it to be aesthetic and figure out a way of doing video.
"Whether we're playing or not, the overhead is about $750,000 daily. That's just to have the crew on payroll, to rent the trucks, all that. There's about 200 trucks.
"Each stage is 37 trucks, so you're up to nearly 120 there. And then the universal production is another 50-odd trucks, and there are merchandise trucks and catering trucks
1.Breathe Play Video 2.Magnificent Play Video
3.Get On Your Boots Play Video
4.Mysterious Ways Play Video
5.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"Stand By Me" snippet Play Video
6.Elevation Play Video
7.Your Blue Room Play Video 8.Beautiful Day"Blackbird" snippet Play Video
9.New Year's Day Play Video
10.Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of Play Video
11.The Unforgettable Fire Play Video
12.City Of Blinding Lights"Mofo" snippet Play Video
13.Vertigo Play Video 14.I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy TonightRemix version; "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" snippet Play Video
15.Sunday Bloody Sunday Play Video
16.MLK Play Video
17.Walk On Play Video
Encore: 18.One"Amazing Grace" snippet Play Video
19.Where The Streets Have No Name Play Video
20.Ultraviolet (Light My Way) Play Video
21.With Or Without You Play Video
22.Moment of Surrender
OK I stood front and center on the outer stage ring (by the rail) on the floor with a walk up ticket I bought outside $75 bucks. The Muse was ok in that I've never heard anything by them and I really Like how those 3 guys can make so much good noise. As they finished their set my worst nightmare I could feel coming on. I had to go PPPP and I knew once I left there was no getting back to my spot. I barely made it, a record 51 seconds. I made it back to 20 deep back from where I was.
Someone has to convince me this place was sold out cause it sure didn't look like it in the upper bowl. In italics were my favorites, Bono tried very hard to enliven what appeared to me a dead crowd, it was as if they were waiting for something spectacular to wake em up. Overall a good show however at times very uneven, *Beautiful Day*---*City of* was for me the best section of the night *ONE* sent me on my way home it was too good, simply beautiful.
That said It was like going to an IMAX movie a bit much with the video stuff but with that though there wasn't a bad seat in the house. DAMN my feet hurt I gotta ice them!
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
I was kinda surprised to see Pride dropped from the setlist for the US tour. I for one AM sick of it but it is always a crowd pleaser. The show was amazing but they need to switch it up a bit. They need to revisit some classic songs from Achtung and Joshua Tree and Pop more. 23 songs a night is good for them but mix it up a bit damnit!
i was tickled they dropped PRIDE out of the sets.
Also, it struck me as odd ( i guess im getting old )
songs like " Unforgettable Fire " got hardly any applause,
but the crowd goes absolutely crazy over " Vertigo " .
Go figure.
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Tbh I'm more of a Muse fan than a U2 fan, but I'm definitely excited to see them. I'm going to the Dallas and Houston shows. Can't wait to see how they perform in the new Cowboys Stadium.
Tbh I'm more of a Muse fan than a U2 fan, but I'm definitely excited to see them. I'm going to the Dallas and Houston shows. Can't wait to see how they perform in the new Cowboys Stadium.
They can fit that stage in that stadium with that humongous video scoreboard thing?
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Rock giants U2 are still to pull in a profit from their sold-out 360* world tour - because the mammoth show's overheads are so costly.
The Beautiful Day legends have been on the road since June, rigging a huge steel construction, dubbed The Claw, as their portable stage.
But constructing the giant sculpture at every new venue, plus paying the huge team needed to put it together, doesn't come cheap - costing a staggering $750,000 per show. ]And despite selling out tickets around the world, the group won't actually start pulling any revenue back in until the North American leg finishes next month - despite being on the road for three months.
U2 manager Paul McGuiness explains, "The tour's engineering problems are enormous and costly. We had to find a way for it to be aesthetic and figure out a way of doing video.
"Whether we're playing or not, the overhead is about $750,000 daily. That's just to have the crew on payroll, to rent the trucks, all that. There's about 200 trucks.
"Each stage is 37 trucks, so you're up to nearly 120 there. And then the universal production is another 50-odd trucks, and there are merchandise trucks and catering trucks
So why won't they make a profit until he North American leg finishes in a month, does anybody know? Also if they play indoor venues will they have a smaller version of the claw?
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Tbh I'm more of a Muse fan than a U2 fan, but I'm definitely excited to see them. I'm going to the Dallas and Houston shows. Can't wait to see how they perform in the new Cowboys Stadium.
They can fit that stage in that stadium with that humongous video scoreboard thing?
Peace
Yeah, the stadium is quite tall, plus the Claw won't be in the center of the stadium.
I'll be taking my 2 1/2 year old to the show tonight in Charlottesville for his first concert. It's the first time I've been able to see them so I'm beyond excited! Should be interesting to see how my son does, but he loves music and he'll be sporting the earplugs!
i was tickled they dropped PRIDE out of the sets.
Also, it struck me as odd ( i guess im getting old )
songs like " Unforgettable Fire " got hardly any applause,
but the crowd goes absolutely crazy over " Vertigo " .
Go figure.
One of the reasons we will never see play sets like PJ , when I was at Cardiff is was amazing sight but the contrast of seeing PJ play a real diverse set in comparrison then seeing U2 play to the crowd, that being not die hards but casual was so apparent.
U2 are just too big to really try anything other then crowd pleaser's, although the 360 tour has constrained them to a stringent set list. It was my 4th time seeing them and probably my last, I'm not counting out seeing them again and I did think NLOTH was there best album since Achtung/ Zooropa period but if they are likely to just carry on playing shows this predictable I save my money for acts more worthy of my money like PJ, QOTSA, Radiohead etc.
1.Breathe Play Video 2.Magnificent Play Video
3.Get On Your Boots Play Video
4.Mysterious Ways Play Video
5.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"Stand By Me" snippet Play Video
6.Elevation Play Video
7.Your Blue Room Play Video 8.Beautiful Day"Blackbird" snippet Play Video
9.New Year's Day Play Video
10.Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of Play Video
11.The Unforgettable Fire Play Video
12.City Of Blinding Lights"Mofo" snippet Play Video
13.Vertigo Play Video 14.I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy TonightRemix version; "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" snippet Play Video
15.Sunday Bloody Sunday Play Video
16.MLK Play Video
17.Walk On Play Video
Encore: 18.One"Amazing Grace" snippet Play Video
19.Where The Streets Have No Name Play Video
20.Ultraviolet (Light My Way) Play Video
21.With Or Without You Play Video
22.Moment of Surrender
OK I stood front and center on the outer stage ring (by the rail) on the floor with a walk up ticket I bought outside $75 bucks. The Muse was ok in that I've never heard anything by them and I really Like how those 3 guys can make so much good noise. As they finished their set my worst nightmare I could feel coming on. I had to go PPPP and I knew once I left there was no getting back to my spot. I barely made it, a record 51 seconds. I made it back to 20 deep back from where I was.
Someone has to convince me this place was sold out cause it sure didn't look like it in the upper bowl. In italics were my favorites, Bono tried very hard to enliven what appeared to me a dead crowd, it was as if they were waiting for something spectacular to wake em up. Overall a good show however at times very uneven, *Beautiful Day*---*City of* was for me the best section of the night *ONE* sent me on my way home it was too good, simply beautiful.
That said It was like going to an IMAX movie a bit much with the video stuff but with that though there wasn't a bad seat in the house. DAMN my feet hurt I gotta ice them!
Peace
A review from the Washington Post on U2's show on Tuesday.
The U2 show at FedEx Field featured more shout-outs to cronies than a Joe Biden stump speech, as Bono took time to hail from the stage pretty much every political player in the house, and more than a few not present. Here's a partial list:
-- "The president of Rwanda!," Paul Kagame, who had good 100-level seats and a big entourage.
-- The late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and "Timmy Shriver . . . who's with us tonight."
-- "We got a cardinal at a rock show!" -- Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, a fellow lobbyist for debt forgiveness, the frontman said.
-- "Nancy Pelosi!"
-- "I thank you, Josh Bolten."
-- "Pat Leahy . . . the John Wayne of D.C."
-- Tom Daschle.
-- Bill Frist.
-- Imprisoned Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi, to whom a song was dedicated.
-- Video message from Desmond Tutu.
-- "This one's for Ted, Teddy Kennedy!" before the band launched into "New Year's Day."
-- Paul and Nancy Pelosi (again!).
-- President George W. Bush and Congress for helping to stop the spread of malaria in Africa.
-- Special closing thanks to David Lee, it sounded like . . . ? (David Lee Roth? Nah -- One Campaign President David Lane, we think.)
One of the road crew told me Charlottetsville is a fucking nightmare to get into and out with all of their trucks and equipment. He wasn't looking forward to it at all.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
When will PJ do Streets have no name after Vedder's successful karaoke version?
never
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By NC State University News Service
October 2, 2009
RALEIGH - U2's much-anticipated appearance on NC State's campus Saturday October 3rd will not only mark the end of Carter-Finley Stadium's 11-year hiatus from holding special events, it will also bring more than 1,500 temporary jobs to workers.
"We're in this for one reason and one reason only -- to boost the economy for the university and the city of Raleigh," said Ray Brincefield, assistant athletics director for outdoor facilities at NC State. "It's a great thing to be able to use our football stadium to aid the local economy."
"Our mission was to employ people who would otherwise not have a job for that week," he said. "There's no cost to the athletic department or the university, and no tax dollars are being used to bring this show to Carter-Finley Stadium."
Beginning the evening of Sunday, Sept. 27, hundreds of workers have been on hand, waiting for football practice to end so they can begin to cover the Wayne Day Family Field turf with a state-of-the-art aluminum decking specifically designed to protect the integrity of the field's infrastructure -- drainage, communications and irrigation systems, and more.
Then, beginning on Monday, workers began to bring in U2's elaborate, in-the-round stage setup, which –- when assembled -– will soar vertically at heights parallel to Carter-Finley's upper seating decks -- or higher. Brincefield got a first-hand look at the construction on a recent trip to Massachusetts, where U2 sold out Boston's Gillette Stadium.
"It takes about three days for hundreds of laborers and steel workers to erect this lighting and sound structure that will go over the stage -- six cranes and 25 forklifts running all the time," he said. "It's pretty impressive."
While construction is taking place, Brincefield will be on hand, working with Live Nation staff on pre-, concurrent-, and post-concert logistics. For example, the Carolina Hurricanes hockey club opens regular season play at the adjacent RBC Center on Friday, Oct. 2 -- "production day" for the U2 crew.
"It's really important for us to get out in front of everything and talk about logistics because nobody's stadium -- or situation -- is the same," he said. "Their production areas, offices, their catering, lay-down yard, where they'll park 128 tractor-trailers...all those things have to be laid out on a map before they even arrive."
As the show draws closer, Brincefield and his staff will be putting in longer hours, supervising the installation of phone and data-access lines, merchandise locations and corporate sponsorships. All the while, the 12-person staff will ensure that the rest of the university's facilities continue to run like clockwork.
"Hosting this concert is a really big deal for us, and it's a huge changeover from football," Brincefield said. "That being said, we're certainly not going to cancel next week's soccer match, or fall baseball because of this show.
"We're going to have all of those things and make them work," he said. "We just have to be wise with our time. When the lights go out at Carter-Finley stadium each night, that's when we'll leave."
NC State also said that the giant concert will highlight NC State and U2 lead singer Bono's shared passion for environmental issues.
NC State chancellor Jim Woodward said the university is delighted to host U2 not only because of the band members' talent, but also because of their collective character and community-minded approach to performing and serving people around the world -- a mindset similar to that possessed by NC State students, faculty and staff.
"U2 always has been tenacious and focused on and off stage," Woodward said. "They make a difference -- musically, socially, economically -- and NC State is proud to be a part of that."
As they have been at the Wolfpack's first three football games this season, WeRecycle bins will be distributed throughout Carter-Finley Stadium during the U2 concert. The program, which began in 2003, is regarded as one of the nation's premier stadium recycling efforts.
Fans turned in three tons of recyclables during NC State's win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday and, with an increased stadium capacity to almost 64,000 for the U2 concert, it's possible NC State fans could set a single-day recycling record at the stadium on October 3.
"We hope to never have an event at Carter-Finley Stadium without recycling," Brincefield said. "This program continues to grow -- we have had some great corporate sponsors and have been able to expand from inside the stadium to outside, then into Vaughn Towers and the suites as well."
Following the performance, Live Nation Global -- the concert promoter -- will replace the Carter-Finley turf at their own expense, returning the field to ideal playing conditions in advance of NC State's home matchup with Duke on Oct. 10. Concerns about potential issues with the turf were alleviated through careful planning and consultation with Live Nation executives, as well as NC State agronomics experts and the football coaches and staff.
But admittedly, replacing the field's playing surface mid-season is a less-than-ideal scenario, Brincefield said.
"Coach O'Brien is a great guy with a lot of experience, and we didn't make any of these decisions without him being involved," Brincefield said, of concert discussions that dated back to mid-March. "We were able to make him feel comfortable that during the Duke game, nobody would even notice that we had this show the week before, so he was comfortable with us going through with this concert."
Prior to U2, the last performers scheduled to play Carter-Finley Stadium were George Strait and Jimmy Buffet in 1998. However, recently completed stadium renovations put Carter-Finley on par with some of the best and biggest outdoor facilities in the country, and opened a window of opportunity for promoters to inquire about the stadium's availability for performances.
For example, U2 has booked shows at grandiose facilities like Pasadena, California's Rose Bowl and the Dallas Cowboys' brand-new stadium in Texas, and selected Carter-Finley over other regional possibilities such as Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium -- home to the Carolina Panthers -- and Chapel Hill's Kenan Stadium.
"One of our big talking points in the spring was that not only have our people's donations and the stadium renovations paid off for our football program, but it's paid off on a world level that a company like Live Nation Global would contact us and we would have the ability to turn them down -- and they would continue to contact us," Brincefield said.
"That says a lot -- not necessarily for me and my staff, but for the alumni, faculty, staff and students of this university, our Wolfpack Club members and the construction teams that built that we have we have -- a place that we can be proud of and one that is in demand."
That doesn't mean that Carter-Finley Stadium will be the next live-entertainment hotspot, hosting concerts on regular basis, Brincefield said.
"We've barely cracked open the door to being a host for special events -- our mission is for our student-athletes," he said. "No matter who calls or who shows up, no matter what kind of offer they bring, it starts and ends with our student athletes and we'll work from there.
"If it's a situation where we can make something work, then we'll look further into it," he said. "We're not going to be this cracker-jack bunch that opens the doors to everyone just to make a little bit of money -- that's not our mission, and it never will be."
In fact, in their line of work, the single thing that makes Brincefield and his staff the happiest is if they go completely unnoticed.
"We'll probably all have shed 10 to 15 pounds and have worked so hard that we won't know which way is home, but if we leave Carter-Finley Stadium on October 10 and nobody has noticed anything but the game play -- nobody says anything about the field -- we've done our jobs," he said. "That's how and why we exist.
"Besides, I don't know if I can take the stress of tearing out turf and putting in turf right in the middle of the season again," he said with a laugh. "There's already a lot to do and we haven't even started the process yet."
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one of the most overated band in the history of rock n roll. imo. but i think they suck. garbage. crap. you get the point.
why are you in this thread then? to piss all over those of us who like/love this band? :? i seriously don't get these posts...
This is one of those people you refer to them or better yet pay them no *NEVERMIND* they just like to stir up shit out of jealousy.
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.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
one of the most overated band in the history of rock n roll. imo. but i think they suck. garbage. crap. you get the point.
Sort of like why no one has posted on your u2 thread cause you've uttered pure nonsense.
When I bought their new album I had to put it away cause I totally didn't like it. However after seeing the music from the album live on Tuesday the album truly rocks. Even to the point where it's better than BACKSPACER which I just received yesterday. HORIZEN ROCKS!
This isn't unusual that's probably going to change after seeing PJ live though.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
i really was'nt trying to stir the pot. i was expressing my opinion you bunch of assholes. sorry but not everyone wants to blow Bono. FREE SPEECH FREE SPEECH.
i really was'nt trying to stir the pot. i was expressing my opinion you bunch of assholes. sorry but not everyone wants to blow Bono. FREE SPEECH FREE SPEECH.
Absolutely and you expressed it now goodbye.
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ps--i like it better when they do the promos in front of the curtain
and Ultraviolet !
It was cut off but maybe theyll post the full song on their website at a later date ?
Bono was swinging from the glow in the dark steering wheel microphone thing as the credits went up, that was cool
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the re issue of unforgettable fire is about to be released.
Say what you will about sponging the fans dry
with all the reissues / rare stuff included ,
i still will probably pick one of these up.
II love this album, so i will enjoy the b sides and video footage, no doubt .
All remastering and remixing is overseen by the edge.
U2 confirms track list for The Unforgettable Fire re-issue
@U2, September 28, 2009
By: Matt McGee
The speculation can end now, as U2 has officially confirmed the bonus
material track list for the upcoming re-issue of a remastered The
Unforgettable Fire album. The album is due for release on October
26/27, and in addition to the main remastered album, there's a bonus
audio CD and bonus DVD available on certain versions of the release.
Here's the track list from U2.com:
Bonus Audio CD
Disappearing Act
A Sort of Homecoming (live)
Bad (live)
Love Comes Tumbling
The Three Sunrises
Yoshino Blossom
Wire (Kervorkian Remix)
Boomerang I
Pride (In The Name of Love)
A Sort of Homecoming
11 O'Clock Tick Tock
Wire (Celtic Dub Mix)
Basa Trap
Boomerang II
4th of July
Sixty Seconds in Kingdom Come
Bonus DVD
Music Videos:
The Unforgettable Fire, Directed by Meiert Avis
Bad, Directed by Barry Devlin
Pride (In The Name Of Love), Directed by Donald Cammell
A Sort Of Homecoming, Directed by Barry Devlin
Additional Material
The Making Of The Unforgettable Fire - documentary
Directed by Barry Devlin
U2 at A Conspiracy Of Hope Concert
1. MLK
2. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
3. Bad
Recorded live at Giants Stadium, New Jersey, USA, 15th June 1986
U2 at Live Aid
1. Sunday Bloody Sunday 2. Bad
Recorded live at Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985
Pride (In The Name Of Love) - Sepia version
Directed by Donald Cammell
11 O'Clock Tick Tock - Bootleg version
Live from Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland, 29th June 1985
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Wow I can just imagine how much that's going to cost, I can't wait to get that. Just came back from Fed Ex Field and 28 trucks that I could count. The expense of putting on these shows must be immense.
Peace
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The Beautiful Day legends have been on the road since June, rigging a huge steel construction, dubbed The Claw, as their portable stage.
But constructing the giant sculpture at every new venue, plus paying the huge team needed to put it together, doesn't come cheap - costing a staggering $750,000 per show.
And despite selling out tickets around the world, the group won't actually start pulling any revenue back in until the North American leg finishes next month - despite being on the road for three months.
U2 manager Paul McGuiness explains, "The tour's engineering problems are enormous and costly. We had to find a way for it to be aesthetic and figure out a way of doing video.
"Whether we're playing or not, the overhead is about $750,000 daily. That's just to have the crew on payroll, to rent the trucks, all that. There's about 200 trucks.
"Each stage is 37 trucks, so you're up to nearly 120 there. And then the universal production is another 50-odd trucks, and there are merchandise trucks and catering trucks
1.Breathe Play Video
2.Magnificent Play Video
3.Get On Your Boots Play Video
4.Mysterious Ways Play Video
5.I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"Stand By Me" snippet Play Video
6.Elevation Play Video
7.Your Blue Room Play Video
8.Beautiful Day"Blackbird" snippet Play Video
9.New Year's Day Play Video
10.Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of Play Video
11.The Unforgettable Fire Play Video
12.City Of Blinding Lights"Mofo" snippet Play Video
13.Vertigo Play Video
14.I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy TonightRemix version; "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" snippet Play Video
15.Sunday Bloody Sunday Play Video
16.MLK Play Video
17.Walk On Play Video
Encore:
18.One"Amazing Grace" snippet Play Video
19.Where The Streets Have No Name Play Video
20.Ultraviolet (Light My Way) Play Video
21.With Or Without You Play Video
22.Moment of Surrender
VIDEOS: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/u2/2009/f ... 780e2.html
OK I stood front and center on the outer stage ring (by the rail) on the floor with a walk up ticket I bought outside $75 bucks. The Muse was ok in that I've never heard anything by them and I really Like how those 3 guys can make so much good noise. As they finished their set my worst nightmare I could feel coming on. I had to go PPPP and I knew once I left there was no getting back to my spot. I barely made it, a record 51 seconds.
Someone has to convince me this place was sold out cause it sure didn't look like it in the upper bowl. In italics were my favorites, Bono tried very hard to enliven what appeared to me a dead crowd, it was as if they were waiting for something spectacular to wake em up. Overall a good show however at times very uneven, *Beautiful Day*---*City of* was for me the best section of the night *ONE* sent me on my way home it was too good, simply beautiful.
That said It was like going to an IMAX movie a bit much with the video stuff but with that though there wasn't a bad seat in the house. DAMN my feet hurt I gotta ice them!
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9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
Also, it struck me as odd ( i guess im getting old )
songs like " Unforgettable Fire " got hardly any applause,
but the crowd goes absolutely crazy over " Vertigo " .
Go figure.
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They can fit that stage in that stadium with that humongous video scoreboard thing?
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*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
So why won't they make a profit until he North American leg finishes in a month, does anybody know? Also if they play indoor venues will they have a smaller version of the claw?
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.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Yeah, the stadium is quite tall, plus the Claw won't be in the center of the stadium.
One of the reasons we will never see play sets like PJ , when I was at Cardiff is was amazing sight but the contrast of seeing PJ play a real diverse set in comparrison then seeing U2 play to the crowd, that being not die hards but casual was so apparent.
U2 are just too big to really try anything other then crowd pleaser's, although the 360 tour has constrained them to a stringent set list. It was my 4th time seeing them and probably my last, I'm not counting out seeing them again and I did think NLOTH was there best album since Achtung/ Zooropa period but if they are likely to just carry on playing shows this predictable I save my money for acts more worthy of my money like PJ, QOTSA, Radiohead etc.
A review from the Washington Post on U2's show on Tuesday.
Under 'the Claw,' U2 Manages to Avoid Being Overshadowed
Bono Shout Outs far TOOO many..
The U2 show at FedEx Field featured more shout-outs to cronies than a Joe Biden stump speech, as Bono took time to hail from the stage pretty much every political player in the house, and more than a few not present. Here's a partial list:
-- "The president of Rwanda!," Paul Kagame, who had good 100-level seats and a big entourage.
-- The late Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and "Timmy Shriver . . . who's with us tonight."
-- "We got a cardinal at a rock show!" -- Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, a fellow lobbyist for debt forgiveness, the frontman said.
-- "Nancy Pelosi!"
-- "I thank you, Josh Bolten."
-- "Pat Leahy . . . the John Wayne of D.C."
-- Tom Daschle.
-- Bill Frist.
-- Imprisoned Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi, to whom a song was dedicated.
-- Video message from Desmond Tutu.
-- "This one's for Ted, Teddy Kennedy!" before the band launched into "New Year's Day."
-- Paul and Nancy Pelosi (again!).
-- President George W. Bush and Congress for helping to stop the spread of malaria in Africa.
-- Special closing thanks to David Lee, it sounded like . . . ? (David Lee Roth? Nah -- One Campaign President David Lane, we think.)
One of the road crew told me Charlottetsville is a fucking nightmare to get into and out with all of their trucks and equipment. He wasn't looking forward to it at all.
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October 2, 2009
RALEIGH - U2's much-anticipated appearance on NC State's campus Saturday October 3rd will not only mark the end of Carter-Finley Stadium's 11-year hiatus from holding special events, it will also bring more than 1,500 temporary jobs to workers.
"We're in this for one reason and one reason only -- to boost the economy for the university and the city of Raleigh," said Ray Brincefield, assistant athletics director for outdoor facilities at NC State. "It's a great thing to be able to use our football stadium to aid the local economy."
"Our mission was to employ people who would otherwise not have a job for that week," he said. "There's no cost to the athletic department or the university, and no tax dollars are being used to bring this show to Carter-Finley Stadium."
Beginning the evening of Sunday, Sept. 27, hundreds of workers have been on hand, waiting for football practice to end so they can begin to cover the Wayne Day Family Field turf with a state-of-the-art aluminum decking specifically designed to protect the integrity of the field's infrastructure -- drainage, communications and irrigation systems, and more.
Then, beginning on Monday, workers began to bring in U2's elaborate, in-the-round stage setup, which –- when assembled -– will soar vertically at heights parallel to Carter-Finley's upper seating decks -- or higher. Brincefield got a first-hand look at the construction on a recent trip to Massachusetts, where U2 sold out Boston's Gillette Stadium.
"It takes about three days for hundreds of laborers and steel workers to erect this lighting and sound structure that will go over the stage -- six cranes and 25 forklifts running all the time," he said. "It's pretty impressive."
While construction is taking place, Brincefield will be on hand, working with Live Nation staff on pre-, concurrent-, and post-concert logistics. For example, the Carolina Hurricanes hockey club opens regular season play at the adjacent RBC Center on Friday, Oct. 2 -- "production day" for the U2 crew.
"It's really important for us to get out in front of everything and talk about logistics because nobody's stadium -- or situation -- is the same," he said. "Their production areas, offices, their catering, lay-down yard, where they'll park 128 tractor-trailers...all those things have to be laid out on a map before they even arrive."
As the show draws closer, Brincefield and his staff will be putting in longer hours, supervising the installation of phone and data-access lines, merchandise locations and corporate sponsorships. All the while, the 12-person staff will ensure that the rest of the university's facilities continue to run like clockwork.
"Hosting this concert is a really big deal for us, and it's a huge changeover from football," Brincefield said. "That being said, we're certainly not going to cancel next week's soccer match, or fall baseball because of this show.
"We're going to have all of those things and make them work," he said. "We just have to be wise with our time. When the lights go out at Carter-Finley stadium each night, that's when we'll leave."
NC State also said that the giant concert will highlight NC State and U2 lead singer Bono's shared passion for environmental issues.
NC State chancellor Jim Woodward said the university is delighted to host U2 not only because of the band members' talent, but also because of their collective character and community-minded approach to performing and serving people around the world -- a mindset similar to that possessed by NC State students, faculty and staff.
"U2 always has been tenacious and focused on and off stage," Woodward said. "They make a difference -- musically, socially, economically -- and NC State is proud to be a part of that."
As they have been at the Wolfpack's first three football games this season, WeRecycle bins will be distributed throughout Carter-Finley Stadium during the U2 concert. The program, which began in 2003, is regarded as one of the nation's premier stadium recycling efforts.
Fans turned in three tons of recyclables during NC State's win over Gardner-Webb on Saturday and, with an increased stadium capacity to almost 64,000 for the U2 concert, it's possible NC State fans could set a single-day recycling record at the stadium on October 3.
"We hope to never have an event at Carter-Finley Stadium without recycling," Brincefield said. "This program continues to grow -- we have had some great corporate sponsors and have been able to expand from inside the stadium to outside, then into Vaughn Towers and the suites as well."
Following the performance, Live Nation Global -- the concert promoter -- will replace the Carter-Finley turf at their own expense, returning the field to ideal playing conditions in advance of NC State's home matchup with Duke on Oct. 10. Concerns about potential issues with the turf were alleviated through careful planning and consultation with Live Nation executives, as well as NC State agronomics experts and the football coaches and staff.
But admittedly, replacing the field's playing surface mid-season is a less-than-ideal scenario, Brincefield said.
"Coach O'Brien is a great guy with a lot of experience, and we didn't make any of these decisions without him being involved," Brincefield said, of concert discussions that dated back to mid-March. "We were able to make him feel comfortable that during the Duke game, nobody would even notice that we had this show the week before, so he was comfortable with us going through with this concert."
Prior to U2, the last performers scheduled to play Carter-Finley Stadium were George Strait and Jimmy Buffet in 1998. However, recently completed stadium renovations put Carter-Finley on par with some of the best and biggest outdoor facilities in the country, and opened a window of opportunity for promoters to inquire about the stadium's availability for performances.
For example, U2 has booked shows at grandiose facilities like Pasadena, California's Rose Bowl and the Dallas Cowboys' brand-new stadium in Texas, and selected Carter-Finley over other regional possibilities such as Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium -- home to the Carolina Panthers -- and Chapel Hill's Kenan Stadium.
"One of our big talking points in the spring was that not only have our people's donations and the stadium renovations paid off for our football program, but it's paid off on a world level that a company like Live Nation Global would contact us and we would have the ability to turn them down -- and they would continue to contact us," Brincefield said.
"That says a lot -- not necessarily for me and my staff, but for the alumni, faculty, staff and students of this university, our Wolfpack Club members and the construction teams that built that we have we have -- a place that we can be proud of and one that is in demand."
That doesn't mean that Carter-Finley Stadium will be the next live-entertainment hotspot, hosting concerts on regular basis, Brincefield said.
"We've barely cracked open the door to being a host for special events -- our mission is for our student-athletes," he said. "No matter who calls or who shows up, no matter what kind of offer they bring, it starts and ends with our student athletes and we'll work from there.
"If it's a situation where we can make something work, then we'll look further into it," he said. "We're not going to be this cracker-jack bunch that opens the doors to everyone just to make a little bit of money -- that's not our mission, and it never will be."
In fact, in their line of work, the single thing that makes Brincefield and his staff the happiest is if they go completely unnoticed.
"We'll probably all have shed 10 to 15 pounds and have worked so hard that we won't know which way is home, but if we leave Carter-Finley Stadium on October 10 and nobody has noticed anything but the game play -- nobody says anything about the field -- we've done our jobs," he said. "That's how and why we exist.
"Besides, I don't know if I can take the stress of tearing out turf and putting in turf right in the middle of the season again," he said with a laugh. "There's already a lot to do and we haven't even started the process yet."
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This is one of those people you refer to them or better yet pay them no *NEVERMIND* they just like to stir up shit out of jealousy.
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Sort of like why no one has posted on your u2 thread cause you've uttered pure nonsense.
When I bought their new album I had to put it away cause I totally didn't like it. However after seeing the music from the album live on Tuesday the album truly rocks. Even to the point where it's better than BACKSPACER which I just received yesterday. HORIZEN ROCKS!
This isn't unusual that's probably going to change after seeing PJ live though.
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.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Absolutely and you expressed it now goodbye.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)