" ~~~ U2 ~~~ "

Bathgate66

Noel Gallagher has told Bono to "shut the f**k up" about Africa.

The Oasis guitarist is sick of the U2 frontman campaigning to end
Third World debt in the continent, and insists Bono's fans don't want
to be constantly lectured by their idol.

Noel told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper: "With U2 it's like play
'One', shut the f**k up about Africa. People don't want to hear about
it all the time."

The outspoken songwriter has also blasted Radiohead frontman Thom
Yorke for brow-beating his fans with his political beliefs. He has
urged him to ditch his serious attitude to music and write a 'proper'
rock song.

He said: "Thom Yorke sat at a piano singing, 'This is f***ed up', for
half-an-hour. We all know that, Mr Yorke. Who wants to sing the news?
No matter how much you sit there twiddling, going, 'We're all doomed',
at the end of the day people will always want to hear him play
'Creep'. Get over it."

Noel - who along with brother Liam and the rest of the band will
collect the prestigious Outstanding Contribution To Music award at
next week's BRITs - has no intention to stop writing hit songs.

The rocker - whose band has scored an incredible eight UK number
singles, including 'Lyla' and 'Don't Look Back In Anger' - added:
"Somehow I don't ever see myself on stage playing a mouth organ to 150
people on a Wednesday. Every time I write a song, I envisage them in
football stadiums with loads of people going f***ing mental - that's
Oasis."

Bathgate66

U2 TIPPED FOR GLOBAL WARMING GIG
February 08, 2007


U2 are "likely" to play this summer during "SOS", a day of concerts
around the world aimed at increasing awareness of global warming.
Friday's Independent (UK) has the rundown.

http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2251358.ece

U2 are often tipped to appear at gigs like this, and we don't always
bother to report such rumors, but the fact that this event is being
organized by former Vice President Al Gore gives both the event and
U2's appearance more credibility. An official announcement is expected
Friday.

Lizard

Bathgate66 wrote:

Noel Gallagher has told Bono to "shut the f**k up" about Africa.

What an ignorant tool that noel is.

LedZepFan

Androgynous Mind wrote:

Electrial Storm is fuckin' awesome.

awww yeah...underappreciated song, they should play it more

Bathgate66

PARTY WITH US IN BOSTON & SUPPORT MUSIC RISING
February 19, 2007


@U2 is proud to team up with the Hard Rock Cafe, WBOS-FM, and Universal
Music to sponsor a Music Rising Fundraiser on March 6th in Boston. The
party starts at 7:00 pm at the Hard Rock Cafe, and entertainment will
be provided by our friends in The Joshua Tree Band.

Perhaps best of all, the party is free and open to all ages!

There'll be all kinds of prizes to win, special Music Rising t-shirts
available for purchase, and a lot more happening that night. Use the
link below for more details, and we'll see you in Boston!

learn more about the Music Rising Fundraiser >>

http://www.atu2.com/events/07/musicrising/

Bathgate66

PARTY-TIME TONIGHT IN BOSTON!
March 06, 2007


Here's one last reminder about the big Music Rising Fund Raiser in
Boston on Tuesday night!

@U2 is proud to team up with the Hard Rock Cafe, WBOS-FM, and Universal
Music to sponsor a Music Rising Fundraiser on March 6th in Boston. The
party starts at 7:00 p.m. at the Hard Rock Cafe, and entertainment will
be provided by our friends in The Joshua Tree Band.

Perhaps best of all, the party is free and open to all ages!

There'll be all kinds of prizes to win, special Music Rising T-shirts
available for purchase, and a lot more happening that night. Use the
link below for more details, and we'll see you in Boston!

learn more about the Music Rising Fundraiser >>

http://www.atu2.com/events/07/musicrising/

Binaural

Bathgate66 wrote:

Noel Gallagher has told Bono to "shut the f**k up" about Africa.

The Oasis guitarist is sick of the U2 frontman campaigning to end
Third World debt in the continent, and insists Bono's fans don't want
to be constantly lectured by their idol.

Noel told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper: "With U2 it's like play
'One', shut the f**k up about Africa. People don't want to hear about
it all the time."

The outspoken songwriter has also blasted Radiohead frontman Thom
Yorke for brow-beating his fans with his political beliefs. He has
urged him to ditch his serious attitude to music and write a 'proper'
rock song.

He said: "Thom Yorke sat at a piano singing, 'This is f***ed up', for
half-an-hour. We all know that, Mr Yorke. Who wants to sing the news?
No matter how much you sit there twiddling, going, 'We're all doomed',
at the end of the day people will always want to hear him play
'Creep'. Get over it."

Noel - who along with brother Liam and the rest of the band will
collect the prestigious Outstanding Contribution To Music award at
next week's BRITs - has no intention to stop writing hit songs.

The rocker - whose band has scored an incredible eight UK number
singles, including 'Lyla' and 'Don't Look Back In Anger' - added:
"Somehow I don't ever see myself on stage playing a mouth organ to 150
people on a Wednesday. Every time I write a song, I envisage them in
football stadiums with loads of people going f***ing mental - that's
Oasis."

I'm not a U2 fan. However I loathe Liam and Noel Gallagher

Bathgate66

Stars Rock the Auction Block - Items up for Bid

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http://www.u2france.com/spip.php?article10309

By Bob Riha Jr., USA TODAY. U2: The Edge, left, and Bono will perform in New Orleans to beneift Music Rising.

March 26, 2007

By Edna Gundersen

A pair of sunglasses worn by John Lennon is expected to fetch between $4,000 and $6,000, while the estimated value of an early Elvis Presley recording contract is roughly $5,000. But there’s no telling where the gavel will stop when rock hounds bring their credit cards to the Icons of Music auction April 21 at the Hard Rock Café in New York, where some 200 prized items donated by stars from Madonna and Bob Dylan to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Grateful Dead go on the block for charity.

Proceeds benefit Music Rising, co-founded by U2 guitarist The Edge in 2005 to replace instruments lost by musicians in the path of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Consequently, his band is hauling in primo goods. Edge has bequeathed his heavily used 1975 cream Gibson Les Paul, which he initially bought to duplicate the sound achieved by the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones. It’s priced at $60,000-$80,000. Bono’s Emporia Armani shades ($2,000-$4,000), worn on stage, are in the cache, along with Adam Clayton’s bass guitar ($20,000-$30,000) and Larry Mullen’s tom-tom ($8,000-$10,000).

Fans, who may bid online or in person, will have a shot at Janis Joplin’s seven-page love letter to a boyfriend, Kurt Cobain’s MTV Video Music Award, Bruce Springsteen’s handwritten lyrics, guitars from the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney, plus former president Bill Clinton’s saxophone (with a personalized autograph to be added for the winning bidder). Also being catalogued are donations from Kiss, Coldplay, Eric Clapton, Lou Reed and Cher, as well as belongings of the late Ray Charles, James Brown and Jim Morrison. Highlights will be exhibited in Los Angeles starting Tuesday, then in Dublin and London before Julien’s Auctions conducts the live sale in New York. Details at U2.com, musicrising.org and juliensauctions.com.

nuffingman

Bathgate66 wrote:

watching the vertigo DVD from milan in 05, which was part of the new U218 Limited Edition Package .


those European crowds in those Stadiums make us Americans in our Arenas look silly,... :eek:

Well, just listen to the PJ European boots!!!! Why do you think they're coming back?

Edit: Saw them at Twickenham 05. Utter bollocks, shite sound, million miles away for £75.00. Walked out after an hour.

invest-it-all

Bathgate66 wrote:

Stars Rock the Auction Block - Items up for Bid


Proceeds benefit Music Rising, co-founded by U2 guitarist The Edge in 2005 to replace instruments lost by musicians in the path of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Consequently, his band is hauling in primo goods. Edge has bequeathed his heavily used 1975 cream Gibson Les Paul, which he initially bought to duplicate the sound achieved by the Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones. It’s priced at $60,000-$80,000. Bono’s Emporia Armani shades ($2,000-$4,000), worn on stage, are in the cache, along with Adam Clayton’s bass guitar ($20,000-$30,000) and Larry Mullen’s tom-tom ($8,000-$10,000).

Bono is also donating his Green Irish Falcon Grestch guitar, the one he uses for One, I can imagine that will go for a hell of a lot.

... and I know Edge is donating the 1975 Gibson Les Paul to a good cause, but damn I'll miss it!!!!! haha

Bathgate66

The Edge confirms details

U2 have announced that they have begun work on their new album.

Guitarist The Edge says that the band are working with producer Rick
Rubin on the follow up to 2004's 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'.

The Edge told Rolling Stone: "We're working on new songs and getting
lost in the music. I don't think we're going to try and think too much
about what we're going to do with it yet, we're just going to do a lot
of writing and just see what gives.

"We're giving ourselves the luxury of just working on the songs.
There's some amazing things coming through."







U2's one and only guitarist the Edge spoke to our Evan Serpick about
the latest fund-raising initiative of his Music Rising organization.
On April 21st, top-notch music memorabilia from John Lennon's glasses
to Janis Joplin's love letters to Elvis Presley's recording contract
will go on the block at New York's Hard Rock Cafe, with proceeds going
to aid musicians affected by the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. "I've been amazed at how generous people have been," says the
guitarist, who created the fund in 2005 with Bob Ezrin and Gibson CEO
Henry Juszkiewicz. He knows whereof he speaks: He'll be putting own
cream 1975 Gibson Les Paul (which he bought during the Joshua Tree
sessions in New York and has played on every U2 tour since Achtung
Baby) up for sale. "It was one of those guitars that had songs in it.
It's a very well-used, well-loved instrument. I'll miss it."

The guitarist also confirms that U2 are in the midst of recording a
new album. "We're working on new songs and getting lost in the music,"
he says. "I don't think we're going to try and think too much about
what we're going to do with it yet, we're just going to do a lot of
writing and just see what gives. We're giving ourselves the luxury of
just working on the songs. There's some amazing things coming
through." He calls the material the group's been working on with
producer Rick Rubin "fascinating stuff." When asked whether the band
will team up again with longtime collaborators Daniel Lanois and Brian
Eno, he merely laughs: "You might be surprised how quickly that happens."

Bathgate66

April 05, 2007


It was announced today in Hollywood that the much-anticipated new U2 concert
documentary, U2 3D, will be screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, which begins
May 16.

There is no word yet on whether or not the band will attend the preview, but one has to
assume due to their affection for the French Riviera, their attendance is likely.

Read more about the festival here:

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=601

Bathgate66

Harry Enfield Sends Up U2 in his All-New Sketch Show
By Nicola Methven
The Mirror
April 6, 2007

COMEDIAN Harry Enfield and his old pal Paul Whitehouse are to poke fun at U2 stars Bono
and The Edge in their all-new sketch show.

The pair have reunited on BBC1 for the first time since Harry Enfield and Chums left the
screen in 1994.

In the controversial sketches Bono boasts he's discovered a cure for all ailments -
including hayfever. The Irish rocker, an avid campaigner against Aids and poverty, raised
eyebrows after mega-rich U2 moved one of their firms to Holland to avoid tax.

But Harry, 45, insisted: "It's all quite affectionate. It's as much about us as it is about the
people we're doing. When we insult Bono and the Edge, we insult our whole generation."

He added that old favourites like the Self-righteous brothers, famed for their cry of "Oi!
No!", will be left out of the latest show. "It's all new, which is a bit risky," he said.

Whitehouse, 48, added: "It's like going back in time - but with less hair."

© The Mirror, 2007. All rights reserved.

Bathgate66

Record Collector

Another Time: The inside story of U2's very first record

"We had chosen to record set favourites 'Out of Control,' 'Stories
For Boys' and a new song, 'Boy/Girl.' The Edge, Larry and Adam set up
their gear in the main studio room while the engineer, whose name was
Bill and played jazz piano in his spare time, put a microphone up in
the control room. This was so that Bono could sing guide vocals which
the others would be able to hear in their cans as they played but
wouldn't end up spilling into their respective backing tracks. Only
you wouldn't have known they were guide vocals by the way Bono went
for them –- giving it the full monty, arms flailing, legs pumping,
willing his mates on the other side of the big plate glass window to
pull out all the stops. Which they did, of course."

http://www.atu2.com/news/article.src?ID=4601

Bathgate66

April 9, 2007


If you're interested in bidding on Bono's shades or any of the other memorabelia at the
upcoming 'Icons of Music' auction and concert to benefit Music Rising, tickets are now
available.

The auction will take place at New York City's Hard Rock Cafe on Saturday, April 21. Cost to
attend is $1000.

Visit Ticketmaster.com for tickets:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1116401/?search_redirect=Icons%20of%20Music&tm_link=tm_header_sea

Bathgate66

April 13, 2007

Attention all New York City-area fans: Bono's shades, Adam's bass and many more relics
from various music legends are about to be put on display for public viewing.

Beginning Monday, The Hard Rock Cafe Times Square will host a special 'Icons of Music'
preview featuring items that will soon be up for auction to benefit Music Rising. The pieces
will be sold at the same location, April 21, beginning at 6:00 PM local time.

Click on this link to view items up for auction:

http://www.juliensauctions.com/

Bathgate66

Earthtimes.org
April 13, 2007

Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel is to discuss aid for Africa with Irish rock singer Bono in Berlin next week, a German government spokesman said Friday. Tuesday's meeting at the chancellor's office comes two months before the G8 summit of the world's leading industrial nations which Merkel is hosting in the Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm.
Government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said the chancellor and the U2 frontman would discuss "general development issues" and the Africa aspect of the summit during their "informal exchange of ideas."

Africa is a major item on the agenda of the G8 talks involving the leaders of Germany, France, Italy, Britain, Japan, Canada, the United States and Russia.

Bono, co-founder of the organization DATA which seeks to raise awareness for Africa, has complained that G8 members have failed to live up to their aid pledges for the continent.At their 2005 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, G8 leaders promised to double their assistance to Africa and add 50 billion dollars a year to global aid by 2010.

But aid to Africa from the world's richest countries stalled last year, excluding one-off debt relief to Nigeria, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. Germany plans to provide 2 billion euros (2.7 billion dollars) in aid to Africa over the coming four years. The money will be used in the fight against AIDS and education and
training programmes.

Bathgate66

Any U2 fan looking back can see a common thread running through the
band's history. From waving a white flag at Red Rocks to the COEXIST
banner at the Vertigo shows, U2 has used the stage as a way to
encourage activism from the fans. It is one thing to sign a petition
or wear a button at a show – it is something else to commit time and
resources to a cause in an effort to improve the lives of others.
There are a number of examples of fans giving back – here are a few of
their stories.

Read on here:
http://www.atu2.com/news/article.src?ID=4602

Bathgate66

U2 TOWER: OPENING 2011
April 15, 2007


@U2 staffer Phil Romans recently returned from a few days in Dublin and
shared with us a couple pix related to the building of the new "U2
Tower" in the Dublin docklands. One shows a diagram of the area and an
indication that the tower is expected to open in 2011. You can see both
photos by clicking the link below to our Flickr photos....

view @U2's Flickr photos >>

http://www.flickr.com/photos/atu2com/

Bathgate66

The favourite guitar of U2's The Edge has been sold at an auction that
raised about $2.4m (£1.2m) for a charity set up in the wake of
Hurricane Katrina.

The Gibson Les Paul used on every U2 tour since 1985 sold for $240,000
(£120,000), while one owned by Jimi Hendrix fetched $400,000 (£200,000).

Other items of U2 memorabilia included a pair of singer Bono's sunglasses.

The Edge co-founded Music Rising, a charity to replace instruments
lost or destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.

Julien's Auctions, who organised the Icons of Music sale at New York's
Hard Rock Cafe, said it included the largest selection of U2
memorabilia ever made available to collectors.

An autographed guitar belonging to Bono sold for $180,000 (£90,000), a
bass guitar donated by Adam Clayton for $22,000 (£11,000), and Larry
Mullen Jr's tom-tom drum fetched $19,000 (£9,500).

The Edge donated other items including a 1958 Gibson archtop guitar,
that sold for $105,000 (£52,500), and clothing accessories such as a
signature knitted hat which earned $11,000 (£5,500).

"I have to say that it is a strange feeling to see some of your stuff
up here," the 45-year-old guitarist told Reuters news agency.

A saxophone signed by former US President Bill Clinton fetched $54,000
(£27,000), while $30,000 (£15,000) was paid for a pair of John
Lennon's round, blue-tinted sunglasses.

The Edge, real name David Evans, created Music Rising in 2005 with
record producer Bob Ezrin and Henry Juszkiewicz, chairman of
guitar-makers Gibson.

"One of the good things about globalization is it has created a single
international music community, and I feel very much part of it," he
has said.

"So this doesn't seem like it's someone else's problem. It's really
our problem too."

He said jazz from New Orleans "was the forerunner of everything".

"You mix jazz with European rhythms, and that's rock 'n' roll really.
You can make the argument that it all started on the streets of New
Orleans with the jazz funerals."

Hurricane Katrina hit the southern US in August 2005, causing flooding
in the Louisiana city of New Orleans that killed some 1,300 people.

The population of New Orleans fell from nearly 500,000 to less than
200,000 in the wake of the disaster.