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  • Pegasus
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65iSpG1DgQ

    :D
  • Bathgate66
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    OFF THE AUCTION BLOCK...
    April 21, 2007

    This Zoo TV-era necklace worn by Edge is one of several U2-related
    items that's been auctioned off tonight (April 21) in NYC as part of
    the "Icons of Music" fundraiser for Music Rising. No word yet on how
    much money was raised. Thanks to Steve Barnes for shooting some photos
    of the U2 collectibles that were auctioned. Use the link below to see
    this necklace and the rest in @U2's Flickr pool.

    see the set of 11 photos on Flickr >>

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/atu2com/sets/72157600106256484/
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  • Bathgate66
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    Pegasus wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65iSpG1DgQ

    :D


    at least he acknowledges he is a troll- like figure.

    edge is 50 x more talented then that troll , and more famous then he could ever dream of being.
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  • Pegasus
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    Bathgate66 wrote:
    at least he acknowledges he is a troll- like figure.

    edge is 50 x more talented then that troll , and more famous then he could ever dream of being.
    he's a comedian, not a musician...and the show was called "part-troll" ...and he is very famous in the UK.

    but he's 100% right about The Edge, that's why it's so funny! :D
  • Bathgate66
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    April 23, 2007


    It's really happening—Bono is appearing on American Idol this week.

    Before you light up the forums and chat rooms with "he's a sell out" messages, just know that
    he's doing it for a good cause.

    The April 24 and 25 episodes of the show will be themed 'Idol gives back' and voting for your
    favorite Idol candidates will yield a charity donation to a number of worthy causes around the
    globe. The ONE Campaign is just one of them.

    Aside from Bono's appearance, Gwen Stefani, Michael Bublé and many other celebrities will
    show up to offer their support.

    To watch a video explaining the special broadcast, follow this link:

    http://www.americanidol.com/idolgivesback/
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  • Bathgate66
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    April 29, 2007

    Bono has been confirmed to perform at a music festival taking place June 7 at IGA Park in
    Rostock, Germany. The concert is being organized by Deine Stimme Gegen Armutm, which is
    the German chapter of Make Poverty History. The show will take place near the G8 summit,
    which will be hosted in the town of Heiligendamm (June 6 – 8).

    In addition to Bono, several top-name German performers such as Herbert Groenemeyer, Die
    Toten Hosen, Die Fantstischen Vier, Seeed and others will appear. Tickets will be available
    beginning May 2 for just (EU) 2,50 at eventim.de.

    And if you're interested in supporting the campaign, please sign the open letter by following
    the link below (thanks U2tour.de).

    http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voice.html
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  • Bathgate66
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    Happy 47th Birthday Bono...
    Showbiz Ireland, May 11, 2007

    The Last King of Ireland, Bono, struck another year off the mortal calendar
    on his meteoric approach to half a century yesterday. With only three years
    left before he hits 50, he sure hasn't slowed down...

    We've been getting away with this whole ShowBiz Ireland thing nigh-on eight
    years now, during nearly a decade of sticking cameras in celebrity's faces
    we've picked up on their habits - such as Bono hitting Lillies Bordello with
    his mates Guggi, Gavin Friday and Simon Carmody on his Birthday night each
    year...

    So par-for-the-course, there we were out in the rain last night with cameras
    at the ready to wish Bono a Happy 47th Birthday with a succession of
    flashing light bulbs. But when he hadn't turned up by around 2am our
    die-hard staffers called-it-a-night. Apparently he went for a romantic meal
    somewhere else with his wife Ali and never bothered to tell us... The cheek
    of some people!

    We're not too out-of-sorts with the U2 singer as we got ample photo opps
    with him last week as he partied in Lillies with Simon Carmody and also when
    he turned up at Dublin Castle with the stunning Queen of Jordan, Rania
    Al-Abdullah, on his arm to present Gege Katana with the Frontline Award for
    Human Rights work in the Congo.

    As the Knighted-One breezed through the press gathering he let it slip that
    The Edge was not too happy about him attending the Awards ceremony as they
    were right in the middle of the writing process on their next album in their
    Dublin studio... We all know The Edge wears the trousers in that
    relationship. Meow.

    After an impromptu press conference and a few snaps with Gege, Bono was
    whisked out the back door of Dublin Castle where a few school girls let some
    Beatles-esque high pitched shrieks as he greeted them like Rock's
    International Ambassador. He's still got you know? Never lost it baby,
    never...

    Some autograph hungry U2 fans were also waiting for Bono at the back door
    with pages and pages of mulleted 1980's photos for him to sign. Oh we could
    feel the crrrrrrrringe in the air as he scribbled on those old embarrassing
    snaps. It could have been worse, at least no one asked him to sign a cowboy
    hat! Ahem, don't mention the War...

    So Mr. Bono turned 47 yesterday, we'd like to take this opportunity to wish
    him well and hopefully he won't forget to send us out an invite for his 50th
    Birthday bash. Apparently the Phoenix Park is just about big enough to house
    the party. Well, if it was good enough for The Pope!

    Check out the photos here
    http://www.showbizireland.com/news/may07/11-u2185.shtml
    © ShowBiz Ireland, 2007.
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  • Bathgate66
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    The Edge Gets His Kicks With Pearl Jam, Imogen Heap

    Posted May 9th 2007 3:00PM by Steve Baltin
    Filed under: Exclusive, News

    After more than a quarter century in U2 -- a band that's achieved
    seemingly everything one can in music: Grammys, sold-out world tours
    and enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- the Edge tells
    Spinner that recapturing the euphoria of his early performing days
    becomes increasingly difficult. But that doesn't mean the guitarist
    doesn't still know how to get his kicks.

    "Seeing [Arcade Fire] in this little venue called the Olympian Theater
    in Dublin, was definitely one of those events where you just go, 'Yeah,
    this is what it's all about. This why I do what I do,'" he says. "Or
    the Secret Machines, who came with us for part of our American tour.
    Another recent moment was seeing Pearl Jam -- totally on fire. I'm a
    big fan but to see them in full flight was amazing. It's not that it
    happens rarely but it's always great when you have one of those moments
    when you just go, 'Wow. I'm one of the luckiest people alive. This is
    what I get to do.'"

    While live shows certainly invigorate the veteran rocker, recordings
    aren't out of the question. Enter British chanteuse Imogen Heap. "'Hide
    and Seek' freaked me out when I heard it, it's so beautiful," Edge
    says. "I've known her work for a long time, but this song is just
    spine-chilling. There are certain songs that when you're driving in
    your car and you hear them for the first time, you have to pull over.
    You can't believe what you're hearing. That song is one of those."
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  • Bathgate66
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    TURNING UP THE PRESSURE...
    May 15, 2007

    With the G-8 Summit just around the corner, Bono, Bob Geldof and others
    released a DATA report today indicating how the G-8 countries have
    fallen behind on promises to increase aid to Africa. You can read an
    Associated Press story at the Washington Post web site, but also check
    out Matthias' first person account of today's events on MacPhisto.net,
    and his photo set on Flickr.

    Links:

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/
    AR2007051500775.html

    http://www.macphisto.net/article796.html

    http://flickr.com/photos/u2005/sets/72157600217790568/
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  • Bathgate66
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    U2 on the big screen
    By Charles Ealy | Friday, May 18, 2007, 09:46 AM


    Got up to see a movie at 8 in the morning.

    Not a good thing when you haven’t had coffee. But this one rocked.

    It was “U2 3D,” a 3D concert film featuring U2. Yep, the title is
    self-explanatory. It was only about an hour long, but it was like
    having the best seat in the house at a U2 concert. Not a bad thing, at
    all.

    Quite amazing, with shots of the crowd coming into your face, Bono’s
    hand reaching out to you and lots of special effects. It’ll probably
    make a great midnight movie in the States, especially if you’re in the
    right mind-set and ready to get revved up to rock ‘n’ roll.

    It reminded me of my college days, listening to “Dark Side of the
    Moon,” but quite a bit more upbeat and not so sleep-inducing.

    More to come later today and tomorrow, with Leo DiCaprio’s “The 11th
    Hour,” Julianne Moore’s “Savage Grace” and the Coen brothers’ “No
    Country for Old Men.”
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  • Bathgate66
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    CONFIRMED - U2 TO PERFORM AT CANNES
    May 19, 2007


    U2 will be performing live today/tonight at the Cannes Film Festival,
    to help celebrate the public premiere of U2 3D. And, best of all, you
    might be able to watch it online! @U2 reader Doug M. points us to a
    live Web cam setup in Cannes by the Independent Film Channel. The IFC
    page confirms the U2 performance and lists an expected starting time of
    6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT. Note: Web cams are often shut down for live
    performances like this, so there's no guarantee we'll get to watch as
    it happens. Fingers crossed! Use the link....

    watch the IFC live Web cam >>

    http://ifc.com/news/article?aId=19691
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  • Jammin909
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    Awesome- watching it now. Thanks for the heads up!!!!
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    CONFIRMED - U2 TO PERFORM AT CANNES
    May 19, 2007


    U2 will be performing live today/tonight at the Cannes Film Festival,
    to help celebrate the public premiere of U2 3D. And, best of all, you
    might be able to watch it online! @U2 reader Doug M. points us to a
    live Web cam setup in Cannes by the Independent Film Channel. The IFC
    page confirms the U2 performance and lists an expected starting time of
    6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT. Note: Web cams are often shut down for live
    performances like this, so there's no guarantee we'll get to watch as
    it happens. Fingers crossed! Use the link....

    watch the IFC live Web cam >>

    http://ifc.com/news/article?aId=19691
    The less you know, the more you believe.
  • Bathgate66
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    ALL-NIGHT PARTY FLOATS CANNES
    NY Post
    Page Six, by Richard Johnson

    May 26, 2007 -- SURVIVORS of the Cannes Film Festival report the best
    party of the star-studded, 12-day bacchanal so far was the bash Kid
    Rock threw on his yacht that featured a jam with Bono and James Blunt.

    Guests including Jessica Simpson, Leo DiCaprio, Mischa Barton, Jude
    Law, Snoop Dogg, Minnie Driver, Jay-Z and the cast of “Entourage” went
    through over 100 bottles of champagne before the revelry ended at 9
    a.m.
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  • Bathgate66
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    Universal Music Austria has confirmed for U2tour.de that the DVD will
    be released in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland on August 31st -- the
    Friday before the international release. So, N. America can plan on
    getting the DVD on September 4th.
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  • LedZepFan
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    Bathgate66 wrote:
    Universal Music Austria has confirmed for U2tour.de that the DVD will
    be released in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland on August 31st -- the
    Friday before the international release. So, N. America can plan on
    getting the DVD on September 4th.

    This is great news. I guess they did plan to re-release all those old VHS's on DVD then. I'm extremely excited for this.
    I've faced it, a life wasted, and I'm never going back again.

    Some die just to live.
  • Bathgate66
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    U2'S MYSTERIOUS RECORDING SESSIONS
    May 30, 2007


    USA Today's breaking news blog, On Deadline, has a post today with
    reaction from Bono to new U.S. funding proposals to fight AIDS in
    Africa. No disrespect to that topic, but reading the post went like
    this for me:

    "...blah-blah-blah ... blah-blah ... a telephone interview from Fez,
    Morocco, where he’s recording with his band, U2 ... blah-blah-blah..."

    Say what?!? Fez, Morocco, is where U2 shot the "Mysterious Ways" music
    video, and this is the first I've heard of them working in a studio
    there. Wowser. Cool.

    read the full blog post at USA Today >>

    http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/05/bono_sings_the_.html
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  • Poncier
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    LedZepFan wrote:
    This is great news. I guess they did plan to re-release all those old VHS's on DVD then. I'm extremely excited for this.
    Here's to hoping for Red Rocks, and the complete show, not the shortened VHS version.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Bathgate66
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    by Max Abelson
    The New York Observer
    April 24, 2007

    It may not be as grand as Bono’s I.M. Pei–designed duplex across the park,
    but U2’s longtime manager, Paul McGuinness, and his wife Kathy have bought a
    fifth-floor, six-room apartment at 40 East 62nd.

    They paid $3.25 million, according to city deeds, buying from Michael and
    Jane DeFlorio. The contract was signed last year, closed in February, and
    was recorded in public records this month.

    The apartment’s living room and chandeliered dining room run side-by-side on
    East 62nd Street, “allowing for fabulous entertaining,” according to the
    Brown Harris Stevens listing. The boys in the band will appreciate their
    manager’s wine refrigerator in his new kitchen.

    But whereas Bono’s apartment in the San Remo has 800-pound, 12-foot-tall
    nickel-and-bronze doors (“so precisely balanced that they can be opened and
    shut with a fingertip,” according to the journalist Steven Gaines), Mr.
    McGuinness’ main entertaining rooms are separated by mere French doors.

    As recompense, according to listing broker Lisa Lippman, the manager’s
    building is pre–World War I, so it has fancy-sounding antique details like
    “original mullioned windows.” Ms. Lippman declined to discuss the buyers or
    the sellers, though she mentioned that the apartment had been on and off the
    market for over a year, and that a race-car driver had been interested.

    “I think his wife liked to be in the Madison Avenue, good-shopping Upper
    East Side,” she said about the racer. As for Mr. McGuinness: He has
    reportedly kept houses in Dublin and London, plus a villa in the South of
    France.

    (c) The Observer, 2007
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  • Bathgate66
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    June 1, 2006

    More news from correspondents in Morocco.

    According to blog site 'The View from Fez' (http://www.riadzany.blogspot.com) Bono
    is in the country to record a music video.

    There's also speculation the visit has been timed to coincide with the Fez
    Festival of World Sacred Music (check it out at http://www.fesfestival.com).

    Bono is apparently staying in a riad (a traditional Moroccan house or palace
    with an internal garden) in Batha, near the Medina. Very 'Mysterious Ways'!

    Maybe Edge will break-out the Oud for the next album...
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  • LedZepFan
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    Hopefully this Morocco business is not just them filiming a video for their cover of "Instant Karma" or something. I really hope this is next album related.
    I've faced it, a life wasted, and I'm never going back again.

    Some die just to live.

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