U2 arrived yesterday in Winnipeg heading straight for the Burton Cummings Theatre. The bands gear arrived on Thursday so the location was exposed to many locals. A rehearsal for Davis Guggenhiem doucmentary.
Fans arrived to the airport as well as the theatre to great the boys. After arrivng about 17:30 a unoffical meet and great with the fans they headed in the threatre. Bono of course spent most of the time wiht the fans as well as Adam.
Fans listening out side reported this set list.
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
Love Is Blindness
The Fly (for the 5th time)
Even Better Than The Real Thing
The Fly
One
Blowin’ In The Wind - Where The Streets Have No Name
Tim Heufeld wrote an article earlier this week that we did not have a chance to share our thoughts on. “God is in the house” in deed HE is. For the last three decades U2 has written songs of faith, hope and love going thru phases as most Christians do. Tim pointed out that on two albums “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” and “No Line on the Horizon” could be considered as U2’s grounded works.
Denver’s show had a couple of interesting dynamics going on; of course it was the first show back in the USA after a long winter break. Fans with bend up emotions seemed a bit flat or were it the idea that the Rapture was to happen during the show period; secretly I have over heard some fans longing for it to be true. The ultimate U2, with faith and an MP3 player on her side, she waits the coming of the LORD (hum new lyric)
Bono and the Boys never claimed to have lock on faith, love and God, only that one should find peace and why not in God, true that Christians look at U2 and wonder how they can be Christian with drinking, and partying and well frankly enjoying life. Clearly how can they be? Simply put God is in everyone and how you choose to live your life is really a choice you make, it’s not mine or yours to say this person is more God like we are all in God’s image. U2 only provides the tools for you to make your own choice. We looked over Tim’s U2 Rapture Playlist and believe its worth a listen. Try it -
Just one last thought the Denver show take a look at this video, is Bono suggesting that this is the end of time, or was it just part of the song. Ether way it was very interesting to see for the first time on this stage Bono reaching his hand across the bridge to The Edge. The trusses never touch and Bono drops a flower, what symbolism; what poetic faith.
Bono: My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ. Christ teaches that God is love.
TOP TEN RAPTURE PLAYLIST
10. “Tomorrow,” October (1981)
Won’t you come back tomorrow / Won’t you be back tomorrow Will you be back tomorrow / Can I sleep tonight
Open up, open up to the love of God / To the love of He who made the blind to see He’s coming back / He’s coming back I believe Him / Jesus is coming / I’m gonna be there
9. “Stateless,” The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
I’ve got no home in this world / Just gravity, luck, and time I’ve got no home in this world / Just you and you are not mine
Stateless / Weightless / Stateless
8. “A Sort of Homecoming,” The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
And you know it’s time to go / Through the sleet and driving snow Across the fields of mourning / To a light that’s in the distance
And you hunger for the time / Time to heal, desire, time And your earth moves beneath / Your own dream landscape
7. “Last Night on Earth,” POP (1997)
She feels the ground is giving way / But she thinks we’re better off that way The more you take the less you feel / The less you know the more you believe The more you have, the more it takes today
You got to give it away / You got to give it away Well, she don’t care what it’s worth She’s living like it’s the last night on earth
6. “Gone,” POP (1997)
You get to feel so guilty got so much for so little Then you find that feeling just won’t go away You’re holding on to every little thing so tightly Till there’s nothing left for you anyay
Goodbye, you can keep this suit of lights I’m be up with the sun / I’m not coming down
5. “I’ll Go Crazy if I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” No Line on the Horizon (2009) (Live U2360 Remix of course!)
It’s not a hill, it’s a mountain / As you start out the climb Listen for me, I’ll be shouting / We’re gonna make it all the way to the light But you now I’ll go crazy if I don’t go crazy tonight
4. “Where the Streets Have No Name,” Joshua Tree (1987)
Where the streets have no name / Where the streets have no name We’re still building, then burning down love / Burning down love And when I go there I go there with you / It’s all I can do
3. “Walk On,” All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
You’re packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been A place that has to be believed to be seen
Leave it behind
2. “Until the End of the World,” Achtung Baby (1991)
Waves of regret and waves of joy / I reached out for the one I tried to destroy You, you said you’d wait / ‘Til the end of the world
1. “Elevation,” All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
You elevate my soul / I’ve lost all self-control Been living like a mole / Now, going down, excavation I and I into the sky / You make me feel like I can fly so high Elevation
As I open this venture with U2tourfans, I would like to thank Andres for reaching out and letting me become part of the family. I think that’s part of U2-fandom culture. A band and a bond bring us together. We are interesting. We are diverse. We have passion. We are U2 fans.
I think we look at U2 as heroes. They make music and change the world. They are the bullhorn of our consciousness. But even our heroes need heroes and two nights ago, U2 paid tribute to one who is an American icon, Bob Dylan. Dylan’s an American treasure who is profound in his lyrical style.
What we hear in his song The Times They are A-Changin’ had direct influence on U2. Listen to Sunday Bloody Sunday, you will find the soul of the Irish battle cry’s not that far from the musical craftsman from Minneapolis. In fact, it is almost a response from across the pond.
Love Rescue Me, which U2 performed the other night in Salt Lake City in honor of Dylan’s 70th birthday, is that haunting song found on Rattle and Hum and co-written with Dylan.
It’s one of my favorites and quite possibly the simplest tune the band has ever written musically. The song barely has three chords, which makes the lyric take front and center stage. Much like Dylan’s songs, one can strip away Edge’s arpeggio style and you have a story. This one is Bono’s ode to his pious self. The love he seeks out in the song is religion as the wordsmith in the verse exposes Bono’s earthly self.
U2 are fans of music and they expose us, the legion of followers, to those who influenced them. If one person read this and went to iTunes to listen to snippets of Dylan classics, then writing Love Rescue Me was the right thing to do, regardless of Rattle and Hum’s backlash in the press. In fact, I can be honest and say I drift away from U2, listening to bands they turned me onto.
Like older brothers, or sisters, who influenced their younger siblings with what they were listening to on their record player, U2 did that to me as I am an only child. I never had that sibling bond behind the bedroom door. I had friends who steered me one way or the other but it was U2 who sort of showed me the musical way and for that, I am eternally grateful.
Editor Comments: Greetings U2 fans around the world, as we start the 3rd leg of the 360 Tour I wanted to find some thing new and refreshing for you. I have had a chance to read a ton of U2 media ( Books, Websites and Sermons) I came across Eric Shivvers a couple of months back. As I was reading I began to nod my head in agreement, Music is the sound track of my life. When I was working in the music business I lost that concept of being a fan, just a fan nothing more. I became so focused on the performance and the sound that I pushed aside those feelings of just a fan to become better at what I do within the industry.
Fast forward: U2 is the sound track for my life. It all started with “New Years Day” which was not the first time I heard or saw them, it was just a period, second in time that I was moved to making a difference. Don’t we all just want to make a difference? Eric’s book is inspiring and uplifting and most of all its a true fan book speaking from the heart.
Please join me and lets welcome Eric to the team. Eric Shivvers is a freelance graphic designer who turned to writing in the fall of 2006 when his mother could no longer pick-up the phone due to Alzheimer’s. Eric wrote in a cathartic manner, keeping alive the memories of the good times they shared. What Eric discovered was the Irish rock band, U2, sat in the background, playing the soundtrack to his life. Eric’s recently self-published memoir,I’m a Fan: How I married U2 into my life without going to the altar is the result of his writing journey.
Watch for Eric’s contributions to appear today. Please share your comments and thoughts with all our writers thats how we become better at crafting our stories for you. Thanks being a fan - Andres
Frazer Harrison, Getty ImagesBono and The Edge made their appearance on American Idol last night during the season finale at the Nolkia Theatre in LA. The performed “Rise Above 1” Reeve Carney is the singer/actor that plays Peter Park in the Broadway production. The U2 marketing machine has timed this perfect once again with the release of the digital version available on Itunes. As the song comes to an end ana actual Spiderman swung from the ceiling and tried to plant a kiss on the lips of the judge Jo Lo who elected to tap her fingers on his lips. Twitter was a buzz for a few days when we broke the news that they had planned to appear ( while news of U2 the band was to appear) However it was just Bono with his shades, and The Edge taking full advanatage of the promotional value of American Idol. Take a look -
Photo Credit @Leahu2 U2 360 Tour SlC SALT LAKE CITY — For U2 fans, Tuesday was a Beautiful Day (and night) at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Rock icons U2 returned to Salt Lake CIty more than a year after the band had to postpone the start of their North American tour.
“Thank you for coming out. And thank you for your patience,” lead singer Bono told the more than 50,000 fans who attended Tuesday night’s show. Outside Rice-Eccles, dozens of people who didn’t get tickets lined up along the gates to listen and catch glimpses of the band on the giant video screen.
Bono showed no lingering effects of the back surgery, moving and dancing around the giant stage to fan favorites like “Mysterious Ways,” “Elevation,” “Beautiful Day” and “Pride (In the Name of Love).”
While some things change, “Some things remain the same. Nothing phases this man,” Bono said pointing to The Edge who was outstanding on lead guitar on songs like “Until The End of the World,” “Get On Your Boots” and a great return of “All I Want Is You” to the set list.
U2 did what it does best, mixing music and social awareness. Before the show, the giant LED video screen (which was the most impressive part of the massive stage) scrolled numerous factoids from number of births today, the barrels of oil pumped today, number of cell phones sold today to the number of video games played online. The band even threw in local statistics such as Salt Lake County’s unemployment rate and a running count of how many people had entered Rice-Eccles Stadium (50,000 as of 15 minutes before the show, and climbing).
The band arguably didn’t achieve lift-off until after a quiet duet between Bono and The Edge on “All I Want Is You,” and a quick take on the Bob Dylan-penned “Love Rescue Me.” After the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” to the now 70-year-old Dylan – no, he wasn’t there – the show really picked up. Even though they’ve had numerous smash hits, it’s unlikely the band has a more well-loved song than “Pride.” And even though at 27 it’s likely older than many of the folks who were singing the words in the capacity Rice-Eccles Stadium crowd, it still sounds fresh, vibrant and politically poignant – even in completely conservative Utah.
U2 360 Tour SLC Set List 2011The show may have gotten too political for some when Bono repeatedly touted the work of Amnesty International and sang “Scarlet” as a full-fledged tribute to recently released Burmese political leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent 20 years as a political detainee. It was a fairly emotional scene as the band played video of the freed woman advocating the importance of individual action, which she said was “louder than any rock band.”
Other music highlights included all-too quick run through of The Beatles’ “Here Comes The Sun,” (which reminded met that I’d worried way too much about the weather for this show. It was absolutely dry, clear and just about perfect) “Zooropa,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” “City of Blinding Lights” and “Vertigo.”
The big finale was arguably a last tribute to Dylan when Bono rambled through a verse of “Blowin’ In the Wind,” before segueing into the huge hit “Where The Streets Have No Name.” Interestingly, the band closed on the far less known “Moment of Surrender” from 2009′s “No Line on the Horizon.” Like the rest of the show – even though it wasn’t exactly what you expected – it lived up to the hype. Bono and The Edge head off to LA to be on American Idol on Wednesday night
We have been talking for a couple of months now about Memphis (M2) as the crew here likes to call her. Yea we know of the other M2 and we think his pretty cool too - Anyway
Talk about a passion U2 she has it however take that passion and double it for Larry Mullen Jr. Her concert journey started in Denver a couple of nights back with the kick off of U2’s USA leg of the 360 Tour.
If your a U2 fan you understand the passion and drive that one has for the boys from Ireland yet you have to wonder what would make a fan change her career and embark on the journey to write and document the ultimate U2 fan story. Its an adventure that we are sure to follow daily as she reports from the around the tour, meeting fans like you and discovering new fans.
Success does not come without challenges. Memphis will be on the road for 2 full months and in order to complete this book she will need some support from all of us. Lets all reach in to our pockets and take out our starbucks money and make a donation to her book. Please join the whole team in welcoming Memphis Mullen - “On The Road with U2”
Hey be sure to stop her along the way, take a photo, grab some cool stickers and just cheer her on !
Bono and Edge will appear alongside Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker, and cast members from SPIDER-MAN Turn off the Dark which is set to open on Broadway, June 14.
After winning the Top Touring Artist Award at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May 22), U2 members Bono and the Edge are set to perform on the American Idol season 10 finale this Wednesday. An announcement posted on U2.com confirms that the bandmates will appear alongside cast members of the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which is currently back in revamped form and running in previews with one new song, and classic hits from the band, woven into the production. Bono and the Edge are the show’s composers.
This statement about U2’s performance is wrong - U2 is not performaning only Bono and The Edge -
U2’s “Idol” performance will be part of the episode that reveals whether Scotty McCreery or Lauren Alaina is the season 10 champ. After the appearance, the group’s 360° tour will continue to rock stadiums in North America through July 30, with support from the Fray, Lenny Kravitz, Florence & the Machine and Interpol during various dates.
Now all we can hope for is that U2 keeps far away from American Idol - Sorry Ido
Tonight the second or third show kicks off at Rice-Eccles Stadium at last check over 200 fans have slept in the GA line and the line continues to grow. Memphis Mullen has arrived late last night and we expect to see her out shortly. Be sure to catch her and grab some swag from her.
Craig Evans in the press walk thru again states “It’s the largest touring production even to be taken around the world.” The steel rides on 48 semi-trucks and leapfrogs between shows. (3 stages are out on this tour )
U2 in the numbers: 16 miles of production cable; a video screen that has 500,000 pixels and weighs 54 tons; about 130 touring crew members and 35 members of management; in addition to 1,500 roadies hired in each city for jobs such as stage hands and concessions.
Fans here have been waiting an extra year due to Bono’s surgery and everyone is ready for an amazing show. Salt Lake City was to the launch of the North American tour. Now the band is on the final leg of its North American tour having played 50 shows.
Tonight, the U2 360 World Tour that was postponed a year ago due to emergency back surgery for Bono will finally make its appearance in Salt Lake City..
Setting up the stage for the 360 tour is like setting up a small city. The stage — nicknamed “The Claw” because of its four large posts that support the structure — takes about four days to build.
A full day is needed to lay down the specialized flooring used to hold the stage and prevent the football field at Rice-Eccles from being torn up or crushed. It normally takes four days to build the steel prongs of the stage, but crews in Salt Lake were able to do it in 3½ even with the rain. It takes an additional day to set up the lights, sound and video.
Follow tonight’s show via twitter and or facebook. We suggest that you follow #U2360SLC – We are working very closely to able to provide a couple of surprises.
U2 is set to perform on the ‘American Idol’ season 10 finale this Wednesday, reports Billboard.
While backstage at the Billboard Music Awards, the band’s longtime manager, Paul McGuinness, revealed that the group would be rehearsing for the ‘Idol’ finale on Monday before performing on the show two days later.
In between the rehearsal and performance, U2 will perform at Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium on Tuesday. Talk about a busy schedule!
The four members of U2 also took the stage yesterday at the Billboard Music Awards to accept the Top Touring Artist Award for its record-breaking 360° tour. U2 guitarist the Edge admitted that it was an honor receiving the award.
Bono: ‘Some of the greatest music is made quietly. You can make classic albums in your bedroom, you can play the greatest show of your life on a one string guitar… but we just don’t do that.’
Larry: ‘I’d like to thank our crew. I’m embarassed to say I don’t know all of their names… But they leave their homes and families to put up and tear down our spaceship, our claw. It’s been our home for the last two years and we want to thank them for that.’
Adam added that he thought the stage looks like a children’s toy while Edge finished up by saying that his favourite part of the show every night is ‘when they turn all of that shit off and we get to feel like we’re alone with our audience.
“It’s always a thrill to win an award, but something about this really connected when I realized that more people had come to this tour any previous tour. Seven million people — I still can’t quite get my head around that figure. It’s so astonishing, and just feels really good.”
Update on 2011-05-24 12:14 by U2TOURFANS
NO IDOL - U2 Comfirms that they will NOT be performing on American Idol !
We are looking for a few good St Lake City Fans to help us out ! We need them to be reliable, have a mobile phone. Iphone or other smart device, have a twitter account too. If your your in GA contact us ASAP - Thank you fanmail@u2tourfans.com -
Denver was ready for the show, ready for about a year since Bono hurt his back. GA Line was pretty long, yet tickets still seemed to be available. We’ll skip the opening act, which from all tweets and facebook comments was better than good. They should have been earlier in the week the group had a chance to play a private show, nothing of course like U2’s private show.
Where else would you be in Denver on Saturday evening, 70 thousand plus fans packed in Invesco Stadium to U2 back to the USA. The boys took the stage about 8:45 p.m local time. The crowd was on its feet. After a day of tailgating, music was in the air, beer flowing, and Memphis Mullen was somewhere out with the crowds. For the next 2 hours it was all about U2, and the crowds shouted BONO, THE EDGE, CLAYTON and MULLEN! The wave took over the stadium and lift off!
The stage was massive as reported before. The idea worked the larger the stage the closer everyone felt to the boys from Ireland. The group like no other group out on tour today owns the stadium show
The show kicked off with a very passionate “Even Better Than the Real Thing” filtered into “I Will Follow,” leading into a pummeling “Get On Your Boots.” “Boots” with The Edge whaling away the party officially kicked into high gear
Bono drew the crowd in closer to kick up and off “Elevation, and the crowd joined in with “All That You Can’t Leave Behind. From up top of the stadium “Beautiful Day” was amazing. “ Walk On” a tribute to peace campaigns and offers hope to the crowd expecting the world to end.
“Sunday Bloody Sunday” a classic rock anthem, which lead into “Where The Streets Have No Name” the rest of the evening was note perfect and the evening was worth the wait. Bono is back and the boys are ready to take on the US this summer with the largest tour out on the road.
So what happened Harold Camping? I guess the rapture missed us? Bono dedicated “Until the End aof The World to Harry (ok we should show Campie some respect)
Bono said “ To be taken up to the air, sounds like fun to me, just as long as Larry Mullen is with me” kind of sermon “ God is in the house”
Something pretty crazy started to happen. Bono standing on the bridge started shaking and spazzing with the group playing an instrumental breakout, could that be Bono’s way of simulation of what the rapture would look and feel like, with some lighting and video?
U2 fans left the stadium entertained, and the boys left feeling like they are back! Outside its America, and we came to rock you. Now its time to move on to Salt Lake City -
Before we move on the BIG Red trucks load up and out - Big Shout out to Upstaging !
U2 has kicked off their US and Canada dates with a great warm up and a bit more than a normal sound check -
300 or so guest and participants in the Special Olympics were inside Invesco Field (Denver) for a intimate show. Kids from Grandview Highschool will attend a dress rehearsal of U2 360. The three participate in a special education spirit programme organised by the Special Olympics in Colorado.
Tonight’s dress rehearsal will be the first time the teenagers have seen U2 in concert and they were pretty excited to meet U2 and have their picture with The Claw. U2 performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics in 2003.
This is third time the band have opened up a dress rehearsal to participants of the Special Olympics and other invited guests - with previous events taking place in Brussels and Barcelona.
The boys did have a rehearsal that inclludes
Magnificent, Miss Sarajevo, Zooropa, and City Of Blinding Lights
Whille this may not be considered a show they did play their full set list for the guests as some lucky GA fans listened. Set list has been updated
DENVER, May 20, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Following three sold-out shows at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, U2 360 will make its much anticipated return to North America this summer for 22 shows across 20 cities, kicking off tomorrow - May 21 at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado.
Ahead of tomorrow night’s show in Denver, the Edge discusses what U2 fans can expect from the band’s return in the attached video link which also includes highlights from the tour.
U2 360 opened on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain arriving in North America on September 12, 2009 at Soldier Field, Chicago for 20 dates across 16 cities. This summer U2 360 will play 18 new cities across the U.S. and Canada before finishing up in Moncton, New Brunswick on July 30. The North American tour dates will feature a variety of popular supporting artists including The Fray, Lenny Kravitz, Florence and the Machine, Interpol, and Arcade Fire.
The trucks are all parked and the crew is working on the finishing touches for Saturdays show. Which we have posted all the details on what, where and when so check that out. Memphis Mullen was spotted last night, we are still looking for someone to snap a photo with her and send it to us. Of course we would like it if we saw our name around town. In case you have not been a U2TOURFANS member for long here is an update of what is needed to make this show happen.
- A Small Army: U2’s 360° Tour travels with 132 technicians for every show, in addition to 30 staging people and 47 truck drivers.
- Extensive Staging: The entire production typically takes nine days to pull off: one day for production, one day to lay the custom flooring, four days to build the stage and two days to tear it down, in addition to the actual show.
- It All Starts In Denver: The Mile High City is the first stop of U2’s current North American tour.
- Supersized: 360° has the largest and heaviest video screen ever to tour; it weighs nearly sixty tons
- The Object of the Claw: The idea was to create same sort of in-the-round vibe with 360 as they did in the arenas on their last tour, while also creating a certain intimacy in a stadium environment. “Their idea,” said Jake Berry, Production Director of the 360° Tour, of architect Mark Fisher and show director Willie Williams’s original concept, “was that if we build something big, we’ll make the stadium look small. So if you make the stadium look small, then you get the more feeling of intimacy, and it brings the crowd closer to the band. That was how it started it off, and The Claw was just the name that it got as we dragged it around the world.”
- Big Tour, Big Goals: “We’re going to try to get more people in the stadium than the Broncos,” said Berry, pointing out that 80,000 people are expected. “That’s our aim. I bet we succeeded, actually. If we can outsell the Broncos, we’ll be pretty good. Also on this tour we’ve outsold the Pope in East Rutherford, New Jersey. We’ve broken some pretty big records. This is will probably be the biggest ever to tour. I don’t think anybody can tour with a show this size again.”
StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, is launching the Take Off Your Boots campaign to collect shoes for the charity Soles4Souls, and giving away tickets to the U2 360ˇ Tour to those who participate. StubHub, with the help of Hard Rock Cafe, is kicking off its series of events in Denver on Friday. At least 150 pairs of tickets to the May 21 U2 concert will be given away that day to those who donate. There is a limit of one pair of U2 tickets per person donating a pair of new or gently used shoes, while supplies last. Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based charity, collects shoes and distributes them to people in need. Since 2005, it has given more than 13 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes to people in over 125 countries. The event takes place from 3-6 p.m. at Hard Rock Cafe Denver, 500 16th Street Mall.
Memphis Mullen Due to arrive in Denver on 19th and will be attending the Hard Rock event. Catch up and grab a sticker from her -
Twitpic We are looking for some Denver fans to shoot, snap and post - U2TOURFANS.2011@twitpic.com
Under a Blood Red Sky is an acclaimed U2 tribute band that passionately recreates authentic U2 concerts. Covering the War tour in 1983 to present day, each show has amazed fans with their ability to recreate famous U2 shows and has solidified their reputation for sold out venues - including the world-famous Red Rocks!
Billy Bunting had been a rabid U2 fan since he saw the band in New Haven, CT in 1981. Billy never forgot Bono climbing up to the balcony of this old theatre singing at the top of his lungs and thought, “I want to do that!” From that point forward, Billy immersed himself in U2 music and that event helped shape Billy as a singer. After 20+ years as professional musicians, Billy and Jerry Bousquet returned to their roots and formed UABRS. UABRS got its start by recreating the legendary 1983 “Live at Red Rocks” concert on New Year’s Eve 2005 at a sold out show at the Paramount Theater in Denver, CO. It went over huge!!! The fans were taken back to that foggy June 5th evening and ended the night by singing the refrain from “40” as the band left the stage. It was EXACTLY like Red Rocks and Billy “Bono”, Ted “The Tedge”, Todd “Adam” and Jerry “Larry” have never looked back – providing fans the best U2 experience this side of Dublin!!
Not only does UABRS play and sound like U2, their amazing attention to detail creates a visual experience that the most ardent U2 fan would recognize. UABRS makes every effort to replicate wardrobe, stage props, video/audio choreography, instruments and equipment from many famous U2 concerts around the world.
UABRS is the ONLY U2 tribute band to ever play Red Rocks amphitheater. Fans reminisced at the sold-out venue as the band recreated the ultimate U2 experience not seen or heard since June 1983. The music of U2 echoed off the walls of Red Rocks with over 9,000 fans chanting the lyrics of great U2 songs such as With or Without You, Pride (In the Name of Love), and Sunday Bloody Sunday.
On Saturday, May 21, 2011, U2 returns to Denver bringing their highly anticipated 360 Tour to the Rocky Mountain region and INVESCO Field at Mile High. We have heard from a lot of U2 fans traveling to the show, by plane, car, train and bike ? Yea that was a bit strange, but hey everyone wants to see the show. Here is the most current information that you will need - Be sure to read all of it - Yes we have a quiz at the end -
Please check back frequently for updates as more details will be received shortly and information may change without notice.
For the most up to date tour information, please check our twitter account for any Invesco field updates
DATE OF SHOW: Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 7:00 PM - Rain or Shine. Stadium Gates Open at 5 PM. ( GA LINE Should be expected to start early in the AM) read our thoughts on GA
SET UP: In the Round - 360 degrees.
OPENING ACT: The Fray
IMPORTANT TICKET INFORMATION
All original purchased tickets for the June 12, 2010 show will be valid for the new date, May 21, 2011.
PARKING INFORMATION U2 Parking Permits are sold out.Click Here for more event parking information.
PROHIBITED ITEMS INFORMATION Please refer to INVESCO Field at Mile High’s prohibited items list. In addition to the prohibited items listed, the following policies will be in effect during the U2 360 Tour show in Denver.
Cameras / Video recorders: Hand-held still camera photography is welcomed at events for non-commercial personal purposes. Cameras must be non-professional cameras with lenses of 3” or less. Tripods, camera lenses or any other type of equipment which may interfere with other guests enjoyment of the game is not permitted. The use of video cameras, video recorders and audio recorders is not permitted at any time and may result in ejection.
Signs / Banners: Signs and banners larger than 8 1/2” X 11” will not be permitted inside the stadium.
Inflatables/Beach Balls: Inflatables, beach balls, ballons, hula hoops, etc. will not be permitted inside the stadium.
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Really well according to Colin St. John is a Denver-based writer, this may be true. We have seen this kind of article before in fact we have even got some pretty solid hate mail about Bono and the boys. This one is different. Colin has left the door open to the ] of being wrong. The fact that he said maybe leaves us fans the opportunity to education him on the reasons he maybe wrong. We contacted Colin and requested permission to quote his story.
“U2’s entire image, catalog and influence are a major drain on the rock ‘n’ roll that surrounds it. The Dublin quartet — quite literally — sucks the life out of whatever it touches, progression be damned. (When’s the last time you heard a U2 song and said, “Oh my god! That was completely unexpected and fresh!”?) And whether you are as vitriolic and vehement as this all might seem, or you plain don’t care about U2 — like, say, Ric Ocasek whose Cars played Denver on Sunday — you then have, at least, dismissed them in some way, shape or form. If, however, you are going to Invesco on Saturday, you’ve got some ‘splainin’ to do. Of course, as Ocasek says in his New York Times interview, musical preferences are subjective. The point here is just that you shouldn’t subject yourself to listening to U2.
The worst thing about U2 is right in front of you: Bono, well-documented as one of the biggest self-righteous turds in the world. But what’s worse, his affected, bogus, second-coming-of-Albert-Schweitzer turd-ery browns out the perfectly competent and even inventive musician in the Edge. His parts in the 2008 documentary “It Might Get Loud” were enthralling and exhibited a guitarist fully embracing his craft with stupendous effect (and effects). The problem is the Edge’s sometimes ethereal guitar parts are almost always drowned out by Bono’s awful, syrupy voice. The Edge-helmed “Numb” from 1993’s “Zooropa” might be U2’s best song not only because it eschews the band’s safety zone in favor of industrial territory but also because Bono is largely absent.”
U2’s music has lifted spirts and provided the funds for the boys to give back to many communities Bono may be the U2 member who talks on issues such as debt relief and AIDS funding, but for some time the Edge has quietly undertaken a mission of his own: getting instruments back into the hands of musicians who lost everything in the wake of the Gulf hurricanes. As New Orleans’ Superdome prepares to re-open its door to football, the band help celebrate the rebirth of the “Big Easy.” Hope emanates from the notes of these U2 songs.
U2 added to the dance and alternative rock revolutions. They sure do have their own sense of style. They reinvented themselves again with their 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour.
Achtung Baby is the 7th album by U2, and was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno. It was released on 19 November 1991 on Island Records. U2 shifted the musical direction on this album to alternative rock, industrial, and electronic dance music influences. The album is darker and at times more flippant than the band’s previous albums. Achtung Baby and the Zoo TV Tour were central to the group’s 1990s reinvention with a more lighthearted and self-deprecating public image. . Achtung Baby is one of U2’s most successful records and is regularly featured on lists of the greatest albums of all-time.
Sure, U2 started out as a rock band in a garage. Lots have! They made a name for themselves from the get go, and during transitions, became even greater. No, they are not a religious band, I would call them spiritual. U2, is here to make a difference for man-kind.
Everyone has the right to their comments, and of course we would welcome a response from you the fans about how you feel about U2 and what impact they have made on your life.
Colin’s article can be found here http://www.heyreverb.com/2011/05/17/u2-sucks/
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U2 arrived yesterday in Winnipeg heading straight for the Burton Cummings Theatre. The bands gear arrived on Thursday so the location was exposed to many locals. A rehearsal for Davis Guggenhiem doucmentary.
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The band arguably didn’t achieve lift-off until after a quiet duet between Bono and The Edge on “All I Want Is You,” and a quick take on the Bob Dylan-penned “Love Rescue Me.” After the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” to the now 70-year-old Dylan – no, he wasn’t there – the show really picked up.
