Shadow Play : The Making of Anton Corbijn

In early September I blogged about a new film about Anton Corbijn.
Shadow Play has been doing the rounds of film festivals (not on general release) and I was lucky enough to see the film at the recent Cork Film Festival.
The festival has been going for over 50 years now, that’s some achievement for a city [...]

12 Months To Wait – U2 in Seville 2010

So, U2 are back in Europe next year. It’s almost 12 months before they hit Spain, and I already have Seville tickets in hand. Whats going on here?

And wait, it gets worse: I have accommodations booked for both Seville and Coimbra (in Portugal). I can’t book flights yet, as it’s too far ahead. Some friends [...]

U2 @ 30 – RTE Retrospective-30 years of U2 clips 1978 to 2009

RTE has put together 30 moments of U2 in an extensive range of video and audio clips. These are taken from appearances on Irish television and radio.
1978 to 1986
1986 to 1993
1994 to 2009

Bono Featured in new Anton Corbijn Documentary

Bono, Michael Stipe, Chris Martin, Dave Gahan (of Depeche Mode) and Brandon Flowers, are just some of the people featured in a new documentary film about Anton Corbijn.
The film is called
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
and tells “the story of the ultimate insider who now finds himself outside the Hollywood system and far enough [...]

Willie’s Diary – “October” and “White As Snow” discussed as setlist possibilities

In his latest tour diary entry, Willie Williams gives us an insight into what goes on behind the scenes when discussing setlists.
This particular entry is part of the discussion before the first Dublin show on July 24.
“Having made a decision on sets for nights 1 and 2 (all bets are off for night 3 – [...]

U2 meet with Bosnian War Victim

Click here for an NBC report on U2 meeting up with Alma Catal – a victim of the Bosnian War.
Alma was featured in the Bill Carter film Miss Sarajevo, and met the band for the first time on the PopMart Tour.