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Guess Who Won Bono’s Shades?

By on August 23, 2010 in U2 Fans

No, not me. But one of our @U2 readers recently won a pair of Bono’s shades — the pair he wore at last year’s Rose Bowl concert. It was one of the prizes auctioned off recently to raise money for the St. Francis Hospice. If you’re on our news mailing list, you might remember us [...]

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It’s a Thin Line Between Trusting & Crazy

By on August 21, 2010 in Tours & Live Shows, U2 Fans

Never found this video until just now. It’s one of the craziest and most trusting things I’ve ever seen Bono do in concert. Maybe the craziest. And most trusting. It’s from last year’s 360 concert in Raleigh. Right in the middle of “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” Bono tossed his microphone to a fan in the crowd [...]

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Stuck In A Moment

By on July 19, 2010 in Tours & Live Shows, U2 Fans

“There’s a lot of things, if I could I’d rearrange” is one of my favorite lines in “The Fly.” One thing I’d rearrange is the fact that my hotel was non-refundable by Giants Stadium, and as I’m writing this I should be inside the stadium listening to an opening act. But, thankfully there are always [...]

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What Happens When You Don’t Read @U2 Regularly

By on June 24, 2010 in U2 Fans, Video/Audio/Photo

U2 was supposed to play last night in Edmonton, a city that hasn’t seen a U2 concert since the PopMart tour and one that was sure to bring in Canadian fans from all over the provinces. Even though the show was postponed, a local radio station cleverly did a live broadcast from outside the empty [...]

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U2 Fans Make Awesome 360 Promo Video

By on April 19, 2010 in Tours & Live Shows, U2 Fans, Video/Audio/Photo

When I spoke at the U2 academic conference last year, I touched on this briefly … and perhaps at some point I’ll write more deeply on it, too: U2 should start letting fans do more of its marketing. The band insists on these big, corporate gestures like the Blackberry tie-in, while other smart companies are [...]

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No U2 at Record Store Day

By on April 17, 2010 in In the News..., U2 Fans, U2's Music

As I do each year, I woke up at the crack of dawn (er…8:00) to make the rounds of Record Store Day in Seattle. For those not in-the-know, Record Store Day began in 2007 for independent record stores to come together internationally and “celebrate the art of music.” Since the industry has lost so many [...]

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