Comments on: What’s with the steering wheel microphone?

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Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:53:53 +0000

[...] It was just last week that I asked a simple question: What’s with the steering wheel microphone? [...]

By: Lance A. Schart

Lance A. Schart — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:12:28 +0000

Here’s your REAL answer (SPOILER): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T8oTYhil-Y

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:26:08 +0000

You’re all wrong.

Right before they showed up in Barcelona, Edge invented an antimatter power source for the entire claw. The ENTIRE stadium is powered by that little martini-shaker. Talk about reducing their carbon footprint.

It requires constant monitoring and since Edge is the only one who knows how that thing works, Willie decided the safest place to put it was in plain sight. He suspended it by a $1.29 nylon rope from WalMart. Edge has given his word everything will be just fine as long as Bono doesn’t try to shake it all over the audience.

By: erfolgsblogger

erfolgsblogger — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:27:02 +0000

Could it be their rehearsing the beginning of “electrical storm” on this pic? Edge seems to have an acoustic guitar, which would be needed for that part.
Yeah, would be great if the mic was in preparation for “Zoo station”…

By: JennJam

JennJam — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:11:58 +0000

The better question: “What’s with the plum colored pants??!”

Perhaps the mike is in preparation to sing ‘Zoo Station?’

Now, if only they’d rehearse that one . . . it might be certain.

By: jeff topping

jeff topping — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:36:59 +0000

btw bono is huge into boxing right now. is hot in ireland right now.

By: Lance A Schart

Lance A Schart — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:33:04 +0000

It’s a statioary microphone, mounted to the Claw. “I thought the world revolved around me…”. Bono stands still while the entire stage rotates behind him.

By: U2roeli

U2roeli — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:51:29 +0000

No clue whatsoever, but looking at photo 23 to 29 from this set of pictures from couple of days ago it actually looks like he can toss it away as well…and it swings right back…
http://url.ie/1r76

By: agentkevinski

agentkevinski — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:53:55 +0000

I was thinking much the same thing a few days ago!

“[W]hat’s with Bono’s boxing ring announcer microphone? (Popmart entrance persona: boxer. 360: announcer.)” (http://bit.ly/1cjYV)

Also, that could come across as a combination microphone / periscope, in Bono’s mind, which leads me to predict he’ll clutch it and pretend to look through it when he gets to the “I got a submarine!” line in Boots.