The following is a recap/overview of Agnes Nyamayarwo’s presentation at The Hype and The Feedback, the first-ever academic conference about U2. It doesn’t reflect all of her presentation and many parts are paraphrased.
Before Agnes speaks, Bono introduces her via a pre-taped video. He says hello to the conference attendees and says that U2 is proud [...]
The following is a recap/overview of Jim Henke’s presentation — via pre-taped video — at The Hype and The Feedback, the first-ever academic conference about U2. It doesn’t reflect all of his presentation and many parts are paraphrased.
(Henke showed up at work in his WAR Tour t-shirt for these interviews. Too cool.)
Tells story about meeting [...]
The following is a recap/overview of Anthony DeCurtis’ keynote address at The Hype and The Feedback, the first-ever academic conference about U2. It doesn’t reflect all of his presentation and many parts are paraphrased.
Begins by talking about Bruce Springsteen’s induction speech when U2 entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the “leave it [...]
At the two U2 shows I saw last week in New Jersey, I was stunned by how few in the audience were familiar with the band’s new songs. I felt … sad? disturbed? … something like that … at the end of the show when Bono was singing “Moment of Surrender” and you could see [...]
Some bands, I don’t remember who, used to have special “taper’s only” sections at their concerts. The people that bought tickets in these sections were bootleggers and they brought all their gear to record the shows. And one of the benefits was that they were able to do that without any interference from fans singing [...]
First, take this with the obvious grain of salt. Until an official announcement is made, U2’s tour plans are anyone’s guess. And this is far from official.
What am I talking about? Well, there are two web sites listing a U2 concert at Michigan State University’s Spartan Stadium next year. The first listing is on StubHub:
If [...]
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