U2 fan Dave Barry is calling out for fellow fans and funds to help him make Dream Out Loud, a film for “telling the story of U2’s fans extraordinary connection to the music, the band and each other.” His Kickstarter campaign to raise $40,000 just launched and he’s looking for fan stories as well as the […]
Memories of U2 gigs in benefit book for Syrian refugees
Updated 01.24.17 with a full-length excerpt from In Concert by Billy McGrath, 1st University College Dublin Ents Officer, Students Union 1975/76; Manager of the Atrix and Stagalee; RTE television producer and documentary maker. McGrath was a key figure in the development of the U2-era Irish rock scene. He worked for the 1980 Sense of Ireland festival in London at […]
Taste And See That The U2 Feast Is Good
Gary Stevenson wants you to eat Lucifer’s Hands. They will taste like chicken – devilishly delicious Korean-spiced chicken – but he’s hoping they send you on a journey from mouth to head to heart. You’ll start with Cedarwood Road. Along the way he’ll offer you a McPhisto Hot Lemon Tonic. You’ll end, sweetly, with Streets. […]
[Listen] DJ Bella Fiasco’s pre-show set before U2’s Dreamfest show
“Who was the DJ mixing songs before U2’s Dreamfest show??!!” That was a common question a couple weeks ago right after U2 played at the Cow Palace in San Francisco as part of the Salesforce Dreamfest event. The DJ was Bella Fiasco and she had the whole audience smiling and singing and getting ready for […]
For the love of money, money, money
Friday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, U2 opened with a fiery version of “Desire.” Halfway through the song, confetti cascaded down from the rafters on a delighted and energized audience. The last time we saw a confetti drop at a U2 show was during “Until The End Of The World” on the […]
Video (Exclusive): Bono recalls the big idea in “Sunday Bloody Sunday” as being “a bit of a trip”
At the center of the Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics special exhibit currently showing at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, is U2 and its long-standing interest in using the power of rock to change the world. The exhibit greets visitors with a video of Bono talking about his motivation for […]
Bono Brings a Bit Of Finglas to Flathead Lake in New Film about the Psalms
A year ago, on April 19, 2015, Bono and Eugene Peterson met in person for only the second time in their lives, though their friendship has been long in the making. They met in Peterson’s home in Montana, on the edge of Flathead Lake, to talk about their mutual interest in the Psalms and the […]
“Terryworld” offers chance to win U2 tickets
Terry Lawless (Bono calls him “Terryworld”) has been playing with U2 in the “underworld” (under the stage providing supporting instrumentation) for 15 years, and his keyboards are prominent throughout No Line On The Horizon. While not on tour with U2, Terry performs with a number of different groups on the Central Coast of California, and […]
2010 Flashback: Listen to Bono’s David Bowie Playlist
You’ve probably heard by now that David Bowie died Sunday after battling cancer. And if you’ve been a U2 fan for any length of time, you know of the immense impact that Bowie had on the band — and Bono, in particular. I’d expect some kind of official statement on U2.com in the next day […]
EXTRAS FOR YOUR U2 WEEK IN DUBLIN
If you’ll be in Dublin next week for the U2 shows and are looking to enhance your U2 experience, I know you’ve got a lot of choices for what to do, but may I suggest putting these on your itinerary? 1. Visit The Little Museum of Dublin. Take the highly entertaining and informative 20-30 minute […]