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to the fans, "I'm sorry about hte way all the tickets went on sale here at Earl's Court. We fucked up, it was a mess. Thanks for hanging around five years, that's pretty cool." Bono then reveals the intentions of the band to take the show to a larger venue, "Sometimes you do things that please yourself -- we wanted to play indoors, we wanted to play small, before we go mega next year." At the end of "The Fly", instead of "WATCH MORE TV", the final slogan is "BE AT SELLAFIELD 11 AM JUNE 20", an invitation to join in the planned protest at the Sellafield Nuclear Power Plant on that day. The phonecall this evening is placed to a sex line, "I wanna speak to my baby!" Bono shouts over the cheers of the crowd. During "Love is Blindness", Bono blindfolds himself and the girl he dances with. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions". "POPMart" tour - may 31, 1997 U2 perform in New Jersey at Giants Stadium. Edge s karaoke this night, is "Daydream Believer". "May 31-June 3 1997" - U2 perform in New York City, New York. Amongst the attendance during the shows are models Bridget Hall, Eva Herzigova, Amber Valetta, Frederique, Helena Christensen, and Naomi Campbell."Elevation" tour - may 31, 2001 - Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena - PJ Harvey. It looks like 'The Fly' and 'Mysterious Ways' have been officially switched from their placement earlier in the tour. For the 2nd straight show, the band introductions follow 'In a Little While' and lead into a full-band version of 'Desire'.
June 1st: Ireland Games / "Street Mission" / "Contraception Action Campaign" / "Passenger" / "Rattle And Hum" / ...Thank you for trusting us... / "September 13" to the end of "Love Is Blindness" / "Batman Forever" / 1st "Staring At The Sun" acoustic / "Sweet Caroline" / Monaco-F1-GP / Bono in Dublin: Dismissing reports about a Live Aid II - billions, not millions to aid Africa !"Bono plays chess" - summer 1976 - Paul Hewson plays in the All Ireland Games. His sport is chess. "Early Ireland" - june 1, 1978 - Ireland - Youngline - Irish TV - U2 perform "Street Mission". "Contraception Action Campaign" - summer 1978 - U2 perform in Dublin, Ireland at Liberty Hall, for the "Contraception Action Campaign". The Campaign protests Ireland's strict anti-contraception laws. The stage is covered with slogans such as "Free Legal and Safe Contraception", and the band stops their set to let women from the campaign make speeches. "Passengers in Dublin" - summer 1995 U2, Brian Eno, Howie B, and other passengers spend five weeks recording in Dublin. "Finishing Rattle And Hum" - june 1988. U2 return to Los Angeles, California to finish the production and sound work on "Rattle & Hum". "War" tour - june 1, 1983. U2 perform in San Francisco, California at the Civic Auditorium. The band restarts "Out of Control" after The Edge's guitar malfunctions. At the end of the show, Bono thanks the crowd, "There's a lot of cities in the world that if you started a concert and these machines broke down, that would be the end of [the concert]. Tonight it was only the start for us. Thank you for trusting us." Support is "Romeo Void" and "The Alarm". "The Unforgettable Fire" tour - june 1, 1985. U2 perform in Basel, Switzerland at St. Jacob's Fussbalstadion. Other notable performers include "The Alarm", Rick Springfield, Joe Cocker, and headliner Chris de Burgh. "ZOOTV" tour - june 1, 1992. U2 perform in Birmingham, England at the National Exhibition Centre. The show is very well recieved by the crowd, and Bono reminices about the early days of U2: "The first time we played Birminghham we played to about 22 people. It was great then, but we like this better. There's probably more Irish people in Birmingham than there are in Dublin, is that right? At least you built Birmingham properly!" Bono introduces "Bad" and claims that "Micheal Jackson ripped me off, man! Now who's bad?" he mocks. Bono adds the first verse to Yeats' "September 1913" to the end of "Love is Blindness" : "What need you, being come to sense/ Having a finger in the till and adding the halfpence to the pence/ And a prayer to shivering prayer/ Till you drive the marrow from the bone/ Romantic Ireland's dead and gone/ It's with O'Leary in the grave..." Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions". "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" - june 1, 1995. U2 release their first single of the year, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me". The track is featured on
the "Batman Forever" soundtrack. It eventually peaks at #2 in the UK, #16 in the US and #1 in Australia and Ireland. "POPMart" tour - june 1, 1997. U2 perform the second and third concerts in New Jersey at Giants Stadium. East Rutherford, during their second show at the Meadowlands, Bono sings a brief portion of "Hallelujah," in memory of folk-singer Jeff Buckley, who has drowned recently in Memphis. During "Where the Streets Have No Name," Bono spots two stadium security men roughly handling a female fan and he races toward the end of the b-stage, telling them to let go of the girl. He brings her on-stage and briefly dances with her; this also marks the first show in which Bono and Edge perform an acoustic version of "Staring at the Sun" on the b-stage, the song that has given the band trouble since the PopMart Tour's opening night in Las Vegas. On the first night, Edge performs "Sweet Caroline" as the karaoke song. "Bono: A Day at the Races" - june 1, 2003. Bono attends the Formula 1 Monaco grand Prix today, presumably as the guest of fellow Irishman and F1 racer Eddie Jordan, who is also his neighbor in Killiney.Bono in Dublin: Dismissing reports about a Live Aid II - billions, not millions to aid Africa - June 1, 2004 - Dublin - Charity will not solve the problems of African poverty, was the message Bono delivered to EU development ministers in Dublin (June 1, 2004). And in an open letter to UK PM Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown, Bono has joined a group of celebrities demanding an increase in aid to the poorest countries. Actors Jude Law and Helen Mirren were among more than 20 stars to sign the letter, which lists the problems faced by the world's poor and asks the UK to donate 0.7% of its income to help. Read the letter, here. Speaking in Dublin Bono said that charity is no longer enough because Africa is "bursting into flames". "We are after billions, not millions - and that's what it's going to take to sort out the problems of our next door neighbour. "There's a general feeling in some camps that because they are doing well their economies can't afford the commitment of 0.7% and it's going to be more money than they thought. "A lot of these people are doing some great things, but there are promises being broken and that's unacceptable." Dismissing reports that a Live Aid II is being planned, he said "there's an emergency going on and for me it's not really about charity at this point, it's about justice." He said he did not want to see again the shocking images from Africa that were beamed around the world 20 years ago. "There are plans being discussed here today that would mean we wouldn't have to see those awful pictures again," he added. "There are bureaucratic bottle-necks going on. People have pledged 14 billion dollars to the EU but the EU haven't found a way of spending it. "At
June 5: "Red Rocks" / "One" to Jo Clayton, Adam s mum / home video and special TV are recorded in Boston / on a creamy, white, yellowy Les Paul... / Edge with Lanois! "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" - june 5, 1980. U2 perform in Leeds, England at the Fan Club. Support is "Fashion". "War" tour "Red Rocks" - june 5, 1983. U2 play the Red Rocks amphitheater in Denver. Pouring rain almost halts the show, but U2 and McGuinness do not want to cancel, despite Berry Fey's(the concert's promoter) objections. Despite adverse weather conditions, more than 9000 fans show up. Opening acts "The Divinyls" and "The Alarm" are given the choice not to go on--both groups decide to cancel. Three torches are placed around the stage, and are suddenly lit. U2 are announced, "Bob Dylan did it -- they called it 'Hard Rain` and made a movie -- that's what you've got right here, so you're all a part of history. Ladies and gentlemen, a warm welcome, please, from Dublin, Ireland : U2!" The gig is recorded by British music show "The Tube" and later released on video. Some tracks also appear on the live mini album "Under a Blood Red Sky" released later in 1983. A wide variety of versions are made for different TV channels to air(Showtime, MTV). The show is first aired on the British radio show, "The Source" on July 8, 1983. The band must later pay $50,000 for Bono's impromptu and unauthorized rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Send in the Clowns during "The Electric Co.""ZOOTV" tour - june 5, 1992. U2 perform in Dortmund, Germany at Westfalenhalle. On the second night, the pushing and shoving at the front of the stage is getting out of hand. "I've just learned how to dance, and I want you to try it out. You need a bit of space, so please move back," Bono motions with his hands. "One" is dedicated to Adam Clayton's mother, Jo, who is in attendance this evening. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions". "Elevation" tour - june 05, 2001 / Boston, MA - Fleet Center - PJ Harvey. Almost two dozen cameras are in the arena tonight to tape the show for an upcoming home video release and TV special. Bono makes repeated references to U2's early shows in Boston at The Paradise. Bono introduces Edge: "In the number 7 shirt, he could have come from by spaceshuttle tonight, but he s travelling on a creamy, white, yellowy Les Paul...The Edge". Edge wears this night red shirt #7."Edge guests with Lanois in L.A." - June 5, 2003 - Edge is a guest performer with Daniel Lanois at Lanois' concert tonight at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. They perform three songs together, "Falling At Your Feet," "Still Water", and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". the last show before work into Windmill Lane to "Boy" / "Pinkpop Festival" / "Happy Birthday" to Mary Daly of Amnesty International / after a show Bono reveals U2 s intention to record "Zooropa" / "Daydream Believer"
/ "POPMart" and web / Edge s Sporty, I guess / A letter from U2's members to residents who live near at the stadium King Bowdijn!"11 O Clock Tick Tock" - june 8, 1980. U2 perform the last of the initial British dates in London, England at the Half Moon Club. Support is "Fashion". U2 return to Ireland and into Windmill Lane studios to start recording their first album with Steve Lillywhite. Approximately 30 songs are recorded, and their debut album is released in the fall of 1980."Boy" tour - june 8, 1981. U2 perform in Geleen, Holland at the Sportpark as part of the Pinkpop Festival. A week and a half later the Festival is broadcast on Dutch Radio."War" tour - june 8, 1983. U2 perform in Kansas City, Missouri at the Memorial Hall. "Conspiracy Of Hope" tour - june 8, 1986. The third of the Conspiracy of Hope concerts in Denver, Colorado at McNichols Sports Arena. During the encore, Bono announces that one of Amnesty's longtime employees is celebrating a birthday. The crowd sing "Happy Birthday" to Mary Daly before The Edge starts "I Shall Be Released". "ZOOTV - Zooropa" tour - june 8, 1992. U2 perform in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Scandanavium. Bono picks an extremely striking blonde girl out of the audience for "Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World". "Woo...a good one," he teases. He shakes the bottle and shouts, "I'm coming!" and pops the cork. Lou Reed's "Sattelite of Love" is performed spectacularily, although the audience clap well out of beat. After the show, outside the venue Bono talks with several fans and reveals the band's intention to record and release a new album before the European summer tour of 1993. Support is B.P. Fallon and "Fatima Mansions". "POPMart" tour - june 8, 1997. U2 perform in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to a concert in Philadelphia, fans outside the stadium are polled about whether or not they've purchased the POP album, if they had seen U2's TV commercials, and if they understood the concept behind "PopMart", but it's unclear who was responsible for arranging the polling in the first place. Edge s karaoke this night is "Daydream Believer.""PopMart show bursts onto the Web" - june 8, 2000. U2's PopMart Mexico City concert is webcast by Internet media company Burst.com, using their "Burstware" technology which claims to offer faster than real-time streaming. The concert remains available as a showcase for Burst.com for three weeks. U2 are minority owners in the company. "Elevation" tour - june 08, 2001 / Boston, MA - Fleet Center - PJ Harvey - Bono introduces Edge: "I dunno, Scary Spice or Sporty? Ah...Sporty, I guess!" Edge wears this night, red shirt #7.A letter from U2's members to residents who live near at the stadium King Bowdijn - June 8, 2005 - Brussels - "The show on Friday night is very important to us. We are using brand new screens, Belgian technology in fact, that have never been used before. It is impoerative for this tour that we test these in real concert and
real time conditions, so that we get the best effect from them. This means that on Thursday evening, we will be rehearsing the full show from 21:15 until 23:30. We thank you very much for your understanding!"
May 30: "Why do they call you the Edge?" / US Festival 83 / Irish and Italians / In My Life red shirt#7 / finishing Africa tour / Bono and Adam at Corbijn party in the Hague / U2 is working on Morocco-Bono sings the praises of President Bush, new AIDS spending!"11 O Clock Tick Tock" tour - may 30, 1980. U2 perform in London, England at the Nashville Rooms. Support is "Fashion". "Boy" tour - may 30, 1981. U2 make an appearance on NBC's "The Tomorrow Show" whose host at the time is Tom Snyder, its U2 debuts on U.S. TV. Bono and Edge sit down for a brief interview in between the band's performances of "I Will Follow" and "Twilight." The program is aired on June 4. Bono continuously irks the cameramen in the studio by walking out of the lights and out of camera range. Snyder: "Why do they call you the Edge?" The Edge: "Well, you know, my real name is Johnny Carson, but I just didn't think that would get me on the show." "War" tour US Festival in San Bernardino - may 30, 1983. U2 perform in Devore, California at Glen Helen Regional Park as part of the US Festival. Other artists of note, "Berlin", Little Steven & the Disciples, "The Pretenders", Joe Walsh, Stevie Nicks and the headliner, David Bowie. During "The Electric Co.," Bono goes backstage and gets a white flag, and with it, climbs up a 100-foot-high scaffolding to the highest point of the stage, where he continues singing the song. Bono jumps into the crowd during "Surrender" and also climbs onto a crane that is carrying cameramen. He also climbs the stage scaffolding to end up 120 feet in the air above the crowd--on his way back down, the canvas starts ripping, worrying the rest of the band and their roadies. The U2 entourage will later warn Bono for "going to far" at concerts. Parts of the show are broadcast on local TV, and the entire concert is broadcast on FM radio. "The Joshua tree" tour - may 30, 1987. U2 perform in Modena, Italy at the Stadio Comunale Braglia in front of a sold-out crowds of 40,000. The second night's "Pride(In the Name of Love)", Bono commands "Cantate! La gente Irlandese e quella Italiana hanno spirito vicino!(Sing it! Irish people and the Italians have a kindred spirit!") U2 meet Luciano Pavarotti for the first time after the second show. Support is "Lone Justice", "Big Audio Dynamite", and "The Pretenders". "Elevation" tour - may 30, 2001. Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills - PJ Harvey. Bono sings the first verse of The Beatles' 'In My Life' as an intro to 'Stuck In a Moment.' For the first time this tour, 'Desire' is played by the entire band at the tip of the heart. As the show ends, Bono sings 'Detroit! Ohio!' - whoops. Edge wears this night red shirt#7."Bono and O'Neill conclude tour of Africa" - may 30, 2002. Bono and U.S Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill wrap up their 10-day, 4-nation
tour of Africa today. While the two continue to have differences over the amount of foreign aid that the U.S. and Europe should send to Africa, O'Neill calls for an all-out effort to solve some of the developing world's most critical problems. "Programs are working. Aid is helping. And standards of living are improving. But more needs to be done. And it needs to be done right. And it needs to be done right now," O'Neill says. Bono and Adam at Corbijn party in the Hague - may 30, 2005 - It's announced that Bono and Adam Clayton were at the attendance. Bono sung "Radar Love" on 50th b-day of Corbijn. source: xs4allU2 is working on Morocco - Bono sings the praises of President Bush, new AIDS spending - may 30, 2007 - USA TODAY's Susan Page just got off the telephone with Bono. She says President Bush can count the rock star as a fan today. The Grammy winner was singing the praises of the American president for his announcement today that he would propose spending an additional $30 billion over five years to fight AIDS in Africa, doubling the U.S. commitment. Some of my activist friends will be, you know, jumping on one leg rather than jumping on two because its never enough, and etc., etc., Bono said in a telephone interview from Fez, Morocco, where hes recording with his band, U2. But I am sorry, Im standing up and Im applauding the president and Congress. Since 1999, the Irish-born singer has become increasingly active in raising awareness of AIDS in Africa and campaigning for debt relief in the developing world. He is co-founder of an advocacy group called DATA an acroynym for Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa. I remember people literally laughing in our face as we walked around Capitol Hill, knocking on doors and drumming up support on this, he said. He cited help from key members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and said it was notable that a conservative administration was delivering on promises of aid. The Bush announcement also will help press leaders meeting at next weeks G-8 summit in Germany to act, he said. Bono already has met with seven of the 2008 presidential contenders including Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and Republicans Rudy Giuliani and John McCain to discuss the issue with them. He did note some disappointments with the U.S. program, including the fact that little of the money is used to finance multilateral AIDS programs. The United States also requires that some funds go to abstinence education. Condoms are a part of the solution; they just are, he said. At a time when theres very little good news coming in from foreign climes, this is great news, he added. And I wish I could get the smile off the face and give you more of an activists scowl. But how can you? source: usatoday
June 2: Bono meets Rene Castro / ..."a religious man who became a very dangerous man when he failed to work out the hands of love"... / more with Island Records / swastikas on screen during "Bullet the Blue Sky" / my friend The Edge / Rosario's Pizza !"11 O Clock Tick Tock" - june 2, 1980. U2 perform in Uneaton, England at the 77 Club. Support is "Fashion". "Rene Castro" - june 2, 1986. While preparing for the first "Conspiracy of Hope" concert in San Francisco, Bono and Lou Reed meet Chilean artist Rene Castro, who because his artwork was criticized by the government of dictator General A. Pinochet, was tortured and beaten by the military. Castro had been held for two years in a concentration camp until Amnesty International was able to free him. Castro's work in the US focuses mainly on countries in Central America which suffer from the US's military intervention. Bono and Castro agree to stay in touch."The Joshua Tree" tour - june 2, 1987. U2 perform in London, England at Wembley Stadium. The show is added for those people who don't want to see U2 in a large stadium. The show is five days before parliamentary elections in the UK, and the show is politcially charged. During "Exit", Bono explains the song is about "a religious man who became a very dangerous man when he failed to work out the hands of love," and then adds, "You could call him Ian Paisley[Irish politician], yeah...sure! You can put anyone you like in that spot, put me in the spot!" During "Maggie's Farm", Bono says, "You've got a few days to make up your mind. We sing songs about our country being divided. Tonight, we sing this song for your country because it is also divided. I'm not going to tell you how to vote, but you will all be voting won't you?...Sing for me, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's Farm no more..." During "C'mon Everybody", Bono lets his feeling on the elections known, "You know I fancy Margaret Thatcher, but I think she's going to have to go..." Support is "Hurrah!""U2 extends contract with Island Records" - june 2, 1993 - U2 and Island Records announce an extension of the band's current record contract. The agreement gives Island the rights to U2's next six albums. The deal reportedly pays the band $60 million, a $10 million-plus advance per album, and an incredible 25 percent royalty rate on every album sold. Said U2 manager Paul McGuinness in a phone call from London: "We are extremely pleased to stay with a company that believes in us. Couldn't be happier.""ZOOTV - Zooropa" - june 2, 1993. U2 perform in Frankfurt, Germany at the Waldstadion. At a show in Frankfurt, Germany, Bono makes repeated references to the latest in a stream of racist incidents in Germany, where a firebomb was thrown into a house owned by a Turkish family in the town of Genc. The first Zooropa show in Germany is also noteworthy because U2 continue to display burning swastikas
on screen during "Bullet the Blue Sky," even though the image of the swastika has been declared illegal to display publically in the newly-united Germany. "Elevation" tour - june 02, 2001 / Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena - PJ Harvey. During 'Bad,' Bono sings a brief bit of The Verve's 'The Drugs Don't Work' and some of the Rolling Stones' 'Time Is On My Side'. Edge wears red shirt# 7, this night. Bono introduces him: "I d like to introduce my friend The Edge".Rosario's Pizza - June 2005 - New York City - Irish rockers Bono and The Edge of U2 were on the Lower East Side recently filming a video in the Slipper Room at Orchard and Stanton Sts. Seeing all the commotion, Sal Bartolomeo from Rosario's Pizza across the street came over and got a warm reception from the super group's lead singer. 'I felt I want to shake this guy's hand,' Bartolomeo recounted. 'He's a good guy, does a lot of good things'. I said, 'How you doin' Bono? I'm Sal, best pizza man around the street. You're the best singer in the world.' He put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Everyone should buy Sal's pizza - with pepperoni!' Everyone's cheering, 'Hey Sal!' Afterwards, everyone came into my store and said, 'Sal, you were with Bono...you cool!' source: thevillager