U2 Deluxe, Concerts, Fans and U

The marketing machines could not have packed a better punch. June starts the North American tour which we have been talking about since the end of the tour last year. We are ready ! Of course we have our street team attending all of the shows. We have room for a couple of more members if your interested. Sign up here .

We are focused on the fan experience and we look to bring you the best possible concert updates we can. You can always follow us via facebook. We have a complete collection of our 360 social media properties outlined on Facebook. Or choose to take us on the road with you using our Apple App - Best of all its FREE.

Just thinking about the start of the tour, we also found out this week that a possible set change could be in store for us. “Breathe” is classic with moments of old Jefferson Airplane harmonies in the chorus. Bono appeals, “Walk out into the street, sing your heart out, the people we meet will not be drowned out,” but what seems like yet another U2 call to arm-in-arms is more like the wearing of a brave face.

Then, that aforementioned journey of the soul ends in the luscious “Cedars Of Lebanon” that gets real personal through lines like, “I have your face here in an old Polaroid, tidying the children’s clothes and toys, you’re smiling back at me, I took the photo from the fridge.” We’re all in that kitchen, in that photo, and in the scenario that follows, as told by, presumably, a sad, lonely soldier who is far from home. Sporadically-introduced edgy synth sounds intentionally prevent the listener from ever settling-in with the surroundings, mildly simulating what our soldier is experiencing.

Then, the song—as well as No Line On The Horizon—leaves the listener with these wise, sobering words: “Choose your enemies carefully ‘cos they will define you…they’re not there in the beginning, but when your story ends, gonna last with you longer than your friend.” Regardless of what the album title suggests, this group still knows how to help us keep our bearings.

It seems everyone and their mother has told you about the DVD release. We really would like to ask you consider getting your DVD from our link. Yes it helps our non profit site. To come to think of it anything you buy from the link helps our social media experience.

The set will include: a 32 page hardback book; limited edition 2-disc DVD of U2360° At The Rose Bowl plus 2 hours of bonus material; 1 blue-ray of U2360° At The Rose Bowl plus 2 hours of bonus material; 1 vinyl 7inch; 3 U2360° guitar picks; the Tour Programme; a limited edition numbered drawing of final stage design; and 5 art prints in an embossed wallet.


U2360° At The Rose Bowl was the penultimate gig of last year’s U2360° Tour and the band’s biggest ever US show, with a live audience in excess of 97,000. The show was also streamed across seven continents via YouTube. The first ever live streaming of a full-length stadium concert, U2360° at the Rose Bowl had over 10 million views on the channel in one week.

Shot entirely in HD, the concert was filmed with 27 cameras and directed by Tom Krueger who had previously worked on U23D, the first live action 3D concert movie taken from U2’s Vertigo Tour.

Available in standard and 2-disc deluxe DVD formats (see below), U2360° At The Rose Bowl will also be U2’s first concert available in Blu-ray. The deluxe formats and the Blu-ray will feature a new documentary called Squaring the Circle: Creating U2360° with new interviews from U2, Paul McGuinness and the team behind the touring production.

U2360° At The Rose Bowl Set List:

  • Get On Your Boots
  • Magnificent
  • Mysterious Ways
  • Beautiful Day
  • I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
  • Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of
  • No Line On The Horizon
  • Elevation
  • In A Little While
  • Unknown Caller
  • Until the End of the World
  • The Unforgettable Fire
  • City of Blinding Lights
  • Vertigo
  • I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • MLK
  • Walk On
  • One
  • Where The Streets Have No Name
  • Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
  • With Or Without You
  • Moment Of Surrender

U2360° At The Rose Bowl is released in the following formats:
- Single Disc DVD, live concert only
- 2DVD Super Deluxe Box Set (see above)
- Two Disc DVD Deluxe edition
- Blu-Ray Single Disc edition each featuring the live concert plus:
Squaring The Circle: Creating U2360° Documentary
U2360° Tour Clips
Bonus Track ‘Breathe’ (Live At The Rose Bowl)
Berlin Timelapse Video
Videos:
Get On Your Boots
Magnificent
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Animated)
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Live At Barcelona)
The Making Of ‘Get On Your Boots’ Video
The Making Of ‘Magnificent’ Video

U2 360° Tour Concert Team Wanted !

Are you attending a North American show? Do you want to be a part of the U2 360° Tour Concert Team? 

We are looking for some U2 fans to join us as we report the tour back to those that can not attend the shows.

To be a part of the team is easy. You first need to have your own tickets to the show. You will need to send us a photo of your tickets so that we know your attending the show. Pick your show city. For example Montreal on July 16th has been taken already by “A.E.” South Florida by “CET” we will select more than one person for each city. To be sure we have great converage of the show.

You will be posting photos of their trip to the show, concert photos and record some of the show. During the show when possible they will be tweeting via a special twitter account setup for the show team use.

We recommend the following.

Once we comfirm your part of the team we will be hosting a special call to provide you all the access tools you will need. The idea is that we are looking for the best documentary of your experience. We did this last year and the responce was great.  Submit to be considered at the contact center and we will be in touch with you

 

19 Days ! U2 Back in America

As this week comes to a close we pause a second to reflect back on a most interesting week. Of course by now, we all know that this week was Bono’s birthday. Monday May 10th and cyber world was a buzz for sure. Bono celebrated his 50th birthday with his wife, of 28 years, Ali. Though they would usually throw an extravagant party this year the two celebrated with a romantic dinner in Nobu, a Manhattan restaurant, which is part owned by Robert De Niro.

Ordinarily this intimate dinner would be followed by a blow-out birthday bash surrounded by their friends and family. However, given the recent death of Irish TV and radio presenter, Gerry Ryan, they opted for a quieter celebration.

Many of their friends had planned to travel to New York to celebrate with the couple but they decided to cancel the trip out of respect for the late Irish broadcaster.

Ali and Bono have quite a history when it comes birthdays. The most famous big birthday gift came in the form of the U2 hit “The Sweetest Thing”. The quick thinking lyricists and musician penned this tune for Ali when he forgot her birthday.

This year it will be a much less public affair. U2’s publicist said that Bono would be taking the next few days to spend with his family.

His family though residents of Killiney, in South Dublin, are spending some time in the United State while their house is being extended. The family has relocated to the San Remo penthouse, in Manhattan, which is worth $25.4 million.

Bono has had a hectic week working in Toronto as guest editor on the Globe and Mail newspaper with his fellow charity campaigner Sir Bob Geldolf. On arriving at the office Bono announced “We’re your bosses now!”

Their publication of the newspaper focuses on Africa and causes close to both Bono and Bob Geldolf’s hearts. Before he left the office to meet his family in New York the staff sang “Happy Birthday” to their new boss.

Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen are all currently working in the United States. The band is gearing up for the next leg of their “360 Degree Tour” which kicks off in Salt Lake City on June 3.

We tracked about 2 million visitors in 24hrs.  Now that’s not as amazing fact as what we have come to find out since. Most of those visitors are brand new, first time visitors to the site. 

We finally launched our front door to facebook this week. The idea was to place all of our internet properties in one location to make a complete 360 experience. In order for you to have the best U2 experience we have many ways setup to follow U2 news. Concert videos can be found on youtube. As the tour starts you can expect to get daily tour video updates from fans attending the show. We have twitter updates from the show and of course our concert photo section. The easiest way sign up on facebook and start following.

Second to Dion ?

Irish superstars U2 came in at number two on a poll of America’s favorite musical artists. According to a recent Harris poll, the Celtic rockers came in only behind Celine Dion, who took the number-one spot. What who did they ask? People in Las Vegas one tweeter said. We tend to agree.

U2 All Day

The Sting; played U2 all day yesterday and well a few surprises thru out the day it was a great promotion of U2. They even had a call in from Willie which confirmed that we can expect to see some changes to the setlist. When you have chance take a look at the set lists from North America and define your own setlist. Let’s see what you can come up with.

Rose Bowl DVD

Rose Bowl DVD – By now if you have not ordered your copy, your computer must be broken. Or you have not had the chance. We offered you a link to pre-order; Our Suggestion. Better order it soon.

Concert Street Team

19 Days until the tour starts….. We are looking for people attending the show. Contact our team today.



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U2 Music All Day

As we get ready for the U2 tour to start you have some choices to catch up on U2 tunes, videos and photos. We recommend U2start for the the best section of U2 concerts. The carry tons of videos, concert audio files.

Did you know that your able to record a U2 concert live ? Yes your able to bring your one device to record the show. We however have to advise you that not all venues are aware of U2’s policy of allowing you to record their show. Most U2 Fans know this. One thing that is not cool at anytime. You can not charge anyone for your recording. So record and share and enjoy.

Did you want to listen to U2 all day today? Well Todd Richards and Mary Cipriani of WBWC in Cleveland will be back for their famous U2 Marathon tomorrow, May 13, beginning at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

They will air a U2-only setlist, play fan requests, interview special guest Willie Williams, and give out some awesome prizes!

 

 

  • Download the free Real Player to listen.
    Bookmark the WBWC website and click “Listen Now” when you’re able to tune in.
    Follow U2 Marathon on Twitter for real-time updates.
    Submit requests to: request@wbwc.com (please include subject line: U2 Marathon)
    Call the request line the day of the marathon to submit your choice over the phone: 440-826-7846

Lets listen in today and support them. Be sure to let them know you heard about it here !

In the collum of gosh you know this - A press release has found its way around the internet. We already suggested that you order your copy today. Chances are this will sell out pretty quickly.

INTERSCOPE Records will be releasing in June the DVD ‘U2360° At The Rose Bowl’ featuring the rock stars penultimate gig of last year’s record breaking tour in support of the album ‘No Line On The Horizon’. The Rose Bowl performance in Pasadena, California, was the band’s biggest show of 2009 and U2’s biggest live concert ever with an audience in excess of 97,000. The show was also streamed across seven continents via YouTube. Shot entirely in HD the concert was filmed with 27 cameras and directed by Tom Krueger who had previously worked on U23D, the first live action 3D concert movie taken from U2’s Vertical Tour. The DVD will be available in standard and two-disc Deluxe formats. The Deluxe and the Blu-ray versions will feature a documentary Squaring The Circle: Creating U2 360° with new interviews with U2, manager Paul McGuinness and the team behind the touring production.

Attending the show ? We would like you to be one of our reporters from the show. Yes you ! Call in live to us from the show and leave your comment and thoughts ! - Coming Soon !

U2 Behind Dion ?

Irish superstars U2 came in at number two on a poll of America’s favorite musical artists. According to a recent Harris poll, the Celtic rockers came in only behind Celine Dion, who took the number-one spot.

Elvis Presley and the Beatles were tied for the number three position. Tim McGraw, Lady Gaga, George Strait, Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson and Frank Sinatra rounded out the top ten.

The online poll was conducted in March, with 2,230 adults participating.

In the same poll, U2 was named the favorite band of Republicans, while Dion took the prize for Democrats. Independents preferred the Beatles.

U2 were also preferred by rich people, with the band topping the list for those with a household income of $75,000 or more. The Beatles were the pick for those making less than $35,000. Celine Dion was the favorite for the middle income groups.

 

Millions wish Bono happy birthday

We had thousands of birthday wishes come in yesterday for Bono. In fact we are still reviewing messages. Amazing out pouring of love for Bono.  One of the well wishes included Jordan which happens to share the same birthday. -

Happy Birthday Bono and Jordan!!  What a very special day for you and your family!!  You, Bono, have given your fans many special days and for that I thank you very much.  I very much admire your efforts regarding the health and well being of all humans on this earth.  You, are not only a wonderfully talented person, but you are a humanitarian in the best and most complete sense of the word.  Thank you for being such a wonderful example to our children and for working so hard to bring about such positivie changes in our world today.  God Bless you and your family and may you celebrate many many more Happy Birthdays!!

With much Respect and admiration,

Michelle Skelton

Well fans, the tour is just about to start - Are you ready ?

"Whenever I see grace, I'm moved." -Bono

 

Editor Comment:  When I was young I found a quite peace within the lyrics at the time I had no idea what my future would hold only that I believed that everything is possible and nothing is by chance. Turning 50 is only a number, mile marker, a chance to look back and reflect. For tomorrows work has yet to begun its with the knowledge of yesterday that you go forth and make a difference.  You don’t have to be a rockstar to make  difference you only have to be human and listen to your heart. 

-Dre


the music, the politics, the sunglasses

As Bono turns 50, spare a thought for a man you’ve probably never heard of before. His name is Richard “Dik” Evans. In 1976 together with Paul David Hewson (Bono), Adam Clayton, and his brother David Evans (The Edge) he’d answer a newspaper advert stuck on a bulletin board calling for members for a new rock band. The four would audition, but soon after in a key moment of separating fortunes, Bono and friends would abandon doing cover songs in favour of writing original material and move on to form a group called U2. Dik Evans would choose to leave just before the formation of U2 to join a band called The Virgin Prunes.

The rest of the story is rock history. Dik would fade into obscurity, his only fame by proxy of his brother The Edge. Bono would become an overachieving legend. Not happy with global domination as frontman for one of the greatest bands of all time, or with being arguably one of the biggest singer-songwriters of his time, Bono, like Geldof before him, would put Africa on his list of “things to save”.

Born in an ordinary hospital to a working-class Dublin family on 10 May 1960, Paul David Hewson would be reborn as Bono thanks to his friend Gavin Friday and group of mates who were in the habit of giving each other nicknames. After several iterations Paul became Bono, and although he didn’t warm to the name initially, it sat more comfortably when he learned that Bono was a derivative of “bona vox” which translated from the Latin means “good voice”.

When he was 14, Bono suffered a significant trauma when his mother collapsed and later died after suffering a cerebral aneurysm at her father’s funeral. The pain of this loss is evident in many of his songs, including “I will follow” which the group have played on just about every tour, becoming U2’s most frequently played number.

Winner of 22 Grammy Awards, Bono pens most U2 songs which have ranged from the early inspired religious themes, to political statements to the more recent personal and self-deprecating. In 2005 with the rest of U2, Bono was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Three years later Rolling Stone magazine would list him as one of the greatest singers of all time. Having sold more than 150 million albums, U2’s latest are less remarkable than the earlier hit spinners like “The Joshua Tree”, “War” and “Achtung Baby”.

Nowadays Bono’s focus is increasingly geared toward solving the problem of poverty, saving Africa and championing the fight against Aids. Like Sir Bob before him Bono travelled to Ethiopia after 1985’s Live Aid concert and was reborn as a self-styled superhero with the view that “every human life has equal worth”.

This has spawned a number of pop-styled Bono movements to end Africa’s woes including “The Campaign to Make Poverty History” and Product (RED). The latter is a consumerist-type fundraising campaign that encourages people to buy, buy, buy designer branded products to raise funds for Aids drugs in impoverished Africa. As Bono once said: “Rock stars always want to do two things. They want to have fun and change the world. If you can do both at the same time you’re okay.” Bono has won way too many humanitarian awards to mention here, but the bigger ones include being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 and an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2007.

Thanks to his humanitarian efforts, Bono is now rubbing shoulders with global leaders, speaking at world economic forums and addressing political and economic heavyweights at platforms such as Davos. Nowadays the songwriter with “good voice” is telling world leaders how to be good and save the world.

How will the rock god celebrate his half-century? According to the Irish press, he’ll be having an intimate do with a few close friends in New York.