Happy Birthday The Edge

 

Happy Birthday to you

David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, Essex, England), more widely known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is an English-born Irish musician of Welsh heritage. He is best known as the guitarist, keyboardist, and main backing vocalist of rock band U2.

His distinctive electric guitar timbre and percussive style of playing, along with his use of digital sound processing — delay and chorus in particular — have been crucial in defining U2’s sound. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named him at #24 on its list of “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.

 

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U2 Rocks Tornino

Italian Press calls Bono: A bit ‘ham a bit,’ holy, devoted husband and womanizer, rockstar in the odor of Nobel Bono yesterday also managed to magnetize the crowd like no other in our time.

 He has charisma, is a common killer, with a supple voice that seems born to sing the elevation of the spirit and the torments of the flesh (including back pain that landed him for two months).

But we calculate also the glaring contradictions of his character that make it so similar to most humans. Value added is the band. Every good boy common sense that is left in the world, demands to be devoted to a band, so that together is better.

With a great guitar like The Edge, a large dusting, and two old guys grinding the pace of job as bassist Clayton (last all-white) and drummer Mullen (U2 were baptized in the kitchen of his mother in Dublin) The training does not lose its appeal.

Last night was an event because it marked the return after two months of forced stop operation for disk hernia Bono in late May, which made it mandatory cancellation of U.S. tour.

Bono’s not jumping as usual, however, in his full black leather, some jog, but has not yet regained full form; earned us the song, sometimes more accurate and heartfelt, though at the end of the two and a half hours of music

“Let’s go home too,” he said waving wearily. After all, 50 being shot, and 49 will arrive tomorrow for The Edge, celebrated early with large ‘Happy Birthday’.

Bono U2 set the stage a “family business”. The huge bridge round is often left unused. He dominated the play the songs. An eye to the sky, one at a disco.

The universal dream, which is open the concert with David Bowie’s Space Oddity (and closes Rocket Man by Elton John), to enhance the joy after pagan Beautiful Day, and then a tribute to the enthusiastic audience Magnificent, one of the few ’ latest album No Line On The Horizon, still waiting - because of slow sales - to be valued.

The giant machine technology is the largest and most sophisticated ever designed with the screen cone that rises and falls to the drawing stage another saint, Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks of the poor to save Africa: Africa is always in Bono’s heart is in Africa talking before the concert, in a room where he meets Microsoft founder Paul Allen, Alex Del Piero and the Director of Printing Mario Calabresi to thank the special issue on Africa: “You must not give up in the battle over Third World debt relief - he says - continue to support our organization. You made one of the best special editions on Africa I’ve ever seen. ”

Strong ugly, unreal, ragnone light green dotted with orange buttons, widens the four tentacles on the lawn. A technological marvel, created to allow full view of those who are on the backstage. Satisfied that everyone who paid 34.50 euros to 287 euros pigeon and who is in the pit (and upheld the band waving colored flags that drew the Irish).


The concert is a Scottish shower atmospheres. There is first a spiritual tension, with Mysterious Ways “and” I Still Have not Found What I’m Looking For, there are two of the three unpublished announced: the insinuating voice and guitar ballad North Star and the famous Glastonbury rock festival Bono, motionless in bed, had to snub.

Plays the delightful Miss Sarajevo antibellica written with Brian Eno on the Pavarotti & Friends: Bono sings the tenor part in Italian, with lots of sharp.

But here is even MLK, a lullaby for the 1984 Martin Luther King, who extended his tribute to the Burmese Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Sunday Bloody Sunday is no longer dedicated to Irish Bloody Sunday in Belfast: the Arabic script, a green diffused images, reminiscent of the tragedy of Tehran.

The One who gives his name inspired the organization of humanitarian Bono, Archbishop Tutu’s speech closes on redemption of debt and the chances of African countries: Bono dedicated the last song Moment of Surrender to Bill Gates’ is a genius and given so much to the poor.

 

U2 Kicks off Show

 

The show has just started and the fans are pumped - We believe based on the songs played so far that this is the set list they will be following

 

  • New Intro
  • Beautiful Day
  • Magnificent
  • Get On Your Boots
  • Mysterious Ways
  • I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
  • North Star
  • Glastonbury 
  • Elevation
  • In A Little While
  • Miss Sarajevo
  • Until The End Of The World
  • The Unforgettable Fire
  • City Of Blinding Lights
  • Vertigo
  • Crazy Tonight / Discothèque
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • MLK
  • Walk On / You’ll Never Walk Alone  
  • Encore Break and Desmond Tutu video
  • One
  • Amazing Grace / Where The Streets Have No Name
  • Encore Break
  • Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
  • With Or Without You
  • Moment of Surrender

U2 Asked Glastonbury 2011

U2 have been offered the chance to headline next year’s Glastonbury festival after the Irish rockers were forced to pull out of this year’s event.

Now the celebrated music festival’s organiser, Michael Eavis, has invited the Achtung Baby chart toppers to appear in 2011, the Express reports.

Lady Gaga and the Rolling Stones are also rumoured for top slots.

U2 Arrives and Pizza Too

The day has finally arrived, after months of canceled shows, displaced crew members we are here. The band is ready and the crowds are picking up. GA Line looks to be filled up pretty nice.

We have set updates, videos and photos coming in all day long. Check the clock out for local time.

U2 did a couple brief rehearsal segments on Thursday in Turin, and surely made a lot of fans happy by rehearsing one song that had been missing all week from the rehearsal setlists.

After the rehearsals concluded when the band delivered several boxes of pizza!

U2 to sold-out in Turin

TORINO musical highlight of the summer, the opening concert of U2’s 360 Tour and the atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium in front is heating up. For three days, since the group began Bono sound check at the stadium, one of the gifts of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, the city ‘does not speak anything else.

 From outside you see the famous’ spider ‘mechanical tall as a 10-story building, mastering the stage and’ look at all particular.

All delivered in Turin last week, 120 trucks and put on by 350 people who work there. And they feel good even out the voice of Bono, who has’ taken well after the back injury two months ago in Germany, and the instruments played by the three big, guitar by The Edge, Larry Mullen’s drums, Adam Clayton’s bass.

Fans have also recognized three unpublished songs, two of them titled ‘The Flowering Rose of Glastonbury’ and ‘For Your Love’. The first and ‘was composed expressly for the Glastonbury festival which the band could not attend because of back trouble.

 But despite the wait, some tickets are still available, including the lawn, it will be ‘why’ in August, however many are on vacation, or for the crisis, who knows’. Meanwhile, still in front of the stage begin to see mattresses, curtains Canadian backpacks camping. Dozens of the Irish fans willing to spend one or two nights in the open just to grab a seat in the front row in the ‘pit’, under the stage.

John Rocco, tomorrow will bring’ 1,000 numbered wristbands to ensure the order of entry gates opening Friday ‘at 16. The principle and ‘simple: the first come will receive a rubber bracelet. ”They can leave the line for an hour without fear, ‘said John.

Now if you’re one of the fans camping out we want to hear from you. Tweet or facebook us U2TOURFANS.

U2 Press Interview

Looking over the interview with the band we noticed that the press had a love fest with them. Many media outlets where invited to the interview. Heres the highlights of that interview.

How is Bono? Ready to reboot?


“Every hour that passes I feel better; it is also just discovering that you are indestructible. I took it easy, there was my birthday, and lying motionless I could think about the future because I never think about the past. I am not an Iron Man: I ate ice cream and started smoking again. Instead, our manager came to a heart attack and a hysterical pregnancy, had to cancel tickets million Americans. But since one of the things you can do is to write lying down, I wrote. ” (The Edge, who was also in France, he adds, “I realized we had two months empty, and I started to play for the next hard rock.”)

You have accumulated a lot of material?
“We have 25 songs ready and four new projects. First, an ambient album, Songs of Ascent, according to a rock album, one third of clubmusic, DJ and fourthly, the soundtrack of Spiderman, the musical debuted on Broadway in November, directed by Julie Taymor is a pure tends to play, inspired by the U.S. after September 11, a time of anxiety, with myths that speak of contemporary life. “

25 new songs how much will end up on stage this Friday night?

“We will have at least three new songs from various projects. Who knows what? The first you have heard the evidence from outside the stadium, Glastonbury is: we could not go to the Festival for my accident but had written for the occasion, during a crazy week in Vancouver, the Rock’n’roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland with Patti Smith, then Berlin with Jay Z. You exit the “roar” the crowd in the notes.

“The Edge: “Better to sing live before recording them some.”

This tour is so large!
“Some directors, like Coppola and Fellini were attracted by greatness. And even us. ”

Many young bands come go in short time, how do you stay together after 32 years?
The Edge: ‘I’m here because I do not know what is life without U2. What would these three, without me? “.

Bono: “When I am in a room and somebody contradicts me, I get nervous. But with my colleagues at work, there is never a problem Ego. You see, Sting is a great author, but his best has made with the Police. Being in a band is the highest degree of evolution, especially for males. We laugh a lot, there’s chemistry between us.

U2 Wednesday Night Rehearsal News

Four days, many rehearsals later and the band is ready. Rehearsals at Turins Satdio Olimpico last night have been full setlist for the most part.  So what’s different?  Well a reduced amount of songs from NOLOTH with an increase of brand new songs.

The boys have been working on a new intro for the show was not true as been reported. Space Oddity will remain the intro song so we are told. Even that is subject to change as you will spot in the second rehearsal.

Taking a look at yesterday’s rehearsal setlist the band has settled into the show. Two rehearsal sessions the first designed to warm up and lead them into an extended session. The bands first rehearsal started at 6pm local time (EAST COAST U.S.A add 5HRS)

Mini Set

  • In A Little While
  • Miss Sarajevo
  • Until The End Of The World
  • Magnificent (Edge solo, not by design)
  • Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

Second Rehearsal started at 9:15 – Running Time has not been worked out however the band did play 22 songs and a new intro.

 

  • New Intro
  • Beautiful Day
  • Magnificent
  • Get On Your Boots
  • Mysterious Ways
  • I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
  • Flowering rose of Glastonbury ( Title Not Correct)
  • Elevation
  • In A Little While
  • Miss Sarajevo
  • Until The End Of The World
  • The Unforgettable Fire
  • City Of Blinding Lights
  • Vertigo
  • Crazy Tonight / Discothèque
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • MLK
  • Walk On / You’ll Never Walk Alone  
  • Encore Break and Desmond Tutu video
  • One
  • Amazing Grace / Where The Streets Have No Name
  • Encore Break
  • Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
  • With Or Without You
  • Moment of Surrender

Well that’s looks to be the set list tonight’s rehearsal should be a full rehearsal with a correct running time and breaks.