A couple of videos have been produced for U2Chile.net - The news conference, which is the standard conference and a short run clip. Chile is getting ready - Well we would like to say they are ready - By the way North Americans currently its summer to the south -
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The Edge” is staying at exclusive hotel and runs through typical areas of San Pedro de Atacama.
Days before the concert that the band will play Friday in the National Stadium. For the musician, and one of the founders and most recognizable faces of the quartet, arrived on a commercial flight to Santiago on Saturday and headed for San Pedro de Atacama, in order to rest beside his wife, the dancer Morleigh Steinberg and two sons.
In northern Chile, the Irish are staying at the hotel today Awasi, one of the most exclusive of the region and concentrated basically in visitors from Europe and the U.S..
The artist is a logical choice: with only eight suites and minimum rates ranging from U.S. $ 1,340 ($ 645,000) per person for two nights, this is a place that guarantees absolute privacy and confidentiality to its guests. In fact, some staff will be required not to reveal details of the stay of the guitarist.
The musician chose a complete package that allowed him to have personal transportation between the airport of Calama and location (distance of about 100 km) and an individual guide for excursions in the area. It was the choice made yesterday morning with his clan left in a 4x4 vehicle to visit places like the Salar de Atacama, Valley of the Moon and Lake Cejas.
During the rest of the day resting in a mud hut, thatched roof made up of lanterns, wooden floor, private patio areas for relaxation, individual solariums and beds with cotton sheets and blankets alpaca. Sometime today we expect the whole group to head to the captiol. Not sure when.
So what about the rest of the boys? Well Chile today looks like the day we can expect them all to arrive. The crew has been workin 18 hour days to get everything ready for thier arrival. They had been expected to land last night, local rumors suggested. However that was not the case. We expect to see them later today.
For our Chilean friends -
Las puertas del Estadio Nacional se abrirán a las 16:00 horas y el horario de las actuaciones es el siguiente:
Muse – 20:00 horas
U2 – 21:30 horas
Carabineros regulará el tránsito en las inmediaciones del estadio, con el fin de resguardar la seguridad de los asistentes y mejorar las vías de acceso de los espectadores.
Medidas que se adoptarán en el estadio:
• Los accesos establecidos para la entrada de público serán por Av. Grecia, Av. Marathon, El Sauce (Por Av. Pedro de Valdivia) y Av. Pedro de Valdivia (ver infografía).
• La producción contempla 250 guardias de seguridad.
• Se contará con un sistema de pórticos unipersonales en las puertas de ingreso para ordenar el acceso del público asistente.
U2 concert to be held on Friday, March 25 at the National Stadium, have released the schedule, access and safety information for this event.
National Stadium gates open at 16:00 hours and schedule of performances is as follows:
Muse - 20:00 pm
U2 - 21:30 hours
Carabineros regulate traffic in and around the stadium, to ensure the safety of participants and improve the way viewers access.
Measures to be taken at the stadium:
• Access established for public input will be on Av Greece, Marathon Avenue, El Sauce (by Pedro de Valdivia Avenue) and Avenida Pedro de Valdivia (see graphic).
• The production includes 250 security guards.
• There will be a one-person system gates at the entrance door to order the assistant public access.
Edge landed Saturday 19th on a commercial flight ( Flight 533 Lan Chiile ) Of course traveling first class with his wife ( remember her from the video) Most of the flight they spent sleeping, taking some photos with the airline crew which has been posted on facebook.
After landing, “The Edge” and family left the airport via VIP area and left the same day heading to northern Chile, to San Pedro de Atacama.
The guitarist plan is consistent with the initial requests were sent to all producers of his visit: the possibility that the trip mix business with tourism activities. In fact, last week, those responsible for the appointment to the team he sent the group a list of different places to visit, which included locations in the north and others further south, as Villarrica and Pucon.
Of course, “The Edge” decided to go ahead to make tourism more quietly and without being longer immersed in the rhythm of a tour. Despite his surprise landing, is not now considered one of his companions arrive on commercial flights and independently.
In fact, Bono, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen are provided for arriving between now and tomorrow afternoon, on a private plane that also bring their families. Yesterday we pointed out the band will have a couple of private jets on stand by so that they can travel South America between shows.
While the route of the musicians pointed to the break, their logistical and technical staff working at a steady pace in Providencia. “The Claw”, a structure 50 meters high turned into the biggest musical montage that has passed through the country, as can be seen from outside the National Stadium and its structure greatly exceeds the height of the enclosure. “It’s the most impressive that has passed through these places,” he repeated Jake Berry, director of production of 360 ° tour at the stadium field.
“Bono has always been very interested in Chile, its history and its present, and this material is on that side,” defines Berry.
Since early this year, the band’s staff has requested information about the earthquake of 2010, the bicentennial and the rescue of the miners, issues that form part of the audiovisual substrate of scale in capital.
Especially the latter, as even asked for contacts to reach the miners San Jose.
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Less than a week away before the boys big return to South America -
360 Tours first stop March 25th at the National Stadium in Santigo . In order for this show to be a success they have been working rond the clock to bring the gear and crew into Chile. Claudia Fres Terra is the production manger working out all the logistics. The time the band will bring their very large families and that pretty much locks up 14 plus annexed backstage hospitality rooms for the family to share with friends.
Bono will have four ful dressing rooms, one for the family to use, one for staff and of course one to chile out prior to start of the show. U2 will be traveling this tme with a large extended crew. A personal chief which wil provide all the normal afare such as meat, pasta, seafood and of course lots of chilean wines. Seafood will be at the top of the menu because of the regions great fishing grounds.
So of the interesting items back stage 24 refirgerators to hold 14K liters of liquid ( hum that’s a lot of beer) 5 freezers for just ice.
Within the list of requests, which attracted most attention was the application of 24 refrigerators to preserve 14 thousand liters of liquid. In addition, another 5 freezers for 1,500 liters. And a thousand kilos of ice.
Back stage of course will be turned into U2’s personal wonder land. All of the decorations have been packaged into thecontainers with everything else. Tables, chairs, racks for lots of clothing.
Did you know that this tour in South America will have 15 bilingual assitants to handle all of the adminstrative work.
Now lets talk about the transporation pool., three Mercedes Benz, BMW and three three Chrysler the staff also asked a couple of medium-sized private jets.
The final requests that are on the rider 75 Blackberry phones with international calling, about 6 or 8 guards apart from bringing each of them, a chiropractor and a masseuse apart from theirs, 350 long white towels, 12 type golf carts to work, 4 oxygen bottles to withstand the intensity of the show, a special room just for the band, and a lounge to meet and relax.
Jay-Z has blamed himself for the delay in the release of U2’s long-awaited new album.
Titled Songs of Ascent, it had been set for a 2010 release, and with the band set to tour in May time is running out.
And Jay-Z fears it could be down to something he said.
‘One night I ran into Bono and he told me he’d read an interview I’d done,’ he told The Sun.
‘The writer had asked me about a U2 record [No Line on the Horizon] that had just been released and I said something about the pressure a group like that must be under just to meet their own standards.??
‘Bono said the quote had really gotten to him and he decided to go back to the studio, even though the album was already done, and keep reworking it ‘til he thought it was as good as it could possibly be.
‘I was surprised that at that point in his career he still got anxious about his work.’
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Spider Man finely gets some postive reviews. The boys have to be over the whole Spider man deal, at this point is about saving face. The show seems to be heading in the right direction. However the most interesting news coming out of the interview.
Bono and the boys will release a new studio album named “Songs of Ascent” in advance to their American tour leg. According to U2 manager Paul McGuinness songs including ‘Mercy’, ‘Every Breaking Wave’, and ‘Boys Fall from the Sky’ from the new U2 album have already been released .
Clayton is well-known for his bass playing on songs such as “New Year’s Day”, “Bullet the Blue Sky”, “With or Without You”, “Mysterious Ways”, “Get on Your Boots”, and “Magnificent”. His work on No Line on the Horizon has been cited as his best bass playing. He has worked on several solo projects throughout his career, such as his work with fellow band member Larry Mullen Jr. on the theme of 1996’s Mission: Impossible. Clayton, as a part of U2, has won 22 Grammy awards.
As a bass player, Adam Clayton’s most recognizable basslines include “New Year’s Day”, which evolved out of an attempt to play Visage’s song “Fade to Grey”, and “With or Without You”. His style includes Motown and reggae influences, and cites artists such as Paul Simonon of The Clash as influences on his musical style.
When Clayton first joined the fledgling U2, he did not have formal training in the bass. In the band’s early years, he generally played simple parts in 4/4 time. Bono said of Clayton’s early bass playing, “Adam used to pretend he could play bass. He came round and started using words like action and fret and he had us baffled. He had the only amplifier so we never argued with him. We thought this guy must be a musician, he knows what he’s talking about and then one day we discovered he wasn’t playing the right notes, that’s what’s wrong, y’know?”
Clayton has sung on several occasions, including on the song “Endless Deep”, the B-side to the single “Two Hearts Beat As One” from 1983.
Clayton also sung backup vocals on I Will Follow during live performances in 1983 and 1984. He also spoke the last verse of “Your Blue Room”. Clayton can be heard speaking on “Tomorrow (‘96 Version)” (a rerecording of “Tomorrow” that he arranged) a song from U2’s 1981 album October. He plays the guitar on a few occasions, most notably the song “40”, where he and guitarist The Edge switch instruments. He also plays the keyboard introduction to “City of Blinding Lights”.
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