79K Chilean Fans Surrender Under U2

U2 360 Tour Chile 3/25/11SANTIAGO - A stunning scenery and an enthusiastic audience.

That’s what you see in the opening minutes of the third concert of U2 in Chile, which began at 21:30 in National Stadium. 

The hugh structure knowen as “The Claw” featuring a 360 ° stage that allows the boys to be view from all angles. “Allows us to get closer to the fans, Bono saiid”

Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen made their to the stage and started the night off with a piece of the song by Violeta Parra “Thanks to life, ” whose chorus was joined by singer Francisca Valenzuela.

Then it gave way to “Beautiful Day” and “I will follow. ” ( Set List Udpated )

79 000 people surrendered at Bono’s feet , according to figures released by the show’s production. As announced Valenzuela, Bono shared the stage with the Chilean singer singing the song “One Tree Hill. “
The show ended at 23:47 hours on the track “Moment of Surrender” by U2 song chosen to leave Chile.

“We are very happy to be back, this is one of our favorite places in the world, “ Bono said on his arrival in Santiago.

According to reports, before traveling to Argentina, the band plans to visit other cities of Chile. Suggestions of production are La Serena and exclusive resort The Tacas, in the north, and Pucón and Villarrica, in the south.
 
The next stop on the tour will be in Buenos Aires, where the Irish will be presented in the newly roofed Estadio Unico de La Plata on 30 March, 2 and 3 April.

We have updated the set list and will be posting photos and videos and we review them.

Chile Stadium Filling Up !

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6 Thousand screaming fans are already inside the statdium as 3,00 more await to enter the inner circle. Doors open 16:00 and according to production estimates 75 thousand fans will pack the house tonight.

At 6 o’clock yesterday morning began arriving fans of the quartet, who spent Thursday night and early this morning covered with sleeping bags and tents, to overcome the low temperatures.

The fans that came as they were being marked with a number, managed to let them spend the night at the Stadium Athletic Track.

Those numbers would allow them to be going smoothly to Inner Circle sector, which occur around 14.00 or 15.00, before the opening of doors to the general public scheduled for 16.00 pm today.

Before entering the venue, fans were entertained by U2 singing songs with guitar, and then enjoying the sound check for their idols, which started at 18.40 and lasted for about 3 hours. Could there be a glimpse of how the code tonight, with topics such as Mysterious Ways, Beautiful Day and Elevation “and the stunning scenery that includes the 360 tour of the set of Bono.

Among the long line of fans, including people from different cities of Chile and Peru, Brazil, USA and Germany also were followers of the English Muse, who will open fire with your show tonight, at 20.00 hours. U2’s performance is scheduled for 21.30.

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U2 rehearsals in Santiago

Yesterday the band took sometime  to rehearse at Estadio Nacional. One of the biggest surprises is that they did some sound checks around “One Tree Hill” so far this tour its been played at two concerts in New Zealand.

The rest of the set was fairly what you would expect as the tour progresses thru South America. Stingyray was rehearsed which sat on the side lines for the last two shows in South Africa. 

Here is the set list from the sound check, remember that this is not considered a show set list. Most of the time during rehearsals you can expect to have large gaps between songs so that programing can be worked out or some other features could be added. Bono was not in a couple of the songs.

1. Return Of The Stingray Guitar
2. Beautiful Day
3. I Will Follow
4. Get On Your Boots
5. Magnificent
6. Mysterious Ways
7. Elevation
8. Until The End Of The World
9. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
10. One Tree Hill
11. Miss Sarajevo 
12. Intro of City Of Blinding Lights twice 
13. City Of Blinding Lights
14. Walk On
15. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me 
16. Moment of Surrender
17. Get On Your Boots intro
18. Beautiful Day

Well that’s it - Today its show time. We will update all the U2 news as it comes in. The setlist will be posted to our special South American Setlist section.



U2 Chilean Fans Wait

More than 500 people are outside the National Stadium waiting for the U2 concert. Although the concert will not start until 22.00 pm on today, a group of more than 500 people already outside the National Stadium, waiting to open the doors of the room to witness the spectacle of U2.

The first followers of the Irish band would come at about 6.00 am this morning, led by the official fan club of the group in Chile.

National Stadium gates should be opened at 16.00 hours on Friday to make way for more than 75 thousand people will attend the show,  Follow the show today via twitter or facebook.  The setlist and all the show details to be posted here. Our video channel will have show videos posted within 24 hours of the show.

Bono arrives in Chile Rushed to Hotel

U2 360 Tour Bono  Larry Mullen and Bono just arrived in Chile in hours this afternoon (around noon and 15:30, respectively), and U2 fans come to this hour in constant flux to the National Stadium, where for much of the day is done the sound check and the surrounding area several times they hear songs like “Magnificent”, “I will follow”, “Misterous way”, among others.

The musicians went to the W hotel after landing in Santiago, where it was already “The Edge” and family  , who themselves have participated in the tests in the arena of Providencia.

In the sports arena and fans of the band was then, after that in the early hours of today began to arrive in a steady stream that has not stopped even now, when there are already about 500.

The vast majority of those followers are willing to spend the night outside the stadium, while others will see how to proceed in order to get the big goal: to enter the “Inner Circle” of “The Claw”.

To avoid conflicts of fans have already been organized: each of supporters arriving at the stadium will receive a number, in turn classified into groups of 100, to establish priorities for admission. The move is willingly accepted by all those who until now have come to the sports arena.

Carabineros, meanwhile, has already announced that there will be a special shelter for those who spend the night at the Stadium.

Tomorrow, will open the doors opened at 16 am and the presentation will begin at 20:00 Muse. The main course, as with the expected return of U2, will come at 21:30.

U2 Boosts Chile

U2 Chile Stage Setup Vertigo tour started the love afair between South America and the Irish boys. This time ” No Line on the Horizon” comes to Chile over the next 24 hours and fans are expected from Buenos Aires, La Plata, and all over Santiago to come see the massive stage - They call “the claw”

A las 16:00 horas se abrirán las puertas para concierto de U2 el viernes (At 16:00 hours the doors will open for U2 concert on Friday)

A detailed security plan will have the expected concert Friday offered the Irish U2, which will be his third performance in Chile.

Over 60 thousand people are expected to arrive that day to the National Stadium, the doors opened at 16:00 hours, four hours before the start of the first presentation by the British Muse (20:00).

Public access to the sports stadium should be done according to the indicated door at the entrance, which will be located in the avenues Greece (gates 1 and 4, and 22 to 28), Marathon (5 to 10), Pedro de Valdivia (general field) and Calle El Sauce (doors 11 to 21).

Bono and company start at 21:30.

In addition to effective police guarding the safety and order, some 417 private guards will be added to these tasks, mainly in the 369 checks to be throughout the premises.



Bieber and U2

BBC reports:

Justin Bieber and U2 are among artists who have agreed to contribute songs to an album to raise funds for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

Record label Universal Music said it hoped to release the digital-only album globally by the end of the week.

Bon Jovi and Rihanna have also been confirmed for the album, which will raise money for the Japanese Red Cross.

On Tuesday police said the death toll from the disaster had risen to 9,079, with 12,645 people listed as missing.

“We are doing it only digitally because it is faster,” said a Universal spokesman, adding that the record would be “a worldwide release.”

Announcing his involvement with the album on Twitter, Bieber wrote: “Japan needs our help… We all need to step up.”

Trinidadian singer and rapper Nicki Minaj, whose album Pink Friday went to number one in the U.S. last year, is also confirmed.

Universal artist Lady Gaga may also appear on the album, with more artists set to be announced.

The Poker Face singer has designed a “We Pray for Japan” rubber wrist band to sell to fans, with all proceeds going to relief efforts.

Last week she announced her fans had raised $250,000 (£153,000) within the first two days of sales.

La banda U2

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La banda U2 se presentará este viernes en el país con su 360° Tour, el que consta de un escenario conocido como “La garra”, una estructura de 50 metros de alto convertida en el mayor montaje musical que ha pasado por el país.

Esta monumental puesta en escena ha causado preocupación en el mundo del fútbol ya que se desconoce cómo quedará la cancha del recinto de Ñuñoa luego del recital de este viernes. Ante esta situación desde la producción del evento llaman a la calma ya que han tomado todas las medidas para tener todo en perfectas condiciones.

“Nos hemos preocupado de tomar todas las medidas correspondientes para proteger y reponer cualquier daño que se produjese en la cancha luego del concierto. Hay un cubre campo de aluminio para proteger la cancha del peso del escenario y de la maquinaria existente”, comentó a Cooperativa.cl Francisco Bas, productor técnico de Time For Fun (T4F), la productora encargada del evento.

“Además, hemos comprado más de 4.000 m2 de pasto para reponer la cancha, sea cual sea su estado. La cancha se entregará en iguales o mejores condiciones de la que estaba antes de recibirla”, acotó.