North American Premiere of Killing Bono

North American Premiere of Killing Bono has been announced! Killing Bono is in the official selection for the Seattle International Film Festival and will be making it’s North American Premiere on Thursday 2nd of June 2011! With over 400 films spanning three weeks, SIFF is one of the largest and longest running US film festivals featuring a diverse assortment of predominantly independent and foreign films from around the world.

Killing Bono – review
The real-life story of rivalry over teenage bands – one of which turns out to be U2 – makes for an entertaining, fun movie, writes Peter Bradshaw

Based on a true story and written for the screen by Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais, Killing Bono is a good-natured, boisterous comedy with a Likely Lads feel. Ben Barnes plays Neil McCormick, a rock-mad Dublin teenager who grows up with Paul Hewson, later to be the legendary Bono. Both are in sixth-form bands, but when Hewson tries to get Neil’s talented guitarist brother Ivan (Robert Sheehan) to be in his group, Neil secretly scuppers this plan. Cruel fate takes its course. Hewson’s band become the world-famous U2, but Neil’s group remain failures and losers; Neil is convulsed with envy for his old school friend and guilt at stopping Ivan from getting his ticket to global fame. Martin McCann gives an interesting and sympathetic performance as Bono; Peter Serafinowicz has a funny cameo as a hard-faced promoter and Pete Postlethwaite gives a final, gentle performance as gay landlord Karl.

U2 Tribute Bands We Want U

U2 received worldwide attention in 1987 with their Joshua Tree album. As the boys head back to America this summer we have begun our search for the best U2 tribute band. So far we have heard about lots of meet up events and pre-show parties and after parties as the details come in we are going to be posting the offical pre and post party details as we get them in. 

We thought we should expand the search for the best U2 tribute band in the USA.

U2 tribute bands can submit the following to us and we will be creating a voting booth. Submit your entry no later than May 10th 2011

Submissions to include

• Youtube Video
• Facebook Page
• Twitter Link
• Short write up on band -
• Contact Information -( include your booking information)
• Email u2tributebands@u2tourfans.com -

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Free Show My Ass !

Well we knew if we waited some time a true message would come out about the possible free show in Brazil for the world cup. Once again it proves why we don’t post rumors or suggested possible rumors - All because its bull shit ! Yup that’s the official word of the day  - We have been off a few days for a well deserved break and when we returned our email box was flooded with emails from our friends down south ( South America) Yea the boys had plays a super show over a 3 day period and amazed the crowds. So of course the rumor mill would start flying a story that the boys may come back around to play a free show. Well we did some digging and it seemed possible based on calendars and timeline of releases that this could be possible. Well we digged deeper and got some info from some sources and the verdict is in. BULL SHIT - We call it - Nope no facts yet to suggest its possible. So with that we will remain our ban on rumors. Ugh said to say we been dupped but hey every dog has its day. 

U2 Considering Free Show !

In Rio During ‘14 FIFA World Cup. Sports Fans and Music Fans united all in one play Rio ! As World Cup gets set to return to Brazil in 2014 their is a possiblity that the boys from Ireland will be playing a free concert. Sources suggest that this could be a possiblity, the choice of Bono over Mick is still up in the air howvever Bono does have a couple of legs up, first the most successful show out shows ever held in Brazil belongs to U2. Second they love Brazil and would welcome the chance to come back and play. While this is all still up in the air. We do know that the final 360 show is pretty much set for Canada - What happens to the stage after that is anyone’s guess - Some facebook sites have popped up offering “Save the Claw” Its to early to say what will happen to it. One thing is for sure, that all three visions will need to find a new home. So if you see some big red trucks with steel rolling across America this summer just wave and smile - The boys are coming back to the US very soon. 

We suggest getting your North American tickets from our site if you have not pruchased them yet !

Logistics for Estadio Azteca

U2 will arrive by helicopter at Azteca Stadium for their concert  in Mexico, Raúl Barrios, director of operations of the property, has the biggest challenge in the history of Coloso de Santa Ursula.

“We are facing the biggest challenge I’ve ever had the Estadio Azteca in regards to an event. And we must acknowledge that the history of Azteca does not have any stadium in the world,” said the manager in a telephone interview.

Among the rider requests of Bono, The Edge and company, shared bathrooms, seating area for 300 people in its production, a private group for members of beds, screens and jacuzzi, a laundry area, a special catering even defined, and a helicopter landing.

“The southern part of the stadium, outside the stadium from the tunnel 19 to 27, will be locked for the band. They want a place to land a helicopter. The band will fly in the area”.

Ninety-trailers with the production team will arrive at Azteca U2 early on May 2 and at least 220 people, between members of U2, Ocesa and Azteca, helped with four 80-ton crane, mounted the stage The Claw (The claw), 50 meters high.

“First place a flat two-inch aluminum all over the field to stabilize the stage, then come the structures of iron and then the screens, lights, audio. On 9 and 10 are for experiments with the band.”

For the fans who go to camp prior to the concerts, the Azteca Stadium will open an area with fencing in the parking lot and will be given free medical and health services, announced the executive.

After three U2 shows at the stadium, 11, 14 and 15 May, which could meet each 110 thousand people among people with paid ticket and owners of boxes and stalls, start removal, to take three days.

“The grass of the field there will be nothing, there will be total destruction after the concerts. We have already planted 6000; 500 square meters of grass to the left as you return to the field table.”

Well the tour moves on -

Bono says Your Not Groovy !

Audiences are not groovy enough to understand what u2 are trying to do with their music Bono has claimed.

“Look, sometimes our audience isn’t as groovy as we’d like,” he said. “‘Get on Your Boots’, as it was released, is a sort of crossover, half-club, half-indie-rock record.

“People are not sure about the club side of U2. They want ‘Vertigo’. And when we did this the last time — with ‘Discotheque’, from ‘Pop’, they didn’t like it either.”

However Adam Clayton the bass player diasgreed saying ‘Get on Your Boots’ “confused people” because it was so complicated.

He told Rolling Stone magazine: “Interestingly, it’s going off live. I think probably what happened was it’s a common U2 problem. I think we probably worked on it and worked on it and worked on it, and instead of executing one idea well, I think we had probably five ideas in the song, and it just confused people. They weren’t sure what they were hearing.”

Well what do you have to say to that ? Are you groovy ? Do you understand the deeper meanings of the songs ? Or are you just not that cool

Irish Times

U2 Celebrates with Karoke

After the last show, U2 celebrates intimate for stBand participated in a karaoke bar Secret SP after Wednesdays show ‘Seu Jorge and Ronaldo were the only Brazilian guests’.

After the last of three concerts that U2 did in the Morumbi stadium, on Wednesday (13), The boys  still found breath to go to a party at Bar Secret, in Sao Paulo. Bono’s voice was protected - but you can still hear that he ripped it up.

Bono and company booked the room to throw a party for the crew that travels with the group, consisting of technicians, musicians and producers.

“Ronaldo and Seu Jorge was the only Brazilian guests, “he says. The former player had met with Bono, who presented him with a shirt. Seu Jorge, in turn, participated in group show at Morumbi, singing “The model”, the German band Kraftwerk.

According to Karina, about 60 people attended the club. “It is always known by some, friends of members. Being a small place with privacy, they like the book [for such events], ” he explains.

In the video broadcast by the official party This is not a karaoke on YouTube, Ronaldo sings “Satisfaction”, Rolling Stones, Bono, and venture into “Psycho Killer” by the band Talking Heads.

Next up Mexico !