U2 to perform on 'American Idol' finale

U2 is set to perform on the ‘American Idol’ season 10 finale this Wednesday, reports Billboard.

While backstage at the Billboard Music Awards, the band’s longtime manager, Paul McGuinness, revealed that the group would be rehearsing for the ‘Idol’ finale on Monday before performing on the show two days later.

In between the rehearsal and performance, U2 will perform at Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium on Tuesday. Talk about a busy schedule!

The four members of U2 also took the stage yesterday at the Billboard Music Awards to accept the Top Touring Artist Award for its record-breaking 360° tour. U2 guitarist the Edge admitted that it was an honor receiving the award.

Bono: ‘Some of the greatest music is made quietly. You can make classic albums in your bedroom, you can play the greatest show of your life on a one string guitar… but we just don’t do that.’

Larry: ‘I’d like to thank our crew. I’m embarassed to say I don’t know all of their names… But they leave their homes and families to put up and tear down our spaceship, our claw. It’s been our home for the last two years and we want to thank them for that.’

Adam added that he thought the stage looks like a children’s toy while Edge finished up by saying that his favourite part of the show every night is ‘when they turn all of that shit off and we get to feel like we’re alone with our audience.

“It’s always a thrill to win an award, but something about this really connected when I realized that more people had come to this tour any previous tour. Seven million people — I still can’t quite get my head around that figure. It’s so astonishing, and just feels really good.”

No Rapture Just a Mile High with U2

Denver was ready for the show, ready for about a year since Bono hurt his back. GA Line was pretty long, yet tickets still seemed to be available. We’ll skip the opening act, which from all tweets and facebook comments was better than good. They should have been earlier in the week the group had a chance to play a private show, nothing of course like U2’s private show.

Where else would you be in Denver on Saturday evening, 70 thousand plus fans packed in Invesco Stadium to U2 back to the USA. The boys took the stage about 8:45 p.m local time. The crowd was on its feet.  After a day of tailgating, music was in the air, beer flowing, and Memphis Mullen was somewhere out with the crowds.  For the next 2 hours it was all about U2, and the crowds shouted BONO, THE EDGE, CLAYTON and MULLEN! The wave took over the stadium and lift off!

The stage was massive as reported before.  The idea worked the larger the stage the closer everyone felt to the boys from Ireland.  The group like no other group out on tour today owns the stadium show

The show kicked off with a very passionate “Even Better Than the Real Thing” filtered into “I Will Follow,” leading into a pummeling “Get On Your Boots.” “Boots” with The Edge whaling away the party officially kicked into high gear

Bono drew the crowd in closer to kick up and off “Elevation, and the crowd joined in with “All That You Can’t Leave Behind. From up top of the stadium “Beautiful Day” was amazing. “ Walk On” a tribute to peace campaigns and offers hope to the crowd expecting the world to end.

“Sunday Bloody Sunday” a classic rock anthem, which lead into “Where The Streets Have No Name” the rest of the evening was note perfect and the evening was worth the wait. Bono is back and the boys are ready to take on the US this summer with the largest tour out on the road.

So what happened Harold Camping? I guess the rapture missed us? Bono dedicated “Until the End aof The World to Harry (ok we should show Campie some respect)

Bono said “ To be taken up to the air, sounds like fun to me, just as long as Larry Mullen is with me” kind of sermon “ God is in the house”

Something pretty crazy started to happen. Bono standing on the bridge started shaking and spazzing with the group playing an instrumental breakout, could that be Bono’s way of simulation of what the rapture would look and feel like, with some lighting and video?

U2 fans left the stadium entertained, and the boys left feeling like they are back! Outside its America,  and we came to rock you.  Now its time to move on to Salt Lake City -

Before we move on the BIG Red trucks load up and out - Big Shout out to Upstaging ! 

 

Rare Treat For U2 Fans

U2 has kicked off their US and Canada dates with a great warm up and a bit more than a normal sound check -

300 or so guest and participants in the Special Olympics were inside Invesco Field (Denver) for a intimate show. Kids from Grandview Highschool will attend a dress rehearsal of U2 360. The three participate in a special education spirit programme organised by the Special Olympics in Colorado.

Tonight’s dress rehearsal will be the first time the teenagers have seen U2 in concert and they were pretty excited to meet U2 and have their picture with The Claw. U2 performed at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics in 2003.

This is third time the band have opened up a dress rehearsal to participants of the Special Olympics and other invited guests - with previous events taking place in Brussels and Barcelona.

The boys did have a rehearsal that inclludes

Magnificent, Miss Sarajevo, Zooropa, and City Of Blinding Lights

Whille this may not be considered a show they did play their full set list for the guests as some lucky GA fans listened.  Set list has been updated

 

 

U2 360 Tour Returns to North America Tomorrow Night!

DENVER, May 20, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Following three sold-out shows at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, U2 360 will make its much anticipated return to North America this summer for 22 shows across 20 cities, kicking off tomorrow - May 21 at Invesco Field in Denver, Colorado.

Ahead of tomorrow night’s show in Denver, the Edge discusses what U2 fans can expect from the band’s return in the attached video link which also includes highlights from the tour.    

For low resolution viewing and on-line use, as well as a high broadcast link, please go to: http://media.u2.com/rmpphoto/360/video/U2360TOURRETURNS.mov

U2 360 opened on June 30, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain arriving in North America on September 12, 2009 at Soldier Field, Chicago for 20 dates across 16 cities. This summer U2 360 will play 18 new cities across the U.S. and Canada before finishing up in Moncton, New Brunswick on July 30. The North American tour dates will feature a variety of popular supporting artists including The Fray, Lenny Kravitz, Florence and the Machine, Interpol, and Arcade Fire.

U2 360 has already set the record for the most successful tour of all time, having thus far played to over 5 million people across Europe, Russia, North America, South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. By the tour end on July 30, more than 7 million people will have seen this revolutionary production with 110 shows in 30 countries across five continents.

 

U2 360  TOUR NORTH AMERICA:





May 21  Denver, CO Invesco Field at Mile High The Fray
May 24  Salt Lake City, UT Rice Eccles Stadium The Fray
May 29  Winnipeg, MN Canad Inns Stadium The Fray





June 01  Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium The Fray
June 04  Seattle, WA Qwest Field Lenny Kravitz
June 07     Oakland, CA *Overstock.com Coliseum Lenny Kravitz / Moonalice


(*formerly Oakland Alameda County Coliseum)
June 17 Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium Lenny Kravitz
June 18  Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium Lenny Kravitz
June 22  Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Florence and The Machine
*June 24   Glastonbury, UK The Glastonbury Festival Multi-Artist
June 26  East Lansing, MI Spartan Stadium Florence and The Machine
June 29  Miami, FL Sun Life Stadium Florence and The Machine





July 02  Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Stadium Florence and The Machine
July 05 Chicago, IL Soldier Field Interpol
July 08 Montreal, QC Hippodrome de Montreal Interpol
July 09 Montreal, QC Hippodrome de Montreal Interpol
July 11 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre Interpol
July 14 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field Interpol
July 17 St. Louis, MO Busch Stadium Interpol
July 20 East Rutherford, NJ New Meadowlands Stadium Interpol
July 23 Minneapolis, MN TCF Bank Stadium Interpol
July 26 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field Interpol
July 30 Moncton, NB Magnetic Hill Music Festival Arcade Fire / Carney

SOURCE Live Nation

  U2 tickets at TicketsNow

 

Denver Ready ?

The trucks are all parked and the crew is working on the finishing touches for Saturdays show. Which we have posted all the details on what, where and when so check that out. Memphis Mullen was spotted last night, we are still looking for someone to snap a photo with her and send it to us. Of course we would like it if we saw our name around town.  In case you have not been a U2TOURFANS member for long here is an update of what is needed to make this show happen.

- A Small Army: U2’s 360° Tour travels with 132 technicians for every show, in addition to 30 staging people and 47 truck drivers.

- Extensive Staging: The entire production typically takes nine days to pull off: one day for production, one day to lay the custom flooring, four days to build the stage and two days to tear it down, in addition to the actual show.

- It All Starts In Denver: The Mile High City is the first stop of U2’s current North American tour.

- Supersized: 360° has the largest and heaviest video screen ever to tour; it weighs nearly sixty tons

- The Object of the Claw: The idea was to create same sort of in-the-round vibe with 360 as they did in the arenas on their last tour, while also creating a certain intimacy in a stadium environment. “Their idea,” said Jake Berry, Production Director of the 360° Tour, of architect Mark Fisher and show director Willie Williams’s original concept, “was that if we build something big, we’ll make the stadium look small. So if you make the stadium look small, then you get the more feeling of intimacy, and it brings the crowd closer to the band. That was how it started it off, and The Claw was just the name that it got as we dragged it around the world.”

- Big Tour, Big Goals: “We’re going to try to get more people in the stadium than the Broncos,” said Berry, pointing out that 80,000 people are expected. “That’s our aim. I bet we succeeded, actually. If we can outsell the Broncos, we’ll be pretty good. Also on this tour we’ve outsold the Pope in East Rutherford, New Jersey. We’ve broken some pretty big records. This is will probably be the biggest ever to tour. I don’t think anybody can tour with a show this size again.”

 

Video by Mahala Gaylord.

U2 Invesco Field Daily News

StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, is launching the Take Off Your Boots campaign to collect shoes for the charity Soles4Souls, and giving away tickets to the U2 360ˇ Tour to those who participate. StubHub, with the help of Hard Rock Cafe, is kicking off its series of events in Denver on Friday. At least 150 pairs of tickets to the May 21 U2 concert will be given away that day to those who donate. There is a limit of one pair of U2 tickets per person donating a pair of new or gently used shoes, while supplies last. Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based charity, collects shoes and distributes them to people in need. Since 2005, it has given more than 13 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes to people in over 125 countries. The event takes place from 3-6 p.m. at Hard Rock Cafe Denver, 500 16th Street Mall.

Memphis Mullen Due to arrive in Denver on 19th and will be attending the Hard Rock event. Catch up and grab a sticker from her -

Twitpic We are looking for some Denver fans to shoot, snap and post - U2TOURFANS.2011@twitpic.com

Under a Blood Red Sky  is an acclaimed U2 tribute band that passionately recreates authentic U2 concerts. Covering the War tour in 1983 to present day, each show has amazed fans with their ability to recreate famous U2 shows and has solidified their reputation for sold out venues - including the world-famous Red Rocks!

Billy Bunting had been a rabid U2 fan since he saw the band in New Haven, CT in 1981. Billy never forgot Bono climbing up to the balcony of this old theatre singing at the top of his lungs and thought, “I want to do that!” From that point forward, Billy immersed himself in U2 music and that event helped shape Billy as a singer. After 20+ years as professional musicians, Billy and Jerry Bousquet returned to their roots and formed UABRS. UABRS got its start by recreating the legendary 1983 “Live at Red Rocks” concert on New Year’s Eve 2005 at a sold out show at the Paramount Theater in Denver, CO. It went over huge!!! The fans were taken back to that foggy June 5th evening and ended the night by singing the refrain from “40” as the band left the stage. It was EXACTLY like Red Rocks and Billy “Bono”, Ted “The Tedge”, Todd “Adam” and Jerry “Larry” have never looked back – providing fans the best U2 experience this side of Dublin!!

Not only does UABRS play and sound like U2, their amazing attention to detail creates a visual experience that the most ardent U2 fan would recognize. UABRS makes every effort to replicate wardrobe, stage props, video/audio choreography, instruments and equipment from many famous U2 concerts around the world.

UABRS is the ONLY U2 tribute band to ever play Red Rocks amphitheater. Fans reminisced at the sold-out venue as the band recreated the ultimate U2 experience not seen or heard since June 1983. The music of U2 echoed off the walls of Red Rocks with over 9,000 fans chanting the lyrics of great U2 songs such as With or Without You, Pride (In the Name of Love), and Sunday Bloody Sunday.

Check out the show and this video -

Denver U2 Fans This is 4 U

On Saturday, May 21, 2011, U2 returns to Denver bringing their highly anticipated 360 Tour to the Rocky Mountain region and INVESCO Field at Mile High. We have heard from a lot of U2 fans traveling to the show, by plane, car, train and bike ? Yea that was a bit strange, but hey everyone wants to see the show. Here is the most current information that you will need - Be sure to read all of it - Yes we have a quiz at the end -

Please check back frequently for updates as more details will be received shortly and information may change without notice.

  • For the most up to date tour information, please check our twitter account for any Invesco field updates

DATE OF SHOW:
Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 7:00 PM - Rain or Shine.
Stadium Gates Open at 5 PM. ( GA LINE Should be expected to start early in the AM) read our thoughts on GA

SET UP:
In the Round - 360 degrees.

OPENING ACT:
The Fray

IMPORTANT TICKET INFORMATION

All original purchased tickets for the June 12, 2010 show will be valid for the new date, May 21, 2011.

PARKING INFORMATION
U2 Parking Permits are sold out. Click Here for more event parking information.

Map of Location 

Offical Map of location includes GA line up

PROHIBITED ITEMS INFORMATION
Please refer to INVESCO Field at Mile High’s prohibited items list. In addition to the prohibited items listed, the following policies will be in effect during the U2 360 Tour show in Denver.

Cameras / Video recorders: Hand-held still camera photography is welcomed at events for non-commercial personal purposes. Cameras must be non-professional cameras with lenses of 3” or less. Tripods, camera lenses or any other type of equipment which may interfere with other guests enjoyment of the game is not permitted. The use of video cameras, video recorders and audio recorders is not permitted at any time and may result in ejection.

Signs / Banners: Signs and banners larger than 8 1/2” X 11” will not be permitted inside the stadium.

Inflatables/Beach Balls: Inflatables, beach balls, ballons, hula hoops, etc. will not be permitted inside the stadium.

Remember we said we had a quiz ? Well its easy - take photo with our logo anywhere you are and send it to us here

U2TOURFANS.2011@twitpic.com 

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