U2TOURFANS launches New Site
Moving day has finally arrived for us. We have been working most of the summer on our new home. Our site has not had a major refresh since before the tour. The new site is designed to better support your request for more U2 content. We have a ccomplete photo section with some of our best photographers work highlighted. We have built a forum that will allow you to share and post comments and get into a deep conversation with fellow U2 fans. Our discography section will provide you the complete history of U2's musical catalog. Our course our daily news section has been updated to include our Facebook interactive community and twitter. We have more to come. We welcome your feedback.
Let me personally invite you to look around. If you find something is missing or wrong please send me a note directly. I will work with the team to get it fixed. Most of all we remember this is your community. We thank you for all your support and look forward to your continued support
DRE
Editor-In-Chief
Faith and Faithful U2 Fans
Tim Heufeld wrote an article “God is in the house” in deed HE is. For the last three decades U2 has written songs of faith, hope and love going thru phases as most Christians do. Tim pointed out that on two albums “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” and “No Line on the Horizon” could be considered as U2’s grounded works.
Tim Heufeld wrote an article “God is in the house” in deed HE is. For the last three decades U2 has written songs of faith, hope and love going thru phases as most Christians do. Tim pointed out that on two albums “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” and “No Line on the Horizon” could be considered as U2’s grounded works.
U2 360 Show in Denver had a couple of interesting dynamics going on; of course it was the first show back in the USA after a long winter break. Fans with bend up emotions seemed a bit flat or were it the idea that the Rapture was to happen during the show period; secretly I have over heard some fans longing for it to be true. The ultimate U2, with faith and an MP3 player on her side, she waits the coming of the LORD (hum new lyric)
Bono and the Boys never claimed to have lock on faith, love and God, only that one should find peace and why not in God, true that Christians look at U2 and wonder how they can be Christian with drinking, and partying and well frankly enjoying life. Clearly how can they be? Simply put God is in everyone and how you choose to live your life is really a choice you make, it’s not mine or yours to say this person is more God like we are all in God’s image. U2 only provides the tools for you to make your own choice. We looked over Tim’s U2 Rapture Playlist and believe its worth a listen. Try it -
Just one last thought the Denver show take a look at this video, is Bono suggesting that this is the end of time, or was it just part of the song. Ether way it was very interesting to see for the first time on this stage Bono reaching his hand across the bridge to The Edge. The trusses never touch and Bono drops a flower, what symbolism; what poetic faith.
Bono: My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ. Christ teaches that God is love.
TOP TEN RAPTURE PLAYLIST
10. “Tomorrow,” October (1981)
Won't you come back tomorrow / Won't you be back tomorrow
Will you be back tomorrow / Can I sleep tonightOpen up, open up to the love of God / To the love of He who made the blind to see
He's coming back / He's coming back
I believe Him / Jesus is coming / I'm gonna be there
9. “Stateless,” The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
I've got no home in this world / Just gravity, luck, and time
I've got no home in this world / Just you and you are not mineStateless / Weightless / Stateless
8. “A Sort of Homecoming,” The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
And you know it's time to go / Through the sleet and driving snow
Across the fields of mourning / To a light that's in the distanceAnd you hunger for the time / Time to heal, desire, time
And your earth moves beneath / Your own dream landscape
7. “Last Night on Earth,” POP (1997)
She feels the ground is giving way / But she thinks we're better off that way
The more you take the less you feel / The less you know the more you believe
The more you have, the more it takes todayYou got to give it away / You got to give it away
Well, she don't care what it's worth
She's living like it's the last night on earth
6. “Gone,” POP (1997)
You get to feel so guilty got so much for so little
Then you find that feeling just won't go away
You're holding on to every little thing so tightly
Till there's nothing left for you anyayGoodbye, you can keep this suit of lights
I'm be up with the sun / I'm not coming down
5. “I’ll Go Crazy if I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight,” No Line on the Horizon (2009) (Live U2360 Remix of course!)
It's not a hill, it's a mountain / As you start out the climb
Listen for me, I'll be shouting / We're gonna make it all the way to the light
But you now I'll go crazy if I don't go crazy tonight
4. “Where the Streets Have No Name,” Joshua Tree (1987)
Where the streets have no name / Where the streets have no name
We're still building, then burning down love / Burning down love
And when I go there I go there with you / It's all I can do
3. “Walk On,” All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been
A place that has to be believed to be seenLeave it behind
2. “Until the End of the World,” Achtung Baby (1991)
Waves of regret and waves of joy / I reached out for the one I tried to destroy
You, you said you'd wait / 'Til the end of the world
1. “Elevation,” All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000)
You elevate my soul / I've lost all self-control
Been living like a mole / Now, going down, excavation
I and I into the sky / You make me feel like I can fly so high
Elevation
Play list credit: Tim Heufeld
U2 Insider "It sounds quite different"
U2 has been working on their new album and the record company claims 2013 *( oops they let that dog slip out) Anyway the boys have been working with a number of producers such as Danger Mouse, Will.I.AM which of course would lead us to believe that the boys will have a different sound. Gavin Friday said on an interview with RTE Radio One’s Weekend On One program this past weekend. “I’ve heard a bit of it… Its quite different. Backing the claims that Bono said earlier
"We've had the best three weeks in the studio since 1979. I think they [the other band members] are very aware that U2 have to do something very special to have a reason to exist right now," he said.
Possible New U2 Clips
So these two clips are making the rounds right now under the guise of who knows what to make of it. I haven’t heard these before but that isn’t unusual. Clip one has an older quality about it. Perhaps a leftover from other sessions? The latter has a more distinct feel. Check them out and see what you think!
Clip 1: Title: U2-13-2-12 HQ Disc3—– 1
http://soundcloud.com/u2mx/u2-13-2-12-hq-disc3-1
Lyrics (forgive me but this sounds like Bongolese to me):
Oh, oh no, oh, oh
I got your phaser on the ground
I know you came but galls around
I gotta fail in blocks that change the soul
You can’t control
Last night, you change my…
Clip 2: Title: U2-13-2-12 HQ Disc3—–2
http://soundcloud.com/u2mx/u2-13-2-12-hq-disc3-2
Lyrics (again, much likely wrong):
Oh be allowed to feed your soul
Going out beneath all we know
Ohhhhoh
Think about us in the roll
Sent you down to be in our soul
Definitely like both but especially the second clip. Whether this turns out to be another moment at the bullshit trough remains to be seen!
What If Bono Died?
I have asked myself this question before but I've never really written about it. I thought this deserved a look.
With the recent death of Whitney Houston I was struck by what amounts to a truly insane reaction. People who never met her or got to see her perform weeping like their own mother died. You can flame me for this but it annoys me. A lot.
So I started asking myself, as a U2 fan, how would I react if Bono died?
Would I cry? Would I run out and find a vigil to attend? Would I start my own vigil? Would I have to travel to the funeral? Would I have to visit the grave? Would I start an online wailing wall?
No, no, no, NO, NO, NOOOOO.
I'm sorry to those of you who would. I just think it is the most ridiculous thing to weep for a celebrity who you don't know. I am and would be thankful for the music and the outreach work he's done.
The main problem with the fans I call the nutters is that they think they know the man. That the music, the interviews, even the brief conversation if they happen to meet makes them somehow 'close'. It's a fallacy. they have no idea how he is behind closed doors. They know nothing of his temper or temperament. And shit, yeah, maybe he is the super awesome dude you think he is. Or maybe he's just a guy with a voice and knack for writing. Still doesn't mean you really know him.
Be sad the voice is silenced. Be thankful for the words that may have touched you or helped you through a tough time. But don't weep like he's in your inner circle. Surprise! He isn't.
But this all leads to another thought that often comes when considering the death of a celebrity. Does Bono fall into the same category as Elvis, John Lennon, Michael Jackson?
And that is what I call a tough question. The fan in me might automatically think 'sure'!. But the objective observer in me questions that rationale.
Yes, he's part of a band that sold way over 100 million records. They've recently had the biggest tour of all time. He's penned some of the greatest songs of all time.
Unfortunately for me, that makes U2 one of the greatest bands ever. Bono has no solo work to speak of. Lennon may have been a Beatle but his arguably greatest work came after. Elvis and MJ did it on their own.
So my final answer is no, Bono does not rank with those legends. Close, but not quite. Frankly I don't think Kurt Cobain does either. He left before we got the full picture.
Bono Greets African Big Brothers
BONO stunned housemates on the African version of Big Brother – when he appeared on video screen to address them. The legendary rocker was beamed to the house live from Dublin, which contains housemates from 14 different African nations.
“This is your Irish rock star fan, Bono. You are my big brothers and little sisters”, he said.
The U2 front man spoke to the housemates about the garden which they have to cultivate over the course of the series, as part of the new campaign being run by his ONE charity.
“I hear you’re growing and farming the future, and that the fruit is the hope and change that we’re all hungry for”, he told them. The star finished up by telling the stunned housemates: “Big love, big respect from Dublin Ireland and everyone in the ONE campaign”. The housemates were elated by the appearance of the Irish rocker. One said: “I feel like I’m a star”. While another added: “This is so surreal, I cannot believe it”.
The African version of big brother is one of the most popular shows on the continent, attracting participants from 14 different countries and being broadcast in 47 countries.
Mercury Slips Up, U2 Release 2013
The long awaited news of U2’s next release comes out with a slip up on a tweet. Now thats not the way the marketing team would have expected Mercury Records to annouce the next U2 album. However Mercury Records comfirmed to Music week shared a couple of tweets with the news of a brand new U2 albume in the coming next year. Ok thats fine. Next Jason Iley comments “2013 could be one of the best years Mercury’s ever had.” Iley has a long-running relationship with U2, and lured them over to Mercury after the split with Island Records several years ago.
So fans what do you think ? Fact or Rumor ?
A good idea can be invisible to logic - Bono
“A good idea can be invisible to logic” - Bono
If you can’t feel the music, what is the point? The U2 360 Tour started to be an adventure in light, sound, and intimacy with the audience and now, years later, it is the foundation to which bands will stand on.
The most expensive date with the audience that created memories for a lifetime without any thought of what the future of U2 holds.
It’s July in New York and, while enjoying the summer off from anything major, I begin to think of
yesterday and imagine that we are about to start this adventure all over again and yet it’s not the same.
Everything U2 was doing was about finding new ways to connect with the audience to share an experience that was not to be forgotten as well as to present the music for which fans come to shows to be a part of without limits.
As Willie Williams, show director said, “Video is always the loudest voice in the room, think about it. If you are in a bar, chatting up a conversation, and the TV is blasting in the background, you cannot help but look up. The band was ready to take the next “quantum shift” or leap from The Joshua Tree and Zoo TV.”
The birth of the 360 tour comes from visionary ideas that push the envelope of possibility and create space to which you can grow that seed of an idea into that which is the 360 Tour.
An experience I am sure you will not soon forget. We here at U2TOURFANS.com have been working on the next phase of our future connection with you the audience. The bridge of videos, music, set lists, and of course thousands of hours of photos, is all possible because of you. We have taken some time off this summer to create some new ideas.
Dream some new possibilities. It’s clear to me that we will see U2 again out on tour, but not likely as massive as 360. However, it will be a chance for us to connect again.
In the meantime, we continue to work on our new site development, applications for your mobile device, and shopping opportunities for thousands of U2 merchandise. We look to you for suggestions and ideas. Be active in U2TOURFANS. Your stories, photos, and videos can only make our free community stronger.
revised by Holly C
“A good idea can be invisible to logic” - Bono
Bono / U2 360 Tour / U2TOURFANS
If you can’t feel the music, what is the point? The U2 360 Tour started to be an adventure in light, sound, and intimacy with the audience and now, years later, it is the foundation to which bands will stand on.
The most expensive date with the audience that created memories for a lifetime without any thought of what the future of U2 holds.
It’s July in New York and, while enjoying the summer off from anything major, I begin to think of
yesterday and imagine that we are about to start this adventure all over again and yet it’s not the same.
Everything U2 was doing was about finding new ways to connect with the audience to share an experience that was not to be forgotten as well as to present the music for which fans come to shows to be a part of without limits.
As Willie Williams, show director said, “Video is always the loudest voice in the room, think about it. If you are in a bar, chatting up a conversation, and the TV is blasting in the background, you cannot help but look up. The band was ready to take the next “quantum shift” or leap from The Joshua Tree and Zoo TV.”
The birth of the 360 tour comes from visionary ideas that push the envelope of possibility and create space to which you can grow that seed of an idea into that which is the 360 Tour.
An experience I am sure you will not soon forget. We here at U2TOURFANS.com have been working on the next phase of our future connection with you the audience. The bridge of videos, music, set lists, and of course thousands of hours of photos, is all possible because of you. We have taken some time off this summer to create some new ideas.
Dream some new possibilities. It’s clear to me that we will see U2 again out on tour, but not likely as massive as 360. However, it will be a chance for us to connect again.
In the meantime, we continue to work on our new site development, applications for your mobile device, and shopping opportunities for thousands of U2 merchandise. We look to you for suggestions and ideas. Be active in U2TOURFANS. Your stories, photos, and videos can only make our free community stronger.
revised by Holly C
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