U2 gaat weer op tournee in 2005 #5

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Op zondag 3 april 2005 17:33 schreef Murray het volgende:
Het zou kunnen.. er is al wel een DVD van..

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U2 ends visit to San Diego with a bang

April 3, 2005

Opening-night jitters? What opening-night jitters?


If the members of U2 were nervous on the eve of the start of their "Vertigo/2005" world tour, as bassist Adam Clayton acknowledged they were in an interview in Monday's Union-Tribune, the group seemed more confident and relaxed at its second show.

With an increasingly animated Bono at the fore, Ireland's most famous musical export returned to the ipayOne Center at the Sports Arena Wednesday night to perform for another full house. The show came two days after the band opened its tour here Monday with a concert that was uplifting and inspiring, despite being a bit rough and tentative in places.

But there was nothing tentative about Wednesday's concert, which found U2 performing with greater ease, fluidity and dynamic control. (The band returned to the arena Tuesday to rehearse and work out some kinks.)

"So, last night went pretty good," Bono told the audience Wednesday, in reference to Monday's show. "That was (the) rehearsal."

If so, it was the most memorable and accomplished rehearsal Pop Scene has attended – and certainly the highest priced. It was also exciting in a way that Wednesday's more assured performance was not, as fans got to experience the debut of the most anticipated rock-concert tour of the year.

But Bono was quick to explain to Wednesday's sold-out crowd of 14,500 some of the differences between the two gigs.

"We're getting to know these songs, getting to know each other on stage again, getting to know you," he said.

Bono then asked the audience: "What's Spanish for 'Love is the drug?'"

A moment later, he pulled a dark-haired young man out of the audience and onto the stage. "What's Spanish for 'There's a lot of love in Dublin town?'" Bono asked, as he handed him a microphone. The fan translated the remark to loud cheers. U2 then ripped into its next song, which wasn't Roxy Music's 1976 hit, "Love Is the Drug," but "Miracle Drug," a winning tune from U2's latest album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb."

It was one of seven selections the band performed from its new album Wednesday, the same number as on Monday. But there were some surprises early in the show.

Rather than perform three songs from "Boy," U2's 1980 debut album, as the band did Monday for its third through fifth numbers, the group did just one "Boy" tune Wednesday, "Electric Co." It was followed by 1981's "Gloria," a song not heard Monday or, according to the U2tours.com Web site, at any concert by the band since 1990.

Two numbers later came another song not heard Monday, 1987's "With or Without You," which made for a nice change of pace between the soaring "Beautiful Day" and the moody "New Year's Day." One hopes U2 will continue to change its set list, the better to treat fans to different songs each night.

Another key difference Wednesday was how Bono and the band made much greater use of the stage's heart-shaped catwalk, which extended almost midway across the arena floor.

At one point he took a fan's camera to take a photo of the fan and then, playfully, of himself. Near the concert's conclusion, Bono took the American flag proffered by another fan and held it to his chest, as he sang the line a shot rang out about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King during "Pride."

Bono again implored U2's audience to volunteer to help end poverty in Africa, but interspersed his appeal with more songs than on Monday. This allowed Wednesday's crowd more time to digest his civil rights-inspired message.

"Can I ask you for some help? I'm not looking for your money; you've given us enough of that, that's for sure," he said, alluding to the steep ticket prices. "We're looking for your voice. We're looking for 1 million American to go to work. . . . "

During other parts of the concert, Bono tailored his comments more specifically to San Diego than on Monday. He hailed "the brave men and women at Camp Pendleton," then saluted San Diego as a "Navy town" at a time of war, saying: "Our hearts and our love go with you."

He also gave another shout-out in between triumphant encore performances of "Where the Streets Have No Name" and "One."

"Wow! This is where Eddie Vedder was born, right?" said Bono, who apparently forgot that Vedder lived in and around his native Chicago before moving to North County, where he attended high school. "(We) love, love, love him. We love Pearl Jam."

The fans at Wednesday's concert, as at Monday's, left no doubt about their love for U2. Bono's "rehearsal" remarks notwithstanding, both concerts were equally notable in their own way – Monday's in part because of the band's opening-night jitters and the waves of anticipatory excitement that repeatedly shot through the audience.

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"Wow! This is where Eddie Vedder was born, right?" said Bono, who apparently forgot that Vedder lived in and around his native Chicago before moving to North County, where he attended high school. "(We) love, love, love him. We love Pearl Jam."

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Op zondag 3 april 2005 22:26 schreef m021 het volgende:

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Gezien het aantal mensen dat het bestand ook daadwerkelijk 'shared', zal het wel echt zijn. Of het zijn allemaal van die lui die een bestand niet weggooien als het niks blijkt te zijn.

Maar anders:

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Op dinsdag 5 april 2005 22:54 schreef Murray het volgende:
Weet iemand welke nummer dat intro is van 1 April?

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Op woensdag 6 april 2005 07:38 schreef calvobbes het volgende:
love and peace toch?

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Hello gals and guys,

We're very sorry having to tell you that we had to shut down EZT forever just a couple of minutes ago.

We got a call from our provider, they had received a few letters from a couple of lawyers. They requested EZT to be shut down immediately, otherwise we and the hosting service would be sued.

As you may imagine, we do not have the funds to fight a battle we most probably can't win anyway.

We would like to thank everyone here for their contributions to EZT, one way or the other, for sharing the music, sharing an ideal, for all your mails, rants, praises...

To say it with Joan Armatrading:

We had fun, fun, fun, fun
fun, fun, fun, fun
we had fun -- while it lasted...
--"Tall in the Saddle"--

You all take good care!

The EZT team

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Op woensdag 6 april 2005 20:20 schreef Murray het volgende:
Kut!
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Op easytree was commercieel materiaal absoluut uit den boze, je kon er alleen concerten downloaden...

Vraag me af of dat iets met U2 te maken heeft? De 4 concerten tot nu toen waren er al allemaal te downloaden...

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Op woensdag 6 april 2005 21:20 schreef Dandelion het volgende:

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Via the Traders' Den ook en die is (nog) niet uit de lucht.
Maar U2 heeft toch zelf al eens aangegeven geen problemen met dit soort bootlegs te hebben, zolang de versrpeiders er maar geen geld aan verdienen?

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We invite people to bootleg our shows. We invite people to make copies, we've no problems with that, but if some guy is gonna make money off the back of this, we're gonna find out where he parks his car.

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Op woensdag 6 april 2005 21:29 schreef Murray het volgende:

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Bono in 2000:
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Maar het zal instanties als de RIAA natuurlijk worst zijn wat Bono er van vind..

Overigens hoeft het natuurlijk niks met U2 te maken te hebben, maar het is wel opvallend dat juist de site waar de 4 Vertigo concerten vrijwel meteen te downloaden waren een paar dagen later offline is..

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Op woensdag 6 april 2005 21:20 schreef Dandelion het volgende:

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Via the Traders' Den ook en die is (nog) niet uit de lucht.

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Op donderdag 7 april 2005 07:31 schreef Dandelion het volgende:

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Grmbl, die zijn ook al sinds gister niet meer te bereiken, ze kunnen de drukte niet aan nu EZT uit de lucht is

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Op donderdag 7 april 2005 19:56 schreef Dandelion het volgende:
hmz er is een speciale U2 EZtorrent blijkbaar... geinteresseerden moeten maar ff zoeken of mailen of icq-en...

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Op vrijdag 8 april 2005 07:21 schreef m021 het volgende:

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U2T is powered by EzTorrent V0.4

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Op vrijdag 8 april 2005 07:55 schreef Dandelion het volgende:
U2T is powered by EzTorrent V0.4

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Op vrijdag 8 april 2005 13:15 schreef m021 het volgende:

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Dat weet ik. Maar ik verbeterde het even, want als mensen op U2EZtorrent gaan zoeken vinden ze het niet, in de naam van de site zit namelijk geen 'EZ'.

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Op zondag 3 april 2005 01:08 schreef Gert het volgende:

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Mooie beelden!

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The bassist speaks

ADAM CLAYTON EXPLAINS SECRET OF U2'S SUCCESS

By Marian Liu

Mercury News


On the way to sound check after a late concert night, U2 bassist Adam Clayton recently took some time out to give us a few thoughts:

Q With such a wide repertoire to choose from, 14 albums and 14 Grammy awards, how do you decide what to play?

A We're trying to find a perfect blend between the old and the new -- where the show is going, what the show is going to add up to.

Q Music groups come and go, but U2 has been together for almost three decades now. What's the secret to your longevity?

A (Laughing) I think a lot of it is kind of tolerance. You have to get used to being with people, being with them for a long period of time, and they become very tolerant of you and your little quirks, and you become tolerant of them and theirs. And you just try to see the positive in every situation. . . . We do great work together and we do inspire each other, and I think we have a very good sense of how much further we can go in the company of each other than just on our own.

Q How would you describe the members of U2, quirks and all?

A (Laughing) I'm not sure that they're kind of quirks, they're strengths, character.

Bono is just the most curious person I think I've ever met, always kind of wondering why things are the way they are. He lives very much in that moment.

Edge is very generous. He's always available to people, always there for other people.

And you know, Larry is a drummer. He's very, very black and white. Things are the way they are.

Q As the bassist do you ever feel like the least-visible member of the band?

A Yeah, I mean, certainly you don't stand out as much.

Q Way back you responded to a high school bulletin board asking for band members. What have you learned over the years?

A Loyalty is very important, and building relationships is very important.

Q Bono recently praised the pope as Catholics' ``best front man.'' Any thoughts about the spiritual influence in U2's music?

A A lot of the original forms of traditional music are rooted in spiritualism of some kind or certainly a kind of spiritual ecstasy. That's the kind of music that we like, and it comes out in our music.

Q U2 has supported music downloading with the iPod. Where do you see music distribution going?

A I think definitely downloading is here to stay. It's a very convenient way to get music, but I think it is true that music distribution is going to come a number of different ways; probably in the end it's going to be mixed up with your phone service. And, you know, your phone will also become your digital music player.

Q Do you download?

A Occasionally, I do, . . . but I still like the hard copy.

Q What is some music that you download or buy?

A Arcade Fire. And a band out of England called Bloc Party that are really great . . . and then there's the Killers. You'd probably heard them.

Q What about these younger rock bands, like the Killers, rising up?

A I think it's great that there's new people coming along that are just bringing a freshness into the band scene and kind of competing with hip-hop -- melodic, emotional tunes.

Q How long do you guys plan on doing U2?

A There isn't really a plan. Just as long as, you know, it still seems like it's going somewhere.

Q What kind of legacy would you and the band like to leave?

A To leave a body of work that people respect. It seems like we're very lucky to have the records that we make that seem to be getting better, so that's really all you can ask for.

U2 Vertigo Tour

Where: HP Pavilion at San Jose, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Tickets: $49.50-$160 (sold out); (408) 998-8497 or www.ticketmaster.com

Where: Oakland Coliseum Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland

When: Nov. 8-9

Tickets: $49.52-$160; (510) 762-2277; tickets.com

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Op woensdag 6 april 2005 20:11 schreef Murray het volgende:

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Love en peace herken ik wel.

Ik bedoel dat nummer (niet van U2) wat gedraaid word voordat de band het podium opkomt, voor dat 'everyone'....

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Op dinsdag 12 april 2005 21:41 schreef calvobbes het volgende:
Feeder is de 16de de tweede support act

En ondertussen is Willie Williams ook al druk bezig om de vormgeving en aankleding van de Europese open lucht concerten te bedenken.

Leuk om te lezen die dagboeken van hem.

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Meanwhile, Athlete, who are already playing support in Manchester on June 15th and at Twickenham on June 18th, are now lined up as second support before Snow Patrol in Amsterdam on July 16th.

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Op donderdag 14 april 2005 07:06 schreef empee1977 het volgende:
10 juni .... dan begint voor mij de europese tournee .. en dan 3x amsterdammmmm .... Laat de tijden herleven zoals in 2001 toen ik helemaaal vooraaaaaaaaaaaan stond. Forza U2 .... They rock my life 4ever!

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22.04.2005
Extra Date For Dublin
U2 will play a third date at Croke Park this summer.

Paul McGuinness has told U2.Com that plans have now been agreed for a third date at Croke Park this June. This follows an agreement with the Gaelic Athletic Association, owners of Croke Park.

The new show will take place on Monday June 27th. The band have already sold out two shows at Croke Park on June 24th and 25th.

"We have resolved the issues with the GAA and are delighted to announce that U2 will play a third show at Croke Park on Monday 27th June," said Paul McGuinness. "The band is very excited to be playing to a quarter of a million people in their home town and we're going to do all we can to ensure that the tickets are distributed fairly.
"Even with the extra 80,000 tickets I know there will be some disappointed fans, such is the demand. We are working on the details of putting the tickets on sale and will announce as soon as we can."

We'll post details about ticket sales on U2.Com as soon as we have them.

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Op zondag 24 april 2005 21:18 schreef LeonH het volgende:
Dat niemand dit gepost heeft:

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Op zondag 24 april 2005 21:18 schreef LeonH het volgende:
Dat niemand dit gepost heeft:

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Op dinsdag 26 april 2005 14:16 schreef m021 het volgende:
Als ik naar groenlinks.nl ga kom ik op U2.com uit.

DNS foutje misschien?