"  ... Brother JB returns to the board tomorrow !!!! "


WHAT  ... ?!   .... !!!!!!!! :


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Joey, jb can not return to 1967 borders!

Joey, what's the fucking point?



Tyaransen asks Bono about a release date for U2's next album. Says Bono:

I think next fall. I mean, as always, it'll be ready when it's finished, although I never feel like a U2 album gets finished, we sort of finish the songs live. But when it's nearly finished, we'll release it. And that will be probably next fall. We want to get it right. I mean, look, why would anyone want another U2 album? Lots of people have them, why would they want another one? It just better be really great, and the reason why we didn't put out Songs of Ascent was that we felt that the next thing people need to hear from U2 is not an art project, that it has a rock 'n' roll heart, even if it's not rock 'n' roll music. It has the songs, you play them live.

1. Several songs


By my count, nine songs that I heard in Denver were not in the Las Vegas setlist. (I'm not including "Magnificent" as a new song, even though the version they're playing now is quite different from what I heard in 2009.) On Saturday, seven of the first 13 songs U2 played were not played the last time I saw them. Perhaps the most notable new song of all is "Zooropa," a song that was played in the U.S. for the first time in Denver.



2. Merchandise

Obviously, the tour T-shirts are updated with the new dates for the current tour. But there were also items I don't recall seeing before. See our recent blog post, PHOTOS: U2 360 2011 Tour Merchandise, for a full look. I liked the white/red U2 360 shirt that's numbered "9" in this photo:



3. Intermission video

The old video of a clock counting down (at an increasingly rapid pace) is gone, and now the intermission in between the opening act and U2 is a video that shows the current time in various cities around the world ("What time is it in the world?") as well as a variety of factoids. This video continued for 30+ minutes before it began to replay any factoids.



4. No more BlackBerry

You couldn't go anywhere without seeing a BlackBerry logo during the 2009 North American shows. They were outside, inside and probably backstage, too. But now? Not a single BlackBerry logo anywhere in the stadium. The sound/mixing desk is now covered with the U2 360, ONE Campaign and Amnesty International logos/names.



5. Aung San Suu Kyi video message

You know the old Desmond Tutu video was getting old when fans could recite it word-for-word in the GA line, complete with the rolling Rs when he said "Grrrrrreat!" That video has been replaced with a video greeting from the recently freed Aung San Suu Kyi, making for a powerful moment immediately after U2 plays "Walk On" in her honor.



6. Amnesty International lamps in "Walk On"

Speaking of "Walk On," there's still a small army of volunteers that walk on the stage while U2 plays. But rather than holding Suu Kyi masks in front of their faces, the volunteers are carrying Amnesty International lamps. When they leave, the volunteers place the lamps on the stage in front of them, and the lamps stay there as U2 begins the encore. It's a cool image with the lights circling the outer stage.



7. LED jackets

Before "Zooropa," the whole band does a quick change into new jackets that debuted in Denver. Each jacket has LED lights all over the front, back and arms -- and the lights flicker on and off as the band plays several songs. It's a pretty cool effect. Here's how it looked during "City Of Blinding Lights" on Saturday.



8. U2 Green Team

The band has taken some hits since the tour began in 2009 for its environmental impact. One new, small gesture in that direction was the appearance Saturday of the "U2 Green Team" outside the stadium. It's a group of local volunteers who spend about 90 minutes cleaning up the mess in the GA line. Their reward? No cash, but a free ticket to the show.



There were other new things that happened during the show, but these are the main ones that caught my eye. Aside from the show itself being generally fantastic, it was nice to see something quite different from what I remember seeing in 2009.

(c) @U2, 2011.

"Hey Joey, what's new "

THIS  , ................. Some Guy ! :

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"  By the time U2's tour wraps in November in Omaha ,  Nebraska, it will have passed the $1.8 Billion mark.

360 will have sold 19 million tickets to 110 shows, which will be enough to capture the "highest attended tour ever" record as well. The Rolling Stones also currently hold that record as well, with 6.4 million tickets sold for their Voodoo Lounge tour.  "

This thread isn't bringing back jb OR the Bon Jovi/Pavlov thread.
Brainy

Joey! New Castle Summer Ale, make that happen.

Some Guy wrote on May 29^th, 2011 at 5:47pm:

Indeed; removed and not closed.  Howe to explain this extreme action in a thread no more extreme than many?  I blame GOLDMAN SACHS!
Brainy

Joey, can you fax jb the Winnipeg set list?


Main Set: Even Better Than The Real Thing, I Will Follow, Get On Your Boots - Oh Canada, Magnificent, Mysterious Ways, Elevation, Until the End of the World - Where Have All The Flowers Gone, All I Want Is You, Stay, Beautiful Day - Heart of Gold, Pride, Miss Sarajevo, Zooropa, City of Blinding Lights, Vertigo - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, I'll Go Crazy (remix) - Discotheque - Life During Wartime - Psycho Killer - Please, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Scarlet, Walk On - You'll Never Walk Alone, Happy Birthday

Encore(s): One, Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Where the Streets Have No Name, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, With or Without You

Comments: The Royal Canadian Air Force does a flyover shortly before the show starts. The fan-read poem before Beautiful Day this time is actually the lyrics to You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by Winnipeg's Bachman Turner Overdrive. At the end of the main set, Bono leads the crowd in singing Happy Birthday for Amnesty International, which is 50 years old this year. Although Moment of Surrender is on the printed setlist, the show ends after With or Without You.

Some Guy wrote on May 30^th, 2011 at 7:14am:

Looked like a good setlist until Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me.

'Sup Remus ?  :

"  The Royal Canadian Air Force does a flyover shortly before the show starts. The fan-read poem before Beautiful Day this time is actually the lyrics to You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by Winnipeg's Bachman Turner Overdrive. At the end of the main set, Bono leads the crowd in singing Happy Birthday for Amnesty International, which is 50 years old this year. Although Moment of Surrender is on the printed setlist, the show ends after With or Without You.  "



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Joey wrote on May 31^st, 2011 at 6:22pm:

son of a bitch!

" I heard that the Las Vegas show will be Paul's only US show this year. "


Rubbish S.C.L.  ...............................................


Wrigley Field is a LOCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Word .


" JB Approved , Ronnie !!! "

Joey Macca ®