Conference mr1pst::music

    When is the release date in the States, the 15th?
    
    T

    The release date in the U.K. is 18th Nov. and as far as I know the U.S.
    date is the same. The last two U2 l.p.s have had simultaneous release
    dates in the UK and US.
    
                       Niall

    I got the newest issue of OPTION magazine in the mail the other day and
    it came with a foldout miniposter hawking the new album.  Jeez, as if I
    wouldn't know it's coming out from the media blitz that's starting to
    ramp up already...
    
    							Brian
    
    P.S. After all this hype, it better be a *killer* album.  I was pretty
    disappointed with R&H.

    I know this is going to sound like a stupid question but please keep in
    mind that I live out in the middle of nowhere in New Hampshire.  The
    question is, is "The Fly" being played on the radio?  I punch buttons
    on the way into work between 'BCN, 'FNX, 'ZOU, etc. and I haven't heard
    it played or heard it or the new album mentioned.  The only time I've
    heard it was its premiere on MTV a few Sunday's ago.
    
    I wasn't impressed with R&H either.
    
    T

    Just got this month's Q magazine . They gave "Achtung Baby " ***** out
    of ***** . They said something about it being they're "Blood on the
    Tracks" or something like that. I was expecting a critical pasting as
    opposed to the backslapping they're getting from the press. 
      They still haven't done ant interviews yet though. Daniel Lanois, the
    producer is the only one whose done any talking. 
     
                              Niall 

    
    I bought 'the fly' single a couple of weeks ago and the more I hear it,
    the better I like it. There is also 'the lounge fly mix' on the other
    side which is quite good along with a number called 'Alex descends from
    hell with a bottle of milk/korova' or something to that effect. The
    album hopefully will be a good one.
    
         Cunno

    The Korova Milk Bar... there's a blast from the past.  -jn-

    Heard "The Fly" (finally!) and am impressed.  I haven't been this happy
    with a U2 song since "Desire", and before THAT...well, not much.  Good
    to hear some strong stuff from them!
    
    K.C.

    I have heard on the grapevine (thank you Martin) that at 8 o'clock tonight 
    g.m.t. U2 will be the guests in the Dave Fanning show on 2FM (Irish 
    national radio station) . Since Dave ALWAYS gets the first interview 
    with them It's probably true. He'll be playing stuff off the new L.P. too.
    
    
     There's been a bit of controversy surrounding that picture of Adam
    Clayton I mentioned in .0 . It seems that stickers are going to be
    provided to cover his private parts in some of the more sensitive
    states/countries. Island are afraid the record might be banned.
    
     There's to be another single release before christmas but for the
    moment it's a secret as to what it is.
    
              Niall

    Don't mean to be cynical but if Island was afraid the record might be
    banned why didn't they say something before they put their stamp of
    approval on the finished product?  Sounds like some well planned free
    publicity to me.  Personally, I think Paul McGinnis is a genius.
    
    Can't wait 'til Monday.
    
    T
    
    P.S.  Interesting article by Brian Eno on the making of the album in
    the current issue of Rolling Stone.  The picture of Bono with the
    caption written by Adam is a scream.
    
    
    

    Island don't actually have the final say in what the record
    looks/sounds like. It's part of U2's contract that they have the final
    word . Island can't dissaprove anyway 'cos U2 own/owned 10% of the
    company. 
     Plus it is rumoured that Adam was so insistant that the picture stay
    on that he claimed  he'd leave the band otherwise. He evidently wants
    the world to know just how eligible a batchelor he is.
     Most big record shops I've been to in the last week or so are putting the
    L.P. on sale at midnight on Sunday  .
    
    
    
                     Niall

    
    The album 'Actung Baby' was premiered on Dave Fanning's show last
    night. It is just under one hour long and contains twelve tracks. I
    listened to some of them over and over again and two in particular,
    'one' and 'who's going to ride your wild horses' are brilliant and if
    released as singles will go to the top.
    So right now, I have heard eight of the twelve tracks,
             The Fly
             One
             Until the end of the world
             Mysterious ways
             Acrobat
             Zoo Station (very different from the normal u2 stuff)
             So cruel
             Who's going to ride your wild horses  (brilliant)
             Even better than the real thing 
    
         Ireland didn't get through to the Euro finals which was very
    disappointing but the release of the new U2 album should alleviate some
    of the disappointment.
    
            Martin.

    Trust you Martin to mention the Football !!
    
    "Who's goin' to ride your wild horses" has been tipped as the next
    single.
     
     Time will tell. My guess is that the single will be released in the
    first week in December.
    
            Niall

    
    Hmmm, this idea about riding wild horses....
    
    Where have we heard that before?  A small British group, I
    believe... :)
    
    BD

    Either I show my pecker to the world or I'm leaving the band?
    
    Thanks - I just spit coffee all over my terminal.
    
    8^)
    

    Its huge!!!!
    

   " Mysterious Ways" is supposed to be the next single.
    
    
             Niall 

    Just heard the whole album on a local radio station.
    
    It's GREAT!!  Better than the last couple.  Now I must find the
    CD -- "They're back"   !!
    
    BTW, I hope U2 will get more airplay than they did this past week.
    MTV has been busy with Michael Jackson all weekend.
    
    

    A few days ago I bought the CD.  At first I wasn't too impressed (stuff
    with a beat doesn't do much for me, anymore).  The more I listen to it,
    the better I like it!  

    I was a little concerned, at first, the band might be leaning towards that 
    "top40" (YUCK!!) dance crowd, but their music still has depth--if not a 
    beat, now.

    I still prefer the Boy and Unforgettable Fire eras, but I'm not unhappy
    with Actung Baby.  I'll listen to it a few more hundred times.  Besides,
    it's the neatest looking CD I've seen.

    The picture of Adam has been censored here in the states (I don't
    recall if any has said so--I take it that it's not censored across the
    big pond).  An X is strategically placed to hide his pric-a-lo. 
                                                

    Kevin.

    So X marks the spot then.
    
    Mysterious ways will make a good second single.
    
               Niall
    

    The L.P. came straight in @no.1 in the U.S. Billboard chart. It inly
    came in @ no.2 in the U.K. though 'cos of Michael "The Circus Freak"
    Jackson.
    
     Mysterious ways comes out on Monday.
    
     Niall
    

    I read that producer Paul Oakenfold did a remix on the"Mysterious
    ways"cut? Yeah,I'm kinda curious.
    
    I must say that this U2 cut is not bad,not bad atall.
    
    BTW I have the same about Prince's:Diamonds&Pearls song (new fresh and 
    very original,original is going to be th� trend in 1992 and Prince set's
    this off)
    
    Jan.

    I like the album a lot, although still not as much as Joshua Tree,
    which is one of my all-time favorite albums.  My favorite cuts are
    Light My Way, One, and Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses.  I'm
    especially impressed with some of the lyrics.
    
    Even though the photo of Adam is X'd out in the US, I did get to see an
    uncensored copy thanks to a friend in the UK.  Now if only they could
    get *Bono* to pose that way, it might be of some interest! :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    Well, I saw the photo and if I had a magnifying glass I might be able
    to make out his  mighty sword....sheesh, the thing must be all of a
    tenth of a millimeter, what's to see?
    
    						Brian

    My initial reaction to hearing it was "We waited 3 years for THIS. 
    Ugh!"  However, after listening to it the past few weeks  I'm of the
    opinion that this represents more of the "original" U2 music that I
    fell in love with years ago.  I'm not saying it sounds like early U2
    but I think the ingredients that made up the early material is there. 
    I have grown to really like this effort - it's miles beyond Rattle &
    Hum.  I think my initial dislike stemmed from an expectation of what I
    thought it was going to sound like and it being so radically different from
    that expectation.
    
    The thing I like most about it is the Edge sounds like the Edge. Lots
    of the "sound" he's noted for vs. the straight playing he offered
    on R&H and TJT.  I guess raw is the adjective to use to describe it.  He
    always struck me as a better engineer than a player.  Jimmy Page he ain't
    but that's okay - I like what he does. 
    
    Bono's voice sounds more subdued than on recent efforts.  This time he
    opts for subtleness (sp?) vs. shoving it down our collective throats.
    He seems to want to let the lyrics speak for themselves.
    
    The only thing I don't really like is it seems painfully obvious that
    Adam Clayton possesses less than minimal bass playing ability.  I never
    really thought it was much of a detriment to them until now.  I realize
    not everyone can be a Greg Ridley (boy does this give my age away!) but
    some of the stuff he does sounds really akward.  Then again he's
    parlayed it into a million dollar bank account so who the hell am I to
    nitpick  8^)
    
    Anyway, I think it's good stuff.  It and The Unforgettable Fire are my
    favorites.  I wasn't going to go through the hassle of trying to get
    tickets for this tour but I'm curious to know how some of this stuff
    will sound live.  After listening to TUF I thought the same thing and
    that was the best show I've seen them do so I may break down and
    attempt it.  Unless they play Boston Garden.  Yuck!!!!  That place is
    the pits.  I can't believe bands are performing there again.
    
    T
    
    
    
    

     Any news on when and where U2 will be touring? I heard that they will
be playing very selectively because as Bono says "we are now in a position to
do as we want and when we want to". This will mean that tickets for U2 shows 
will be very expensive and scarce.

    Martin    
    
    
    

    The tour is rumoured to begin in March but no dates have been
    confirmed yet.
    
    RE: the album
    
     This is the first U2 L.P. that I've really liked on the first listen .
    Everyone talks about it not being as immediate as The Joshua Tree .
    Mabye it's just 'cos I'm not a U2 fan but I think that this L.P. could
    win them a few converts and shake off the fickle kiddies who just liked
    "With or Without you"
    
               Niall
    

    I went out and got this for myself for Xmas.
    
    It's taking a few listenings, but I do like it.  Not as much as Joshua
    Tree, and so far, not as much as Rattle n Humm, but it's getting there.
    
    The different sounds on each song is really interesting.  Zoo Station
    reminds me of Prince way back when.  So Cruel is far and away my
    favorite.  A beautiful song to listen to, a little depressing on the
    lyrics, but no less beautiful.
    
    I like the CD layout, the folding cardboard box with a thousand
    pictures on it.  Much better than a case with an insert slip.  
    
    Good stuff.
    
    kim

    After listening to Achtung Baby numerous times, I have really grown to
    appreciate the music.

    The lyrics are great, too.


    For instance, "a women needs a man
                   like a fish needs a bicycle"     

                   from 'trying to throw your arms around the world'


    I was somewhat doubtful that I would like this release as much as 'The 
    Unforgettable Fire', but I have to admit, Achtung Baby is probably one
    of my favorite U2 CD's, as of now.

    Kevin.

    Re: .29 ("A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle")
    
    Not original...I'd heard that saying YEARS ago.
    
    K.C.

In today's Boston Globe, Steve Morse writes that "... it appears the band will
fulfill many longtime Irish dreams by playing Boston Garden on St. Patrick's
Day."

To paraphrase the rest, U2 had originally planned to play only small markets on
this initial leg of their tour, but it wasn't practical.  The tour will start
in late February in Florida.  They will play large arenas in late winter and
spring followed by a stadium tour this summer.

For those in the New England area, the following dates are tentative:
	Hartford Civic Center - undetermined date, week of March 8.
	Worcester Centrum - March 13
	Boston Garden - March 17

Also expected that they'll play up to two nights at Foxboro Stadium in August.
The Boston Garden did confirm the St. Patrick's Day date, although no ticket
info yet available since nothing has been signed yet.

--Roger

    Why Boston Garden?  It's got to be one of the worst places to see a
    show.  Ditto for Foxboro, or any stadium for that matter.  Somehow this
    turn of events doesn't surprise me.
    
    Cynical as ever,
    
    T
    

Saw U2 at Foxboro a couple years back.  The sound quality was surprisingly 
good - the best I've heard at a huge venue like that in quite a while.  Plus
there was sufficient elbow room to move up quite a bit closer than my assigned
seat.  Still, I was glad I had brought binoculars...

-Lance- who_thinks_the_sound_almost_always_s*cks_at_big_shows

    
    Here are some of the Northeast dates... (as announced on eMpTyV).  Does
    ANYONE have ANY insight as to when and how tickets will be sold?!?!?!
    
    3/12	Hartford, CT
    3/13	Worcester, MA
    3/15	Providence, RI
    3/17	Boston, MA
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    Today's Boston Globe says that the band might sell them by phone only
    to control scalping. If it's anything like last time they were in town,
    they'll give a two hour notice. I can't wait for this tour. Achtung is
    their best work since the October record. My favorite tune of the new
    one is Ultraviolet. 
    
    Chris M. 
    (U2 fan for life!)

    I like the idea of selling them by phone only.  Not all of us can leave
    work and wait in line for a few hours.  I can imagine what these
    private "agencies" would ask per ticket.  Last tour one agency was
    charging $50 for seats BEHIND the stage.
    
    T
    

    There was an ad in the globe last week in the Classified section.
    Somone was selling U2 tickets for $24. I didn't think it was a
    legitimate ad as the tickets haven't gone on sale yet. I noticed 
    the ad is gone this week. The Joshua Tree spring tour's tickets 
    went on sale on April Fool's day and nobody believed the people
    on the radio. On the fall tour, they announced the tickets two hours
    before they went on sale. WBCN this morning didn't have any news.
    I will do ANYTHING for just one front row seat to any of the New 
    England shows.
    
    Chris M.

From eMpTyV last night.... here's the scoop:

1st 5 shows on Sale Saturday Feb 15th. The rest of the tour dates are listed.
Announcements for New England shows should be soon...

Later...
Steve


2/29 Lakeland FLA	Regular outlets, limit 4

3/1  Miami FLA		Regular outlets, limit 4

3/3  Charlotte, NC	Regular outlets, limit 4

3/5  Atlanta, GA	Phone order only, limit 4

3/7  Hampton, VA	Regular outlets, limit 2

3/9: Hampsted, NY (Nassau)

3/10: Phily

3/12: Hartford

3/13  Worcester Centrum

3/15: Providence

3/17: (St. Patty's Day): Boston Garden

3/18: E. Rutherford, NJ (Medowlands)

3/20: New York City (MSG)

3/21: Albany

3/23: Montreal

3/24: Toronto

3/26: Cleveland

3/27: Arburn Hills, MI (The Palace)

3/30: Minneapolis

3/31: Chicago

4/5: Dallas

4/5: Houston

4/7: Austin

4/10: Tempe, AZ

4/12: LA Sports Arena

4/13: LA Sports Arena

4/15: San Diego

4/17: Sacremento

4/18: Oakland

4/20: Portland

4/21: Tacoma

4/23: Vancouver

 

    Any word on tickets???? Heck, the shows' are only a month away!
    Any info at all will help.......
    
    Chris M.
    

    
    	I thought Steve O. had already posted but...
    
    		Hartford Civic Center   -- March 12
    		Worcester Centrum       -- March 13
    		Providence Civic Center -- March 15
    		Boston Garden 		-- March 17
    
    	- Jim

    When do tix go on sale?
    
    Chris M.

    
    They're not going to say until the day they go on sale.

    
    Not true... the first 5 shows of the tour went on sale Saturday, and I
    believe they were announced on Thursday.
    
    Some of the shows will be phone order only.... I don't know which yet. 
    I suspect that the Garden will be.... (since there is an
    under-abundance of ticketpro outlets around)
    
    Later...
    Steve
    
    

    It was announced this morning that tickets for the Providence Civic
    Center go on sale tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. through the 800 Ticketmaster
    number.  Information for the other New England dates will be released
    later today.  Sorry I don't have the whole 800 number - I was in the
    car and can't write and drive at the same time 8^)
    
    T
    

    There's a column in the Boston Globe today. It seems that the Miami
    show sold out in 12 minutes!
    
    Chris M.
                               

    
    
    	This might be a little too late (as far as the R.I. number)
    	but here's a list of numbers.
    
    		Providence	401-331-2211
    		Boston		617-931-2000
    
    				800-382-8080
    				800-488-3232
    
    
    		Gilley

    Good luck to anyone calling for tickets. It took me an hour
    and forty-five minutes to get through and they were only selling
    single seats. This is such a stupid way of doing it!
    
    Chris M.

    According to Today's Herald:
    
    
    Tickets for the March 17th show at the Garden will go on sale this
    Sunday, Feb 23rd. You can only get them by TicketPro phone line 
    (800) 828-7080. 
    
    Tickets for the March 13th Worcester Centrum show also go on sale
    Sunday. Tix again by Tickemaster Phone Charge ONLY (931-2000).
    
    Credit Cards are not necessary to reserve tickets for these shows.
    
    A limited number of seats will be available at the Centrum Box Office 
    but only for those who received wristbands yesterday.
    
    There is a 2 ticket minimum for the Garden show and a 4 ticket minimum
    for the Centrum show.
    
    Tickets are going for $25.00.

    Sorry,
    
    The last note should have read 2 ticket limit for the GARDEN and a four
    ticket limit for the CENTRUM.
    
    Gerry

    It sounds like it is almost impossible to get tickets to both 
    shows. If it is anything like the Providence show, you'll
    never be able to get through to both phone lines. It's hard
    enough to get through to one. FYI - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER 
    tickets go on sale at 4:00 p.m. today by phone only. Use the
    ticketmaster number 1-800-382-8080.
    
    Chris M.

    When I called the local radio station for the phone numbers they also
    told me that the agencies will be cross-referencing credit card numbers
    and names so if you get through more than once and either charge or
    reserve tickets they'll cancel the duplicates.  The band wants everyone
    to have an equal chance to go to at least one show.  After 20 years of
    concert going I have to say this is the fairest way I've ever seen a
    situation like this handled.  Of course if I don't get tickets I'll
    retract that last statement. 8^)
    
    T
    

    So if you charge tickets, you can only go to one show? Or is it
    if you call more than once to the same show they'll erase the
    duplicate? I've been a fan for nine years and have had only seen
    them three times. I really want to see all their New England shows.
    
    Chris M. 
    (May be fair but takes the thrill out of waitin' in line)
    

    Sorry Chris, I reread my reply and it is confusing.  If you call more
    than once to the same show they'll erase the duplicates, whether it's a
    charge or a reservation because they'll look at name duplications and
    credit card number duplications.  You can go to both shows.  The
    agencies aren't cross-referencing each other, just their own databases.
    
    Good luck.
    
    T
    
    P.S.  You really like waiting in line?  That's always been the part I
    hate.
      

    I got one question......if I don't use a credit card and do the
    reservation thing , just how will that work ? call window cash only
    deal ? thats my guess ...... I like the idea of phone sales somewhat
    this will cut off scalpers to very few tickets.....and its just like 
    a one-armed bandit ! sometimes the bars line up and you hit it big 
    time !
    
    
    	Chris

    Whew.....had me nervous there. I actually don't mind waiting 
    in line. I guess when I buy something, I like to have it in
    my hand. Tickets can get lost in the mail. If I lose them, 
    at least I can blame myself. Waiting in line isn't that bad.
    You get to meet a lot of interesting people. It can get cold
    if you wait a while though. If you're first in line, you at 
    least have a slight chance of getting near the stage. By phone,
    you have no choice. I was getting excited for this tour because
    I thought I may be able to get a seat in the first ten rows. 
    There's no chance of that now. Oh well, the show's gonna be great
    no matter where you sit!
    
    Chris M. 
    
    Tickets also go on sale for Long Island and the Meadowlands tonight
    at 6:00 p.m. by ticketmaster phone only!
    

    why do you say you got no chance at front row seats ? I got 7th row
    once on the phone for Springsteen's Born in the USA tour ! but the days
    of sitting in line for tickets is long gone because of scapers. IMO
    
    Chris

    
    My SO tried calling today but never got through.

    In reference to .54 - if you reserve your seats; i.e. you do not use a
    credit card, you'll have to pick the tickets up at the box office on
    the day of the show.   Won't that be a zoo.
    
    Another interesting thing the lady at the radio station told me was
    that one of the reasons they'll allow you to reserve seats and not use
    a credit card is that they know a lot of people's cards are maxed out 
    due to the economy, unemployment, etc.  So this gives them a chance to
    still get tickets.
    
    Going the phone route is like playing a slot machine.  But it could be
    worse - these could be the days before automatic redial!
    
    T
    
      

    
    	I didn't get Tickets, the woman is gonna kill me...
    
    	Help?

    Was anyone lucky enough to get through and get tickets for the Garden
    Show? I tried for almost 4 hours and was unable to get through I kept
    getting that stupid recording that all lines were busy.  What a
    disappointment that was, I was so psyched for this concert!!! I wish
    tickets for the Worcester show and the Garden show weren't sold at the
    same time at least if you didn't get through to one you always had a 
    second chance to see get tickets for the other show.  
    
    One unhappy U2 fan.......
    
    

    Join the club.  I got through to the Centrum at 12:15.  Sorry we just
    sold out.  I got through to the Garden at 2:15.  Sorry, we just sold
    out.
    
    I called a local ticket agency this morning.  He has tickets for
    Worcester.  Going price?  $150 - $250.  I told him they weren't THAT
    good.
    
    What are the chances of them adding a second show?
    
    Miserable in Merrimack,
    
    T
    

    I do have an extra ticket to the Boston Garden. I did not
    get tickets for Worcester. I will be willing to give up the 
    extra ticket for two tickets to Worcester and I'll pay for the 
    second Worcester ticket. Anybody interested? Send me mail at
    MR4DEC::CMORIN and we'll talk.
    
    Chris M.

    >I called a local ticket agency this morning.  He has tickets for
    >Worcester.  Going price?  $150 - $250.  I told him they weren't THAT
    >good.
    
This is what gets me P.O.'d.  I mean, the phone thing is great to keep tix out 
of the hand of *illegal* scalpers, but I wonder how many of the tix went on 
sale to the public and how many were held for legal scalpers, i.e. ticket 
agencies, and other asspoted U2 'fans', like city councilpeople and the like.

That said, I was lucky enough to get through for Boston at about 11:30 and get 
two tix, and they're even together.  Probably rafter seats, but I'm in the 
door. 8^)

Scott

    I got through to Worcester about 10:45.  They said they were
    understaffed and it was a zoo.
    
    My sources indicate absolutely positively no 2nd show, anywhere!  This
    tour is being viewed as a teaser tour, to set the stage for the big
    arenas in the summer.  So if you didn't get in, you'll be able to get
    one of the 50,000 seats at Foxboro.
    
    Cheers, -Brian

    Has anyone been to Albany to see a show? I've got a chance to
    go see U2 there and want to know more. How far is it from Marlboro.
    Send mail to MR4DEC::CMORIN. Still looking for two Centrum seats.
    
    Chris M.

    I am looking for 2 tixs to either Worcester or Boston, if anyone has
    any they are looking to get rid of.  I realize this is a looonnngg
    shot, but hey, if you dont ask...
    
    Thanks
    
    Cathi
    DTN 223-4162
    

    Great Deal!!! Two shows for the price of one!!!!!
    
    I have two tickets for the Albany show on the 21st and 1 ticket
    for the Boston Garden. I will give up all three for two tickets
    to Worcester. Any takers???
    
    Mail me at MR4DEC::CMORIN
    
    Chris M.

    RE:-1
    
    Garden ticket is gone. Deal in process.
    
    Chris M.

    
    We tried to no avail to acquire Boston Garden tix. I'd love
    to get two. Send VAXmail to VCSESU::COOK

    to the person who wanted to know where your seats might be....
    
    
    	inside the building ! :') I wouldn't worry yourself over location
    because more then likely they took your name and tickets wanted and
    other info put it on a slip of paper or inputted it into a computer and
    the tickets will be assigned in a random order....be happy you got
    tickets somewhere !!!

    Wel, nothing like jumping on the bandwagon after it's left, but if
    anyone knows anyone who has tickets to Boston, Worcester, RI, OR
    Hartford, please let me know.  I don't particularly care if I have to
    sit on the roof.  
    
    
    kim
    
    DKAS::RIVERS
    DTN 296-6619
    
    

I can't believe the luck I am having, I just called Ticketpro to see if they
had any extra tickets that people didn't pick up and guess what they went on
sale today at 9:00 and sold out at 9:30, they had 100 tickets.  It gets better
I called at 9:00 and hung up after 5 rings thinking they don't open till 10:00 
so that's when I called back, if only I didn't hang up.....

I'm so depressed............ 

    Bummer!!!!! That would ruin my day!
    
    Chris M.

	Has anyone that got tickets thru Ticketmaster 
	received them in the mail yet? Mine haven't arrived yet.

	I'm going to the Providence show (3/15) and I've got these
	horrible thoughts that mine have been lost in the mail!

	Cathy

    
    If you wrote them a check and it didn't get there in time or it didn't
    clear they will dump your tickets.

My St. Patty's Day tix showed yesterday.  Balcony section 99, row O, seats 
7 and 8.

Basically nose-bleeders, but not obstructed view 8^)

Scott

    I got Hartford and Boston thus far.
    
    I placed 3 Boston orders... they caught 1 of them as being a duplicate
    order... but I figured that if I got caught, then they would cancel the
    last order... they didn't... THEY CANCELED THE FIRST!!!  Needless to
    say, I was real ticked off because I called them the night before and
    asked about ordering multiple times with different credit cards... they
    said that was OK.
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    I don't think they have released Providence tickets
    through the mail yet. I know Hartford, Boston, and
    Worcester tickets are arriving. I'm still waiting
    for Albany and Providence.
    
    Chris M.

    
    I got Worcester yesterday.... section 330!!!!!  Bring the oxygen mask!
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

	re: -2

	The lack of positive responses for the show in Providence in this 
	note led me to conclude I wasn't the only one who didn't receive their 
	tickets yet.

	So, I called Ticketmaster this a.m. and they said that the Providence 
	tickets were mailed from NYC this past Monday (the 2nd). Therefore,
	they should be showing up soon. 

	Cathy    

    I just talked to Ticketmaster... they canceled my 2nd Providence order,
    saying only 1 order per person.  That's fine, but every single time I
    called and asked (and I called alot), I was told that as long as I
    didn't use the same credit card twice, all orders would be filled...
    apparently I was given false information.
    
    I expect to get 8 tickets though, because I sent in a money order in my
    future-father-in-law's name.
    
    I sure hope this show is worth all the grief!  (All indications thus
    far is that it definatly will be worth it!!!!)
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    I had my mom order me Providence seats. The only problem
    is that she didn't remember my street number so she didn't
    give one. She had everything right including my street name
    but didn't give a number. I hope I get them. I had floor seats.
    
    Chris M.

	My tickets came on Saturday the 6th. Section 2, row K.
	I can't wait!

	Cathy

    Ticket prices for U2 are declining????? I called to order
    another set of tickets for the Albany show from an agency.
    The last time I ordered them, they were $75.00 a piece. Now
    they are $65 for the same area of the arena. Is this a trend?
    Are prices coming down or does this agency just have an abundance 
    of tickets? 
    
    I am looking for 1 ticket to any of the New England shows. If 
    anyone is interested in selling me a ticket, please E-mail me
    at MR4DEC::CMORIN
    
    Chris M.

Remember your earplugs, I hear the new show is really
LOUD.....so much it drowns out Bono....better you all
than me....

Bill

    
    re -.1
    
    U2 has historicly been one of the loudest bands that tour... it's just
    that most people don't notice it because they try to make the sound
    quality good... they bring LOTS of amplifier power... and LOTS of
    speakers... then only play them at a small percentage of their
    potential... that's how you make good sound loudly.
    
    re -.2
    
    I suspect tickets prices are dropping because the New England area is
    saturated with shows.  From Worcester... there are 7 shows within a 3
    hour drive. (Worcester, Boston, Hartford, Albany, Providence, NYC, NJ)
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    for what it's worth, I'm looking for a single ticket to 
    Boston, Worcester, Hartford, or Providence.
    
    - dave

    Does anybody know how to get to the Knickerbocker
    Arena in Albany? I live in Marlboro and I am going
    to the Albany show. Any help will be appreciated. 
    Here's another shot, I too am looking for one ticket
    to any of the New England shows. Please E-mail me at
    MR4DEC::CMORIN to keep the file from getting cluttered.
    Thanks,
    Chris M.

    
    FOR SALE!!!!!
    
    Two tickets for tonight's Hartford Civic Center show!!!
    
    I'd like $30 each for them (exactly what I paid).  I work in Maynard
    and I have the tickets with me for immediate pick-up!
    
    Please reply to EMDS::OWEN if interested!
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    Oh... they are on the FLOOR!  Section 7 row C.  Those are right next to
    the 'extra' stage that the band comes out and plays on during the set.
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    
    The tickets are gone...
    
    

    while listening to my tape of Clapton's unplugged show that was on BCN
    last night (Wed. March 11th) I heard that BCN is running an upgrade 
    ticket thing for U2 shows...
    
    	Well here is what I got from the tape.....
    
    
    	for the Centrum show if you have tickets in these sections, rows, 
    seats:
    
    	Section		Row		Seats
    
    	218		S		1-16
    	221		Q		1-21
    	335		H		1-12
    	307		H		1-12
    
    if you have tickets in these areas call WBCN right now !!!! 
    at (617)536-8000 confirm your tickets location and they will tell you
    what to do.......here is the catch....you have to do this by 6pm Thu.
    March 12th (thats today) so don't wait one more minute, why because you
    could be sitting in the front row !!! well at least the 1st 5 rows on
    the floor.
    
    Chris
    

    Given the volume of mail regarding this group, I thought I'd give my 2
    cents as a concert goer to the Nassau Colliseum show this past Monday. 
    Having been lucky enough to have seen the band twice before on the
    Joshua Tree tour, I eagerly anticipated seeing what they would do for
    the Achtung Baby tour.
    
    I try never to go to a concert (and I go alot) with any preconceived
    notions AND I accept the fact that bands want to grow and change. 
    Otherwise both the band and audience goes through the motions.
    
    Given that soapbox start, I thought this was one of the best shows I've
    ever seen.  U2 is one of the few bands that can "get away" with doing
    eight (count'em 8) songs from their new album in a row at the beginning
    of the show.  To say the audience was enthralled by the performance is
    an understatement.  The stage is quite a sight - those East Germany
    cars, The Trebants are hanging from the top of the stage and during the
    show they rotate around and project lights into the audience and onto
    the band.  They are also painted using different symbols - one has the
    Keith Haring babies, one has 60's style flowers, etc.  At one point, Bono 
    makes a plea to the audience to practice safe sex - (and gives a plug
    for those Achtung Baby condoms selling for $2.00 at the merchandise
    stands!).  There are also rotating video screens, lasers, etc.  They
    use modern technology to its full effect.  They get that full
    "industrial" sound that's so prevalent on the new album.  From where I
    was sitting (behind the stage) the sound was great - though one review
    I read complained about the sound being too hard edged.
    
    After the new tunes the band shifts out to the "other stage" set about
    30 - 50 feet into the audience for Angel of Harlem, done with acustic 
    (sp?) instruments - they look a bit like street musicians and the
    audience was throwing coins at them!
    
    Don't expect any songs from Boy or October - they're not part of the
    show - none of the "anthems" the group is known for - no Sunday Bloody
    Sunday, no 40, no Gloria, etc.  Yes, Pride, yes Bad.  They did one
    cover song originally by Lou Reed (I forgot the name).
    
    When I saw them on their last tour, The Edge played straight out, took
    alot of solos and seemed to be featured alot.  This tour is all Bono the
    showman!  He changes clothes about 3 times (wait til you see what he
    wears for the encore - I don't want to spoil the suprise by saying what
    it is!) and he is all over the place, really playing to the audience!
    
    The crowd was on its feet from beginning to end - the energy given and
    taken was great.  
    
    Late in the show, Bono said he heard that some people payed $500 for
    their tickets and said that the band just was not worth it!  FYI - we
    didn't see one scalper selling tickets in the parking lot - a new
    first.
    
    I only have one complaint - that the concert was too, too short. 
    INCLUDING encores it clocked in at 2 hours.  Last tour it was about 2
    hours 20 minutes.  (More soapbox follows....)  I really believe that
    they should drop the opening act and do two sets or one very long set
    (ie. Dire Straits, Springsteen, Grateful Dead).  They (IMO) are part of
    rock 'n roll's upper echelon and should present a longer show to
    compliment that status (end soapbox).
    
    Hint for those without tix... keep trying Ticketmaster - tickets are
    coming into the computer on an erratic basis.  I try every day for the
    MSG show and the operators said it's best to try the few days before
    the show, tickets do come available.
    
    For those who'll be at BG for St. Paddy's Day - I'm jealous!!  You're
    in for some show!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Dat's all folks!!!
    
    Fredda
    
    Fredda    

    "Achtung Baby condoms" 
    
    Should go down a storm in Ireland.
    
    barry.

    ...for anyone going tonight WBCN is still up-grading tickets...and if I
    heard it right the sections and Rows and seats listed in .94 are still
    up for grabs but now the deadline is 6pm tonight (Friday March 13)
    so follow what .94 states....good luck...

    Last night's Hartford show was awesome! The only
    thing I didn't like was the way they played Zoo
    Station and Ultraviolet. Bono said he was having 
    trouble with his throat. At the end of the show,
    he kicked the microphone stand in what appeared 
    to be in disgust. At the end of With Or Without
    You, he said "I'm sorry." and the band walked off
    the stage, house lights. No Love is Blindness.....
    Could Bono's throat been so bad as to not finishing
    the song????? Tonight's show at the Centrum should
    tell.
    
    Chris M.
    (Still looking for tickets to Worcester, Boston, 
    Providence, and Albany)

    re .98
    
    From where I was sitting it appeared that when Bono kicked the
    microphone stand it came close to hitting some people in the front row.
    It looked to me like he was apologizing to them for almost hitting
    them.
    
    Yes the show was great.  However it was so loud it came just short of
    distortion.  Whether that was because of the way they set it up or
    where I was sitting I don't know.  I've never been to Hartford before
    so I don't have any othe show to compare it to.  I've seen U2 before and the
    sound quality has always been great so it's probably the latter. 
    Tonight's show will give me an answer. 
    
    

    re: .95
    
    I was at Hartford too and I think they only played for 1.5 hours
    including encore.  Someone else who was there please correct me if 
    wrong...
    
    My only complaints - too short and no "old" material.  Don't get me
    wrong I loved the show - it was incredible.  But, if they had added 4
    or 5 older songs it would have been perfect IMHO.
    
    Cathi

    When making ticket deals, please stick to them, please! 
    I had made a deal with a certain person for the Centrum
    and he sold me the wrong seats and instead of being in 121
    four rows from the stage, I was in 214 with stage poles and
    two screaming idiots in my way! Needless to say I was ticked.
    Does anyone have any tickets for Boston or Albany, I'd really 
    like to make up for the disaster in Worcester. My mail account
    in MR4DEC::CMORIN. Thanks.
    
    Chris M.

    After working the show the other night I found some interesting news 
    which may help some people in obtaining tickets for tomorrow night.
    
    It seems the band saves most of the first ten rows for day of show
    sales. Centrum tickets were on sale all day (suck seats) but at 4pm
    seats for the first ten rows went on sale. 
    
    /w

    were there any opening acts for U2?  here in minneapolis, the pixies
    are opening.  unfortunatly, i don't have tix yet.  but will try the
    "day of the show" technique.
    
    	ann
    

    Yes... the Pixies are opening for the entire tour.... DON'T MISS THEM!
    
    

    
    This is a long shot.  I'm looking for two tickets to the Boston show. 
    Please send mail to mrktng::mitchell_v
    
    

    re: .104
    
    You must be kidding....I wish I had missed them......

    Speaking of the Pixies - was the bass player a man or a woman?  Don't
    laugh - I really couldn't tell and I went to 2 shows.
      

    
    	I take it she didn't sing?
    
    	- Jim

    Well, I was at the Providence show last night and I thought it was
    wonderful.  Our seats were in the second row back from the stage over
    to the left right next to the walkway that Bono walks out into the
    audience on.  It was very interesting to see famous people that
    close-up.  (Although I've been to a lot of concerts, this is only the
    second time I was ever this close.  The first time was for a Duran
    Duran show at the Centrum several years ago.)  I thought Bono was much
    smaller than I expected him to be, and not quite as conventionally
    handsome as I thought he would be, although he *is* attractive...cute
    really.  His nose looked bigger in person, and his hair looks darker. 
    (I think he must dye it black?)  He does has a great smile and he
    appeared to be enjoying himself.
    
    I thought Adam Clayton was much better looking in person than I
    expected.  The hair is an improvement.  The Edge looked exactly like he
    does in photos and TV, and Larry's head was behind a cymbol most of the
    time.
    
    I had never seen them in concert before and I thought they were
    fantastic.  Definitely one of the best shows I've ever been to.
    
    When Bono walked down the runway, into the audience, a lot of the
    people standing next to it were stretching out their arms to touch him,
    or shake his hand.  I thought he was very good about trying to connect
    with the crowd.  He grabbed and slapped quite a few hands, and kissed a
    couple of women's hands.  I thought he seemed very friendly and nice
    about it, and not at all arrogant or cocky.  My daughter was stretching
    her hand out all evening and finally toward the end he finally grabbed
    her hand and squeezed it, so she was happy.
    
    It's like another world seeing a concert from that close-up.  I was so
    busy watching Bono that I didn't even notice the screens or lights, or
    the overall show, the way I do when I'm sitting far away.
    
    Lorna
    

For those of you dying to see the show at the Garden... more tickets will be 
released at 9:00 this morning, Tuesday March 17th.

Call Ticketpro at 1-800-828-7080.
                  
Later...
Steve

    My daughter and a friend waited outside of the Four Seasons Hotel, in
    Boston, yesterday afternoon, and finally each got a picture with Bono 
    and The Edge, and each got an autograph.  She was thrilled.  She said,
    her friend, who happens to be from Ireland, so has an Irish accent, (I
    don't know if that helped!), called out, "Hey, Bono, do you have a
    minute?" and he walked over to them.  He didn't say much, but put his
    arm around each of them for a picture, and signed autographs, and he
    was signing other autographs when a security guard asked him if he
    would go inside because he was starting to draw a crowd.
    
    Then, The Edge got out of a taxi and he stopped for them, for a picture
    and autograph, too.  My daughter said he was complaining about the
    cold.  
    
    Lorna
    

    Tickets sold out in about a half hour this morning. My friend
    tried and got through at 9:15 and all it did was ring and ring
    and then the "All lines are busy..." recording came on. Needless
    to say, he was ticked! I have seen them at Providence, Hartford,
    and Worcester and I am going to Boston and Albany. The show is
    improving each time they play. If you don't have a ticket, go grab
    some anywhere, if you can. Scalpers prices haven't been that bad.
    At Providence, some tickets were going for $40 while others were
    a little bit more.
    
    Chris M.

WBCN was trying to convince the guy at the hotel, who was going to deliver
breakfast to Bono, to put a fake piece of cheese in Bono's omelet, this
morning.  I wonder if they were successful.

- Dave

    Come on - no one went to the Garden last night?  Let's have a review. 
    Did anyone see Dixie Whatley's review on the news?  She seemed rather
    miffed that the band wouldn't let them record any of the show for the
    newscast.  What was shown was directly from the video screen.  Also
    heard there were a few scalpers arrested outside.  Good.
    

    Well, it was wonderful.  I was at the Garden last night and, not only
    do I think it was one of the best *concerts* I've ever seen, I think it
    was one of the best *times* I've ever had!
    
    I loved it...I love Bono...I love his voice...his charisma... :-)
    
    I, also, love my daughter who managed to get 4 good seats yesterday for $25.
    each, from a guy who works for U2.  He told her he'd have them held for
    her at the Box Office, and, by god, they were there.  Unbelievable! 
    :-)
    
    I thought they did an incredible job on the songs.  They sounded
    wonderful.  They were out for 2 hrs.  (If I had never seen 2 4-hour
    Springsteen concerts, I would think that was perfectly acceptable! :-) 
    But, I think Bruce has ruined it for me for all-time when it comes to
    how long acts should stay on stage!)
    
    I enjoyed the U2 concert last night more than any I've ever seen
    with the exception of Bruce.  (But, I consider God to be second only to
    Bruce, so that means a lot!)
    
    Now, back to my normal, mundane existence.
    
    Lorna
    

    re: reviews
    
    You'll probably see them trickle in tomorrow. I bet there was a lot
    of illnesses today. ;-)
    
    Jim C.

I'm probobly in the minority, but I thought it was just "o.k."  The opening 
band was the Pixies - simply horrible IMO.  U2 had a pretty cool stage set-up 
and did put on quite a show; if that's what you went for, then I'm sure it was 
a very very very good show.  But I felt like I was watching eMpTyV, especially 
during the new songs, and for some reason that just didn't move me all that 
much.  Maybe it was because I haven't listened to much of Achtung Baby and I 
just could get into the songs like some people were, I dunno.  I did like the 
acoustic version of Angel of Harlem.  And I thought the images and voice of 
MLK, Jr. during Pride was a very cool touch.  And Desire cooked, as one would 
expect.  I wish they had played a few more pre-Joshua Tree songs, there is a 
ton a pretty good material there.  Maybe they should consider a longer show (I 
*know* they should, just have to convince them ;^).

All in all, IMO the show just didn't live up to all the hype that it got.  I 
guess I was hoping for more of a focus on the music and less on the stage 
gimmickry.  I got that at times, but overall felt like I was at a musical play 
or something.  I must admit though, that for the Boston Garden the sound was 
much better than I expected (at least at my seat).

Oh, and you U2 trivia buffs will like to know that the drummer sang a song (an 
Irish folk song I believe???) supposedly for the first time ever.

Like I said, it was a good concert, just not great for me.

My $.02,
Scott

>much.  Maybe it was because I haven't listened to much of Achtung Baby and I 
>just could get into the songs like some people were, I dunno.  I did like the 
      ^^^^^

In case you couldn't tell, that should say "couldn't."  8^)

    So does our Adam get to play with his instrument in the nude?
    
    Fnarr Fnarr!                     
    
    barry.

    
    re:  115
    
    Lorna, out of curiosity did your daughter ask for the tickets when she
    was at the Four Seasons?  I'm jealous :-)
    
    Val

Well, as some of you know... I've had tickets to five shows.  Four of those 
shows are history and there is one more to come.  I feel now is a good time to 
make an attempt at some sort of review.  I've written this huge message in bits 
and parts after each show... so forgive some of the 'choppyness'.  Any comments 
are appreciated....

Let me start from last night, March 17th at the Boston Garden... St. Patricks 
Day!  All I can say is that they keep getting better.... Hartford was 
excellent... (the crowd stunk, but U2 was excellent).  Worcester was simply 
wonderful.  Providence was also fantastic...  but the Boston show was something 
to remember.  When they say "Boston is their home away from home", I really 
tend to believe them.

Hometown boys (sort of) the Pixies opened the set... they were better received 
here in the college town of Boston than at any of the other shows... 
unfortunately, I got there a little late... so I missed them doing a couple of 
my favorite Pixies tunes... "Debasser" and "Sad Punk".  These guys are an 
excellent opening act for U2.  It's like they (U2) are saying "look people, 
there are some great new bands out there... go listen to them!"

After a short intermission, U2 hit the stage... A semi-full review of the 
Worcester show is later in this message, so I'll save you all the details till 
then... but there were a couple of St. Patty's Day surprises!!!!

After "Angel of Harlem" (which U2 plays out at the small stage in the 
audience), we were in for a special treat.  As far as I know they haven't 
deviated at all from the set list until Boston... rather than leaving that 
small stage like they usually do, they stayed and played a couple more songs...
The first one was an Irish folk song (does anyone know the name?) which Larry 
sang most of.  It's the only time that I'm aware of that Larry has sung in 
concert.  His voice isn't the greatest, but he was singing from the heart... it 
was wonderful.  That song lasted a while with additional verses being sung by 
Edge and Bono as well.  Then Larry, Adam, and Bono left the stage and Edge said 
some words (I don't remember what he said exactly), and then he played 
"Van Diemens (sp?) Land".  Fantastic...!  Does anyone know if he played that 
song on the European/Australian tour they did after Rattle and Hum came out...?
It was just Edge and his guitar... and both sounded great.

For the rest of the show (both before and after these additional songs), U2 
were much looser than I'd seen them before... Edge was really into it.  He 
played with amazing energy.  Bono was running around and being more sociable 
than usual.  The crowd as so loud at one point, and Bono was trying to say 
something, he just stood there with the huge grin on his face until we decided 
to quiet down... then he forgot what he wanted to say, or at least he decided 
it wasn't too important.  This was typical of this show.  There was a 
connection between the the band and the audience like I've never felt before at 
any show.

It was wonderful seeing them in such fine form.  They were so relaxed and 
having as good a time on stage as we were in the audience.  I wish it had 
lasted forever.  Now on to talk about some of the other shows I've seen on this 
tour....

The first show was March 12 (Thu) at the Hartford Civic Center.  
First off... let me complain about Connecticut and it's citizens.... (If any of 
you or your loved ones are from CT, I apologize... every state has it's fair 
share of idiots... but they all seemed to show up at the Hartford Civic 
Center that night)  It seemed that every drunk-jock-high-school-looser and his
girlfriend were there. The two guys behind us kept falling over our seats (we 
were standing on our seats because we were near the back of the floor).  
After about the 6th or 7th time, I decided to tell security.  The 
security person told me it wasn't his problem.  So I told a cop (they have cops 
in the Civic Center)... he told me it was security's problem... everyone was 
pushing and shoving... the mens rooms were crowded and people were taking a wiz 
in the sinks...  It was basically a crummy place for a show.  Oh... and 
parking... there is none.  The put you in those 'sardine' lots... leave 
your keys etc... I HATE that.  Oh... and when I got home, my car decided it 
didn't like it's head gasket anymore and promptly told me so by leaking 
anti-freeze everywhere I went.... (I'm now driving my sisters car until I fix 
it)  So now you're thinking the night was a complete loss... right?

WRONG!

The show was fantastic... I can't describe in any other way than by saying it 
was a multi-media extravaganza.  It's like nothing U2 has ever done... or any 
band for that matter.  The closest thing I can think of was Roger Water's Radio 
Kaos tour.  U2 even had a live DJ playing tunes before the set.  Oh... the show 
started late because the ticketmaster computers had pumped out some multiple 
seats... so they were working out those problems before the show started.  It's 
cool that U2 cares about their fans enough to hold off on starting the show 
until everyone had seats.  One more thing... the side which the 'little stage'
is on keeps changing... facing the stage, it was on the right for Hartford, 
and the left for Worcester, Boston, and Providence

And the Pixies were way cool.  To help you understand how lame the crowd was, 
when they played U. Mass, and Black Francis sings "University of 
Massachusetts", and I could hear dozens of people saying, "that guy doesn't 
even know what state he's in".  Sheesh... like I said... Hartford = lame.

U2's stage setup was most impressive.  There were a total of 7 of those little
European cars hanging over the stages... 6 above the large stage, and 1 above 
the small stage.  As other people have already mentioned, they were painted 
with various designs.  There were also 4 large video screens made up of 12 
smaller screens along the back and sides of the stage.  These were on 
hydraulic risers so they could be lowered out of the way.  2 of them could 
also be spun around so that the folks in the back could get a glimpse of the 
screens.  There were also about 10 smaller screens scattered about the stage, 
and a couple out on the small stage.

On to Worcester... (Friday, March 13th)

Our seats for this show were GREAT!  Section 107, row DD.  Here... I'll 
draw you a map...

	S T A G E
	---------
	||
	||
	||
	||
	|+-+
     ME	|  |
	+--+

My fiancee' work(ed) for Bose (the speaker company) and managed to get those 
tickets through the Polygram rep.  I'd say about the first 8 or so rows of that 
section were record company people.  We were right on the aisle 2 rows from the 
small stage!  I mean... were were RIGHT THERE!  The seats were also excellent 
for the action on the main stage as well.  Our ticket story is quite funny... 
we started in section 330 (big time nosebleed), the a friend who had extras got 
us into 201. (better, but still nosebleed) Then we got those excellent seats.

Again, the Pixies were excellent... and again they seemed to 'confuse' alot of 
people.  They come out on stage... and they play.  No jumping around... no 
nothing... just this wave of sound pounding at you.  Here's the Pixies 
setlist for Worcester. THANKS PAUL! (I believe it was the same for Hartford)

    Vamos
    The Holiday Song
    Nimrod's Son
    Mr. Grieves
    Letter to Memphis
    Palace of the Brine
    Is She Weird?
    Monkey Gone to Heaven
    Velouria
    Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
    Planet of Sound
    Motorway to Roswell
    Gouge Away
    Head On
    UMass

A quick word about the Worcester crowd, and the Centrum in general.  Having now 
been to Hartford, Worcester, and Providence on this tour... I can say that I 
really appreciate having the Worcester Centrum so close by.  The place is not 
huge like Hartford.  Parking is no problem.  The crowds are generally very 
cool.

Now to talk about U2...

After the DJ finishes up... most of the lights go down an there's still some 
songs being played before the set starts... then Bono comes out on stage, 
decked in black shiny pants, black coat, black shades... etc.  I'm not sure 
what he was singing... but he was the only one on stage.  This lasted about a 
minute, then the rest of the lights went down and the rest of the boys came 
out.... and they ripped into "Zoo Station".  A dizzying display of lights and 
images accompanied the song.  An impressive opening song to say the least.

The next song in the set was "The Fly".  I was impressed by Edge's guitar 
playing.  I was sitting close enough to see that most of the 'noise' present in 
this song is being generated by him... (and his thousands and thousands of 
dollars worth of equipment)  The video array was blasting hundreds of messages 
at lightning speed... to the point of subliminalality (is that a word?).  For 
those wondering, Edge sings the 'high' part of the song in concert...

"Even Better than the Real Thing" was the next song in the set.  This one 
started with the video screens showing the Home Shopping Channel, QVC.  They 
were actually tapped into the local cable system because I recognized some of 
the channels when Bono started flipping around with the remote, and yes, he did 
have control over the remote and flipped until he found something he liked.  
Intermixed with the TV images were those of the band on stage (also used 
heavily throughout the rest of the show. The camera crew did a fine job getting 
great shots while staying out of the way.  There were cameras permanently 
mounted to the front of the stage pointing in a couple of directions, there 
was also one hanging above Larry that was moved via remote control.   3 other 
cameras rounded out the set... one on the walkway to the small stage (on 
tracks), one 'freehand' camera guy who walked around the stage getting 
shots... and another at the soundboard.

"Mysterious Ways" was pretty funny.  As someone had already mentioned, it was 
Adam's birthday... and so before this song started some woman from a 
rent-a-stripper company came out on stage and gave Adam some of her garb, gave 
him a kiss, and started to say something.  Bono wouldn't let her have the 
microphone for more than 5 seconds.  Anyway... this one was accompanied by more 
video images and other stuff... By now you're probably thinking "Oh.. more 
video stuff... great..."  Well, let me tell you... it worked VERY well.  The 
effects highlighted the songs.  They weren't used as a crutch.  They never got 
to be too much... which is quite an amazing feat with this type of production.

"One".  This sounded great... better live than on the album I think.  Most of 
the video images were the same used in the video... buffalo running across the 
planes and at the end over the cliff.  The small TV's kept showing the word 
"ONE' in dozens of languages.  I tried to keep count... but there were just too 
many.

"Until the End of the World" is probably my favorite song on Achtung Baby.  It 
moves me every time I hear it... so I expected alot... and I got it.  Again, 
Edge's guitar playing is just amazing.  Bono ventured out onto the small stage 
for the first time during the show.  He stood on the monitors and TV's 
balancing and almost falling down several times... he's amazing at this.  He 
looks like the clumsiest person in the world, and he does things like stand on 
the monitor with one foot out over the audience...yet he rarely takes a tumble.
(although he usually does at least once during a tour...)

"Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" was next in the set... it's a great song, 
and it's nice to see that Bono can really belt it out...

Next the whole band heads out towards the small stage in the audience.  Bono 
has some Champaign (because it's Adam's B-day), and Larry gets some cups from 
a security guy and pour them all a glass... they drink and say a few words and 
pick on Adam... it was really fun.  After they decide it's time to play a song 
again, the start into "Angel of Harlem".  Like someone else said, they were 
were playing like a street band.  Sort of facing eachother and just messing 
around.  It was great seeing them have so much fun.  After the song, Larry 
spins the car around that's hanging above their heads, and Larry and Adam leave 
the stage... Every time they do this, I'm just hoping that car is held up there 
well... and I think Edge is wondering the same thing judging from the number of 
times he looks up at it.

Bono and Edge are left, and an image of the earth with some sort of foreign 
words is shown on the screen above the stage. Bono said something about the 
Russian Cosmonaut, and they then play Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love".  Way 
cool!  During the chorus, lights are shined on the car spinning above their 
heads turning it into a giant disco ball.  

One of my favorite all time U2 songs has to be "Bad".  It's just a wonderful 
song... They played a fairly 'short' version of this one.  In past tours, "Bad" 
can run upwards of 15 minutes depending on what Bono's up to... either dancing 
with someone, or singing bits of other songs, or whatever... but this one was 
only about 6 minutes long... then right from "Bad", "All I Want Is You" gets 
played... but only the first verse, and as soon as that's done, right into...

"Bullet the Blue Sky".  Another all time favorite of mine.  Edge let loose and 
ripped through this one... playing a psychedelic sounding guitar noise mayhem.
Amidst red lights, Bono headed out to the small stage for his monologue... 
"... and he's peelin' off those dollar bills... slappin' 'em down... ONE 
HUNDRED... TWO HUNDRED.... THREE HUNDRED... And I can see those fighter 
planes", and Edge makes this wild noise that sounds like jets flying by.
In the background, the monitors are showing giant flames in the shape of
crosses while red lights soak the band... 

With Bono still out on the small stage, they start a very mellow version (of 
an already mellow song) of "Running to Stand Still".  No piano like the album 
version, which was good I think... at the end, Bono sings "Alieuia", really 
putting everything he has into it... quite exciting and emotional.

"Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World" was next in the set.  This is 
probably my least favorite song on the album, although I still like it.

The lights then dimmed and the huge TV screens behind them started glowing 
orange, much like they did in the "Rattle and Hum" movie.  "Where the Streets 
Have No Name" started with the quiet keyboard intro as the orange lights got 
brighter, then Edges guitar kicked in, then the bass, and drums... and the 
crowd was rockin'.

"Pride (in the name of love)" was simply amazing.  Video images accompanying 
the song were similar the 'brown and white' video of the song. (not really 
black and white pictures... more brownish)  Anyway, the song ended with Martin 
Luther King Jr. giving his last public speech blaring over the loudspeakers and 
being seen on the video screens.

"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is really a great sing-a-long.  
Some people don't go for this kind of thing, but I thought it was good.  After 
this one, the band said thanks and left the stage... the big video screens 
arose to show a video of a bunch of fish in a fish tank.  So we watched Wanda 
swim around for a couple of minutes until they came back on stage....
 
The first song of the encore was "Desire".  Edge ruled this one with a heavy 
hand.  More psychedelic guitar-noise in front of Larry's driving rhythm.  Very 
loud and a bit faster than the studio version.  Bono came out wearing a Gold 
shiny jacket and pants, ala Las Vegas style performer.  Images of lights and of 
Hollywood blasted through the video screens.  I don't care much for the studio 
version of this song, but live it just takes off.

"Ultraviolet" was the 2nd song of the encore... on the video screens was a 
woman who was 'singing' the lyrics in sign language...  This is a good song, 
but I'm not sure what it was doing in the encore.

Lights dimmed again, and a quiet guitar/drum intro lead into "With or Without 
You".  The little European cars lit the stage as this was performed.
 
"Love is Blindness" closed the set with images of what appeared to be 
constellation maps being shown on the screens... very moody song... but builds 
to this great guitar section.  In classic Bono style, he selects a young lady 
from the audience to dance with him.... and that was it. Anti-climactic you 
might think?  No... this was a memorable way to end the show.  I always loved 
how they used to end with "40", and if they've decided not to do that anymore, 
then "Love is Blindness" is a fine choice.

So I've seen them 4 times on this tour... and you're asking "Gee, aren't you 
getting sick of them?"  NO WAY!  Even thought the set list has been mostly the 
same, every show is different.  U2 are a very emotionally powered band, and on 
a good night, that emotion just comes through in the songs.

Well... that's it for the Worcester review.... the only other show I haven't 
talked about is Providence (Sunday, March 15th).  
Providence was about as good as Worcester, and I also had excellent seats... 
about 11 rows back in front of Adam.  I hated 
getting into this place.  They only have 1 or 2 entrances, and everyone had to 
line up around the block to get into the show... after freezing my butt off 
outside for about a half an hour, and listening to the Pixies as we walked by 
the exit doors, I desperately wanted to get inside.  For those interested, 
here's the Pixies setlist for the Providence show... (Thanks again Paul!)

    Subbacultcha
    Distance Equals Rate Times Time
    The Sad Punk
    Here Comes Your Man
    Gouge Away
    Motorway to Roswell
    Monkey Gone to Heaven
    Alec Eiffel
    Velouria
    song on Bossanova about "number 51" -- title escapes me right now
    Is She Weird?
    Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
    Planet of Sound
    Head On
    UMass

So, needless to say, I've been having a great time since last Thursday!  Off to 
Albany next Saturday... then I'll have to wait for August for them to return to 
town.  

Later...
Steve

    re .120, No, my daughter, Melissa, said he was so stunned to realize
    that she was standing next to Bono that she couldn't speak.  She barely
    managed, "Can I get a picture with you?" and when he said Yes and put
    his arm around her she said she almost fainted.  :-)
    (I'm jealous of that, too!!)
    
    But, yesterday, she couldn't stand the fact that she wasn't going to be
    at the Garden, even though she had already seen them in Worcester and
    Providence and met them on Monday.  She tried to get tix when they were
    released but couldn't get through.
    
    Her friend, who used to live in Ireland, and knew Adam, when she was a
    kid, tried to call him at the Four Seasons, but they wouldn't put her
    through.  So, Melissa decided to pick a name of someone listed on the
    U2 Program, as working on the tour, and called the hotel, said she was
    a friend, and she got put through!  The guy answered the phone and they
    talked for awhile and she asked him if there was any way that she could
    get tix for the show.  He apparently got a kick out of talking to her
    and told her that he would reserve 4 seats, at $25. each, for her at
    the Garden.
    
    I didn't think the tix would really be there, but, much to my great
    amazement and joy, there were 4 tix reserved for her at the box office,
    and they were good seats!
    
    She kept saying, "How did I pull this off?  I can't believe I did
    this!"  :-)
    
    She got very lucky this past week with U2.  They are her favorite band. 
    She loves Bono.  She got tix for Providence by getting through on the
    phone and they turned out to be in the second row, in front of the
    stage, right in front of THe Edge, and Bono grabbed her hand, squeezed
    it and winked at her.  Then, she went into Boston Monday, on what I
    considered a wild goose chase and winds up getting a hug, a picture and
    autograph with both Bono and The Edge.  A friend had invited her to the
    Centrum show, so she went to that.  Then, yesterday she calls up this
    guy, whose name she saw on the program, gets though, talks to him, and
    winds up getting 4 tickets!
    
    So, I got to see U2 twice thanks to my kid, and all I had to do was
    come up with the money.  And, I enjoyed it *almost* as much as she did. 
    I don't think anybody enjoyed it *more* than she did.
    
    Lorna
    

    
    Well, I saw them in '83 and '87 and it was great. I'm not about to put
    up with all the hype this time for a release that inahales anyway.
    And so did the last one, so there. 8-)

    So, who's touring with the Pixies?
    
    Mark.

    re:.121
    
    I have to agree totally with Steve. I have been to all four
    New England shows too and Steve's right on the money. It gets
    better and better each time. The only thing I have to disagree
    with Steve is on the Pixies. I would miss them totally. I was
    not impressed that much.
    
    The Hartford show was very good. The only problems with the show
    was the Zoo Station, The Fly, and Ultraviolet. These songs IMO 
    didn't come out that well. They also didn't play Love Is Blindness
    and that got me mad.
    
    The Centrum show was very good too and they did play Love Is 
    Blindness and the three songs I had listed in Hartford came out
    much better.
    
    The Providence show I believe was the best. The crowd was more into
    it and they played every song really good. The sound quality was 
    very very good.
    
    The Boston show was a Zoo - excuse the pun. I've never seen chaos at
    a U2 concert before. It was a new experience.
    
    Some things about the shows that I thought were worth noting:
    1. Security - almost non-existant - you could bring in a television
       studio and they wouldn't say anything to you.
    2. Zoo TV concept - how can you top that stage show? Fabulous!!!!
    3. The Pixies - worth seeing once but four times????? Avoid at all
       cost.
    4. The crowds in general - not too bad. I've seen a lot worse.
    5. BB the DJ - did he play some cool tunes or what? He played different
       ones at the Garden but generally kept to the same format.
    6. T-shirts - expensive but cool!
    7. Set list - would have liked some oldies but very pleased
    8. Sound quality - very good, could hear Bono quite well.
    9. Scalpers - didn't see many, IMO their plan worked, any scalper I
    did see wasn't selling tickets for that much.
    
    For me, this has been a wonderful tour so far. Like Steve, it will
    all end for me at Albany. I have to admit that I've had the time of 
    my life spending all sorts of money and enjoying the band as the tour
    improves. I'm going to miss it when it's over. I've met some really
    nice people and haven't mind driving all over God's Country to see
    them. I kinda wish I could see them some more. Anybody want to sell me
    a ticket to Chicago, New York, anywhere? Well even if I don't, I can
    wait until summer. If you haven't seen the show yet, I have only One
    word to say - GO! Do whatever you can. Bu just go. You won't be 
    disappointed. 
    Hey Cookster, are you getting ready for NWA/WCW in Worcester?
    
    Chris M.

I stood outside for 5 hours on Friday hoping for tickets for Friday's show at
the Centrum.  I got seats right behind the soundboard/video control center
which I would consider to be obstructed view, but I got in.  Cost me a vacation
day and sore muscles (from shivering).  Steve, you saw stuff I couldn't see -
thanks for the great description.  The one neat part was we were about 5 feet
above the floor and when they went out on the runway we couldn't see the runway
so we saw them "floating" in a sea of hands.  Quite a visual...

People ahead of me in line got seats in the third and fifth rows.  Those must
be tickets that the band didn't use and got released.

It was cold, but it was worth the wait for me.  I the passenger doors of my car
got dented ($600) so like you Steve, this was an expensive concert for me
auto-wise.  I don't regret going despite that.

The guy next to me in line had seen EVERY show.  He wouldn't get into details 
how he had pulled this off.  As of Friday afternoon the best show so far had
been at Nassau Coliseum.  He and his friend owned an icecream parlor in
Kennebuncport (sp?) and were spending their hard earned summer dollars during
their winter vacation.  I was impressed how reasonable the crowd was waiting
in line, simply hoping for tickets to be sold.

There were scalpers in line hoping for extra tickets also.  They had beepers
(where's area code 713 anyway??)  and cellular phones.

I was about 3-5 feet out of the picture that was in the Boston Globe Metro
section on Saturday...  I estimate that there were 400-500 people in line by the
time they started to release tickets at 4:30.

Tim

    
    re: .125
    
    Yep. I have to get tix, probably get 'em this weekend. When is that
    anyway?

    re:-1
    
    Next Saturday the 28th. I have 6th row!
    
    Chris M.

	re:-124

	Who cares?

	Sara.

    re .129, then why are you reading this topic?
    
    Lorna
    

    A Pixies observation:
    
    I am a fan of both U2 and the Pixies (between the two, a much stronger
    Pixies fan) and I applaud U2 for making a splendid choice for an
    opening band. However, through reading some of the replies in this
    topic, I detect overall a somewhat less than enthusiastic response to
    U2's decision to have the Pixies open. Let me conjecture as to why.
    
    I kinda saw this coming the first time I heard of the billing. It seems
    that a lot of U2 fans have come to know the band through its most
    recent works which have been broadcast through the full spectrum rock
    radio - Pop stations, top 40, AOR, alternative, etc, whereas the Pixies
    are relegated to FNX type stations (for their "softer stuff") and the
    college late nite programming.
    
    This sometimes results in a biased judgement regarding the Pixies. I
    can't get the image out of my head of the 15 year old who loves the
    Joshua Tree clamping his/her hands over their ears and groaning as
    "Debaser" or "UMass" blares from the soundsystem.
    
    I guess what I'm saying is that the Pixies are a very different band
    from U2 and that they deserve to be judged as such. I'm not saying that
    all should like 'em, but at least give them a fair shot.
    
    Does this make sense?
    
    A Pixies fan and a U2 fan
    
    Ed the Coop

	Good point. Speaking in more general terms I get a real laugh when 
	someone says the support band sucked or if they say they're were 
	great and don't back it up at all.  In either case could it be that 
	music similar to the headliner is the only style of you like or that
	played by the support is one of the many you dislike as a whole?

	The making of any band that makes into the general public viewing
	audience is some people will hate you and will very much enjoy your
	music, and everything in between.

	- Jim

    
    I agree... 
    
    It seems to me that there are 4 types of people that exist after the
    Pixies left the stage...
    
    1) People who like the Pixies and liked them live
    2) People who didn't know the Pixies, and liked them
    3) People who gave them a chance and didn't like them
    4) People who either didn't give them a chance, or did and were
       'confused' afterwards.
    
    I fall into catagory 1, and I must thank U2 for choosing such a cool
    band to tour with them.
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    I saw The Pixies at both Providence and at the Garden.  I had heard
    *of* them before, but had never heard their music (to my knowledge).
    (My daughter has WBRU on a lot, so I may have heard them and not known
    it.)
    
    Anyway, I preferred their selection of songs in Providence to those in
    Boston.  (They didn't sing the same set.)  My favorite was their cover
    of the Jesus and Mary Chain hit that they ended their set in Providence
    with.  I love that song (can't remember the name right now!) and they
    did an excellent cover of it.
    
    I didn't care for the first couple of songs they did at the Garden. 
    The lead singer (Blackie? or whatever?) seemed to be yelling and
    spitting rather than singing.  I guess I like the stuff they do that
    sounds more like mainstream rock.  I actually enjoyed a few of the
    songs they did in Providence.
    
    I think that one of the problems with anyone opening for a band that is
    as popular as U2, is that U2 is the type of band that some people love
    more than any other act in the history of music.  When some of these
    people know they are going to see Bono, in person, in an hour, they
    are not in the mood to give something else a chance.  That's why Bruce
    Springsteen never has an opening act, and I tend to think it's a good
    idea, from a fan's viewpoint.  From an aspiring musician's viewpoint,
    it's not as great, because opening for a famous band, gives so much
    exposure.
    
    I tried to give The Pixies a chance, and liked some of their stuff, but
    I wasn't especially impressed.  U2 is my 3rd all-time favorite rock
    band (after Bruce, and Tom Petty) and I admit I was impatient for The
    Pixies to get off the stage, and U2 to come out.
    
    Lorna
    

I wonder how many people had heard much of the Pogues during the Joshua Tree
tour in 87.  I listened and liked them.

It is difficult for me to hear a band that I'm not familiar with.  It takes a
remarkable band to get people to listen attentively to material that they 
haven't heard before.

Tim

	Black Francis, I forget is "real" name.

	I would have loved to see some of the support bands of some
	shows in the 60's.  In a lot of the cases the bands who were 
	opening for top bands of this era remain some of my favorites
	today.

	Sorry for the diversions!

	- Jim

    >It is difficult for me to hear a band that I'm not familiar with.  It
    >takes a remarkable band to get people to listen attentively to material
    >that they  haven't heard before.
    
    I've heard similar statements made before, why is this?  I don't have
    any such problem.  Actually I find it easier to listen attentively when
    I *haven't* heard it before.  
    
    ??????
    
    							Brian

    >It is difficult for me to hear a band that I'm not familiar with.
    
    That would tend to cut down considerably on one's musical influences..
    after all, you have to hear everyone the first time.. what does it take
    to make it 'over the wall' ?  I'm not being snotty, just curious.. I
    have my own blind areas, don't care for gospel, banjo, or rap music..
    
    karl

Let me re-phrase that.  It is difficult for me to hear a band live that I am
not familiar with.  I think it has to do with the crowd noise, and other
distractions such as people hooting, shouting, getting drinks etc.  There's
just too much going on other than the band...

This is kind of similar to the crowd behavior at concerts discussion that went
on last year.

I also find that I listen to an album several times before passing judgement
on it.  You don't get that chance at a show.

Tim

    Ye' know, for me it's even wierder. If I'm turned off by something,
    I'm usually turned off at the first listen (anything that I feel is
    cliche ridden or completely typical of a genre turns me off).
    
    Yet... most things that I really like took me several listens to
    warm up to. If it stands the test of repeated listens, I usually end up
    liking it.
    
    While on the topic, I might as well say something about U2. I didn't
    like the Fly from the first listen (although not for reasons of it
    being typical). But... I was initially indiferent to "Mysterious Ways"
    which I now like quite a bit. In fact, I like it so much, I may end up
    buying my first U2 CD in years (I have "Boy", "October" and "The
    Unforgettable Fire" on vinal, and one other on CD... can't remember which
    one though; pre-Joshua Tree is all I know).
    
    I also have the song "Til the End of the World" from the soundtrack of
    the same name and like that quite a bit too. So, Achtung Baby has actually
    made it to my A list for next time I hit Newbury).
    
    I think that Edge's guitar playing is actually evolving from his usual
    rut, so that's one positive aspect of this new record. I also like the
    fact that they avoided the preachiness on AB, which was what turned me
    off about this band (and was why I avoided the mucho-hyped concerts).
    
    As for the Pixies, I gave it a chance. I listen to 'FNX alot and have
    been growing progressively less interested because "Alternative" now
    seems to mean "bands who's singer can't sing worth shit". I was
    indifferent at first, now I shut them off. In the final analysis,
    they're not doing anything I haven't heard other bands do, and do much
    better.
    
    Brian

    
    well, in the case of a mega-show by a mega-band, mega-fans come with
    their fave hits in their head, they already are in an anticipatory mood
    and i think pretty much whoever leads, unless they are
    
    		a. truely fantatstic!!!!!
    		b. very good and play a style compatible with the
    headliner!
    
    It seems most people have the Joshua Tree stuff in their heads for the
    U2 stuff.
    
    I doubt that there is even a significant minority in such an arena
    show who are such dedicated music freaks that they welcome new or
    seeing a first live performance.  Brian, you play all the time - your
    interests are naturally inclined to check out the new stuff - same as
    karl, the current DEC "he's got an album out" deity (of course with
    Steve Sherman hot on his heels!!)
    
    	bob
    

    When one is married to a U2 fanatic who does a commendable job of putting
    up with your own bizarre musical tastes, then one is required to go to as
    many U2 concerts as is economically feasible whenever the band comes around
    to the local area.  This explains why I spent the better part of the last
    week at various Northeast arenas watching different performances on the
    "Zoo TV" tour (and I'll even admit that, yes, I did get caught up in the
    "eventness" of it all, too).

    We saw 4 shows in 8 days:  Worcester, Providence, Boston and Albany
    (we had tickets to Hartford, but had to sell them because of a medical
    problem).  Overall, I thought that both U2 and The Pixies (the backup
    act) were best at Providence; the crowd was best in Boston.

    First, The Pixies:  they did a different set every night (set lists are
    included after the review), which made every performance seem fresh.  Their
    sets were basically culled from the sets they were doing on their 
    headlining tour a few months ago; like those shows, the keyboardist from
    Pere Ubu was with them on the U2 tour.  Interestingly, the crowds in
    Providence and Albany gave them the best reaction, while the "home turf"
    crowds in Worcester and Boston seemed more indifferent.  They did a 15-
    song, 45-minute set each night (except in Albany, where it was a 16-song,
    50-minute set).

    I got to hear most of my Pixies favorites -- "Vamos", a reworked "Nimrod's
    Son", a reworked "Gouge Away", "Wave of Mutilation", "Debaser", "Planet
    of Sound" -- in the different shows.  They played their sets like they've
    done them since the first time I saw them, standing very still (my wife's 	
    comment: "Every time we see The Pixies, I always feel that we're walking
    into one of their rehearsals."), but I like that.  No pretentious posing;
    no "How ya doin', Boston?"; no audience call-and-response (which didn't
    stop me from shouting "IT'S EDUCATIONAL!" during "UMass").  They present
    their music and you either like it or you don't -- there's no "show" to
    cover up any inadequacies.  I also really like the way that Black Francis'
    voice varies from an angelic, almost female-sounding voice to a primal-
    sounding scream.

    Humorous side-note:  The Pixies were announced as being from a different
    city/state every night -- Salt Lake City, St. Louis, etc.

    U2 did the same set every night (with the exception of Boston, where they
    threw in a couple of extra songs due to it being St. Patrick's Day -- set
    list is at the bottom of this review); it's bizarre how the same set can 
    seem very different on different nights.  They played their best, in my 
    mind, in Providence throughout the whole show -- I felt that the encore, 
    which didn't work very well (except for the very last song) in Worcester 
    and Boston, clicked in Providence and partially clicked in Albany.  
    However, the main set (sans encore) was probably best in Boston -- they
    were a lot looser and The Edge actually moved around that night.

    I'm sure you've already heard/read about the staging by now, so I won't
    bore you with a long description; suffice to say that there were lots of
    TV monitors, flashing messages, satellite TV transmissions, video images
    of the show as it happened, neat lighting effects, etc.  There was also
    a satellite stage halfway through the crowd for a brief "intimate" set
    (which was twice as long in Boston).

    I had seen U2 on their previous tour (the "Love Town" tour that didn't
    hit the US) and was majorly disappointed with that show; they are playing 
    *much* better on this tour.  Whatever cleansing process they've gone 
    through has worked; they've recaptured the excitement of the early days
    without dipping into the old catalog of songs.  Bono's putting on a great
    show; he's cut out the speeches for the most part and is concentrating on
    his stage persona (even playing up to the critics who complain about his
    ego by bringing a mirror out on stage, looking into it and kissing his
    reflection).

    Anyway, this is a really good tour.  Both bands are playing at the top
    of their form.  The only real downside is the annoying DJ from Dublin
    that they have spinning "classic rock" between sets.  Not only is the
    music out of place, his between song patter (almost identical each night)
    is the annoying self-congratulatory type of pandering that many lame rock
    acts indulge in ("Give yourselves a round of applause for being here!",
    etc.)
    				- Paul


U2 - Worcester Centrum 3/13/92
     Providence Civic Center 3/15/92
     Boston Garden 3/17/92
     Knickerbocker Arena 3/21/92

    Zoo Station
    The Fly
    Even Better Than the Real Thing
    Mysterious Ways
    One
    Until the End of the World
    Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
    Tryin' to Throw Your Arms around the World
    Angel of Harlem
    Dirty Old Town [Boston only]
    Satellite of Love
    Van Diemen's Land [Boston only]
    Bad/All I Want is You
    Bullet the Blue Sky
    Running to Stand Still
    Where the Streets Have No Name
    Pride (in the Name of Love)
    I Still Haven't Found what I'm Looking For
    
    Desire
    Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
    With or Without You
    Love is Blindness


Pixies - Worcester Centrum 3/13/92

    Vamos
    The Holiday Song
    Nimrod's Son
    Mr. Grieves
    Letter to Memphis
    Palace of the Brine
    Is She Weird?
    Monkey Gone to Heaven
    Velouria
    Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
    Planet of Sound
    Motorway to Roswell
    Gouge Away
    Head On
    UMass


Pixies - Providence Civic Center 3/15/92

    Subbacultcha
    Distance Equals Rate Times Time
    The Sad Punk
    Here Comes Your Man
    Gouge Away
    Motorway to Roswell
    Monkey Gone to Heaven
    Alec Eiffel
    Velouria
    The Happening
    Is She Weird?
    Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
    Planet of Sound
    Head On
    UMass


Pixies - Boston Garden 3/17/92

    Cecilia Ann
    Debaser
    The Sad Punk
    Vamos
    Subbacultcha
    Distance Equals Rate Times Time
    Alec Eiffel
    Velouria
    Gouge Away
    Motorway to Roswell
    Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
    Planet of Sound
    Is She Weird?
    Head On
    UMass


Pixies - Knickerbocker Arena 3/21/92

    Do the Manta Ray
    Mr. Grieves
    Debaser
    Wave of Mutilation
    Manta Ray
    The Sad Punk
    Head On
    Alec Eiffel
    The Happening
    Velouria
    The Navajo Know
    Motorway to Roswell
    Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
    Planet of Sound
    Is She Weird?
    UMass
    

	David Bowie recently did a live cover of "Debaser" at one of his
	Tim Machine shows, so I heard.  He truly remains of the few artists 
	who is remembered for things in the past but yet he's still relevant 
	with the latter probably be more personally satisfying to most 
	performers, I'd imagine.

	- Jim

    re .121  Well, I'm one of those dweebs from CT :), but if it makes you
    feel any better or worse, *my* section of crowd lacked whatever was
    hacking you off.  Don't qualify us all as idiots because some of us
    are.
    
    Fantastic show, fantastic time.  Also, for better parking where you
    don't got leave your keys, park a little away from the civic center.
    Only $6.
    
    
    
    kim

RE: .131

I got the the Garden not even knowing there was an opening band (I had been on 
vacation until the day before and missed all the hype, if there was any).  
When I realized the Pixies were opening, I was psyched because, although I had 
never heard them, I'd heard of them and curious to check them out.  For me, it 
there was no need to analyze much.  As soon as the 'singer' opened his mouth, 
that was that.  IMO, he couldn't sing at all.  He could scream real well, in 
fact he screamed so well I couldn't even make out most of the lyrics to 
determined if at least I would like the songwriting.  The rest of the band 
didn't impress me that much either.  Had nothing to do with what radio station 
they are played on or my expectations of U2 and who they should have open, for 
me is was just as 'simple' as musical taste.  If you like them fine, but don't 
don't be surprised if some of us don't.  Opinion is a strange and wonderful 
thing - everybody has one but no one's is absolutley correct.

So, from .133...

    >1) People who like the Pixies and liked them live
    >2) People who didn't know the Pixies, and liked them
    >3) People who gave them a chance and didn't like them
    >4) People who either didn't give them a chance, or did and were
    >   'confused' afterwards.
    
I'm a 3.

Scott

By the way, I'm not much of a U2 fan either, at least when it comes to their 
more recent stuff.  I have never listened to Joshua Tree in it's entirety and 
had only heard one song from Achtung Baby (One), and I don't own a copy of 
either.  I do have Unforgettable Fire, War, and I think one other live CD 
(Blood Red Sky??).  I have a couple cassettes I think as well, but it's been a 
while since I've dusted those off.  Just mentioning this so you know I wasn't 
just sitting their waiting for the Pixies to finish so I could hear my 
favorite band.

Scott

    I saw U2 in Montreal Monday night.  What a show!  Bono was really
    interacting with the crowd--even with us unfortuate people who were
    seated behind the stage (the seats could have been better, but could
    have been much worse, also).  
    
    I've never been to concert in southern New England, so I don't have
    anything to compair the crowd to but I can honestly say that the crowd
    in Montreal was hyped in a big way!!
    
    I guess they played nearly the same set referred to in an earlier note.
    
    The band sounded really good, I thought.  Edge sounded great, too--I
    wish I could get his sound from my guitar.  
    
    Mid way during the show they had a jam session on the "little stage"
    where the silver car was.  I assume they did this in the other shows. 
    I found this to be one of the highlights of the evening.
    
    I'd like to see them again......maybe they taped one of these shows,
    maybe they will be back in the fall?
    
    
    Kevin.  

    Heard on the radio this morning that during the concert last night 
    Bono deciced to order some pizza - wanted about 1000 only got 100
    and threw the boxes into the crowd like frisbees
    wild!
    
    Amy

>    wild!

    weird

Bono littered?  Not very P.C. of him.

Many ;^)

- Dave_resurrected_U2_fan

    re .150, of course it's PC.  It's only trying to feed the hungry.
    
    Lorna
    

    Heard on the radio yesterday that 25,000 tickets went on sale for their
    Los Angeles show.  The phone company somehow tallied the number of calls. 
    Three million.
    
    Okay, so I'm stupid.  I assume PC means "xxxxxx consciousness"?
    

    P.C. means "Politically Correct", a phrase I am sick to DEATH of, and
    wish people would lay off of it.
    
    K.C.

	You mean it's not an obscure Peter Cook reference?

    
    8-)
    
    An example of PC is like calling a disabled person "physically
    challenged", a short person "vertically challenged", etc...

Dudley Moore

    Oh, THAT p.c.  I hadn't realized it'd been reduced to an abbreviation. 
    PC means personal computer to me.
    
    Also heard the powers in Foxboro have approved August 21, 22 and 23rd
    for them to play.  
    

Any one tape the show 120 Minutes that was on at midnight last Sunday on MTV ?
I understand that U2 was featured !!!!

-Ed

    During your next listen of the recent U2 song "One" (?), insert the
    words to "Share the Land" by the Guess Who.
    
    Mark.

    re .159, never heard Share the Land by Guess Who, or if I did I guess I
    forgot it.
    
    Lorna
    

    Don't doubt it, Lorna, it's true.
    
    Mark.

Mark,

I went home and dug out the scratchy LP with Share the Land on it and played
both tunes back to back and I can't say that out of the three of us that 
anyone could directly identify this comparison.  I'll try again; I tried
it one time and everyone wasn't listening quitely....

I can see how you could say "sounds familiar" but to say copied?  Well I 
dunno if I'd go that far...yet.

bob

    Well, in all honesty, I used the term "plagiarized" somewhat tongue-in-
    cheek, but "Share the Land" was the first thing that popped into my
    mind when I heard Edge lead the song "One" with that guitar
    progression.  The rhythm of the guitar playing is even the same.
    
    Mark.

    I'm off to London to see U2 at Earl's court on Sunday next. What a great
show that promises to be. Looking forward to it immensely. Their only
concert in London in a small arena, in a city where the demand is huge and
I get a ticket for face value. Absolutely great.

      Cunno

    Reviews I have seen are mixed, more like 'art' than 'rock'... and I
    dont believe they play anything pre-unforgettable fire.
    
    Its probably just jealousy on my part, but a U2 show not ending on '40'
    and without 'New Years Day', 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' etc. IMO just isnt
    a U2 show. I am sure I will be proved wrong, have a blast.
    
    MArk

    They played Bad and Pride at the SECC. Believe you me that Love is
    Blindness replaces "40" quite adequately. I thought I would be put off
    by all the arty farty set up but I was actually quite impressed.
    
    You should have heard the roar when Bono switch the TV channel to find
    that Scotland had just beat the CIS 3-0. It was the second biggest roar
    of the night...
    
    Graeme

    
    (2) U2 Tickets for sale.  At foxboro Aug 23.
    Face value $30/each.
    
    Send Mail
    
    WEDOIT::ROLLA

    Attention all U2 fans...
    
    The band was spotted this weekend in Hershey, PA ... their outdoor
    stage setup is errected at Hersheypark, and the band is renting the
    space to rehearse all week for their upcoming tour.  I was at the park
    yesterday, and it was one massive sound/light check.

    Our Foxboro tickets arrived yesterday.  I'm psyched.  Has anyone been
    to a Foxboro show when they have assigned seating on the field?  We're
    in Section G, Row 8 but the seating diagram I have doesn't show the
    floor seating arrangement.
    
    T
    

    
    STAGE
    A B C
    D E F
    G H I
    
    

    Who is opening for U2 at Foxboro?

    New Kids.
    
    Mark.

    
    Opening acts will be PRIMUS (!!!) and Disposable Heros of Hypocracy.
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    That seating chart can't be right.  We got our second set of tickets in
    and these are in Section L.
    
    I haven't been to Foxboro in ages, since Bowie I think.  What
    exit do you take off 495 heading south?  How much are they ripping you
    off for parking this year?
    
    T
    

I believe it is exit 13.  Take Rt 1 East towards Boston.  Sullivan is 3 miles
down the road.

Tim

    re .175
    
    I'm pretty sure that there's only 3 sections across... I called Foxboro
    stadium about my section A and section D seats, and they told me it was
    3 sections across... and that section D was the 2nd section back on the
    right.  If you have section L, it must be like this:
    
    STAGE
    A B C
    D E F
    G H I
    J K L
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

    Route 1 runs North and South.
    
    Mark.

   >> Route 1 runs North and South.
    
	At that point, you're heading north and east.

    True, but good luck finding a sign that reads "Rt. 1 East - Boston".
    
    Mark.

    But isn't there a sign near Stoughton that reads 
    
    			[ I-95   Southbound ]
    			[ Rt.128 Northbound ]    
    
    		or some such impossibility?
    
    \Gary

    I just heard on the radio that TicketMaster has released more tickets
    for each of the U2 shows at Foxboro - what type of seats I don't know -
    but I thought someone might be interested!
    
    -jb

I've never been to Foxboro for a concert and I'm going this Saturday...can
tips be offered for this rookie?  Parking?  Traffic?  Things to bring? 
Things to leave home? 

Thanks...
							Mike

    
    I have tickets for U2, Aug 20'th @Foxboro.  My tickets say
    Section 317, row 28..  Where are these??
    
    Jon
    

    
    Section 317 is on the north-east corner, the end away from the
    diamond-vision screen (and, I assume, the stage), and the side
    away from Rt. 1, in the topmost level.  Not sure how many rows
    in 317.
    
                        ===Rt. 1==> N
    
                   +-----------------+
                  /                   \
                 |  ++                 |
                 |  ++stage       you  |
                  \              .    /
                   +-----------------+
    
    - Sean   

    
    For those looking to get to their cars early the last song will be:
    
    (DON'T LOOK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT!!!!)
    
    
    
    I TOLD YOU... DON'T LOOK!!!  THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!
    
    
    
    "Love is Blindness"
    
    Later...
    Steve
    

Re: 183

The stadium is on top of a hill, and while there is parking near the
stadium,  there is parking all along Rt. 1 up the hill in dirt lots or
business lots.  I believe the price for parking is pretty much the same
all over.  With the Genesis concert in June, it was $10/car (at least
further down the hill).  If you park farther away, it's about a half-mile
walk.  Traffic, as you can imagine, is slow.  Rt. 1 has two lanes each way,
but for concerts, they make it three one way and one the other depending
on whether it's before (three lanes toward the stadium) or after (three
lanes away from the stadium) the concert.

As far as stuff to bring, $$$!  With this freaky cool summer, you might
want to bring a light jacket as it can get pretty cool at night.

--Roger

    
    Typical parking fees for a sold out show is $20.  Genesis wasn't sold
    out and therefore was only $10.
    
    Steve
    

Went to the show last evening.... The most intense musical performance
I have ever seen!!!!! Accoustics, staging, musical selections - everything 
(even Elvis)!!!


Lynn

Anyone know if there are one or two opening acts at Sullivan Stadium and 
what time U2 hits the stage?  Thanks.

Walker

    What was written on the Edge's hat?  On the front it said "Thanks" and
    around the left side it said "more pricks", but what did the rest of it
    say?
    
    

    re .192, when my daughter got Edge's autograph outside the hotel in
    Boston, his hat said "Spunk."  When I was told that word has a
    different meaning in the UK and Ireland, I was *quite* shocked! :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    I just had to share with someone my musical weekend!
    Over labor day weekend my boyfriend and I went to Toronto to see 
    Phantom of the Opera (good show by the way!).  We had heard that U2 
    was playing at Exhibition Stadium saturday and sunday, and that the 
    Sunday show was not sold out.  Saturday we went to the matinee show 
    of the Phantom, went and had dinner and wandered around the city, 
    took a cab ride to Exhibition Stadium, scalped tickets and saw U2
    that evening.  Pretty Neat!!!  It was a great weekend!
    
    Amy 

    OK, what's with the version of "Who's Going To Ride Your Wild Horses"
    that I keep hearing on the radio?  It's a much mellower mix then what's
    on "Achtung Baby".  What's the deal here, a CD single?
    
    						Brian

    yup thats right Brian, its been acousticize ! and Im sick of hearing it
    too ! its was good the 1st few 100 but the last few 1000 it radio over
    kill ! (but whats new)
    
    Chris

    
     Just heard on the radio a recently recorded 5 song EP will be 
    available in early June, to kick off their new tour.
    
     Has anyone else heard anymore details?

  RE.197
    
     The Boston Herald, Wednesday, March 31,1993
     Used without permission
    
     Irish rockers U2, resting at home since the holidays after last year's
    megasuccesful "Zoo TV" tours, have finished recording new material in
    Dublin for an EP to be released later this spring. U2 starts touring
    again early next month, with lengthy treks through Europe, Australia
    and Japan.
                                            - Tristram Lozaw

    Happy Birthday Bono!!!   (33 yrs. old day)   :-)
    
    
    Lorna
    

      U2 kicked off its four-month Zooropa Tour of Europe May 9 in Rotterdam.
    Somebody who saw them perform describes lead singer Bono's treatment of
    love songs as "Quentin Crisp on Acid!"
      The Irish lads of U2 have been mostly at home in Dublin this year,
    rehearsing for the tour and recording what was to have been a five-song
    EP (extended play) album.
      But they were on a creative roll and ended up recording 17 new songs
    and four standards. So in June or July, U2 will release a jam-packed
    album.
    
                                                     -Liz Smith
                                                      17-MAY Boston Herald
                                                      Used w/o Permission

    
    Does anyone know how many cd's U2 has put out?  The titles?
    
    Thanks...Rania
    

    
    
    boy
    october
    war
    under a blood red sky (live mini album)
    unforgettable fire
    joshua tree
    rattle and hum
    acthung baby
    
    zooropa (coming soon in june/july..probably a ten track lp)
    
    giles
    
    

    Re: .202
    
    You left out:
    
    Wide Awake In America (live EP)
    
    Then there are quite a few CD singles with extra (non-album) tracks,
    alternate mixes, etc., some running close to 20 minutes. I don't have
    the titles to all of them.  Two I do have:
    
    When Love Comes To Town (CD3 single)
    Angel of Harlem (CD3 single)
    
    							Brian

    
    Thanks Giles and Brian.   
    
    ...Rania
    

    
    	Just a little something for all you U2 fans.
    
    	It seems that Johnny Cash sings a song , written by Bono for him,
    on the yet to be released U2 album.
    
    	What a concept!
    
    Gene
    

    ...just heard the NEW U2 SINGLE, from the soon-to-be-released album
    entitled "ZOO-ROPA"....very different, The Edge has the vocals..very
    industrial, almost "rap" sounding...."ZOO-ROPA" will be on the shelves
    July 7th.....YES!!!!!!!
    
    perhaps another tour also?  I hope so, as I have never seen U2, but
    have been a loyal fan since the beginning.....
    
    mac
    
    

    
     After playing "Numb"(which was presented as recorded during the Achtung
    sessions, and the third cut from upcoming Zooropa album) earlier today,
    WBCN radio in Boston announced they will be broadcasting the final Zooropa
    concert live from Dublin on 28-AUG. 

    Is anybody planning to actually go to Dublin for the Aug. 28th concert?
    
    My daughter is planning to go.  I wish I could, but I can't afford it.
    
    She called a youth hostel in Dublin this morning and the guy she talked
    to said that all the hostels and bed & breakfasts are filling up fast
    for that week!
    
    Lorna
    

WBCN will be broadcasting the show in Boston, so I'm hoping for a
pay-per-view type deal...

Tim

    
    Check your local Television Listing this Friday for ABC-TV "IN CONCERT".
    TV Guide lists footage of U2 on tour in Europe, and the making of the
    group's video "Numb".
    
    also, on 21-AUG WBCN Radio in Boston is planning a live 2 Hour
    interview with U2. 

    Went to Strawberries last night at 12 a.m. to get my Zooropa
    and t-shirt. The t-shirt is cool. The album, well....they weren't
    kidding when they called it Achtung Baby - The B-Sides. It's a
    very "different" album....FWIW
    
    Chris M.

    From 21 Aug to 29 Aug I'll go to EIRE.
    
    I know that the " U 2 " will close their last Tour on 27/28 Aug in
    Dublin.
    
    I didn't find the ticket in Italy.
    
    Can you help me ? I'm hoping it.
    I'm looking for 4 ticket .
    
    Thanks in advance
    
    Angelo
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    Have been listening to my  copy of Zooropa for a couple weeks now.  
    
    I like it.  It's not exactly Achtung, Baby Side II, but it sure ain't
    Joshua Tree.  Very processed, very electronic (at times, they don't
    sound so much like U2 but OMD or another of those mid-late 80's
    electronic bands).  It feels a little more fluffy what I'm accustomed
    to from them, but that's probably due to the different "sound".  There
    were some songs on Achtung Baby which I thought were decidedly
    depressing ("One" and "So Cruel" come immediately to mind), and while
    not all the lyrics on Zooropa are happy and upbeat :), few of the 10
    songs on here sound even moderately poignant.  The Johnny Cash song is
    great, probably the best on the album (although I like "Zooropa" quite
    a bit and "Lemon" come in a close third).
    
    All in all, I'd recommend it, but only if one a) likes U2 and b)
    has bought Achtung Baby and liked that.
    
    
    kim

    re .214, well, I *love* U2, and I *loved* Achtung Baby, so I don't know
    what I'm waiting for, but I haven't gotten around to buying Zooropa,
    yet.  I plan to this week.
    
    My daughter just got her concert tix for Dublin, on Aug. 28th, along
    with her roundtrip air tix.  I wish I could go, too! :-( 
    
    Is anybody else (who reads this file) going to the concert in Dublin?
    
    Lorna
    

    I didn't know where else to put this so -- Has anyone seen the promo
    on VH-1 for "The New WKRP"? It's a riot, a parody of U2's "Numb". Les
    Nessman plays the "part" of The Edge. Truely a ripper.
    
    	fred deady

    re .216, yeah, it's pretty funny.  (Has nobody in it as cute as Bono,
    though!)
    
    Lorna
    

    Tawny look pretty good to me.
    
    	fred deady

    
     Heard, on the radio, an album of remixed U2 Singles is expected next
    month.

    
    	Has anyone else heard that Bono came 'out of the closet' in a
    magazine interview?  ( I don't think the interview's been published yet
    -I know I haven't seen it anywhere )  
    
    						- JC
    

    re .220, ha-ha-ha.  I really doubt it.  (not that there's anything
    wrong with it)  :-)
    
    He's been married for 11 yrs. to his high school girlfriend, and has 2
    kids.  From what I've read of his life, he's been known as somewhat of
    a womanizer ever since he was a kid.  If he said it, he was probably
    just joking around.
    
    Lorna
    

    Now, Adam Clayton, on the other hand, I always suspected he was gay
    until he got engaged to Naomi Campbell!  :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    
    You know, I *thought* there was sumthin' fishy about it!  Thanks for
    the 'straight' facts, Lorna! ( yes, pun was intended - sorry )
    
    						Jim

    
    I heard Clayton and Campbell's engagement was off.
    
    -Ed
    

Bono is presently going through a rough time with his wife (divorce on
the horizon perhaps)

The Edge divorced during the making of Achtung Baby

Adam Clayton is still engaged. The marriage date has just been pushed
back to do their schedules. Naomi is one of the most wanted supermodels
and U2 are preparing for Zoomerang. They are apparently getting married
in January (after Zoomerang).

Larry Mullen, I have no idea. His social life seems to be the most secretive
of the band. Anyone?

Other U2 news: 	New album out late november early december. (apparently the 7th
of dec)
		Pay Per View Special on Nov 27 from Melbourn (8pm)

		New album ready for next fall (unconfirmed rumor)

    re .225, from what I've read, Larry Mullen has been dating and/or
    living with a woman named Ann for the past several years.  I don't know
    if he is still with her, or not.
    
    Also, from what I've read recently, Edge and his wife are separated,
    but not divorced.  (Divorce is illegal in Ireland, isn't it?  Not sure
    how that works for famous people who usually tend to marry/divorce and
    remarry a lot.  Maybe they go someplace else to get divorced?)  But,
    *anyway*, according to what I've read, Edge and his wife are separated,
    but not legally divorced.  In fact, in this month's Rolling Stone he
    says in an interview that he and his wife are still separated, but are
    getting along fine as friends, and that, at this point, he couldn't say
    which direction the future holds for them.
    
    I'd feel sorry if Bono got divorced.  I've always thought it was
    sort've cute that he's been married so many years to his girlfriend
    from high school, when he's such a desirable man.  But, I imagine
    gorgeous women have been throwing themselves at him wherever he goes,
    which must help to make marriage difficult.
    
    Lorna
    

    is this the music note or the
    love life rumor note  ;-)
    
    what happened to music?

    re .227, personally, I'd like to have *both* from U2.  :-)
    
    Lorna
    

   This is the music gossip topic, and in here we talk about all kinds of stuff
including who's having it off with who!!!!! Although I couldn't care less, Iam
not surprised Bonos marriage is going through a rough spell... U2 have been
practically on the road for 20 months and are still not finished, and he's been
seen a few times eating out with model Christy Turlington.... tough sh** Lorna!!

   I hope its another eighteen months before the lads bring out their next LP,
after Zooropa its time for a good one......

                                                                   -dave-

    re .229, I might be "a little too young for Bono"?  Do we have a touch
    of sarcasm there?  I mean, considering the fact that I'm 10 1/2 yrs.
    older than Bono, I really doubt I'd be too young for him, don't you? 
    Too old and too average would be more like it, don't you think?  Even
    though I enjoy looking at attractive young rock mega-stars, I'm not
    stupid enough to think that any of them would have the remotest
    interest in dating an average looking 44 yr. old secretary, even if we
    ever *did* have occasion to meet, which would be highly unlikely, since
    I don't travel in their circles.  Believe me I am well aware that I
    could never attract the likes of Bono, and I really don't need you to
    rub it in my face in a public notesfile.  Of course, my consolation is
    that 99.5% of the female population wouldn't be able to attract him
    either.
    
    BTW, if your reply was a pitiful attempt at a joke, you forgot the
    smiley face!!
    
    Have a nice day,
    
    Lorna
    

    
    Lorna - fwiw, you're better-than-average looking, imho . . .
    
    						- Jim . . .
    

    re .231, aw, thanks!  :-)
    
    Lorna
    

   Lorna if I were to put smileys on every note I wrote my keypad ( and ) would
be worn away... I thought ya knew who it was coming from.. and how it was meant.
My moto is not to rub anything in anybodys face anywhere.... relax its Irish
humour...  Now you have a nice day....mine is already over.....

                                                          slainte....

                                                              -dave-

    re .233, okay, I remember you now, you're forgiven!
    
    Sorry, if I seemed a bit defensive, but it's a long story.
    
    Lorna
    

   No worries Lorna.... If ya want to tell me the story you can... Whatever
have a nice day and weekend......

                                                                slainte....

                                                                    -dave-

    
     Does anyone know if the 27-NOV Pay-Per-View television broadcast of 
    ZOOMERANG will also be available to radio stations?
                                                             

The Pay Per View Special will only be on Pay per view. Sorry no
simulcast. What is even worse only some Pay per View places will
be playing it. Also because it is a tape delay. 


					Dave

    Is anybody reading this from Australia?  
    
    Specifically, anyone who is going to one of the U2 concerts?
    
    Lorna
    

    re .95
    About those condoms, I'm from Holland and there were no Achtung
    Baby-condoms on sale here, during the show. If anyone has a spare
    (still in its wrapping and unused, off course) and wants to sell it,,
    let me know: [email protected]
    
    re .148
    About those pizza's: Over here, at the concert T-shirts were sold,
    saying: "We'd like to order 10,000 pizza's. Little note from Larry :
    Hold the ansjovis. "
    
    Just like .121, I'd like to give a review of the concert I visited, in
    Nijmegen, Holland, on Aug 3th. Here it comes:
    
    Since I tried (but failed) to get tickets for the tour from R&H, and
    the 9-10-11 May concerts in Rotterdam (which I was especially pissed
    off about, since my birthday is May 10, just like Bono), I decided to
    take no chance and spend the night at the place they would be selling
    the tix the next day. I arrived at 23:00 hrs and there were allready a
    couple of people there. We had a lot of fun and the next day I got my
    tix. YES!!
    
    Because a rumor I heard (that the security-people would take names of
    people who were at the concert very very early, and allow them to get
    back later and still have front-row places) I was at the park, where U2
    would be playing at 10:00 AM. The gates would open at 15:00 and the
    support-acts would start at 18:00. It was raining and noone was taking
    names, but we had a great time anyway and when the gates opened, we
    rushed in and ran to the front. I'll draw a map for the people who
    don't have a clue of what it looked like.
    
                        __________________
                       |                  |
                       |      STAGE       |
                       |____    __________|
           ------------     |  |x          -----------
    -----/    \             |  |^this is          \   \---------
               \    P1      |  | where I stood    /
                \           |  |                 /
                 \          |  |    P2          /
                  \_________|  |_______________/
                            |  |
                            |  --|
                            |____|
    P1 and P2 are spaces, to where you had to run, 'cause they would only
    allow approx. 200 people in it. Because of my running talents (I needed
    oxygen badly after the 400 m. dash ) I reached P2 before they closed
    it. I was 3 metres from the stage!!! We sat there and saw the opening
    bands, and after about 8 hrs of waiting Bono entered the stage.
    
    It was just great! He was all in black leather, with the fly-glasses
    on. We were lucky enough to get 2 cameras in and used them!!!! There
    were a lot of TV-screens displaying all sorts of messages. Bono zapped
    the TV after a few songs and said:" Well you haven't come all the way
    out here to watch TV, now have you?". The crowd went nuts. Being in the
    front, there were only REAL fans surrounding me, and everyone sang
    along with ALL the songs.
    
    After having played a couple of numbers on the little stage into the
    crowd, they made a connection with Sarajevo. Bono talked to 1 of the
    people over there about how it was there and how we all were concerned
    about them. Then the show went on and the belly-danser during
    Mysterious Ways was a great "object" for our cameras. When the show was
    almost over, they disappeared, only to return with Bono in his Mephisto
    outfit. He said:" I miss the old days, don't you?" The crowd went
    crazy! He went on summing up some of the great things about the old
    days, and then said something about:"Don't you miss Hitler?" The crowd
    OOOH-ed."Don't you miss the trains running on time?" After a few more
    sentences, he called Janmaat, a sort of Hitler-alike-qua-ideas
    politician in Holland. He wasn't home, but Bono sang:"I just called, to
    say, I love you.. etc". The crowd went wild! "Off with the horns and on
    with the show!".
    
    Some air-cannons blew Zoo-TV-money-notes in the air, which everybody
    tried to grab. I finally got one! They ended the show with Love is
    blindness (during which Bono danced with a girl from the audience) and
    closed with an old Elvis-song. Forgot which one.
    
    It took us about 3 hrs to get the car out of the parking lot, but it
    was worth it.
    
    Marcel
    

    Does anyone know if Bono's introduction of Frank Sinatra, at last
    week's Grammy Awards, was transcribed in any of the
    newspapers/magazines ?  Sinatra received a Living Legend award and Bono
    did a great job describing his career !

I thought I read it in the Boston Globe

    Happy 34th Birthday to Bono!   May he continue to #@!* up the main
    stream for many years to come.   :-)
    
    Lorna
    

I must be thinking of a different Bono.

    Which Bono are you thinking about?  The one who isn't cute or the one
    who isn't 34 yrs. old today?  :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    The one I'm thinking of is the one who isn't cute and isn't really
    $%^*#g up the mainstream of anything, but likes to think he is, probably
    on both counts. Oh, the one I'm thinking of also has a voice that causes
    me to switch radio stations a lot, too. But it's a fun game that I like
    to call Dodge Bono.

    Although there are a couple tunes I can listen to, "Where the Streets
    have No Names" and "New Years Day" notwithstanding.

    re .245, oh, well, I love his music, and his voice, and I think he's
    very good looking.  Also, he was very nice to my star struck 18 yr. old
    daughter 2 yrs. ago, signing a bunch of things for her, posing for a
    picture, and taking the time to look at some of her artwork, and for
    that I'll be forever grateful.  :-)
    
    Lorna
    
    
    

    Hey, you are all forgetting me.
    I had my birthday on the 10th of may too.
    And I'm a U2 fan too.
    I don't think Bono is THAT cute, or $#%$s things up, but I like his
    voice and their music a great deal. They are the best band I've ever
    heard live. Great show too.
    
    Marcel, 11 years younger than Bono. Exactly 11 years.

    
    
    goodbye lorna etc
    
    giles
    
    

    RE: .219
    
     In a highly unusual if not unprecedented move for an act of its
    stature, U2 has released a new album exclusively through its fan club
    magazine. The album is titled Melon and subtitled Remixes For 
    Propaganda the U2 World Service Magazine whose Winter/Spring 1995 issue
    (No. 21) accompanies the CD.
     Melon (an anagram of Lemon remixes of which open and close the CD)
    consists of nine remixes of tracks from Achtung Baby and Zooropa
    albums. Melon is 63 minutes, 42 seconds in length; the tracks are:
    
    >  Lemon (The Perfecto Mix0, remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve
       Osborne, copyright 1992
    >  Salome (Zooromancer Remix), remixed by Pete Heller and Terry Farley,
       1992
    >  Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity Remix), remixed by Rollo & Rob D, 1995
    >  Mysterious Ways (The Perfecto Mix), remixed by Oakenfold and
       Osborne, 1991
    >  Stay (Underdog Mix), remixed by Underdog, 1995
    >  Numb (The Soul Assassins Mix), remixed by The Soul Assassins, 1995
    >  Mysterious Ways, remixed by Massaive Attack, 1995
    >  Even Better Than The Real Thing (The Perfecto Mix), remixed by
       Oakenfold and Osborne, 1992
    >  Lemon (Badd Yard Club Mix), remixed by David Morales, 1993
    
     According to Melon executive producer Nick Angel, Island Records' U.K.
    A&R chief, the Perfecto mixes of Mysterious Ways and Even Better Than
    The Real Thing were commercially available, while both Lemon mixes were
    distributed to DJs. (The Badd Yard Club Mix was included on the
    commercial Stay CD5 in the U.S.) All other tracks are previously
    unreleased. Angel calls the album "A snapshot of a period when they were
    very experimental."
     Discussing Melon's genesis, Angel tells ICE "Achtung Baby was a very
    experimental album. Mysterious ways was the first track with a kind of
    groove that lent itself to being mixed. From there, Even Better Than
    The Real Thing followed. These really whetted the band's appetite when
    they realized certain people could reinterpret their stuff for the
    dancefloor. When Zooropa came out, we picked up the ball again. There
    were certainly a few tracks that could be mixed: Numb, Lemon, Crashed
    Car. They were very open to it. I can't think of a band of their
    stature that would be so open to remixing and restructuring their
    tracks."
     A remix album was considered, but Angel recalls, "I didn't think we
    had enough songs, and I was wary on two levels: I didn't want an
    overkill situation for U2 and I didn't think it was fair to ask people
    to pay full-CD price. The idea was shelved until the band said, 'We
    really like what we've got. Let's make it available to people who are
    rabid fans - readers of Propaganda.
    .....
     "I'm sure it will be massively bootlegged. I think it's just one of
    those things you have to accept. Otherwise you'd have to print a
    million copies, and people would be wondering what you're doing
    flogging remixes a year and a half later. This is a way that the people
    who love U2 enough to want to be subscribing to Propaganda can get a
    copy for nothing."
     In addition to subscription copies of Melon, which reportedly number
    around 25,000, Island did a "very limited" media mailing, with stern
    instructions not to review it. Meanwhile, the potentially touchy
    question of whether new subscribers to Propaganda can acquire Melon is
    not addressed in the magazine, although the CD's impending release was
    previewed in the previous, Summer/Autumn 1994, Issue. A one-year,
    four-issue subscription is $18 (check or money order payable to
    Propaganda); U.S. address is rockland Centre, Box 350, Nanvet, NY
    10954.
    
    
    - Used w/o permission from February 1995 ICE-The Monthly CD Newsletter 
                                                               

    HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME.
    
    U2 will always rule!!!!

    Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me.
    
    Once again U2 hits the top.
    

    
    	How about adding "U2" to the title of this note, so I don't in-
    	advertently read the new entries as they appear?
    
    	Thanks.
    

    sorry, I'm new

    Does anyone like to talk about U2 anymore?
    

    They're still worthwhile, especially for a band which has been recording
    for close on 17 years. I'm not really into them anymore but I thought
    "Achtung Baby" a great record and fondly remember an excellent show I
    saw with my brother at The Lyceum, London, at the end of the "Boy" tour.
    
    Barry.         

    I can't believe I got a response, thanks.  Does anyone know where I can
    find any U2 cd singles? I'm new to the Boston area.
    

    > U2 cd singles? 
    
    Many of the chain CD shops in the Boston area carry them (Newbury
    Comics, Tower Records, HMV).  If I remember correctly, the HMV store
    in Harvard Sq. seemed to have quite a few the last time I was in the
    store...
        			- Paul

    
     Used w/o permission from September 29,1995 Entertainment Weekly
    
     FOR YOUR EARS ONLY
    
     Bonded: "The name is Bono. Just Bono." Doesn't have quite the same
    ring to it, but U2's singer and fellow agent the Edge are adding the
    title song for the James Bond movie 'Goldeneye' to their burgeoning
    soundtrack resume. No Flystyle falsettos here, though; Tina Turner has
    been awarded the license to trill. Also dropping from U2 is the
    ambient-leaning album 'Operation Soundtracks 1' recorded with Brian
    Eno. It will be released Nov. 7 under the band name Passengers (with
    Luciano Pavarotti on the charity track "Miss Sarajevo"). Meanwhile,
    sessions are under way in Dublin for the next proper U2 release - "a
    rock & roll album," promises Bono...
    
                                                        - Chris Williams

    There's a U2 song I've heard on occasion, it seems like a live
    recording (lots of crowd noise in the background). It's a typical
    U2 song, a lot of octaves and suspended chords. The chorus has
    the phrase "Not Fade Away" in it. Anyone know the title/CD for
    this song?
    
    thanks - Dave

    
    It could be live version of "Bad". The original version was on the
    "Unforgetable Fire" album, I think. I'm not 100% sure of this but I
    think the live version was a track on an EP released back in the 80's.
    
    hth
    
    Des.