U2 360: We’re In
We’re not exactly sure how he did it, but our founding editor has somehow managed to finagle access to Saturday’s Raleigh-Durham, N.C. installment of U2’s massive 360 tour … which landed in America earlier this month after a string of European dates.
And while we’re under no illusion of being invited backstage to hang out with lead singer Bono, we’re celebrating our latest “new media coup” by holding an impromptu “hottest intern” competition.
Can anybody guess what the prize is?
Anyway, it’s always nice when pandering pays off.
Now, here’s a clip from the European leg of the tour …
Comments
By Jonny D on September 28th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Congratufuckinlations, and pay for the ticket next time…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GyTdo1nGO0
By Toyota Kawaski on September 28th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
wow more freeloading just like your football tickets!!!
By PasserBy on September 28th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
How can we judge the “hottest intern” without pics?
By Strom's Daughter on September 28th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
He looks like a fly in that picture.
By beentook2 on September 28th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Na! He looks like Governor Bauer in drag.
By myles keogh on September 29th, 2009 at 9:13 am
That is not U2. U2 cease to exist after Joshua Tree. If you don’t believe me go back and listen to Boy, October, War, and The Unforgettable Fire or pull some concert video from Youtube from those tours. That was U2.
By Joe on September 29th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Good God, Myles, are you serious? U2 fans like you make me sick, really. Yes, you are entitled to your opinion; but, thank the Good Lord U2 hasn’t repeated the Joshua Tree formula for the past 22-years since Joshua Tree, thank God they have been willing to try and push the envelope, sometimes more effectively than others (at least they refused to remain stagnant, always open to experiment).
I saw the U2 360 show in Chicago on opening night, with my mom, sister and brother-in-law, and it was amazing. I had also seen them on the Vertigo Tour in Atlanta on the second night, and while the lighting/staging on this tour is superior, the setlist and band/crowd energy was no less amazing. This is a band that has been making music for 3-decades or so now, and know how to put on a damn good rock show!
By sid on September 30th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
There’s a testament to a good rock show. “I went with my mom.” Sorry, but U2 lost it years ago. Just look at the crowd that was at the show in Maryland. Pelosi? Daschle? Josh Bolton? Cardinal McCarrick? The President of Rwanda? Sorry, but that sounds more like who you’d see at a Broadway opening, or the opera. If that’s what floats your boat, that’s fine. But it just ain’t rock, in my opinion. Rock should not be so carefully orchestrated. It loses its edge (so to speak). Most of the people who go to see U2 these days likely do it because it’s the in thing to do, and they can then brag about how they were there.
By myles keogh on September 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Joe,
I am not against pushing the envelope. Far from it. I love musicians who do that. The Beatles were masters at it. IMO U2 sucks now not because they “push the envelope” something they were doing in their first five albums (if you don’t believe that then listen to Boy and compare and contrast that with The Unforgettable Fire) but because they have produced nothing but crap in my opinion since TJT. Between that stupid movie and album Stumble and Fall (aka Rattle Hum which had a few good songs on it left over from TJT) through Achtung Banal, Flop and whatever the hell their new CD is called what they have put out imo is trash both musically and showmanship. Their tours are just overrated hype now. Gigantic TV screens that break, ridiculous alter ego characters of Bono (ie. McPhisto or whatever it is he called himself), giant rotating stages, etc it is all a dog and pony show. And there is a reason for it…its to distract and cover up bad, unoriginal music that they have been producing. And like Sid said people will pay all this cash just to say they have been there and seen them – its the “in thing.” Folks must have money to burn if they like paying over $100.00 to see these guys play a lot of bad music for an hour and half.
I saw them in an interview 10+ years ago talking about how they came so close to breaking up right before they went into the studio to produce Achtung Banal. It really is a shame they didn’t follow through on that.
By Nikki on October 13th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Completely agree with ‘myles keogh’. I find U2 disgusting now. A shadow of the band they used to be. That’s what happens when business takes over music.
I read something funny on the band just a minute ago called Why U2 Sucks. Funny read. :)
http://www.whythisblogsucks.com/2009/10/13/why-u2-sucks/