Archive: October 2004
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October 28, 2004Bono Tells Portland Audience to Care and Get InvolvedBono speaks in Portland, Oregon, about Africa: a continent of tragedy and opportunity. Darci Chapman Hanning reports for U2log.com. Photos by Peter Hanning. Beginning his speech with a surprise announcement, Bono revealed that two women had returned the lyrics and notes that had been stolen from him 23 years earlier, just after U2's first gig in Portland. The notes and lyrics were for U2's then upcoming album October. "People who could have published or sold my back pages, for absolutely no award, have handed them back. An act of grace, an act of goodness; you will never know how much that means to ...
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October 27, 2004Vertigo Video Premieres on AOLU2 risked life and limb to shoot the video for "Vertigo" in Delta de L'Ebre, Spain. Was it worth it? You decide. Watch the video at AOL music. Whaz that black stuff?
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October 27, 2004Complete lyrics to U2's new album"And you
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October 26, 2004Top Hat Turns Bono SpanishBono opened the third annual MTV Video Music Awards Latin America last week via a pre-recorded video. Wearing a top hat and speaking in Spanish, Bono greeted the Latin audience in this way: Senoras y Senores! Pasen y vean! llego el circo! Bestias del Rock and Roll Magos del Pop Bandas en vivo y sin red y la lengua más grande del planeta Bienvenidos a los MTV Music Awards Latin America two thousand and...1, 2, 3, 14. Continue Reading...
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October 26, 2004Bono and Edge Team Up With JobsBono and The Edge were in San Jose, California, today to help Apple announce:A special 20GB black U2 iPod that will retail for $349US featuring all four band members' signatures.A digital box set of all of U2's albums as well as over 25 rare and unreleased tracks. The box set will retail for $149US. U2.com says that those tracks will include material from Hasta La Vista, Baby! and Melon, the Propaganda-only fan club CDs. The total is said to be "over 400 tracks" -- which is a lot more than just all the albums. Hopefully there'll be more on ...
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October 25, 2004Go Vertigo, go DutchThe Dutch U2 fanclub is having a fanclub meet on November 22, the day before the release of U2's new album. Fans will be able to listen to the new album, see the accompanying DVD and buy the CD and DVD in all three formats. So if you're Dutch, get yourself to Stairway to Heaven in Utrecht, Mariaplaats 11-12 from from noon to 5pm. For more info, mail info@u2fanclub.nl U.K. fans should keep an eye on Channel 5. Bono is being interviewed by Alastair Campbell on Wednesday 27th October at 19.30pm. ... still strung out on U2? Check out this 'string quartet ...
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October 25, 2004Come on down, play the Vertigo gameIf you're not afraid of heights, go to U2vertigo.com to play the Vertigo game: jump from buildings and scale down from the heights to get your feet firmly on the ground before you get dizzy. There are prizes to be won. ... or just watch the band playing Vertigo on CD:UK.