Lillywhite fears The Gav
The second part of producer Steve Lillywhite’s interview with U2.com contains this priceless quote.
“Dublin in the late Seventies was not the vibrant, multicultural city that we have now. I used to hang out with Adam a lot. We were the party boys. Larry and Bono and Edge were into their own thing. These very strange guys with make-up would come into the studio and never say ‘hi’. They weren’t from the side of the street where you were taught the social niceties of life. I was scared stiff of Gavin Friday, and still am.”
To which we can only say: Steve, you pussy!
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Keane, Frans Ferdinand join U2 on tour
Brit Award winners Keane are the third band to sign up for the Vertigo Tour with U2 in Europe this summer. The Killers and Snow Patrol had already been confirmed for the opening slot. Keane will support U2 in Munich, Nice and Barcelona.
We’ve also learned Paddy Casey will open up for the band at their first Dublin gig and the fantastic Franz Ferdinand will be on the bill in San Sebastian and Madrid.
D’ya think they’ll be contracting Bloc Party, The Dears, The Stills, The Rapture, The Arcade Fire and The Bravery as well? We think U2 have a cunning plan to get rid of their young competitors, by invoking the ‘U2 opening act curse’. Seriously, try to name a few bands that survived opening up for U2…
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