Katie Couric meets U2 shoveling snow
“If it wasn’t for the potato famine, The Beatles would have been Irish anway.”
Vienna Flashmob Promotes U2′s No Line On The Horizon
Here’s a cool initiative organised by German-language U2 fansite U2tour.de. They rallied fans to stage a Flashmob promoting U2′s ‘No Line on the Horizon’ in the centre of Vienna, Austria on the day of the album’s release in Europe.
Fans from all over Austria gathered on Stephansplatz in Vienna at three in the afternoon. The fans formed a line, holding up print outs of the words ‘No Line’ (see picture) . They recruited passers-by to join in and ended the line with a fan holding up the words ‘On the Horizon’.
TV station ORF filmed the flashmob (see above), which was broadcast in their TV programme ZIB Flash as well as online in their ZIB 24 live stream.
We think a round of applause for this grass roots promotional event is in order.
Boots from Above
A different perspective on ‘Get On Your Boots’ at Broadcasting House, filmed from a hotel opposite the building.
Video: U2′s BBC rooftop gig
Unfortunately the clips below have been removed from YouTube for copyright reasons, but you can see some lovely fan-shot footage here.
Fan made “Streets” video compilation
In anticipation of their upcoming world tour, here’s a fan made video compilation of Where the Streets Have No Name, using pro-shot footage from seven concerts including Rattle & Hum, ZooTV, PopMart, Elevation, Slane Castle, Vertigo tour, SuperBowl halftime show and U218. Eat that, Hamish.
Video of U2 rehearsing at Canal+
U2 rehearsing in the Canal+ studios on Monday. Bono does his best Elvis impersonation.
World live premiere of U2′s “Breathe”
U2 played “Breathe” live for the first time on Le Grand Journal on Canal+ in France on Monday evening. The tallest Frenchman in the world followed Bono, singing his heart out, back onto the stage after a brief trip into the audience. (Get an mp3 of this song at U2exit.com)
U2 at the Echo Awards: Boots over Berlin
After the Grammies and the Brits, U2 took their opening act-performance to Berlin’s Echo Awards, adapting the background visuals for the night, with some German and European flag images reminiscent of their Zooropa days.
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“Berlin welcomes U2″
Cool video from U2tour.de capturing the display welcoming U2 to the O2 in Berlin where the band are performing at the Echo Music Awards.
U2 arrived in Berlin yesterday. Bono first met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to discuss the ONE organisation. In the early afternoon the band did interviews before going to the O2 Arena for their dress rehearsal. The show will be broadcast on ARD television and Fritz radio from 8.15pm CET. (via U2tour.de)
“Do Not Knock The Westlife”
The Edge and Bono meet some lovely girls (ex-All Saints Melanie Blatt and Nicole Appleton) backstage at The Brits. They discuss Bono’s messiness, William Orbit’s veiny nose and The Edge’s really. big. brain.
“Ah-may-cing.”
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