This actually happened last Friday and I had meant to write about it. But I think the review I wrote for the Fordham University newspaper pretty much sums up what I thought of it.
The review can be found here:
http://www.fordhamobserver.com/1.1604215-1.1604215
Needless to say, it was really awesome.
Showing posts with label U2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U2. Show all posts
Friday, March 13, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
U2 360-Degree Tour Announced
U2 has announced most of the dates for their 2009 tour, called U2360. The name is appropriate since the stage design will allow the band to sell tickets for every seat in the venue instead of having empty seats behind the stage.
The band will perform completely in stadiums, starting in Barcelona, Spain on June 30. After trekking across Europe, the band will head to North America for a series of stadium shows in the fall. This will be U2's first stadium tour in America since 1997's Popmart tour. Only 4 U.S. dates have been confirmed but there will be more announced in the near future. ALL LISTED DATES AFTER GIANTS STADIUM ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. This is just an estimate from an original post on U2.com that has been removed. Therefore, they are not finalized.
U2 has also promised to keep ticket prices low this time around due to the economic situation. While the option to due a $250 seat is still there, many tickets will be sold for prices below $100. Every show will also have 10,000 seats on sale for $30. I think this is a really good price range for the band that will allow every economic group to attend.
The tour dates can be found at U2tours.com.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
21st Century Breakdown: the news for weeks of 2/8 and 2/15/09
Alright, it's been a couple of weeks since my last update. Sorry about that. My internet connection has repeatedly been crapping out and I've been busy with college-related activities. Before I get to news, I would just like to say that I watched the Grammys. U2, Radiohead, and Paul McCartney were the best performances. Chris Martin really needs someone to tell him he can't dance. Allison Krauss/Robert Plant won too many awards. Finally, I'd like to say that Radiohead got robbed in a lot of categories, especially album of the year. They deserved that award. Warning: this update will be long.
- Blink-182 announced at the Grammys that they would be reuniting for an albu
m. I don't know how this will work since they already didn't look like they wanted to be together while they announced their reunion.
-Green Day also had an announcement to make at the Grammys. Their new album, 21st Century Breakdown will be released in early May with an arena tour to start in July.
- Live Nation and Ticketmaster officially announced their merger last week. To me, this is an extremely bad idea for the concert goers. The Live Nation-Ticketmaster company will pretty much now have a monopoly on concert tickets. Not good at all.
- Ozzy Osbourne has canceled OzzFest 2009 in order to have more time to work on his new solo album. Now I'm wondering why he can't just have someone else organize it and simply not perform this year. I'm sure the fans can live a year without Ozzy at OzzFest.
- U2 has booked David Letterman's Late Show for 5 straight days, from March 2nd to March 6th.
- Peter Gabriel has dropped out of performing his nominated track, "Down to Earth," at the Oscars. He r
efuses to perform because they Academy wanted him to only perform about a minute of the song as part of a medley. M.I.A. is unlikely to show up as well since she has recently given birth. Looks like the Oscars are running out of performance options here.
- Blind Faith, the group containing the duo of Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, will be hitting the road this summer. The tour is to start on June 10th at the IZOD Center in New Jersey and end on June 30th in L.A.
- Robert Plant and Allison Krauss are back in the studio, working on a follow-up to Raising Sand.
- Nine Inch Nails will be touring with Jane's Addiction later this year. Dates are expected to be announced in a couple of weeks. Trent Reznor also stated that it may be some time before a new NIN project.
- The Sasquatch! Music Festival revealed that Kings of Leon, Jane's Addiction, and Ben Harpr & Relentless7 will headline this year's festival on May 23, 24, and 25, respectively. Other groups scheduled to perform are Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, TV on the Radio, Peter, Bjorn, and John, Fleet Foxes, and Santogold.
- Coldplay have announced the dates for a summer American leg of their world tour. The tour will begin on July 10th in Portland and end on August 9th in Tampa.
- Kings of Leon are also hitting the road in North America, starting on April 19th in Boston and ending May 21st in San Francisco.
- The title of Grizzy Bear's new album has been revealed. It's called Veckatimest and will be released in May.
- Slipknot will headline this year’s Download Festival along with The Prodigy, Korn, and Motley Crue. The festival will take place atDonington Park , Derby from June 12th to 14th.
- Limp Bizkit have officially reunited after their 8-year hiatus because "we decided
- Concert tickets that go on sale this week (in the tri-state area):
-> Blue October on May 1 at the Webster Hall, on sale on 02/21 at noon
-> Primal Scream on March 29 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, on sale on 02/20 at noon
- Rock album releases this week (always Tuesday unless stated otherwise)
-> Years of Refusal by Morrissey
-> Common Existence by Thursday
-> Sargarmartha by The Appleseed Cast
-> The Century of Self by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
-> Pins and Panzers by Plushgun
- Blink-182 announced at the Grammys that they would be reuniting for an albu
m. I don't know how this will work since they already didn't look like they wanted to be together while they announced their reunion.-Green Day also had an announcement to make at the Grammys. Their new album, 21st Century Breakdown will be released in early May with an arena tour to start in July.
- Live Nation and Ticketmaster officially announced their merger last week. To me, this is an extremely bad idea for the concert goers. The Live Nation-Ticketmaster company will pretty much now have a monopoly on concert tickets. Not good at all.
- Ozzy Osbourne has canceled OzzFest 2009 in order to have more time to work on his new solo album. Now I'm wondering why he can't just have someone else organize it and simply not perform this year. I'm sure the fans can live a year without Ozzy at OzzFest.
- U2 has booked David Letterman's Late Show for 5 straight days, from March 2nd to March 6th.
- Peter Gabriel has dropped out of performing his nominated track, "Down to Earth," at the Oscars. He r
efuses to perform because they Academy wanted him to only perform about a minute of the song as part of a medley. M.I.A. is unlikely to show up as well since she has recently given birth. Looks like the Oscars are running out of performance options here.- Blind Faith, the group containing the duo of Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, will be hitting the road this summer. The tour is to start on June 10th at the IZOD Center in New Jersey and end on June 30th in L.A.
- Robert Plant and Allison Krauss are back in the studio, working on a follow-up to Raising Sand.
- Nine Inch Nails will be touring with Jane's Addiction later this year. Dates are expected to be announced in a couple of weeks. Trent Reznor also stated that it may be some time before a new NIN project.
- The Sasquatch! Music Festival revealed that Kings of Leon, Jane's Addiction, and Ben Harpr & Relentless7 will headline this year's festival on May 23, 24, and 25, respectively. Other groups scheduled to perform are Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective, TV on the Radio, Peter, Bjorn, and John, Fleet Foxes, and Santogold.
- Coldplay have announced the dates for a summer American leg of their world tour. The tour will begin on July 10th in Portland and end on August 9th in Tampa.
- Kings of Leon are also hitting the road in North America, starting on April 19th in Boston and ending May 21st in San Francisco.
- The title of Grizzy Bear's new album has been revealed. It's called Veckatimest and will be released in May.
- Slipknot will headline this year’s Download Festival along with The Prodigy, Korn, and Motley Crue. The festival will take place at
- Limp Bizkit have officially reunited after their 8-year hiatus because "we decided
- Concert tickets that go on sale this week (in the tri-state area):
-> Blue October on May 1 at the Webster Hall, on sale on 02/21 at noon
-> Primal Scream on March 29 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, on sale on 02/20 at noon
- Rock album releases this week (always Tuesday unless stated otherwise)
-> Years of Refusal by Morrissey
-> Common Existence by Thursday
-> Sargarmartha by The Appleseed Cast
-> The Century of Self by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
-> Pins and Panzers by Plushgun
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Get On Your Boots: News for the week of 01/19/09
Sorry this update is a couple of days later than usual. I've been a little busy. Anyway, I forgot to add that if you enjoy this blog, please tell your friends to check it out as well. Now, on to news.
- U2's new single, "Get On Your Boots," was released to radio and digitally on Monday, 01/19. It is their first new single since 2006's "Window in the Skies."
- Metallica, Run-DMC, and Jeff Beck are three of the many 2009 inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Other performers to be inducted on April 4th in Cleveland are Wanda Jackson, Little Anothony and the Imperials, and Bobby Womack.
- Bruce Springsteen picked up a Golden Globe for his track, "The Wrestler," which was written for the movie of the same name.
- Capitol/EMI plan to re-release Radiohead's first three album, Pablo Honey, The Bends, and OK Computer as 2-CD and 2-CD/1-DVD sets. The reissues will contain the original album along with all of the group's b-sides for each respective era. The DVDs will include live footage and music videos. They will be released on March 24th.
- Bruce Springsteen, U2, Beyonce, and James Taylor were a few of many performers to play at a inaugural concert on 01/19 for President Obama.
- In other inaugural news, Obama selected The Dead to perform at the Inaugural Ball.
- U2 has released the tracklisting and album cover for their upcoming album, No Line On The Horizon. The tracklisting is : 1. “No Line On The Horizon”
2. “Magnificent”
3. “Moment of Surrender”
4. “Unknown Caller”
5. “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”
6. “Get On Your Boots”
7. “Stand Up Comedy”
8. “Fez – Being Born”
9. “White As Snow”
10. “Breathe”
11. “Cedars Of Lebanon”
- Kings of Leon, U2, Duffy, and Girls Aloud have all been confirmed to perform at this year's BRIT Awards on February 18th.
- Pete Doherty's first solo album, Grace/Wasteland, will be released on March 24th.
- Concert tickets that go on sale this week (in the tri-state area):
-> Kris Kristofferson at The Concert Hall, on sale on 01/24 at 10 am
-> Rick Springfield at the Nokia Theatre Times Square, on sale on 01/24 at 12 pm
-> Say Hi at Mercury Lounge, on sale on 01/23 at 12 pm
-> Van Morrison at WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, on sale on 01/25 at 10 am
-> Tom Jones at Terminal 5, on sale on 01/23 at 12 pm
- Album releases this week (always Tuesday unless stated otherwise)
-> Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
-> Grand by Matt and Kim
-> Noble Beast by Andrew Bird
-> The Empyrean by John Frusciante
-> Mantis by Umphrey's McGee
-> A-Lex by Sepultura (January 23)
- U2's new single, "Get On Your Boots," was released to radio and digitally on Monday, 01/19. It is their first new single since 2006's "Window in the Skies."
- Metallica, Run-DMC, and Jeff Beck are three of the many 2009 inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Other performers to be inducted on April 4th in Cleveland are Wanda Jackson, Little Anothony and the Imperials, and Bobby Womack.
- Bruce Springsteen picked up a Golden Globe for his track, "The Wrestler," which was written for the movie of the same name.
- Capitol/EMI plan to re-release Radiohead's first three album, Pablo Honey, The Bends, and OK Computer as 2-CD and 2-CD/1-DVD sets. The reissues will contain the original album along with all of the group's b-sides for each respective era. The DVDs will include live footage and music videos. They will be released on March 24th.
- Bruce Springsteen, U2, Beyonce, and James Taylor were a few of many performers to play at a inaugural concert on 01/19 for President Obama.
- In other inaugural news, Obama selected The Dead to perform at the Inaugural Ball.
- U2 has released the tracklisting and album cover for their upcoming album, No Line On The Horizon. The tracklisting is : 1. “No Line On The Horizon”
2. “Magnificent”3. “Moment of Surrender”
4. “Unknown Caller”
5. “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”
6. “Get On Your Boots”
7. “Stand Up Comedy”
8. “Fez – Being Born”
9. “White As Snow”
10. “Breathe”
11. “Cedars Of Lebanon”
- Kings of Leon, U2, Duffy, and Girls Aloud have all been confirmed to perform at this year's BRIT Awards on February 18th.
- Pete Doherty's first solo album, Grace/Wasteland, will be released on March 24th.
- Concert tickets that go on sale this week (in the tri-state area):
-> Kris Kristofferson at The Concert Hall, on sale on 01/24 at 10 am
-> Rick Springfield at the Nokia Theatre Times Square, on sale on 01/24 at 12 pm
-> Say Hi at Mercury Lounge, on sale on 01/23 at 12 pm
-> Van Morrison at WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, on sale on 01/25 at 10 am
-> Tom Jones at Terminal 5, on sale on 01/23 at 12 pm
- Album releases this week (always Tuesday unless stated otherwise)
-> Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
-> Grand by Matt and Kim
-> Noble Beast by Andrew Bird
-> The Empyrean by John Frusciante
-> Mantis by Umphrey's McGee
-> A-Lex by Sepultura (January 23)
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