spanisheyes
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I usually don't comment on 'this day in U2's history' but with these 3 events happening on the same day, I just couldn't resist.
This day in U2's history...
December 20, 1981: London, England
U2 returns from the U.S. tour to play the first of two sold out shows at London's Lyceum, receiving tremendous critical praise in the process. The shows are described in Record Mirror as "the gig of 1981."
I love to read about the early days and individuals seeing the "U2 fire" already burning brightly that continues like wildfire 20 years later.
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December 20, 1982: 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' plays in Belfast
U2 plays a show in Belfast, which hears "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" for the
first time. Introducing the song, Bono tells the audience it is not a rebel
song, and promises that if the crowd doesn't like it, they'll never play the
song in Belfast again. The crowd roars with approval when the song ends.
What it would have been like to be at this show and hear those militaristic drums and opening guitar chords for the very first time announcing the beginning of a song that Bono would declare "is not a rebel song" and being sung in the heart of the city to which it was written about.
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December 20, 1987: U2 films for Rattle and Hum: Day two
On the second night of filming in Tempe, Arizona, Bono limits his antics and
the shoot is a great success. The concert is captured for the Rattle & Hum
movie.
I remember a friend and I making plans to go see this show while living in Los Angeles, but at $5.00 at ticket, the two shows sold out immediately. It is worthy to note that the first night was not shot for the film because of Bono's objection to all the pressure of filming before cameras that stifled his ability to be himself before the capacity crowd. Thank God that the second night turned around and we see the evidence of the magic of that show on the color section of Rattle and Hum, especially 'With or Without You' and the "will shine like stars in the summer night, we shine like stars in the winter night...one heart, one hope, one love."
Chris
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"That's what's happening to U2 on tour in the United States at the moment - we're just a conduit for all this joy and hope and despair and it's all coming out - People say, 'Oh, Rock and Roll is great - just takes people's minds off of it' - No. That is not our job. Our job is to take people's minds through it." --Bono's take on the Elevation Tour since 9/11
[This message has been edited by spanisheyes (edited 12-20-2001).]
This day in U2's history...
December 20, 1981: London, England
U2 returns from the U.S. tour to play the first of two sold out shows at London's Lyceum, receiving tremendous critical praise in the process. The shows are described in Record Mirror as "the gig of 1981."
I love to read about the early days and individuals seeing the "U2 fire" already burning brightly that continues like wildfire 20 years later.
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December 20, 1982: 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' plays in Belfast
U2 plays a show in Belfast, which hears "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" for the
first time. Introducing the song, Bono tells the audience it is not a rebel
song, and promises that if the crowd doesn't like it, they'll never play the
song in Belfast again. The crowd roars with approval when the song ends.
What it would have been like to be at this show and hear those militaristic drums and opening guitar chords for the very first time announcing the beginning of a song that Bono would declare "is not a rebel song" and being sung in the heart of the city to which it was written about.
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December 20, 1987: U2 films for Rattle and Hum: Day two
On the second night of filming in Tempe, Arizona, Bono limits his antics and
the shoot is a great success. The concert is captured for the Rattle & Hum
movie.
I remember a friend and I making plans to go see this show while living in Los Angeles, but at $5.00 at ticket, the two shows sold out immediately. It is worthy to note that the first night was not shot for the film because of Bono's objection to all the pressure of filming before cameras that stifled his ability to be himself before the capacity crowd. Thank God that the second night turned around and we see the evidence of the magic of that show on the color section of Rattle and Hum, especially 'With or Without You' and the "will shine like stars in the summer night, we shine like stars in the winter night...one heart, one hope, one love."
Chris
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"That's what's happening to U2 on tour in the United States at the moment - we're just a conduit for all this joy and hope and despair and it's all coming out - People say, 'Oh, Rock and Roll is great - just takes people's minds off of it' - No. That is not our job. Our job is to take people's minds through it." --Bono's take on the Elevation Tour since 9/11
[This message has been edited by spanisheyes (edited 12-20-2001).]
