Check this article about yesterday's concert
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/nyregion/23band.html?oref=login&hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/nyregion/23band.html?oref=login&hp
Interference.com mentioned in NY Times
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blueyedpoet
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but...here we go
Word of a Free Concert, Next to an Oft-Sold Bridge, Spreads Quickly
By JON PARELES
Published: November 23, 2004
U2 played a not-so-secret free concert yesterday afternoon at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park on the bank of the East River in Brooklyn. For slightly more than an hour, with the Brooklyn Bridge overhead and the lights of downtown Manhattan as a backdrop, the band played songs from its new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," and a few older songs to thousands of well-behaved fans ready to shout "Yeah!" or clap along at any cue from Bono.
The concert was the culmination of a well-orchestrated video shoot that doubled as a publicity stunt for the Irish band. Through the afternoon, the four members of U2 were set up on the back of a flatbed truck. They were plugged in and performing the band's next single, "All Because of You'' as the truck's route wound downtown from the Upper West Side, trailed by a helicopter for aerial shots.
Meanwhile, fans gathered in the state park, largely by word of Internet. The concert was announced on U2 fan Web sites, like www.interference.com, and a good part of the audience arrived with personalized electronic tickets to an "MTV Surprise Performance" that didn't specify a band.
Since U2's album is due for release today and the band had been in New York over the weekend to perform on "Saturday Night Live," many fans made the connection.
Not all the fans were local. Marie McFarland and Tabatha Wright had come to New York from Gadsden, Ala., to see the band.
Along with the audience in the park, some people watched the concert from the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The band was still on the flatbed truck as it crossed the Manhattan Bridge, waving to the audience in the park and announcing, "Here we come!'' And as twilight and the November chill descended, U2 arrived on stage. The band sounded fatigued and somewhat disheveled as it started its current single, "Vertigo.'' But buoyed by the crowd's enthusiasm, the band grew stronger as the concert progressed.
The songs were about mortality, love and faith, both somber and exultant. Bono, the lead singer, sometimes raised both hands overhead, like a preacher giving a benediction, as the Edge, the lead guitarist, played ringing chords. Along with new songs, U2 played older hits and two lesser-known songs: U2's 1979 debut single, "Out of Control," and "She's a Mystery to Me," a song written for Roy Orbison.
The concert will be telecast by MTV on Dec. 8. But Bono played to the local audience, adding references to Brooklyn to some lyrics. "Why does this feel like a hometown concert?" he asked, to cheers. For an encore, U2 played a triumphal second take of "Vertigo.'' As one lyric went "All of this can be yours," Bono turned to the skyline, then changed it for the occasion: "All of this is yours," he proclaimed with a grin. Like the concert itself, it was a generous gesture that is bound to look good on videotape.
but...here we go
Word of a Free Concert, Next to an Oft-Sold Bridge, Spreads Quickly
By JON PARELES
Published: November 23, 2004
U2 played a not-so-secret free concert yesterday afternoon at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park on the bank of the East River in Brooklyn. For slightly more than an hour, with the Brooklyn Bridge overhead and the lights of downtown Manhattan as a backdrop, the band played songs from its new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," and a few older songs to thousands of well-behaved fans ready to shout "Yeah!" or clap along at any cue from Bono.
The concert was the culmination of a well-orchestrated video shoot that doubled as a publicity stunt for the Irish band. Through the afternoon, the four members of U2 were set up on the back of a flatbed truck. They were plugged in and performing the band's next single, "All Because of You'' as the truck's route wound downtown from the Upper West Side, trailed by a helicopter for aerial shots.
Meanwhile, fans gathered in the state park, largely by word of Internet. The concert was announced on U2 fan Web sites, like www.interference.com, and a good part of the audience arrived with personalized electronic tickets to an "MTV Surprise Performance" that didn't specify a band.
Since U2's album is due for release today and the band had been in New York over the weekend to perform on "Saturday Night Live," many fans made the connection.
Not all the fans were local. Marie McFarland and Tabatha Wright had come to New York from Gadsden, Ala., to see the band.
Along with the audience in the park, some people watched the concert from the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The band was still on the flatbed truck as it crossed the Manhattan Bridge, waving to the audience in the park and announcing, "Here we come!'' And as twilight and the November chill descended, U2 arrived on stage. The band sounded fatigued and somewhat disheveled as it started its current single, "Vertigo.'' But buoyed by the crowd's enthusiasm, the band grew stronger as the concert progressed.
The songs were about mortality, love and faith, both somber and exultant. Bono, the lead singer, sometimes raised both hands overhead, like a preacher giving a benediction, as the Edge, the lead guitarist, played ringing chords. Along with new songs, U2 played older hits and two lesser-known songs: U2's 1979 debut single, "Out of Control," and "She's a Mystery to Me," a song written for Roy Orbison.
The concert will be telecast by MTV on Dec. 8. But Bono played to the local audience, adding references to Brooklyn to some lyrics. "Why does this feel like a hometown concert?" he asked, to cheers. For an encore, U2 played a triumphal second take of "Vertigo.'' As one lyric went "All of this can be yours," Bono turned to the skyline, then changed it for the occasion: "All of this is yours," he proclaimed with a grin. Like the concert itself, it was a generous gesture that is bound to look good on videotape.
arsenalfan
The Fly
Great day for the site. Congrats guys.
chanfle98
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dandy
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
'out of control' is a lesser known song? really?
equally newsworthy was how many people were on here yesterday.
equally newsworthy was how many people were on here yesterday.
Renrut
The Fly
Most fans of U2 weren't even BORN when OOC was released... Scary thought! Maybe we should have a geriatric chat room for us old-timers 
MissVelvetDress_75
Blue Crack Addict
I was born when OOC was released.
HelloAngel
ONE love, blood, life
Well - as much as I like to see Interference mentioned anywhere, the NYT should have mentioned U2log.com since they broke the story. I believe in giving credit where credit is due - and they definitely had this scoop. 
bonojr62
Refugee
The Blue crack is leaking into the mainstream lol.
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