Favorite One Liners

[Gonna Run 2 U]

"Im only hangin on to watch you go down" - Not really a one liner but ya know..one statement

 

[MsPurrl]

"So many social engagements, so little time."

 

[ndmaxfield]

"Off with the horns, on with the show."

 

[ndmaxfield]

"Feel free to spread out." -Edge to a halfway empty Tampa Stadium during the Popmart tour (the one bad experience I've had with U2)

 

[ndmaxfield]

"Where are we, Edge?" - Bono to Edge during the opening of "New York", Madison Square Garden, June 2001 (one of many, many fantastic live experiences I've had with U2)

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

"Do you remember the words? I don't!" - Bono while attempting to snippet 'Let's Twist Again' during the War tour. He proceeded to just keep repeating the same two lines over and over again.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

"I can sing!!!" Lovetown Adelaide, first concert back after losing his voice and cancelling gigs.

 

[waynetravis]

Put down your fucking phone

 

[Rob33]

2 lines come to mind from Bono, I'll provide some context:

Edge: "what key do you want to play in?"
Bono: "eh, What's a key?"

then,

Bono is introducing himself then looks at Larry and says,

"eh, what's your name?"

 

[kingofsorrow]

"Feel free to spread out." -Edge to a halfway empty Tampa Stadium during the Popmart tour (the one bad experience I've had with U2)

i was there. i loved the idea of almost having the stadium to myself.

 

[Axver]

"Thank you, Sydney!" - Edge, in Melbourne.

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

"Please stop playing guitar." - Edge to a girl Bono pulled up to play guitar for him while his arm was in a sling.

 

[Peterrrrr]

"What's the score? 0-0, not good. You give this people freedom and then they come and kick your ass, terrible"

 

[ramblin rose]

"We're going to try one more song, stick with us, this could be crap", Bono before Fast Cars in Boston on 12-4-05.

 

[LPU2]

"One mile is not high enough! We're goin' up and we're never comin' down!" Bono as he took the stage in Denver, St Patricks Day, 1985.

 

[kennerado]

"Back when the Beastie Boys were fighting for the right to party we were fighting for human rights"

Something like that anyway.

"Mr Channel 10, THIS is the U2 Audience" (said to camera man on stage)

 

[AchtungGirl219]

"Thank you, Sydney!" - Edge, in Melbourne.

Ahahaha, the memories.

Cue... major boo from crowd... ... and amusing attempt at a "save":


"Thank-you Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne... but mostly Melbourne"

^ Love that he forgot Adelaide.

 

[gareth brown]

haha when was that?!

also:

"Could you pass me a tissue please, Nathan?" from Rattle and Hum always made me laugh for some reason.

 

[The Sad Punk]

When Bono says "Only in America!" twice within about five minutes in Outside is America. Like it's a good thing to say.

^ Love that he forgot Adelaide.

Everyone always does.

 

[Addicted To Bad]

"If I could... you know I would.."

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

I always wanted to play guitar badly....and I do. ...

~Bono

 

[Nate Dogg]

"Feel free to spread out." -Edge to a halfway empty Tampa Stadium during the Popmart tour (the one bad experience I've had with U2)

That was my first U2 show...I had a blast, but yeah, the half full stadium in the rain made you wonder where the band was going after Popmart. I was able to get very close to the stage, and don't remember it raining at all. I had to drive two hours to get there by myself, but I'd do it again tomorrow.

 

[CTU2fan]

"Thirty seconds, for Ray Bourque. Ray Bourque, gonna walk on this evening. C'mon Ray..." Bono, Boston, 9 June 2001.

"A hard one for you to swallow, Boston" Bono, after "New York", Boston, 6 June 2001.

 

[Hallucination]

"No. Thank you!"

- Bono, December 19th 2005 in Portland, Oregon durring the Vertigo tour -

He said this right after the fans raised a total of more than 11 000 THANK YOU signs durring the opening of Elevation. I contributed 3502 signs myself hahaha. It was awesome to have him aknowledge the signs durring the song. In fact they extended the intro so each band member could comment. Priceless.

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

"Feel free to spread out." -Edge to a halfway empty Tampa Stadium during the Popmart tour (the one bad experience I've had with U2)

Great one!

"Allright, enough with this crap. It's time to rock!" Edge before starting to sing his karaoke song on Popmart.

 

[ndmaxfield]

That was my first U2 show...I had a blast, but yeah, the half full stadium in the rain made you wonder where the band was going after Popmart. I was able to get very close to the stage, and don't remember it raining at all. I had to drive two hours to get there by myself, but I'd do it again tomorrow.

I definitely don't regret going to that show. I was just a tiny bit turned-off when Edge voiced his frustration to the crowd that actually was in attendance. Did it really rain at Tampa Popmart? I DO remember it raining at my first U2 show (Zoo TV Tampa), at the very end of the show, just as Bono started singing "I can't help..." (whoosh - down came the raindrops, amazing, I was hooked from then on).

 

[Moser]

"Now you didn't come all the way here to watch TV, now did you?!!" ZooTV

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

Am i buggin you?

 

[Carek1230]

"No. Thank you!"

- Bono, December 19th 2005 in Portland, Oregon durring the Vertigo tour -

He said this right after the fans raised a total of more than 11 000 THANK YOU signs durring the opening of Elevation. I contributed 3502 signs myself hahaha. It was awesome to have him aknowledge the signs durring the song. In fact they extended the intro so each band member could comment. Priceless.

Without a doubt I agree! I was there, I contributed about 500 signs and passed them out in the stands around me. That show was amazing!

 

[waynetravis]

Great one!

"Allright, enough with this crap. It's time to rock!" Edge before starting to sing his karaoke song on Popmart.

Singing in the rain!!!!