Dienstag, 22. Juni 2004
xfm.co.uk: The gates at this year?s Glastonbury Festival haven?t even opened yet, but already organiser Michael Eavis has been thinking about who he wants to play in 2005, with U2 seemingly at the top of his list. [
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Montag, 21. Juni 2004
u2.com: Bono on Tutu and Mandela and the new South Africa, in a special edition of Dazed & Confused. D&C: You have been to South Africa on several occasions and witnessed how AIDS affects people's lives, which African stories have left the biggest impression on you...
Bono: Two of the most inspiring stories of the last 50 years to have come out of South Africa, one has been well recorded, that's Nelson Mandela. [
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thespoof.com: At a hastily called press conference on his private estate at Rudder Cut Cay in the Bahamas, Irish legend, Bono – the sometimes lead singer in the popular beat combo U2, the seeker of truth, justice and world peace, the man who would be Jesus bejesus - yesterday announced an audacious plan to persuade George W Bush and Michael Moore to join him and his backing band on stage for a rendition of “Pride in the name of Love,” at a benefit concert for retired politicians and filmmakers who have fallen on hard times. [ more]
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seattletimes.nwsource.com: It's really no surprise that Irish rocker Bono would come to work where the streets have one name (Sand Hill Road). Yep, the U2 rock legend has become a venture capitalist, joining a new Menlo Park firm put together by old Silicon Valley hands Roger McNamee and John Riccitiello. (Bono's next hit: "Mamas Don't Let Your Rockers Grow Up to be Tech Investors.") No. This move isn't about money. OK, it probably is. [ more]
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Freitag, 18. Juni 2004
news.yahoo.com: Rock 'n' roll ain't what it used to be. U2 frontman Bono has apologized -- for having a cigarette.
The breach of Ireland's new smoking ban was committed last week during a night out with Californian rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The singer, real name Paul Hewson, was spotted lighting up during a late-night bash in the plush Tea Room restaurant of the Clarence Hotel, which he and fellow U2 mates own. [ more]
The breach of Ireland's new smoking ban was committed last week during a night out with Californian rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The singer, real name Paul Hewson, was spotted lighting up during a late-night bash in the plush Tea Room restaurant of the Clarence Hotel, which he and fellow U2 mates own. [
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Donnerstag, 17. Juni 2004
u2log.com: Speaking to Edge he confirmed that the band would complete the album ‘by the end of June - first week of July at latest’. [ more]
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Dienstag, 15. Juni 2004
online.ie: An HIV/Aids awareness video featuring U2 singer Bono to educate teenagers on the global pandemic was launched today in Dublin.
The film, Positive Youth, hopes to teach young people to take responsibility for their personal choices and create awareness about the situation around the world. [ more]
The film, Positive Youth, hopes to teach young people to take responsibility for their personal choices and create awareness about the situation around the world. [
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bloomberg.com: Bono, the social activist and lead singer for Irish rock bank U2, is joining U.S.-based venture capital company Elevation Partners as a managing director, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The 44-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, may play a central role if Elevation invests in the music industry, which has posted declining sales worldwide, the paper said. [ more]
The 44-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Hewson, may play a central role if Elevation invests in the music industry, which has posted declining sales worldwide, the paper said. [
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u2log.com: U2 are reportedly agonizing over the title of their much-anticipated new album. Bono told the Sunday Mirror that he “doesn’t have a clue” what to name the album.
“I still don’t know if it is a boy, or a girl, or an elephant, which is always a difficult birth,” he told the tabloid. [ more]
“I still don’t know if it is a boy, or a girl, or an elephant, which is always a difficult birth,” he told the tabloid. [
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Montag, 14. Juni 2004
nydailynews.com: Bono went unrecognized at first when he arrived with five friends at The Prime Grill at around 3:30 p.m. When the rock star asked for coffee, the maitre d' pointed him toward the Starbucks down the street. Once another employee recognized him, the U2 front man got the java he was looking for. He and his crew, who stuck around for dinner, ended up staying for seven hours...
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Freitag, 11. Juni 2004
u2tour.de: Shane, ein irischer Freund von U2tour.de, hatte die Gelegenheit, Bono im Studio in Dublin zu treffen. Er hat nun für U2tour.de zwei exklusive Photos aus dem Innern des Studios zur Verfügung gestellt. [ more]
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