Category Archives: U2

2009-09-12: U2 in Chicago

Posted on September 14 2009 by Mickey

    We left for Chicago yesterday morning and returned this afternoon, for another pilgrimage to see U2. It was a great show as always, but I’m still of a mind that their best tours are the stripped down ones, … Continue reading →

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Under a Blood Red Shirtsleeve

Posted on October 22 2008 by Mickey

    Now this is some hardcore U2ing…By special request, Steve’s tattoo

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Driving to Buffalo

Posted on December 9 2005 by Mickey

    Maybe this was the wrong weekend for a U2 road trip…As seen on my TWC widget    (Or check out this other satellite image.)

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Auction Action

Posted on April 5 2005 by Mickey

    Since I too am waiting for U2’s fourth show to be shared on the BitTorrent sites, I got a kick out of this eBay auction. (In case it ends, I’ve archived it here too. [Archivist’s Note: sadly, it … Continue reading →

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The Boys Play Rock and Roll

Posted on March 28 2005 by Mickey

    U2’s Vertigo tour is underway. The stage has been assembled*, the fans are queuing, the first show of the tour is about to start. The rehearsal setlists which have been shared online look extremely promising, with old album … Continue reading →

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U2sday

Posted on March 14 2005 by Mickey

    I saw rumors over the weekend that U2 might add a second show in Detroit. I wasn’t sure if they like us anymore since they skipped us on the first leg (and I still remember how many people … Continue reading →

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Vertigo 2005: Third Leg Dates

Posted on March 7 2005 by Mickey

    U2.com has just announced the latest dates for the third leg of the Vertigo tour. This leg will bring the band back to North America, late in the year. Monday, September 12: Toronto, Air Canada CentreWednesday, September 14: … Continue reading →

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Vertigo 2005 Tour Dates

Posted on January 24 2005 by Mickey

    While I was out enjoying An Evening with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at, of all places, the Detroit Opera House (or D’OH!, as Schmoe calls it), U2.com went ahead and released the tour dates ahead of time … Continue reading →

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Vertigo 2005

Posted on January 22 2005 by Mickey

    The fun begins…    The dates will be announced on Monday.    The pre-sales begins on Tuesday.    The e-mail with the code is being sent out now.

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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

Posted on December 8 2004 by Mickey

    Today marks the twentieth anniversary of my first U2 show.  Good God, I’m old. Way way back in the mists of time, a small group of friends drove from CMU to the once and soon-to-be beautiful Fox Theater … Continue reading →

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