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U2 Armed with juvenile delinquent attitude, hyper-child energy, and the distinct inability to play their instruments, U2 became Ireland's most important export since St. Patrick's snakes, charismatic visionaries who believed the human spirit could transcend the boundaries of rock. As high school friends in 1970s Dublin, singer Bono, guitarist the Edge, drummer Larry Mullen, Jr., and bassist Adam Clayton won a McGuinness Ale-sponsored battle of the bands and won over Island Records head Chris Blackwell. Landing in the U.S. with soaring melodic anthems including "I Will Follow," U2 quickly became a post-punk phenomenon, the UK's equivalent to R.E.M. Steve Lillywhite's echoing, bell-spiked production made Boy (1980) a hit, while October (1981) exhibited growing pains, a reflection of the group's struggles with Christianity, a divided Ireland, and their impending stardom. These concerns came to a head on War (1983), for which the group literally jumped over their recording engineers to enforce the raw, distorted crackle and pointed textures of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "New Years Day." War was business as usual next to the broadened scope of The Unforgettable Fire (1984) and The Joshua Tree (1987), albums with huge ambient soundscapes encouraged by producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. After the bluesy experiments of the studio half of Rattle And Hum (1988), U2 stopped stressing out and instead flaunted their spiritual/showbiz contradictions with the buzzing sonic adventures of Achtung, Baby (1991), the subsequent multi-media flash of the Zoo TV tour, and chaotic energy overflow of Zooropa (1993). The sadly overlooked Original Soundtracks 1 (1995), recorded with Eno as the Passengers, is a compelling diversion of dark faux soundtracks. Amidst some Vegas-style self-mockery, Pop (1997) delivers a few great leaps ("Discotheque," "Atlanta") into matching pop-tune sensibilities with dense techno textures but then backs off to more traditional rock songstering. U@ most recent studio album, 2000's Grammy-winning All That You Can't Leave Behind, combines elements from all of U2's periods, which explains why it appeals to such a wide fanbase and became a huge comeback record for U2, thus solidifying their status as the biggest band in the world more than 20 years into their career.

 

Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. It is the county seat of Fulton County, although a portion of the city (the 1909 annex) is located in DeKalb County, and most of the airport, which is within the city limits, is in Clayton County. According to the latest census estimates (as of December, 2004), the city had a population of 425,000 and the fast-growing Atlanta metropolitan area totaled 4,708,297, making it the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta is arguably a poster-child for cities worldwide experiencing rapid urban sprawl, population growth, and commercial development. As a result, Atlanta is a common case study for college students who study Urban Geography around the globe.

The Atlanta skyline as seen from Buckhead.Atlanta's development began in the early 19th century as a railroad hub. It was largely destroyed by Union forces during the Civil War, but recovered in time to be chosen the state capital shortly thereafter. In the 20th century, Atlanta was a center for the American Civil Rights Movement and served as the host city for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics.

One of the city's nicknames, "The Phoenix City", relates to its rise after the Civil War. The phoenix appears in many of Atlanta's symbols, including its seal and flag. In the 1940s and 1950s, former Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield called Atlanta "The City Too Busy to Hate". In addition, it has also been called the "New York of the South" in response to one of Georgia's own nicknames, "The Empire State of the South."

Atlanta is circled by Interstate 285, which has come to delineate the interior of the city from the surrounding suburbs. This has given rise to calling residents inside the "Perimeter" (local parlance for I-285) as ITP (Inside the Perimeter) and those in the suburbs OTP (Outside the Perimeter). The Perimeter is Atlanta's equivalent to the Capital Beltway around Washington, DC.

Atlanta has such a great economic impact on the state and the surrounding region that cities and towns hundreds of miles away are considered 'exurbs', defined by the fact that people depend on their livelyhoods by commuting to work in the city, rapidly growing what is called Metro Atlanta.

U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and Vertigo

A rough-cut of the band's follow-up album was stolen in Nice, France, in July 2004 [1]. Shortly thereafter, Bono stated that, should the album appear on P2P networks, it would be released immediately via iTunes and be in stores within a month. No such pre-release of the album occurred, however, and the first single from the album, titled "Vertigo", was released for airplay on September 24, 2004. The song received extensive airplay in the first week after its release and debuted at #18 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100, at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, and #5 on the Australian ARIAnet singles chart. The album, titled How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, was released on November 22 in much of the world and November 23 in the United States. The album debuted at #1 in 32 countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the band's native Ireland. It sold 840,000 units in the United States in its first week. This was a record for the band, nearly doubling the first-week sales of All That You Can't Leave Behind in the USA.

U2 promoted How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb heavily. They made appearances on TV shows like CD:UK and The Jonathan Ross Show in Britain and Saturday Night Live in America. In another first, the band allowed the single "Vertigo" to be used in a widely-aired iTunes television commercial; though the band did not receive any royalties for the use of the song, due to the commercial the song was well known even before the release of the album. In a further partnership with Apple Computer, the band licensed a special version of the iPod music player with a U2 design (black faceplate with red click wheel, echoing the color scheme for the new album) and facsimilies of the bandmembers' signatures etched on the back plate. The band made a video for the second North American single, "All Because Of You," while riding on a flatbed truck through the streets of Manhattan on November 22. They then played a free concert at a Brooklyn park, attracting over 3,000 fans who had learned of the show on various U2 fan websites.

In April 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed U2 in its fifty "greatest rock & roll artists of all time". On March 14, 2005, U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.

In Europe, the next single released from the album - "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" - once again featured a Bono/Pavarotti performance on the B-side. The performance is a Jacknife Lee remix of "Ave Maria" sung by Bono with Luciano Pavarotti.The B-Side of the single also includes a remix of the hit "Vertigo" and a Jacknife Lee remix of "Fast Cars." Fast Cars is an album track available only on the UK and Japan versions and American deluxe editions of Atomic Bomb. The single will be available on 2 CD formats and a DVD single. The DVD carries a video of an exclusive live performance of "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" from the band's Dublin studio, and a Trent Reznor remix of "Vertigo."

The first leg of the Vertigo Tour kicked off in the United States, with the band performing 26 sold-out shows. The first leg started of in March in San Diego, California and finished in May in Boston, Massachusetts. The band performed well-known hits, songs from the current album, and early rarities to adoring fans. The band will return to the United States in the fall and will finish up December 19, in Portland, Oregon. There are currently rumors of a United States stadium tour in the summer of 2006.

U2 have smashed Irish box office records with ticket sales for their 2005 Croke Park, Dublin concerts, after more than 150,000 were sold within 50 minutes. In Belgium and in Austria the tickets were sold within 60 minutes.

U2's third single from the album, "City of Blinding Lights," entered the UK singles chart at #2 on June 12. They performed alongside Coldplay, Paul McCartney, and Pink Floyd, among others, in the Live 8 concert in London on July 2nd, 2005.

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06.03.2005
Scoop! They're Coming Back in the Fall

The band are set to announce tomorrow that they are adding 33 more dates to their 'Vertigo//2005' World Tour.

Beginning in Toronto on September 12, the tour will continue into December finishing in Portland on the 19th.

With the first show in San Diego just weeks away, U@ are set to be on the road just about non-stop until the end of the year.

And we can reveal that on this third leg of Vertigo 2005, they will play 3 shows at Madison Square Garden and 2 shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston.

As well as this, new dates have been confirmed in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Washington, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Tampa, Atlanta, Ottawa, Montreal, Hartford, Buffalo, Cleveland, St. Louis, Omaha, Salt Lake City and Portland.

"We're really looking forward to this tour," said manager Paul McGuinness. "The show looks and sounds fantastic, its going to be a great year".

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Tickets for all additional performances will go on sale in the next few weeks. General admission floor tickets remain $49.50 (plus applicable service fees) and are limited to 2 per person. Additional reserved seat tickets prices vary according to market. There is an 8 ticket limit per person with a maximum purchase of 2 general admission floor tickets.

20.07.2005
// 'Italian Job'
// Italian fans get to be part of a film shoot at the San Siro in Milan tonight and tomorrow.


19.07.2005
// ‘Here She Comes…’
// Is she here to stay ? Miss Sarajevo in the set list again for last night’s show at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich.


18.07.2005
// Once More In The Name of Love
// College DJs and U2 fans, Todd Richards and Mary Cipriani will co-host the 18-hour broadcast which begins at 7:00am on July 21st - and runs till the next morning.


17.07.2005
// Beauty Contest in Holland
// Miss Sarajevo and Original of the Species in the set for beautiful final show at Amsterdam Arena tonight.


15.07.2005
// Out of Control Again in Holland
// Here's what they played at tonight's second show at Amsterdam Arena.


14.07.2005
// 'Welcome home U2'
// ‘Where’s the bass man? Adam Clayton!’ Right there where he should be. ‘Unos, dos, tres…catorce!’


13.07.2005
// Hot Date In Holland
// Kaiser Chiefs, Killers, U2 - great way to open a three night stand in Amsterdam.


12.07.2005
// Friday on stage with U2, Sunday on stage with REM
// Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol wonders if it gets any better! Exclusive interview with U2.Com.


11.07.2005
// 'Hear Him Singing Opera'
// Another emotional night as Parisians rock the Stade de France.


10.07.2005
// Out of Control Again
// A second dazzling show in two nights in the French capital.


10.07.2005
// 'Amazing Grace'
// Just one of a clutch of songs that Bono borrowed from during a wild show in Paris last night.

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