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This morning U2 headed up to Fordham University to wake up the faculty and students with a relatively small, and very early concert. CityRoom reports that security was tight, but five hairdressers from Michigan managed to smooth talk their way in.
ABC News has a video of the anticipation leading up to the 5-song set, which aired live on GMA. If these kids seem a little too excited to hear all the new tunes, remember they were born during the Achtung Baby/Zooropa era, just as the band's frontman turned spectacle and began donning rockstar sunglasses everywhere.
The NY Post reports back with some video, and notes that Bono told the audience of eager students: "We formed a rock 'n' roll band so we could get out of college. Maybe if it looked like this, or felt like this, things could've been different." And with that, U2apalooza is nearly over. Tonight they'll play their last Letterman show, and tomorrow morning that stretch on West 53rd will no longer be named in their honor.
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What is with Bono and those spooky eyeglasses?
the south park episode about Bono being the world's biggest piece of crap pretty much sums it up
i wonder how these guys have maintained relevancy by releasing the same album every three years
Frodham is Catholic, right? Is that why U2 chose to play there? I mean, why not Julliard? They are right next door, and more importantly, practicing musicians.
They played at the main Fordham campus in the Bronx, no?
ahh! Fordham....sorry.
One more thing, did Bono break his ankle? (see photo)
Someone get those guys wheelchairs.
Are you serious? They still look, and more importantly, sound great.
Would you rather listen to a vanilla studio band like the Killers or a pseudo-emo band like My Chemical Romance?
False dichotomy, there are bands other than the Killers and My Chemical Romance. U2 hasn't had a decent album since Achtung Baby when, as Jen wrote, Fordham students were born.
Dr. Z - I just tossed out the names of two of the more popular, but awful bands...
Also, "Achtung Baby" was a phenomenal album from start to finish and is hard to top, but "How to Dismantle an Atomic Band" was pretty damn good and "All You Can't Leave Behind" was also had a lot of depth.
You mean since Zooropa. I see that and Acthtung Baby as one double album except the second disc wasn't released until 2 years after the first.
Personally I thought half of Pop was incredible, ATYCLB was meh throughout, and HTDAAB was just plain bad.
Oh, I love Zooropa, but it is a wretched "look at us we're the world's greatest band" mess.
Did they confer an honorary degree in douchebaggery to Bono? I mean, he's worked so hard for so many years on his master's thesis.
Sweet!
I can't believe it! Omg kekeke ^_^