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U2 concert stats for the 360° Tour

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:10:33 -0500

Thank you to A/T for sharing!

My U2 concert stats for the 360° Tour! (so far......)

You've selected the following 6 shows:

· 2009-08-14 - London, England - Wembley Stadium (23 songs)
· 2009-08-15 - London, England - Wembley Stadium (24 songs)
· 2009-09-12 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - Soldier Field (23 songs)
· 2009-09-13 - Chicago, Illinois, USA - Soldier Field (23 songs)
· 2009-09-20 - Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA - Gillette Stadium (23 songs)
· 2009-09-21 - Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA - Gillette Stadium (23 songs)

We found 28 different songs played during these shows.

· Beautiful Day (6 times)
· City Of Blinding Lights (6 times)
· Get On Your Boots (6 times)
· I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (6 times)
· I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (6 times)
· Magnificent (6 times)
· MLK (6 times)
· Moment of Surrender (6 times)
· No Line On The Horizon (6 times)
· One (6 times)
· Sunday Bloody Sunday (6 times)
· The Unforgettable Fire (6 times)
· Ultra Violet (Light My Way) (6 times)
· Unknown Caller (6 times)
· Vertigo (6 times)
· Walk On (6 times)
· Where The Streets Have No Name (6 times)
· With Or Without You (6 times)
· Breathe (5 times)
· Elevation (5 times)
· Mysterious Ways (3 times)
· Pride (In The Name Of Love) (3 times)
· Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (3 times)
· Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (3 times)
· Until The End Of The World (3 times)
· Bad (2 times)
· New Year's Day (2 times)
· Your Blue Room (2 times)

We found 31 different snippets played during these shows.

· All You Need Is Love (3 times)
· Amazing Grace (3 times)
· Blackbird (3 times)
· Far Far Away (3 times)
· Rock The Casbah (3 times)
· Stand By Me (3 times)
· You'll Never Walk Alone (3 times)
· 40 (2 times)
· Acquiesce (2 times)
· Fool To Cry (2 times)
· King Of Pain (2 times)
· London Bridge Is Falling Down (2 times)
· London Calling (2 times)
· Reverend Black Grape (2 times)
· Two Tribes (2 times)
· A Day Without Me (1 time)
· Blue Suede Shoes (1 time)
· Break On Through (1 time)
· Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (1 time)
· Get Up Stand Up (1 time)
· Here Comes The Sun (1 time)
· I Want To Take You Higher (1 time)
· Mofo (1 time)
· Movin' On Up (1 time)
· Norwegian Wood (1 time)
· Oliver's Army (1 time)
· Rock And Roll (1 time)
· Run (1 time)
· She Loves You (1 time)
· Stories For Boys (1 time)
· Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (1 time)

Songs from 9 U2 albums have been played during these shows.

· No Line On The Horizon (7 songs)
· Achtung Baby (4 songs)
· All That You Can't Leave Behind (4 songs)
· The Unforgettable Fire (4 songs)
· The Joshua Tree (3 songs)
· How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2 songs)
· War (2 songs)
· Passengers: Original Soundtracks 1 (1 song)
· Zooropa (1 song)

Opening songs

· Breathe (5)
· Magnificent (1)

Closing songs

· Moment of Surrender (6)

Shows by tour

· 360° Tour (6)

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Party in the USA

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:17:20 -0500

Guess what I've been listening to all morning while waiting for the washer machine to do it's thing?

That's right. Miley Cyrus. Bwa hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! I know I should hang my head in shame. BUT....this song is a little bit catchy!!!

Party in the usa

I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan
Welcome to the land of fame, excess, whoa am I gotta fit in?
Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time
Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign

This is all so crazy, everybody seems so famous
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio

And the Jay-Z song was on
And the Jay-Z song was on
And the Jay-Z song was on

So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!"
Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"

Got my hands up, they're playin' my song
And now I'm gonna be okay
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!

Get to the club in my taxi cab
Everybody's lookin' at me now
Like "Who's that chick that's rockin' kicks
She's gotta be from out of town"

So hard with my girls not around me
It's definitely not a Nashville party
'Cause all I see are stilettos
I guess I never got the memo

My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune

And the Britney song was on
And the Britney song was on
And the Britney song was on

So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!"
Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"

Got my hands up, they're playin' my song
And now I'm gonna be okay
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!

Feel like hoppin' on a flight, on a flight
Back to my hometown tonight, town tonight
Something stops me every time, every time
The DJ plays my song and I feel alright

So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!"
Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"

Got my hands up, they're playin' my song
And now I'm gonna be okay
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!

So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song
The butterflies fly away
I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!"
Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"

Got my hands up, they're playin' my song
And now I'm gonna be okay
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!
Yeah! It's a party in the USA!

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QotD: My Favorite Apps

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:05:34 -0500

What are your favorite web or mobile apps? Which ones do you use everyday?
Sponsored by Yahoo!
Hmmm. The two I use the most are just Facebook and AIM. I guess I am boring Vox! : )

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Irony, I know it when I see it

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:18:22 -0500

A U2 show marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has run into controversy - after organisers built a wall around the venue.

A two metre barrier has been erected around the Brandenburg gate to keep out people without tickets for the show.

"This has created a lot of outrage here because the falling of the wall was supposed to bring people together," said BBC reporter Damien McGuinness.

The U2 show is part of the MTV Europe Music Awards, which take place later.

Ten thousand tickets were given away free online and snapped up within hours.

Now police in the city say they're expecting as many as 100,000 people to descend on the square in front of the Brandenburg gate to try and catch a glimpse of U2.

"It is a big event, one that I am very pleased about. It would be nice if as many Berliners as possible could take part," Frank Henkel, Christian Democrat floor leader in the Berlin city-state parliament, was quoted as saying in the daily Berliner Morgenpost.

"It would be great if the organizers would avoid barriers of any kind."

McGuinness said Berliners think it is "pretty ironic" that an event to mark the falling of the wall has resulted in another one being constructed.

Berlin politicians dissuaded US President Barack Obama from visiting the city as part of the celebrations, for fear his security operation would require several main roads be blocked off.

It is now feared road blocking will be necessary to accommodate U2's fans.

Calls to representatives of U2 and MTV seeking comment have not yet been returned.

LETS HOPE THIS GETS SORTED OUT !!!!!

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Left Coast U2 Friend

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:26:17 -0500

Anyone who gets me a ticket to a U2 show is pretty much a rock star!! But, then to invite me to the West Coast? Well, they get elevated status of course!! : )

My friend DLT is almost as much as a crazy U2 fan as I am!

DLT Claw

He is also a big hockey fan. His team is the Carolina Hurricanes even though he is from The OC. He is not a Bruins fan. I shall let that slide.

DLT Canes

Oh, and of course since he is a Cali boy he loves the beach!

DLT Beach

: )

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More U2 presales?!

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:02:41 -0500

I think U2.com must know every time my brain wanders away from thinking about U2. How do I know this? I open up my email just now and there is yet ANOTHER presale going on for 2010.

We all know how much I love U2, but my brain is going to explode!!! How much can I take!?!? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Originally I had thought about flying from the Toronto show on 7/3 to Chicago show on 7/6. BUT today I was invited to Oakland on 6/16 and I am going. So maybe I should spend more time out there and just fly home from Toronto and skip Chicago??!

Well, the presale for my group for Chicago isn't until Wednesday, so there is time for me to make up my mind!

What to do???!

Dear Crush Monkey,

As a U2.com subscriber we're pleased to invite you to take part in ticket presales for five more 2010 North American dates to go on sale on U2's 360° Tour - Anaheim, Denver, Chicago, Miami and New York.

In order to take part in the presales you will need your PERSONAL PRESALE ACCESS CODE(s) which you will see below.

If you did not use your presale access code for 2009 360° Tour European shows or for 2010 shows which have already gone on sale, and you have now resubscribed to U2.com for a further 12 months, a SECOND presale access code is also displayed below.

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West Coast here I come!!

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:59:01 -0500

Wahooooooooo!!!!

So, there I was at work this morning, minding my own business at about 11:30am.

My cell phone lit up and then started to ring. It was my U2 friend from The OC. : )

He wanted to know if I wanted to go see U2 in Oakland !!

I have been to California on the way to Hawaii twice in my older years and once when I was young and really don't remember that trip much!

I know that Oakland is very close to San Francisco and I've always wanted to visit so I said yes right away!!!!!

He bought the tickets right away at 10am west coast time!

Looks like I will be at the Oakland Coliseum on 6/16/2010 !!!!!!!! : )

Oakland

Now comes the fun part!

Planning the flight and finding a place to stay!

He already told me that he would be pilot and I could be co-pilot which is fine by me! : )

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Dinner with an old friend

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:31:41 -0400

Over the summer I ran into an old friend. It was wonderful to see her! I felt like the Grinch when his heart gets bigger at the end of 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' !

She is super busy and always traveling sharing her creative spirit teaching classes all around the USA, Europe and even cruise ships!

Last night though she made the time to have dinner with me at a local Italian restaurant. We chatted, ate and chatted for 2.5 hours catching up!! It was so good. My face hurt from smiling and giggling so much!!! : )

So glad that we have reconnected!! We drifted apart about 3 years ago. My fault. I am too sensitive, feelings get hurt and then I just put up a barrier. Plus the green eyed monster isn't pretty sometimes and I don't like when I get that way at all !

Hey, at least I know I am that way and can admit mistakes, even if it takes a little while.

I am still feeling the happy glow a full day later!

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Headed to Toronto to see U2....in 2010 !

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:03:21 -0400

Yes, I know it isn't until July of 2010 but I am excited!!!

Have never been to Toronto before. Had looked into going this year instead of Chicago but the dates just did not work out, so Chicago won.

The presale for U2.com members who have belonged since last year started today and the entire presale ends tomorrow for the Toronto date. Just in case my favorite Irish band doesn't make it here in 2010 I'm headed to see them in Canada! Didn't want to be shut out of tickets!

They are playing at the Rogers Centre (previously the SkyDome):

Cn Tower

U2 announced their dates for 2010 and there still is not a New England date listed. Rumors are swirling that there might be a date added, but looking at the schedule as it is I can't see where it would fit. Hmmmm!

6 June, 2010 Anaheim CA US Angel Stadium
12 June, 2010 Denver CO US Invesco Field
16 June, 2010 Oakland CA US Oakland Coliseum
20 June, 2010 Seattle WA US Qwest Field
23 June, 2010 Edmonton CA Commonwealth Stadium
30 June, 2010 East Lansing MI Spartan Stadium
3 July, 2010 Toronto ON CA Rogers Centre
6 July, 2010 Chicago IL US Soldier Field
9 July, 2010 Miami FL US Land Shark Stadium
12 July, 2010 Philadelphia PA Lincoln Financial Field
16 July, 2010 Montreal QC Venue TBA
19 July, 2010 New York NY New Meadowlands Stadium

Maybe in the near future this list will be updated with more dates! But for now this is where I will be on 7/3/2010. Section 130D, Row 16! : )

Rogers centre

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U2 to perform free, in Berlin

nobody@vox.com(Crush-Monkey) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:17:08 -0400

U2 To Perform at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards

HISTORIC PERFORMANCE AT BERLIN'S BRANDENBURG GATE

LONDON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- U2 will perform in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on November 5, as part of the16th MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), the news was announced today by MTV Networks International (MTVNI), owned by Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B). As a prelude to the Fall of The Wall celebrations in Berlin, U2 return to the city for a free ticketed performance which will be beamed into the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards.

U2's manager Paul McGuinness said: "It'll be an exciting spot to be in, 20 years almost to the day since the wall came down. Should be fun."

Tickets to attend MTV EMAs present U2 at the Brandenburg Gate will be free of charge and available by registering onwww.u2.com or www.mtvema.com from 9pm (CET) on Wednesday 28 October 2009. Tickets, which will take the form of a bar-coded e-ticket, will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and will be restricted to a maximum of 2 per applicant. Access to the performance will be strictly via one advance, scanned e-ticket per person. Tickets will not be available on the night of the show.

Commented Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, EVP, Music Brands, MTV Networks International and Executive Producer for the MTV Europe Music Awards: "The exceptional musical heritage of this year's EMAs spans genres and generations and we are extremely proud to be bringing U2 to Berlin for this extraordinary performance. This year's Awards will be remembered as the night when the world's major music players came together against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate music, freedom and the birth of a new age in Europe."

The MTV Europe Music Awards will take place at the 02 World, Berlin on Thursday 5 November 2009 and will be broadcast live on MTV at 9pm CET.

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