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The long wait was worth it for many diehard fans who attended Irish rock band U2's debut concert at the National Stadium on Saturday. At one point, frontman Bono jokingly declared "this is the greatest rock 'n' roll band at the National Stadium tonight" to the 50,strong sold-out crowd present, as he called Singapore a "sci-fi city of tolerance" before launching into anthem One. Fans' patience was tested for the last 43 years as the rock legends - which include guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen - gave Singapore a miss in their tour stops.

Last night they performed the seminal album, The Joshua Tree, in full, along with hit songs from the rest of their four-decade-plus catalog, including Beautiful Day and Even Better Than The Real Thing.

They are set to perform a second show today before travelling to other Asian cities such as Tokyo, Mumbai and Manila. Mr Ferdinand Pereira, 35, a content manager, made his way from Malaysia for the concert.

Read also: Super Junior to perform in Indonesia in January. That's the biggest difference from the European crowd ," he said. It now opens with images of the continent in ruins after World War Two and ends with the band performing in front of the EU flag, making a plea for tolerance and unity. You just think about the bureaucracy in Brussels, which is why I guess a lot of people in the UK wanted to leave. Have the band thought about how the pro-EU message will go down in the UK?

On a personal level, U2 are particularly worried about the Irish border situation. So we're very concerned about what happens between us and the North. They don't pretend to have any solutions, even though Bono shoots off to Brussels after our conversation to rattle some cages. Instead the repeated theme of their show is that love can be a force for change, redemption and resistance - even if you're part of a globe-conquering rock band.

On stage, he recalls how they were recording Achtung Baby in Berlin when the wall came down, but the band members were erecting walls of their own. Achtung Baby was a very difficult time for our band. We nearly broke up before we got that song, One.

Every night it has to be the best night of anyone's life. And do you know what? That's a bit much. That stress came to the fore last month when Bono's voice disappeared during a concert in Berlin. The band were forced to abandon the show after just seven songs - and the singer was visibly emotional as he croaked out an apology to the audience. It's not the first time either. A case of "desert throat" affected the PopMart tour in Las Vegas, and in U2's autobiography Bono revealed he'd been diagnosed with "nasal allergies".

That is not how I see myself. The fact it happened in front of almost 30, people made it worse, he adds. U2 performed at Glastonbury. It was their first time at a festival since , and their debut at the British megafestival. Under normal conditions, it should have been a triumphant concert packed with their greatest hits, but the quantity of banners asking them to pay their taxes overshadowed the music. Their performance lacked conviction. Faced with a barrage of protests, Apple was forced to develop an option to get rid of the record.

The first spam album in history is still held up today as the perfect example of a completely misguided marketing strategy. Some fans were happy because the band decided to perform the album in its entirety, but others were bored by the anticlimactic sequencing of the show.

David Saavedra. Copy link. Gert Van Kesten cordon press In the s, U2 went into crisis. U2 at their rental home in London in Juan Sanguino. Licenciatura en Comercio y Negocios Internacionales.

Disfruta de nuestras lecciones personalizadas, breves y divertidas. Disfrute de nuestras lecciones personalizadas, breves y divertidas. Nuevo curso 'online'. Crucigramas minis. Whether they lift you up or remind you of a special time in your life, either way, the feeling you get when you hear U2 songs is euphoric.

But a U2 concert is more than just those euphoric songs that are played. It is 80, people singing those songs together. The fact that each person at that show is feeling the exact same excitement you are. It is a sense of community and belonging. More than just the U2 concert itself, it is the whole experience. The traveling and hanging out with fellow U2 fans. The day of the U2 concert is a great time for U2 fellowship since we arrive at the stadium in the early afternoon either to line up in the GA general admission line or to wait for Bono, Larry, Edge and Adam to arrive.

With many hours to kill before the concert begins, U2 fans share their U2 experiences, such as favorite songs, albums and concerts. It was my favorite U2 member's 40th birthday, drummer Larry Mullen Jr.

It was the night Larry and I shared a drink. The morning of the show, I woke up outside around 8am — pretty good sleeping outside in 30 degrees for five hours. I went up to the warm hotel room until about 10am, then had some breakfast. I stayed in the GA line all day without leaving, except to take a shower around I got everyone in the GA line to sign the big orange birthday card I made for Larry.

I put my name and email address on the back just in case. Wearing our Larry Mullen Band shirts, we got our spots at the rail up front and center between Bono and Adam.

We sang "Happy Birthday" to Larry. A birthday cake was brought out, and Larry pretended to throw it out into the audience. Larry took the mic and came to the front to talk while Bono sat behind the drums. It took me 40 years to get up front. I feel like I could borrow money from you. Edge took a swig, then Larry drank and continued to drink for the next few songs.

After "Kite," Larry got off the drums and made a B line for me. He gave me the champagne bottle — with champagne still in it. I drank some and shared it with my friends. Larry wanted to share his birthday with ME! He wanted ME to have a drink on his birthday. After "Pride," Larry came back over to me so I could give him the birthday card and Elvis tee shirt.

I said, "Thank you. Happy Birthday. I doubt there will ever be another U2 show like that night in Providence. There was just a great energy in Providence that night. I still have that champagne bottle that Larry gave me on his 40th birthday. Read more. Report as inappropriate. I accompany the band since , in the days of long or compact disc and my first album, the first record I bought was "War".

I have always known the social and political position of the group, I think it is what caught my attention and captivated me from the beginning.

But here in Brazil, we live in difficult times, of belligerence and intolerance of diverse forms, racial, social, and religious. An apolitical society, but that bases its beliefs on what the local press determines. I think this is the best Tour I've been on, seeing it as my second time at a U2 show. The current tour is one of the best, if not the best, as well as the group's album and if it could go in all, fantastic Setilist, minimalist lighting and stage and referring to a simplicity of the beginning of the bands shows.

Congratulations and many more Let me begin with, "U2 is the greatest band in the universe! I have been very fortunate to have seen them for most of their tours, Elevation, Vertigo, and now ie. I was a broke college student during Zoo and PopMart.

U2 has a very loyal fan base.