U2 – You’re The Best Thing About Me
A New U2 single released today featuring The Edge’s daughter, Sian Evans, on the cover.
The track, the first single from upcoming album Songs of Experience, received its first play on the Nicky Byrne Show with Jenny Greene, where it was introduced by longtime U2 confidant Dave Fanning.
Fight!
Ah here.
The Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Graeme Kelly writes:
Poor Larry….
Saturday’s Times ireland Edition
Joe Cluxton writes:
4 French planes did a flyover at the U2 concert with green white and orange contrails . Everyone keeps saying it was Irish Air Force. It wasn’t….
French acrobatic flyover during Saturday’s U2 concert
Irish Air Corp flyover during Bray Air Display yesterday
FLYTE!
Meanwhile…
SON – Running To Stand Still
Olaf writes:
Having delivered a superb version of ‘Exit’ a few weeks ago, Susan O’Neill has recorded a second song from The Joshua Tree to coincide with U2’s Croke Park appearance.
Listen: SON Records U2’s Running To Stand Still For Hot Press (Hot Press)
Previously: Shaking The Tree
U2’s jet at Dublin Airport last week top) and Eamonn Jenkinson with the band’s plane at the airport during the original Joshua Tree tour (1987) dubbed the ‘Out Of Our Tree’ tour.
Gulp.
Kevin Jenkinson writes:
The U2 ‘Out Of Our Tree’ jet at Dublin Airport in ’87 with my dad Eamonn…
Come a long way, in fairness.
Meanwhile…
Flyover during U@’s concert at Croke Park on Saturday
4 french planes did a flyover with green white and orange contrails . Eveyone keeps saying it was Irish Air Force. It wasn't .
— Joe Cluxton (@Castletonian) July 23, 2017
FIGHT!
Ahead of U2’s concert in Croke Park on Saturday…
A 747 crosses Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville. Kentucky during a U2 concert last month.
Jack Jones writes:
Will the Garda helicopter fly by on the opening track as well on Saturday?
Thirty years ago today.
In Croke Park, Dublin.
Joshua Tree comes to Dublin 1987 (RTE Archives)
Thanks Spaghetti Hoop
This morning
Music education programme MusicGeneration, funded in part by U2’s philanthropic activities, announced phase two of its long-term plan for the rollout of music education today, in an open call for local music education partnerships and outlets to partake.
€5.5m of new funding, €3m of which is drawn from U2 and the remainder from the Department of Education, is expected to aid the programme’s continued expansion across communities in Ireland, allowing non-mainstream access to vocal and instrument tuition to children and young people.
Writes Aoife Lucey of MusicGeneration:
For Phase 2, local Music Education Partnerships are eligible to apply for 50% seed funding, up to a maximum of €200,000 per year for an initial three year period.
Partnerships selected for participation will raise the other 50% locally to establish the programme in their area.
From 2020, the Department of Education and Skills will replace the philanthropic donations to ensure programmes are sustained on a long-term and lasting basis, alongside ongoing local funding.
Said U2’s Adam Clayton this morning:
“We’re so proud of Music Generation’s great achievement – and the government’s commitment is so important – in bringing this programme to 38,000+ children across the country. The sky is the limit over the next five years.”
Music Generation is currently part of 11 Music Education Partnerships across Ireland. It offers more than 100 different programmes across all genres and styles of music, reaching 38,000 children and young people annually and creating over 330 employment opportunities.
The programme includes tutors like, for one example, Limerick’s Andy Connolly, known to beat nerds as Naive Ted, whose work via the programme and its facilities, with young hip-hop creatives like Jonen Dekay and Mankyy, have already had a positive effect on the Irish scene.
Educators must register their interest in applying to Music Generation by Friday 17 February. The closing date for applications is Wednesday, May 31.
How much?
Friscondo writes:
€2000 a ticket to see U2? I shelled out £51 Punts in the Eighties (evidence above), and they’re not getting another penny from me, the money grabbing gougers.
Also what’s the bets on a Sunday show being added due to “phenomenal demand“…
