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There has been some predictable scepticism expressed about this from the anti-U2 brigade, although it seems a bit of a no-brainer to me: rock band plays rock festival – let the controversy begin!<br /> Like last year’s headliners, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the Irish group have a long established reputation as outstanding live performers, which has helped make them one of the most consistently popular live attractions of the last few decades. It was probably a given that U2 would get to Glastonbury sooner or later (The Rolling Stones are really the only other band of that stature never to have played the festival), the real question being why has it taken them 26 years.<br /> The answer lies partly in the fact that U2 just don’t need Glastonbury, or any other festival. They are one of the few bands who can pull mass crowds under their own steam on a regular basis anywhere in the world. And, certainly since they ascended to stadium status with The Joshua Tree in 1987, they have put a great deal of care and effort into creating their own unique and artfully integrated live environments. Whenever the issue of Glastonbury has arisen within the U2 camp, the same questions tend to arise, which, if I might paraphrase the succinct directness of their very pragmatic drummer, boil down to: “So, if I understand this correctly, we wouldn’t be playing to our fans, right? It’s not our sound system? It’s not our lighting rig? And we would be doing this for a fee that would be less than we would make on the gate at our own gig? And the point of this would be …?”<br /> So what has changed? Well, Glastonbury itself, for one thing. It has become a kind of something-for-everyone entertainment smorgasbord. There may still be a quasi hippy ideal of the Pyramid stage headliner connecting to the audience in a mystical way as the sun goes down and the lights go up, but you can’t have Radiohead every year. It’s hard to see how having one of the world’s greatest rock bands at the top of the bill is any more unlikely to appeal to the mass of festival goers than other recent headliners, such as Jay Z or Sir Paul McCartney.<br /> But the whole music business has changed, beset by technological challenges that have not just damaged recorded music sales but provided so much choice that it is becoming ever harder to achieve the kind of universal, crossover audience that U2 are used to. They may have a huge fan base, but for them to remain a truly effective force in the wider world of popular music, they need to find new ways to reach out to people who are not, perhaps, their natural listeners.<br /> I imagine the band see Glastonbury as an opportunity to woo the sceptics, that increasingly shrill minority of mockers who loudly denigrate their every move. Bono has the instincts of a perennial suitor, a rock and roll travelling salesman who almost sees it as a matter of pride to be able to sell his wares to the most reluctant customer. The fact is the general public loves them, as their sell out live shows (this year alone, U2 have performed to over 3 million fans and grossed more than $300 million in ticket sales) and multi-million selling albums attest (although their latest ‘No Line On The Horizon’ has been widely perceived as a four million selling flop, low sales by U2’s standards, it is nonetheless amongst the best selling albums in the UK and the world this year). But somehow U2 have never belonged in the rock fraternity that seems to locate Glastonbury as its spiritual home. They have never actually been part of a British rock scene. In earlier days, U2 did play festivals. But never Glastonbury, probably because they were never invited. Coming from Ireland as post-punk rockers in the early 80s, they were critically aligned with the Liverpool new-psychedelic scene of Echo & The Bunnymen and Teardrop Explodes, but were viewed suspiciously by those bands as over-eager Irish interlopers, rivals rather than peers. And while they have certainly had their champions amongst critics (in the UK, The NME’s influential, polemical and cerebral critic Paul Morley was an unlikely early supporter) they have always had their vocal denigrators, who use them almost as short-hand for naffness: too sincere, to epic, too ambitious to ever be cool. U2 achieved success on their own terms, almost completely outside of the framework of the British music scene, and actually more on an Irish-US axis.<br /> There is still something about playing Glastonbury that is a badge of honour amongst British bands, and I know that is something that appeals to Bono. There is a fraternity that exists in at least the perception of a shared experience, where the bands not only mingle back stage, striking up new friendships and alliances, but are perceived to share the trials of the often embattled festival goers themselves. Indeed, the regularly appalling weather of the worst Glastonbury festivals seems to be a positive bonus in this regard. Bonds are formed in the mud and rain. Bands wear those wellies with pride.<br /> U2 live are a fairly irresistible force. They have passion, commitment, charisma, imagination and the kind of songs you can find yourself singing despite yourself, delivered with the showmanship and warrior skills of a gang who have been playing together all their lives. And with Bono at the helm, they are a band of seducers: put them in front of even the most sceptical crowd and they will do everything in their power to win them over. It may be a greater challenge to perform to an audience that is not, naturally, their own, but if they deliver at Glastonbury, the ripples could spread out into the wider musical community of both fans and artists. For all their success, U2 have been outsiders in the British rock scene. On some level, Glastonbury still represents a kind of inclusion. With these kind of stakes, I think U2 at Glastonbury could turn out to be legendary.</p> <p><a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100005046/why-do-u2-want-to-play-glastonbury/">http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/</a></p> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader "></div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_768" class="ratepost gdsr-oxygen gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a768" style="width: 0px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a768" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX768X10X0XaXarticle_rater_768Xarticle_loader_768X0X24" title="10 / 10" class="s10" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX768X9X0XaXarticle_rater_768Xarticle_loader_768X0X24" title="9 / 10" class="s9" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX768X8X0XaXarticle_rater_768Xarticle_loader_768X0X24" title="8 / 10" class="s8" rel="nofollow"></a><a 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title="View all posts in Appearances" rel="category tag">Appearances</a>, <a href="http://u2ol.net/category/news/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a>, <a href="http://u2ol.net/category/tours/" title="View all posts in Tours" rel="category tag">Tours</a>, <a href="http://u2ol.net/category/u2/" title="View all posts in U2" rel="category tag">U2</a></span> </p> <div class="entry"> <p><strong>U2 to headline Glastonbury 2010</strong></p> <p><em><strong>Bono and co are slated to play the Pyramid stage’s top slot for the festival’s 40th anniversary</strong></em></p> <p>Monday 23 November 2009 </p> <p><a href="http://u2ol.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/U2s-Bono-and-Adam-Clayton-0011.jpg" rel="wp-prettyPhoto[g758]"><img src="http://u2ol.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/U2s-Bono-and-Adam-Clayton-0011.jpg" alt="U2s-Bono-and-Adam-Clayton-001" title="U2s-Bono-and-Adam-Clayton-001" width="460" height="276" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-760" /></a></p> <p>U2 will headline next year’s Glastonbury festival, it was confirmed today. Bono and co have been slated for the Pyramid stage’s top spot on Friday 25 June, in what will be their first ever appearance at the festival. Organiser Michael Eavis had promised something special for Glastonbury’s 40th anniversary, and in booking a band who have been rumoured to headline every year since the mid 1980s, he’s done just that.</p> <p>“The 26-year-old rumour has finally come true,” Eavis said. “At last, the biggest band in the world are going to play the best festival in the world! Nothing could be better for our 40th anniversary party. And there are even more surprises in the pipeline.”</p> <p>Eavis added: “We’ve been trying for years … and now we’ve finally made it happen. I’m sure they will pull out all the stops to make next year’s Glastonbury the most memorable ever.”</p> <p>U2 will fly to the UK to play the Somerset festival in the middle of their North American tour.</p> <p>Earlier this year, Bono told BBC Radio 1 that U2 had not been confirmed to play the festival in 2010, but was sure they would play Glastonbury at some point. “I know lots of people who love music want us to. It’s something we’re working up our whole life to do.”</p> <p>Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury sold out in October after organisers decided to release them early – a scheme that proved successful last year. The festival will take place between Friday 25 and Sunday 28 June 2010. So far, no other headliners have been confirmed. The Guardian is the official media sponsor of Glastonbury festival.</p> <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/23/u2-headline-glastonbury-2010">http://www.guardian.co.uk</a></p> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader "></div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_758" class="ratepost gdsr-oxygen gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a758" style="width: 240px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a758" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX758X10X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="10 / 10" class="s10" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X9X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="9 / 10" class="s9" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X8X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="8 / 10" class="s8" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X7X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="7 / 10" class="s7" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X6X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="6 / 10" class="s6" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X5X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="5 / 10" class="s5" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X4X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="4 / 10" class="s4" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X3X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="3 / 10" class="s3" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X2X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="2 / 10" class="s2" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX758X1X0XaXarticle_rater_758Xarticle_loader_758X0X24" title="1 / 10" class="s1" rel="nofollow"></a></div></div></div></div><div id="article_loader_758" style="display: none; width: 240px; " class="ratingloader article"><div class="loader flower " style="height: 24px"><div class="loaderinner" style="padding-top: 2px">please wait...</div></div></div></div><div class="ratingtext "><div id="gdr_text_a758">Rating: 10.0/<strong>10</strong> (1 vote cast)</div></div></div></div><div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="thumblock "><div id="gdsr_thumb_758_a_up" class="gdt-size-20 gdthumb gdup"><a id="gdsrX758XupXaX0X20XY" class="gdt-starrating" rel="nofollow"></a></div><div id="gdsr_thumb_758_a_loader_up" style="display: none; width: 20; " class="ratingloader loadup"><div class="loader flower thumb" style="width: 20px; height: 20px;"></div></div><div id="gdsr_thumb_758_a_dw" class="gdt-size-20 gdthumb gddw"><a id="gdsrX758XdwXaX0X20XY" class="gdt-starrating" rel="nofollow"></a></div><div id="gdsr_thumb_758_a_loader_dw" style="display: none; width: 20; " class="ratingloader loaddw"><div class="loader flower thumb" style="width: 20px; height: 20px;"></div></div><div class="ratingtext "><div id="gdsr_thumb_text_758_a" class="gdt-size-20 gdthumbtext">Rating: <strong>+1</strong> (from 1 vote)</div></div><div class="raterclear"></div></div><p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "U2 to headline Glastonbury 2010", url: "http://u2ol.net/2009/11/23/u2-to-headline-glastonbury-2010/" });</script></p> </div> <div class="tags">Tags: <a href="http://u2ol.net/tag/u2-glastonbury-2010/" rel="tag">U2 Glastonbury 2010</a></div> <p class="postmeta"> <span class="commr"><a href="http://u2ol.net/2009/11/23/u2-to-headline-glastonbury-2010/#respond" title="Comment on U2 to headline Glastonbury 2010">No Comments →</a></span> </p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2 id="post-729"><a href="http://u2ol.net/2009/11/10/u2-vertigo-berlin-brandenburg-gate-2009-11-05/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to U2 Vertigo Berlin, Brandenburg Gate 2009-11-05"> U2 Vertigo Berlin, Brandenburg Gate 2009-11-05 </a></h2> <p class="meta"> <span class="timr">November 10, 2009</span> <span class="user">By: Declan </span> <span class="catr">Category: <a href="http://u2ol.net/category/appearances/" title="View all posts in Appearances" rel="category tag">Appearances</a>, <a href="http://u2ol.net/category/media/" title="View all posts in Media" rel="category tag">Media</a>, <a href="http://u2ol.net/category/u2/" title="View all posts in U2" rel="category tag">U2</a></span> </p> <div class="entry"> <p><strong>U2 Vertigo Berlin, Brandenburg Gate 2009-11-05</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.u2gigs.com">http://www.u2gigs.com</a> U2 perfoming Vertigo in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on November, 5th, 2009. 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But it turns out that those without tickets will be prevented from seeing the show by a two-meter high barrier — located close to the original Berlin Wall.</p> <p>“I have run. I have crawled. I have scaled these city walls…. Only to be with you.”</p> <p>It is difficult to imagine more fitting lyrics for U2 to belt out when the band takes the stage in the heart of Berlin on Thursday evening for a free concert. Indeed, when news was released last month that the Irish mega-stars would help the German capital celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, Berliners were ecstatic. The 10,000 free tickets were snapped up almost instantly.</p> <p>This week, though, the initial joy is diminishing. The event will take place on Pariser Platz, just in front of the Brandenburg Gate and surrounded on three sides by buildings. To prevent those without tickets from seeing the show, the fourth side is to be closed off by a more than two-meter high wall — just a few dozen meters from where the original Wall once stood.</p> <p>“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, told the daily Berliner Morgenpost. “It would be great if the organizers would avoid barriers of any kind.”</p> <p>Hillary Clinton and Bon Jovi </p> <p>The show takes place just days before a number of world leaders are set to gather in Berlin to mark two decades since the Nov. 9, 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall. Chancellor Angela Merkel will be joined by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa will also be on hand. Bon Jovi will give a free concert in Berlin on Monday night as part of the festivities.</p> <p>The U2 show is being organized by MTV in parallel with the European Music Awards taking place the same night in Berlin. In addition to ticket holders, those who work in the buildings surrounding Pariser Platz — and guests of the luxury Adlon Hotel — will be able to see the Thursday evening show. </p> <p>Still, Berlin police anticipate that many more than just those with tickets will show up and are prepared to close much of Unter den Linden, the street which runs through the heart of Berlin away from the Brandenburg Gate. But if they were hoping for a glimpse of U2, they will likely be disappointed — still not having found what they’re looking for.</p> <p>cgh</p> <p><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,659203,00.html">http://www.spiegel.de/international/</a></p> <div style="display: none">VN:F [1.6.3_896]</div><div class="ratingblock"><div class="ratingblock "><div class="ratingheader "></div><div class="ratingstars "><div id="article_rater_708" class="ratepost gdsr-oxygen gdsr-size-24"><div class="starsbar gdsr-size-24"><div class="gdouter gdheight"><div id="gdr_vote_a708" style="width: 0px;" class="gdinner gdheight"></div><div id="gdr_stars_a708" class="gdsr_rating_as"><a id="gdsrX708X10X0XaXarticle_rater_708Xarticle_loader_708X0X24" title="10 / 10" class="s10" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX708X9X0XaXarticle_rater_708Xarticle_loader_708X0X24" title="9 / 10" class="s9" rel="nofollow"></a><a id="gdsrX708X8X0XaXarticle_rater_708Xarticle_loader_708X0X24" title="8 / 10" class="s8" 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