Thirty years and 14 albums of chart-busting rock-and-roll doesn’t begin to describe the magnitude that U2 has had on music fans worldwide. Whether you were blasting Rattle and Hum or Achtung Baby in your casette player, or have downloaded “Vertigo” to your iPod, there’s no denying the excitement of a U2 fan when they hear tickets are on sale. Here’s what Bono has to say about their most recent album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
“It started out to be a rock ‘n’ roll album, pure and simple. We were very excited that Edge wasn’t sitting at the piano or twiddling a piece of technology, because he is one of the great guitarists. Halfway through, we got bored, because it turns out you can only go so far with rifferama. We wanted more dimension. Now you’ve got punk rock starting points that go through Phil Spectorland, turn right at Tim Buckley, end up in alleyways and open onto other vistas and cityscapes and rooftops and skies. It’s songwriting by accident, by a punk band that wants to play Bach.” —Bono
When: Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005
Where: MGM Grand Arena
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $50 - $175; 800.929.1111, 702.891.7777
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S
Las Vegas NV 89109
702.891.1111
800.929.1111
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