Video: U2 - Wave Of Sorrow (Acoustic - Union Chapel) 23.11.07

If it ever seems to you like there are very few good new bands out there, maybe that's because all of your favorite 80's and 90's bands are still kicking around - reconciling, reforming and recording. In this roundup of weekend headlines, we couldn't help notice the frequency of bands from our youth continuing to make waves: After U2 officially denied that they would take up residency for two weeks at the O2 Arena in London next June, a rumor begun by a ticket retailer, Bono and The Edge [...]

Ayer se celebraban en el Union Chapel londinense, una serie de conciertos benéficos en los que se habían anunciado actuaciones sorpresa. Cuando Jo Whiley introdujo a la siguente banda... se trata de una nueva banda con mucho potencial... Dave, el guitarrista está muy nervioso, si comete algún error, perdónenle, es nuevo en esto. Y el cantante... es muy tímido. ... nadie se esperaba que Dave, era Dave Evans -The Edge-, y el cantante era el mismísimo Bono. Ambos aprovecharon para iniciar un miniconcierto de 4 canciones. Aquí los [...]

Londoners attending the Mencap's Little Noise Sessions charity gig at Union Chapel knew something was afoot when the room started buzzing about the "special guests" opening the night, and Jo Whiley's intro must've sent 'em through the roof. According to NME she prepped the crowd for "a new band with a lot of potential...Dave the guitarist is very nervous...If he makes a mistake forgive him, he's new. The singer is very shy." With that Dave "The Edge" Evans and shy guy Bono made their way out for a rare and stripped four song set [...]

the bono and the edge played an unannounced four-song set, before just 250 people, for mencap 's little noise sessions at the union chapel, in north london on friday. photo and video evidence included. nme article The identity of the 'special guests' was shrouded in mystery when introduced by host Jo Whiley as "a new band with a lot of potential...Dave the guitarist is very nervous...If he makes a mistake forgive him, he's new. The singer is very shy." [...]