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Radiohead em Poznan, 25/08/09, Ainda há bilhetes...

Um dos poucos (5) concertos de Radiohead neste Verão, seguindo a política de só participar em eventos ecologicamente amigáveis.
O meu bilhete é este:

Aqui vou eu, aproveitando estes dias entretanto para visitar o magnífico património de Poznan e arredores.

Outro portista no SLBenfica...

Depois de Hulk...
Outro ex-portista prestes a reforçar o plantel do Glorioso, nada mais nada menos que o camarada CRF

Há vinte anos...

Como disse abaixo, o momento alto do concerto dos U2 na noite de ontem foi New Year's Day, canção de 1983 inspirada no movimento Solidariedade nascido nos estaleiros de Gdansk e que teve como homem forte, Walesa.
Essa mesma música serve agora como banda sonora para um spot da UE de celebração dos 20 anos de eleições democráticas na Polónia.

Ainda do site U2.com, o texto e o video:
(...)'New Year's Day' is the soundtrack to a new TV spot from The European Commission, celebrating the 20th anniversary of free elections in Poland this year.

The video takes place on the birthday of a Polish girl Marta who was born on the 4th of June 1989 - the date of the first elections in Poland after the fall of Communism. It documents key events and people in the recent history of Poland: the Solidarnosc movement with its leader Lech Walesa, Polish Round Table Talks, integration with NATO and the EU.

New Year's Day, the band's debut UK ten hit back in 1983, was inspired by Solidarnosc.(...)

U2 Chorzow Poland 6/8/09 - Celebração inesquecivel

16 anos depois Alvalade, Tour Zooropa 93, voltei a um concerto U2. Há algo de imponente na música destes irlandeses, cidadãos do Mundo, muito para além do show de som e imagens, cores e emoções que imediatamente transbordam dum palco gigantesco em forma de nave espacial, uma criação que permite a um estadio inteiro cheio de fans assimilar toda a magnitude dum espectáculo memorável emanado daquele palco central. O show foi uma celebração. A entrada em cena ao som de Space Odity de David Bowie (40 anos passaram do primeiro passo do Homem na Lua), os grandes êxitos e hinos como New Year´s Day, passando pelos parabéns a The Edge com direito a champanhe, até às mensagens de liberdade, de activismo político como a situação na Birmaânia em que Aung San Suu Kyi, democraticamente eleita presidente, vive em prisão domiciliária.

Um grande momento da noite foi New Year's Day, canção de 1983 inspirada no movimento Solidariedade nascido nos estaleiros de Gdansk e que teve como homem forte, Walesa. O estádio estremeceu. Foto e texto via U2.com:


A spine-tingling night right from the start with a huge and passionate audience. If they weren't in red and white - great planning by the fans here again - they were in U2 shirts or in Music Rising shirts or even, dressed like PopTarts. The opening clutch of tracks suggested this was going to be some night but none of us could have predicted the ovation when New Year's Day arrived. What a response

Say it's true, it's true...
And we can break through
Though torn in two
We can be one.

With the flag of Solidarnosc on stage it felt like all the hopes and dreams of this audience were captured in a song.
'Something going on here. There's something going on in this country,' said Bono. 'We could feel it the last time we came. This country is going somewhere very special. Is it faith? Faith in the future. Poland! Europe needs more countries like Poland...'

We sang Happy Birthday to Edge tonight and it felt like everyone was celebrating a birthday. Was it the best show of the tour to date ? Who can tell? If you were here, it probably was.

Setlist:
Breathe
No Line On The Horizon
Get On Your Boots
Magnificent
Beautiful Day
Elevation
New Years Day
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Stuck In A Moment
Unknown Caller
Unforgettable Fire
City of Blinding Lights
Vertigo
I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight (Remix)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Pride (In The Name of Love)
MLK
Walk On
Where The Streets Have No Name
One
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Ultraviolet
With Or Without You
Moment of Surrender

U2 360° TOUR amanha em Chorzów, Polska

Num dos estadios que ira receber o Euro 2012. La estarei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reserva feita ha poucos minutos, por 30 euros. Fico la no topo mas pronto vai ser uma experiencia diferente da de estar no meio da multidao, do moche, do suor, vamos la ver...

Thursday, 6. Aug 2009,
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland

U2.com confirms that the U2 360° tour will open at the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on 30th June. The U2 360° tour is sponsored by BlackBerry® and it is the band’s first stadium outing since the Vertigo Tour 05/06 and follows the release of their acclaimed album, No Line On The Horizon. Their 12th studio album, No Line On The Horizon is already number 1 in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Japan and the Czech Republic with further chart positions to be announced this week.
Produced by Live Nation Global Touring, U2 360° will visit 14 cities across Europe including dates in Milan, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Nice, Dublin, Chorzow, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, London, Sheffield and Glasgow before finishing at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 22nd August. The European tour will be followed by dates in North America beginning at Chicago’s Soldier Field on September 12th, 2009.
Long-time U2 Show Director Willie Williams has worked again with architect Mark Fisher (ZooTV, PopMart, Elevation and Vertigo), to create an innovative 360˚ design which affords an unobstructed view for the audience. U2 360° also marks the first time a band has toured in stadiums with such a unique and original structure (which can be viewed at U2.com).
“U2 has always been at their best when surrounded by their audience, this staging takes a giant leap forward. With 85 percent of the tickets priced at less than 95 Euro, general admission floor tickets priced at 55 euro and at least 10,000 tickets at every venue priced at around 30 Euro, we have worked very hard to ensure that U2 fans can purchase a great priced ticket with a guaranteed great view” says U2’s manager Paul McGuinness.
Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring/Chairman - Global Music Live Nation: "Following the overwhelming worldwide success of the Vertigo tour where every available ticket was sold, there is tremendous anticipation for this tour and to experience this revolutionary production. As usual fans will not be disappointed."