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U2

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #10-1

    Related:Slideshow: First Avenue: An archived history via flyers, riders & contracts First Avenue's 20 best concerts: #20-11First Avenue's 40 years of rock 'n' rollTop 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list10. Basement Jaxx, First Avenue, 10/08/01Basement Jaxx's first appearance in Minne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Will River's Edge Music Festival 2013 bring Skrillex to St. Paul?

    Related:River's Edge Music Festival 2012 at Harriet Island lineupSoundset 2012 lineup announced, includes Big K.R.I.T.Slideshow: Skrillex at Skyway TheatreU2 at TCF Bank Stadium, 7/23/11 The inaugural running of the River's Edge Music Festival will bring Tool, Dave Matthews Band, Diplo, the Flaming ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    U2's 360 Tour by the numbers

    ​Pretty much everything about this summer's U2 show at TCF Bank was mammoth in scale -- that claw, that year-long wait when the show was delayed, that 60,000-person crowd -- and will go down as one of the largest tours to hit the Twin Cities this year. To help wrap our brains around just how monum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    U2 releases crazy-detailed panoramic photo of the crowd from Saturday's show

    ​Sometime between meeting with Somali Minnesotans to help solve the famine crisis in Africa and performing under pummeling rain in front of thousands upon thousands of fans at Dinkytown's TCF Bank Stadium, U2 found time last weekend to go ahead and revolutionize the concert experience by snapping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    U2 at TCF Bank Stadium, 7/23/11

    Photos by Tony Nelson​U2 with InterpolJuly 23, 2011TCF Bank Stadium, MinneapolisThese reviews are inevitably for fans, yet I find myself writing for U2-haters. One friend left a message during the show on Saturday wondering why I was there. Would anyone at the TCF Bank Stadium that night have aske ... More >>

  • Music

    July 20, 2011

    Critics' Picks: U2, Sia, Steve Earle, and more

    Photos by Tony Nelson​U2 with InterpolJuly 23, 2011TCF Bank Stadium, MinneapolisThese reviews are inevitably for fans, yet I find myself writing for U2-haters. One friend left a message during the show on Saturday wondering why I was there. Would anyone at the TCF Bank Stadium that night have aske ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    U2 tickets, a ramen contest, and wind-brewed beer this week in food

    Drink Finnegans, win U2 tickets, feel good about yourself​Will eating Minnesota-made ramen help Japan? What does beer brewed via wind power taste like? Will I be attending the U2 concert for free? All of these pressing questions can be answered by delving into this week in food; after all, tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 4, 2011

    Independence day gorging this week in food

    A mountain of wiens​Celebrate your good old fashioned American freedom by checking out one of these great gorging opportunities this week in food. It's your American duty, folks.

  • Calendar

    April 20, 2011

    Scala & Kolacny Brothers

    A mountain of wiens​Celebrate your good old fashioned American freedom by checking out one of these great gorging opportunities this week in food. It's your American duty, folks.

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2011

    St. Patrick's Day

    A mountain of wiens​Celebrate your good old fashioned American freedom by checking out one of these great gorging opportunities this week in food. It's your American duty, folks.

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Lady Gaga Vision

    A mountain of wiens​Celebrate your good old fashioned American freedom by checking out one of these great gorging opportunities this week in food. It's your American duty, folks.

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    U2 announce rescheduled Minneapolis date: July 23, 2011

    ​Now that's planning ahead: On the heels of postponing their June 27 show at the TCF Bank Stadium in Dinkytown due to Bono's back surgery, U2 have announced a make-up show in Minneapolis on July 23, 2011. The band issued this statement from manager Paul McGuinness:

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Interpol making the trek back to the Twin Cities

    ​When that U2 tour with Interpol was canceled, the hopes of a multi-million dollar, 360 degree viewing stage and expensive as all hell light show in a football stadium were sufficiently slashed. But hang tight; we're getting one of those artists back in town later this season.

  • Calendar

    April 21, 2010

    The Infamous Stringdusters

    ​When that U2 tour with Interpol was canceled, the hopes of a multi-million dollar, 360 degree viewing stage and expensive as all hell light show in a football stadium were sufficiently slashed. But hang tight; we're getting one of those artists back in town later this season.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Future Antiques talk about their album release show this weekend

    Photo via Future Antiques' MySpace page​The Future Antiques confound in name and perplex in content. It isn't that the songs on their highly convincing debut Another Twisted Ending aren't accessible, don't get you grooving. It's that, for all their sonic familiarity, you simply can't pin them down ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    U2 bummer: No booze at TCF Stadium concert

    It looks like U2 fans planning to attend their show next summer at the TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota will have to do some football-style tailgating before heading into the show if they plan to be liquored up for the epic performance.

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Confirmed: U2 will play TCF Bank Stadium

    Bono and the boys plan to bring some elevation to the new home of Gophers football.

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    U2 to rock the U?

    Sounds like there may be an unforgettable fire at TCF Stadium next year. Stay tuned.

  • Music

    October 28, 2009

    David Bazan, Impaler, They Might Be Giants, and more

    Sounds like there may be an unforgettable fire at TCF Stadium next year. Stay tuned.

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2009

    The Tragically Hip

    Sounds like there may be an unforgettable fire at TCF Stadium next year. Stay tuned.

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2009

    Kings of Leon

    Sounds like there may be an unforgettable fire at TCF Stadium next year. Stay tuned.

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    iPod Hijack! Doomtree's Top 10 Most Played

    Hall & Oates, Lazerbeak? Really?

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    April preview and quarterly Top 10s

    5. Trama, Mr. T ziptape, out as a free download on April 14: Comedic highlight: "If I Was Emo," in which our hero croons, "I would get great reviews in the hip-hop local news/because I'm not seen as a threat, and my rhymes make you boo-hoo-hoo/If I was emo, I wouldn't have to wear gold/and my fake f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    American Idiot to hit the stage this September

    Green Day's lumbering concept opus barges into the world of musical theater.

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Stephen Merritt to score off-Broadway production of Coraline

    The film's morbid atmosphere should be perfectly suited to chamber pop's hangdog hero.

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    U2 to score upcoming Spiderman musical

    At last, the gulf between the comic geeks and the aging rock enthusiasts has been bridged.

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2009

    Rock Art Show

    At last, the gulf between the comic geeks and the aging rock enthusiasts has been bridged.

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    The Killers

    At last, the gulf between the comic geeks and the aging rock enthusiasts has been bridged.

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Minnesota Mixtape 2008

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Instant Mash: Could Girl Talk do it this well?

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2008

    OneRepublic

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    Electric Arc Radio: Don't Crush Our Hearts

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    My Top 20 music videos of all time

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Movies

    January 23, 2008

    Film Highlight: U2 3D

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 28, 2007

    Culture Jamming

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2007

    U2: You Don't Have to Go It Alone mixtape

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2007

    Rock & Roll & Cannes '07

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2006

    8/8 Morning Communiqué

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2006

    6/8: Morning Communique

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2006

    4/17: Morning Communique

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2005

    Best reasons to leave your house in 2005

    Every year I make mix CDs of my favorite tracks, with one song per artist per disc. Here's the '08 edition, local and national. It's all from 2008 unless otherwise specified, but there are a few oldies. At the bottom are my year-end lists, because I know you needed more of those. Happy holidays! MN ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 21, 2005

    All That You Can't Leave Behind

    They were hobbits. They were pot smokers. In 1981, they were just kids called U2.

  • Columns

    June 1, 2005

    Keep On Keepin' On

    Local columnist wakes up in a city that never sleeps

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2005

    Bono is Respectable, by Amelia Huff, Age 10 1/2

    Local columnist wakes up in a city that never sleeps

  • Music

    January 5, 2005

    Sunday Boring Sunday

    How I stopped worrying and learned to dislike U2's 'Bomb'

  • Music

    April 5, 2000

    The Borrowers

    Seven years after their last tour, Negativland continue to fight the industry claim that Fair Use is foul, and foul use is fair

  • Arts

    March 5, 1997

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    U2 goes forward and backward with Pop.

  • Movies

    February 17, 1997

    Power Plays

    U2 goes forward and backward with Pop.

  • Arts

    August 21, 1996

    Stargazers in Cyberspace

    Confessions of an On-Line Fan Club Junkie

  • Arts

    November 15, 1995

    Let's Get Lost

    As part of Brian Eno's Passengers, U2 get a chance to escape themselves.

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