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AMIDST THE grand light
displays, fireworks and
huge video screens, singer
Bono appears to show the
people of Vancouver what
U2 really can do.

U2 was formed in the summer
of 1978, while its members were
- still pupils at Dublin’s Mount
Temple school. The band consists
of Bono (vocals), The Edge
(guitar and piano), Larry Mullen
(the babe on drums), and Adam
Clayton (bass).

They played in local pubs until
they .released their first record,
‘U2, in 1979. By 1980, they were
placed in the top five by the Hot
Press (Ireland’s leading Rock

. Magazine). U2 then signed with
Island Records in April of 1980,
and released their first single 11
O’clock Tick, Tock. Following
this was their album BOY in Oc-
tober of 1980.

Many others followed: October
(1981); WAR (1983); Under A
Blood Red Sky (1983); Urforget-

, Last week we asked if adults
‘are doing anything about the
youth violence problem?

I don’t think. adults are do-
ing anything about the prob-
lem. People don’t tend to take
action unless it happens to
them and it will because in
Lynn Valley people are getting
beat up every day. Something
should be done or else it’s go-
ing to get worse. Something
should be done really fast.

E. think it’s totally bypocriti-
cal what adults are doing. They
are complaining about all these
problems that we’re causing,
but they’re not willing to do
anything about it. If they think
we’re bad now, they should
check it out if they don’t do
anything about it.

It really sucks how they
turned down that idea of that
nightclub there on Lonsdale,
but they did have some points
about how it is close to the
SeaBus and that might bring

“unwanted visitors.’’ It doesn’t
matter where you go, you're
going to have drugs and gangs.
Adults aren't doing anything to
solve youth violence.

I think nightclubs should be
allowed for the youth there in
North Van because there's real-
ly nothing better to do but
hang out and hurl rocks at
senior citizens. There coul be
Problems with over-towners
coming over and stabbing local
gangs, but [ still think they
should open a club for youths

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table Fire (1984); Wide Awake in
America (1985, only released in
America); Joshua Tree (1987),
which topped the charts in 22
countries; Rattle and Hum: (1988),
including the second-highest
grossing jilm in the U.S. and
Canada; and finally their newest
— and my favorite — Achtung
Baby (1991).

U2 is very political, and inter-
nationally known. The band
worked together with Steve Zandt
(Bruce Spriigsteen’s guitarist) on
an album titled Artist Against
Apartheid and with B.B. King on
other political statements.

The group members are Catho-
lic, except Mullen who is Protes-
tant. This strongly influences their
music, which is full of political
statements.

For example, their tour of
Japan included photos of the
bombing of Hiroshima for their
song Unforgettable Fire.

In July of 1985, U2 performed
at Live Aid. And at last week’s
concert here in Vancouver, con-
doms were sold for $3 a box,
showing their concern about the
AIDS epidemic.

When tickets went on sale for
the Vancouver performances of
U2 over a month ago, it was
almost impossible to get tickets.
The lineups were hours long, and
people even spent the night out-
side the stadium to get the wrist-
bands that gave priority in ticket
lineups.

Everyone had bought tickets
ahead of time because they ex-
pected the scalpers’ tickets to be
outrageously expensive. This was
a hot concert! No one bought
scalper tickets on the first night
(Nov. 3) and so the scalpers ended
up selling the tickets at a ridicu-

because there is nothing better
to do except go downtown.

I think that adults and
teenagers need to get together
and discuss what's going to he
done about the problem
because kids alone can’t stop
the violence and adults alone
can’t stop the viclence. We
meed to work together if we’re
ever going to do anything to
stop teen violence.

I reatiy don’t think parents
are doing anything to stop
youth violence. If they de have
a nightclub, kids would proba-
bly stop hanging out on the
streets. If they did have a
nightclub, kids would just hang
out there and not cause any
more trouble in their neigh-
borhood. [t's a really good
idea to have a nightclub and
they’d probably have the youth
violence under control.

1 don’t think pgrents are do-
ing anything.

BE NK

lous price of $15 for a floor ticket
(the original price was $40}.

People were astounded, and
even more astounded the second
night when tickets were regularly
priced or more. The scalpers real-
ized the word had gotten around
and raised their prices on the se-
cond night.

Security was pathetic! There
were tons of security guards, but
this was the first concert I have
been to when they didn’t frisk
anybody. We could have smuggled
in anything (drugs, alcohol, cam-
eras and even my goldfish, in-
cluding bow}}.

They finally came to. their
senses and threw out a lot of the
drunks and rowdies. A guy seated
several rows above us was physi-
cally removed because he was
lighting off bottle rockets and one
landed in the viewers’ booth
above him.

The opening act was The
Sugarcubes ... ugh! How awful!
The word had spread from the
night before about how they
sucked. So when they came on
stage no one seemed to care.

The screams were almost
unbearable when U2 came onto
the stage. Everyone rose to their
feet and cheered them on. All the
girls screamed for Mulien,
especially the two girls seated right
behind us, whose voices were gone
by the end of the show.

One lucky girl was chosen by
Bono to be on stage with him as
he opened a bottle and sprayed
the crowd with champagne. She
kept the bottle!

Technicaily, the concert was out
of the ordinary. The stage was
long, stretching from one side of
the venue to the other, with a
ramp extending into the crowd.

jem for teens?

ROCK SAND U2 performed at two fan-pleasing concerts in Van-

couver last week.

There were TV towers, huge
video screens, and an uncountable
number of smaller TVs every-
where.

So ke put on his own show in-
cluding a digitally remastered
speech by just-defeated U.S.
president George Bush.

Throughout the show world
news and facts — on everything
from the Second World War fo
the AIDS epidemic — were
displayed on two electronic signs.

Most rock bands end with their

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most popular song; yet’ U2 was
different as always. They ended
by Bono dressed as Elvis Presley
singing Can’t Help Falling. in
Love.

This U2 concert was sometuing
the band’s fans wilk never forget!

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