Guitarist Edge, shown performing with singer Bono, confirms that U2’s upcoming Las Vegas residency at the MSG Sphere will include every song from its ‘”Achtung Baby” album. (Image: NME.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThe timetable exactly is TBD because the building is still being constructed,\u201d Edge told Rolling Stone.<\/em> \u201cIt\u2019s definitely in the fall, and definitely no earlier than September. But it could be later. We\u2019re waiting to hear exactly when we will get the building.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
Perhaps tellingly, Edge referred to U2\u2019s Las Vegas stint as a \u201cvenue launch\u201d rather than a residency. This suggests that it may be even shorter than its previously reported 12 dates. And that may be because, despite the venue\u2019s uncertain opening date, the band has a hard closing date in mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019re hoping is that the run will end before Christmas,\u201d Edge told Rolling Stone.<\/em> \u201cThat\u2019s the important thing,\u201d he said, adding \u201cDon\u2019t think about it as a traditional Vegas residency. It\u2019s not like that. It\u2019s a short run.\u201d<\/p>\nAchtung Baby Steps<\/h2>\n Originally, Edge told The Telegraph,<\/em> U2’s dates were scheduled — though never announced — for 2021. This explains the spotlight on the band’s seventh album, which turned 30 that year. Edge confirmed that the concerts will still include every single song from 1991\u2019s “Achtung Baby,” though they may or may not appear in order, or consecutively.<\/p>\n\u201cOh yeah, that\u2019s going to the centerpiece,\u201d he told Rolling Stone.<\/em> \u201cWe will play them all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
Edge said that U2 never considered backing out of its commitment while waiting out the pandemic shutdown, even after it became apparent that founding drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. would spend most of 2023 recovering from surgery on his neck and elbows<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/a> Filling in with U2 will be Bram van den Berg, a virtually unknown musician from the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cOf course, we\u2019ll be missing our pal Larry desperately,\u201d Edge told Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cWe\u2019re so disappointed that he won\u2019t be able to be there occupying the drum stool. Everyone has the right to call in sick. Forty years of working together, this is the first time it\u2019s happened. I think it\u2019s kind of amazing that we haven\u2019t ever hit this in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"U2 guitarist Dave \u201cEdge\u201d Evans revealed new specifics about his band\u2019s Las Vegas residency in recent interviews with Rolling Stone and Britain\u2019s The Telegraph. \u201cU2:UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere\u201d — announced during a brief Super Bowl commercial — is set to open the $2.2B MSG Sphere this fall. But, despite a New York […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":263301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,81886],"tags":[85392,84977,23,81969,84978,81968],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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