Music: Re: [u2tour] Rumor: OneRepublic opening in 2011

Garbage was supposed to open the Baltimore show in 2001, then they bailed
and we got Graham Parker instead.
Weak!!!!

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Gregory Denman <gregorydenman@mac.com>wrote:

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> Snow Patrol was the best opener U2 has had in YEARS!! I saw them in
> Barcelona and at both Chicago shows. Much better pick than PJ Harvey
> (remember that?!)!! That was horrible.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 10, 2010, at 8:20 AM, adrianfmbarrett@eircom.net<adrianfmbarrett%40eircom.net>wrote:
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> > Caught Snow Patrol on both the Chicago dates-never liked them and like
> them even less after those shows.
> > They aren't even a second rate U2.More a second rate Coldplay.
> > Foals,Wild Beasts,Midlake,Besnard Lakes,Tinariwen....
> > Any of these and more besides would be great supports for U2.
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> > From: "dlc dlc" <dlc03906@yahoo.com <dlc03906%40yahoo.com>>
> > To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com <u2tour%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, 10 August, 2010 13:28:31 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland,
> Portugal
> > Subject: Re: [u2tour] Rumor: OneRepublic opening in 2011
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> > i think that snow patrol were, by far, the best opening act that U2 has
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> > chosen ... i wasn't a huge fan of theirs before i saw them open at
> foxboro 1 and
> > 2 last year, but, after seeing them rock the house those two nights i was
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> > converted. gary lightbody has great stage presence and anybody who
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> > his genuine, sincere show of emotion at foxboro 1 could not help but be
> moved.
> > the tears that ran down his face when he realized that U2's audience
> truly knew
> > and appreciated snow patrol's music was something that i won't ever
> forget.
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> > and, although i am very up to date on up and coming bands, i have never
> heard of
> > oneRepublic ... guess i will be checking them out now, though.
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> > i say bring on the silversun pickups!
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> > viva U2!
> > donna
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> > From: Liz < dunnliz@yahoo.com <dunnliz%40yahoo.com> >
> > To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com <u2tour%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Mon, August 9, 2010 5:35:31 PM
> > Subject: RE: [u2tour] Rumor: OneRepublic opening in 2011
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> > Yes we are all entitled to our OWN opinions....here's mine:
> > SNOW PATROL ROCKS!!!!
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> > I also don't think U2 are trying to get the biggest, baddest bands to
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> > them but rather give an up & coming group a shot to play w/ them &
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> > --- On Mon, 8/9/10, jack holmes < holmesy1@live.com<holmesy1%40live.com>> wrote:
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> > > From: jack holmes < holmesy1@live.com <holmesy1%40live.com> >
> > > Subject: RE: [u2tour] Rumor: OneRepublic opening in 2011
> > > To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com <u2tour%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 10:35 AM
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> > > Hope that's all it is - a rumor.
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> > > U2 really need to get their act together if this is true.
> > > In the past the lads have had great support acts like Public
> > > Enemy, Stereo MC's, Moby, Damian Marley etc.
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> > > One Republic - my god, this band are absolute garbage !! I
> > > thought they were taking the piss letting Snow Patrol tour
> > > with them, but this would be something else again. What
> > > type of audience are U2 trying to reach these days??
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> > > To: u2tour@yahoogroups.com <u2tour%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > > From: matt@atu2.com <matt%40atu2.com>
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> > > Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 18:35:11 -0700
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> > > Subject: [u2tour] Rumor: OneRepublic opening in 2011
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> > > On U2tours.com:
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> > > Rumor: OneRepublic Opening for U2 in 2011
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> > > http://www.u2tours.com/news/article.src?ID=1559
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