How many times U2 got booed on stage?

butter7 · 11-26-2006, 05:26 AM

I thought they didn't, but they did. Listened to the Melbourne 2 boot, people booed U2 after Edge (or Bono) said "goodnight Sydney" instead of Melbourne.

I believe they did it as a joke. But the question is, how many times U2 got booed on stage? Quite often I suppose?

bgmckinney · 11-26-2006, 07:28 AM

Quite rarely, I think. Others could answer this better than I, but I suspect there have only been a few instances. I've heard a few boots where the audience grows audibly uncomfortable after Bono loses his temper (older shows), but that's it.

swirling_eddy · 11-26-2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by bgmckinney
Quite rarely, I think. Others could answer this better than I, but I suspect there have only been a few instances. I've heard a few boots where the audience grows audibly uncomfortable after Bono loses his temper (older shows), but that's it.

Every time John Howard appeared as an image during the Australian Vertigo tour.

Bones58 · 11-26-2006, 07:52 PM

A few early club shows I would guess. Also on the first leg of the UF tour they tried to start one of the concerts with MLK and got booed for it.

bono_man · 11-26-2006, 08:24 PM

I think the UF one was the opening night in Paris.

Also once in Germany (Dortmund perhaps) on Lovetown when they only played a short set.

gonad · 11-27-2006, 12:36 AM

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Originally posted by butter7
I thought they didn't, but they did. Listened to the Melbourne 2 boot, people booed U2 after Edge (or Bono) said "goodnight Sydney" instead of Melbourne.

I believe they did it as a joke. But the question is, how many times U2 got booed on stage? Quite often I suppose?

Butter 7 - Yep, Edge got booed when he 'accidently' (??) said thanks to Sydney at the Melbourne gig. Booing was in good jest. Larry did wet himself!

More importantly though - have you got a Melbourne 2 Bootleg? And more importantly (again), Is there a source I can get said bootleg from?

OpperGoeroe · 11-27-2006, 01:13 AM

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Originally posted by gonad

Butter 7 - Yep, Edge got booed when he 'accidently' (??) said thanks to Sydney at the Melbourne gig. Booing was in good jest. Larry did wet himself!

More importantly though - have you got a Melbourne 2 Bootleg? And more importantly (again), Is there a source I can get said bootleg from?

Only Bad has surfaced from the bootleg, it's torrented at u2torrents.com. The whole show will be torrented in the next few days by the same taper as Melbourne I.

And to the booing, they're has never been so much booing from the U2 crowd as during the Vertigo tour. The many images on the Zoo slots before the encore of prime minister Blaire or George W. Bush got often such reactions but I don't think that's anything to do with U2's stage performance

ultraviolet_j · 11-28-2006, 03:57 AM

Kanye West got booed in St. Louis a year ago. Does that count?

Chizip · 11-28-2006, 03:59 AM

they arent booing, theyre saying boooooooooooooooono

WinnieThePoo · 11-28-2006, 05:26 AM

when Edge sang Macarena karaoke in Barcelona during popmart tour , oh boy , you should hear that one

bgmckinney · 11-28-2006, 08:08 AM

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Originally posted by WinnieThePoo
when Edge sang Macarena karaoke in Barcelona during popmart tour , oh boy , you should hear that one

Edge has a wicked sense of humor. I know he made that Melbourne comment just to have a bit of fun... I'd love to see him get a bit more mic time, and see what came out of his mouth.

Peterrrrr · 11-28-2006, 09:03 AM

1989-12-18 - Amsterdam, well I think that that crowd was rude when they boed. Bono's voice was gone, why boed? If they had contunie the show he could destroyd the voice.

believer75 · 11-28-2006, 09:15 AM

what about at the Free Tibet concert organized by the Beastie Boys in 1997? I had heard that U2 played a strong (but short) set and the audience booed because they wanted more. is this true?

Dragonfave · 11-28-2006, 02:45 PM

There were boos during the Vertigo Tour in Sao Paulo when Bono mentioned "Argentina" to the crowd.

**Bonochick** · 11-28-2006, 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by Chizip
they arent booing, theyre saying boooooooooooooooono

11-26-2006, 05:26 AM	#1
butter7 War Child Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 785 Local Time: 08:25 PM	How many times U2 got booed on stage? I thought they didn't, but they did. Listened to the Melbourne 2 boot, people booed U2 after Edge (or Bono) said "goodnight Sydney" instead of Melbourne. I believe they did it as a joke. But the question is, how many times U2 got booed on stage? Quite often I suppose?

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11-26-2006, 07:28 AM	#2
bgmckinney Acrobat Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: northern va Posts: 479 Local Time: 04:25 AM	Quite rarely, I think. Others could answer this better than I, but I suspect there have only been a few instances. I've heard a few boots where the audience grows audibly uncomfortable after Bono loses his temper (older shows), but that's it.

11-26-2006, 07:52 PM	#4
Bones58 The Fly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 180 Local Time: 09:25 AM	A few early club shows I would guess. Also on the first leg of the UF tour they tried to start one of the concerts with MLK and got booed for it.

11-26-2006, 08:24 PM	#5
bono_man Thom's Bitch Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,247 Local Time: 07:25 PM	I think the UF one was the opening night in Paris. Also once in Germany (Dortmund perhaps) on Lovetown when they only played a short set.

11-28-2006, 03:57 AM	#8
ultraviolet_j The Fly Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 87 Local Time: 03:25 AM	Kanye West got booed in St. Louis a year ago. Does that count?

11-28-2006, 03:59 AM	#9
Chizip Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2001 Location: gone Posts: 17,743 Local Time: 04:25 AM	they arent booing, theyre saying boooooooooooooooono

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WinnieThePoo Refugee Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In The Rapids Posts: 2,181 Local Time: 05:25 AM	when Edge sang Macarena karaoke in Barcelona during popmart tour , oh boy , you should hear that one

11-28-2006, 09:03 AM	#12
Peterrrrr Refugee Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Örebro in Sweden Posts: 2,276 Local Time: 10:25 AM	1989-12-18 - Amsterdam, well I think that that crowd was rude when they boed. Bono's voice was gone, why boed? If they had contunie the show he could destroyd the voice.

11-28-2006, 09:15 AM	#13
believer75 War Child Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 609 Local Time: 09:25 AM	what about at the Free Tibet concert organized by the Beastie Boys in 1997? I had heard that U2 played a strong (but short) set and the audience booed because they wanted more. is this true?

11-28-2006, 02:45 PM	#14
Dragonfave Refugee Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cobourg, ON, Canada Posts: 1,951 Local Time: 05:25 AM	There were boos during the Vertigo Tour in Sao Paulo when Bono mentioned "Argentina" to the crowd.