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2008 Marks the 25th Anniversary of the U2 War Tour
U2 1983 Interview with Bono and The Edge in Chapel Hill at Kenan Stadium
U2 kicked off their US leg of the 1983 War Tour at Keenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, opening for Todd Rundgren on April 23 that year. Also on the bill were Grandmaster Flash and the Producers.
In spite of the rain, U2 put on an amazing show. Before they went onstage, they sat down and spoke with me. These guys were so nice. Nothing pompous about them at all.
About This U2 Audio
There is a bunch of extraneous and useless ambience between questions in the audio here. I have passed on the edited clips that used to be here to U2Source.com, a comprehensive audio library of U2 interviews. The edited clips are to the point and focus on what Bono, The Edge, and Adam have to say.
About U2 in Chapel Hill
As soon as I heard that U2 would be playing in Chapel Hill, I started working on getting an interview. I spoke with U2's manager Paul McGuinness, who made sure I had press access and that Bono would know to expect me.
My friends Julie and Ricky went with me. We met the band as they arrived outside the field house at Kenan Stadium. It was here that I gave Bono the WZKL t-shirt.
Bono Interview
My On the Fly Interview with The Edge
When I finished my interview with Bono, Edge was standing there and he and Bono and I started joking around. I remember Bono saying "This is why we call him The Edge" and pulling Edge's hair back to show the flat sides of Edge's head. I decided at this point to see if Edge would do a station ID and he seemed quite happy to do it.
McGuinness had told me that I would only be interviewing Bono, so I didn't have any questions prepared for Edge but after he did the ID I decided to run with it. I love Edge's enthusiasm here. He was so excited about the tour. He also had some very interesting commentary about music in general. The part where he talks about how Springsteen gives it his all and how when John Lennon sang "Help" it sounded like he really meant it. I confess this is one of my favorite interviews not just that I've done, but that I've ever heard by a musician, if I do say so myself.
Adam Clayton's Station ID for WKZL
After I interviewed Edge, I thought it would be fun to interview Adam. But time was running out and I didn't have any questions prepared. It was almost time for them to play but we had time to chit-chat for a bit.
Before he headed off to play he did a quick station ID for me. Really nice guy. You can't hear it too well but I love the part where he says, "I'll see you after the show, DD."
What About Larry Mullen, Jr.?
If you are wondering why I don't have any audio of Larry, it's because I didn't have much of a chance to talk to him other than a quick hello. He stayed in the background. He seemed focused on getting ready for the show than all the publicity stuff. I don't blame him. After all, it was the first show of the tour.
U2 Photo Gallery from Chapel Hill 1983
Enter the April 23, 1983 U2 Photo Gallery >>
U2 Set List from Chapel Hill 1983 War Tour
U2 played 12 songs during their set before Todd Rundgren took the stage. Click here for U2's set list from the Chapel Hill show.
Photographs of U2 and Todd Rundgren from the 23 April 1983 Chapel Hill concert on Deaconlight.com are Copyright © Julia Poole.
This page was updated June 22, 2008.
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