What a swish bloke Rock-God Bono is when a good-looking blonde's around! The U2 frontman brought Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley for a spin in his new sports car yesterday at an exclusive concert in Hanover Quay.

BBC Radio 1 morning show DJs Jo Whiley and Chris Moyles packed up their turntables and moved their whole production team from the UK to U2's ill-fated Dublin studios in Hanover Quay yesterday.

And there was a poignant reason for the show, which saw 30 Radio 1 competition winners getting close to their idols at an intimate gig, as the famous studios are to be demolished in the very near future.

And Bono was there in great spirits showing DJ Jo his new toy, a powerful Maserati Italian Sports Car which, zoomed up-and-down the street lined with U2 fans from around the globe who had gathered to see their idols.

Not ones to shy away from a traditional Irish welcome the U2 boys brought the Radio 1 DJs out on the town in proper style...

And this time there wasn't a high powered car in sight! Instead the boys treated Jo and Chris to a Horse-and-Cart ride from watering hole to watering hole late into the night.

The crew started off with a meal in the plush Merrion Hotel. From there they took their single horse powered vehicles around the corner to the Merrion Casino and then onto nearby VIP club Renards. 

At the intimate gig earlier in the day the competition winners were treated to the following tracks: UK Number One single Vertigo, All Because Of You, Miracle Drug, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own and finally Beautiful Day. 

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All Because Of You

U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind Promo Tour
2000-10-23: 
BBC Radio 1 - Maida Vale Studio - London, England

U2 Maida Vale BBC Radio 1 (2000)

The Lovetown Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in late 1989 and early 1990 following the release of Rattle and Hum. It was documented by noted rock'n'roll film director Richard Lowenstein in the "LoveTown" documentary.

Lovetown Tour

When Love Comes To Town (Live)

Angel of Harlem (Live)

Party Girl (Live)

Pride (In The Name Of Love) (Live)

New Year's Day (Live)

Running to Stand Still (Live)

Bullet The Blue Sky (Live)

Van Diemen's Land (Live)

Bad (Live)

All I Want Is You (live)

BBC Radio 5 Live interview with parents of John Joseph at Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.

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26th October 2019

Alan Adair

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