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  1. Originally posted by zbych:Well thats interesting part of the Sarajewo Story ... U2 is not always What we want it all to be... but half of What she says is bullshit anyway

    Missed Opportunity With on stage invitation for sure... Maybe Bono’s voice... Maybe fear of the stunt not being well received by the genaeral Public?! Hard to tel

    In No Way i Can compere but as White & Red flashmob organizer in Poland i was asked for contact on show Day in 2009 ... And nothing happened ... so it’s just How it is Sometimes

    And yes Desire And Bullet 2016 rock!
    Some fair points pointed out by former Miss Sarajevo, but the majority is a lot of b... shit and bitterness I guess...

    Regarding her stage invitation/absence in Sarajevo:

    I attended the Sarajevo gig and the athmosphere was surreal and intense in many aspects, especially for us, that came abroad... One must bare in mind that on this gig people from neigbouring countries and former Yugoslav states gathered in one place on such a large scale for the first time since the ethnic war in former Yugoslavia. even the visas to enter Bosnia were abandoned for us foreigners...

    So in this context, I guess the message of peace and the "Fuck the past, kiss the future"" moto of the concert simply prevailed over the message of the Miss Sarajevo song itself (and all the horrible things that happened during the siege of the city of Sarajevo). I also partly suspect that in this context they were a little afraid, what the potential reaction of the real Miss Sarajevo would be on the stage... so instead they went for Eno
  2. Read the article in dutch and it's typical a "headline that must attract readers" kind of article from a usually respected newspaper.

    There's just 1 paragraph about U2 and I it's written in this style where the journalist fills everything in, and uses 2 quotes by her.

    Of course she might have been disappointed or not like the song, but neither the song or concert performance were about her as a person.

    (Even for U2 standards) getting her on stage while Brian Eno is there and Pavarotti is on the big screen would be pushing it from a choreography standpoint..
  3. The reporter should’ve checked What happened with the royalties of the song. Now she accused the band getting rich over her (not true).
  4. The royalties of Miss Sarajevo were contributed to charity. WarChild was the big recipient worldwide, and even Pavarotti's annual Pavarotti and Friends concert supported War Child that year. Proceeds from that concert were used to help build the Pavarotti Music Center in Mostar. Every copy of the single sold contained the note "All artists royalties & proceeds received in the UK, after a deduction of costs incurred, from the sale of this single will be donated to The Warchild Charity, except in the Republic of Ireland, where the proceeds will be donated to Cradle." Further donations were made worldwide and through the concert in Modena.

    The footage used in the video was not organized by the band directly. It was from the documentary "Miss Sarajevo" by Bill Carter. The band would have worked out an agreement with Carter over the footage. Carter, as the filmmaker would have been the one in charge of ensuring the footage had legal clearances etc. So if she's got an issue with not being paid, maybe U2 isn't where she should be starting. (But to be fair, Bono did help fund the documentary, so the lines may be a bit blurred...)
  5. Originally posted by u2wanderer1:The royalties of Miss Sarajevo were contributed to charity. WarChild was the big recipient worldwide, and even Pavarotti's annual Pavarotti and Friends concert supported War Child that year. Proceeds from that concert were used to help build the Pavarotti Music Center in Mostar. Every copy of the single sold contained the note "All artists royalties & proceeds received in the UK, after a deduction of costs incurred, from the sale of this single will be donated to The Warchild Charity, except in the Republic of Ireland, where the proceeds will be donated to Cradle." Further donations were made worldwide and through the concert in Modena.

    The footage used in the video was not organized by the band directly. It was from the documentary "Miss Sarajevo" by Bill Carter. The band would have worked out an agreement with Carter over the footage. Carter, as the filmmaker would have been the one in charge of ensuring the footage had legal clearances etc. So if she's got an issue with not being paid, maybe U2 isn't where she should be starting. (But to be fair, Bono did help fund the documentary, so the lines may be a bit blurred...)
    I'm pretty sure she got covered for her portrait right. That's one of the most basic things and wouldn't believe that didn't happen. She might just be sour that she wasn't the star of the whole thing, but I doubt it really. I'd say it's a poorly written opinion piece disguised as an "interview"...

    Person who wrote the article isn't really a journalist and has no affection/understanding of the music/touring business.
  6. Originally posted by Pipo:The reporter should’ve checked What happened with the royalties of the song. Now she accused the band getting rich over her (not true).
    That's the problem.. It isn't really a "reporter" but a fiction writer (really!) who wasn't earning during this crisis. So she took up her "old love" journalism to get "brood op de plank"..
  10. Originally posted by EridescoFly:[..]
    I was thinking this is a hint of something to come, maybe not an anniversary show as such but more Pop on the next tour maybe? I hope so.
    I hope so too. But I guess chances are it'll be long forgotten before the next tour.
  12. Get Out Of Your Own Way higher than Stay. Criminal.

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