Royal Windsor and Lingfield
Crowds of up to 5000 people, some of the largest crowd capacities recorded for these annual races, turned out to enjoy a summer days racing and late evening entertainment courtesy of U2UK this July at Royal Windsor and Lingfield Park. Playing to a summer sunset the crowds were dancing and singing along; whether pleased at their day’s winnings or downed by their losses, everyone from young to old was enjoying the outdoor rock and roll show at the end of a beautiful day.
Our sincerest thanks to the events team at ‘YES Events’ for looking after us with consistency and professionalism throughout our racecourse summer tours.



Marvellous Festival
A family oriented festival in the heart of Wellington Country Park in surrey, the marvelous festival is a full two day event featuring some of the countries best festival tribute acts. The crowd was stretched out across the whole length of the park with chairs and picnic blankets on a hot summers evening. Around the park food stalls were keeping the festivals goer’s energy levels up as the concert made its way into the late evening. By the time we had taken the stage the crowd was in fine voice and roared the opening verse to “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” a la 360 tour, and bouncing along to Vertigo and I Will Follow. Reaching out for Tony as he climbed across speaker stacks to the crowd barrier, the crowd were shouting and cheering in scenes which were reminiscent of the Zoo Tv tour.



Bionic Bono
One of our private events for July was for Noel Fitzpatrick (The Bionic Vet – BBC). He had invited us to come and play at his annual ‘Vet Fest’. A big fan of music – particularly irish music – Noel, a huge U2 fan, had us playing after the original Saw Doctors in a huge tent he had built onto the side of £10 million pound veterinary practice in Surrey. U2 couldn’t make it, so we were the next best thing.
Also present at the event that we had the fortune to meet were BBC superstar and radio 2 presenters Chris Evans and BBC’s impressionist master, Alistair McGowen, who gave a 30 min impressions and stand up set before we went on. It was also great to talk to Matt Connor who helped design and build the state of the art practice and works closely alongside Noel in the TV series.
Both Matt and Noel were hugely appreciative of our time and came backstage to thank us again after the gig had finished, although we kind of knew Noel had enjoyed himself when he appeared onstage having got changed out of his suit into a U2 360 t-shirt and belted out a few lines of ‘With Or Without You’ with Tony to the crowd.
Noel is a man with a big heart, and the dedication of himself and his staff is testament to human endeavor. If you get the chance, support the cause that is revolutionizing medicine. Noel is a world leader in his field and regularly does world first procedures on animals that are changing the world of science and medicine. You can find out more information at his website.



Esme Pellecchia
Earlier in August Simon and Sarah added another Pellecchia to the family, in the form of baby Esme. Simon and Sarah would like that thank everyone for the cards, gifts and messages or congratulations. 



Cyprus
In true rock and roll style the band landed in Cyprus at midnight and headed straight out into the centre of Iyia Napa, just up the road from the hotel they were staying in. After partying till the small hours of the morning they were picked up by the tour bus (thankfully air-conditioned) and driven over to Nisi Bay to set up for the afternoons show. The crowds gathered at the “Shark Beach Babe Bikini Contest” rocked out in the summer sun to U2 hits courtesy of the band between the rounds of the competition. It was only a flying visit for the band, but there’s only so long you can wear leather in that kind of heat!! Our thanks to George at Nisi Bay for letting us use his air conditioned room whilst we were waiting to go on stage.