U2: The story of the band and the state (Colorado) that welcomed it to the New World
As U2 released its first few albums in the early ’80s, it was clear to a select few that the Irish rock group had the potential to be big.
The band members knew it. Those early publicity stills are more about the fire in their eyes than their questionable fashion sense.
Band manager Paul McGuinness knew it and agent Frank Barcelona trusted in it.
And the early adopters, the fans who fell in love with “I Will Follow,” from the band’s debut “Boy,” they were sure of it — especially once they’d seen U2 live.
With or without the help of any individual person or place, U2 was going to evolve into one of the world’s greatest and biggest rock bands — and one day put on a show like its behemoth 360 Tour, the highest-grossing tour of all time, which is playing Invesco Field at Mile High on Saturday night.
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Members of the Irish rock band U2, Bono, center, Adam Clayton, right, and The Edge perform in concert during their 360 world tour at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
U2 IN COLORADO: Bono on St. Patrick’s Day 1985 at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. Photo by KARL GEHRING, THE DENVER POST FILE
Members of the Irish rock band U2 perform in concert during their 360 world tour at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS