In wenigen Tagen, am 1. November, erscheint die aktualisierte Version der U2 Bibel "U2 Live: A Concert Documentary" (Cover). Auf 256 Seiten findet man Berichte zu allen U2 Konzerten, einschließlich der Popmart und Elevation Tour. Weiters wurden auch einige Daten der Anfangsjahre von U2 aktualisiert. Das Buch kann für 27 Euro versandkostenfrei bei Amazon.de bestellt werden. Wer die aktualisierte Version gelesen hat, kann auf der "Making of U2 Live" Webseite sein Feedback posten. Ein ausführliches Interview mit Caroline van Oosten de Boer, die für die neue Auflage des Buches verantwortlich ist, gibt es auf U2log.com. Weitere Buchbesprechungen gibt es in unserer U2 Bücherecke! Update 30.Okt: Soeben haben wir auch die offizielle Pressemitteilung erhalten, nachzulesen hier.

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release UPDATE OF U2 LIVE ‘BIBLE’ HITS THE SHELVES October 29, 2003 - Omnibus Press (www.omnibuspress.com) has released the new and updated edition of Pimm Jal de la Parra’s book U2 Live: A Concert Documentary. Since their formation in 1976, U2 have played more than 1,000 concerts to millions of fans around the world. Now updated to include the band’s PopMart and Elevation tours, U2 Live: A Concert Documentary takes you along to every single U2 live performance. From their earliest shows in Dublin clubs to the heart-warming spectacle of their 2001 Elevation tour, this book includes: Information, anecdotes, and facts from virtually every single U2 show, from 1976 to 2003, including spontaneous performances with local bands, impromptu sessions with fans and friends, and acoustic jams during radio and television interviews. Dates, venues, set lists, radio and television broadcasts, and detailed quotes from the stage. An insightful commentary that traces the band's musical development over 25 excitement-packed years. More than 500 photographs, most previously unseen, which follow the band's evolution from Dublin teenagers to global megastars.Concert, ads, and memorabilia collected by fans throughout the world. U2 Live: A Concert Documentary is the definitive U2 reference book. It has been produced by U2 fans and is specifically designed to revive memories for anyone who has ever experienced a U2 performance. Original author Pimm Jal de la Parra was the editor and publisher of the highly acclaimed U2 fan magazine Collectormania between 1987 and 1996. He spent three years researching to produce the book. De la Parra regrettably died in 2002. The new edition of U2 Live: A Concert Documentary is written by Caroline van Oosten de Boer, who is an editor at Omroep.nl (Dutch public broadcasting), author of the book Gavin Friday - The Light and Dark, and former associate editor of Collectormania magazine. U2 Live: A Concert Documentary is available in bookstores, at online booksellers, and directly from the publisher at musicroom.com. $33.80 | £19.95 | Euro 28.70. Softcover. 272 pp. ISBN 0-7119-9198-7. October 2003. SOURCE: Caroline van Oosten de Boer Q&A with the author: www.u2log.com/archive/002597.shtml CONTACT: Caroline van Oosten de Boer Website: www.U2book.com E-mail: [email protected]