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The U2start Podcast

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We are fans talking all things U2. Your hosts are Remy and Joeri and the original podcast music is created by Sergio/LikeASong. The U2start Podcast is brought to you by U2start.com, the worlds largest U2 fansite with over 70,000 registered fans.

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From The Great Ocean Road To Adelaide 19.11.2019 31:57

A day before the show in Adelaide we are joined in the city by Anita from The Netherlands, a fan who had quite a special experience with Bono back in 2015. We talk about the shows in Melbourne and Brisbane and have a look at what the local media is saying about The Joshua Tree shows. We go back in time to review the history of "The Drifting Cowboys" and try to make sense of what Edge and Larry are...

From Auckland to Brisbane with a Longtime U2 Collector 11.11.2019 1:06:28

A day before the show in Brisbane we are joined in the city by Scott from Canada. Scott has been collecting U2 memorabilia for over 30 years and has build up quite the collection. We talk about his favourite items, how items are valued, what his collection looks like and how to find more rare items. We also look back on the first two shows of the tour in Auckland and share an update from the groun...

Talking U2 General Admission with GA Joe 05.11.2019 1:13:26

We are joined by GA Joe in Auckland, New Zealand a few days before U2's opening night of the Joshua Tree 2019 tour. And he's not our only guest as also Bono himself makes a brief appearance! We talk about the rehearsals and about everything else that is happening Down Under. Joe is famous for maintaining a guide to U2 General Admission, which we discuss in length. We talk about what the best spot...

The Ultimate Joshua Tree Tour Setlist Party 09.10.2019 56:57

We talk everything setlists in this last episode before departing to New Zealand. We are joined by Ali, a fan from Iran and talk about what it is being a fan in Iran and U2's connections with the country. We also share the results of fan votes for the ultimate Joshua Tree setlist, and tell the story of U2's historic "backwards setlist" show.

Under Australian Skies: U2's History with Australia 09.09.2019 1:00:59

Ethan from South Australia is our guest for this second episode. Ethan, a singer/songwriter himself, has seen all Australian U2 tours since Zoo TV and takes us with him on U2's journey across Australia. We start in 1984 and end in 2019, looking back as well as ahead to what we can expect of U2's 2019 tour and what it will be like for those who will attend these shows.

World Records, Relevance and Heading Down Under 22.08.2019 46:03

We are joined in this first episode by Jaime, a fan since U2's Super Bowl performance. Jaime works for Guinness World Records, a record list full of U2. We talk about those records, discussing the ones which U2 holds and which they don't. And what do these records mean when it comes to "relevance"? And which fan holds the world record of the largest collection of U2 memorabilia?