U2 takes over Conan O'Brien's show
 

U2 takes over Conan O'Brien's show

Thursday will feature an entire evening dedicated to the band

NEW YORK - In his 12 years in charge of booking musical guests on Conan O'Brien's "Late Night," Jim Pitt always listed U2 and Johnny Cash as the dream artists he'd tried but never succeeded in getting.

He lost his chance with the late Cash, but the U2 dream is coming true Thursday in a major way.

O'Brien will turn over his entire show to the band, which is in New York for seven sold-out engagements at Madison Square Garden.

"We were able to offer them something to feel enough like an event for them to do the show," Pitt said. "It's basically 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien,' the U2 edition."

The NBC show has never before devoted itself entirely to a musical guest, although it gave major time a few years back to a holiday appearance by bandleader Max Weinberg's other employer, Bruce Springsteen.

O'Brien's a big U2 fan, and made a personal connection by talking at length with Bono during breaks in rehearsals for the band's "Saturday Night Live" appearance last season, Pitt said.

It may be a nervous time for Bono, who is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in trying to ease Third World poverty. People who watch the Nobel closely list the lead singer as one of the favorites. The winner is expected to be named Friday.

The band is expected to perform three songs and be interviewed by O'Brien.

Pitt is not pushing for any material in particular.

"When U2 decides they want to come on the show for an hour, you don't get too picky about what they play," he said.

Exciting. :rolleyes:

im not a huge fan for u2
but conan i am :nod:
he makes me laugh

Holy crap!
 

Dang! I am always amazed at U2's popularity.

The major U2 fans must be going NUTS about this... Should be a fun show.

Conan cracks me up. He's coming to UB as part of our "Distinguished Speakers" series in April. :laugh: He was the undergraduates' choice. I'm still deciding if I should go...

Good for them, They're a great band, they deserve it. I'll be watching. :thumbsup:

Wow! Thanks for the head's up. I love U2 and Conan. He is so funny. Way funnier than Leno and Letterman, IMO. I just wish he was on earlier.

Be patient...
 

Conan will be replacing Chiny-Chin Boy Leno (Chin longer than Baja California) in 2007 on the Tonight Show, And I for one, Cant wait!!! Leno is about as funny as having a rectal exam from a proctologist with a depth perception problem.

You make it sound as though Conan is doing them a favor or giving them a reward! Believe me, it's very much the other way around! Conan was very lucky to be able to pull this off.

If only! I think it's 2009, unfortunately.

:laugh: So I heard. That is great! Leno couldn't deliver a joke if his life depended on it! I only watch him sometimes for his biker talk/guests. I've seen him a couple of times down at Bike Week too. Speaking of Conan, did you see it the other night when Martha Stewart was on and flattened his hair? I missed that, sounds really funny though.

Nope, it's 2007...
 

according to the press release I saw on MSNBC awhile back...Wished it would be tomorrow, Or even better tonight!

Oh no I didnt mean it to sound like that, youre exactly right.

2009 according to these articles:

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6115643/

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...ien/index.html

Also, apparently Leno has just published a book about how to be funny. I've got to hand it to him, just the concept makes me laugh...

Oh well...
 

if Bush doesnt blow us all to Kingdom Come before 2009 then everything will be alright.

I made sure to flee the country, just in case.

Maybe Triumph will make an appearance.

Funniest dog ever.

I am. I even read an entire VCR manual so I can tape it.

That was a great...
 

broadcast IMHO...More network shows should take heed and do the same.

i will have it on in about an hour...
thanks for the heads-up

Anyone watch? I fell asleep of course and only caught the last two songs. How many songs did they do and what ones?

According to www.atu2.com, they performed "All Because Of You," "Original Of The Species," "Stuck In A Moment" and "Vertigo."

Thank you. Stuck In A Moment was awesome.

It was pretty good. I wish they had done a different set list. Maybe Miracle Drug or an oldie like Two Hearts Beat as One.

Yes...
 

"Stuck In A Moment" was done acoustically, with just Bono & the Edge..."Original Of The Species" was performed with a string section &"Vertigo" was playing as the show ended so it was not completely broadcasted.