RT @lindseywiebe: Wow. (U2 set-up at the stadium) RT @ksawka: From the West side! #U2360WPG http://yfrog.com/h0oddibj
RT @fakebono Gee I wonder why? #me R/T @Billboarddotcom: American Idol finale ratings jump 17% from last year: http://bit.ly/jokqoO
hjwallace1 YAAAY! RT @MelWitsa Lady Claw #U2360EDM is definately arriving now http://twitpic.com/52soa4
@U2gigs @atU2 @U2comZooMods #yeg @redmontonU2
@thefly202005 This works for viewing them but I can’t export anything from Google search.
@_nathy It does only work for the last 3200. I’ve checked such options already.
@_nathy Since Google reader is not going back the subscription to our account should be as early as possible e.g. early 2009.
@_nathy Exactly. That’s why I’m looking for someone who might have the older ones in some useable format.
@_nathy So I need someone who subscribed early :) I haven’t done this myself. Twitter itself only exports the last 3200 tweets.
Is someone sucking u2gigs tweets into some software/website/whatever with export capabilities? I’m looking for the pre Oct 2010 ones.
@Galeongirl Yes, he just joined us a few weeks ago and did some show coverage and articles since then.
@Galeongirl Neither of us … Matkin is going :)
atu2 Here’s the “Rise Above” performance from #idol on YouTube: http://youtu.be/_l2n0e9Z…
I hope you all enjoyed our coverage of American Idol for the first and last time ever tonight. Now I bid thee all goodnight.
@steputrip That’s when they had it on the East Coast anyways; I don’t know if it changes slightly in the different timezones or not
U2log Reeve Carney feat. Bono and The Edge - Rise Above 1 (Audio) http://youtu.be/r8-lkY_F…
@steputrip About 15 minutes before the end
atu2 Bono & Edge Perform on American Idol with Reeve Carney http://bit.ly/jOqYJE
Rise Above was available briefly on iTunes Canada but has now been taken down; seems it can be bought in 2 days (thanks @SarahStoneJ333
I know we all moaned about the rest of the show, but waiting that long does make sense. Doing it right before the results gives max exposure
Unless you protect your tweets and sent a positive one, in which case I had no way of seeing it.
So over the course of those 2 hours I received a grand total of just 1 positive comment about #Idol. And yes, I read them all.
It isn’t the identical performance to what we just saw (it was released 2 hours earlier), but no doubt that TV one will crop up soon
For those asking, you can download the single version of Rise Above on iTunes in Canada and the USA; not sure about other counries yet
Okay, hell is over now. Time for me to brave the storm and chuck out the trash (including most memories of this Idol show)
The guy wins. But Seacrest is past the DVR mark. Again. Tsk tsk.
.@julesport I’ll be at Montreal 1 and Toronto
SarahStoneJ333 @u2gigs @atu2 LOVED Bono & Edge best part of the night would love to see Spidey live! #thingsIdoforyoubono #idol
iWhit3Boii It would be cool to see Bono and Edge playing with Steven Tyler right now @u2gigs
That’s the best I’ve heard Bono sing in a while. I hope that it stays this healthy!
RT @wxander @julesport There’s a really good version of him singing “Boy falls…” from GMA on YouTube: http://youtu.be/VHdJ_vBh…
@MizShelly Not totally sure unfortunately, but I don’t think so. HAven’t actually followed the play that much. Sherry will know though
Our information/article on the American Idol performance is here: http://bit.ly/l6R5xn Ax will add it to the database when he checks in :)
@Searat Looks good; no Will, but Jack is in it. And Blackbeard.
RosangelaGrande @u2gigs Uhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu BONO and THE EDGE!!!!! Now I can finally turn off my TV in peace.
@MizShelly He plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man on the Broadway play
@atu2 Thoroughly enjoyed it :)
trainmaniac I still prefer “A boy falls from the sky”… better than this nice “Rise Above” @u2gigs
atu2 Wow, the “bono” search column on Tweetdeck is going insane. He should be trending soon.
RT @atu2comSherry It’s as if they’ve mashed up the Broadway version with a U2 bside
It was almost worth suffering through the rest of the program for! But seriously, highlight of the night for sure
Awesome touch at the end on that spider web
My ears have stoped bleeding at last
Finally! Bono and Edge play Rise Above with Reeve Carney!
SOunds as if the stage is getting ready for Spidey! Thanks @atu2 and their sources!
MarsGirl75 Beyonce, dear, 1+1=2 is not algebra…. @u2gigs #idiol
This trailer for Pirates of the Carribbean 4 is the most entertaining thing I’ve seen in the last hour and 40 minutes. #Idol
wxander @julesport @u2gigs Now, that’s a conversation I want to listen in on! What the bloody hell would Jay-Z and Tom Jones talk about?!
TheFly360 @u2gigs ROFL!! I thought it was gonna be B & E too. “Debuting the new single…” Screw you Ryan Seacrest.
popartist61 When did Beyonce and Shakira become the same person? #Idol
@EdgeFest At least that’s still fun; it’s a metaphor for sex!
sara_evans check it out @u2gigs RT @ezybakes Playing with Bono and The Edge tonight on Idol’s season finale!
“One plus one equals two.” My God, that is brilliant. How does she come up with such soul-searching lyrics? #Idol
Damn, thought it was Bono and Edge for a moment then. But nope; it’s Beyonce vs Idol round 2.
This Idol humour is painful.
I always liked that Rueban guy from season 2. He knocked his brother out over a turkey sandwich! #Idol
Is it just me, or does Carrie Underwood appear on the Idol finales fairly often? Is she contractually obligated to or something?
u2wingsfan @u2gigs I switch over from the Bruins game to see Lady Gaga wearing something that looks like it came from a furniture store.
90 minutes endured… how much longer must we struggle on? At least these girls can actually sing.
layzasr @u2gigs @MissBono até a Lady Gaga chama pelo The edge…Even Lady Gaga is calling for The Edge
trainmaniac @u2gigs this is even worst than watching black eyed peas opening for U2..
@kimmyk169 Thank YOU; I’m glad you’re enjoying them :)
ReneeSumner @u2gigs No, I want the REAL Edge!! Lol
MarsGirl75 I thought being forced to watch The Fray was the worst torture I’d force myself through for U2… This tops the cake. #idol @u2gigs
grazielalima @u2gigs @u2br What must Bono and Edge be thinking about that music? Theirs ears must be bleeding too! LOL :-D
MarsGirl75 They said “you too” twice and “the edge” (of glory, gaga) and both times I looked up thinking they were on… Dang! #idol @u2gigs
borntorocknrol1 #gaga says she’s on The Edge? I don’t like that at all @u2gigs
Surely you’d rather she sang The Bono of Glory? RT @fakebono I told them we’d only go on if Gaga opened for us. I’m not anyone’s opening act
“I want The Edge, The Edge, The Edge!”. Yes, Gaga, so does @EdgeFest, and every other U2 fan enduring this.
atu2 I have this vision of Bono & Edge getting completely blasted backstage while they wait through all of this.
Lady Gaga; she’s the one who wears household objects right? Looks like she has a lampshade on her head tonight.
Hey, alright! Finally a positive comment!
alinedel05 @u2gigs Well, I’m watching and loving this finale! I’ve loved this show since season 5…
Or if you can afford it, a Lambo. I’d trade in that Ford Focus they just got for a Caterham any day.
Oh there you go, Seacrest starts talking about Ford and they conveniently have the Ford logo overlaid on the CTV one. Buy Toyota.
Another recap. Looks like an advert for a car company more than it does a singing competition.
Oh, and I still haven’t received any posiive tweets about this #Idol show. If I did I would have retweeted, I swear; just for the change
Yay, commercials! Now I know why they call them a ‘break’!
tnbosoxfan @u2gigs These tweets are more entertaining than the show!
So is there any point to the first 75 minutes we’ve all endured? Or is it all garbage for the sake of garbage?
theotherlogan @u2gigs Waiting this long for #bono and #edge is going to make me start drinking earlier than usual.
Oh thank God, some actual talent. Tom Jones is on stage! There is hope for my ears yet! #IDol
“This is the song that never ends. It goes on and on my friends. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was…” #Idol
These guys aren’t terrible, but if this is the best singing talent the US has to offer I fear for the future of music
Oh God, more country. Where did my woolen earplugs go?
Tom Jones cover? Best song segment of the night so far anyways (though that isn’t saying much)
RT @MizShelly Now keeping Idol on mute until U2 is on. I remember now why I choose not to watch it.
SarahStoneJ333 @u2wingsfan @u2gigs Oh they know we’re watching, they’re counting on it #thingsIdoforyoubono #thingsIdoforyouedge #idol
Say what you will about Daughtry, but he’s the only Idol cast-off that’s actually turned out half-decent. Remember Fantasia? HEADACHE!!!
Wait was somebody just on stage? I totally wasn’t paying attention; fixated on why I have to spend more money on songs I could use for candy
u2wingsfan @u2gigs I hope Bono and Edge realize what were putting up with to see them on the craptastic show.
Sure it’s still cheap(ish), but every $0.30 counts. I could have bought 6 five-cent candies for that (before tax).
When did the price of music increase from $0.99? I mean, that price is a third again of what it used to be.
A reminder that if you don’t want to wait for Bono and The Edge to come onstage, you can now download the song on iTunes for $1.29.
RT @EdgeFest OK, even my TV doesn’t want to watch this. It keeps stuttering now :D
@Searat 8:00 PM, about an hour ago
borntorocknrol1 @u2gigs Is this crap going to be on for two hours?? You know Bono and Edge won’t be on until 5 minutes til it’s over.
People sure do love taking their rage out on the cameras!
That series of flips only to land on the guy’s stomach is the most entertaining part of the show so far
Oh God, a mini Seacrest clone. The last thing the world needed. There truly is a hell, and #Idol is it.
@AntonVonDraco It ended in the early 00’s.
RT @SarahStoneJ333: You know you are a hardcore U2 fan when u sit through this schmaltz to get to Bono & Edge #thingsIdoforyoubono
RT @hjwallace1 That’s 4 calls so far ‘U2 is on Idol!’ My friends think I’m some sort of part timer….although sweet they think of me first!
Soon as Bono and Edge have performed I’ll run into the pouring thunderstorm to take out the garbage. It’s safer for my health than #idol
@Searat Yup
farscape_one @u2gigs Bono = Wolverine: short, wild, hairy, better w/group than solo, heals quick, & has the catch phrase “I’m the best at what I do”
I would use the Mute button, but I’m watching with someone who actually likes Idol. I’d rather watch a documentary, but oh well…
Country singing now? Blech. The one genre I dislike more than rap/hip-hop. Please excuse me while I search for my cotton wool earplugs
One of those girls forgot to put on pants. Another one forgot her shirt. Wait, was that deliberate?
fernando_vh @u2gigs just pushed mute. I hate hip-hop!
@kayirowling Should be
By the way, no Bono or Edge yet. But there are some people on stage waving their hands like they are being attacked by mosquitoes.
@EdgeFest Heh. J-Lo on Idol and L-Jo watching it :P
AntonVonDraco RT @EdgeFest @u2gigs The Edge would be The Edge. He already is a superhero.// Yup, fighting crime with his Chuck Taylor’s & Infinite Guitar.
So many people crushing on J-Lo (that is how you abbreviate it, right?). I was never one of them. My celeb crush was always… guess :P
Ooo, that was a nice flash of lightning! 5 seconds before the thunder hit - how far away does that make it?
So are any of these performers actually in Idol? It’s been 40 mins and we haven’t seen a finalist yet. Aren’t they supposed to be singers?
RT @fakebono I told Edge to think of #IDOL as like Live Aid, only this time Spider-Man is the charity. He complimented me on that analogy.
Mr. Tyler needs a haircut. But I am enjoying his comment recap. He’s almost as good as Ax!
RT @EdgeFest Come on U2 fans, let’s trend THESE #thethingsidoforyouedge #thethingsidoforyoubono #idol
VickyHewson @u2gigs is the ultimate outfit from Hell’s Fashion Week
BTW, I’m not just retweeting all the negative tweets I’ve received. I just haven’t gotten any positive ones yet! #idol
FernandoDante @u2gigs so you watched Idol before this? What is WRONG with you?
Oh yay. It did.
Will this song never end?
Ever noticed how much better/more bearable Brits make TV? It’s that subtle British charm (You donkey, I wouldn’t feed that to my dog!)
Okay, I’ll try and keep the sarcastic comments to a minimum. But this is the first episode of Idol I’ve seen since Cowell left. I miss him.
RT @SpideyOnBway Look who’s at the #idolfinale #idol @reevecarney http://twitpic.com/52j8nc
And yes, I am determined to channel Axver’s cynicism throughout my tweeting tonight. With a display like this it can’t be helped.
I hate to sound like I care anything about fashion, but… what on EARTH are those girls wearing?
writerunblocked @u2gigs Freddie Mercury is rolling over in his grave. Help us all.
The thunderstorm outside sounds better than that Queen cover did.
.@EdgeFest Yes, this is. I’d offer you my hands, but I already chewed them off and stuck them in my ears.
A_Monsalve @u2gigs Edge = Batman / Larry = Robin / Bono = JOker / Adam = 2 Faces
scatterolight Ditto for U.S. store http://bit.ly/iB74aB RT @u2wanderer: and Rise Above 1 officially purchased through iTune… (cont) http://deck.ly/~HJFv8
A fairly horrendous cover of Fat Bottomed Girls is now making my ears bleed. Jack Black is actually the saving grace of it…
I wonder if @u2360claw is jealous of the Idol stage tonight
Sing it, man. RT @fakebono Backstage at Idol. The %&#!$% things I do to put people in the seats.
Here’s our article on the Idol appearance, which will be updated when Bono and Edge appear on stage: http://www.u2gigs.com/ar…
@sara_evans The program has started but they aren’t on stage yet. No idea when they will show up.
u2w Rise Above 1 feat. Bono and Edge now available on iTunes. http://tinyurl.com/3gdox…
Wait for it to be included on the next U2.com fanclub release ;-)
u2wanderer and Rise Above 1 officially purchased through iTunes Canada. That was far too easy.
AfricanWellFund ATT U2 collectors new items added old Prop issues, 7” vinyl & more AWF gets portion of all proceeds http://bit.ly/k2cIUM
u2wanderer @u2gigs Larry = Batman Edge = Superman Adam = Green Lantern Bono = Wonder Woman. :-)
trainmaniac @u2gigs ninja turtles!
MT @EdgeFest @atu2 I hope my feed works for you guys on Sunday :) Sure going to try :) I will of course Tweet out the URL and test
But since this appearance is for Spider-Man, it begs a new question for tonight: if U2 were superheroes, which ones would they be? #U2 #AI
That is if this thunderstorm doesn’t cut our power during the show.
Hey everyone; American Idol (which I swear I am watching only for Bono and Edge) is on in 2 minutes. Catch it on FOX (US) and CTV (Canada)!
hjwallace1 .@U2gigs As long as @U2comZooMods and @u2com use #U2360WPG the word will get out! It’ll make it easier when we are searching from GA too.
EdgeFest @hjwallace1 @U2gigs @U2comZooMods @u2com I can’t stress enough that the standard abbreviation for Winnipeg by ALL CANADIANS is WPG ;)
Drea104 @u2gigs Not sure if you got Anthem snip, though I can’t remember which song it was. “There’s a crack in everything” including my memory ;)
hjwallace1 YAAAAAAY! ooooh The Claw! #U2360WPG RT @ksawka @u2gigs @EdgeFest #U2 #U2360WPG http://yfrog.com/gzefzuaj
CrisSky @u2gigs Found this video on youtube! Even Better Than The Real Thing from Denver. Pro Quality! http://www.youtube.com/w…
@hjwallace1 Most of the replies that I got wanted #U2360WPG