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  1. Tell him what? The point still stands Bono played a huge part in opening doors and getting them huge exposure that they wouldn't have gotten otherwise and even his son admits that.
  2. If I was Eli, I wouldn't want to draw attention to those ties either. That doesn't mean that dad's connections haven't helped. I suspect that in the music business, as in every other walk of life, it's who you know that opens doors.
  3. Originally posted by gmc:If you’re talking bad acts,nothing comes close to Kellis in 2001,awful. The drummer was good fun though,crowd loved him.


    Bizarrely, I can't even remember Kelis's set!

    Relish were sensational, it's a great shame they weren't more successful. (Lead singer now works in the Late Late Show backing band.) It was always claimed that Larry was a fan, so perhaps he may have chosen them.

    I love the previous suggestion of Nothing But Thieves, an extraordinary band who've recently become very mainstream, but I'm not sure how they'd work alongside U2.

    It'll be interesting to see what support, if any, are selected!
  4. Originally posted by popmarter:[..]
    Tell him what? The point still stands Bono played a huge part in opening doors and getting them huge exposure that they wouldn't have gotten otherwise and even his son admits that.
    And I wasn't saying anything about that point. Didn't argue it at all. Didn't say anything about it.

    I was responding to the suggestion that Inhaler could be a good suggestion to open for U2. I only pointed out that Inhaler have gone out of their way to distance themselves from bringing attention to the Bono connections. Which I would assume would mean they wouldn't taken an opening act role. I did not say a word about Bono not opening doors for them. In fact I've seen it happen. So I wouldn't argue that point at all.
  5. Yeah there’s no way Inhaler would open for U2. I would love it, personally. Next time Inhaler come anywhere in Ohio I will probably go.
  6. Originally posted by popmarter:[..]
    Tell him what? The point still stands Bono played a huge part in opening doors and getting them huge exposure that they wouldn't have gotten otherwise and even his son admits that.
    See Aarons reply
  7. A father would do anything for his son - I think Eli wants to show he doesn't want to be successful just riding the tailcoats of his dad
  8. *coat tails
  9. I don’t doubt Bono’s opened plenty of doors behind the scenes - whether Eli likes it or not. Inhaler opening for Harry styles is U2 connected.

    I only suggested inhaler as an opener because they are a great band. But I do agree that will probably never happen. It’s a bit strange to turn up to an Inhaler show and you see middle aged die hard U2 fans in the front rows… some of them dressed in their U2 GA Outfits…
  10. Originally posted by RedSky:A father would do anything for his son - I think Eli wants to show he doesn't want to be successful just riding the tailcoats of his dad
    Too late for that he's done all the hard grafting for his son, called in big favours with influential people within the industry, their debut album went to Number1 in the UK which is unheard of for any Irish band with a debut album, they would be lucky to get into the top 100 and would get very little airplay or exposure unless they had big marketing and influential people behind them.
  11. Originally posted by popmarter:[..]
    Too late for that he's done all the hard grafting for his son, called in big favours with influential people within the industry, their debut album went to Number1 in the UK which is unheard of for any Irish band with a debut album, they would be lucky to get into the top 100 and would get very little airplay or exposure unless they had big marketing and influential people behind them.
    You do have a point - but the point I was making was that, similar to Aaron's, Eli wanted to prove his worth by standing on his own

    But yeh Bono would be working hard in the background to help his son with his career just as any ultra-famous celebrity parent would do - but we shouldn't take that out on Eli/Inhaler

    If his/their work is good/popular enough then that is the true litmus test for any artist

    We also have to remember that here are many a son or daughter of famous artists who has suffered because of the legacy of their parent - they got the breaks but were also heavily criticised for not being 'as good as'

    And we all hate nepotism right? Cept for when it's our family