Originally posted by deanallison:Obviously when he sings happy birthday for W.W. on the wrong dates it’s a rehearsal for the real one.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Yeah and they film it in different cities in order to get enough footage to edit the final version!
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
I wonder what W.W. is thinking though when they start playing happy birthday on the wrong day. How does that mix up even happen when he’s on tour with them. I genuinely wonder if one of the crew members has played a prank on Bono and told him it’s his birthday or something.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
It's funny because they do a lot of date-specific things (I'm thinking of Michael Hutchence lately, or One Tree Hill in 2011 for Greg Carroll) and they're -usually- spot on, but other times they're off by days or even months I remember one 2015 instance of Happy Birthday for Bill Gates which was sung like 15 days in advance or something
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
I wonder what W.W. is thinking though when they start playing happy birthday on the wrong day. How does that mix up even happen when he’s on tour with them. I genuinely wonder if one of the crew members has played a prank on Bono and told him it’s his birthday or something.
Originally posted by Ricku2:[..]
when did that happen? Willie Williams is so close to the band, for sure he will not mix that up. I really liked it when he sang it in Amsterdam, as it was my birthday as well. Best show ever of course
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
It was sang for him at the 360 Sheffield show. 20th August, his birthday is 8th September.
Originally posted by Ricku2:[..]
weird.. Willy is even live on the screen waving to the audience. I remember singing Happy Birthday for The Edge on 6 August (2010) as well as on 7 August (2005), while his birthday is on the 8th.. apparently they don't mind being a bit off with that .. Sheffield of course is/was Willie's hometown (or area), so I guess it has something to do with that..
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
It was sang for him at the 360 Sheffield show. 20th August, his birthday is 8th September.