RECREATING THE FEELING AND EMOTION
OF U2’s GREATEST LIVE PERFORMANCES
RECREATING THE FEELING AND EMOTION
OF U2’s GREATEST LIVE PERFORMANCES
Guggi, Hotpress 2016
U2Baby are a world-class U2 tribute band who get flown IN to Dublin for fan events when U2 are in town. Their reputation for authenticity has earned them iconic venues including Sporting Club Monaco, The Cavern Club Liverpool, The Button Factory Dublin, MAD Club Lausanne, and the Half Moon in Putney; plus festivals such as Thunder in the Glens, Tribfest Bahrain and Undercover Festival in Warsaw. They have played all over the UK and in Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Norway, Malta, Poland, Switzerland, Monaco and Bahrain.
As trusted band for official Dublin fan parties #WelcomeToTheNorthside, their credentials reach U2's own inner circle — Guggi, quoted in Hotpress, said "I thought U2Baby were amazing! And it was easier to get in."
Rather than only recreate album tracks, U2Baby also performs iconic concert versions to capture the spontaneous power of a real stadium show — the chills, the hairs on the back of your neck. A full-era repertoire spanning Boy to Songs of Experience, from A Sort of Homecoming to With or Without You.
"U2Baby are the U2 tribute that we fly to Ireland for our major events due to their authenticity, professionalism and absolute attention to detail...we would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for the closest tribute to the real thing you can get."
Darren Moore, General Manager, The Church Cafe Bar and Restaurant Dublin
Adam Clayton never chased the spotlight — but strip his basslines out of a U2 song and it collapses. We sat down with U2Baby bassist Zoli Czibere to talk about the discipline behind U2's most underrated instrument, and why playing "simple" parts convincingly might be the hardest job in the band.
Ric and Simon on what U2Baby is really chasing — not an impression of a voice, but the tension, ache and euphoria behind the songs themselves. A candid look at the sound, the look, and the one thing they say matters more than both.
From humble beginnings as two brothers playing Bono and the Edge covers, this UK act has become the world's most trusted U2 tribute — flown into Dublin for U2's own fan celebrations, praised by people in Bono's inner circle, and booked everywhere from the Cavern Club to Sporting Club Monaco.
Not every U2Baby night starts with a flight to Dublin. On Saturday 12th September, the full show lands at The Globe, Cardiff — big anthems, deeper cuts, and a room that turns into a choir by the encore.
Main photo credit to James Booth Photography