Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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22 Concerts Ruger IT Rock Legend Grace Slick dazzles the audiencj Grady Gammage in a performance with her h Smrslxip, Slick, who has been in the music bb mas over 20 ymrs, ronked ASU with Star:,l11p like Wv Built This Cz'ty and Nntl1ingfs Gnrmu S Us Now .

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WORLD T R if ' .. 1 W-1415 STARTS ll E It wasn't a great way to start a world tour. But it came to a thundering finale as the U.S. leg of U2's world tour came full circle at ASU. ' U2 kicked off its 1987 world tour in the University Activity Center April 2, with Bono, the lead singer, falling off the stage during rehearsal. Hours before the concert, doctors stitched his chin up and sent him to greet a psyched-up crowd. The bad luck wasn't over yet, though. About halfway through the concert, Bo- no lost his voice. But in the usual U2 tradition, thousands of screaming fans took over lead vocals, and the UAC rocked. Ticketholders for the second show April 3 held their breath while waiting for the verdict on Bono's vocal chords: canceled. But any real U2 fan would have known better. After putting the UofA concert on hold, U2 appeared in full force with fully rested vocal chords April 4 - exactly 19 years after the assas- sination of Dr. Martin Luther King - the very date U2 made famous with Pride Qln the Name of Lovejf' Things finally clicked for the second concert, and U2 left fans and critics alike wondering if two nights before had been a bad dream. Bono's voice was as forceful as ever. He and the band gave their all in what I out to be an intense, energetic inspirational concert. For almost two hours, they proved unusual ability to sound as good, if better, live as they did on tape. But, then, that's what audiences expect of U2. Bono encouraged audience members to participate in the concert by asking them to sing and clap along, and by bringing an audience member on stage with him to dance. And while the Time Magazine photographer set the band up for a cover photo Bono gave a quick lesson in guitar chords to a young au- dience member who kept the crowd crooning People Get Ready. Many fans had been surprised that U2 didn't cancel its Arizona tour after Gov. Evan Mecham's recission of the Martin Luther King holidayg had they known about it, they said, they would have joined the boycott many other groups did. But they said they didn't know about it until they were already here, so they decided to make the best of it by donating 55,000 to the Mecham recall campaign. The people of Arizona are wonder- ful, Bono told the cheering crowd be- fore performing Pride. I know you won't forget this great man. U2 left thousands of fans feeling uplifted after what could have been a disappointing world tour kick off. The tour's conclusion Dec. 19 and 20 at Sun Devil Stadium was nothing short of spectacular. Eight months on the road proved helpful in getting things rocking and rolling more smoothly. The two shows of 70,000-plus crowds were filmed for an exclusive U2 world tour movie. Although Bono still may not have found what he's looking for, he gave ASU exactly what they wanted. D - Dana Leonard With or without it - U2 lead singer Bono, who suffered vocal difficulties during the first show, enlists the help of his eager audience. Although the album came out only days before the concert, the crowd knew all the lyrics. Photo by Brian O'Mahoney U2 Concert 21

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Quizzed on test material by interesting date possibility in line. Ext itetnent begins to mount. Spent week's grocery money on tickets, Not upset: some things worth starvation. Sleep totals 12 hours for four days. ti'y,i.-writer malfunctions halfway through term paperg test ina- terial incomprehensible. 'l'he big day: term paper finished 20 minutes before deadlinep tests drag on endlessly, Tension rises, Traffic jam caused by overzealous concert-goers. This is getting bad. Left phone number with frisker at the door, Date did not appreciate. Actizvity Center crowded and stuffyg hard seats threaten halt of circulation to vital organs and limbs. When are they going to start? The lights dim, a hush falls over the crowd. Sud- denly, out of the dark, an accoustic guitar begins to Roger Duhe A jam session Starship style - lead singer Mikki Thomas jams with Starship guitarists to the bands hit music. The performance received mixed reviews from concert-goers as the band played to a half-full house at Grady Cammage. Untouchables guitarist takes the spotlight with a solo in the MTV Showcase Concert sponsored by the Memorial Union Activities Board. The band out of Los Angeles was popular among college stu! dents across the nation and was featured in the traveling MTV entourage. Layout by Pat Schweiss DIARY OF A CIUIQIRT ADQICT whine. A spotlight brings the stage to life and the UAC znbrates with the crowd's roar. Fans bolt thankfully out of the cruel seats and stand, screaming, singing, clapping and iatternpting tot dance in their tight quar- ters. But no one minds . , . the music is loud, intense, perfect. the weeks worth of tension that knotted stomachs only five minutes ago is escaping, lost in the joyous cries of anxious fans. For two hours, time is non-existent, Worries and thoughts are temporarily suspended. The band is kina' in slowly bringing back reality with a slow, mellow song. When the lights go up, the crowd remains, their ringing ears adjusting to the sudden quiet murmur that fills the air. Peace . . . at last. U 4 Dana Leonard David Leeds Drumming up the beat, the Llntouchables' per- cussionist pounds out the latest in new wave mu- sic. The concert attracted thousands of ASU stu- dents as it capped oft a day of MTV promotions. Concerts 23