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Courtney Love’s introduction to the Virgin Prunes
Read more: Courtney Love’s introduction to the Virgin PrunesCourtney Love introduced the Virgin Prunes at the ‘Gavin Friday and Friends’ event in Carnegie Hall on October 4th. She did so eloquently and passionately, explaining how she came to know of them and what they meant to her life. What follows is a close approximation of what she said and it includes a brief introduction by U2’s manager Paul McGuinness: Paul McGuinness Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I’ve known Gavin and his band the Virgin Prunes for as long as I’ve known U2 and for quite a while in the early days the Virgin Prunes were the obligatory opening…
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Gavin Friday and Friends at Carnegie Hall – Press Round Up
Read more: Gavin Friday and Friends at Carnegie Hall – Press Round UpThe reviews are pouring in. Here’s what’s being said in the press about ‘Gavin Friday and Friends’ at Carnegie Hall: Jon Pareles of the New York Times: “Mr. Friday has built a latter-day career as an eclectic, cabaret-tinged songwriter who hasn’t forgotten rock. The songs testify to romance and disillusion, while taking unexpected harmonic twists. They can be mournful and yearning, but more frequently turn bitterly cynical. They are haunted by death, wounded by love and often disgusted by daily life.” Photo by tibetjb “True to Mr. Friday’s repertory, the concert juxtaposed delicacy and brute force, intimacy and irony. It…
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Gavin Friday and Friends – setlist
Read more: Gavin Friday and Friends – setlistThis is the setlist of ‘Gavin Friday and Friends’ as performed at Carnegie Hall. Act 1 Apologia – Gavin Children Of the Revolution – Gavin, Flo & Eddie, Bono, The Edge, Herb Macken I Want To Live – Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton, Flo & Eddie, Maurice Seezer He Got What He Wanted – Gavin, Antony, Maurice Seezer Paul McGuinness memories of the Virgin Prunes Courtney Love memories of the Virgin Prunes Sweethome Under White Clouds – Gavin, Guggi, Dik, JG Thirlwell, Herb Macken (piano), Maurice Seezer (on drums!) Caucasian Walk – Gavin, Guggi, Dik, JG Thirlwell, Herb…
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Gavin Friday and Friends at Carnegie Hall in pictures
Read more: Gavin Friday and Friends at Carnegie Hall in picturesAnd while you are enjoying the slideshow, remember it’s Gavin’s 50th birthday today… come add your wishes (no registration required).
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Video: Big Think Interview with Gavin Friday
Read more: Video: Big Think Interview with Gavin FridayFull 30-minute interview with Gavin by BigThink.com.
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From Lipton Village to Carnegie Hall
Read more: From Lipton Village to Carnegie HallGavin talks to BigThink.com about growing up in Ireland, forming bands, Lipton Village, working with Maurice Seezer and how his birthday party at Carnegie Hall came together.
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Article: Prune power – Irish Times
Read more: Article: Prune power – Irish TimesFrom: The Irish Times, October 3, 2009 By: Brian Boyd PROFILE GAVIN FRIDAY: He led an elite group of avant-garde chancers that included Bono and The Edge. A host of stars, including U2, will take the stage in New York to celebrate the former Virgin Prune’s 50th birthday LYPTON VILLAGE was a little known area in Ballymun, Dublin. It only ever existed for a few years during the 1970s. Its residents included Fionan Hanvey, David Evans, Paul Hewson and Derek Rowan. You could never find it on a map because it was a virtual village – a psychological place of…
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‘Look, we’ve actually shut Friday up!’
Read more: ‘Look, we’ve actually shut Friday up!’‘I still don’t know what to say about it,’ Gavin tells U2.com’s interviewer, then proceeds to talk about his 50th birthday celebration at Carnegie Hall for quite a bit: Question: What have Laurie Anderson, Andrea Corr, Courtney Love, Lydia Lunch, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan and Rufus Wainwright got in common with Larry, Bono, Edge and Adam. Answer: They’re all fans of Gavin Friday and they’re all taking part in a one-of-a-kind show in New York next week, set to raise funds to combat AIDS in the poorest countries. An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends, on Sunday October 4th at…
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Hal Willner presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends
Read more: Hal Willner presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and FriendsAnnouncing a very special (RED) Nights Event – A Concert Series That Saves Lives Hal Willner presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends Featuring Laurie Anderson, Antony, Elizabeth Ashley, Bono, Adam Clayton, Andrea Corr, The Edge, Flo & Eddie, Joel Grey, Bill Frisell, Guggi, Scarlett Johannson, Courtney Love, Lydia Lunch, Patrick McCabe, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan, Eric Mingus, Larry Mullen, JG Thirlwell, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, Chloe Webb, Plus Special Guests. Sunday 4th October 2009 Carnegie Hall – New York City Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Tickets go on-sale Wednesday, September 16, 11AM EST Available at CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800…
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Gavin Friday talks about ‘An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends’
Read more: Gavin Friday talks about ‘An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends’We had a little chat with Gavin about ‘Hal Willner presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends‘. C: How are you? G: I am in excellent Physical and Emotional Health… and How are you? C: I’m doing well, Gav, thanks. ‘An evening with Gavin Friday and friends’… what’s the occasion? G: A Hal Willner Presents Event which always proves to be an Extraordinary Affair… The Occasion? A few days before i turn 50 years of age….Hal and My Good Friends all coming together to perform around the world of Mr. Friday… The Evening is also a Charity Event for…