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His Satanic Majesty? To paraphrase Monty Python, Mick Jagger wasn’t the devil, he was just a very naughty boy. A very naughty boy who is now 80 years of age. Or as Julie Burchill once described him: “A priapic, black-music-thieving jet-setter who has been a staple of the gossip columns as much as the arts pages for the past half a century.”
U2 have been getting rave reviews after starting their 25-night residency in the newly built, high-tech Sphere venue in Las Vegas, but some fans have criticised the high ticket prices.
Bono once said that Achtung Baby was the sound of U2 chopping down the Joshua Tree. Last night they were back in the desert, this time amid the neon lights of Las Vegas to launch their U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere residency.
There is perhaps a theory that U2 playing a residency Las Vegas – that soulless place where rock music goes to die – was a terrible move.
Today would have been singer Amy Winehouse’s 40th birthday.