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Below is a comprehensive list of the people and organisations whom MacPhisto phoned (or tried to cellphone!) at each present. I've tried to elucidate a few of the in-jokes, and there are Wikipedia links for extra info on the related topics. Where potential, additionally, you will find full transcripts of precisely what was mentioned. Your contributions are always welcome; please get in contact if you happen to spot any factual errors, know something of curiosity that I haven't mentioned, or can help with transcribing the overseas phrases and mumbly bits that I could not make out. My audio collection is also lacking a couple of concerts and soundcheck / rehearsal clips, so in case you happen to personal any of these, I might love you forever if you'd be form sufficient to send them my way. :) Before we start, enable me to clear up a few myths that persist in articles describing MacPhisto. Firstly, he by no means phoned the White House during any of the reveals during which he appeared, despite claiming that he made calls "generally to the President of the United States"; this was the truth is the Mirrorball Man's favorite prank on earlier legs of the tour in 1992. (If you wish to learn more about that character's antics, I'm afraid you will must ask another person! This may be a helpful place to begin.) MacPhisto was additionally not chargeable for the properly-recognized stunt of ordering 10,000 pizzas for the U2 viewers, which once more was before his time. It was The Fly who did this close to the beginning of a US gig the previous year, with the pizzas arriving simply before the encore. If you're searching for transcripts of MacPhisto's 2018 speeches on the Experience + Innocence Tour, they can be found here! Zooropa Date (1993) Location Phone call seventh May Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Feyenoord Stadium) Taxi (rehearsal) ninth May Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Feyenoord Stadium) Taxi 10th May Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Feyenoord Stadium) KLM Airlines 11th May Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Feyenoord Stadium) Queen Beatrix fifteenth May Lisbon, Portugal (Estádio José Alvalade) Taxi nineteenth May Oviedo, Spain (Estadio Carlos Tartiere) Weather forecast 22nd May Madrid, Spain (Estadio Vicente Calderón) Ritz Hotel 26th May Nantes, France (Stade de la Beaujoire) Taxi twenty ninth May Werchter, Belgium (Festival Grounds) Taxi 2nd June Frankfurt, Germany (Waldstadion) Taxi 4th June Munich, Germany (Olympiastadion) Helmut Kohl sixth June Stuttgart, Germany (Cannstatter Wasen) Helmut Kohl ninth June Bremen, Germany (Weserstadion) Taxi to see Helmut Kohl twelfth June Cologne, Germany (Müngersdorferstadion) Helmut Kohl fifteenth June Berlin, Germany (Olympiastadion) Helmut Kohl twenty third June Strasbourg, France (Stade de la Meinau) Jean-Marie Le Pen / Helmut Kohl / Margaret Thatcher twenty sixth June Paris, France (Hippodrome de Vincennes) François Mitterrand / Jean-Marie Le Pen / Charles Pasqua twenty eighth June Lausanne, Switzerland (Stade de la Pontaise) Bénédict Hentsch 30th June Basel, Switzerland (St Jakob's Stadion) Taxi 2nd July Verona, Italy (Stadio Bentegodi) Clannad third July Verona, Italy (Stadio Bentegodi) The Pope 6th July Rome, Italy (Stadio Flaminio) The Pope seventh July Rome, Italy (Stadio Flaminio) Bettino Craxi ninth July Naples, Italy (Stadio San Paolo) Nello Polese 12th July Turin, Italy (Stadio Delle Alpi) Gianni Agnelli 14th July Marseille, France (Stade Vélodrome) Bernard Tapie 17th July Bologna, Italy (Stadio Comunale) Luciano Pavarotti 18th July Bologna, Italy (Stadio Comunale) Alessandra Mussolini twenty third July Budapest, Hungary (Nép Stadion) Gyula Thürmer twenty seventh July Copenhagen, Denmark (Gentofte Stadion) Uffe Ellemann-Jensen twenty ninth July Oslo, Norway (Valle Hovin Stadion) Jan Henry Olsen 31st July Stockholm, Sweden (Stockholms Stadion) Ian Wachtmeister 3rd August Nijmegen, the Netherlands (Goffert Park) Hans Janmaat seventh August Glasgow, Scotland (Celtic Park) Ian Lang 8th August Glasgow, Scotland (Celtic Park) John Major 11th August London, England (Wembley Stadium) Salman Rushdie 12th August London, England (Wembley Stadium) Diana, Princess of Wales 14th August Leeds, England (Roundhay Park) John Gummer 18th August Cardiff, Wales (Arms Park) Margaret Thatcher twentieth August London, England (Wembley Stadium) George Carey 21st August London, England (Wembley Stadium) Graham Taylor 24th August Cork, Ireland (Páirc Uí Chaoimh) Frank Murphy 27th August Dublin, Ireland (Royal Dublin Society Showgrounds) Bono's house (Jordan Hewson on the answerphone) 28th August Dublin, Ireland (Royal Dublin Society Showgrounds) United Nations

Zoomerang / New Zooland / Zooshi Date (1993) Location Phone call 12th November Melbourne, Australia (Cricket Ground) Derryn Hinch thirteenth November Melbourne, Australia (Cricket Ground) Dame Edna Everage 16th November Adelaide, Australia (Football Park) Graham Cornes twentieth November Brisbane, Australia (ANZ Stadium) Allan Border twenty sixth November Sydney, Australia (Football Stadium) Dame Edna Everage 27th November Sydney, Australia (Football Stadium) Taxi 1st December Christchurch, New Zealand (Lancaster Park) John Banks 4th December Auckland, New Zealand (Western Springs Stadium) Owner of home overlooking stadium 9th December Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Dome) Akebono Tarō 10th December Tokyo, Japan (Tokyo Dome) Madonna

Friday seventh May 1993Rotterdam, the NetherlandsFeyenoord Stadium Bono invitations a small group of fans inside the stadium for a semi-costume rehearsal, during which he wears a hardly ever seen purple variant of the Fly costume. These fortunate followers are the primary to witness a prototype model of MacPhisto, not yet named and without his trademark horns. He makes them giggle when he observes that they are curiously silent tonight: "Could you be overcome by emotion, maybe? Well, I do not blame you - I can see you are all in awe of my platform footwear. Indeed, so am I." From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: After Desire, the fans on the stands see Bono parody himself in a campy, somewhat nasal voice: "The last time you noticed me, I was waving a white flag; now look what you've accomplished..." He tells in regards to the "good previous days", sings the tune of a Martini industrial, and rehearses the cellphone call. From Willie Williams' tour diary: We actually did (almost) a full run-by this evening. Went pretty effectively. The star of the present was Bono's new encore character. It should substitute the mirrorball-man/preacher character from the American present. We spent the afternoon within the dressing room making an attempt to suss out fairly who this character is. He's known as "Mr Gold" on account of his tasteful gold suit and platforms. The voice is form of doddery English eccentric, form of Laurence Olivier meets Quentin Crisp, and there's a whole host of other emotions in there. Joel Grey, Clockwork Orange, the gameshow host from hell. He's the satan, basically. It's actually very peculiar, funny and disturbing at the same time. I'm undecided if a recording exists of the rehearsed phone call - let me know you probably have a clip of it that you would be keen to share! I seem like lacking a few of the speech as well. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Sunday ninth May 1993Rotterdam, the NetherlandsFeyenoord Stadium A now completely-formed MacPhisto makes his debut appearance in a thunderstorm. Putting a superb new twist on the Mirrorball Man's acquainted cry of "I have a imaginative and prescient: tv!", he instead reveals his fondness for the gloriously kitschy establishment that is the Eurovision Song Contest, even singing a couple of strains of the Dutch winning entry from 1975, Teach-In's 'Ding-A-Dong'. (I'm unsure why he thinks it is "the final Eurovision" this yr, although the 1994 contest was introduced as "the present they could not kill". Can anybody can enlighten me?) He claims to have taught previous winners resembling Lulu and Brotherhood of Man every little thing they knew. MacPhisto then tries to order a taxi to take him residence, and confuses the woman on the phone by insisting that "You know me, you know me very nicely. But I do know you probably even better than you realize yourself!" From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: Bono premières his new alter-ego in a gold lamé go well with, his face painted white with purple lipstick, his hair combed-again and sporting pink satan horns. Rather than sing, he speaks the text of Desire in a powerful, historic English accent. "What a night time! What a present! What a life, what a method to go. I've a vision: Eurovision!", he shouts over the tune's final notes. "Off with the horns, on with the show," he says in the same bizarre accent. From U2 At The top Of The World by Bill Flanagan: MacPhisto's public début is at the first live performance of the European tour, in Rotterdam. Backstage Bono appears by a number of suits Fintan introduced for his selection and chooses a gold one, to match the sneakers. He paints his face, puts on the lipstick, and then goes into the band's dressing room to see Adam, Edge and Larry's response. They are startled. This is quite a bit creepier than they anticipated. MacPhisto lurches out at the encore to sing 'Desire' and then introduces himself to the viewers, crying, 'Look what you've finished to me!' The gang hoots and cheers at this satanic Bono. 'You've made me very famous.' They chuckle. 'And that i thank you for it. I do know you like your pop stars to be thrilling, so I've bought these.' He hoists up one leg and displays his platform shoes. Big footwear closeups on the ZooTV screens. The viewers loves it. From Willie Williams' tour diary: After all Bono's new character stole the present. He's been christened "MacPhisto" and there's been the addition of just a little pair of crimson velvet horns, which appeared on the final moment. White face and crimson lipstick. First encore, "Desire" was one of those great moments the place you already know one thing that the viewers (and the enormous quantity of press individuals) don't. Out he comes, and you can really feel 50,000 people go "What the fuck?" The absolute crowning glory was that it stayed dry all night time till the encore break when the heavens opened, so MacPhisto made his first entrance in a raging downpour underneath a sky stuffed with thunder and lightning. It looked like Faust meets Apocalypse Now. Great first evening. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Monday tenth May 1993Rotterdam, the NetherlandsFeyenoord Stadium Tonight, MacPhisto publicizes he will name his travel agent because he is very tired and needs "a break from all this". He telephones the reservation workplace for KLM Airlines, and sings alongside to the waiting music as he is placed on hold. After the second "please hold the line" message, MacPhisto sarcastically asks the gang: "We've got all evening, really, have not we? We don't mind paying a £100,000 fantastic, now, can we?!" (a reference to the penalty for the show overrunning). He ultimately gets through to a useful receptionist named Monique, who is unable to find a flight for him this night but checks what's accessible the subsequent day. "What have you got going? I do not actually thoughts, as long as it's sunny," says MacPhisto, to which Monique replies that it is imagined to be sunny tomorrow right here in Holland, incomes a big cheer from the gang! MacPhisto remarks that they stated the identical thing about yesterday, when the thunderstorm ruined his hair. By now Monique can barely disguise her laughter, and MacPhisto turns into suspicious that she could also be "taking the mickey out of an previous man". The term "mickey" is lost on Monique, however she assures him that she's very severe, and finds him a flight to Singapore which leaves the next afternoon. MacPhisto tells her she's a really good lady, and presents to sing her a track. She replies "Oh, that could be good!" and stays on the road to listen to Ultra Violet. From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: Monique listens, not figuring out what the hell is occurring. (After the present, U2's administration will cellphone her to clarify and to current her with two VIP tickets for tomorrow night's present as a token of appreciation for her spontaneous participation.) [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video 1 ] [ Video 2 ] Tuesday eleventh May 1993Rotterdam, the NetherlandsFeyenoord Stadium MacPhisto reminisces in regards to the start of rock 'n' roll in the '50s (all his idea, in fact), proudly declaring that "Everybody's into it now!" He makes an attempt to search out out whether or not or not Queen Beatrix is a fan, phoning the government Information Service which handles media enquiries about the Royal House, but sadly the operator is unimpressed and hangs up with out responding to the question. Insulted, MacPhisto exclaims: "Well, now - the last time a royal hung up on me, I despatched the House of Windsor into flames!" This can be a reference to the blaze that had devastated Windsor Castle six months earlier, "thought to have been started by a spotlight shining on a curtain"... now we now what actually happened. ;) Beatrix would go on to develop into the oldest reigning monarch in Dutch historical past. She abdicated in 2013 in favour of her son Prince Willem-Alexander. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video clip 1 ] [ Video clip 2 ] Saturday 15th May 1993Lisbon, PortugalEstádio José Alvalade After a hearty rendition of 'Moon River', MacPhisto praises the crowd's command of English, although he says he prefers Irish himself. He tries to order a taxi, but the girl on the cellphone puts him on hold and he's unable to get any further response. Having tried his best, MacPhisto sadly admits defeat: "I'm the last pop star, they usually've hung up on me. Oh nicely." The previous U2 Portugal fansite uploaded an article from Blitz journal, that includes an interview with the Teletáxis operator Ana Oliveira. She says she would not remember anyone talking to her in English that night time, however she works alone and has to take care of the radio and phone simultaneously, so it is regular for her to say "Teletáxis, good night" and ask the caller to attend with out even hearing them. (However, I believe the real purpose for her lack of recollection is that he truly dialled the number for Rádio Táxis de Lisboa!) MacPhisto can be talked about in Portuguese reviews on the website from Blitz, Se7e, A Capital and Super Som. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Wednesday nineteenth May 1993Oviedo, SpainEstadio Carlos Tartiere Observing that it's raining once more - "So good of you all to make us feel at home!" - MacPhisto calls a weather report service (then obtainable on 094) to search out out what the forecast is like for tomorrow. He says he hopes to find a pleasant voice at the opposite end, but only will get by to an automated recording which babbles on in Spanish. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Saturday 22nd May 1993Madrid, SpainEstadio Vicente Calderón MacPhisto complains that the local Ritz Hotel "would not let your favorite rock 'n' roll band stay there" because of an issue with the gown code. (The institution has traditionally refused accommodation to anyone deemed "Not Ritz Type", including movie stars, males without ties and women wearing trousers.) He telephones the resort and listens to a number of minutes of hold music while making small discuss with the group - he asks how the nation's normal elections are going ("Vota MacPhisto, I'd say!"), and reminisces about "poor outdated Franco", the dictator who ruled for 36 years and had many hundreds of political enemies killed or tortured. When he finally gets by means of to the supervisor, MacPhisto explains that he'd like to stay in the lodge now that he has the right go well with: "I need a tie and a jacket? But I've received a really particular jacket, and I have some horns. Would that be an issue?" He is assured that it is no drawback in any respect. "Well, thank you very much," the satan replies sardonically. "You'll have MacPhisto, however you will not have the group of U2. That's high quality; thanks!" Returning to town in 2018, MacPhisto would once again encourage the viewers to vote for him in an upcoming election (with a brand new and improved campaign slogan!) and lament the end of the Franco period. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video 1 ] [ Video 2 ] Wednesday twenty sixth May 1993Nantes, FranceStade de la Beaujoire MacPhisto phones for a taxi to take him home, charming the audience with a number of traces in French. Aware that he is at the stadium, the taxi operator asks him to specify an exit from which he can be picked up. MacPhisto insists that he is "everywhere", however the lady is having none of it, and repeatedly explains the necessity for a more exact location. She can also be unimpressed by his claim that he knows her very effectively, scoffing "Oh, do you actually?!", however she does enable him to sing a song for her. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Saturday twenty ninth May 1993Werchter, BelgiumFestival Grounds Introducing his fellow band members, MacPhisto describes Adam Clayton as "a man with a ginormous willy", earlier than smugly adding "But it's not as massive as my one!" He tries to intimidate one other taxi operator with his claims of omnipresence and shut personal knowledge, and takes offence when he isn't handled with the appropriate degree of respect: "Have you learnt who you're talking to?!" [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Wednesday 2nd June 1993Frankfurt, GermanyWaldstadion Another try to order a taxi is thwarted when the number seems to be engaged. (I believe he tries to telephone Taxi-Ruf on 230001 however dials one too many zeros.) [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Friday 4th June 1993Munich, GermanyOlympiastadion The Munich show takes place one week after a shocking xenophobic attack within the German metropolis of Solingen, through which 4 neo-Nazi skinheads firebombed a Turkish family's dwelling, killing two girls and three young women and critically injuring three other kids. It's the latest and most deadly in a sequence of attacks on "foreigners" over the previous two years, a part of a growing backlash towards an inflow of refugees and other immigrants. The homicide sparks international outrage, with massive demonstrations and widespread press protection accusing the government of inaction within the face of rising extremist violence. (Only days before the attack, the German parliament had yielded to strain from the far proper by approving a constitutional modification to restrict the variety of asylum seekers - a move which may very well be seen to appease and embolden those with harmful racist views.) Chancellor Helmut Kohl responds by condemning violence typically, with particular warnings aimed at "Turkish fanatics" who've been rioting in protest, but dismisses the Solingen assault as an remoted incident and downplays the creeping risk of neo-fascism in Germany. He makes no public appearances in the days that observe, releasing written statements but declining to debate the problem on television, and faces particular criticism for his refusal to visit Solingen (he disdains such gestures as mere "condolence tourism") or attend any of the funeral providers (deeming it ample to ship his Foreign and Interior Ministers as representatives). Some believe Kohl is pandering to conservative voters by avoiding overt shows of sympathy in the direction of international victims of violence. MacPhisto claims that Kohl is turning into "a very good buddy of mine", and approves of the way he "stays asleep a lot". When he tries to give him a name, the Chancellor isn't in his workplace and a fairly confused gentleman advises phoning again after the weekend. Speaking in his capacity as evil incarnate, MacPhisto leaves a chilling message for Kohl instead: "I'd wish to thank him for letting me again into the country. I haven't been right here for some time, but I'm back!" A quarter of a century later, MacPhisto would as soon as once more go to Germany in the wake of far-right violence towards immigrants, together with his Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg speeches specializing in the 2018 Chemnitz riots. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video 1 ] [ Video 2 ] Sunday sixth June 1993Stuttgart, GermanyCannstatter Wasen "It is so sizzling in Germany - identical to at dwelling," sighs MacPhisto. He tries once more to cellphone his idle good friend Helmut Kohl ("I'm unsure if it is just Sunday that he keeps as a day of relaxation"), however the Chancellor is still unavailable. He leaves another message despite the man on the telephone protesting that he doesn't speak English. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Wednesday ninth June 1993Bremen, GermanyWeserstadion Tonight sees a variation on the Helmut Kohl theme - this time MacPhisto decides to go and go to him, as "He wants me, I put him to sleep at night". The taxi operator is shocked by this request, stating that Kohl is about 600 kilometres away on the Federal Chancellery in Bonn. MacPhisto insists he would not mind travelling that far as it is necessary for Kohl to see him, prompting the man to enquire who he is. "My name is MacPhisto," he explains, "and that i need to thank the Chancellor for letting me back into the nation." The operator tries to talk him out of the journey, warning that it's extremely costly. "I can afford it," MacPhisto boasts. "I'm a really rich pop star!" [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Saturday 12th June 1993Cologne, GermanyMüngersdorferstadion MacPhisto once more tries to cellphone Helmut Kohl: "He's an outdated friend of mine, becoming a good nearer buddy, and I'd like to speak to him, if that is alright." The man on the phone asks him incredulously if he is aware of what time it's. "Yes, I do know the time," MacPhisto snaps irritably; "I know quite a lot of things!" Once extra he settles for leaving a message. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Tuesday fifteenth June 1993Berlin, GermanyOlympiastadion The viewers are given a thought to ponder throughout the bridge of Desire: "It's necessary to be nice... but it's nicer to be essential." In the words of Bill Flanagan, MacPhisto is raving mad tonight. "I really like this place. All of the pomp and ceremony and marching, I like it," he declares, gesturing to the grand stadium round him (constructed by the Nazis for the 1936 Summer Olympics). This time his attempts to phone Helmut Kohl are thwarted by an engaged tone. "I think I may need offended the Chancellor!" he laughs. Putting on a extra menacing voice, he begins to shout down the telephone: "Are you able to hear me, Helmut Kohl? I don't want the phone strains! You understand who I am. And i want to thanks for letting me again into the nation! I'm BAAACK!" Kohl served as Chancellor till 1998 and retired from politics in 2002. He died in 2017 at the age of 87. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Wednesday 23rd June 1993Strasbourg, FranceStade de la Meinau "You've acquired so many vital people coming to the capital right here - of Zooropa," says MacPhisto, as a variety of European politicians have gathered for a summit. He telephones the lodge the place they are believed to be staying and asks for Jean-Marie Le Pen, chief of the French extremist National Front occasion, however the man on the cellphone denies they've anyone of that name. MacPhisto as an alternative tries to get hold of Helmut Kohl or former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but they are not available either. When he asks to leave a message in case Monsieur Le Pen ought to ebook in later, he is informed that this would possibly not happen as the resort is totally booked tonight. "Oh, however it's by no means too full for me," declares MacPhisto, and the receptionist wisely humours him! Please appropriate me if I'm fallacious, but MacPhisto seems to be referring to the European Council summit of 21st-22nd June, which in fact passed off in Copenhagen fairly than Strasbourg! (As these meetings have been attended by current heads of authorities and international ministers, I do not assume Le Pen or Thatcher would have been there in any case. No surprise the resort employee was confused.) [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Saturday twenty sixth June 1993Paris, FranceHippodrome de Vincennes "Have you learnt who Monsieur Le Pen is?" asks MacPhisto. "I'm becoming even nearer associates to him today." Support for the xenophobic National Front has elevated over the past decade; the social gathering has 10 seats within the European Parliament, and would have won sixty four seats within the recent legislative elections if proportional illustration had been used. Le Pen (nicknamed the "Devil of the Republic") is understood for making provocative statements, calling for the expulsion of Muslims from France and dismissing the Nazi gasoline chambers as a "detail" of historical past. Three years ago when a gaggle of neo-Nazis desecrated a Jewish cemetery, toppling 34 tombstones and mutilating a not too long ago buried physique, then-Interior Minister Pierre Joxe blamed the likes of Le Pen for inspiring such acts with many years of antisemitic hate speech. MacPhisto wonders if Monsieur Mitterrand may need Le Pen's telephone number; the socialist President has been accused of encouraging the rise of the National Front with elevated media coverage and a change of voting system, to be able to divide the appropriate. He telephones the Élysée Palace, requesting "Parlez anglais, s'il vous plaît" in his higher-class English drawl when a man solutions. He's instructed it's not doable to talk to Mr Mitterrand - he'll have to write down as a substitute. MacPhisto explains that he is searching for the variety of Monsieur Le Pen, however the man says he isn't there, and neither is right-wing present Interior Minister Charles Pasqua (who just lately passed a series of onerous-line anti-immigration legal guidelines that critics have attacked as racist and harmful). The man on the telephone doesn't seem to grasp what MacPhisto desires, and insists he cannot take a message for Monsieur Le Pen. MacPhisto leaves one anyway: "I used to be simply going to inform him thank you for letting me back within the country. I'm back, you understand. Can't you feel it? I'm coming again!" Jean-Marie Le Pen has been convicted multiple times for inciting racial hatred and denying crimes in opposition to humanity. In 2002 he unexpectedly reached the second round of the presidential election, sparking huge street protests earlier than he was heavily defeated in the run-off. He remained chief of the National Front until 2011 when he was succeeded by his daughter Marine, who expelled him from the celebration four years later; he then founded the Jeanne Committees. MacPhisto would identify Marine as his "favourite" when he returned to Paris on the EI Tour in 2018. François Mitterrand served as President till 1995 and died of prostate cancer less than eight months later, aged 79. Charles Pasqua additionally left workplace in 1995, and later founded the Rally for France celebration; he died of a coronary heart assault in 2015 at the age of 88. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Monday 28th June 1993Lausanne, SwitzerlandStade de la Pontaise From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: MacPhisto phones Benedict Hentsch, who is believed to have been Adolf Hitler's private banker, however he doesn't get him on the telephone. The following day, Hentsch hears about the call and tries to phone Bono within the hotel to offer him his monetary recommendation. Bono in a Westwood One interview: Another night time we called a Swiss banker who was rumoured to have lots of dodgy gold in his vaults. A overview in Le Matin quotes a lot of MacPhisto's speech: Head adorned with purple horns, Bono confides in a demonic voice: "Look what you have done to me. I've develop into very famous. Thanks. I know you like your pop stars to be exciting. So I bought myself this..." And reveals off his platform shoes. "I've earned a lot of money. I have the variety of my Swiss banker, a man who by no means asks me questions." He grabs his handset, the phone rings, but the man doesn't reply. "Do you assume I should write him a postcard?"

Switzerland's famous banking secrecy legal guidelines, introduced to protect Jews and others from Nazi persecution, have ironically triggered issues for the heirs of Holocaust victims seeking to reclaim their money, and have regularly been abused by tax cheats and other criminals. During World War II, Nazi Germany looted vast quantities of gold from the banks of occupied nations as well as stealing the belongings of people, even extracting dental gold from the our bodies of victims and moulding it into bars. This ailing-gotten wealth was laundered through Swiss banks to finance the German warfare effort, or deposited in their vaults for safekeeping. Investigations such because the Bergier commission within the nineties would estimate that the Swiss National Bank held $440 million of Nazi gold, of which $316 million was looted (a fact the financial institution had been aware of). Hitler maintained a secret account at the Union Bank of Switzerland. The banker François Genoud, who held the posthumous rights to Hitler and Goebbels' writings, has typically been named because the publish-warfare manager of the Nazis' hidden fortune. Contrary to the statement in U2 Live, Bénédict Hentsch was born three years after Hitler's demise and subsequently couldn't have been his "personal banker" (I'm unsure where this claim originated). He belongs to the seventh generation of a standard banking household, and in 2004 founded Banque Bénédict Hentsch, which modified its identify after his retirement from energetic private banking in 2013. He also redeveloped the positioning of the former Charmilles Stadium to create housing and a public park named after his grandfather and father, which he donated to the city of Geneva in 2015. [ No transcript out there ] Wednesday 30th June 1993Basel, SwitzerlandSt Jakob's Stadion "You have a lovely nation here in Switzerland," MacPhisto tells the viewers, to appreciative cheers. "I and my pals were out on the lake yesterday on a ship, it was lovely. We could drink the water, but we couldn't swim in it." The group snicker. (His "mates" are thought to have included Naomi Campbell and support acts Macnas, Stereo MCs and The Velvet Underground.) MacPhisto says he has to take some time out to relaxation now, and goes to order a taxi, looking dismayed when the crowd start to boo. "Do not get me wrong, I really like you! I love you! But I stay in Las Vegas, and that is a great distance from right here." For some unknown cause he would not actually make the phone call, going straight into Ultra Violet as an alternative. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video half 1 ] [ Video part 2 ] Friday 2nd July 1993Verona, ItalyStadio Bentegodi "What an exquisite night. All of the lights, all the particular results," says MacPhisto. "But have you learnt, generally... I really feel fairly lonely. And unhappy. Triste. And I feel... of residence." He pauses for sympathy before continuing in a fragile voice: "Would you mind awfully if I made a telephone name home? I have some buddies there and they're having a get together tonight. It's a birthday social gathering - shall we ring them up and wish them happy birthday?" He tells the gang he lives in Dublin "in a house called Telefís Éireann", and telephones the RTÉ Television Centre where Irish folk group Clannad are special friends on the chat show Lifelines, celebrating their 20th anniversary. ("Their name is Clannad, a kind of a household. And this can be a household present...") The cellphone call is answered by singer Máire Brennan, who recorded a duet with Bono in 1985. "Hello Máire, my outdated good friend," he greets her, to which she responds "Hello, Mr MacPhisto!" with an affectionate chuckle. He leads the 45,000-sturdy crowd in a chorus of 'Happy Birthday', with Máire laughing hard all through, and tells her "I really like you, Máire!" as Ultra Violet begins. Clannad are ending their 50-year career with a farewell tour in 2023, while Máire (who now spells her name Moya) will proceed to report as a solo artist. Band members Pádraig and Noel Duggan died in 2016 and 2022 respectively. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Saturday 3rd July 1993Verona, ItalyStadio Bentegodi The anniversary of Jim Morrison's loss of life is marked with a snippet of Light My Fire in Desire, plus a shout-out to another members of the 27 Club ("Brian Jones, Janis..."). MacPhisto enthuses about what an ideal concept show enterprise was. "The President of the United States is off on a world tour... and I like the way the Mafia gown, they're so beautiful." The Pope has been on his own world tour; MacPhisto tries to ring him at the Vatican, however there appears to be no connection. "Oh my. And all I was going to ask him was, would he need some ZooTV gear when we've completed our world tour, for his subsequent? Maybe I'll call once more!" (He does certainly strive once more at the following present.) [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Tuesday sixth July 1993Rome, ItalyStadio Flaminio MacPhisto greets the Italian crowd with "Ciao, miei cari bambini" in his very English accent. Leading them in a chant of "Olé, olé olé olé!", he observes that football is like a religion to the folks of Rome, and wonders how the Holy Father feels about that. The viewers cheer when he suggests calling the Pope to search out out which group he helps - Lazio or AS Roma? He mistakenly telephones the Castel Sant'Angelo somewhat than Castel Gandolfo ("He's there for the summer, you recognize") and enquires as to the health of the Holy Father, but the girl thinks he is searching for a ticket. "Actually, I've a way more severe question," MacPhisto reveals: "I have a very good buddy of mine, who'd like to seek a personal confession from the Holy Father." The useful lady tries to elucidate in faltering English that he needs to dial another number, and laughs apologetically when she can't discover the best words. "You folks of Roma, you are so very type," MacPhisto tells her. "I'd similar to to depart a message: my buddy, Mr Andreotti, would like to seek the personal confession of the Holy Father. He's loads to say..." The previous Prime Minister, a devout Catholic who turned the close confidant of six successive popes, has in latest months been accused of Mafia collusion, with informers claiming he had acted as their political protector in Rome and even ordered the 1979 murder of a journalist who was about to publish information that might have destroyed his profession. Judges did conclude that Andreotti was concerned with the Mafia till 1980, but by then he couldn't be convicted as a result of Italy's 20-yr statute of limitations. In his different trial, an appeals court sensationally discovered him guilty of ordering Pecorelli's murder, sentencing him to 24 years in prison, but this was overturned by the supreme court in 2003. Andreotti remained a senator and an influential political figure till his dying in 2013 at the age of 94. Bono would meet Pope John Paul II at Castel Gandolfo in 1999 as a part of a Jubilee 2000 delegation calling for debt cancellation; the Pope famously tried on his trademark sunglasses, while MacPhisto found his way right into a broadly-shared photograph of the occasion! (Does anyone know who created that picture?) The "funky pontiff" died aged eighty four in 2005. U2gigs.com report that MacPhisto's speech was rehearsed at a soundcheck the day before this show. I think this is actually a description of the Rotterdam rehearsal (perhaps mislabelled on account of confusion over the date format), but when it does exist as a separate recording, I'd be extraordinarily grateful if anyone can present a clip of this - please get in contact! [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Wednesday seventh July 1993Rome, ItalyStadio Flaminio "Have you learnt who I am?" MacPhisto asks the audience, and introduces himself: "My identify is Signor MacPhisto. I also go by the identify Andreotti." (The politician's "Machiavellian diplomatic abilities" have earned him the nickname Belzebù, coined by his lengthy-time ally and rival Bettino Craxi.) "I come disguised as many things, and I'm notably fond of show enterprise. I know you want your pop stars to be thrilling - that is why I bought these. Do you suppose I look funky?" MacPhisto needs to name his "excellent pal" Craxi, the former Prime Minister who has currently develop into an emblem of political corruption. For nearly a yr and a half Italy has been gripped by the "Tangentopoli" scandal, in which a nationwide investigation has seen tons of of politicians accused of taking bribes in trade for public works contracts. Craxi faces various allegations and does not deny that his social gathering has accepted illicit financing, saying that all events have been doing it for decades as they cannot help themselves with authorized income alone. Earlier this year judges in Milan requested the lifting of his parliamentary immunity from prosecution, however a speech by Craxi persuaded the Chamber of Deputies to vote against it. The following day a crowd of protesters gathered outdoors the expensive Hotel Raphaël where he lives (despite his celebration's supposed financial problems), shouting "thief", waving low-value banknotes whereas singing "Bettino, would you like these too?" to the tune of 'Guantanamera', and greeting him with a shower of coins. "I love to see cash blowing within the wind," MacPhisto feedback as Zoo ECUs float across the stage. While he makes an attempt to cellphone the resort, the whole crowd starts to chant "Bettino, Bettino, vaffanculo!" ("fuck you!"), a lot to his amusement. When his name is answered, MacPhisto explains that he'd like to speak to Signor Craxi. "And who is speaking?" asks the man. "My identify is MacPhisto." "From the place?" MacPhisto doesn't take kindly to this interrogation, testily replying "My nation of origin shouldn't be of interest to you, younger man," but the lodge worker sounds equally irritable and will not let him get a phrase in edgeways till he states where he is calling from. He lastly takes MacPhisto's title and places him on hold, transferring the decision to Craxi's secretary. "I'm really ringing to offer Mr Craxi a warning," MacPhisto informs her. "There is a man searching for him - his name is Judge Di Pietro. Watch out!" Craxi did ultimately face Di Pietro in court docket, and in 1994 fled to Tunisia to avoid jail; his occasion was disbanded later that yr. He was tried in absentia and sentenced to 10 years in prison for corruption and illicit occasion financing, however remained a fugitive. Four different trials were nonetheless in progress when he died in 2000 at the age of 65, having suffered complications of extreme diabetes. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Friday 9th July 1993Naples, ItalyStadio San Paolo With the Zooropa album released earlier this week, MacPhisto sings "She wore lemon" a couple of occasions in the course of the bridge of Desire. "Oh look, they have Bo-no's head on the money!" he exclaims after the music, stating the Zoo ECUs littering the stage. "My name is MacPhisto, and I believe I've turned out to be a really thrilling pop star. What do you think of my go well with, then? Try the sneakers. You're massive into footwear here." The crowd whoop and whistle their approval. Changing the topic, MacPhisto asks "How is Mayor Polese today? I consider he's in prison, in jail." As Tangentopoli erupted in Naples earlier this year, the former mayor and shut follower of Bettino Craxi, Nello Polese, was considered one of several politicians arrested over bribes paid for the privatisation of municipal actual property administration. It capped off a turbulent few months in which he'd additionally been linked with a district president caught dealing with the Camorra (Neapolitan Mafia); Polese was forced to resign after town's police commissioner and the editor-in-chief of a major newspaper had been heard discussing the right way to help him in a wiretapped telephone dialog, and footage later emerged of him socialising with mobsters at a festival, which a political opponent had screened in a cinema "for the Neapolitans to judge the affair". MacPhisto suggests giving him a call: "Would you wish to say howdy to Mayor Polese and inform him what you consider him?!" The gang conform to this, so MacPhisto telephones the Poggioreale prison, amused as he dials the number ("266-666... and that is not a joke!"). Unfortunately they suppose it is a prank call and grasp up instantly, which gets an enormous snigger from the group. (Due to the Neapolitan speaker who translated the man's curt response - "Fatt'a 'a galera, guagliò", that means something like "Hey man, be jailed!") It's not clear what's gone improper at the tip, however MacPhisto offers up with a sigh and begins the subsequent tune. It seems that Polese was not really in prison at the moment, having as a substitute been granted home arrest and subsequently launched whereas under investigation. His son apparently attended the concert as a U2 fan and wrote to the native newspaper the following day, complaining that it was unfair to name a suspect who may be innocent. (Polese himself was among the many councillors who had belatedly given permission for U2 to use the stadium after stress from followers... he most likely regretted it now!) Polese was arrested once more the next yr in another corruption case, this time spending two and a half months in Poggioreale prison earlier than Silvio Berlusconi's "thief-saving" Biondi decree controversially abolished pre-trial detention for crimes against the general public administration (and prompted the resignation of the Mani Pulite magistrates). After 23 trials he was finally acquitted of all prices and received compensation for unjust detention. He returned to politics in 2000, holding varied positions in the new PSI and coordinating the electoral campaign of Campania President Stefano Caldoro in 2010. He additionally resumed his position as a university professor of engineering, and was head of transport company EAV from 2011 to 2015. The Naples present additionally included the stay debut of 'Daddy's Gonna Pay For your Crashed Car' in snippet type, although not sung by MacPhisto; its first verse and chorus were inserted into the center of 'When Love Involves Town', sounding more like a Mirrorball Man performance! This was repeated on the Turin, Copenhagen and Stockholm concerts. DGPFYCC and Lemon wouldn't be played in full until the Zoomerang Tour in November. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video 1 ] [ Video 2 ] Monday twelfth July 1993Turin, ItalyStadio Delle Alpi "That's a great one," says MacPhisto after singing a little bit of 'Moon River'. "Do you want that? I do like that. Do you like... me?" The gang scream enthusiastically, and MacPhisto concurs: "I really like me!" This evening he attracts the viewers's consideration to the East German Trabants hanging above the stage, saying "D'you see these cars? We had many extra, however now we have now solely three. Do you assume if I known as Mr Agnelli, he would help me?" Big cheers; the pinnacle of native car giant Fiat, often called l'Avvocato ('the Lawyer') due to his legislation degree, is also honorary president of Juventus FC who call this stadium residence. MacPhisto telephones the Fiat workplace and is greeted with a stony silence when he asks for Mr Agnelli, despite repeating "Hello? ...Hello..." in an more and more pitiful voice. A bunch of fans sing an clearly properly-practised "Agnelli, Agnelli, Agnelli, vaffanculo!", while MacPhisto tries "I just referred to as to say I like you..." There is still no response from the receptionist, and MacPhisto seems harm: "I simply needed to know if we could have some Fiat Bambinis for our stage!" Gianni Agnelli died of prostate cancer in 2003 on the age of 81. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Wednesday 14th July 1993Marseille, FranceStade Vélodrome From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: MacPhisto holds a replica of the Euro Cup that soccer crew Olympique Marseille had gained on the night time of the Nantes concert, touching local pleasure as the gang embark on a tribal bellowing of the "Olé, olé, olé", chant. Along with becoming the first and only French membership to win the newly-rebranded Champions League, Marseille had just lately clinched their fifth consecutive French championship title. However, their success was tainted by a match-fixing scandal, with Valenciennes gamers accepting a bribe to forfeit a home match so that OM could save their vitality and avoid any injuries earlier than the Champions League closing days later. Many followers in Marseille had rejected the allegations as a plot to destroy the club's president, millionaire businessman-turned-politician Bernard Tapie. MacPhisto tries to phone him, but no one answers. "Well, I think Monsieur Tapie could also be asleep. Shall we try and wake him up?!" he says because the band launch into Ultra Violet. OM were subsequently banned from participation in international soccer for the next season, stripped of their French league title and relegated, which compelled them to file for bankruptcy. Bernard Tapie served practically six months in prison for corruption and tried witness tampering; he was additionally separately convicted of tax fraud and misuse of company assets. Described as "a flamboyant and controversial determine", he went on to forge careers as an actor, presenter and newspaper boss, but a authorized battle with state-owned financial institution Crédit Lyonnais dragged on for many years and he was as soon as again being prosecuted when he died from stomach cancer in 2021, aged 78. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Saturday seventeenth July 1993Bologna, ItalyStadio Comunale "I'm a rock 'n' roll star," MacPhisto informs the group. "Some folks assume that rock 'n' roll began in the United States of America, but in actual fact this isn't the case. Rock 'n' roll began in the streets of Italy!" They applaud this statement. "Opera! Songs from the street, from the gutter, sung with passion - they sing their little hearts out," MacPhisto continues. "Pavarotti, there is a rock 'n' roll star! Shall I give Pavarotti a phone name?" The great tenor, who's spending the summer at his holiday villa in Pesaro, brings a smile to MacPhisto's face when he solutions the telephone in a cheery singsong voice. After being serenaded with 'I Just Called To Say I like You', Pavarotti asks how the show goes. "Well, the people of Bologna are splendid this night, I must say!" says MacPhisto, and Pavarotti tells him they're an ideal audience - "because you deserve it". Returning the flattery, MacPhisto remarks "I believe you're shedding numerous weight, you're slimming down for the '90s!" The maestro laughs: "Not a lot, but I will attempt." (Earlier this yr he was forced to cancel all performances while undertaking a two-month weight-loss programme as ordered by his medical doctors, and a newspaper not too long ago claimed he has employed individuals to help implement his strict food regimen.) MacPhisto assures him that "I love you the best way you are," and Pavarotti's heartfelt response of "I really like you and all of the people there!" prompts big applause from the audience. MacPhisto asks if he has a track to sing them over the phone. "No, sadly not!" replies Pavarotti, but needs them many more lovely days and nights, and says it can be an important pleasure to hitch them on stage at some point. He additionally needs to thank Bono for writing the English lyrics of 'Miserere', his duet with Zucchero. Pavarotti would indeed carry out with Bono & Edge at one in all his charity concert events in Modena two years later, as a part of the Passengers collaboration, and duetted once more with Bono at the ultimate live performance in 2003. He died of pancreatic most cancers in 2007 at the age of 71. Villa Giulia Pavarotti has since been reworked into an artistic centre where opera singing courses, live shows and dance seminars are held; it is usually out there to rent for holidays. His other dwelling in Modena is now a museum. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video clip 1 ] [ Video clip 2 ] Sunday 18th July 1993Bologna, ItalyStadio Comunale MacPhisto is in nostalgic temper tonight: "Isn't it fantastic to see all of the lights and the smoke? The fanfare, the crowds... it reminds me of the good old days." Showing off his platform shoes, he asks the group "Don't I look excellent? Do you assume Il Duce would've favored a pair of those? Do you think Il Duce would like a gold lamé go well with like mine?" The gang murmur uncertainly on the mention of the previous fascist dictator. "I do miss him - do you?!" cries MacPhisto. Ignoring the gang's emphatic response of "NO!", he decides to phone Mussolini's "very nice granddaughter" Alessandra, who has followed in his footsteps as a neo-fascist politician. He is insulted to search out the answerphone switched on, shouting "Hello? Are you aware who you are talking to?! Hello!!" as the recorded message performs. Finally the machine beeps. "Hello, I'd like to go away a message for Alessandra Mussolini. I used to be a detailed buddy of her grandfather's, and that i simply need to tell her she's doing an exquisite job filling the old man's footwear!" says MacPhisto. His voice takes on a very sinister tone as he continues: "I will be leaving Italy tomorrow, but I won't be far away. And that i will likely be together with her forever in spirit..." His relationship with Il Duce would be delightfully revisited on the Italian leg of the EI Tour in 2018, after current anti-immigrant rhetoric from the Interior Minister struck a well-known chord. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Friday 23rd July 1993Budapest, HungaryNép Stadion "Are we having enjoyable tonight?" asks MacPhisto. The gang respond within the affirmative. He points out the Trabants: "Do you want our little Christmas tree the place we hang all our lovely lights? Our beautiful little vehicles? You may have a lot of them in your metropolis." Just a few cheers. "They remind me of the good old days earlier than individuals needed change. I don't like change. I like things to remain precisely the way they are." He says he has a friend here on this metropolis who does not like change either - Gyula Thürmer, chief of the Hungarian Workers' Party. The crowd response is muted, and MacPhisto wonders if he is pronounced the name appropriately. "I hate it when people need a better life," he sighs as he dials the phone quantity. He will get via to a different answerphone, and sings 'I Just Called To Say I love You' after the tone. "I simply known as to say... you're doing a very good job!" [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Tuesday twenty seventh July 1993Copenhagen, DenmarkGentofte Stadion "Oh, it is sooo good to be here," MacPhisto gushes. "They thought the rain would keep us away, but I say never, I really like the rain - it makes me really feel at home!" Some appreciative whistles from the gang. "And I really like rock and roll," he continues enthusiastically. "I really like the beat, it is so catchy, and... I like the feeling of togetherness. We're all here tonight, pressing up in opposition to each other, it is fabulous! It's like the EEC, isn't it, actually?!" The Danish crowd aren't too certain in regards to the joys of togetherness in Europe; the notoriously eurosceptic nation had rejected the Maastricht Treaty in a 1992 referendum, and solely ratified it in May 1993 after being granted 4 exceptions to it. MacPhisto says he has a friend right here in Copenhagen: Denmark's former Foreign Minister and robust EU supporter, Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (or "Uffemann"). "I feel so close to him, I may virtually kiss him - MWAH!" he chuckles. Dialling the politician's dwelling number ("When you're famous, people give you such things"), MacPhisto muses: "It's great to have individuals to tell you what you need, is not it, really? It makes life a lot easier." (After negotiating the Edinburgh Agreement, Ellemann-Jensen was quoted as saying "We've got the whole lot we wanted"; the federal government declared that "all people at dwelling" may now confidently vote 'Yes', though in reality many Danes nonetheless opposed the treaty and there have been riots after the second referendum.) Uffemann is not in tonight, so his wife Alice Vestergaard solutions the cellphone. MacPhisto introduces himself as a private pal of his, and asks if he might depart a message. Clearly pondering it's a prank call, she curtly replies "You may name him tomorrow at his workplace. Goodbye," and hangs up. There is way pantomime booing from the gang, however MacPhisto stays composed and simply sings 'I Just Called To Say I like You'. The tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet claimed to have offered him with the cellphone quantity earlier than the concert, and it was apparently printed in the papers in addition to learn out loud by MacPhisto. In consequence, offended U2 fans spent the remainder of the night time calling the family to complain about Ms Vestergaard's rudeness, a lot to her husband's displeasure. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen died aged eighty in 2022 after a recurrence of prostate cancer. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Thursday twenty ninth July 1993Oslo, NorwayValle Hovin Stadion "What a wonderful country you may have here," says MacPhisto together with his normal charm. "Ahh, the fjords; the wildlife is so wonderful here! And what's all of the fuss in regards to the whales?" The group begin to jeer and boo; Norway had not too long ago made the controversial choice to resume commercial whale looking, despite a world ban. "I imply, I do not understand it - what have the whales ever carried out for us, eh?" MacPhisto continues, and that will get a cheer. "They're unemployed, they don't pay taxes... and so they take up lots of room, do not you suppose?" MacPhisto says he learned all in regards to the whales from his buddy Jan Henry Olsen, the Minister of Fisheries, and mischievously reads out his cellphone quantity as he dials ("You can name him tomorrow if you like!"). For the first - and only - time on the tour, he gets through to a politician in particular person, a lot to the delight of the crowd. "How do you do?" Olsen politely asks the devilish caller, and is unfazed when MacPhisto points out that he's right here with "a few mates". When requested if he shares their opinion that all the fuss about the whales is "just complete madness", Olsen says that as lengthy as the whales aren't underneath threat, they may proceed to catch them for food. The gang loudly chant their approval. MacPhisto fairly agrees: "I have absolutely no time for individuals who like whales or dolphins, myself... and I'm positive that in case you catch them, you may eat them all your self, will not you Mr Olsen! You wish to munch on a whale yourself, do you?" The minister doesn't draw back from the question, replying "I take a bit, sure". "Aha, you just like the odd whale steak!" laughs MacPhisto. Taking everyone by surprise, the politician then reveals: "I'm going to have a whale steak tomorrow. D'you want to come back and have dinner with me?" The group erupts with laughter and cheers. "Mr Olsen," declares MacPhisto, "I think you and that i are going to get on simply nice!" The themes of the cellphone call seemingly proceed into MacPhisto's performances of each Ultra Violet and Love Is Blindness. Jan Henry Olsen died in 2018 at the age of just 61, after a ten-year battle with early-onset Alzheimer's illness. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Saturday thirty first July 1993Stockholm, SwedenStockholms Stadion MacPhisto is in celebratory temper this evening. "It's wonderful to be right here, it's great to be on top of the world... once more!" he says. "And the people who put us on the highest of the world are here tonight. Island Records! Somebody get them a drink. I prefer it when they arrive out to see us play, don't you?" The viewers cheer in agreement. "I like present business, it is in my blood," says MacPhisto. "Everybody's into it now, although. What about Ian Wachtmeister?" he asks, referring to the leader of Sweden's racist New Democracy celebration. "Ooh, he is my type of man - I like folks flashy, you understand? From good stock." Although Wachtmeister will not be obtainable, MacPhisto finds an unexpected fan in the lady taking the phone name, who giggles knowingly as soon as he provides his identify. They share a hearty chortle when she joins in with 'I Just Called To Say I like You', and the lady blurts out "You're fantastic!" "Oh, I - and so are you, darling!" simpers MacPhisto, caught off-guard by the praise. "I feel we may very well be lovely together! I believe we'll get on very properly, don't you?" But encouraging her proves to be a mistake, as she continues to babble on incessantly within the background while Ultra Violet begins up, until MacPhisto has no choice but to try and drown her out: "I believe I'm going to overlook you, Stockholm! I may get along effectively here! GOODNIGHT! ...Goodnight... Goodnight..." Ian Wachtmeister died in 2017 aged 84 after affected by an aggressive form of lymphoma. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Tuesday 3rd August 1993Nijmegen, the NetherlandsGoffert Park "Well... I'm not so excellent at speeches, so I'll be temporary," says MacPhisto in a rare second of modesty, however it is not long earlier than he's ruffled a couple of feathers in the group. "Call me old school, but I miss the great outdated days. The Third Reich!" he reminisces fondly amid boos and whistles. "Don't you miss the good old days, when the trains ran on time?" As ever, MacPhisto is eager to meet up with a good friend while he is in city - tonight it is Hans Janmaat, leader of the xenophobic Centre Democrats party whose insurance policies embrace the abolition of multicultural society in the Netherlands. "You'll be able to do this at house, youngsters," smirks MacPhisto as he once once more reads out the phone quantity for all to listen to. A man solutions; Janmaat just isn't available. MacPhisto insists: "I'm a very good good friend of his, and I think he'd be somewhat upset not to receive my call." "Yeah, but he is not here," the man repeats bluntly. He agrees to take a message, but immediately hangs up when MacPhisto begins to sing. Janmaat died from a coronary heart situation in 2002 at the age of 67. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Saturday seventh August 1993Glasgow, ScotlandCeltic Park MacPhisto sings about Glasgow being "my kind of city", with a line from New York, New York changed to "I want to wake up in a metropolis that doesn't give me the creeps". He tells the crowd that he loves the theatre; "Did you know that Macbeth - the man, not the play - died 400 years ago this evening?" (Note: that is entirely unfaithful, but maybe it is easy to lose just a few hundred years when you're an historic being.) He says he is aware of one other great man - Glasgow-born Ian Lang, the Secretary of State for Scotland. The gang start to boo. "I believed he was such a fine man! And a terrific actor - he has everyone considering he's Scottish. But he isn't, you realize, he is a Tory... like me!" Playfully paraphrasing Shakespeare as he dials the quantity ("Is this a phone I see earlier than me, the handle toward my hand...?"), he calls the Scottish Office in an try to achieve Ian Lang, talking to a polite Scottish man who tells him "Well I'm afraid, sir, it isn't possible simply now. Can I ask who you are?" "I'm a personal buddy, and a fellow thespian," explains MacPhisto. (Lang was a member of the Cambridge Footlights whereas at university.) "He is aware of precisely who I am, and I'm stunned he hasn't instructed you I was going to name." The man patiently takes MacPhisto's identify ("That's M-A-C... you could also be conversant in that one...") and agrees to pass on his message that Lang is doing "a jolly good job up north". "And there's just one other line," provides MacPhisto. "Out... out... damned... SCOT!" He would go on to reference a line from Hamlet at one of many 2018 exhibits in Copenhagen. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Sunday 8th August 1993Glasgow, ScotlandCeltic Park Once again marvelling about how all people's into present business now, MacPhisto comments: "My friend John is into it... John Major." The gang boo upon hearing the British Prime Minister's title, but MacPhisto leaps to his defence: "Oh no, he's an exciting fellow - he ran away from the circus to develop into an accountant!" (John Major's father Tom was a trapeze artist.) He phones 10 Downing Street; the Prime Minister will not be accessible, however a chirpy secretary asks if he'd like to go away a message. "My title is Mr MacPhisto, and I'm calling from the highest of the country - he might have heard of it, it's referred to as Scotland," the devil replies caustically. "And I'd just prefer to say that I think he's doing a completely marvellous job for the individuals of Scotland." The crowd boo loudly. MacPhisto continues undeterred: "It should be such a headache, being in charge of them when you're up to now away. And I'd also prefer to say that I feel he knows precisely what they want - identical to he does for the individuals of Bosnia-Herzegovina," he concludes dryly. "Au revoir!" The acid remarks seem to fly over the top of the lady on the cellphone, whose cheerful "Bye-bye" is unintentionally hilarious. :D [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Wednesday 11th August 1993London, EnglandWembley Stadium "Those had been the days, my buddy, I thought they'd never finish..." sings MacPhisto, once more courting controversy along with his antiquated views: "It is not the same, is it? No... do not you miss the good old days? The Raj, the Empire! Don't you miss the great old days? No talking again from Paddies or Pakis, no!" The crowd are uncomfortable, unsure where that is main. "What's all of the fuss - Salman Rushdie, he can't be English, can he?" MacPhisto asks. The sensible Indian-born writer had been in hiding under the safety of the British authorities since 1989, when the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his death because of alleged blasphemy in opposition to the Prophet Muhammad in his novel The Satanic Verses. "He's been taking my name in vain," quips MacPhisto. "Yes, all that bullshit about freedom of speech... ha ha. Oh expensive, oh expensive, oh dear. I despatched him into exile... and i do have his number." He gives the creator a call. "Hello, could I converse to Salman Rushdie? The identify's MacPhisto." The response is suspiciously loud and clear: "This is Salman Rushdie speaking." MacPhisto is delighted; he asks Salman how miserable he is, however Salman insists he's fairly completely satisfied. "Do you get out and about a lot today?" MacPhisto enquires flippantly, to which Salman replies "Oh yes, every so often. I should be careful, of course - I've bought even more hassle with the critics than you do!" MacPhisto tells Salman that he doesn't need to make him too jealous, as they're having "a fully fabulous evening right here at Wembley Stadium!" (and here the crowd voice their agreement). But Salman is not jealous... "Yes, I do know that, because I'm right here too!" he reveals. MacPhisto is taken aback. "I'm a lot closer to you than you could possibly ever imagine," Salman continues. "In actual fact, I can see you now. You're wearing a ridiculous gold suit, and you're standing in front of 50,000 of the loudest individuals I've ever heard in my life!" The gang scream merrily, while MacPhisto refuses to imagine Salman is current, difficult him: "Are you not afraid? Come out if you're not afraid!" From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: Arms outstretched, it's indeed Salman Rushdie who comes strolling on stage from the wings. While he goes over to hug Bono, Salman's face is enlarged on the screens, and the crowd produce an incredible cheer as they realise his appearance is an historic occasion. It is nearly unbelievable that for nearly five years this man, embracing Bono in entrance of 72,000 folks, has been unable to easily stroll down the street for fear of being killed by Muslim extremists. MacPhisto gives Salman his purple satan horns, remarking "I think you might want these, Salman!" The writer is defiant: "I'm NOT afraid... and I'm not afraid of YOU! Real devils do not put on horns." For once, MacPhisto the glamorous celebrity is starstruck. Placing an arm round Salman's shoulders, he smiles and shrugs to the audience. "Salman Rushdie - ladies and gentlemen, I bow to the superior man!" From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: The subsequent day newspapers all over the world print pictures of their embrace, and in lots of countries it makes the Tv news. In an interview with The Irish Times, Salman will later say: "I owe U2 a debt of gratitude for the gesture of solidarity and friendship they made by inviting me to hitch them on stage at Wembley Stadium. Not many novelists ever experience what it is prefer to face an viewers of over 70,000 folks - and, fortuitously for everybody, I did not even need to sing." Bono later known as Salman's state of affairs "a really appalling moment within the history of censorship", explaining that they asked him to look on the concert as a result of freedom of speech, which is not "a given" in a lot of cultures, is also crucial within the music world. Bono in an NME interview: His dilemma is definitely closer to rock 'n' roll than you assume. I think he has behaved with monumental grace under strain and with humour and wit. It will need to have scared the shit out of him to be onstage at Wembley Stadium with the Devil. But I prefer it when it's blended up. From Willie Williams' tour diary: Salman Rushdie was at the show tonight. Onstage, with MacPhisto. A man in hiding standing in front of 72,000 individuals. Luckily there were no armed Muslim fundamentalists in the audience. Bono in U2 By U2: We tried to leaven the situation with some humour. I used to be dressed as the Devil at the time and i whispered in Salman's ear, 'It's inevitable that one always falls out with one's biographer.' Salman's 1999 novel The ground Beneath Her Feet included a nod to U2, as nicely because the lyrics to a track of the same title which the band subsequently recorded. Salman moved to New York in 2000 and was regularly able to dwell extra freely. He was knighted for companies to literature in 2007, and in 2012 published a memoir of his years of hiding, Joseph Anton. In 2022, U2 had been fast to supply their assist when he was brutally stabbed at a talking engagement; he was lucky to survive however suffered life-altering injuries to his eye and arm. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video clip 1 ] [ Video clip 2 ] [ Video clip 3 ] Thursday twelfth August 1993London, EnglandWembley Stadium "Rock 'n' roll... all my idea," MacPhisto proudly declares, and speaks again of its popularity: "They're all into the rock - rocking within the free world! Even Lady Diana's into it now. Don't you suppose she's funky? I believe everyone gives her too hard a time, I feel she's gorgeous, and sexy." MacPhisto telephones the royal press workplace and asks if they might put him by means of to the Prince Of Wales' apartments. There are a number of seconds of silence. "Hello? Don't be shy, now..." he coaxes. The telephone starts to ring; "She's not a shy girl!" MacPhisto praises the crowd for his or her persistence and manners when the phone continues ringing for a while. Eventually it appears to be picked up, however no one speaks at the other finish. "Hello... is that Lady Diana?" MacPhisto asks hopefully. "Hello? You needn't be shy, I'm simply here with a couple of pals." He tries serenading her with 'I Just Called To Say I like You', however nonetheless will get no response. Bono in a 60 Minutes interview, asked if MacPhisto got through to any of the VIPs he phoned: Well, I have this feeling that once i called Lady Diana... as a result of I obtained put right via to her apartments, and the cellphone was picked up, but no one spoke, they simply listened. So I'm hoping she was there. Four years later, Diana was tragically killed in a automobile crash at the age of 36 whereas fleeing the paparazzi in Paris. U2 paid tribute to her at their next three PopMart live shows in Dublin, Edinburgh and Paris, with improvised lyrics in 'Last Night On Earth' ("Beautiful woman, large black automobile / Fairytale life, just went too far") and her picture on display during 'MLK'. This present featured the third and ultimate appearance of 'Zooropa' on its authentic tour; the track wouldn't be performed again till 2011. Both this efficiency and the earlier evening's are pleasingly sung in a MacPhisto-esque voice. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Saturday 14th August 1993Leeds, EnglandRoundhay Park Tonight MacPhisto's thoughts is on the Sellafield nuclear plant, less than a hundred miles away on the coast of the Irish Sea, and already the subject of a Greenpeace protest in which U2 had participated. "I ought to come up right here extra often, you are so sort," remarks MacPhisto. "I think the individuals of the North are so generous. I mean, you've got been given the nuclear waste of the world - and you are taking it! My goodness, you take the nuclear waste of the world. What a generous thing to do." He decides to phone his good friend John Gummer, Secretary of State for the Environment, telling the gang "I feel he'd like to thanks personally". Mr Gummer's wife Penelope Gardner solutions the cellphone at their Suffolk home and asks who's calling. "My identify is MacPhisto; I feel he is aware of me fairly nicely, actually." "Max what, sorry?" is her clean response. She is surprisingly tolerant, though, telling him "I'm afraid he's not in in the intervening time, I'm very sorry. Would you want to talk to him later?" "But he is a private pal of mine!" splutters MacPhisto. "And I've just a few associates and I do know he'd love to thank them personally." "Well I'm certain he would," she agrees, but repeats that her husband is out. MacPhisto asks if she's certain he is not asleep. "I'm absolutely positive he's not asleep," she replies patiently, although she have to be wondering what on earth is occurring. She's completely satisfied to take a message for Mr Gummer; MacPhisto, after all, just referred to as to say "I really like you". Gummer was Environment Secretary until 1997 when the Conservatives had been voted out. He remained an MP until 2010 and was then awarded a peerage as Baron Deben of Winston. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Wednesday 18th August 1993Cardiff, WalesArms Park Drawing consideration to The edge's Welsh blood, MacPhisto asks how many individuals within the audience share his surname Evans (and judging by the cheers and shouts, there are a fair few). He reveals his love of shopping in Cardiff, and says he has a friend who likes it too. "She truly grew up in a grocer's in England, and later when she became the Prime Minister... she acquired superb at procuring." Realising that he's referring to Britain's only feminine PM to this point, the deeply unpopular Margaret Thatcher, the gang start to boo loudly (which clearly upsets MacPhisto: "This can be a pal of mine you are talking about!"). He says she had the great thought of operating the whole kingdom like a store and placing on a sale ("And she bought the railways, and she bought the coal business, and she offered the water...") The amused crowd clap and boo in equal measure, cheering extra loudly when MacPhisto suggests giving her a phone call. "I do miss the outdated woman, don't you?" he asks, and the insults being hurled from the viewers counsel that he is the just one who does. He telephones the House of Commons and asks for Lady Thatcher; the secretary could be very pleasant and courteous, but explains that the House is in summer recess until October, so it's a necessity to write down in to the Lords and Baronesses. The group boo, however MacPhisto just laughs: "I perceive - no, you assume I'm an extraordinary person! I actually know her personally." The secretary sounds unconvinced. "I wanted to let her know the place I was," MacPhisto continues. "I'm in a spot known as Cardiff - I was questioning, had she heard of it?" She repeats that he'll have to write down a letter to Lady Thatcher, as she's unable to cross on a message presently. Naturally this would not put MacPhisto off singing his appreciation down the telephone. Margaret Thatcher died following a stroke in 2013 at the age of 87. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Friday 20th August 1993London, EnglandWembley Stadium "Rock 'n' roll, don't you love it? African rhythm, European melody - what an thought, eh? Catchy, eh?" says MacPhisto. He says he thinks rock 'n' roll is the new religion, a topic wherein he has an excellent curiosity: "A few of my greatest mates are religious leaders. The Ayatollah; the Pope; even the Archbishop of Canterbury. They're doing my job for me, aren't they? Putting the children off God." MacPhisto says he is slightly worried about George Carey, though, because "he wants to let ladies into the church" (the Church of England had not too long ago decided to permit the ordination of feminine priests). "Then again, you will all just develop into Catholics, won't you?" he muses. "I'd like that. Nobody goes to church any extra." He decides to give the Archbishop a name, while daydreaming about the "lovely cucumber sandwiches" they make at Lambeth Palace. A woman with a strong rural accent answers the cellphone, and tells him that Carey is in America. MacPhisto is baffled: "No, there must be some misunderstanding. My title is Mr MacPhisto, and I'd like to talk to the Archbishop of Canterbury." But there is no mistake; "As I mentioned, sir, he is abroad, he is in America for the time being." Slightly disillusioned now, MacPhisto asks if the trip is for business or pleasure. "Business, sir," is the stony reply. He asks if he could depart a message. "You can do," the woman shrugs, so he sings his typical "I simply called to say how a lot I care..." Bono in a Beliefnet interview, asked in regards to the assertion that religious leaders are the satan's mates: It's true. I often wonder if religion is the enemy of God. It's almost like religion is what occurs when the Spirit has left the building. God's Spirit strikes via us and the world at a tempo that can never be constricted by any one religious paradigm. George Carey served as Archbishop until his retirement in 2002, when he accepted a life peerage as Baron Carey of Clifton. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Saturday twenty first August 1993London, EnglandWembley Stadium "What a theatre, Wembley Stadium!" MacPhisto enthuses. "All of the history of this place. Live Aid. The FA Cup. The 1966 World Cup when England won!" There is a huge roar of approval from the gang - MacPhisto certainly knew the fitting button to push. "They have not been winning much recently, now have they?" he observes. "What's occurred, https://theprimefans.com/ this noble nation? We lost the Test... nearly out of the World Cup... The Smiths have break up up..." The group sigh in agreement. "There's only one man who can save us," he concludes. "Shall I give Graham Taylor a telephone name?" The England supervisor had been closely criticised after the crew's poor performance and the controversial substitution of Gary Lineker during Euro '92, and the gang cheer at the suggestion of phoning him. MacPhisto gets the answerphone, and leads the 72,000-strong Wembley crowd in a rousing rendition of the favored football anthem 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. Graham Taylor died of a heart attack in 2017, aged 72. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Tuesday 24th August 1993Cork, IrelandPáirc Uí Chaoimh From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: The Cork show is preceded by one other controversy, when Cork County secretary Frank Murphy of the extremely conservative Gaelic Athletic Association, who own the stadium, bans the sale of U2's 'Achtung Baby' condoms from their merchandise stands. U2 supervisor Paul McGuinness reacts by handing out handfuls of condoms without spending a dime to an eagerly accepting crowd. His action is criticised by the Lord Mayor of Cork, who's upset "because there were additionally 13-12 months-olds in the viewers". In fact, Bono uses his MacPhisto character to take a sneer at Frank Murphy's determination. "What an occasion - the occasion of occasions!" proclaims MacPhisto. "Aren't they the greatest showband on Earth? And this the best ballroom on Earth?" Cheers from the group. He reveals the extensive guest list: Dave Fanning, Gerry Ryan, BP Fallon ("Happy birthday Mr Boogaloo!"), and even the Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, described as "the greatest ballroom supervisor of all of them". (He earned tens of millions working a chain of ballrooms in the 1960s when showbands had been widespread in Ireland.) The crowd cheer for the DJs but seem less enthusiastic about the prime minister. "Rock 'n' roll, eh?" chuckles MacPhisto. "They name it... the Devil's music. It is my music. Can't you're feeling it burning inside you... oh child?" He pauses earlier than launching right into a actually epic rant. "Civilisation is crumbling - who can take you again from the brink? The GAA, that's who! We're their guests tonight, so there'll be no gross sales of condom in here, will there? No rubber Johnnies, no? We don't want the young individuals carried away on a sea of seed and want, now will we? They'll be at it like rabbits - slaves to the Devil's monument, delivered to the gates of Hell in a latex jacket!" The viewers can't cease laughing. MacPhisto hasn't finished but: "Contraception? Safe sex? AIDS? It's not their drawback, is it. No homos, junkies or Haitians here tonight, no. Just castrated, abstemious, comfortable families right here tonight. Fine and dandy, not a willy in sight. And we've bought the GAA to thank for that, have not we." The gang scream with delight when MacPhisto suggests calling them, however the telephone rings endlessly without being answered. "Where is Frank Murphy?" he asks, and somebody shouts "He's here!" (as Murphy is definitely within the stadium watching the present). "He's here?" repeats MacPhisto. "What do you mean, he's not at house? Oh, I shall sing him a track then, shall I?" Reviving his passion for the Eurovision Song Contest, he sings a number of lines from Ireland's first profitable entry in 1970 (Dana's 'All Sorts of Everything'), and the gang end it off for him. Frank Murphy served as secretary of the Cork County Board till his retirement in 2018. Gerry Ryan died aged fifty three in 2010, from a cardiac arrhythmia probably triggered by cocaine use. Albert Reynolds resigned as Taoiseach in late 1994, and died from Alzheimer's disease in 2014 at the age of 81. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Friday twenty seventh August 1993Dublin, IrelandRoyal Dublin Society Showgrounds MacPhisto is especially pleased to be here in Dublin: "Home with the individuals who love us greater than anybody else in the whole world!" The crowd's ecstatic applause seems to affirm the reality of his assertion. But this speech is of a extra private nature than traditional: "Home with the people who see by means of all of the trappings and the hype. Home with the individuals who know the true me. Home with the people who do not see me as a glamorous pop star. Home with the people who call me 'Dad'." The crowd are audibly shocked and puzzled. "I'm going to sleep in my very own bed tonight," he continues. "Shall I give them a phone name? Perhaps I should warn them; I do know they're excited to see me, after so long." The decision is to Bono's own dwelling quantity. "I'm so tired, hassling people, it's such a bore," he admits as the phone rings. "This is going to be so exciting!" There is a message ready for him on the answering machine - it is Bono's four-12 months-old daughter, Jordan. "Hellooo! Nobody's right here! We're going on holidaaayyy!" she squeals in an adorable Irish accent. "Daddy, if that's you, we're not coming house until you take your horns off! Bye-byyyyye!" The complete crowd nearly die from the cuteness. In a radio interview just before the 2 Dublin shows, The sting hinted that they were toying with the idea of MacPhisto phoning disgraced bishop Eamon Casey, however they might determine whom to name on the day ("I haven't got a clue yet"). Jordan Hewson is now an activist and entrepreneur; in 2015 she became the net editor of world Citizen, and in 2016 she based tech company Speakable, aimed at selling social action. Her sister Eve Hewson (who could be heard becoming a member of in with the answerphone message as a two-yr-previous) is now a movie and tv actress. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Saturday twenty eighth August 1993Dublin, IrelandRoyal Dublin Society Showgrounds It's the final night of the European tour, and MacPhisto is in reflective mood. "Zooropa, it's throughout," he sighs. "So many have turned out to see us, I do not know what to say - thanks, thank you, thank you, thank you." A real smile lights up his face because the viewers loudly express their own gratitude. "But you recognize, there's someone who used to come back and see us on a regular basis, and who hasn't been round for a while. We was once so shut. People think I've forgotten about him, but... I haven't." For a second there's a spark of passion in his voice: "I used to find him so inspiring again then. He invented me. I used to be His most magnificent creation - the brightest star in His sky!" He pauses, hanging his head sadly. "Now have a look at me: a tired previous pop star in platform shoes." The group cheer their support as his glittering footwear is displayed on the big screens. "I try to speak to him on a regular basis, but he won't take my calls," he whimpers. "And that i get blamed for every thing - all of the wars, all the famine, all the difficulty in the world, I get blamed for it. Even the Evening Herald slags me off." (Here he raises a pointed eyebrow and the crowd seem greatly amused, appreciating some native in-joke.) "Who can I get to help me make peace with Him? Who will mediate for me and...?" MacPhisto wonders out loud, gesturing towards the heavens. He immediately has an idea: "Shall I call the United Nations? Maybe they may assist me." It seems to be a joke. Upon dialling the quantity (actually one other name to Bono's home), he will get by means of to an answerphone with a stunning message: "You've reached the workplaces of the United Nations. I'm sorry, we're closed for lunch." The look on MacPhisto's face is priceless. The message continues cheerfully: "But when you're a small Third World nation going through genocide, please leave the identify of your nation after the beep, and we'll get again to you as quickly as possible. Thanks!" The viewers sigh in sympathy as MacPhisto is defeated once once more. He sings an a cappella rendition of The Beatles' 'Help!' down the telephone ("Help me get my toes again off the bottom"), with the audience completing the final "Pleeease, please help me, assist me, assist meee!" The UN has been criticised for its "over-bureaucratic and dithering approach" when coping with conflicts; in particular, the lack of political will to stop the ethnic massacres in Bosnia and Rwanda have been described (and acknowledged) as "evident failures". Head of peacekeeping operations, Kofi Annan, reportedly ignored and refused to move on faxed warnings in regards to the impending Rwandan genocide; he later admitted "there was extra that I might and should have performed to sound the alarm and rally support". It seems the United Nations have been, indeed, in no hurry to answer their messages. Steve Stockman praises MacPhisto's "marvellous monologue" in his e-book Walk On: The Spiritual Journey Of U2: This can be a unbelievable piece of showmanship, with all kinds of nuances as Bono slips into his character as the devil after which pop star. From a biblical sketch of who the satan is, he turns into himself being ripped apart by the Dublin press, then nearly spelling out what the Christian fraternity thinks, that he has left God behind someplace, then bringing all of it to a fervent preacher's ultimate questions: Who will bring us peace with God? Who will mediate for us? That he then brings in his different nightly prop of technology and telephones the United Nations could possibly be seen as a frivolous ending or the most poignant of all endings. Who does mankind trust? C.S. Lewis would have been proud.

[ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Friday 12th November 1993Melbourne, AustraliaCricket Ground The fifth and remaining leg of the ZooTV Tour kicks off Down Under, with a couple of setlist adjustments to accommodate extra songs from the new album; 'Desire' has been dropped in favour of 'Daddy's Gonna Pay On your Crashed Car' opening the encore. "I know you like your pop stars to be thrilling, so I bought these," MacPhisto tells the crowd, displaying off his boots. "You want a superb gimmick, don't you, nowadays... with all the competitors. Michael Jackson and Madonna. I believe she's gorgeous. Would you like to see me without my clothes on?" he provides, referring to her latest ebook and raunchy current world tour. The group scream excitedly at this suggestion. "Are you aware that before I became a celeb, no person found me very engaging at all," the satan reveals. "Now everybody loves me! All the glitz and the glamour makes you very sexy." He observes that the Australians like celebrities, and asks: "What are you doing with poor previous Derryn Hinch, then?" The controversial journalist, dubbed 'The Human Headline' and infamous for being kicked out of jobs, had simply been sacked from his own present affairs present Hinch by Network Ten. "Shame, shame, disgrace!" cries MacPhisto, quoting Hinch's supposed catchphrase from a parody by Steve Vizard (much to the shock and amusement of the group). He gives him a call; Derryn solutions the telephone, and guffaws knowingly when MacPhisto introduces himself. "I don't understand it, I hear you have lost your job, old chap," says MacPhisto, telling him they assume he's terrific. Derryn says he's very variety, adding: "People have been mentioning your identify in my office all week, or no less than your group's name." MacPhisto is delighted to listen to it; he likes getting "a bit of respect from the media". It's just an excuse for a bad pun, though - "My staffers come to me and so they keep saying 'I've been sacked'. I'd say 'You too?'" The audience groan. MacPhisto explains that U2 have their own tv station and so they'd love for Derryn to work for ZooTV if he isn't doing anything. He laughs and says he'd recognize the additional work, then asks how MacPhisto obtained his number. "I know many things," MacPhisto replies enigmatically. Derryn says they owe him a favour "for intruding on my Friday evening at home", and asks if they will dedicate Mysterious Ways to the Ten Network at tomorrow night's show. "I get the joke, ha ha," MacPhisto humours him. Derryn laughs as MacPhisto sings him 'I Just Called To Say I like You', accompanied by the gang. Following a brief preview in Naples, 'Lemon' has now made its method onto the setlist at the expense of 'Ultra Violet'. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Saturday 13th November 1993Melbourne, AustraliaCricket Ground "That's what it's all about, you understand - sneakers and hats," says MacPhisto, raving about show business once more. "I think the finest wearer of a hat should be the Queen Mum. What do you think occurred on Channel Seven when they reported the previous pricey not with us any extra?!" (The Australian media had mistakenly announced the Queen Mother's loss of life after a mix-up involving a information rehearsal.) MacPhisto says she's a personal buddy of his and he tries to keep up a correspondence. When he phones and asks for the Queen Mother, a woman with a strangely acquainted accent tells him: "I'm sorry, darling, you must have the fallacious quantity!" The gang giggle and cheer, instantly recognising her as the legendary Aussie entertainer Dame Edna Everage - finally someone who can rival MacPhisto within the glamour stakes. "Dame Edna! Oh, I've discovered Australian royalty!" exclaims MacPhisto. He introduces himself and says he hoped for news on the Queen Mother's health, as he is "terribly worried about the old girl". "Are you the favored singer?" asks Dame Edna. "Um, sure..." he replies, somewhat perplexed. She laughs heartily: "I am unable to consider this, Mr MacPhisto, because it's a spooky coincidence - I'm having 'lemon' meringue pie at this moment!" Everyone cracks up, and MacPhisto admits to being taken aback. "It's lovely to listen to you - I'm an enormous fan!" Dame Edna tells him. It's clearly mutual; MacPhisto wonders if she could be in line for promotion should anything occur to the Queen Mum. Dame Edna confirms that the Queen thinks of her as a second mom, and she'd be more than prepared to step in - "The only trouble is, if you're too near the Royal Family, you may get photographed from some very awkward angles!" She calls him a naughty boy for getting hold of her "secret quantity", but he butters her up by telling her he'd wish to sing her a song. It's an impassioned rendition of 'God Save The Queen' with the choice lyrics "God save our Dame!" As Lemon begins, Dame Edna shortly manages to plug her personal run of reveals in the town next month, promising she'll phone him from the stage too. MacPhisto replies: "I will be ready!" (This was the Australian tour of Barry Humphries' one-man present 'Look at Me When I'm Talking To You!', which additionally featured the characters Sir Les Patterson, Daryl Dalkeith and Sandy Stone in the primary half.) [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Tuesday 16th November 1993Adelaide, AustraliaFootball Park "That is what you younger individuals call rock 'n' roll, eh?" MacPhisto asks the audience. It seems he's feeling a bit insecure this evening: "D'you think I'm glamorous? You recognize, beneath all of the powder and the lip gloss, I'm a drained old pop star. And I'm finding it very troublesome for the time being to meet individuals... particularly young ladies, they're all frightened of me." He smiles sadly, and the viewers scream their assist. "But is it me that you just love, or is it my horns?" Luckily there's somebody in city who may be ready to supply him a number of tips - Aussie Rules football coach Graham Cornes (who has since gone on to turn into a Tv and radio persona). "Don't you assume Graham Cornes is a sexy man? He's nice with the younger ladies, shall I give him a telephone name?" suggests MacPhisto. Graham had lately raised a number of eyebrows by marrying a lady half his age and getting her pregnant. He answers the phone himself, and MacPhisto holds the receiver up in direction of the cheering crowd. Graham laughs nervously: "What is that this...?" "Hello, my identify is Mr MacPhisto," says the mischievous caller. "Mr MacPhisto," repeats Graham with a trace of recognition. "And what can I do for you?" MacPhisto explains that he is having difficulty discovering a younger lady appropriate for him, and he is heard that Graham has been "terribly lucky in that division". Graham says it's true, he has a lovely spouse. "Oh," replies MacPhisto with a smirk. "And i hear you have some information for us - your lovely spouse is expecting a baby, is she maybe?" "Yes, she'll be having somewhat baby in June," says Graham, which gets a big "Ahhh!". MacPhisto goes on to say that he's heard Graham is a fan of Cliff Richard, which Graham strongly denies. "Oh, I think he's a very thrilling pop star!" declares MacPhisto with a devilish leer. Graham interrupts to ask what they're doing to the football oval - MacPhisto replies that they're turning it into some mud! :D He tells Graham that Adelaide FC are an thrilling group and "they wouldn't be the same without you", then sings him a particular version of Cliff Richard's Eurovision hit 'Congratulations': "We wish the world to know how glad you may be!" Graham bashfully thanks him, saying he's very touched. "Au revoir! Love to your lovelies!" calls MacPhisto as Lemon starts up. :) In a newspaper article shared by Sandro Olivo on his weblog U2 Down Under, Graham admitted to being "a bit bewildered" when MacPhisto unexpectedly referred to as him at home for recommendation! Graham and his wife Nicole are nonetheless fortunately married, by the best way. Their first daughter Amy is now in her twenties! [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Saturday twentieth November 1993Brisbane, AustraliaANZ Stadium 'Daddy's Gonna Pay To your Crashed Car' now begins whereas MacPhisto continues to be in a specially-designed dressing room backstage, applying the ultimate touches to his make-up. Cameras observe him as he sings to himself within the mirror, puts on his gold jacket and walks out onto the stage. From U2 Live by Pimm Jal de la Parra: "Do you know I used to baby-sit the Queen of England? We're associated," says MacPhisto. He claims that the British are chargeable for cricket, Australia's most popular sport, and telephones Allan Border, the lengthy-serving captain of the Australian XI. Having asked who's calling, Border responds, "MacPhisto? Seems like a hamburger!" The next partial description of the telephone name was shared on the WIRE mailing record by U2 fan Sanjay Bhatia a few weeks after the present: MacPhisto means that he call a friend of his who's fairly good at cricket.. and proceeds to call Allan Border, lengthy-time captain of Australian cricket workforce, beloved by all. Again, Border no less than *barely* shocked, however however, he answered on the third ring. MacP: Some friends and that i were simply chatting and the subject of cricket came up.. it was the English who invented cricket, wasn't it? Border: Yeah, the poms invented the sport, however it is come a bit of a cropper since then. ... Border: Who's this talking? MacP: That is Mr MacPhisto Border: MacPhisto.. seems like a Hamburger ... Border: Are you in a bar somewhere.. MacP: Yes, a big one.. Border: Sounds fairly raucous MacP: Yes, it's a loud mom.. (Launch Lemon Intro..) (Thanks and goodbye)

A pair of East German cars gyrated above the stage, and Bono's demonic alter ego MacPhisto phoned Allan Border to discuss the origins of cricket. "Are you in a bar?" Border requested. "Yes, a really massive bar!" MacPhisto chuckled.

It seems that no bootleg of this show exists, though I've heard the odd rumour of people that claim to personal a duplicate. Please contact me if you've come throughout a clip anywhere! [ No transcript accessible ] Friday 26th November 1993Sydney, AustraliaFootball Stadium "Quite a spectacle, ZooTV, is not it?" remarks MacPhisto. "Costs a fucking fortune." The Aussie crowd boo when he tells them he is very disenchanted by the best way they're treating the monarchy. "Why are you attempting to sever links with the Crown? In any case we've completed for you!" MacPhisto rages. "Fish 'n' chips... punk rock... even your nationwide sport, the sport of cricket. Where would you be without us?!" He tries to get hold of both Lady Diana or the Queen Mother, but the girl on the telephone greets him with "Hello possum! How are you, darling?" It's Dame Edna again. She asks how he got her quantity, joking that "Only Lenny Kravitz has received my quantity!", and takes the opportunity to advertise her fortnight of exhibits in Sydney starting tomorrow, hoping MacPhisto shall be obtainable to attend. In another of her spooky coincidences, she was at the zoo in the present day: "I thought of your beautiful album, Zooropa!" She asks if there's anyone at the show tonight; MacPhisto casually replies "Well, there's a number of here...", to deafening screams from the viewers. Dame Edna protests at being known as "Your Highness", however that does not stop MacPhisto from once once more singing 'God Save Our Dame'. Dame Edna would cross paths with Bono and The edge as soon as once more in 2009 when they have been visitors on the identical episode of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (further clips here and here). Her alter-ego Barry Humphries died at the age of 89 in 2023 following complications from hip surgical procedure after a fall. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Saturday twenty seventh November 1993Sydney, AustraliaFootball Stadium The Zoomerang leg of the tour comes to an end tonight, with solely 4 extra reveals remaining after that, and it's being broadcast stay around the globe in addition to being filmed for the official tour video. It was initially thought that MacPhisto may phone the new US President Bill Clinton, complaining "But I bought him elected!" when he inevitably did not get via, but this concept was rejected as being "too American" for a world viewers. It was subsequently decided that he should deal with the viewers with a speech to sum up ZooTV. From U2 At The top Of The World by Bill Flanagan: We begin tossing out ideas for a speech that will combine the spirits of John F. Kennedy, Christ ascending from the Apostles, and the Wizard of Oz getting ready to board his balloon. [...] 'Friends, fans, followers. My time among you is sort of at an finish. No, no, don't be frightened. I need to go back where I got here from. The good glory that has been ZooTV should ascend from among you and take its place among all the thousands and thousands of different satellites shining in the sky. But don't concern. I will nonetheless be up there watching you all. Watching all the pieces you do. You could not be able to see me. But I'll be capable of see you! 'I depart behind video cameras for all of you! Tape one another! Tape yourselves! Children, tape your mother and father. Parents, tape your wills.' Bono holds up a video camera. 'Take this all of you and watch it!' Bono stops reading there and turns to McGuinness. 'What do you think?' McGuinness is laughing. 'If you're going to be blasphemous, go for it!' [...] Bono retains practising the farewell speech. 'To all the ladies of the world, I provde the dream of marrying a rock star! As shut as your VCR, as intimate as the headphones in your Walkman. To all of the males of the world, I give you the dream of marrying a supermodel! Just slip in the tape and watch. She's at all times good, she by no means adjustments and when you are bored along with her you'll be able to just turn her off.' 'Nope,' Bono publicizes. All that is out. I protest and he says, 'Don't wish to offend the in-laws.' The occasions of final night are still a bit too touchy to risk any intentions being misconstrued. (Adam Clayton had missed the earlier evening's show, having hit the bottle after a breakdown in his relationship with fiancée Naomi Campbell.) On the night, the encore is as incredible as the rest of the show. MacPhisto preens within the mirror throughout 'Daddy's Gonna Pay For your Crashed Car', brushing apart the wardrobe assistants Helen and Nassim who help him into his gold jacket. His arrival onto the stage is particularly entertaining, with a loud shriek of "DADDY'S GONNA PAYYY...!" and a spot of crazy dancing. "So many listening tonight - I've a listing," says a weary-sounding MacPhisto after his typical introductions. In a speech the place nearly each line cleverly links back to the "Tv" theme, he addresses quite a few world nations in turn, first taking the credit score for giving Bill Clinton to the people of America ("Too tall to be a despot, however watch him closely"). He praises the people of Asia for his or her "tiny transistors" which made ZooTV doable, and observes that the international locations of Europe had been "squabbling like youngsters" but are now hooked up to 1 cable, "as close collectively as stations on a dial". (The EU was created earlier that month.) The most important cheer comes after his message to the previous Soviet Union: "I've given you capitalism, so now you can all dream of being as wealthy and glamorous as me!" There can be a wonderfully black humour when he addresses the people of warfare-torn Sarajevo: "Count your blessings! There are these everywhere in the world who have meals, heat and security, however they are not on Tv like you're." He goes on to thank a couple of people; Frank Sinatra is obtainable the MTV demographic. Salman Rushdie was supposed to be asked "Is the value in your head a lot to pay for a lot airtime?", however instead MacPhisto comes out with the road "I provide you with decibels" at the last moment. "Goodbye Squidgy, I hope they offer you Wales," he tells Princess Diana. The next line is scripted as being "Goodbye Michael, I hope you get your new penis" (a reference to tabloid speculation about Michael Jackson having surgery to alter the looks of his manhood after allegations of little one molestation), however MacPhisto leaves the line unfinished after a sudden vision of Jackson taking his personal life. "Goodbye all you neo-Nazis," he concludes: "I hope they give you Auschwitz." His telephone call is for a taxi to take him house, but the operator can't make sense of MacPhisto's drained slurring, seems suspicious of the gang noise, and hangs up on him when he asks her title. He appears to be like forlorn. After a number of seconds he begins to sing 'Show Me The Way to Go Home' down the phone: "I'm tired and i need to go to bed. I had somewhat drink about an hour ago, and it's gone right to my head..." [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video 1 ] [ Video 2 - uncut version ] Wednesday 1st December 1993Christchurch, New ZealandLancaster Park MacPhisto talks once more about how he does not like issues to alter: "I like the old status quo, what about you? Yes, the previous issues are the most effective. All this alteration is so complicated." He raises the subject of the overall election. "You've been having lots of adjustments spherical here, haven't you? Poor outdated Mike Moore!" he says, referring to the former Prime Minister who had misplaced the election and, adding insult to harm, had simply been replaced as chief of the Labour Party. "Why do folks all the time need change? All these new authorities individuals. Now you need MMP, not FPP! What distinction does it make?!" He's referring to a recent referendum wherein nearly all of voters chose to replace the outdated First Past the Post electoral system with Mixed-Member Proportional illustration. MacPhisto says he has a friend right here who believes the previous ways are the most effective - cabinet minister John Banks, identified for his extremely conservative views and ceaselessly accused of racism and homophobia. (Banks would later turn into Mayor of Auckland, and spent quite a few years as a controversial radio talkshow host.) MacPhisto describes him as an expert as regards to legislation and order, in reference to his position as Minister of Police and the fact his dad and mom have been each convicted criminals. "Mm, John... I like you," he murmurs as he picks up the telephone, making a name to New Zealand's Parliament building ("Now, let me see - where is this bloody Beehive?!"). When he asks to speak to his good friend, he's informed that Mr Banks is not in the building - he'll be at home in mattress. "Mr Banks is at home in mattress?" MacPhisto repeats incredulously. "Yes - it's 11:30 at night, sir!" the man points out. This would not sound right to MacPhisto: "But I believed Mr John Banks was always available to the folks of Christchurch." "Should you ring him at his residence, he's, he'll be there!" says the man, and the gang cheer in delight when MacPhisto replies: "Alright, I'll just do this!" He even reads the number out loud with a wicked giggle. Unfortunately he does not have any luck there either - another man solutions the phone and says Banks is not house. MacPhisto cannot perceive it: "I simply rang the House of Parliament and so they said he was at dwelling in bed!" "Why not? That might make sense," the man agrees unhelpfully. He swiftly hangs up when MacPhisto delivers his "I simply known as to say I like you" message. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Saturday 4th December 1993Auckland, New ZealandWestern Springs Stadium MacPhisto as soon as again speaks of needing an excellent gimmick to remain ahead of the competitors, remarking to the group "A bit bit of self-destruction sells a whole lot of data, would not it?" (a quote which is sadly prophetic in its reference to Michael Jackson). He opines that political advertising pioneer Margaret Thatcher would have made an excellent rock 'n' roll star! From Willie Williams' tour diary: The gig right here - Western Springs - is surrounded with homes. People had constructed little grandstands of their gardens and were charging admission for associates to come watch the gig. We sent Libby Wilson (promoter employees) up to 1 home with a mobile phone, and MacPhisto telephoned them from the stage to congratulate them on their entrepreneurial spirit. "God and the Devil have all the very best telephone numbers," MacPhisto declares as he phones the house on the hillside. He asks the proprietor "How a lot are you charging for admission up there, young man?" "Forty-five thousand dollars," is the calm reply. MacPhisto bursts out laughing: "A thief does even higher than us!" He will get the man to provide them a wave. "Now, from approach up there I must look about two inches tall, do I?" asks MacPhisto. The man agrees with this, and MacPhisto jokes "Well, I've news for you - I am two inches tall!" He tells the man they've sent up some official T-shirts ("so we can make a number of bucks from you, you know what I'm saying?!" he spits pointedly), at which level the thief decides to terminate the call. MacPhisto sings him a chirpy rendition of the Neighbours theme, saying he thinks it's apt! From 'My First Gig' article by Daily Echo sub-editor Lyndon Hogg: Pounding by means of a set pulled mostly from Achtung Baby and Zooropa, all of it screeched to a halt whereas Bono scampered off to change his frock, and we all stared at some very giant fish on the massive screens. He re-emerged as MacPhisto - type of a shiny satanic fella with a phone fetish - and rang some bloke who'd built a mini stand of seats in his again yard which overlooked the out of doors venue. He promptly hung up. Phonecalls from Beelzebub are two-a-penny in NZ. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] [ Video ] Thursday 9th December 1993Tokyo, JapanTokyo Dome MacPhisto explains to the Japanese audience how everybody's into show business now: Lady Diana, the President of the United States... "Even your sumo wrestlers are into it! Are you aware Akebono?" Earlier this year Hawaiian-born Akebono became the primary non-Japanese wrestler ever to realize the highest rank of yokozuna (grand champion). Describing him as "a glamorous chap", MacPhisto offers him a name and a man answers. "Am I talking to the great Akebono?" enquires MacPhisto. "Yes, sir!" comes the enthusiastic response. MacPhisto has a proposal for him: "I've some Irish in me, and i believe you have got some Irish in you. I'd prefer to challenge you to an arm wrestle in the Tokyo Dome - me versus you!" Akebono, whose late father Randy Rowan was of Irish descent, agrees they can set a date for it. (The bootleg of this present was given the title 'Bono vs Akebono'.) As Lemon starts up, MacPhisto calls out: "Goodnight Akebono... love from Mr MacPhisto! MacPhisto! MACPHISTO!!" Akebono retired from sumo in 2001 and subsequently had careers in kickboxing, blended martial arts and professional wrestling. He has suffered from ailing well being since 2017. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] Friday tenth December 1993Tokyo, JapanTokyo Dome After nearly two long years and five separate legs, the ZooTV Tour finally reaches its conclusion right here tonight. MacPhisto once again has a speech for the occasion: "Don't you assume rock 'n' roll has come a great distance? And it is taken its toll, let me inform you. On this very tour we've had four marriages, fourteen divorces, fifteen infants born, twelve folks obtained arrested, we have sacked five people, and one crew member left the entourage to develop into a Franciscan monk! Thanks!" The viewers cheer. Pausing to introduce the rest of his band, MacPhisto teasingly describes Larry Mullen Jr as "Boy George's wet dream". (The flamboyant singer had as soon as been quoted as saying "Bono, if you still haven't discovered what you are searching for, look behind the drum kit!") While talking in regards to the high-quality individuals they'd met throughout the tour, MacPhisto had mentioned that tonight's telephone name could be "to my closest good friend", and he now continues mysteriously: "I'd prefer to call somebody I've gotten very close to since I got here to Tokyo." It turns out to be rival singer Madonna, whom he'd already confessed to discovering "gorgeous" on the primary night time in Melbourne. She's right here on the show, watching from the sound desk with a portable telephone, despite her promoter having tried to get the U2 dates moved in order to not interrupt Madonna's run of gigs in Japan. (U2's promoter responded by threatening to "destroy you", so her 5 nights on the venue were instead booked for the week after! Twenty years later, both artists would be sharing a promoter and manager.) "Hello? I'd like to talk to Madonna. This is Mr MacPhisto here!" he calls into the telephone, but for some motive he has actually dialled 117, the Japanese speaking clock service. (This appears to be an odd joke carried over from the Mirrorball Man, who often wanted to "speak together with his baby" but solely got the current time and temperature.) Given the variety of times that poor MacPhisto has didn't get hold of his famous "pals", it seems in some way fitting that the tour ought to finish with him repeatedly shouting "Hello? Hello? Hello...?" There's just time for one ultimate "Off with the horns, on with the present!" as Lemon begins. From Willie Williams' tour diary: It was an actual occasion both onstage and out entrance, and actually fairly moving to suppose this is the final time we might see this present, with all its nice moments. The text-overload of "The Fly", the endless buffaloes in "One", the apocalypse of "Bullet" into "Running To face Still" and that magical segue into the opening of "Streets", plus of course Mr MacPhisto's final stand, although one way or the other I'm not sure we have seen the final of him. [ Transcript ] [ Download MP3 ] [ Audio ] And Willie was right! Click right here to seek out out what MacPhisto did next, or right here to read transcripts from his 2018 comeback tour...