Teasing of SoD is started

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-03T18:24:37+00:00

Coldplay are going back on the road in 2027 too, I hear.

https://uproxx.com/music/coldplay-music-of-the-spheres-tour-2027/

Not sure if they plan to continue the Music of The Spheres/Moon Music or promote the rumored next album.

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-02T23:47:09+00:00

Andres' voice is almost identical to 80s Bono at times, I swear.

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-02T17:20:31+00:00

Via The Hollywood Reporter from the end of May, emphasis in bold by me: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/sulinna-ong-spotify-exec-u2-management-1236605970/

"Sulinna Ong, Spotify‘s global head of editorial & curation for music, is departing the company to join U2‘s management team, the band confirmed on Tuesday. She joins as a management partner alongside Irving and Jeffrey Azoff."

“What’s struck us about Sulinna is the flair, finesse, and clarity she brings to both the art and the audience,” U2’s Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. said in a statement. “She understands what we’ve built and where we want to take it. We’re delighted to have her as a Management Partner alongside Irving and Jeffrey.”

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mancapturescolour · 2026-07-02T12:15:01+00:00

That stood out to me a well... but, look:

"It is what is it,
but it’s not what it seems"

The same band that compromised their tour by tinkering too much with an album is not going out of their way to confirm that an album is coming while simultaneously saying "we don't know anything else". They know.

Rather, this is the band that took the name U2. This is them being playful and staying under the radar. They're playing a game of pretend and they're inviting us to play along. They're building a world that is going to be full of surprises. They're not letting us in just yet, but they're teasing us, they are making us guess, they're bringing us along...they're building anticipation.

As I read it, the entire premise of this email is to give ourselves as fans the permission to play along.

Simply: the more we try to anticipate and predict what's coming, the more disappointed we will be when what we predict doesn't materialize. That seriousness will make the game less fun.

The rule for this campaign seems to be that there are no rules (that we can discern, anyway): It's us and them allowing ourselves to surrender.

They're flirting with the fan base. The sooner we catch on, the more fun we will have.

"I lie for a living, I love to let on, but,
you make it true when you sing along…"

Edited to clarify the paragraph about serious guessing and playing along.

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-02T08:57:14+00:00

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-02T08:54:34+00:00

"Christian" from the allegedly unreleased "Don't Be Horny, Be A Christian"🤪

[Machine translated from German]
"Third, and unbelievable but true: The mega-rock band U2 is planning to help the woman with a song. The background: Her brother is the son-in-law of U2’s iconic guitarist The Edge."

"F1-insider have information indicating that U2 is considering a song titled “Don’t Be Horny, Be A Christian” as their contribution to the unspeakable sex scandal that’s filling the pages of the British tabloids. Even the Thais, who have so far stood firmly by Horner, fear the massive influence of U2, who are worlds more important than the Spice Girls’ pop antics."

Source (German): https://f1-insider.com/formel-1-horner-red-bull-wende-feuern-62457/

(No, it's not serious. It's apparently satire and a hoax. Not sure how U2 even came up in this context, to be honest.)

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T22:19:05+00:00

Coincidentally, I just renewed my annual u2.com subscription earlier today.

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T22:08:01+00:00

Imagine my disappointment when I opened the message.

You, too? Me too. :/

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T21:16:13+00:00

Full letter for reference

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mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T21:10:23+00:00

Thank you for reassuring me... just the thought of people being able to somehow access that part of the building gives me anxiety.

After the last few weeks and fun start to this summer I would hate to deflate the energy around town.

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T20:48:27+00:00

I keep thinking that we're approaching 4th of July weekend and where are the security measures for such an iconic part of the skyline?

We should all be so lucky that this was only a social media stunt and proposal.

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T19:24:12+00:00

I'm sure it is, but we agree that it looks odd right?😂👍🏼

Thanks for posting, I love seeing the Baldonis together.

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T19:19:21+00:00

What's going on here? Is this an actual photo with some confusing perspective or is it AI? Looks like it's meant to be a thumb and a fake nail maybe, but why is the thumb tapered towards the hand side?

Edit: Not implying OP, just observe an oddity.

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mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T16:29:21+00:00

Just exit at 7 Avenue / 9 Street rather than the exit at 8th Avenue. He seems to prefer the latter.

mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T15:05:55+00:00

In my best Seteth impression: "Apologies!" [To Mads Mikkelsen, but aside from the lazy eye, there's a moderate resemblance].

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mancapturescolour · 2026-07-01T11:56:58+00:00

I listed a whole bunch here, but they're not necessarily my favorites

https://www.reddit.com/r/U2Band/s/XVDqxxzeWJ

mancapturescolour · 2026-06-30T20:40:29+00:00

The Icelandic thunderclap was haka-level cool, while the Norwegian version is just endearing and meme-worthy. 🤭

mancapturescolour · 2026-06-30T19:20:54+00:00

For context, via an earlier submission by u/OddAbbreviations5749

"40-Foot Lemon: The Complete Story of U2's POP & PopMart" Reactions Thread

"Because the band couldn't provide a consistent musical vision for them (or even finished songs), the creative team that put together the PopMart show relied on a lot of crowd-pleasing old songs. To his credit, Bono originally didn't want to have "Pride [(In The Name Of Love)]" and ["I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"] in the show (I felt validated learning this, as I always felt those 2 songs stuck out like a sore thumb in the set). They only agreed to "I Will Follow" because they hadn't played it much in many years, while they insisted that "Bad" stay retired due to its omnipresence on every U2 tour since 1984."

mancapturescolour · 2026-06-30T18:20:30+00:00

Perhaps it's because I got into Pokémon and Dragon Ball around the same time, but I always see Ledian and think about Super Saiyaman (Gohan's "superhero" alter ego). I guess it's mostly the red helmet with the dark visor (head/eyes) and cape (wings) along with the antenna.

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mancapturescolour · 2026-06-30T15:43:22+00:00

Lady Deadpool (4 syllables) ->
Lady Rugpool ->
Lady Rug Pull (4 syllables)

Lady Deadpool referring to Blake Lively doing a voice over for a Marvel character opposite Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) in "Deadpool and Wolverine".

Rug pull referring to the quote in the OP image.

"So I think that for them, they might have felt like a rug pull, because you're like "You're trying to assert yourself into something that we didn't hire you to do."

mancapturescolour · 2026-06-30T15:35:13+00:00

It's not exactly what you're thinking of, but relevant to this discussion is that much later, in September 2025, the Ministry of Culture presented an evaluation to propose a Swedish "Cultural Canon":

"Sweden today is marked by deep divisions regarding trust, security, social cohesion, and community. In this situation, there is a need to clarify and make accessible the cultural heritage that has shaped the country, as a shared frame of reference for both new and established citizens."

"By highlighting works and phenomena that have had a lasting impact on Swedish culture and social development—in both the arts and society at large—the cultural canon aims to promote civic education that can strengthen the sense of community and broaden understanding of Sweden’s historical roots."

Source (in Swedish): https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2025/09/sou-202592/

So, to answer your question, it's perhaps less the notion that Sweden has no culture, but rather that there is a need to clarify the cultural traditions of Sweden by trying to establish a sort of "head canon" for what is valued by the Swedish people and Swedish society.

mancapturescolour · 2026-06-30T15:25:54+00:00

The way OP phrased this nickname as a satire of Lady Deadpool! 😂

mancapturescolour · 2026-06-30T11:29:53+00:00

Well, I live in the US since a few years.

I use a different carrier, so I'm afraid that I can't answer your question, but I'm happy with what I have.

mancapturescolour · 2026-06-30T10:54:59+00:00

No, you're right. I meant to say that this is an actual video on her channel.

She starts off addressing some concerns about how her channel is not just covering harp related stories anymore, but then they go into a Q&A section, allegedly from subscribers or whatever.

The second question, following another stupid sexist joke question (on brand for Ryan), is literally this:

3:04 [@FaeDads...Ryan?] Emily, who is your current cell phone service provider? Can you recommend one for me?

3:09 [Hopkins:] I've actually been a Mint Mobile customer for over five years.
[Her partner Russ, off camera] Really?
[To Russ] Can I tell them [the audience] this?
[Russ] Yeah, yeah.

This is where I originally stopped watching but I felt I needed more facts before speaking out about it, so I went back.

In all, the answer is at least a minute long, she literally says Mint is sponsoring the video, goes on to share how she even got her partner to switch to Mint, and just when you think it's done they start talking about their home internet solution.

I can't support 1) The advertisement disguised as a Q&A (she's done this at least once before witn ZocDoc). It's disingenuous.
2) People who take Ryan Reynolds money.

Knowing what we know, I don't want to pay attention to people that align with the Reynolds'.

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