'New Year's Day' is the soundtrack to a TV spot from The European Commission, celebrating the 20th anniversary of free elections in Poland earlier this year. The band play Chorzow in Poland tonight.
A city under siege, captured in Bill Carter's award-winning documentary 'Miss Sarajevo'. Ahead of the band's return to the region for their shows in Zagreb, this exclusive edit is a reminder of what life was like... not so long ago.
'Witness is contagious. Though I had no clear answer to press queries as to whether the award would have an effect on Daw Suu Kyi's immediate situation, I do know that her witness to human rights has inspired countless others.'
'Once the music began, no one cared about last names, nations, or religion. All they cared about was the music. The simple celebration of music became a celebration of the end of the war.' A week ahead of U2's Zagreb shows, Bill Carter remembers what it was like when U2 played Sarajevo in 1997... and how a city under siege had become a defining image of the ZOO TV Tour.
'White flags, white flags on the horizon...' They got a special greeting from the band in Gothenburg and with all that planning to pull off their 'white wave' they deserved it.
