Where The Site Has Been FAQed

• 3.0 The Spoils of Success
  

• 3.1 Awards
  

  MJS

  This area is still under contruction.

• 3.1.1 Grammy Awards
  

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  This area is under construction.
  
  1987: Best Album - JT; Best Rock Group Vocal - JT
  1988: Best Rock Group Performance - Desire; Best Music Video, Short Form - Where the Streets Have No Name
  1992: Best Rock Group Performance - AB
  1993: Best Alternative Album - Zooropa
  1994: Best Music Video, Long Form - ZooTV Live From Sydney

• 3.1.2 Brit Awards
  

• 3.1.3 MTV Awards
  
  1985: Nominated: Best Group Video - Pride
  1987: Nominated: Best Video, Best Group Video, Best Overall Performance, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Cinematography - WOWY
  Won: Viewer's Choice - WOWY
  1988: Nominated: Best Video, Best Group - WTSHNN, ISHFWILF; Best Concept - ISHFWILF; Best Stage Performance - WTSHNN Won: Best Video From a Film - WLCTT
  1992: Nominated: Best Group, Best Editing - EBTTRT
  Won: Best Special Effects - EBTTRT
  1994: Nominated: Best Video MTV Europe - Stay

• 3.1.4 Rolling Stone Magazine Awards
  

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  Rolling Stone Magazine's Music Awards are given annually, based on a readers poll and a critics poll. The top 5 picks are listed for each category, but I've only listed U2 wins here. If you want to see each U2 placing in the awards, check out U2: The Rolling Stones Files.
  
  1985: Readers Picks - Band of the Year; Best Performance at Live Aid.; Critics Picks - Band of the Year
  1987: Readers Picks - Artist of the Year; Best Album - JT; Best Single - WOWY [Streets and Still Haven't Found came in 2nd & 3rd];Best Band; Best Male Singer - Bono; Best Producer - Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno; Best Songwriter - Bono; Best Video - Streets [WOWY was #2]; Best Album Cover - JT; Best Live Performance; Best Guitartist - The Edge; Best Bass Player - Adam Clayton; Best Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr.; Sexiest Male Rock Artist - Bono.; Critics Picks - Artist of the Year; Best Band; Best Producer - Daniel Lanois; Best Guitarist - The Edge
  1988: Readers Picks - Artist of the Year; Best Album - R&H; Best Single - Desire; Best Band; Best Male Singer - Bono; Best Songwriter - Bono; Best Video - Desire; Best Album Cover - R&H; Best Bass Player - Adam Clayton; Best Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr.
  1991: Critics Picks -Comeback of the Year; Best Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr.
  1992: Readers Picks - Best Single - One; Best Band; Best Male Singer; Artist of the Year; Best Album - AB; Best Songwriter - Bono; Best Album Cover - AB; Sexiest Male Artist - Bono; Best Tour - ZooTV; Best Drummer - Larry Mullen Jr.; Comeback of the Year; Critics Picks - Best Band [tied w/REM]; Best Tour - ZooTV; Worst Tour - ZooTV

• 3.1.5 Other Awards
  

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  Under construction.

• 3.2 Tours
  

• 3.2.1 The Measure of Success ?
  
  Strictly looking at the numbers, in the US the band's ZooTV tour was the 4th highest grossing of all time.
  The 1987 JT tour is in 13th place.
  1985: 18th highest of the year, 30 cities
  1987: Top grossing, 79 shows in 50 cities
  1992: Top grossing, 73 shows in 61 cities
  

• 3.2.2 Injured in the cause[MJS] Think touring is easy? HA!
  

• 3.2.2.1 How did Bono get that scar on his chin?
  

  MJS

  During the rehearsals for the JT tour, Bono fell while carrying a light up some stairs on stage. I believe this was in Arizona, but I'm not positive so I'll look it up. I have heard Bono say in an interview that the scar got him a lot of sympathy during the tour.

• 3.2.2.2 How did Bono break his arm ?
  

  MJS

  He didn't. He popped part of his collarbone out of socket at RFK stadium in Washington, DC when he fell on a wet stage. Unfortunately, this was not properly diagnosed until a week later in Boston. He had to wear a brace and sling for the remainder of the US tour and could not play guitar. He later said at a press conference that "the others find it a real pleasure" that he couldn't play in concert.
  MPZ
  In reference to Bono's shoulder dislocation in 1987, I was at their 9/29/87 concert at Madison Square Garden in NYC and Bono most definitely played guitar for a couple of songs in the latter part of the concert. He made a show of ripping off the sling and said something to the effect of how he wasn't supposed to be playing, but that he was going to do it anyway. He did look like he was in pain a little while he was playing though. This concert was about ten days after he suffered his injury.