
BIOGRAPHY
Achtung Baby
were formed in 1993.
Current band members are
Andy -
Bono
Richard - Edge
Pete -
Larry
Dave -
Adam
- Andy (Vocalist)
Appears on "Stars in their eyes" as Bono
singing "With or Without You". Andy wins his heat and appears
in the 1995 live final and also the 1995 Christmas special.
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- In 1996 the band supports Irish
band "Aslan" at the point depot in Dublin. This was the
biggest audience Achtung Baby have ever played to…8000 Irish
folk
- In 1997 the band appears in
numerous magazines including NME, Heat and
Now, amongst others and is portrayed as one of the worlds
leading tribute acts.
- 1998 was a big year for the
band as they embarked on a huge tribute tour to the Middle East. After several
sell out shows in Bahrain the band returned to Europe and played in Belgium,
Portugal and finally Holland with a sell-out show at the UZ in Rotterdam.
- Achtung baby
return to the UK and are asked to support "Echo and the Bunnymen"
for their comeback show in London. Eddie Izzard and
Denise Van Outen are present.
- To round off this amazing year
the band support The Lightening Seeds at Wimbledon University
and also Shed 7 at Cheltenham University.
- 1999 sees the band spending
lots of time in Ireland with shows in Galway, Cork, Belfast and the Olympia
Theatre in Dublin.
- In Belfast Achtung Baby
play a sell out show to 2000 fans with Samantha Mumba on the
bill.
- The band makes an appearance on
The John Daly show on Irish TV to promote the Belfast show.
They perform Pride.
- Achtung Baby
make their Sky TV debut with an exclusive interview on the
11th Hour Show. They perform two songs, Desire
and Angel of Harlem.
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- Finally in 1999 the band is
approached by an Irish film company to record I Still Haven't Found
What I'm Looking For, for a short film called Buskers.
U2 themselves listened to the recording and gave the film
company permission to use it. The Film won best short film
award at the Aberdeen film festival and has been broadcast on CH4
and Sky Moviemax.
- In early 2000 the band receives
the greatest compliment possible. In an exclusive interview to MTV,
Bono is asked how he feels about U2 tribute
Achtung Baby. He replies "I'm quite flattered by what they
do".
- Also in 2000 the band appear on
BBC1's Battle of the Tribute Bands", a one hour TV Special.
Achtung Baby are chosen from 200 tributes to appear with 5
other acts in the search for the UK's finest. The show hosted by Terry
Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson. The band is voted the
best sound-alike tribute band in the UK.
- Finally in 2001, Andy
(Vocalist) appears on the Pulp single, Bad Cover
Version as Bono. The single is a send up of the 1985
band aid song, Do They Know It's Christmas. The single and DVD Video is
available at HMV stores.
- And so we come to the present
day and Achtung Baby continue to play sell-out shows across
the UK. The band would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone from
family, friends, agents,
venue owners and mostly you The Fans for
what has been the most amazing adventure. Long may it continue.
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PS. God
Bless U2