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| − | Were a short-lived fictional, spoof country band, created and performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2 U2], as their own opening act, on three dates (November 1, 1987 - Indianapolis, November 18, 1987 - Los Angeles and December 12, 1987 - Hampton) of their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree_Tour Joshua Tree tour] - "fictional" only in that they did not exist separately from U2. On those occasions, the band members appeared on stage wearing wigs, cowboy hats and country-style boots, introducing themselves with "Dalton" pseudonyms, much in the style of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daltons_(Lucky_Luke) Lucky Luke Daltons]: Alton Dalton ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono Bono]) | + | Were a short-lived fictional, spoof country band, created and performed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2 U2], as their own opening act, on three dates (November 1, 1987 - Indianapolis, November 18, 1987 - Los Angeles and December 12, 1987 - Hampton) of their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joshua_Tree_Tour Joshua Tree tour] - "fictional" only in that they did not exist separately from U2. On those occasions, the band members appeared on stage wearing wigs, cowboy hats and country-style boots, introducing themselves with "Dalton" pseudonyms, much in the style of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daltons_(Lucky_Luke) Lucky Luke Daltons]. |
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| + | Lineup: | ||
| + | *Alton Dalton ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono Bono]) | ||
| + | *Luke Dalton ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Edge The Edge]) | ||
| + | *Betty Dalton ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Clayton Adam Clayton]) | ||
| + | *Duke Dalton ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Mullen,_Jr. Larry Mullen, Jr]) | ||
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| + | [[Category:1987|Dalton Brothers]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pseudonyms|Dalton Brothers]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Country music|Dalton Brothers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:59, 23 January 2019
Were a short-lived fictional, spoof country band, created and performed by U2, as their own opening act, on three dates (November 1, 1987 - Indianapolis, November 18, 1987 - Los Angeles and December 12, 1987 - Hampton) of their Joshua Tree tour - "fictional" only in that they did not exist separately from U2. On those occasions, the band members appeared on stage wearing wigs, cowboy hats and country-style boots, introducing themselves with "Dalton" pseudonyms, much in the style of the Lucky Luke Daltons.
Lineup:
- Alton Dalton (Bono)
- Luke Dalton (The Edge)
- Betty Dalton (Adam Clayton)
- Duke Dalton (Larry Mullen, Jr)
