{"id":95752,"date":"2017-09-07T21:06:39","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T01:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=95752"},"modified":"2017-09-08T03:07:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T07:07:49","slug":"first-look-u2-performs-thursdays-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/09\/07\/first-look-u2-performs-thursdays-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon\/","title":{"rendered":"U2 Performed On Thursday&#8217;s &#8220;Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Update:<\/b> Thursday&#8217;s edition of &#8220;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&#8221; featured an appearance by U2.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic band performed two songs on the episode: classic track &#8220;Bullet The Blue Sky&#8221; and new radio single &#8220;You&#8217;re The Best Thing About Me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Members Bono and The Edge also joined host Jimmy Fallon for an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Videos of the performances and interview follow (they will be cleared to view once the episode airs on the west coast).  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Episode 0732 &#8212; Pictured: (l-r) Musicians Bono, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton of U2 perform &#8220;You&#8217;re The Best Thing About Me&#8221; on September 7, 2017 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/U2-Fallon-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95754\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON &#8212; Episode 0732 &#8212; Pictured: (l-r) Musicians The Edge, Bono of U2 perform &#8220;Bullet The Blue Sky&#8221; on September 7, 2017 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95755\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/U2-Fallon-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"656\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95755\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON &#8212; Episode 0732 &#8212; Pictured: (l-r) Musicians The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr. and Adam Clayton of U2 perform &#8220;You&#8217;re The Best Thing About Me&#8221; on September 7, 2017 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95756\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/U2-Fallon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95756\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON &#8212; Episode 0732 &#8212; Pictured: (l-r) Musicians The Edge, Bono, and Larry Mullen Jr. of U2 perform &#8220;Bullet The Blue Sky&#8221; on September 7, 2017 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bono-Edge-Fallon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95757\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON &#8212; 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Episode 0732 &#8212; Pictured: (l-r) Actress Reese Witherspoon, announcer Steve Higgins and host Jimmy Fallon during &#8220;Cooler Heads&#8221; on September 7, 2017 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95760\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Reese-Witherspoon-Fallon-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95760\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON &#8212; Episode 0732 &#8212; Pictured: (l-r) Actress Reese Witherspoon with host Jimmy Fallon during &#8220;Cooler Heads&#8221; on September 7, 2017 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_95761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95761\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Reese-Witherspoon-Fallon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95761\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON &#8212; Episode 0732 &#8212; Pictured: (l-r) Actress Reese Witherspoon during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on September 7, 2017 &#8212; (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n====<\/p>\n<p>Airing after the first NFL game of the season, Thursday&#8217;s &#8220;Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&#8221; is position to attract a large audience.<\/p>\n<p>It, fittingly, features a very high-profile guest list:  Reese Witherspoon and U2.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar-winning Witherspoon appears as the episode&#8217;s lead interview guest; she also participates in a &#8220;Cooler Heads&#8221; sketch.<\/p>\n<p>U2 performs on the episode.  Photos suggest they performed new single &#8220;You&#8217;re The Best Thing About Me&#8221; as well as &#8220;Joshua Tree&#8221; Track &#8220;Bullet The Blue Sky.&#8221;  It is unclear if both will air during the actual broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>U2 members Bono and The Edge also join host Jimmy Fallon for an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Set to air following the conclusion of the Patriots-Chiefs game and late local news coverage, the east coast feed will air later than usual.  NBC estimates the broadcast start time at 12:05AM ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"U2 took the stage on Thursday&#8217;s &#8220;Fallon.&#8221;  Bono and The Edge also sat for an interview.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[7862,246,210,1677,9661,485,1560],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>U2 Performed On Thursday&#039;s &quot;Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&quot;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Update: Thursday&#039;s edition of &quot;The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon&quot; featured an appearance by U2. 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