“Of all the bands from that era, there isn’t anybody that can compete with U2’s continued success,” said Windborne’s Brody Dolyniuk, lead vocalist for the concert. “Their music stands the test of time but they’re still relevant. U2 is still putting out new music and still touring and playing stadiums, and they’re still doing it with the same four guys, which is pretty remarkable.”
In 2014, Havens added the U2 show to Windborne’s repertoire, which includes symphonic concerts dedicated to acts as diverse as Journey, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd and Whitney Houston.
“Other than different content in the U2 show, it’s a similar format and approach to doing Led Zeppelin or Queen,” Dolyniuk said. “One difference is I grew up a little bit more with the music from the ’80s. For the music of the ’70s, I had to seek out and find that stuff later in life.”
For Dolyniuk, his first exposure to U2 was seeing the band’s videos on MTV.
“There was this thing where MTV used to play music videos back in the day,” he said. “Kids today don’t really quite understand that, but I grew up in that era. I remember seeing U2 do the rooftop concert for ‘Where the Streets Have No Name.’ Although they had been around for years prior that, the video era ushered in U2 for me. MTV was huge for many artists and that’s where U2 came online for me.”
According to Dolyniuk, it doesn’t matter your age or when you discovered U2, there is something for every music fan at a Rockin’ Orchestra Series concert.
“What’s great about these symphony shows is they reach a wide audience,” he said. “There’s always a hodgepodge of people in the audience, from grandparents to grandkids, and it’s the kind of show where everybody will have a great time.”
WANT TO GO?
What: The Music of U2 presented by Windborne Music and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Where: The Schuster Center, Second and Main streets, Dayton
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 7
Cost: $21-$81
More info: 937-228-3630 or www.ticketcenterstage.com
Artist info: www.windbornemusic.com
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