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// U2 Shoot DVD at San Siro

U2 will record footage for a live DVD in Italy this evening, after the band decided the fans there were amongst their most fanatical.

The Irish rock heroes, who have been on their 'Vertigo' world tour since March, filmed two shows at the Chicago United Center earlier this year.

Now they have confirmed that tonight's gig at the San Siro in Milan will also be shot, presumably to be cut with the other footage for a future live release.

Director Hamish Hamilton, who filmed U2's shows at Slane Castle on their 'Elevation' world tour, will again be behind the lens for tonight's concert, alongside long-term video producer Ned O'Hanlon.

O'Hanlon told U2.com: "The San Siro is an incredible place; it's just so dramatic from a filming point of view.

"One of the main reasons for coming to Milan is the Italian audience. Italian U2 fans are among the noisiest and most passionate U2 fans anywhere in the world."

He concluded: "We're expecting that they'll lift the roof of the stadium tonight!"

// Live 8: The Long Walk to Justice

U2 kicked off the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park yesterday: the band played "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" together with Sir Paul McCartney.

It was the first time the former Beatle performed the song to a live audience. During the performance the supergroup were backed by a brass band dressed in the iconic 'Sgt Pepper's' uniforms made famous by the Beatles on the cover of their album of the same name.

After this historic performance U2 played the following songs: Beautiful Day, Vertigo, One and Unchained Melody.

During Beautiful Day dozens of doves were released which circled over the hypnotised crowd. Before 'One' Bono set the tone for the rest of the day by making a moving speech to the 200,000 crowd in London's Hyde Park.

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