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The Red Rockers. Photo courtesy of John Griffith Thomas

Condition Red: The Red Rockers reunion at Tipitina’s

October 30, 2023 by: Brett Milano

There’s a bootleg of U2’s show in Chicago 1985, during the U.S. leg of the Unforgettable Fire tour. “I wanna tell you about some special people,” Bono says before the encore. That’s the night’s opening band, New Orleans’ Red Rockers, whom he calls out to join them onstage. “These fellas have just reminded us of the good things about being in a group.”

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