'Late Night' with U2.(LIFE - ARTS ETC.)(TUNING IN TO TV)

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Byline: Thomas Walter and Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES 'Late Night' with U2 "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" musical booker Jim Pitt always listed U2 and Johnny Cash as the dream artists he tried getting, but never succeeded, during his 12 years on the show. He lost his chance with the late Mr.

Cash, but his U2 dream becomes a reality tonight. Associated Press reports that Mr. O'Brien will turn his entire show over to the Irish band, currently in New York for seven sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. "We were able to offer them something to feel enough like an event for them to do the show," Mr. Pitt told AP. "It's basically 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien,' the U2 edition." The NBC show has never devoted itself entirely to a musical...