The Irreverent U2 Podcast: Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts with the Garden Tarts
by U2 Fans Hillary and Jenny, aka The Garden Tarts
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U2 Songs of Innocence Tour Stories: Toronto, Boston, Chicago, and MSG with the Garden Tarts
Jun 24, 2026
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Jun 17, 2026
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U2 Songs of Innocence, Digging Into the Deluxe Edition
Jun 10, 2026
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U2 Songs of Innocence Side B Deep Dive
Jun 3, 2026
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| 6/24/26 |  U2 Songs of Innocence Tour Stories: Toronto, Boston, Chicago, and MSG with the Garden Tarts | In this episode of Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts, the Garden Tarts wrap up their Songs of Innocence era with tour memories from Toronto, Boston, Chicago, and Madison Square Garden, plus a look back at the Innocence and Experience tour and the unforgettable ways U2 made each show feel personal. They also share standout moments involving Bono, Edge, surprise guests, rail stories, and the fan-community energy that made this tour so special. What They CoverToronto show memories, including “Every Breaking Wave,” “Shine Like Stars,” and the now-legendary Bono-in-traffic moment.Chicago and Madison Square Garden highlights, including surprise guest moments, “Gloria,” “Lucifer’s Hands,” and the band’s evolving stage presence.Reflections on how U2’s performance style shifted across eras and why the Innocence and Experience shows felt so different.Featured MomentsBono telling “dad jokes” while Edge fixed a guitar hiccup.A fan being brought up to play guitar on “All I Want Is You.”Surprise guest energy at MSG, including Jimmy Fallon’s “Singer with a broken finger” moment.The hosts’ reflection that this tour felt more intimate and emotionally direct than earlier eras.Listen and ShareListen to the full episode, then share it with your U2 friends and subscribe for more Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts coverage from the Garden Tarts. Keyword TargetsU2 Songs of Innocence tourGarden Tarts podcastMadison Square Garden U2Bono live storiesBoston U2 concert recapToronto U2 concert recapU2 fan podcast | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | Bono in New York: Bruce Springsteen, Guggi & Tribeca | Bono was in New York for a weekend packed with U2-adjacent moments, from presenting Bruce Springsteen with the Harry Belafonte Social Justice Award to attending the premiere screening of Guggi’s documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival. The Garden Tarts break down the big moments, the fan frenzy around Bono, and the reminder that keeping artists safe matters.Plus, we hear firsthand voice memos from PJ of Achtoon Baby and Kristen, who were both there and share vivid details from the room.This mini-episode also celebrates the ongoing friendship between Bono and Guggi, Ali Hewson’s impeccable style, and the emotional impact of seeing Bruce, Bono and Patti Smith together onstage.If you love U2 history, music moments, and candid fan perspective, this one is for you.Subscribe for more U2 content from The Garden Tarts, and follow us on social media at @thegardentarts. | — | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | U2 Songs of Innocence, Digging Into the Deluxe Edition✨ | U2 music analysisSongs of Innocence deluxe edition+4 | — | Songs of InnocenceLucifer’s Hands+6 | — | U2Songs of Innocence+5 | — | 41m 07s | |
| 6/3/26 | U2 Songs of Innocence Side B Deep Dive✨ | U2Songs of Innocence+5 | — | Songs of InnocenceVolcano+5 | — | U2Songs of Innocence+7 | — | 57m 02s | |
| 5/27/26 | U2 Songs of Innocence Side A Deep Dive✨ | U2Songs of Innocence+4 | — | AppleSongs of Innocence+5 | — | U2Songs of Innocence+6 | — | 1h 08m 54s | |
| 5/20/26 | Please, Sir: U2 in Mexico, Street of Dreams, and Bono on the Dance Floor✨ | U2 in MexicoStreet of Dreams+4 | — | U2Shadows and Tall Trees+1 | Mexico City | U2Mexico City+6 | — | 21m 45s | |
| 5/13/26 | 20 Questions About U2 Shows: Favorites, Flops & Fan Takes✨ | U2 concertsfavorite shows+3 | — | The Garden TartsU2+2 | — | U2concert memories+3 | — | 25m 11s | |
| 5/7/26 | It's Bono Birthday Week!✨ | Bono's birthdaylistener questions+4 | — | The Garden Tarts | DublinMiami+2 | BonoU2+5 | — | 54m 19s | |
| 4/29/26 | U2 Fan Podcast: Our Origin Story PLUS, What U2 Album Would You Ditch?✨ | U2 fandomfriendship+4 | — | ProdigyRock Hall+1 | — | U2Garden Tarts+5 | — | 40m 04s | |
| 4/22/26 | U2 Nostalgia: Intransigence Is All Around, PopMart and the U2 Fandom✨ | U2 nostalgiaPopMart show+5 | — | U2 | Vegas | U2PopMart+8 | — | 40m 39s | |
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| 4/15/26 | U2's Easter Lily: Part 2✨ | U2music+4 | — | U2Siouxsie and the Banshees+2 | — | U2Bono+4 | — | 41m 16s | |
| 4/8/26 | U2 New EP, Easter Lily, Track-by-Track✨ | U2 new EPtrack-by-track analysis+4 | — | U2Jackknife Lee’s Propaganda+10 | — | U2Easter Lily+5 | — | 1h 04m 02s | |
| 4/3/26 | U2 RELEASES EASTER LILY - NEW MUSIC!✨ | U2new music+4 | — | The Garden TartsSpotify+6 | — | U2Easter Lily+5 | — | 16m 18s | |
| 4/1/26 | U2 Tour Fun Facts! And Your Takes on U2's GLORIA✨ | U2 TourFun Facts+4 | — | The Garden TartsGLORIA+2 | — | U2Joshua Tour+6 | — | 37m 04s | |
| 3/18/26 | BALLROOM BOOM (CHA): U2 New Music Rumors, Irish Film Festival, and Sunday Bloody Sunday✨ | U2 new music rumorsIrish Film Festival+3 | — | The Garden TartsSpotify+7 | — | U2new music+5 | — | 48m 12s | |
| 3/11/26 | U2's Adam Clayton and Ballroom Boom at CraicFest✨ | U2film premiere+3 | — | CraicFestThe Garden Tarts | — | Adam ClaytonBallroom Boom+3 | — | 15m 53s | |
| 3/4/26 | U2's Yours Eternally + Memory Lane with Propaganda✨ | U2fan reactions+4 | — | PropagandaThe Garden Tarts+4 | — | U2Yours Eternally+5 | — | 33m 24s | |
| 2/25/26 | Exploring U2's Days of Ash: A Mini Tart Talk | This week on the U2 podcast with the Garden Tarts:U2's new EP, Days of Ash, has been with us for four days, and we're ready to explore the songs for the first time with a mini Tart Talk. Think of it as a heartfelt yet irreverent album review.We have thoughts and personal insights about each song, and we asked you about your favorites! Here from us and from the U2 fans.And of course, Questions for Bono over Whiskey and Cake™️NEVER LISTENED TO US BEFORE? CHECK OUT THIS STARTER KIT!Who are the Garden Tarts, anyway? Listen to PLEASED TO MEET YOUWhat are these Questions for Bono over Whiskey & Cake™️ all about? FIND OUTWait, there’s a third Garden Tart? MEET GARDEN TART AMANDA Sample our signature series, TART TalksLEAVE US A 5-STAR REVIEW! It helps people find the show.➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Spotify➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Apple PodcastsWHERE TO FIND US:www.thegardentarts.comwearethegardentarts@gmail.comWATCH ON YOUTUBEfacebook: @thegardentartsinstagram: @the_gardentartsbluesky: @thegardentartsSUBSCRIBE to our newsletterwww.patreon.com/thegardentarts buymeacoffee.com/thegardentartsKISSING LIPS & BREAKING HEARTS: AN IRREVENT U2 PODCAST is produced by us, The Garden Tarts LLCEditing by: Jenny SteadmanGraphic design by: Hillary FrankAll music is by DecemberAmerican Obituary, The Tears of Things, Song of the Future, Wildpeace, One Life at A Time, Yours Eternally, music discussion | — | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | BREAKING NEWS: U2 Releases New EP, Days of Ash | WE'VE GOT A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE TODAY! Yes, our second ep of the day but, we weren't planning on U2 RELEASING NEW MUSIC. We did a first listen of the 6 new songs and these are our initial reactions. Stay tuned to next week for more discussion!And of course, Questions for Bono over Whiskey and Cake™️NEVER LISTENED TO US BEFORE? CHECK OUT THIS STARTER KIT!Who are the Garden Tarts, anyway? Listen to PLEASED TO MEET YOUWhat are these Questions for Bono over Whiskey & Cake™️ all about? FIND OUTWait, there’s a third Garden Tart? MEET GARDEN TART AMANDA Sample our signature series, TART TalksLEAVE US A 5-STAR REVIEW! It helps people find the show.➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Spotify➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Apple PodcastsWHERE TO FIND US:www.thegardentarts.comwearethegardentarts@gmail.comWATCH ON YOUTUBEfacebook: @thegardentartsinstagram: @the_gardentartsbluesky: @thegardentartsSUBSCRIBE to our newsletterwww.patreon.com/thegardentarts buymeacoffee.com/thegardentartsKISSING LIPS & BREAKING HEARTS: AN IRREVENT U2 PODCAST is produced by us, The Garden Tarts LLCEditing by: Jenny SteadmanGraphic design by: Hillary FrankAll music is by December | — | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | U2 Press Conference: Attention Kmart Shoppers | This week on the U2 Podcast with the Garden Tarts...Side A: It's the anniversary of the time U2 announced their PopMart world tour at a New York City K-Mart. Let's talk about it, shall we?Side B: Last week, we drew A Day Without Me from the box. Here are your thoughts, and ours!And of course, Questions for Bono over Whiskey and Cake™️NEVER LISTENED TO US BEFORE? CHECK OUT THIS STARTER KIT!Who are the Garden Tarts, anyway? Listen to PLEASED TO MEET YOUWhat are these Questions for Bono over Whiskey & Cake™️ all about? FIND OUTWait, there’s a third Garden Tart? MEET GARDEN TART AMANDA Sample our signature series, TART TalksLEAVE US A 5-STAR REVIEW! It helps people find the show.➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Spotify➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Apple PodcastsWHERE TO FIND US:www.thegardentarts.comwearethegardentarts@gmail.comWATCH ON YOUTUBEfacebook: @thegardentartsinstagram: @the_gardentartsbluesky: @thegardentartsSUBSCRIBE to our newsletterwww.patreon.com/thegardentarts buymeacoffee.com/thegardentartsKISSING LIPS & BREAKING HEARTS: AN IRREVENT U2 PODCAST is produced by us, The Garden Tarts LLCEditing by: Jenny SteadmanGraphic design by: Hillary FrankAll music is by December | — | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | U2 Radio Interviews and October Shenanigans | This week on the U2 Podcast with the Garden Tarts:Side A: New interviews on U2Xradio! Adam with Este Haim and Edge with Lenny Kravitz. Hear our takes.Side B: We asked about your favorite song on October, and you answered! And we have feelings.And of course, Questions for Bono over Whiskey and Cake™️NEVER LISTENED TO US BEFORE? CHECK OUT THIS STARTER KIT!Who are the Garden Tarts, anyway? Listen to PLEASED TO MEET YOUWhat are these Questions for Bono over Whiskey & Cake™️ all about? FIND OUTWait, there’s a third Garden Tart? MEET GARDEN TART AMANDA Sample our signature series, TART TalksLEAVE US A 5-STAR REVIEW! It helps people find the show.➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Spotify➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Apple PodcastsWHERE TO FIND US:www.thegardentarts.comwearethegardentarts@gmail.comWATCH ON YOUTUBEfacebook: @thegardentartsinstagram: @the_gardentartsbluesky: @thegardentartsSUBSCRIBE to our newsletterwww.patreon.com/thegardentarts buymeacoffee.com/thegardentartsKISSING LIPS & BREAKING HEARTS: AN IRREVENT U2 PODCAST is produced by us, The Garden Tarts LLCEditing by: Jenny SteadmanGraphic design by: Hillary FrankAll music is by December | — | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | U2 and the NFL: SCO(RED) TAKE 2 | something happened with the audio on the original file. this one is fixed! sorry about that.This week on the Garden Tarts, the U2 Podcast:SIDE A: (RED) turns 20 and, as ambassadors, we are here to celebrate! What has (RED) been up to for the last 20 years, and how have we participated?SIDE B: For an Irish band, U2 has quite the history with the NFL. They've played the Super Bowl AND Monday Night Football! An American dream! (Is it, though?)And of course, Questions for Bono over Whiskey and Cake™️NEVER LISTENED TO US BEFORE? CHECK OUT THIS STARTER KIT!Who are the Garden Tarts, anyway? Listen to PLEASED TO MEET YOUWhat are these Questions for Bono over Whiskey & Cake™️ all about? FIND OUTWait, there’s a third Garden Tart? MEET GARDEN TART AMANDA Sample our signature series, TART TalksLEAVE US A 5-STAR REVIEW! It helps people find the show.➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Spotify➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Apple PodcastsWHERE TO FIND US:www.thegardentarts.comwearethegardentarts@gmail.comWATCH ON YOUTUBEfacebook: @thegardentartsinstagram: @the_gardentartsbluesky: @thegardentartsSUBSCRIBE to our newsletterwww.patreon.com/thegardentarts buymeacoffee.com/thegardentartsKISSING LIPS & BREAKING HEARTS: AN IRREVENT U2 PODCAST is produced by us, The Garden Tarts LLCEditing by: Jenny SteadmanGraphic design by: Hillary FrankAll music is by December | — | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Significant U2 Sites in Southern California & Questions for Bono | This week on the Garden Tarts:Side A: Hillary goes to a U2 laser show! How very 90's of her.Side B: A review of the book I Go There With You: The U2 Sites of Southern California, from Significant to Sacred, by Brook W. Flagg (affiliate link)And of course, Questions for Bono over Whiskey and Cake™️NEVER LISTENED TO US BEFORE? CHECK OUT THIS STARTER KIT!Who are the Garden Tarts, anyway? Listen to PLEASED TO MEET YOUWhat are these Questions for Bono over Whiskey & Cake™️ all about? FIND OUTWait, there’s a third Garden Tart? MEET GARDEN TART AMANDA Sample our signature series, TART TalksLEAVE US A 5-STAR REVIEW! It helps people find the show.➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Spotify➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Apple PodcastsWHERE TO FIND US:www.thegardentarts.comwearethegardentarts@gmail.comWATCH ON YOUTUBEfacebook: @thegardentartsinstagram: @the_gardentartsbluesky: @thegardentartsSUBSCRIBE to our newsletterwww.patreon.com/thegardentarts buymeacoffee.com/thegardentartsKISSING LIPS & BREAKING HEARTS: AN IRREVENT U2 PODCAST is produced by us, The Garden Tarts LLCEditing by: Jenny SteadmanGraphic design by: Hillary FrankAll music is by December | — | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | U2's Boy and Bono's With or Without You Vocals | This week on the Garden Tarts...We get called PODCAST ROYALTY, AGAIN! We are more unsufferable than ever.Side A: We asked about your favorite track on U2's BOY, and boy did you answer!Side B: Someone on the internet posted Bono's isolated vocals from With or Without You. Come swoon with us!And of course, Questions for Bono over Whiskey and Cake™️SOURCES:With or Without You Isolated VocalsCreate Music and Sound on InstagramNEVER LISTENED TO US BEFORE? CHECK OUT THIS STARTER KIT!Who are the Garden Tarts, anyway? Listen to PLEASED TO MEET YOUWhat are these Questions for Bono over Whiskey & Cake™️ all about? FIND OUTWait, there’s a third Garden Tart? MEET GARDEN TART AMANDA Sample our signature series, TART TalksLEAVE US A 5-STAR REVIEW! It helps people find the show.➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Spotify➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Apple PodcastsWHERE TO FIND US:www.thegardentarts.comwearethegardentarts@gmail.comWATCH ON YOUTUBEfacebook: @thegardentartsinstagram: @the_gardentartsbluesky: @thegardentartsSUBSCRIBE to our newsletterwww.patreon.com/thegardentarts buymeacoffee.com/thegardentartsKISSING LIPS & BREAKING HEARTS: AN IRREVENT U2 PODCAST is produced by us, The Garden Tarts LLCEditing by: Jenny SteadmanGraphic design by: Hillary FrankAll music is by December | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | We Are U2 Podcast Royalty | This week on the Garden Tarts...Side A: WE WERE CALLED PODCAST ROYALTY! And you're never going to hear the end of it.Side B: Bono in Across the Universe, the 2007 Beatles-music inspired movie. It had been a while, so we revisited it.And of course, Questions for Bono over Whiskey and Cake™️If God Will Send His Angels video shootapple / spotifyNEVER LISTENED TO US BEFORE? CHECK OUT THIS STARTER KIT!Who are the Garden Tarts, anyway? Listen to PLEASED TO MEET YOUWhat are these Questions for Bono over Whiskey & Cake™️ all about? FIND OUTWait, there’s a third Garden Tart? MEET GARDEN TART AMANDA Sample our signature series, TART TalksLEAVE US A 5-STAR REVIEW! It helps people find the show.➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Spotify➡️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only, please) on Apple PodcastsWHERE TO FIND US:www.thegardentarts.comwearethegardentarts@gmail.comWATCH ON YOUTUBEfacebook: @thegardentartsinstagram: @the_gardentartsbluesky: @thegardentartsSUBSCRIBE to our newsletterwww.patreon.com/thegardentarts buymeacoffee.com/thegardentartsKISSING LIPS & BREAKING HEARTS: AN IRREVENT U2 PODCAST is produced by us, The Garden Tarts, LLC Editing by: Jenny SteadmanGraphic design by: Hillary FrankAll music is by December | — | ||||||
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