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Garden Tarts Podcast Episode: Our U2 Origin Story and the Album You'd Ditch Revealed

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    The Garden Tarts
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This episode of Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts with the Garden Tarts dives deep into our U2 origin story, from online chat room meetups to epic tours, plus the results of our fan poll on the U2 album to ditch. Perfect for U2 fans searching for the Garden Tarts podcast origin story or U2 album rankings 2026.


Our U2 Friendship Origin Story: From Prodigy Chat Rooms to First Meetup

Jenny and Hilary share how they connected in the early 90s on Prodigy — pre-AOL, in DOS — bonding over U2, Sting, Police, and even a Passover Seder chat. The first in-person meetup happened at the 1995 Chicago U2 conference, with a hilariously clumsy table-climbing hug amid fanzines and Rattle and Hum screenings.


That moment sparked decades of U2 fandom, evolving from mailed tapes to inseparable tour buddies.


U2 Tours Together: 38+ Shows and Iconic Moments

We've attended 38 U2 concerts together, hitting Elevation, Vertigo, 360, Joshua Tree Tour 30, and Sphere shows.


Standouts include a kismet Halloween 1997 fence run-in post-Detroit, a wild Vegas Elevation night with a shoe-shine mishap, and Pittsburgh's "magic" shows. These U2 tour stories capture the highs of rail life and Bono sightings.


Non-Tour U2 Adventures and Life as Bestest Friends

Beyond tours, we've chased Music Cares events, Bono's DC speeches, Tulsa trips, book tour nights, and Rock Hall exhibits. As friends, we've shared weddings, birthdays (including Jenny's 40th and 50th), and family milestones — all intertwined with U2.

The podcast originated post-Dublin 2017, recording for Garden Tart Amanda, leading to weekly episodes since COVID.


U2 Album Poll Results: The One Fans Would Ditch

In our poll (366 votes, original LPs only), Pop topped the "ditch" list at 62 votes, followed by October and No Line on the Horizon (33 combined). Songs of Experience surprised at fourth; fans loved debating caveats like keeping "Gloria" from October.


Hillary's ranking: Joshua Tree > Achtung Baby > Songs of Experience > Unforgettable Fire > War > Boy > Pop > Songs of Innocence > HTDAAB > Rattle and Hum > Zooropa > ATYCLB > October > No Line. What’s your U2 least favorite album?


Listen and Join the Conversation

Stream Season 8, Episode 16 now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite app. Like, subscribe, and comment your U2 origin story or album pick below.


Keywords: Garden Tarts podcast, U2 origin story, U2 tours together, U2 album to ditch poll, U2 Pop vs October, U2 fan stories 2026.


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