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Hayley Williams of Paramore is a U2 fan and loves their Red Rocks concert. She recently defended the Irish rock band made up of Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. On her Instagram Story, Williams shared a screenshot from a Paramore fan page on X (formerly Twitter). The account pointed out that […]

Nearly a year after U2 released their first single of new music since 2021, “Atomic City,” for their Sphere residency, they are up for a VMA award. MTV announced the 2024 VMA nominees. U2’s “Atomic City” is up for Best Rock Video. Other nominees include Bon Jovi (“Legendary”), Coldplay (“Feels Like I’m Falling in Love“), […]

Despite being the daughter of legendary U2 singer Bono, Eve Hewson has avoided the nepo baby label. She has gone out and made a name for herself like her brother, Elijah Hewson, is doing with his band, Inhaler. During an interview with Porter, Hewson revealed how she brushes off nepo baby criticism: ” The only […]

Chris Martin of Coldplay gave a shoutout to a sunglasses-wearing concertgoer who looked like U2’s Bono during a recent show on their Music of the Spheres Tour. During a song, Martin went off-script and ad-libbed during a song. They showed a fan in the crowd wearing blue shades with his hair slicked back. To be […]

After U2’s Sphere shows celebrated Achtung Baby, the band will keep the party going with a new live EP from their iconic ZooTV Tour. The band has announced a new five-track live EP called ZooTV Live in Dublin 1993. It will include the tour’s opening number, “Zoo Station,” and conclude with the penultimate song of […]

Nine years ago, on July 18, 2015, I was seeing U2 in concert for the first time on the “Innocence + Experience” tour at Madison Square Garden. This was a transformative experience that made me a fan of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. After narrowly making it to my seat by […]

15 years after playing two shows at the Stade de France, U2 and their “360” tour is being celebrated. The stadium took to X on July 11, 15 years to the day of the first show, to celebrate U2’s shows. They first shared a time-lapse video of them constructing the “360” tour stage. The video […]

Bono has written some classics as a part of U2, such as “With or Without You” and “One.” But one of his best solo songs comes in a Sean Penn documentary called Citizen Penn: “Eden (To Find Love),” which Bono wrote with Linda Perry. It is a slow-burn song like many of U2’s greatest hits […]

After playing 40 shows in the Sphere, U2 is looking back at their Las Vegas residency. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Bram van den Berg are in a new collage of Ross Stewart photos. On Instagram, the band shared a collage of pictures spread across four posts. The backgrounds include the visuals of “The […]

Seven years ago on the “Joshua Tree” tour, U2 brought out Noel Gallagher to cover Oasis‘ “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” During U2’s show at Twickenham Stadium in Twickenham, England, the band played a pretty normal concert. The setlist generally featured the same songs, though Bono sang “Happy Birthday to You” to his daughter, Eve […]

Taylor Swift’s “Irish fan club” (aka U2 members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.) sent her a gift ahead of her three-night stay on the “Eras” tour in Dublin, Ireland. On her Instagram story, Swift shared a picture of a bouquet sent by the band. In case the story has expired, it […]

As the 2024 Glastonbury Festival commences, it feels appropriate to look back at U2‘s iconic show 13 years ago on June 24, 2011. At this point, U2 was in the midst of their biggest concert tour, the “360” tour. It commenced in 2009 and ran until 2011. Over 100 shows were played and the setlist […]

U2 lead singer Bono was seen at Martin Garrix’s recent show dancing to their song, “We Are the People.” In a video shared by @febottini on X, Bono is seen at Garrix’s show. He is in the back of the crowd and fist-pumped during “We Are the People.” The crowd was really into the song […]

I’m a firm believer that U2‘s Songs of Surrender was a successful ambitious project. To tie in with Bono’s memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, the band re-recorded 40 of their songs. It resulted in an album made up of re-recorded songs in brand-new arrangements. Bono also re-wrote the lyrics to some of the songs […]

After estimates of 2024’s box office decline, U2 helped boost Billboard’s chart with their Sphere residency. They played 15 shows in 2024 (25 in 2023). Billboard unveiled their midyear recap of the Top 10 tours of the year. U2 and the Sphere helped boost the Billboard list to gross $1.5 billion. The Irish rock band’s […]

Julian Lennon gave a shoutout to Bono of U2 for his involvement in his Through the Picture Window film. He took to X to thank the U2 singer. Lennon quote posted a clip from Through the Picture Window that featured a confessional from Bono. “Thank you, Bono,” the caption read with a praying hands emoji. […]

U2 singer Bono endorsed Coldplay and believes they shouldn’t be judged by the standard rules of rock bands. Appearing on the BBC’s Music Uncovered: The Genius of Coldplay (via NME), Bono gave his opinion on the band. He recalled punching the air when hearing “Clocks” for the first time due to and having “the feeling […]

U2 singer Bono turned 64 today. One of U2’s defining characteristics is Bono’s lyrics in his songs. His lyrics resonate with millions thanks to their accessibility. And yet, the songs don’t feel too general. So, in honor of the singer’s birthday, I wanted to take a moment to highlight the best lines from each album. […]

U2 members Bono and The Edge reunited with Martin Garrix recently in the Netherlands. They enjoyed a meal at Carletto, an Italian restaurant, the spot revealed. The trio were there to attend Anton Corbijn’s exhibit at the Cobra Museum. In a social media post from Carletto, Bono, The Edge, and Garrix are seen having fun. […]

Six years ago, U2 kicked off their “Experience + Innocence” tour, a sequel to 2015’s “Innocence + Experience” tour. It began in grand fashion and is one of the band’s most memorable tour openers ever. I didn’t get to catch the tour until it hit Philadelphia in mid-June — a graduation gift at the time. […]

Subscribers of U2‘s fan club will be thrilled with the latest exclusive. The website will be broadcasting the final Sphere show with a Gavin Friday interview twist. On May 1, U2 announced that they would be broadcasting the extended interview with Friday out of the Zoo Station exhibit at the Venetian. This included band members […]

“What is The Joshua Tree? I’ve seen it all around,” a young Gen Z’er asked me of my U2 hoodie. I replied, telling her it was a famous album by U2. The maroon hoodie I was donning was from the 2017 thirtieth anniversary tour. “I’m Irish and I don’t even listen to U2,” the worker […]

Eight years ago, I lost my grandmother. U2‘s Songs of Innocence track, “Iris (Hold Me Close),” helped me through the grief. Bono wrote the song about his late mother, Iris. For reference, Iris passed away when Bono was just 14 years old. He joined the likes of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and even U2’s Larry […]

Carrie Underwood is returning to Las Vegas for her “Reflection” residency in one month. To promote it, she shared an image from the Sphere with U2‘s Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton. The post shows Underwood backstage with Clayton, Bono, and The Edge at the Sphere. In her caption, she called the band “incomparable” and […]

Revisiting an old album may seem like a cheap nostalgia act. Bono and U2 proved that notion wrong at the Sphere when they played their 1991 album, Achtung Baby, in full. Even in 2017, the band toured their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, for audiences around the globe to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary. And yet, […]

U2 is soon remastering a collection of singles and B-sides for U2 to Love and Only Love: Deep Dives and B-Sides. “Discothèque” will commence the remaster releases. What is U2 to Love and Only Love: Deep Dives and B-Sides? It was announced on April 5 that U2 will be releasing a dozen remastered singles and […]

Ali Hewson, the wife of U2 lead singer Bono, celebrated her sixty-third birthday over the weekend. She has been the muse for the singer for decades. Hewson’s inspiration for his songs like “Song for Someone” and “You’re the Best Thing About Me” is apparent. She has helped spawn some of the band’s greatest hits. But […]

During the November 3, 2023, concert at the Sphere, U2‘s Bono provided an interesting tidbit between Achtung Baby’s “So Cruel” and “Ultraviolet (Light My Way).” He seemed to recognize a connection between the two twisted love songs. The “With or Without You” singer referred to “So Cruel” as “one side of the story,” before the […]

Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. make up U2, one of the world’s biggest rock bands. Louis Walsh would like to think he played a part in their success. Louis Walsh’s U2 memory During an appearance on the 2024 Celebrity Big Brother (Per The Daily Mirror), Walsh recalled overhearing the U2 members […]

One year ago today, U2 released their fifteenth studio album, Songs of Surrender. However, unlike the other two installments in the “Songs of” series, Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, Songs of Surrender featured no new material. Instead, 40 tracks made up of rearranged U2 hits made up the album. And while I know […]

Earlier this month, U2 closed out their 40-night residency in Las Vegas at the Sphere. The show was jam-packed with hit songs and mind-breaking visuals. The visuals were the biggest selling point, though. I remember that after the first show, clips were surfacing online. “The Fly” and “Even Better Than the Real Thing” surpassed expectations […]

U2‘s Sphere residency has ended. But photographer Ross Stewart has shared a slew of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Bram van den Berg, and more from the final few nights. In a post on Stewart’s Instagram, he shared 10 new photos of the band. The caption is derived from the band’s opening track from Achtung […]

U2 lead singer Bono has won another major award for his memoir’s audiobook, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story. At the 2024 Audie Awards, Bono’s memoir took home Audiobook of the Year. The other nominees included All the Sinners Bleed, Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound, Sing a Black Girls’ Song, and Tom Lake. […]

During U2‘s final Sphere show, Bono dedicated “All I Want Is You” to Jill Biden. He also sang a snippet of Coldplay‘s “Yellow” during the song. All I Want Is U2, Jill Biden, and Coldplay As Bono was introducing “All I Want Is You,” the inaugural song during the turntable acoustic set, he shouted out […]

At U2‘s final Sphere show, they played a cover of “Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House. This wasn’t a new development, but they went about covering it in a unique way that harkened back to their “ZooTV” tour days. Neil Finn of Crowded House joined the band via prerecorded vocals. It was already reported […]

Rumors swirled recently that U2‘s drummer and founder, Larry Mullen Jr., would return for the final Sphere shows. Bram van den Berg has been filling in for the drummer while Mullen recovered from health issues. But did he return? It’s complicated. He did pop up at the band’s penultimate show on March 1, but not […]

Ahead of their final two shows at the Sphere, U2 members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and honorary member Bram van den Berg, shocked fans. They met up with fans at the Venetian Resort and the Zoo Station exhibit. The band made their way to the Venetian on February 29. A group of lucky fans […]

When it was announced Larry Mullen Jr. would miss U2‘s Sphere shows, it was a big blow. Krezip drummer Bram van den Berg had to fill in. However, the absence meant that the stage setup at the Las Vegas venue could be reimagined. In an interview with ClutchPoints, Ric Lipson of Stufish, U2’s stage designer, […]

U2‘s Sphere shows have been played without drummer Larry Mullen Jr. Bono, The Edge, and Adam Clayton are all present, but they are joined by Krezip drummer Bram van den Berg. And he’s done a phenomenal job filling in for Mullen. Van den Berg holds his own amongst the legends and adds his flare to […]