U2’s The Edge has opened up about his disappointment that bandmate Larry Mullen Jr will miss playing Las Vegas shows - but he insisted the band are not splitting up.
Mullen confirmed he will not join the band for their upcoming Las Vegas residency, which will take place this autumn at the new MSG Sphere venue, due to requiring surgery and will be replaced temporarily for the shows by Bram van den Berg.
The Edge told the Telegraph: “No one is more disappointed than us that Larry won’t be joining us in Vegas.
“We made a commitment. In the history of U2, you can count the shows we’ve missed on the fingers of one hand.
READ MORE: https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/u2-confirm-las-vegas-residency-29202569
“The people who are going to miss Larry the most, I think, will be Bono, Adam and myself. It’ll be strange to turn around and not see him behind us after all these years. But the shows will be amazing.”
But The Edge insisted the band have an unbreakable bond and fans don’t need to worry about them ever breaking up.
Posting on Twitter, journalist Neil McCormick shared further quotes that didn’t make it into the article, tackling the future of U2.
“So every time I think of quitting, I kind of reinvent U2,” The Edge says in one screenshot.
“We all know that we shine brighter by being in proximity to each other. That’s why it’s going to be very difficult to break up U2 – simply because it works so well for us all.”
In other quotes shared by McCormick, the guitarist noted it wasn’t the first time the band had faced rumours they were breaking up and said the decision to perform in Vegas without Mullen was “very lengthy”.
“We haven’t been on the road since 2019.
“The U2 audience is such a phenomenal thing in our lives, doing these Vegas shows, even without Larry, felt like the right thing to do because it’s been so many years since we played. We just wanted to see them and be there.
“So it was a many-faceted decision but this was the right call, I’ve absolutely no doubt about it. And we very much look forward to the next time we can climb on stage with Larry as our drummer. We will miss him terribly. But I think it’s OK.”
READ NEXT:
- Save €400 on your electricity by changing one appliance in your house and it's not the tumble dryer
- Pub worker is sick and tired of customers asking for 'no ice' as she explains the catch
- EuroMillions results: Winning Irish ticket location as players urged to check for Friday’s prize
- Doctors reveal four things that happen when you die and how you feel as you pass away
- Eerie pictures show empty caravan park mysteriously abandoned by locals
Get breaking news to your inbox by signing up to our newsletter
