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Bono admits Christy Dignam could 'out-sing' him in emotional tribute to Aslan frontman

The U2 frontman hailed his fellow northsider as an "extraordinary" singer ahead of his funeral this morning

Dublin Live

“Despite what people might think, Radiohead are not rock” – Ed O’Brien explains why U2 can crank it up while he is trying to turn the volume down

After over three decades in the biz, O'Brien says he is fighting against stage volume, scaling down and embracing smaller tube amps in search of the sweet spot for his sound

MusicRadar

Harry Styles silences critics as he stuns Slane with performance for the ages

The former One Directioner, 29, had the capacity crowd – young and old – in the palm of his hand as he owned the stage and belted out anthem after anthem

Irish Mirror

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Harry Styles rocks out in front of 80,000 fans with show-stopping gig at Slane Castle

Harry mania descended on the Meath village from dawn as mega fans started queuing as early as 5am, six hours before the gates opened

Dublin Live

Bill Gates is 'mixing up' his summer book recommendations and has also made a playlist for fans

Bill Gates remembers his friend and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen when revealing his book recommendations and summer playlist for 2023.

Fortune

Anne Doyle reacts to Ryan Tubridy's 'clever move' leaving the Late Late Show

Exclusive: The retired newsreader says new host Patrick Kielty is a good choice

Irish Mirror

Emotional viewers bid farewell to Ryan Tubridy after final Late Late Show episode

The show had multiple highlights, from a thought-provoking interview with President Higgins to U2 giving the host a red Vespa as a gift and PJ Gallagher driving into the studio with it

Dublin Live

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‘It was bewildering’: The Thrills on famous fans, flash-in-a-pan success and their Morrissey blunder

With fans in Bono and Rod Stewart, the Noughties group were going to be the biggest Irish band since U2 – then they vanished. On the 20th anniversary of their debut, Ed Power speaks with The Thrills and their former manager to chronicle the band’s staggering rise to the top…

The Independent UK

I interviewed The Muppets and I'm certain they Googled me beforehand

Ever been Googled by the Muppets? I'm pretty sure Animal did before our interview

Total Film

Five Scandals and two molehill mountains: Apple's "Gate" scandals explained

Do you remember where you were when Steve Jobs said you were holding your phone wrong? We do.

iMore

Bob Linney obituary

Other lives: Graphic designer who made posters for the music industry and supported grass-roots design projects in Africa and Asia

The Guardian - UK

The Edge says U2 could have spared Bono “a certain amount of embarrassment” by writing in lower keys to suit his vocal range

“You can hear the strain in his voice,” says the guitarist, who says reworking 40 tracks for the Songs Of Surrender album taught him to “serve the song by serving the singer”

MusicRadar

U2 Achtung Baby Live at Sphere: Dates and trailer for Las Vegas residency

Celebrating 30 years of the Irish rockers’ acclaimed album of the same name, Achtung Baby Live starts on September 29

Evening Standard

U2 reveal more details about revolutionary Las Vegas show inside a sphere

U2 will play five shows at the world's largest spherical structure, which promises 160,000 speakers delivering "headphones sound without the headphones"

Louder

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Irish Mirror

U2: UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere - 100,000 tickets for Las Vegas concerts go on sale this week

The immersive concerts will be the world’s most high-tech ever with 360-degree spatial audio and 16K x 16K resolution displays

Asharq Al-Awsat

U2 Creating New Experience with Sphere Las Vegas Concerts

U2 is familiar with rocking out in major sporting arenas and stadiums, but the legendary band will soon hit the stage to create a new immersive concert experience inside a high-tech, globe-shaped venue in Las Vegas. Live Nation and Sphere Entertainment announced Monday the dates for U2’s upcoming “U2:UV Achtung…

The Independent UK

U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concerts

MusicRadar

"We would write, record, and mix two or three songs a day": Youth on collaborating with Paul McCartney

"I'm known as a challenging producer, or so my manager tells me"

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Musician suing U2 for €12 million over song he claims he wrote plans to appeal High Court ruling

Maurice Kiely is alleging that the song ‘A Man and A Woman’ was written by him in 1998, that he performed it for US model Cindy Crawford

Guitar World

U2’s Adam Clayton: “The bass has to either be sexy or aggressive, or it shouldn’t be there as far as I’m concerned”

The bassist for one of biggest rock bands of all time on cramming a stadium-ready rig into Fender’s first-ever signature bass amp, what prompted him to play an Ibanez on one of the group’s most iconic songs, and why he’s only just started exploring five-strings four decades into his career

Daily Record

Duran Duran star hails Scots hero Alex Harvey as he pitches for band's second Bond theme

Roger Taylor spoke of his sadness U2's Larry Mullen Jr can't tour, but the band are recording new material with original guitarist Andy Taylor after his terminal cancer diagnosis.

The Guardian - UK

‘We only agreed to do it if they shook hands’: Bono on the gig that helped end the Troubles

From Neil Hannon to Bertie Ahern, musicians, politicians and PR gurus recall the crucial part that a 1998 gig played in Northern Ireland’s peace process

Dublin Live

Daughter of U2 star The Edge marries in secret Ashford Castle wedding

Blue married husband Fiachra O'Shaughnessy at Ashford Castle last month

Irish Mirror

Daughter of U2 rocker The Edge marries in secret Ashford Castle wedding ceremony

Daughter Blue, 34, wed consultant husband Fiachra O’Shaughnessy - with U2 frontman Bono in attendance

Metal Hammer

Ghost have recorded covers of classic songs by Rush, U2 and Misfits, plus a piano version of a Motorhead anthem

Tobias Forge originally conceived Ghost's forthcoming Phantomime EP as a full album, and the 'leftovers' include covers of songs by Motorhead, Rush, U2 and Misfits

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