U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan SDLP leader John Hume and UUP leader David Trimble appeared on stage with Bono just days before the vote. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
The Edge: "I'd like to be the vanguard of this resurgence of guitars!" "We are turning the amps on," he says of next U2 album MusicRadar · Mar 27, 2023
Bono has detected traces of Bob Marley in U2's new version of Sunday Bloody Sunday. No, really Bono is on one again Louder · Mar 23, 2023
Watch Bono go on a long apologetic rant about how amazing he is U2 frontman Bono reads out a letter of apology about who he is in a recent interview: "I apologize for being a singer who will get in your face, whatever direction you’re looking" Louder · Mar 21, 2023
Watch Bono and the Edge perform reworked U2 classics using just an acoustic guitar and an Orange practice amp U2 might have redefined the spectacle of a live rock show but the Edge and Bono were in their element playing stripped back acoustic tracks for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series MusicRadar · Mar 21, 2023
Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming, With David Letterman: a revelatory, humanising look at U2's past and present Disney+ documentary sees talk show legend David Letterman visit Dublin for an open-hearted look at U2's history and their hunger to explore new horizons Louder · Mar 20, 2023
Bono finally admits to liking Abba. It’s a sure sign of maturity The days of having ‘cool’ musical taste are over. Owning up to guilty listening pleasures is a joy in itself The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2023
They performed with Bono and The Edge (after their parents told them who they are) Or perhaps Bono and The Edge performed with them. WEKU · Mar 17, 2023
TV shows to watch: Adaption of Kate DiCamillo's 'Magician's Elephant' is a roaring success 'The Magician's Elephant' Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023
U2 frontman Bono reveals why he couldn't admit he like ABBA "I didn't have the courage to own up to this next band when I was 16 in the middle of punk rock" Irish Mirror · Mar 16, 2023
Bono says pressure to look ‘macho’ made him hide his love of Abba U2 singer recalls growing up with Swedish pop group’s music in 1970s Dublin, during BBC session with The Edge The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023
U2, Songs of Surrender review: These elevator muzak versions of past hits are a faux-hipster slog Most of these lo-fi reimaginings only make you miss the original more The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023
U2 Songs of Surrender review – all the anthems, but smaller In a typically grand gesture, 40 songs are picked by the band for muted acoustic treatments, with varying degrees of success The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2023
‘Bono & The Edge’: Odd but interesting special teams U2 duo with cranky David Letterman As the musicians show off Dublin and perform beautiful reimaginings of their hits, their funny fan provides some levity — and a big finish. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 15, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023 U2 reinterprets 40 of its best-known tunes for new ‘Songs of Surrender’ The four men of U2, now either 61 or 62 years old, revisit material written in some cases when they were little more than kids out of Dublin.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023 In Unusual Step, U2 Reinterprets 40 of Its Best-Known Songs In reimagining 40 of their best-known songs, U2 recognized that many fans would experience them through earphones connected to a device in their pockets — rather than being belted out onstage. That was one thought behind "Songs of Surrender," coming out this week. The four men of U2, now either…
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 In unusual step, U2 reinterprets 40 of its best-known songs In reimagining 40 of its best-known songs in new recordings, U2 considered how many fans experience the music: through earphones connected to a device in their pockets
Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023 Bono, The Edge, Letterman a power trio in new doc LOS ANGELES — During the upcoming documentary “Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman,” the talk-show icon sits across from Bono, peering at the rock star in wonderment.
Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023 Bono shares details of plans for entire band to quit U2 after 40 years Every member of the iconic chart topping band has contemplated walking away from their success as some point, their frontman claims
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 New this week: 'Ted Lasso,' U2 and 'The Boston Strangler' This week’s new entertainment releases include the return of “Ted Lasso” with all the heart and one-liners we've come to expect, a re-telling of “Marie Antoinette” on PBS and Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon playing reporters on the trail of a serial killer in Hulu's “The Boston Strangler.”
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 ‘Punk was my weapon’: the rebel power of culture in siege of Sarajevo Underground community of Sarajevans recall in new documentary the almost four years they spent trapped in their city
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2023 Taylor Swift, Pink to Be Honored at 2023 iHeartRadio Awards Taylor Swift will receive the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards later this month, which will feature performances by Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Pat Benatar, Muni Long, Cody Johnson, Coldplay and Pink, who is this year’s Icon Award recipient. The Innovator Award is presented to an artist…
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 12-18 Celebrities having birthdays during the week of March 12-18 include comedian Billy Crystal, bassist Adam Clayton of U2 and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard
Dublin Live · Mar 6, 2023 The Edge opens up on disappointment U2 drummer will miss Vegas residency The guitarist insisted there was no chance of the legendary Dublin rock band breaking up
Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023 'Huge' star-studded Live Aid-style gig announced at Wembley to raise money for Ukraine A huge benefit concert is set to be held at Wembley stadium this year, with big-name performers such as The Rolling Stones and U2 invited to play in order to raise money for the victims of the Ukraine conflict