Songs Of Experience, out Friday On stage, U2 are as big as ever. The Joshua Tree tour in the summer was short by their standards, whizzing through the sports grounds of the western world, yet it still ended up as the 12th most lucrative tour of all time – a chart topped by their own […]
Read MoreReview: Song-by-song guide to U2’s 14th album
Is U2’s new album Songs of Experience the most human Bono has been in a while? The creation of Songs of Experience, U2’s 14th album, began around the time of Bono’s “high-energy bicycle accident” in November, 2014. His injuries to his shoulder and upper arm were so serious he feared he would never play guitar […]
Read MoreNovember 11, 2017 – London, England – Trafalgar Square
Opening Act(s): None Setlist: Sunday Bloody Sunday Pride (In the Name of Love) Gift – Get Out of Your Own Way You’re the Best Thing About Me Beautiful Day – Starman Elevation Vertigo – Rebel Rebel One – Invisible Get Out of Your Own Way Remarks: U2 performed tonight in Trafalgar Square in front of […]
Read MoreExperience Leave Fans Disappointed
New York City: You can never please all your fans all of the time. However, U2 has done a stellar job of keeping their fans on board with their musical swings. Not this time. U2 fans from around the world have been checking in with disappointment from “verify” ticket master process to the few singles […]
Read MoreNew song, new album, new tour up next Songs of Experience
New York City: New song, new album, new tour… and the launch of the Verified Fan initiative to keep tickets out of the hands of scalpers and bots. There’s a lot of breaking U2 news today – read on for the complete lowdown. #U2eiTour #U2SongsofExperience Songs of Experience, the band’s hotly anticipated 14th studio album, […]
Read MoreU2 rocks out as it readies post-Trump album
NEW YORK (AFP) – U2 on Wednesday (Aug 30) rocked out on a guitar-charging first track of its upcoming album, which the Irish rock legends had largely finished last year but revisited following Donald Trump’s shock election victory. In the first taste of its upcoming album Songs Of Experience, the band released The Blackout, a […]
Read MoreU2 to release new album on December 1
U2 have revealed when they’ll release their new album – and it’s just in time for Christmas. ‘Songs of Experience’, the eagerly awaited follow-up to 2014’s smash hit ‘Songs of Innocence’, will be released on December 1. The record will launch on World Aids Day in conjunction with Project Red, the fundraising charity Bono set […]
Read MoreU2 museum plans
Proposed four-storey facility would be located on the site of the band’s Dublin studio Plans for a U2 museum on the site of the band’s recording studio in Dublin’s docklands are at an advanced stage, with a planning application set to be lodged in the coming days. Despite the fact that – along with Guinness, […]
Read MoreHappy birthday, Mr The Edge!
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Read MoreU2 adds Phoenix show September 19
New date added. Per U2.com: Adding to the flurry of new dates for The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, comes confirmation of a stop at the University of Phoenix Stadium. The show is set for Tuesday September 19th and tickets go on sale Friday, June 23rd at 10:00 am with prices starting at $35.00 with general […]
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