U2 star Adam Clayton says drummer Larry Mullen Jr will find it “difficult” not performing with the band during their Las Vegas residency. The drummer is recovering from surgery after drumming has taken its toll on his body. He will be replaced by Bram van den Berg, the drummer of Dutch rock band Krezip when […]
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If you were raised in a Baptist church, you’ve heard contemporary worship music. The likes of Hillsong, Elevation Worship, and many more owe a lot of their sound to U2’s The Edge, who turns 62 today. While his melodies aren’t sophisticated as some of George Harrison’s finest and he doesn’t shred like Jimmy Page, The […]
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U2 have confirmed the dates for a run of shows where they will play ‘Achtung Baby’ in full at the new Sphere in Las Vegas. The band first announced the residency back in February during the Super Bowl, and later confirmed they would be playing their 1991 album in full, but not necessarily in order. […]
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Iconic rock band U2 continues to build its musical legacy with the news that it will take over the brand-new MSG Sphere at The Venetian (msgsphere.com) this fall for a Las Vegas-exclusive residency. Titled U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere (u2xsphere.com), the immersive show promises a futuristic adventure through the 22-time Grammy Award-winning band’s […]
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U2 is inching to a bonafide announcement about this series at The MSG Sphere we’ve been tracking for the past few months. The Edge has reportedly been sharing some renderings of the show with actor and “SmartLess” podcast host Sean Hayes. And Bono has both teased to and denied the Vegas residency in that podcast, […]
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Disney+ has announced a new U2 documentary in which viewers will see broadcaster David Letterman travel to Dublin for the first time to hang out with Bono and The Edge. And why not? Letterman will experience the Irish capital and “join the two U2 musicians for a concert performance unlike any they’ve done before”. Says […]
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The band are releasing Songs of Surrender on St Patrick’s Day. Fans are already arguing about the wisdom of rerecording Pride and other classics Taylor Swift did it first. Now U2 are following suit. The Dubliners have released an all-new recording of their 1984 single Pride (In the Name of Love). It’s a taster for […]
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U2 is set to release a new album of old material. The Irish rockers just announced they’re dropping Songs Of Surrender, featuring “40 Songs. Reimagined and rerecorded,” on March 17, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The album appears to be inspired by Bono’s recently released biography, Surrender: 40 Songs; One Story. Based on […]
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SAN FRANCISCO — It might at first not be apparent why Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti factors so much in “Stories of Surrender,” the stage show by Bono that the U2 frontman brought to the Orpheum Theatre Saturday night. But Pavarotti’s presence hung thick in the air because he was one of the few things Bono […]
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Dublin rock supergroup U2 has been awarded one of America’s most prestigious cultural awards, a Kennedy Center Honor. Every year since 1978, the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts – a large cultural centre in Washington DC dedicated to President John F. Kennedy as a “living memorial” – honours five people who have […]
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