This is about as official a statement as we’re likely to get on U2’s album plans. In a pre-recorded interview that aired this morning on Ireland’s Newstalk FM, Bono told host Pat Kenny that the band has no “commitment to any release schedule” and said…
Read MoreU2 Attends Funeral Mass for Seamus Heaney
All four band members were in attendance today as Irish poet Seamus Heaney was remembered at a funeral mass in Dublin. It took place at Sacred Heart Church in Donnybrook. The Coventry Telegraph has several photos of U2 arriving (minus Adam). The Irish…
Read More@U2 Originals: August 2013
Here at @U2, one of the things we’re most proud of is the original content we provide, created exclusively by our staff. In case you missed any of it in August, the highlights are posted here:In our weekly Off the Record column, Matt McGee intr…
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Can you imagine a day when U2 asks us not to shoot photos or record videos during their concerts?
It sounds crazy, right? How can you stem the tide of technology? You can’t keep people from bringing their phones into a concert,
‘A great, great poet who changed my life’ – Bono
“In so many things he was a gentle genius, whose words challenged us with the grit and beauty of life as much as they gave us solace. He wrote with a brevity that strangely spilled to the brim,” he said. Read onCopyright 2013 U2 France / http://www.u2f…
Read More‘A great, great poet who changed my life’ – Bono
“In so many things he was a gentle genius, whose words challenged us with the grit and beauty of life as much as they gave us solace. He wrote with a brevity that strangely spilled to the brim,” he said. Read onCopyright 2013 U2 France / http://www.u2f…
Read MoreRumor: Steve Lillywhite Says U2 Album Won’t Be Out Until 2014
More rumors about U2’s album plans, these from @U2 reader Gary Paul, who met up Thursday in Dublin with Steve Lillywhite (who’s there to work on his RTE TV show, The Hit). Paul tweeted about the brief conversation yesterday, saying “DEFINITELY NOT thi…
Read MoreBono on Seamus Heaney: ‘His Words Will Be Around Forever’
Bono has paid tribute to Irish poet Seamus Heaney, who died today at the age of 74. In comments posted on U2.com, Bono says he’s been giving out Heaney’s books of poetry to the dignitaries that he’s visited this week in Africa. Here’s some of what Bon…
Read More‘The quietest storm that ever blew into town…’
I take his poems with me wherever I go. ‘ Bono has been remembering the great Seamus Heaney.
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A dazzling animation, a POP classic, Luciano Pavarotti and music for films. Five more you might have missed.
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