It is hard to imagine a time when U2 was not a rock and roll monolith; even harder to recall the last time the band performed their music without the giant screens and props that have for decades turned its concerts into extroverted performance pieces. The 2019 Joshua Tree tour – the third time U2 […]
Read MoreU2 frontman Bono has apologised to critic David Cohen
U2 frontman Bono has apologised to critic David Cohen, 30 years after he mocked Cohen’s review of The Joshua Tree on stage at Wellington’s Athletic Park. Bono, aka Paul Hewson, sent an email on Saturday afternoon via U2’s publicists on the Joshua Tree Tour. The band played at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium on Friday and […]
Read MoreAdam Clayton thrilled to finally bring Joshua Tree tour to New Zealand
U2 bassist Adam Clayton says they are thrilled to finally bring their Joshua Tree tour to New Zealand ahead of their two Auckland shows this weekend. The Irish rock megastars will play Mt Smart Stadium this Friday and Saturday, 32 years after they first set out touring in support of their classic 1987 album. The […]
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Bono pays tribute to Gay Byrne
Calling in to the show from Auckland where the band are currently touring, Bono shared some of his fondest memories of Uncle Gaybo from his days as host of The Late Late Show. “If you didn’t get on his show you didn’t feel you existed,” he said. “When U2 got dropped from what would have been […]
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U2 ‘THREE’ EP LIMITED EDITION 12″ BLACK VINYL EP REISSUE To Celebrate 40th Anniversary of U2’s First Ever Release
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Island Records and UMC today announce a new limited edition vinyl reissue from U2 celebrating the 40th anniversary of the band’s first release Three. Remastered in 2019 and pressed on 180g black vinyl, this limited-edition vinyl EP Three (1979) will be released on November 29th, 2019 via independent […]
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The U2 Joshua Tree tour of 2019 will kick off this Friday (8 November) in Auckland, New Zealand
This tour will give fans a chance to hear the entire ‘The Joshua Tree album live. “It’s only taken me 30 years to learn how to sing these songs,” Bono said in a statement. “And it’s great to be able to say that I’ve finally caught up with the band. Our audience has given The […]
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The Rosary and the Microphone
Dr. Nicholas Greco argues U2 may have a good message despite claims of hypocrisy against them. Greco explores U2 as a band interested in social justice alongside their particular brand of Christianity in his third book, The Rosary and the Microphone. The powerful imagery – and title of his book – of a microphone and […]
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U2 conference to mark Joshua Tree tour down under
Fan culture works in mysterious ways, but for a band as popular and influential as U2 have been over four decades, it seems only natural that a whole academic discipline has emerged to study them. The inaugural Australian edition of the U2 Conference – part symposium for researchers in the robust field of U2 studies, […]
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U2 rumored to be working on a new album
The Irish band are busy preparing for the next leg of The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 but have reportedly began work on a new album. It’s news that could go some way to quashing any notion of the group potentially retiring with Bono previously hinting that U2 could look to wind things down. According to […]
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Bono says ‘back to full voice’, Berlin show rescheduled
U2 frontman Bono has said he will be “back to full voice” for the rest of a European tour after the Irish rock band was forced to cancel a gig in Berlin when they were only a few songs in. Thousands of fans were left disappointed on Saturday night when the band’s set was abruptly […]
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