U2 have apologised for cancelling a concert after Bono lost his voice. The Irish band were playing in Berlin on Saturday but had to stop after only a few songs as their lead singer struggled on stage. The band said in a statement: “We’re so sorry for tonight’s cancellation. Bono was in great form and […]
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Today, Billboard released its list of the highest paid musicians of 2017, which yielded results both surprising and unsurprising. You can decide which of those adjectives applies to the following fact: only 7 of the 50 are women. Lady Gaga was the sole female artist to make it into the Top 10 (#6). Taylor Swift–somewhat […]
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — What better way to celebrate American independence than with an Irish band on Native American sovereign ground. U2 closed out its North American “Songs of Experience + Innocence” tour with a two-hour performance at Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday night. Even with the little ironies of time and circumstance, the celebration made […]
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ROCK supergroup U2 are to build their own exhibition centre in Dublin, set to become one of Ireland’s top tourist attractions. It will house and display a range of U2 memorabilia never-before-seen and spanning the Irish quartet’s four decades in music on the international scene. The new three-storey complex at No 15-18 Hanover Quay, described […]
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The Real Health podcast with Karl Henry, has a world exclusive with U2’s Adam Clayton. They discuss all things health and fitness. Speaking about the physical challenges performing to thousands of fans every night, Adam told me what he faces. “It’s a bit of a surprise how something that you never even used to think […]
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Tickets are now on sale for a U2 fan documentary — made by fans for fans — that will have its world premiere in Tulsa the night before the band’s BOK Center concert. “Dream Out Loud” will debut at 7:30 p.m. May 1 at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave., with tickets $25 and on […]
Read MoreIrish U2 fans were gutted yesterday after tickets for the group’s home town gigs sold out in seconds amid calls for anti-touting laws to be fast-tracked. The world’s biggest rock band are set to play Dublin’s 3Arena on November 5, 6, 9 and 10 but tens of thousands of people were left bitterly disappointed. The […]
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Early in their career, U2 made their reputation as an amazing live band, a reputation that they’ve maintained to this day, 40 years into their tenure. Their tours are a huge event and their performances are generally a big deal, but it looks like there’s going to be an asterisk appended to their appearance at […]
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U2 have announced they will play Dublin and Belfast as part of the European leg of their eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE 2018 tour. The announcement was made on U2’s website which lists the tour dates starting in Berlin on August 31st. The Dublin and Belfast dates will be revealed later as plans are still being finalized […]
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“People who can’t stand U2’s earnest, heal-the-world side may want to turn elsewhere right now. The word “love,” unironic and high-minded, recurs all over “Songs of Experience,” the band’s long-gestating sequel to its 2014 album, “Songs of Innocence.” Where “Songs of Innocence” was full of youthful biographical specifics, both euphoric and grim, from the […]
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