Bono has been added to the lineup for the anti-poverty Global Citizen Festival, which happens next Saturday (September 28) in New York City. According to the Associated Press, Bono will “present Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf with a Global C…
Read MoreRedbeard Remembers Rattle And Hum
Believe it or not, next month marks the 25th anniversary of U2’s Rattle And Hum album and film. We’re planning to do some special articles and features to mark the anniversary, but radio host Redbeard has beaten us (and everyone else) to the punch.
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Bono & Edge Support Amnesty Awards Ceremony in Dublin
Bono and The Edge were on hand Tuesday for Amnesty International’s annual Ambassadors of Conscience awards ceremony — an award that U2 has previously won.
Bono presented the award to one winner, 16-year-old Malala Yousfzai, a Pakistani girl that was …
Malala Yousafzai, Harry Belafonte: Ambassadors of Conscience
Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte have received Amnesty International’s 2013 Ambassador of Conscience Award.
Read MoreColumn: off the record…, vol. 13-584
It’s hard to believe that it’s the middle of September already! I’m sure many of us are well into our autumn traditions, like breaking out our sweaters, drinking pumpkin spice lattes or picking apples. Apples might be the only things we’re collecting…
Read MoreAdam & Mariana Get Married Again
Congrats again to Adam Clayton and his bride, Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho, who had their public ceremony Saturday at Chateau de la Napoule on the French Riviera. Both the Irish Sun and the Daily Mail have articles and photos from the ceremony,
Read MoreWatch U2 at Red Rocks … at Red Rocks
U2’s famous concert documentary, U2 – Under A Blood Red Sky, is going to be shown later this month in the same iconic venue where it was recorded 30 years ago. It’s part of the summer series called Film On The Rocks and includes live performances befo…
Read MoreLike A Song: Zoo Station
[Ed. note: This is the 80th in a series of personal essays by the @U2 staff about songs and/or albums that have had great meaning or impact in our lives.]
For the past three years — and the past 18 months in particular — my life has been a whirlwind…
U2’s Adam Clayton to swap Dublin for London
Star’s new wife has house and career in London
Collins Photo Agency U2 member Adam Clayton and his new bride Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho are to make their home in London where she owns a house in Westminster. The happy couple tied the knot in a Du…
Read MoreColumn: off the record…, vol. 13-583
First, the good bells! “It’s in your voice. Has me ringing like a bell.” “The church bells in town, they’re ringing a song. What a happy sound.” Wedding bells! It always seemed like Adam Clayton would be an eternal bachelor, but on Sept. 4 he
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