LAS VEGAS (AP) — It looked like a typical U2 outdoor concert: Two helicopters zoomed through the starlit sky before producing spotlights over a Las Vegas desert and frontman Bono, who kneeled to the ground while singing the band’s 2004 hit “Vertigo.” This scene may seem customary, but the visuals were created by floor-to-ceiling graphics […]
Read MoreAdam Clayton gives Larry Mullen Jr health update
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 […]
Read MoreU2 may perform without drummer Larry Mullen in 2023 as he hints at requiring surgery
U2 DRUMMER Larry Mullen Jr is said to be requiring surgery to be able to continue to play live in 2023, with the band considering playing without him. Speaking to The Washington Post in his first interview in seven years, the 61-year-old is reportedly suffering the effects of a lifetime playing the drums. A passage […]
Read MoreLarry Mullen Jr. Says U2 Tour Is Not Likely for 2023, as He Faces Surgery
Anyone hoping that 2023 will bring a tour from U2, which last hit the road in 2019, may be in for some disappointment. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. says in a new interview that if U2 did tour next year, it would be without him, as he faces surgery that he expects to take him out […]
Read MoreHappy birthday Larry Mullen Jr
Lawrence Joseph Mullen Jr. (born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. Happy 61st birthday 🎂
Read MoreU2101 – Love and Peace or Else
“Love and Peace or Else” is a song that I believe to be, in some respects, underrated by the band itself. I say that because the band has ignored several perfect opportunities to revive the song since the end of the Vertigo Tour, the tour that was affiliated with How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, […]
Read MoreLarry Mullen Jr receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from Yamaha
U2’s Larry Mullen Jr was awarded the Yamaha drums Lifetime achievement award at the National Association of Music Merchants’(NAMM) in San Diego. The all-star tribute to U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. was in recognition of his entire career at the top and as a great brand ambassador behind a battery. Larry performed (without U2 band mates) and was accompanied […]
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Larry Mullen Jr
Happy 55th Birthday!
Read MoreThe Troubles; On the threshold of a new U2 tour
In a little over 48 hours U2 will be coming out on stage in Vancouver to a throng of fans from all over the world. Many fans have traveled thousands of miles to take in the opening night of the Innocence + Experience tour. The run up to opening night hasn’t gone without its troubles, […]
Read MoreU2 (and Larry) Appear to be Back on Track.
It’s tricky sometimes to keep up with Larry, especially since he takes such efforts to maintain a bubble of privacy around himself and his family. Because of this desire for privacy, it doesn’t surprise me that Larry might suffer through a serious health problem and never tell the fans. That’s his right – I’m kind […]
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