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U2 have covered Crowded House‘s ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ at their first Sphere show of 2024 – watch the footage below.The rock band have commenced the 2024 leg of their Sphere residency, which began back in October and was extended due to high demand.In their first concert of the year (January 26), U2 celebrated by performing a special acoustic cover of Crowded House’s ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’. The song was performed in tribute to the Australian band’s frontman Neil Finn, Tim Finn, his brother and longtime creative collaborator, and their mother Mary.Watch the special moment below:U2 recently shared a video of them playing ‘Even Better Than The Real Thing’ live from the Sphere, a song originally released on U2’s 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’, and has often been included in the band’s setlists ever since.The band are scheduled to play the megavenue all the way up until March this year – see here for more information on remaining tickets.U2 are also said to be working on a new album, and in a November interview, Bono said that the record was “somewhat tied” to the medical status of drummer Larry Mullen Jr., who has been recovering from neck surgery, and pulled out of playing at the band’s Las Vegas Sphere residency.Bono had previously said that the new album would be “an unreasonable guitar record” with “big choruses”.In other news, U2 are soon to livestream their performance for the upcoming Grammys live from The Sphere, marking the first ever live broadcast from the state-of-the-art arena.

U2 have shared a digital re-release of ‘Discothèque’ as part of a new series of “deep dives”, as well as a new selection of b-sides and mixes. Check it out below.The re-release of the classic U2 track comes 27 years after it was first released by the iconic Irish rock band, and is the latest of a series of re-releases on the horizon.Originally, the track was dropped as a hit dancefloor single in January 1997 and, since its release, it hasn’t been shared online… until now.With its re-release, ‘Discothèque’ kicks off the band’s new series of b-side releases, titled “To Love and Only Love, Deep Dives and B-Sides.” The series will include 12 newly remastered single collections, which are all set to be released across this year.Discothèque kicks off our new series of b-side releases, “To Love and Only Love, Deep Dives and B-Sides.” Stream now and find the new Discothèque Vintage Tee – Limited Edition 2024 Re-issue on https://t.co/JseHnTMERG.

U2 have shared a clip of them singing ‘Beautiful Day’ for the final time at their Las Vegas residency at the Sphere. Check it out below.The Irish rock band wrapped up their shows at the already-iconic venue in Nevada over the weekend (March 2) – a residency which they started last September and saw them perform their 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’ in its entirety for the first time.For the final instalment, U2 were joined by Daniel Lanois and played a pre-recorded performance from Neil Finn.

U2 at Las Vegas’ Sphere on Jan. 26-27 started at $737 before fees on Vivid Seats.Now, just six days later, our team found seats going for as low as $420 before fees.While still rather expensive, that’s a whopping $317 (!) in savings just for practicing patience.Given the show’s impressive bona fides; that’s a steal.“The term immersive doesn’t give this production its due justice,” the New York Post wrote in a glowing review of the show.

MSG Sphere is unlike any other concert venue in the world.Typically, fans flock to shows to see their favorite artists perform; they could care less about the stage they stepped foot on.Yet, when the visually spectacular Sphere opened in Sin City in late September 2023, everything changed.Boasting the world’s largest high-definition LED screen that wraps around the crowd as well as a specialized sound system that makes audience members “feel” sound vibrations, suddenly the location was the main attraction.That being said, the performers staging residencies at the spherical concert space are no slouches.Up first, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers U2 delivered the hits. Soon after, director Darren Aronofsky’s immersive film “Postcard From Earth” took center screen.

Johnny Depp and Nick Cave are among those who have paid tribute to the late Shane MacGowan during his funeral in Ireland.The Irish singer-songwriter and former Pogues frontman died from pneumonia in hospital, aged 65, on November 30. It came after he had been diagnosed with encephalitis and had been in ill health.Now, to celebrate the life and memory of the musician, fans lined the streets of Dublin for his funeral today (December 8), and famous faces from the entertainment world have arrived at the service.Nick Cave performs 'A Rainy Night in Soho' at the funeral of Shane MacGowan in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, this afternoon.

U2 have announced that four final dates have been added to their Las Vegas residency at the Sphere. See full details below.In October, the band announced they were extending their residency at the Sphere, adding 11 extra dates to the run.The run of shows kicked off on September 29, and was originally scheduled to wrap up on December 16, but that was extended to February 18.And now, that run has been further extended for four more nights, with dates added on February 23 and 24 and March 1 and 2.

U2 have paid tribute to Shane MacGowan by playing a cover of The Pogues’ ‘A Rainy Night in Soho’ at Las Vegas’ Sphere. On November 30, it was announced that MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends. U2 were playing the latest show of their residence at the venue on Friday (December 1) when they decided to perform a stripped-back, acoustic guitar-led version of the song.

U2 live.Starting Friday, Dec. 1, the 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will pick their ongoing residency at Las Vegas’ The Sphere back up for 19 more shows.As of now, concerts are scheduled to take place at the visually spectacular, 20,000-seat venue on select Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays all the way up until Feb.

U2 have said progress on their new album is “somewhat tied” to their drummer Larry Mullen Jr.In a new interview with Mojo, frontman Bono and bassist Adam Clayton spoke of the status of their upcoming album. Bono has previously said it will be “an unreasonable guitar record” with “big choruses”Now, they have also revealed that work on the album has been partially stalled, with Clayton saying: “Starting work on new songs is somewhat tied to Larry’s situation.

U2 frontman Bono has shared a further update on their forthcoming new album, reiterating that it will be “an unreasonable guitar record”.It comes over a year after he previously expressed his desire to release “a noisy, uncompromising, unreasonable guitar album”, citing AC/DC as an influence.Now in a new interview, he has also said that as well being “an unreasonable guitar record” it will also come with “big choruses”.He told MOJO magazine: “I announced it, without discussion, as ‘an unreasonable guitar record’. And Edge called me up and goes, ‘How unreasonable?’ And I said, ‘As unreasonable as you’re ready to take it.’“I don’t think the world is waiting on the next U2 album,” Bono added.

Adele dedicated to him ahead of a recent Las Vegas show – and joked that he received nothing of the kind from Bono the following night.The co-creator of The Office opened up in an Instagram reel that before seeing one of Adele’s shows at her Vegas residency, he was presented with a programme, on which Adele had hand-written a personal memory of the time the two met several years ago.Watch the reel here.“I’ve just got back from Vegas, where I was watching Adele in concert,” Merchant said. “And I met the great lady maybe about ten years ago, not expecting her to remember me.

U2 played their 1983 song ‘Seconds’ for the first time in nearly four decades during the latest night of their Las Vegas residency (November 3). Watch the footage below.The song, originally released on the band’s third studio album ‘War’, was a regular in their setlists in the period after its release, but before yesterday, it had not been played at any U2 concert since 1985.U2’s residency at the dazzling new Sphere venue in Las Vegas, titled ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere’, began on September 29, and was initially scheduled to run until December 16.

Lady Gaga has made a surprise appearance with U2, joining them at the Las Vegas Sphere to perform a rendition of ‘Shallow’.The moment took place during their show at the new $2billion venue last tonight (October 25), when the Irish rock veterans played the latest of their ongoing residency shows in Las Vegas.After performing their 1991 track ‘Tryin’ to Throw Your Arms Around the World’, the band were then joined on stage by Lady Gaga, who joined them for a rendition of ‘All I Want Is You’, taken from their 1998 album ‘Rattle and Hum’.The highlight of the evening came after, however, as the singer – wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses – performed an amped-up version of her song ‘Shallow’.Written for the 2019 film A Star Is Born, the original track is performed by Gaga and her co-star in the film, Bradley Cooper. It later went on to win an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 2019 awards.For last night’s version, however, the singer made the emotive track more upbeat, and Bono contributed vocals.

U2 are set to extend their residency at the new Sphere venue in Las Vegas, according to reports.Held at the newly launched venue in Nevada, the Irish rock veterans became the first artist to perform at the Sphere and are currently underway with their residency which sees them perform some ‘Achtung Baby’ deep cuts for the first time in 30 years along with other classic hits.The live shows – titled ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ – kicked off on September 29, and was scheduled to run until December 16. However, according to new reports, it seems that the band are set to be adding more dates to the residency.The speculation arose after outlets like The New York Post claimed that U2 are set to add a total of 12 more dates to the list while organisers continue to seek out other acts to take on the headline spot at the $2.3billion venue.It is not yet clear whether these 12 extra dates have been locked in or not, however, with Bono and co.

Israeli concert-goers while performing at the Las Vegas Sphere by adding their 1984 hit “Pride (In the Name of Love)” to their set list on Sunday.“In the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about nonviolence seems somewhat ridiculous, even laughable,” said U2 frontman Bono to a silent crowd in a video posted on the band’s Instagram. “But our prayers have always been for peace and for nonviolence.” “But our hearts and our anger, you know where that’s pointed,” continued the singer. “So sing with us… and those beautiful kids at that music festival.”As the first verse of the song begins, Bono, 63, manages to change the lyrics to reflect the recent tragedy in the Middle East rather than the assassination of Dr.

U2 frontman Bono has paid tribute to the 260 music fans killed during an Israel festival attack while on stage in Las Vegas.The moment took place when the Irish singer was on stage with the band as part of their ongoing Las Vegas residency – held at the new $2billion Sphere venue. Around mid-way through the set, he took time to speak to the audience and shared his condolences for the events unfolding across Israel and Palestine, stating that his prayers go out particularly to those who died at a music festival.The event he referred to is the attack launched at the Paralello Universo festival in Re’im, Israel over the weekend (Saturday, October 7), which was carried out by Hamas operatives.The electronic festival was interrupted in the early hours of Saturday morning, and reportedly saw rockets hit the site around 6:30am (via CNN) before gunfire opened up on those in attendance soon after.Earlier today (October 9), it was announced that 260 people were killed at the festival, while hundreds more remain missing.During the band’s performance at the Nevada residency last night, frontman Bono dedicated his hit 2003 song ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’ to the victims, and shared his hopes for a non-violent solution to the conflict.In the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about non-violence seems somewhat ridiculous, even laughable, but our prayers have always been for peace and for non-violence…But our hearts and our anger, you know where that’s pointed.

U2 have said they have some “amazing new songs” in the can, teasing that they will be “ready soon”.The Irish group are currently a week into their spectacular residency at Las Vegas’ groundbreaking new venue, Sphere. Ahead of the first show last Friday (September 29) Bono and co. released a standalone single called ‘Atomic City’.Now, the band have taken Zane Lowe on another behind-the-scenes tour of the Sphere in a video for Apple Music.

U2 honoured the late Sinead O’Connor at their Las Vegas Sphere show last weekend by performing a snippet of her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ during ‘With Or Without You’.The Irish rockers kicked off their residency at the brand new $2 billion MSG Sphere venue at the Venetian Resort last Friday (September 29), which saw them christen the 18,000 seated structure that has 160,000 speakers and a dome-shaped wraparound LED screen.During Saturday night’s (September 30) show, the band performed their 1987 classic ‘With Or Without You’ in which frontman Bono concluded the song with the lyrics, “Nothing compares to you“, from O’Connor’s 1990 release of the same name.Watch footage of the performance below.Irish music legend O’Connor died at the age of 56 in July.

U2 have played their track ‘So Cruel’ live for the first time since 1992 at the opening of the MSG Sphere venue this past weekend.On Friday (September 29), the Irish rock band began their Las Vegas residency at the Las Vegas Sphere – a $2.3bn, 18,000 seater sci-fi structure that has 160,000 speakers and a giant wrap-around LED screen. They opened the new venue on the first night of their ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere’ in which they played their 1991 LP in its entirety along with their hits.Bono and Co.

U2 kicked off their residency at the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas by dedicating one of their tracks to drummer Larry Mullen Jr, who is not taking part in the shows due to various injuries.The Irish rock icons launched their long-awaited residency at the new MSG Sphere in Nevada last week, and used the opening show to pay tribute to the absent member.Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and stand-in drummer Bram Van Den Berg all made a nod towards Mullen Jr during the set, dedicating their 1988 track ‘All I Want Is You’ to him. The drummer is not taking part in their 25-show residency at the £2.3billion venue due to injuries sustained to his elbows, knees and neck.He previously confirmed that the injuries are all drumming-related, and said that he would “like to take some time… to get myself healed”, rather than persevere with the Las Vegas shows.

beloved Irish rock band officially christened Sphere — a 20,000 capacity, $2.2 billion state-of-the-art venue from the Madison Square Garden Company — Friday night in Las Vegas. For months now, it has snatched the world’s attention for its massive exterior that doubles as a video screen which quickly become a staple on the Sin City strip.The term immersive doesn’t give this production its due justice.

U2 kicked off their Las Vegas residency at the new MSG Sphere venue last night (September 29) – see clips from the show and the full setlist below.The Irish rock band’s residency is centred on a full play-through of their seventh album, ‘Achtung Baby’ (1991) but, as confirmed by reports, the setlist will be broken up by a secret segment focusing on a different U2 album.Variety reports that singer Bono revealed to the crowd the they plan to focus on a different album (or possibly other people’s albums, he added, teasingly), however, he didn’t clarify whether that would mean a setlist switch-up on each of the residency’s 25 shows.Last night U2 played the first eight songs of ‘Achtung Baby’ before breaking into a four-song secret segment of their a hybrid live/studio album ‘Rattle And Hum’.The band’s debut residency gig, which opened on the same day that they released their first new song in two years, ‘Atomic City’, was attended by a host of famous faces including Paul McCartney and Snoop Dogg. NME writer Damian Jones also confirmed that Dr Dre and Flavor Flav were at the concert.Ahead of performing ‘Angel Of Harlem’ from ‘Rattle And Hum’, Bono said: “The macca [McCartney] is in our prescience.

its first residency in Sin City on Friday night, the Irish icons dropped the new single “Atomic City” — and its video — earlier in the same day.Hey, they didn’t become one of the biggest rock bands of all time without learning a thing or two about promotional synergy.And as they prepare to go Vegas — where no respectable band would have dared to go back in the day when they ruled rock — “Atomic City” finds the quintessentially earnest quartet coming out swinging and swaggering rather than taking themselves so seriously.“I’m ready for bright lights…I came here for the fight/I’m front row in Las Vegas/And there’s a big one on tonight,” sings Bono in a not-so-subtle nod to “U2: UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere,” their Sept. 29- Dec.

U2 have spoken about drummer Larry Mullen Jr playing “up a storm” in the studio when recording their new single ‘Atomic City‘, despite being saddled with surgery recovery.The band, who dropped their first new song in two years today (September 29) hours before their residency at Las Vegas’ new MSG Sphere venue opens, said in a new interview that drummers – and Mullen Jr – are “a breed apart” when it comes to soldiering on.Mullen Jr last year cited damage to his “elbows, knees [and] necks”, which he “got a chance to have a look at” during the COVID pandemic. He said that he was unsure whether he’d be able to tour with U2 for the foreseeable.Due to these drumming-related injuries, which he described as “damage along the way”, Mullen said he’d “like to take some time… to get myself healed”.

U2 are back with their first new song in two years – listen to “Atomic City’ and watch the accompanying music video below.The Irish band have returned to the post-punk of their heyday with a stirring guitar hook reminiscent of their 1983 hit ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ and a chorus that channels Blondie.Vocalist Bono sings about freedom (“I’m free/ I see what’s in front of me/ And your freedom is contagious/ What you’ve got I wanna be,”) and nods to “Atomic City” aka Las Vegas, the city in which the accompanying music video is set, as somewhere to find it.It’s not known whether the song, which is U2’s first since 2021 when they released ‘Your Song Saved My Life‘ for the Sing 2 soundtrack, will feature on an as-yet-unannounced album. The band have teased a record that prioritises a “guitar music” sound.The new single was produced by Jacknife Lee and Steve Lillywhite and recorded at Sound City in LA.

U2 is headed to Sin City to kick off their ‘U2/UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere’ Las Vegas residency at the MSG Sphere starting Friday, Sept. 29.Over the course of the year, Bono, The Edge and the band will play 25 huge shows at the brand new, state of the art venue.“Sphere is completely unprecedented,” the band’s creative director shared on Instagram.

U2 have discussed their upcoming shows at the Las Vegas Sphere, which will see them take to the stage without drummer Larry Mullen Jr.The Irish rock veterans are set to kick off their Las Vegas residency later this month at the highly-anticipated new Sphere venue, and have confirmed that they will be playing the first few shows without their resident drummer.Set to launch on September 29, the ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere’ shows will be Bono and co.’s first live shows since the end of 2019, but will see a replacement for Mullen as he continues to recover from surgery.“The whole band and I’m sure the audience are going to be very sad and miss Larry,” said bassist Adam Clayton, speaking to the Daily Star newspaper’s Wired column (via Irish Mirror). “He wants to come back, he wants to be able to have a long career and continue his drumming so he’s taking care of those injuries.”He also explained that, while Mullen continues to recover, Krezip drummer Bram van den Berg will be taking his place and performing at the first run of Nevada shows.

U2 have announced ‘Zoo Station’ – an immersive experience for fans, designed ahead of their upcoming Sphere shows.Opening on September 28, the immersive fan portal, called ‘Zoo Station: A U2:UV Experience’ is designed to help fans gather a deeper understanding of the band’s acclaimed album ‘Achtung Baby’.Aiming to provide “a unique opportunity to interact with U2’s rich artistic legacy”, ‘Zoo Station’ is developed by Vibee, a Live Nation-founded destination experience company and VIP package provider, and is set to be the “ultimate hub for fans”.A ​​‘Zoo TV Cinema’ is featured within the experience, which has been curated by The Edge, as well as an Anton Corbijn Gallery, limited edition merchandise, VIP lounges and much more.It was developed in collaboration with Gavin Friday, U2’s longtime Creative Director, and also had direct input from the band members. The final result spans 12,000 square feet of interactive exhibit space across two floors, and is located within The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.The portal was also created to support the Irish band’s groundbreaking run of upcoming shows, which will launch off the most state-of-the-art venue, Sphere, the next day (September 29).Open daily to the public from September 28, the exhibit borrows its name from the opening track from the 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’, and is the nickname for the Zoologischer Garten – an actual Berlin train station, located not far from Hansa Studios where much of the album was recorded.U2:UV ACHTUNG BABY LIVE AT SPHERE pic.twitter.com/tNqEuBgufY— U2 (@U2) August 30, 2023“Fans can visit the Ultra Violet lounge for music and shopping and the Fly Bar for drinks and more interactive art,” the description of the upcoming portal reads.

Noel Gallagher has reflected on his friendship with Bono, and recalled the time that he and Bruce Springsteen jokingly aggravated him by sending him a selfie.The former Oasis member made the comments during a new interview with Shuffle (via Sunday World), ahead of his performance with High Flying Birds in Dublin on Saturday (August 26).Leading onto the discussion about his friendship with the U2 singer, Gallagher began by reflecting upon his time meeting with another rock legend, Bruce Springsteen.According to the musician, he met The Boss by chance while the two were both in Ibiza and ended up spending the afternoon together. “Bruce is an amazing dude and I was lucky enough to meet him a few years ago,” he told the outlet.“I had lunch with him and his wife.