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U2‘s Bono and The Edge have become the latest stars to perform for NPR‘s Tiny Desk concert series – check out their concert below.The pair performed stripped down versions of four of their hits: ‘Beautiful Day’, ‘In A Little While’, ‘Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of’ and ‘Walk On’. They were accompanied by the Duke Ellington School of the Arts choir.Before playing ‘In A Little While’, The Edge joked: “All of these years trying to avoid a desk job.

U2 performed orchestral renditions of ‘Vertigo’ and ABBA‘s ‘S.O.S’ for BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room – check out the videos below.The Irish rock band are gearing up for the release of new album ‘Songs Of Surrender’, out tomorrow (March 17), which will feature 40 of their past songs “reimagined and re-recorded”.So far, they have shared new versions of ‘Beautiful Day‘, ‘One’, ‘With Or Without You‘ and ‘Pride (In The Name Of Love)‘.For a special Radio 2 Piano Room performance, which aired today (March 16), frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge also performed ‘One’.Listen to the full episode here and watch the performances below.“There is something about ABBA. I can remember ABBA as like the national anthem for young mothers,” Bono told Radio 2’s Gary Davies.

U2 frontman Bono has revealed that at some point throughout their career, every member of the band had “thought about walking away”.Speaking on the band’s upcoming Disney+ documentary A Kind Of Homecoming, Bono shared candidly that he had “certainly” entertained the idea of leaving the band, per a Daily Mail report.“I have certainly thought about walking away from U2, every member has. We have all thought about it,” he said, adding that thinking about leaving was “the right instinct to question whether this should still be going and what it demands of all four members.”Bono would go on to say that he’s stayed due to “the desire to write songs we don’t have yet. We are chasing the dragon of the song we can’t get.”Daily Mail reports that Bono further reflected on how he had “tested the patience” of his bandmates: “Friendship is deeply part of who we are, but you could lose that along the way.

“Pride (In the Name of Love)” to “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” to “Beautiful Day,” U2 has made a legendary career out of its super earnest and passionate anthems.And their fearless leader Bono doesn’t care if his band’s unforgettable fire comes off as corny.“Brian Eno … said to us, ‘You know, you should not be concerned with things like being cool. That would be uncool for you.

U2‘s The Edge has said that he and Bono are “anxious” to release a new guitar-driven album – and has confirmed that the band will play ‘Achtung Baby’ in full at their Las Vegas residency.The band’s guitarist said in a new interview that they have “an embarrassment of riches of new material” in addition to the reimagined originals appearing on their forthcoming album ‘Songs Of Surrender‘ (out March 17).The Edge told Rolling Stone that fans can expect new songs, which Bono recently said will make up “a noisy, uncompromising, unreasonable guitar album”, in the near future.“As soon as possible,” The Edge told the publication of the album’s expected release window. “But, of course, that’s just who I am.

The Edge has spoken about U2’s bond and their ongoing commitment to the band, saying it would be “very difficult to break up” the group.The Irish band formed in 1976 and are set to release ‘Songs Of Surrender’, a new album featuring reimagined takes on some of their most iconic work, this month.In a new interview, the guitarist spoke about rumours that U2 could be nearing the end of their time together. Drummer Larry Mullen Jr will not join the band for their upcoming Las Vegas residency due to requiring surgery and will be replaced temporarily for the shows by Bram van den Berg.“No one is more disappointed than us that Larry won’t be joining us in Vegas,” The Edge told the Telegraph.

U2 have shared a new version of their 2000 hit single ‘Beautiful Day’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Songs Of Surrender’.The record, which will be released on March 17, will see the Irish band re-record 40 songs from across their back catalogue, reworking and reimagining them in the process.The new version of ‘Beautiful Day’ finds U2 delivering rearranged takes on its instantly recognisable melodies and instrumental layers, while Bono’s vocal performance finds new dynamics and emotion. Listen to the track in full below, alongside the original version.At the time ‘Songs Of Surrender’ was announced, The Edge explained that much of the band’s work “was written and recorded when we were a bunch of very young men” and that the songs had changed over the years to “mean something quite different to us now”.“Some have grown with us,” he wrote.

U2 joined Ukrainian band Antytila on stage at Electric Brixton last night (February 26) – watch footage of the performance below.Antytila performed their album ‘MLNL’ – released on the second day of the Russia-Ukraine war – at the London venue, with funds going towards the Ukrainian Armed Forces and humanitarian aid.Bono and The Edge of U2 later joined the band on stage for a surprise performance. “A privilege to join Antytila at Electric Brixton last night to perform ‘Mothers Of The Disappeared’,” U2 shared on social media alongside pictures of the intimate show.“These musicians – Taras, Dmytros, Sherhi, Dmytros, Mykhailo… The people of Ukraine, don’t want to be at war.”“They want peace, but not without freedom,” they added, words Bono spoke on stage.A privilege to join Antytila at Electric Brixton last night to perform “Mothers Of The Disappeared”.These musicians – Taras, Dmytros, Sherhi, Dmytros, Mykhailo… The people of Ukraine, don’t want to be at war They want peace, but not without freedom.

Kasabian, U2 and house music.In an interview with the BBC’s Football Focus, the former Burnley manager also revealed that he once went to the Haçienda.“I love music. Probably go to is like Kasabian and stuff like U2.

U2 documentary special that will see Bono and The Edge show David Letterman around Dublin is coming to Disney+ next month – check out the trailer below.The documentary, titled Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming, with David Letterman, will see Letterman travel to Ireland for the first time to meet up with Bono and The Edge, who he later helps with a live performance. In a press release, it’s described as “part concert movie, part travel adventure plus a whole lot of Bono and The Edge, with Dave’s humor throughout.” [via Stereogum]The documentary is set to land on March 17 to coincide with the release of ‘Songs Of Surrender’, a compilation album of 40 “reimagined and re-recorded” songs from across their catalogue.

U2 frontman Bono has opened up about alleged death threats he received in his new, soon-to-be-released memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.In the book, Bono speaks about numerous threats the band received from the IRA, gangsters and some far right groups throughout their career.Bono claims in the book that Gerry Adams, the late, former Sinn Fein leader, said he “stinks” because of their pro-peace stance. “U2’s opposition to paramilitaries (of all kinds) had cost the IRA valuable fundraising in the US,” the book alleges.The musician spoke about the book for the first time yesterday (October 16) at The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, and recalled how special branch officers said that /his wife, Ali Stewart, was the more likely target than him.

Inhaler have returned with new single ‘Love Will Get You There’ and details of their anticipated second album ‘Cuts & Bruises’.The Dublin band’s Tony Genn-produced second album, the follow-up to critically-acclaimed chart-topping debut ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This‘, will arrive on February 17 and comes previewed by previous single ‘These Are The Days’ and the bittersweet indie pop euphoria of ‘Love Will Get You There’.Directed by James Arden, the new video for the single sees Inhaler’s four band members – vocalist and guitarist Elijah Hewson, bassist Robert Keating, guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon – performing on a spoof Late Late Show alongside a lively cast of characters. Check it out below.‘Just To Keep You Satisfied’‘Love Will Get You There’‘So Far, So Good’‘These Are The Days’‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’‘Perfect Storm’‘Dublin In Ecstasy’‘When I Have Her On My Mind’‘Valentine’‘The Things I Do’‘Now You Got Me’Inhaler were this week confirmed to support Arctic Monkeys on their upcoming 2023 European tour.

Bono made a surprise visit to his old secondary school in Clontarf, Dublin this week, where he read from his forthcoming memoir.According to the Irish Independent, the U2 frontman stopped by Mount Temple Comprehensive on Tuesday (October 11). It’s reported that sixth-year students were treated to a private audience with the singer.Bono is said to have been accompanied by a professional film crew, suggesting that a documentary project could be in the works.He also took a tour of the school, visited its music department and met with some pupils and teachers.“It definitely gave everyone a bit of a buzz,” one student told the Irish Independent. “A few teachers came in to stand at the back and listen to him speaking so there was a good group there listening to him speaking for about an hour.”A photograph of Bono with a group of Mount Temple students was shared on U2’s official Twitter page.

Shane MacGowan has admitted that he used to “wave his willy” at passing trains while living in Bono‘s house.The U2 frontman has a guest house at his home on the south coast of Dublin, overlooking the bay and the railway line.“Bono put in a glass roof and wall,” MacGowan explained in an interview with The Times. “I used to wave my willy at the train as it passed and hope that they thought it was Bono’s.”The Pogues frontman was interviewed alongside his partner, Victoria Mary Clarke, who elaborated further on the story.“Bono was very patient,” she said.

U2‘s Bono has announced a worldwide book tour in support of his forthcoming memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story – find full details and tickets below.The 576-page volume is due to land on November 1 via publishing house Alfred A. Knopf (and in audiobook form via Penguin Random House) and, as its title implies, will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography.

U2 frontman Bono has opened up about the death of his mother in his forthcoming memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.The 576-page volume is due to land on November 1 via publishing house Alfred A. Knopf (and in audiobook form via Penguin Random House) – and, as its title implies, will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography. Each chapter is named for the song it covers, with Bono’s life story weaved throughout the book.In a new extract published in the New Yorker, Bono opened up about the death of his mother Iris when he was 14 years old after she collapsed at the funeral of her father, “Gags” Rankin, in 1974.

U2 will reportedly be the first act to perform at the new MSG Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada when the arena opens next year.Bono and co. will bring a “multi-show residency” to the $1.8billion venue, which is located near The Venetian Resort on the Vegas strip (via Billboard).

George Clooney, “The Empress of Soul” Gladys Knight, “The Queen of Christian Pop” Amy Grant, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and songwriter Tania León, and legendary rock group and humanitarians U2 -- which is comprised of members Bono, The Edge Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr -- will all be honored during this year’s ceremony in Washington, D.C. “Growing up in a small town in Kentucky I could never have imagined that someday I’d be the one sitting in the balcony at the Kennedy Center Honors,” 61-year-old Clooney said in a statement to the Kennedy Center. «To be mentioned in the same breath with the rest of these incredible artists is an honor.

U2 frontman Bono has opened up about the moment in 2000 when he first learned that he has a half-brother.The singer spoke about the family discovery in a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.“I have another brother, whom I love and adore, who I didn’t know I had,” he told host Lauren Laverne, before explaining that his mother Iris, who died in 1974, did not know her husband had had a child with another woman.“It’s a very close family,” Bono said. “And I could tell my father had a deep friendship with this gorgeous woman, who’s part of the family, and then they had a child.

U2 leader Bono has announced his debut foray into the world of literature, slating a November release for his memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.The 576-page volume is due to land on November 1 via publishing house Alfred A. Knopf (and in audiobook form via Penguin Random House), and, as its title implies, will explore the origins of 40 key songs in U2’s discography.

Bono and The Edge held a very special concert on May 8. The U2 bandmates showed their support for Ukraine amid the Russian invasion by performing in a subway station in Kyiv which serves as a bomb shelter.After video of their intimate performance surfaced on Twitter on Sunday night, the musicians tweeted about their time in Kyiv, writing that it was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who had invited them.«President @ZelenskyyUa  invited us to perform in Kyiv as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and so that’s what we’ve come to do,» read the tweet signed by Bono and The Edge.

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U2 frontman Bono.Bono noted in a tweet that he typically sends Pelosi a humorous limerick to read at the luncheon, however opted to offer an “irregular” one that was “not funny at all” for this year’s event. The speech elicited laughs nonetheless, as Pelosi read aloud the singer and multi-instrumentalist’s rumination on the current war between Russia and Ukraine.In his poem, Bono made mention of “Ireland’s sorrow and pain” – likely referencing The Troubles, the ethno-nationalist conflict between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which lasted from the late 1960s until ’98 – likening it to the current situation in Ukraine, and musing that “saint Patrick’s name is now [Ukraine President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy”.Bono said the poem “wasn’t written to be published”, but shared it on Twitter through the U2 account – alongside a message of solidarity with the Ukrainian peoples, saying, “We stand with the people of Ukraine and their leader” – after Pelosi’s narration of it was uploaded by C-SPAN.Have a read of Bono’s poem in full below, then watch Pelosi deliver it at the Friends Of Ireland luncheon:‘I’ve a tradition of sending a limerick to @SpeakerPelosi’s St.

Fontaines D.C. have shared a new cover of U2‘s ‘One’ – listen to their version of the 1992 track below.‘One’ is the third track from U2’s 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’, and it was released as the record’s third single in February 1992.

U2 have shared a new acoustic version of ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ to mark the 50th anniversary of the titular massacre.Bloody Sunday was the name given to the 1972 massacre in which the British army shot at unarmed protestors, killing 14 people – the highest number of people killed in a shooting during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.In a new black-and-white video posted to the band’s Instagram page, frontman Bono and guitarist The Edge performed an acoustic version of the 1983 track, which appeared on the album ‘War’.During The Edge’s guitar solo, clips of archival footage began to be interspersed into the video. “30 January 2022 – With love, Bono & Edge,” they captioned the poignant post.

Bono has spoken of his dislike of U2‘s name, most of their songs and his own singing voice.During an appearance on the Awards Chatter podcast (via The Times), the frontman explained that he turns off the radio when the group’s tracks are played because he can’t listen to his vocals.He also claimed that he had only learnt how to sing “recently”.Bono – real name Paul Hewson – went on to admit that he’s “still” doesn’t like U2’s band name. “I really don’t.

Bono took part in an annual charity busking event in Dublin last night (December 24), performing U2’s ‘Running To Stand Still’.Every Christmas Eve, musicians take to the city’s Grafton Street to busk and raise money for local charities working to end homelessness.

Nadine Shah has labelled U2 bassist Adam Clayton a “fucking spenk” on social media, pointing to a clip from his appearance in the documentary Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away.In the clip that Shah tweeted last night (December 4), Clayton speaks on Lynott’s work as a bassist – in particular his role playing the instrument in Thin Lizzy.

U2‘s The Edge has revealed that the band are reportedly working on a new album, which would be the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Songs of Experience’.In an interview with Rolling Stone, the guitarist noted that he had been working with bassist Adam Clayton on a new song idea.“We are firmly locked in the tower of song and working away on a bunch of new things,” he said. “I’m just having so much fun writing and not necessarily having to think about where it’s going to go.

U2 have announced plans for a 30th anniversary edition of ‘Achtung Baby’ with a special vinyl release and a mammoth digital boxset.U2’s seventh album was originally released on November 18, 1991, and the 30th anniversary edition will come as a standard or deluxe vinyl. The editions will be released on November 19, and can be pre-ordered here.On December 3, the band will also be releasing a 50-track digital boxset of the iconic record that will include remixes and B-sides.