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U2 Play Star-studded Gig At Tiny Los Angeles Venue
The band kicked off the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on 14 May (15) and they will complete a five-show residency at The Forum venue in L.A....
U2 Cut Back Tour Set Due To Bono's Injury
The Irish rocker suffered multiple fractures and breaks to his left arm, elbow, finger and an eye socket when he fell off a bike in Central Park in New York in November (14),...
Bono Performs With Impersonator
During U2's show at The Forum venue on Tuesday night (26May15), the frontman singled out Joe Hier and gave him the chance to sing with him on stage. Bono performed The Sweetest...
Bono's Music Inspired By His Late Mother
Bono believes the death of his mother inspired him to become a rock star.The U2 frontman's mother Iris died from a brain aneurysm four days after collapsing at her father's funeral in September 1974 and...
U2 Pay Tribute To Tour Manager During Concert
Sheehan, U2's road manager for 33 years, was found unconscious in his room at the Sunset Marquis Hotel in L.A. on Wednesday morning (27May15) and he was pronounced dead at the scene. He...
Bono Pays Tribute To Tour Manager
Bono has led tributes to U2's late tour manager, Dennis Sheehan.The 'Ordinary Love' hitmaker and his bandmates - The Edge, Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton - are struggling to come to terms with the death...
U2'S Long Serving Tour Manager Dennis Sheehan Dies
U2’s latest tour has suffered yet more bad news, with the announcement of the sudden death of the band’s long-serving tour manager. Dennis Sheehan, who has overseen the group’s tours for over three decades, was...
U2 Planning Tribute To Tour Manager At Wednesday Night Show
Sources tell Billboard.com the group's Forum show will go ahead as planned, despite Sheehan's death on Wednesday morning, but his passing and his contribution to the band for over 30 years will be...
U2'S Longtime Road Manager Dead As Band Prepares For Los Angeles Shows
The rock svengali was found unconscious in his room at the Sunset Marquis Hotel on Wednesday morning (27May15) after reportedly suffering a reported cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead on the scene....
U2 Claim They Feared Their Entire World Tour Might Have Been Over After The Edge's Stage Tumble
U2 feared that their current world tour might have been over on the first night after The Edge fell off the stage during an encore. In a group interview with CBS News, the four members...
Bono Tried To Halt Album Release Over Personal Song
The Irish rocker wrote Iris (Hold Me Close) about his mum, who died when he was 14 just days after collapsing at her father's funeral in 1974. Bono now admits he attempted...
U2 Feared Tour Was Over When The Edge Fell Off Stage
The band kicked off the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on 14 May (15) but the first night was marred by drama when the musician toppled off...
U2 Dedicate Pride Song To Gay Marriage Voters In Ireland
Bono slightly altered the lyrics to the song to reference the results of a referendum on same sex marriage during the band's gig in Phoenix. He told the audience, "We have peace...
U2 And Jay Z Honour B.b. King At Concerts
The veteran star passed away in his sleep at his Las Vegas home, aged 89, after battling a diabetes-related illness, and members of the music community wrote tributes to the musician on social...
The Edge Was On The Edge... Until He Went Over The Edge [Video]
Things were going just fine as U2 took advantage of the Rogers Arena stage's runway during their Vancouver show on their Innocence and Experience tour. It was the first show of this new run of...
The Edge Bounces Back After U2 Stage Fall
The band kicked off the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, but the first night was marred by drama when the guitarist toppled off the side of the catwalk...
U2 Brand Tax Accusations 'Ridiculous'
The Beautiful Day hitmakers attracted a wave of criticism in 2006 and accusations they were trying to reduce their tax bill by transferring the company that deals with the band's publishing royalties from...
U2 Tour Still On After Death Of Larry Mullen, Jr.'S Father
Representatives for the Beautiful Day hitmakers confirmed to Irish TV network RTE that the group will still launch its 70-date The Innocence + Experience Tour in Vancouver, Canada on Thursday (14May15) despite Mullen,...
Stereophonics Announce New Album
Stereophonics are releasing a new album.The band have announced that their ninth LP 'Keep The Village Alive' will come out on September 11, 2015, through their own Stylus Records label through Ignition Records.Frontman Kelly Jones...
Intruder On U2 Star Larry Mullen, Jr.'S Property Guilty Of Trespassing Charges
Gerard O'Neill was arrested in October (14) and accused of entering the plush pad while carrying a gold club after a break-in. He appeared in Dublin District Court on Friday (08May15) to...
U2 Try A Little Busking In Nyc
Internationally renowned rock band U2 are not known for their low-key gigs and, despite attempts to go under the radar, a quick bit of busking in a New York subway soon gathered quite a crowd.U2...
U2 Surprise New Yorkers By Busking In Grand Central Station
U2 caused a bit of a stir in New York this week by performing a secret gig in a subway station.The Irish rock legends, much more accustomed to playing cavernous stadiums and arenas, dressed up...
U2 Perform As Buskers On New York Subway
Disguised as street musicians, the group and Fallon performed an acoustic version of their Angel of Harlem hit, which was filmed for Fallon's The Tonight Show, on which frontman Bono is a guest...
Bono Back On A Bike For Tv Skit
The U2 star was forced to pull out of a series of gigs, including a TV residency on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, after falling from his bicycle, but the fun-loving singer...
Russian Politician Accuses U2 Of Spreading "Gay Propaganda"
A Russian politician has accused U2 and Apple of distributing “gay propaganda” to minors and has called for the country’s attorney general to investigate them.Alexander Starovoitov, a deputy representing the right-wing LDPR party in the...
Bono Unable To Play Guitar Still
Bono still can't play guitar.The U2 frontman suffered terrible injuries following a bicycle crash five months ago and says he won't know if he is able to play guitar again for at least another year.He...
Russian Politician Accuses U2 Of Spreading 'Gay Propaganda'
The Beautiful Day hitmakers caused widespread controversy last year (14) when they collaborated with the multinational company to get the record automatically installed into iTunes users' music library. Now Alexander Starovoitov, a...
Bono Still Struggling With Hand Injury As Tour Looms
The Irish rockers are preparing to head out for a world tour, but the singer still can't play guitar following major surgery on his fractured arm in November (14) after he fell off...
Sir Paul Mccartney Worth £730m
Sir Paul McCartney has topped The Sunday Times Rich List of musicians with a net worth of £730 million.The 72-year-old Beatles legend's worth has increased by an estimated £20 million since last year thanks to...
Adam Clayton Felt Like Rolling Stone
U2's Adam Clayton felt like a ''Rolling Stone'' when he got his first proper bass guitar.The 'One' rocker can vividly recall asking his father Brian Clayton to purchase his dream instrument during a business trip...
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