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U2′s The Joshua Tree Released 26 Years Ago

Carl Coffey — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:33:15 +0000

April 26, 1987, U2’s fifth studio album "The Joshua Tree" album began the first of nine weeks at #1. The collection of songs has sold over 10 million copies. The album received the GRAMMY Award for Album of the Year

5 Most Memorable Super Bowl Halftime Performances Ever [VIDEOS]

Tim Gray — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:45:10 +0000

For its first couple decades of existence, the Super Bowl halftime show featured marching bands or “Up With People”-type musical medleys. Unfortunately, but the only folks who really got excited about those performances were the families of the performers.

Over the last 20 years, the Super Bowl halftime stage has become home to top hits and the increased star powers of popular musical acts.

We’ve compiled a list of the five most memorable of these legendary Super Bowl halftime shows, which should be the ones the Black Eyed Peas try to match when they take the field this weekend at Cowboy Stadium.

U2 Bassist Adam Clayton's Former Assistant Found Guilty of Stealing $3.5 Million

Chad Childers — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:34:37 +0000
U2 bassist Adam Clayton is finally seeing justice in action as his former personal assistant Carol Hawkins has been found guilty of embezzlement. A Dublin jury ruled in the musician’s favor after evidence was presented that Hawkins had run up a £2.2 million (roughly $3.5 million U.S.) on him. In total, the Dublic Circuit Court [...]

U2 Sounding Better Then Ever

Carl Coffey — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:44:28 +0000
U2′s Bono has claimed that the band’s recent recording sessions have been their best “since 1979″. On the Irish TV show “The Late Late Show”, Bono insisted that he and his bandmates had been enjoying a productive streak in the studio, but also said that they were aware they needed to produce “something very special” [...]

New U2 Available On Line

Carl Coffey — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:33:32 +0000

U2 is offering a new limited-edition double-live CD soundtrack of their 360° Tour tour exclusively to members of their fan club. "U22" contains 22 songs chosen by the fans, and comes in a deluxe book of live photos complete with liner notes from bassist Adam Clayton.

U2′s Adam Clayton Seeking Millions in Misappropriated Funds Lawsuit

Chris M. Junior — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:00:31 +0000

From early 2005 to late 2009, U2 grossed boatloads of money from their Vertigo Tour and every-bit-as-massive 360 Degree Tour.

At the same time, bassist Adam Clayton claims he was losing big bucks, too. Clayton says his personal assistant back then misappropriated $7.5 million of his hard-earned money, and now Clayton is suing all of the parties believed to be involved.

The Killers, Depeche Mode and Others Cover U2′s Entire 'Achtung Baby' Album

Chris M. Junior — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:00:53 +0000

To mark the 20th anniversary of U2‘s ‘Achtung Baby,’ The Killers, Depeche Mode, The Fray and other notable artists have contributed to a start-to-finish reinterpretation of the classic album.

‘AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered,’ also featuring a remix of U2′s original version of ‘Even Better Than the Real Thing,’ will be included in Q magazine‘s 25th anniversary issue, which hits newsstands October 26.

Bono Experiences Health Issues Again

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:19:20 +0000
Reports say that Bono, lead singer of the band U2, was treated for heart palpitations and chest pains at a hospital in Monaco on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Bono’s second health issue of the year happened only three weeks after U2 had wrapped up its record breaking “360 Tour”. At the time of [...]

U2 Number One With Concert Income

Carl Coffey — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:04:14 +0000
U2 have topped yet another Billboard touring acts list, this time for the period of November 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011. According to Billboard magazine who compile the list, U2 grossed in excess of $174 million over that period with 23 sellout shows . Roger Waters came in second, with a gross of over [...]

U2′s 360 Tour Stage Centerpiece For Sale

Carl Coffey — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:13:23 +0000
U2 will be parting ways with “the claw” after their 360 Tour wraps up next month. The band is in talks with various promoters to turn the four-legged centerpieces from their record-breaking trek into permanent venues. The band’s tour director, Craig Evans, said the three 29,000 square-foot structures were “too great an engineering feat” to [...]

U2 Rocks East Lansing in Makeup Date

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:33:09 +0000
U2’s 360° Tour finally made its stop in East Lansing making up for a postponed date earlier in the year because of lead singer Bono’s back surgery. 65,000 fans crammed into Spartan Stadium on a gorgeous Sunday night, to hear one the history’s most relevant rock acts. Click here for all the Details!

Irish Protestors Going After U2 For Tax Issues

Carl Coffey — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:51:55 +0000
U2 have a global fan base, but they’ve also attracted critics on their home turf over money matters. A tax protest group called “Art Uncut” plans to go after U2 later this month when the band performs at Glastonbury Festival in the UK. So, what’s the problem? Protesters say that U2 has engaged in “tax [...]

Bono Picked Up While Hitchhiking in Canada

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:55:41 +0000

U2's Bono and his assistant, who were caught in the rain while they were out for a walk in Vancouver. Fortunately, NHL player Gilbert Brule of the Edmonton oilers was driving by. Click here ... to

U2 Wins Sports Emmy

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:21:09 +0000

The boys of U2 have won a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics. U2 took home the award for their inclusion in the 2010 World Cup. So, now not only are they the recipients of the largest grossing tour of 2010, they have an Emmy to carry with them on the road

U2 Drummer Makes Acting Debut

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:06:27 +0000
U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has been bitten by the acting bug. Not including the U2 film “Rattle and Hum” in which he had on screen time … Mullen has made his first jump into the acting world in Man on the Train. It is an Irish-Canadian movie, also starring Donald Sutherland. It is set to debut [...]

U2 will be one of the acts on Japan Benefit Album

Kelly Stevens — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:03:34 +0000
U2 is expected to be one of the numerous artists from all types of music featured on a digital-only compilation album from Universal Music that will raise money for the Japanese Red Cross’ relief efforts in Japan. The set is expected to hit digital stores by the end of the week.

U2 is Heading Back to Work!

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:19:57 +0000
Bono and his back are back! U2 will perform at the Glastonbury music festival this year, joining Coldplay and Beyoncé as the main headline acts. The band had to cancel their scheduled appearance at one of the world’s biggest outdoor music events last year when lead singer Bono injured his back. Bono and his back [...]

U2 Releases Track List For Next Duals Album

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:29:52 +0000

U2 has released the track list for their next U2 Duals album, which is a high after collection of collaborations with the band that's only available to U2 fan club members. The 15-track release will feature duets with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Mick Jagger just to name a few!

Bono On The Oprah Channel???

chris.galbraith — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:31:38 +0000
Oprah’s new network is scheduled to hit the airwaves on January 1st…Will Bono have a show on the OWN Network? Oprah is definitely stepping up her “producing game” with thoughts like these! “I look at everything now through the prism of, ‘This could make a very good TV show!’ ” Winfrey said to the paper. [...]