AP - Nov 5, 2009
Irish rockers U2 returned to Berlin for a free mini-concert Thursday in front of the Brandenburg Gate, playing its classic singles and a duet with Jay-Z even as the show was obscured from public view...
More »AP - Oct 29, 2009
YouTube s webcast of a U2 concert was watched by nearly 10 million people, the video site s largest streaming event ever. The Google Inc.-owned site said that the concert was watched...
More »AP - Oct 27, 2009
Achtung, baby: U2 will play a free concert in Berlin to help the city celebrate 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Music network MTV said the Irish rockers will perform in front of the Brandenburg...
More »Reuters - Oct 27, 2009
Irish rock band U2 will perform a free concert in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate next week to coincide with the MTV Europe Music Awards being held in the city on the same night, organizers said...
More »Reuters - Oct 26, 2009
The recurring themes of U2's first Los Angeles-area show in four years were space and time, and both were laid out right off the bat. David Bowie's Space Oddity, which turns 40 next month, played...
More »Reuters - Oct 26, 2009
When U2 producer Danny Lanois and the band made The Unforgettable Fire in 1984, they recorded it at an Irish castle because they wanted a place with history, which Lanois said suited him just fine. The...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 26, 2009
Courtesy of NME.com - Bono admits his band didn t pull off the pop songs U2 frontman Bono has admitted that he has been disappointed by the lack of success of their recent album No Line On The Horizon...
More »AP - Oct 23, 2009
Even while maintaining its status as one of the few musical acts that can still fill stadiums, U2 is struck by how quickly its world is changing — musically and politically. Charismatic front...
More »Reuters - Oct 20, 2009
U2 will stream an entire concert live on the YouTube video sharing site this weekend, the Irish band said on their website. Sunday's show at the Rose Bowl in California is already a sellout, with...
More »Yahoo! Music - Oct 6, 2009
Courtesy of NME.com -- Plus Scarlett Johansson, Rufus Wainwright, Lady GaGa perform U2 s Bono, Courtney Love, Lou Reed, Scarlett Johansson, Rufus Wainwright and Lady GaGa were among the performers who...
More »AP - Sep 25, 2009
New Jersey state troopers were surprised when a helicopter owned by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a practice landing in a Giants Stadium parking lot before a U2 concert. State Police Sgt...
More »Reuters - Aug 28, 2009
A lead single about a proletarian revolt against the global banking crisis. A teaser campaign involving a worldwide musical treasure hunt. And an album that ends with a three-part, fully orchestrated...
More »AP - Jul 28, 2009
Dubliners angry over the around-the-clock dismantling of U2 s monumental concert stage mounted street protests Tuesday, threatening the Irish band s plans for the next stop on their European tour. Residents...
More »AP - Jul 25, 2009
Bono and U2 rocked more than 80,000 fans in Dublin as the Irish supergroup s latest world tour hit new emotional highs Friday night on home soil. A deafening roar welcomed the Dubliners as they launched...
More »AP - Jul 3, 2009
As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar s jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. On its Web site and on stage, U2 is asking fans to wear a Suu Kyi mask...
More »AP - Jun 10, 2009
Which top-selling artist purportedly had his new single yanked from some radio stations playlists in retaliation for supporting royalties for musicians? No one involved will name the recording artist...
More »AP - May 6, 2009
The poetry doesn t rise to a Shakespearean level, but the sentiments in Bono s tribute to Elvis Presley seem heartfelt. In an unusual performance, the U2 frontman a pal of presidents reads...
More »AP - May 2, 2009
A few years ago, U2 guitarist The Edge went for a hike, and there in the golden hills overlooking Malibu s cerulean waters, he finally found what he was looking for. The Edge and his wife, Morleigh Steinberg...
More »E! Online - Apr 17, 2009
You might say The Edge is having boundary issues. The U2 guitarist's plans to build five mountaintop mansions in Malibu with fantastic oceanside views is facing fierce opposition from some famous...
More »AP - Apr 9, 2009
If you want to sit in the really good seats for a Keith Urban concert this summer, a pair of tickets will put you about back about $170. But in a nod to the tough economic times, the country superstar...
More »AP - Mar 27, 2009
Tickets for U2 s first-ever concert in Croatia sold out in 12 hours Friday, organizers said. Hundreds of people waited outside stores overnight in freezing temperatures for a chance to buy tickets to...
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