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U2 have been announced as the first Irish act to receive Fellowship Of The Ivors Academy.Becoming an Academy Fellow is the highest honour the organisation bestows, and with today’s (March 20) announcement, the iconic rock band become the first Irish act to be inducted into Fellowship in the academy’s 81-year history.It comes following the band forming in Dublin in 1978 and going on to share countless hits throughout their nearly-five-decade career, including ‘Pride (In The Name of Love)’, ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’, ‘With or Without You’ and ‘Beautiful Day’.The honour also comes 15 albums into their career, and following huge milestones including over 175 million records sold worldwide, 10 Number One albums, 22 Grammys, four previous Ivor Novello Awards and being the only band in history to have topped the Billboard 200 in the US across four successive decades.As well as that, the honour acknowledges the band’s commitment to addressing issues of social unrest and human rights – following on from the members being granted Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience award.“We were a band before we could play, let alone write songs… In fact it was our inability to play other people’s songs that kicked off our own songwriting,” Bono said. “Early musical heroes like The Ramones, Patti Smith, The Clash were our inspiration.

U2 have shared a message and piano piece in support of Ukraine and President Zelenskyy to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion.Today (February 24) marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.European leaders are currently in talks with Zelenskyy on an end to the conflict, after the president said he is willing to step down in exchange for Nato membership for his country.His comments come in the wake of the largest single drone attack of the war, as Ukrainian officials say 267 were launched into the country last night (February 23), resulting in casualties.Now, U2 have commemorated the war entering its fourth year with a reading of ‘My Friendly Epistle’ by the 19th century poet Taras Shevchenko accompanied by a piano piece. In a post shared to Instagram, Bono said that he and The Edge initially sent the recording to Zelenskyy in 2022, shortly after the initial invasion.“All who believe in freedom and sense the jeopardy we Europeans now find ourselves in are not sleeping easily on this, the third anniversary of the invasion,” he wrote in the caption.

Inhaler’s Elijah Hewson has spoken out about the advice he was given from his father, Bono and addressed the “expectation” that the band would be handed opportunities by having a famous parent.The U2 frontman is the father of Inhaler’s singer, Elijah Hewson, however, in a new interview, the latter has revealed that this hasn’t led to him receiving as much advice and opportunities as some may expect.Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday’s Wired column, the 25-year-old recalled that the advice he has been given from Bono is along the same lines that any parent would share with their kids, and, if anything, he’d like more input from the rock icon.“I’d love to get a bit more advice, to be honest,” Elijah recalled. “The best advice I’ve got from him has been the usual kind of advice you would get from a parent, which is, ‘Don’t let it pass you by.

The Edge has hinted that new material from U2 will be arriving “very soon”, and that the band are looking into organising some live shows.The guitarist gave an update about new music from the band during a recent interview on the Sodajerker on Songwriting podcast, and confirmed that a new single may be dropping imminently.“There might be a new song happening very soon, which you’ll hear about. Can’t say any more than that.

U2 are working on new music while opening up about working with dyscalculia.In a conversation with Times Radio, the musician revealed he struggled counting bars due to dyscalculia, comparing it to “climbing Everest”.Per the NHS website, the learning difficulty affects a person’s ability to use and acquire mathematical skills. The drummer, who only recently realised he had dyscalculia, shared that he cannot count or add because of it.He has gone on to produce and write music for Left Behind, a film about a group of determined moms who band together to create the first public dyslexic school in the largest school district in New York City, which is out in select cinemas on January 7 2025.Discussing his own challenges with the learning difficulty, he said (per The Irish Times): “I’ve always known that there’s something not particularly right with the way that I deal with numbers.

U2 are back in the studio with drummer Larry Mullen Jr., guitarist The Edge has revealed – find out more below.Speaking to the BBC‘s Jo Whiley to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’, The Edge revealed new information about new music within the camp.Per the guitarist, longtime drummer Larry Mullen Jr. – who had to sit out of the band’s historic Las Vegas Sphere residency due to injury and recovering from surgery – is now “good” and “taking it easy but he’s back in the saddle on the drums” in the studio.The Edge revealed that U2 are now recording new music with Mullen Jr., which he described as “crazy”.

“Vertigo,” “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” and “City of Blinding Lights,” the group’s 11th studio LP would go multiplatinum and win them eight of their 22 Grammys — including a second Album of the Year prize after 1987’s seminal “The Joshua Tree.”Reinforcing their relevance as Bono’s boys gave way from alt-rock to aughts rock, it turned middle age into an “Atomic” age for U2.Boom.And who better to help U2 recapture their unforgettable fire than Lillywhite — who had produced the band’s first three albums: 1980’s “Boy,” 1981’s “October” and 1983’s “War,” while also contributing to “The Joshua Tree.”“They were feeling a bit depressed,” recalled Lillywhite, 69. “When they see me, they perk up because it reminds them of when they were young, I suppose.”Indeed, the British producer — who has also worked with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Dave Matthews Band and The Killers — has known U2 since Day One.“When I first worked with them, I was 24 and the eldest member of the band was 19,” he explained.

U2 have shared a new song ‘Luckiest Man In The World’, that was previously recorded in 2004. Check it out below.The track comes as part of the 20th-anniversary celebrations for the band’s 2004 LP ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’.

The Edge has given an update on the next U2 album, claiming that it will not be “a straight-up rock thing”.The guitarist was speaking to Rolling Stone when he gave a glimpse into the band’s recent activity, which has included creating “an awful lot of material to wade through”, a lot of which dates back to their COVID lockdown.“I guess we’re at that great honeymoon period of a lot of experimentation, and looking at all kinds of possible themes musically,” he explained. “I think the guitar will be a big part of the next record, but I don’t think it’s going to be a heavy rock album.

U2 have shared an update on the health of their drummer Larry Mullen Jr.Back in 2022, Mullen Jr 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”.

Bono‘s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark musical.The U2 frontman and The Edge scored the Broadway production which first opened in 2011. Ahead of its launch, it was hit by a series of setbacks including injuries to cast members, financial problems and scathing reviews.It eventually broke Broadway records to become the highest single-week grossing show of all time at the time at the turn of 2012, before the production closed two years later.Speaking to NME in a new interview with Succession star Jeremy Strong, when asked if either of them ever met any musicians they admire, Stan said: “I actually auditioned, never got it, but I auditioned for the Spider-Man musical that Bono wrote the music for.“I did a workshop and at one point they were like, ‘Oh, Bono is gonna be watching it.

U2 have shared two new songs called ‘Country Mile’ and ‘Picture Of You (X + W)’ taken from their original sessions for ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ – listen to them below.In celebration of their iconic 11th studio album, the Irish rock band have announced their release of a shadow album titled ‘How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb’.The forthcoming record – available to pre-order here – will include new, unreleased songs from the archive of the original album’s recording sessions.Along with the new project, ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ has been remastered for the first time for a special 20th anniversary edition.The ‘Re-Assemble Edition’ – featuring both ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ and ‘How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb’ will be available as a dual digital release on November 22.The first two tasters of the new project are out now, which you can check out below along with further release details.The remastered ‘How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ will also be released in physical formats on November 22 which you can explore here. ‘How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb’, meanwhile, will be exclusively available in physical format for Record Store Day Black Friday as a limited edition black and red marble 1LP vinyl, and as a standalone 10 track digital release on November 29.The band have selected 10 “unreleased gems” from the era of recording the album to share with fans.

U2 have announced a new concert movie that was filmed during their residency at the Sphere Las Vegas – find out more below.Titled V-U2, the concert film was directed by the band’s guitarist The Edge and Morleigh Steinberg over the course of their historic residency at the Sphere Las Vegas. The film is being described as an “immersive concert film” that was “created specifically for Sphere, and will utilize the venue’s technologies to create an experience that is only possible at this next-generation entertainment medium.”“The goal was to give the immersive moviegoers as close to the live U2:UV concert experience as possible — and then some,” The Edge said in a statement.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.

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.