U2: Last News

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.

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. The event is organised by Glen Hansard and has been running for a decade.This year, the fundraising session couldn’t take place on the street due to COVID-19 restrictions and so was live-streamed from Dublin’s St Patrick’s Cathedral instead.

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.

U2 have shared a brand new song called ‘Your Song Saved My Life’ – you can listen to the track in full below.The band previewed the new single earlier this week when they shared a snippet on their newly opened TikTok account.Premiered this evening (November 3) by BBC Radio 2’s Jo Whiley, ‘Your Song Saved My Life’ is the first new music from U2 since 2019’s ‘Ahimsa’, which the band collaborated on with ‘Jai Ho’ composer AR Rahman.Taken from the soundtrack for the upcoming animated sequel SING 2, the film will see U2 frontman Bono make his animated screen debut as reclusive rockstar lion Clay Calloway.On the track, Bono explores the cathartic power of music.

Lana Del Rey, U2 and Fleetwood Mac lead the limited edition releases that will be up for grabs when Record Store Day’s Black Friday edition returns later this year.Black Friday 2021 will fall on November 26 and releases from more than 100 artists will arrive in independent record stores in the UK on that day.A blue vinyl edition of Del Rey’s ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’, which also features alternative artwork, will be one of the limited-edition releases on offer this year, while a 40th anniversary edition of U2’s ‘Gloria’ will also go on sale.

U2 have said that they would have no problem with frontman Bono going solo if he ever decided to do so.Speaking in a new interview, the band’s bassist Adam Clayton insisted he and the rest of the band – also comprising guitarist The Edge and drummer Larry Mullen Jr.

U2‘s Bono and The Edge have collaborated with Martin Garrix for ‘We Are The People’, the official song of Euro 2020 – you can listen to the track below.Written over the course of the past three years, the song includes lyrics written by Bono and guitar by The Edge.“Creating the music for one of the biggest sports events in the world together with Bono and The Edge has been an incredible experience,” Garrix said in a statement.

U2 have teamed up with Martin Garrix to record the official song for Euro 2020.The track, which is called ‘We Are The People We’ve Been Waiting’, is reportedly set for on May 14 ahead of the European Championships kicking off in June.According to The Sun, Bono and the Edge are currently in London to a record a video for the track alongside the Dutch DJ.A music insider said: “Martin adores football so this opportunity was ­massive for him, which is why he aimed for the very top when looking for collaborators.“He has spent months and months working on this song to make it perfect and once Bono and The Edge were on board, it hit new heights.We Are The People We’ve Been Waiting For w/ Bono & The Edge – May 14th! #euro2020