A community portal about U2 with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: U2 is a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. Formed in 1976, U2 has consistently remained among the most popular acts in the world since the mid 1980s...
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A community portal about U2 with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: U2 is a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. Formed in 1976, U2 has consistently remained among the most popular acts in the world since the mid 1980s. The band has sold and upwards of 170 million worldwide, and approximately 50.5 million albums in the U.S. The band has had six #1 albums in the US and nine #1 albums in the UK and are one of the most successful rock bands of all time. The band has won 22 Grammy awards, more than any other recording artist.
What can be said about U2 that is not common knowledge? The 22 Grammy awards – the most ever won by a band, enroute to the 12 albums and 145 million records sold, or the watershed Live Aid concert which put U2 and Bono on the map and on the way to becoming a major force for philanthropy through music.
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Today, U2 is not just a rock band. It is an institution of musical wizardry, with magic powers way beyond those of your ordinary garden-variety rocker.
A U2 concert is a seminal event... Read Full Story
Southern Crane Lifts U2 in Raleigh
The area's longest-running crane service provider, Southern Crane, experienced the thrill of lifting into place the massive stage supporting the world's biggest band. Southern Crane helped assemble the stage for U2's 360 Degree Tour when the band performed in Raleigh. View the massive stage under construction through a Southern Crane time-lapse photo shoot at Carter-Finley Stadium: http://www.southern-crane.com
Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) December 3, 2009... Read Full Story
September 23, 2009
Janice Chou
U2 is playing tonight (and again tomorrow) at Giant's Stadium as a part of their " No Line on the Horizon " summer tour.
Although "No Line on the Horizon" was slammed by critics, the album has sold one million copies since its release on March 3. I'm so confused; who out there is still legally buying music? Between this and Jay-Z apparently 1,750,000 people...
U2 is also scheduled to appear on SNL this weekend which will be hosted by... Read Full Story
There is no real reason for me to be posting this song, Sometimes You Can’t make it on your own, other than I heard it on the radio while on the way home from the grocery store.
While writing the album, How to dismantle an atomic bomb, Bono had just lost his father, Bob. This song is to his dad. The line, You’re the reason the opera is in me, is because his dad used to listen to opera. (Also mentioned in Ultraviolet from Achtung Baby)
Tough, you think you’ve got the stuff
You’re... Read Full Story
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Irish rock group U2 kick off their first tour in three years on Tuesday, playing to 90,000 fans in Barcelona on one of the biggest concert stages ever built. Over the next four months U2 will perform to an estimated three million fans in 31 cities across Europe and North America, with more dates expected to be announced next year. The " U2 360 Tour" lives up to its name with a round stage which fans will surround inside FC Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium. Around 500 ticket... Read Full Story
It's the concert people all over the world have been waiting for, the U2 350 Tour in 2010. The excitement is building in the air and if you've attended a U2 concert before, you know that this band is worth every cent you spend to get in on the live music, action and entertainment this Dublin band brings to the stage. If you haven't been to a U2 concert, there's nothing that compares to being in the audience and getting the acoustics feeds and witnessing the spectacular performances as Bono... Read Full Story
Latest bookings of U2’s 360 Concert Tour
June 2010
6, 7-Anaheim, CA-Angel Stadium
12-Denver, CO-Invesco Field at Mile High
16-Oakland, CA-Oakland Coliseum
20-Seattle, WA-Qwest Field
23-Edmonton, Alberta-Commonwealth Stadium
27-Minneapolis, MN-TCF Bank Stadium
30-East Lansing, MI-Spartan Stadium
July 2010
3-Toronto, Ontario-Rogers Centre
6-Chicago, IL-Soldier Field
9-Miami, FL-Land Shark Stadium
12-Philadelphia, PA-Lincoln Financial Field
16-Montreal, Quebec-Hippodrome
19... Read Full Story
(Getty Images) more pics » Guitarist The Edge believes U2 -- also consisting of frontman Bono , bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. -- have survived almost 30 years in the music industry because they can anticipate each other’s onstage antics like a rehearsed dance routine. He said: I’m acutely aware of what Adam, Larry and Bono are doing, whether or not we catch each other’s eyes. It’s like some part of dance. There’s an element of which is much more mysterious, which is the... Read Full Story
U2 concert a full-scale spectacle, on and off the Sam Boyd Stadium stage
John Katsilometes
Sat, Oct 24, 2009 (6 p.m.)
U2 performs at Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Stadium in Las Vegas on Oct. 23, 2009.
Photo:
Erik Kabik/ www.erikkabikphoto.com
*Check out this story with multiple photo galleries at LasVegasSun.com .*
Even when he’s hidden away in a crowd of 42,000 at a U2 concert, you can feel the power of the president. Or in this case, a former president. “Another... Read Full Story
November 2, 2009
Janice Chou
After taking a lot of criticism for their ostentatious and overpriced " 360 Tour, " U2 broke its own attendance record.
Last week, U2 performed at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to a record-breaking crowd of 97,014 people. This show broke the previous record of 86,145 concert attendees by a single headliner which was held by U2 for their "Joshua Tree Tour" show in Philadelphia. For a complete listing of record breakers, check below... Read Full Story
