U2
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Origin	{{{origin}}}
Country	Dublin, Ireland
Years active	1976–present
Genre(s)	Rock, pop/rock
Label(s)	Interscope Records (formerly Island Records)
Members	The Edge Bono Adam Clayton Larry Mullen Jr.
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U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals and guitar, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar and pianos and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen Jr on drums and vocals. Image File history File links promo only File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Interscope Records is a record label which was started in 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field with financial support from Atlantic Records (who owned 50% of the label). ... Island Records is a record label that was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell. ... The Edge in 2000 This article is about the U2 guitarist with the stage name The Edge. ... Bono Paul David Hewson (born May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland), nicknamed Bono Vox, stage name Bono, is the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2. ... Adam Clayton Adam Charles Clayton (born March 13, 1960 in Chinnor, Oxford, England), is the British bass player for the Irish rock band, U2. ... Larry Mullen, Jr. ... Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Bono Paul David Hewson (born May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland), nicknamed Bono Vox, stage name Bono, is the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... The Edge in 2000 This article is about the U2 guitarist with the stage name The Edge. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... Adam Clayton Adam Charles Clayton (born March 13, 1960 in Chinnor, Oxford, England), is the British bass player for the Irish rock band, U2. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (also called electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply bass) refers to an electric bass or an electric/acoustic string instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly four strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower... Larry Mullen, Jr. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...

U2 has been one of the most popular rock bands in the world since the 1980s. They have sold over 120 million albums worldwide, had six #1 albums in the U.S. and are widely considered as one of the most successful groups of the last 25 years. The band is also very politically active in human rights causes, such as the Make Poverty History campaign. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... // The UK campaign A white band bilingual in Welsh and English. ...

Formation and breakthrough (1976 – 1980)

The band was formed in Dublin on Saturday September 25th 1976. Fourteen-year-old Larry Mullen, Jr. posted a notice on his secondary school bulletin board (Mount Temple Comprehensive School) seeking musicians for a new band. The response that followed that note resulted in 7 boys attending the initial practice in Larry's Mum's kitchen. Known for about a day as 'The Larry Mullen Band', Larry's group featured Mullen on drums, Adam Clayton on bass guitar, Paul Hewson (Bono) on vocals, Dave Evans (The Edge) on guitar, his brother Dik Evans on guitar, in addition to Mullen's friend Ivan McCormick on guitar as well as another school friend Peter Martin. Soon after, the group settled on the name Feedback. Although known as an Irish band, two members - The Edge and Adam Clayton - are actually British by birth. Both McCormick and Martin were out of the core group within a few weeks. [Killing Bono-I Was Bono's Doppelganger by Neil McCormick, 2004] Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Larry Mullen Jnr Larry Mullen, Jr. ... Adam Clayton Adam Charles Clayton (born March 13, 1960 in Chinnor, Oxford, England), is the British bass player for the Irish rock band, U2. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (also called electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply bass) refers to an electric bass or an electric/acoustic string instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly four strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower... Bono Paul David Hewson (born May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland), nicknamed Bono Vox, stage name Bono, is the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2. ... The Edge in 2000 This article is about the U2 guitarist with the stage name The Edge. ... Dik Evans is the brother of David The Edge Evans. ...

Hewson was nicknamed Bono Vox (allegedly meaning 'good voice' in Latin, though a more accurate translation would in fact be vox bona), after a hearing aid company's advertising sign on the corner of Dame Street and South Great Georges Street in Dublin's city centre (a different theory says he was nicknamed after a hearing aid shop by his friend Gavin Friday because he sang so loudly he seemed to be singing for the deaf). The sign has since been changed to read "Bonavox". The Edge got his name from Bono, who thought he was always on the edge of things, assessing what was going on it. Bono also thought that it was an accurate description of his head, as it had a straight edge. (Other theories on Edge's nickname: (i) he is called after a hardware shop in Fairview, Dublin, outside of which he used to catch the bus home, (ii) the name is due to the crispness of his playing; the edges it has, (iii) Bono once claimed on Irish radio that the name was derived from the shape Edge made when playing guitar.) Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Behind the ear aid Hearing Aid is the title of a track from They Might Be Giants 1990 album, Flood A hearing aid is a device used to help the hard-of-hearing hear sounds better. ... Gavin Friday Gavin Friday is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer and painter. ...

After 18 months of rehearsals, Feedback changed their name to The Hype. The band performed with their new name at a talent show in Limerick, Ireland on 17 March 1978. One of the judges for the show happened to be CBS Records' Jackie Hayden; they won the contest, earning a £500 prize. Hayden was impressed enough with the band that he gave them studio time to record their first demo. This article is about the city in Ireland. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The Dublin punk rock guru Steve Averill (better known as Steve Rapid of the Radiators from Space) suggested that "The Hype stinks, at least as a name." Someone offered "What about U2? It's the name of a spyplane and a submarine, and it's got an endearing inclusivity about it." [1] Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... The U-2 is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude Surveillance aircraft flown by the United States Air Force. ... Unterseeboot 2 (U-2) was the designation of two submarines of the German Navy. ...

Some suggest the meaning of the name "U2" is based on their philosophy. They believe that the audience is part of their music and the concert and that "you too" (U2) are participating in the music. However, in an interview with Larry King, Bono is quoted as saying "I don't actually like the name U2," and "I honestly never thought of it as 'you too'." For other people named Larry King, see Larry King (disambiguation). ...

Dik Evans announced his departure in March 1978. Ivan had already been dismissed by Adam Clayton with the excuse that he was too young to play at the bars U2 was booked in. The Hype performed a farewell show for Dik at the Community Centre in Howth. Dik walked offstage halfway through the set and later joined the Virgin Prunes, a fellow Dublin band. In May, Paul McGuinness became U2's manager. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Howth (Irish: Binn Éadair) is an upmarket residental area in County Dublin, Ireland. ... An Irish rock band. ... This article is about the month of May. ... Paul McGuinness is the main shareholder and founder of Principle Management Limited, one of the worlds leading artiste management companies who have managed U2 from the start of their successful career His career has been spent working in the entertainment industry and he is well known throughout the world in... Music management refers to the business of managing music acts. ...

Now a four-piece with a local fan base in place, U2 released their first single in September of 1979, U2-3. It topped the Irish charts. In December of that year, U2 travelled to London for its first shows outside of Ireland, but failed to get much attention from foreign audiences and critics. September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...

U2 made their first appearance on US television on The Tomorrow Show hosted by Tom Snyder. It aired on June 4, 1981. They performed "I Will Follow" and "Twilight" and engaged in an interview. United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Tom Snyder rendered in acrylic on canvas by artist Mark Farinas Newscaster for New Yorks WNBC-TV in the 1970s, Tom Snyder (born May 12, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was raised Roman Catholic and educated by the Jesuits, and gained national fame as the host of The Tomorrow Show... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... I Will Follow is a song by the rock band U2 and is the first track on their debut album Boy. ...

Boy and October (1980 – 1981)

Island Records signed the band in March of 1980. U2 released Boy the following October. It was met with critical praise and is considered one of the better debuts in rock history. That album's release was followed by U2's first tour beyond Ireland and the United Kingdom. These live shows helped establish U2 as one of the most exciting live bands in the UK, as critics noted that Bono was a very "charismatic" and "passionate" showman. The band's second album, October, was released in 1981. Fans and music critics quickly made note of the band's spiritual lyrics. Bono, the Edge and Larry were committed Christians and made little effort to hide that fact. The three band members joined a religious group in Dublin called "Shalom", which led all three to question the relationship between the Christian faith and the rock and roll lifestyle. After nearly throwing in the towel on U2, they decided it was possible to reconcile the two by continuing to make music without compromising their personal beliefs. (In recent years a book of sermons based on U2 songs has been published: "Get Up Off Your Knees" ed. Whiteley & Maynard, ISBN 1561012238) Island Records is a record label that was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Boy is the debut album from Irish rock band U2, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... October was U2s second studio album, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... Shalom (שלום) is a Hebrew language word meaning peace. ...

War (1983)

In 1983, U2 returned with apparently a newfound sense of direction and the release of their third album, War. The album included the song "Sunday Bloody Sunday" , which dealt with the troubles in Northern Ireland. The song starts off by expressing the anger felt in Ireland over Bloody Sunday incident of 1972, but in successive stanzas moves through different imagery that disown that anger and place the song in a religious context, using imagery from Matthew 10:35 ("mother's children; brothers, sisters torn apart"), and a twist on 1 Corinthians 15:32 ("we eat and drink while tomorrow they die") before finishing off with a call for Christians to stop fighting each other and "claim the victory Jesus won, on a Sunday bloody Sunday". The ability to use such a range of images, taking a song initially about sectarian anger, and turn it into a call for Christians to unite and claim the victory over death and evil that Christ achieved in the resurrection, showed the depth of the band's songwriting ability. When some Irish-Americans tried to misrepresent the song as a rallying call for the Provisional IRA Bono responded with what became one of his most recognizable phrases in concerts, notably the performance on the live EP Under a Blood Red Sky - "this song is not a rebel song. This song is Sunday Bloody Sunday." Furthermore, as captured in the concert film U2: Rattle and Hum, during the performance of the song on November 9, 1987, the day after the IRA bombing in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, in which 11 people were killed during a Remembrance Day service, Bono bluntly denounced the violence in Ireland and the Irish expatriates who supported it. His anger and passion were palpable as he shouted: "Fuck the 'revolution'!" 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... War is a 1983 album from U2 (see 1983 in music), produced by Steve Lillywhite. ... Sunday Bloody Sunday is also the title of a song by U2, see War (album). ... The Troubles is a term used to describe two periods of violence in Ireland during the twentieth century. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... For other incidents referred to by this name, see Bloody Sunday. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... Under a Blood Red Sky is an album by U2 and produced by Jimmy Iovine. ... Enniskillen (Inis Ceithleann in Irish) is the county town of Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ... It has been suggested that Armistice Day be merged into this article or section. ...

The album's first single, "New Year's Day", was U2's first international hit single, reaching the #10 position on the U.K. charts and nearly cracking the Top 50 on the U.S. charts. MTV put the "New Year's Day" video into heavy rotation, which helped introduce U2 to the American audience. For the first time, the band began performing to sold-out concerts in mainland Europe and the U.S. The band recorded the Under a Blood Red Sky EP on this tour and a live video was also released. MTV (abbreviation for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ... An extended play or EP, is the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to qualify as singles but too short to qualify as albums. ...

The Unforgettable Fire and Live Aid (1984 – 1986)

The band began their fourth studio album with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois producing. The experimental The Unforgettable Fire (named after a series of paintings made by survivors of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki) followed in 1984. The album featured the tribute to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., "Pride (In the Name of Love)". "Pride" became the first single from the album, cracking the U.K. Top 5 and the US Top 50. Brian Eno in 1977 Brian Peter George St. ... Daniel Lanois Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951, Hull, Québec) is a French Canadian producer and musician. ... The Unforgettable Fire is an album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... Main keep of Hiroshima Castle The city of Hiroshima (Shinjitai: 広島市; Kyūjitai: 廣島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japans islands. ... Nagasaki at night, 2003 Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge) Nagasaki listen ▶(?) (長崎市; -shi, literally long peninsula) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture located on the south-western coast of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four mainland islands of Japan. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, Ph. ...

The album represented a turning point in the band's career, as Bono's lyrics became more complex, subtle and experimental, the Edge's guitar explored new sonic landscapes, and the rhythm section got looser and funkier. However, the material, although less overtly so, remained political. Songs include "Indian Summer Sky", a social commentary on the prison-like atmosphere of city living in a world of natural forces, and "MLK", a second song honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.. The album's release coincided with a photo exhibit at the Chicago Peace Museum featuring images of the aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; Bono would later contribute a poem entitled "Dreams in Box" to the museum's archives.

The centrepiece of the album is "Bad", a long, experimental song which, while never released as a single, provided the album's defining moment: a cathartic exploration on the theme of heroin dependency - a problem particularly prevalent in the Dublin of the mid-1980s. During the tour to support the new album, Bono took to wrapping his microphone cable around his arm in imitation of a junkie looking for a vein. The tour itself became the first time U2 extensively played in indoor arenas. Catharsis is a sudden emotional breakdown or climax that constitutes overwhelming feelings of great pity, sorrow, laughter, or any extreme change in emotion that results in the renewal, restoration and revitalization for living. ... Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ... A junkie (or junky) is a heroin addict. ... In biology, a vein is a blood vessel which returns blood from the microvasculature to the heart. ... An arena is a circular or oval shaped public space (akin to a classical amphitheatre), designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. ...

Miles Davis is reputed to have asked the album to be played while on his deathbed. Davis 1959 album Kind of Blue, likely the best-selling jazz album ever. ...

The Live Aid concert for Ethiopian famine relief in July 1985 was seen by more than a billion people worldwide. U2 were not expected to be one of the main draws for the event, but the band provided the show with one of its most memorable moments, a relentless 13-minute version of "Bad" in which Bono left the stage and walked down to the Wembley Stadium crowd to dance with a fan. The other band members were upset with Bono for spending the time they had planned for playing "Pride (In the Name of Love)", and Bono was convinced he had squandered a chance for promoting the band to a greater audience. Somewhat ironically, the Live Aid version of "Bad" has become something of a legend in rock circles, and was an indication of the personal connection that Bono could make with audiences. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on July 13, 1985. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the year. ... Old Wembley Stadium (1923-2000) Wembley Stadium is a soccer stadium in Wembley, London, England, which is currently being rebuilt. ...

U2 went on to a headlining spot on 1986's Conspiracy of Hope Tour for Amnesty International. This 6-show tour across the U.S. performed to sold-out arenas and stadiums, and helped Amnesty International triple its membership in the process. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ...

Rolling Stone magazine called U2 the "Band of the 80s", saying that "for a growing number of rock-and-roll fans, U2 has become the band that matters most, maybe even the only band that matters." Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music and popular culture. ...

The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum (1987 – 1989)

In 1987, U2 released The Joshua Tree. The album debuted at #1 in the U.K., quickly reached #1 in the U.S., and would go on to win the Grammy Award for Album on the Year. The singles "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" also quickly went to #1 in the U.S., with "Where the Streets Have No Name" being another heavily played track. U2 was the fourth rock band to be featured on the cover of Time magazine (following The Beatles, The Band, and The Who), who declared that U2 was "Rock's Hottest Ticket". The Joshua Tree Tour sold out stadiums around the world, the first time the band had consistently played venues of that size . Bono and U2 were still able to seize the moment. At Wembley Stadium in London, in 1987, U2 sang a haunting version of The Beatles' "Help!" - dedicating it to those in the audience who were dreading another five years of the recently re-elected Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Joshua Tree is an album by U2, released on March 9, 1987 on Island Records (see 1987 in music). ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... The Beatles were a British pop and rock group from Liverpool, England. ... The Band were an influential Canadian-American rock and roll group of the 1960s and 1970s. ... The Who is a British rock band of 1960s and 1970s fame. ... The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ... Wembley is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Help! is a song by the Beatles off of the album of the same name. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British stateswoman. ...

The band began to film and record various shows from the tour for the documentary and album Rattle and Hum in 1988 and released on video in 1989. That album became a tribute to American music, when the band recorded at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, performed with Bob Dylan and B.B. King, and sang about blues great Billie Holiday. The band also covered The Beatles' "Helter Skelter", declaring "This is a song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles; we're stealin' it back." Rattle and Hum refers to both a motion picture about the band U2 and its companion album, documenting the bands 1987 tour of the United States and its exploration into American music. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sun Records has been the name for four 20th century record labels. ... Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, of which it is the county seat. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman 24 May 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. ... Riley B. King aka B. B. King (b. ... Billie Holiday For the Canadian broadcaster, see Billie Holiday (broadcaster). ... This article is about the Beatles song. ...

Live footage from Joshua Tree Tour concerts at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona and McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado featured prominently in the film. The McNichols footage, shot in black and white, included performances from the back catalog while color material from Sun Devil mostly comprised (then) current material. Two shows were filmed in Tempe. To ensure a full stadium, tickets were discounted to $5.00 a piece. Sun Devil Stadium is located on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. ... All-America City Program Logo Tempe (pronounced Tempee) is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. ... McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena in Denver, Colorado. ... Denver skyline, 1999. ...

Despite a positive reception from fans, Rattle and Hum received mixed-to-negative reviews from both film and music critics. U2 went on the Lovetown Tour (with special guest B.B. King), which visited Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, but avoided the US and most of Europe. Perhaps feeling that U2 was somewhat stagnating, Bono announced during a December 30, 1989 concert in Dublin that it was time "to go away and dream it all up again." Riley B. King aka B. B. King (b. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ...

Achtung Baby, Zoo TV and Zooropa (1991 – 1994)

After taking some time off, the band met in East Berlin in autumn of 1990 to begin work on their next studio album, again with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois producing. The original sessions did not go well, but following the inspirational completion of the hit song 'One,' the band eventually emerged from the studio with renewed energy and a new album under its belt. In November of 1991, U2 released the heavily experimental and distorted Achtung Baby. The album was enthusiastically received by fans and critics alike, with Rolling Stone magazine declaring that U2 had "proven that the same penchant for epic musical and verbal gestures that leads many artists to self-parody can, in more inspired hands, fuel the unforgettable fire that defines great rock & roll." East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... This article is about the year. ... Brian Eno in 1977 Brian Peter George St. ... Daniel Lanois Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951, Hull, Québec) is a French Canadian producer and musician. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Achtung Baby is an album by Irish rock band U2, released on November 19, 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music and popular culture. ...

In early 1992, U2 began its first American tour in more than four years. The multimedia event known as the Zoo TV Tour masterfully confused audiences with hundreds of video screens, upside-down flying Trabant cars, mock transmission towers, satellite TV links, subliminal text messages, and over-the-top stage characters such as "The Fly", "Mirror-ball Man" and "MacPhisto". The tour was, among other things, U2's attempt at mocking the excesses of rock and roll by appearing to embrace greed and decadence - at times, even away from the stage. Some missed the point of the tour and thought that U2 had "lost it," and that Bono had become an egomaniac. European leg link-ups to war-torn Sarajevo caused further controversy. Following the same theme, U2 went back into the studio to record their next release during a break in the Zoo TV Tour. The album was intended as an additional EP to Achtung Baby, but soon Zooropa expanded into a full-fledged LP and was released in July of 1993. Zooropa was an even greater departure from the style of their earlier recordings, incorporating techno style and other electronic effects. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Multimedia is the use of several different media to convey information (text, audio, graphics, animation, video, and interactivity). ... Zoo TV was a massive, elaborate, innovative, postmodern, multifaceted and multimedia, and very commercially successful world concert tour by the rock band U2 that took place in arenas and stadiums during 1992 and 1993. ... Trabant is an automobile brand formerly produced by East German auto maker Sachsenring. ... Artist impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... A subliminal message is a signal or message designed to pass below (sub) the normal limits of perception. ... Coat of Arms of Sarajevo Ferhadija street, the most popular pedestrian street in Sarajevo. ... Achtung Baby is an album by Irish rock band U2, released on November 19, 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Zooropa is an album by the Irish alternative rock band U2. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Techno- is a prefix relating to technology. ...

After some time off - and a few side projects (the Batman Forever and Mission: Impossible soundtracks) - the band returned under the radar in 1995 with Brian Eno under the moniker "Passengers", and released an experimental album called Original Soundtracks No. 1. The album, including a collaboration with Luciano Pavarotti, "Miss Sarajevo", was not largely noticed in the industry, and received little attention from the critics and public alike. Batman Forever (1995) is the third of the Batman movies which began with Tim Burtons 1989 version of the character, although it is a major departure from previous entries in the franchise, with the dramatic changes to such things as the cast, design and Danny Elfmans theme, which... Mission: Impossible (1996) is a film directed by Brian De Palma and featuring Tom Cruise, based on the television series Mission: Impossible. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Eno in 1977 Brian Peter George St. ... Original Soundtracks No. ... Luciano Pavarotti The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935), is one of the most famous living singers, not only in the world of opera, but across all genres. ... Miss Sarajevo is a track by Irish rock band U2, featuring vocals by Luciano Pavarotti. ...

Pop and Popmart (1996 – 1998)

In early 1996, U2 began work on their next record. The recording of this album was fraught with difficulty. U2 were once again attempting to change their musical direction, this time the band were experimenting with heavy post production of their music, utilizing tape loops, programming and sampling. This gave the album a techno/disco feel. Pop was released in March of 1997. The album debuted at #1 in 28 countries, and earned U2 mainly positive reviews. Rolling Stone even went so far as claiming U2 had "defied the odds and made some of the greatest music of their lives." However, audiences and fans felt that the music industry had exceeded the limits of tolerance in promoting Pop, and the album was seen as something of a disappointment by many. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Tape loops are loops of prerecorded magnetic tape used to create repetitive, rhythmic musical patterns. ... Computer programming (often simply programming) is the craft of implementing one or more interrelated abstract algorithms using a particular programming language to produce a concrete computer program. ... hello Sampling (music) Sampling (signal processing) Sampling (statistics) This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Techno- is a prefix relating to technology. ... Disco is an up-tempo style of dance music (generally between 110 and 136 beats per minute) that originated in the early-1970s, a derivative of funk and soul music, popular with audiences in larger cities all over the world. ... Pop is an album released by the Irish rock band U2 in March of 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

One of the main problems the band had when the recording the album was the time constraint placed upon them by their impending tour. The band has admitted they were hurried into completing the album and say that a number of tracks on the album were not finished as well they would have liked. It is not surprising that the tracks from Pop picked for U2's second greatest hits album – "Gone", "Discothèque", and "Staring at the Sun" – were all remixed for inclusion on that album.

With the Popmart Tour, U2, once again continued the Zoo TV theme of decadence. The show hit the road in April, 1997; the set included a 100-foot tall golden yellow arch, a large 150 foot long video screen, and a 35 foot tall mirrorball lemon. It was to be U2's most colorful show to date. One of the stops was in Sarajevo, where they were the first major group to perform after the war there. The Popmart Tour was the second-highest grossing tour of 1997 (behind the Rolling Stones' Bridges to Babylon Tour) with revenues of just under $80 million, but it cost more than $100 million to produce. U2s Popmart Tour ran between 1997 and 1998 in support of their album Pop. ... Zoo TV was a massive, elaborate, innovative, postmodern, multifaceted and multimedia, and very commercially successful world concert tour by the rock band U2 that took place in arenas and stadiums during 1992 and 1993. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms of Sarajevo Ferhadija street, the most popular pedestrian street in Sarajevo. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The band played a brief concert in Belfast in May of 1998, three days before the public voted in favour of the Northern Ireland Peace Accord. Also that year, U2 performed on an Irish TV fundraiser for victims of the Omagh, Northern Ireland bombing which killed 28 and injured hundreds more earlier in the year. In late 1998, U2 released its first greatest hits compilation, The Best of 1980-1990. Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom, and the second-largest city on the island of Ireland. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998 by the British and Irish Governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties. ... Omagh (Irish, An Ómaigh) is the county town (and largest town) of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, it is also one of the largest settlements on the island of Ireland, situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The Best of 1980-1990 is a greatest hits compilation released by Irish rock band U2 in November 1998 (see 1998 in music). ...

All That You Can't Leave Behind and Elevation (2000 – 2001)

U2 went back into the studio in early 1999, yet again with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois producing. After the overwhelming extravagance of the Popmart Tour, critics and music industry insiders felt that U2 was trying to return to the days of The Joshua Tree in order to keep its audience of loyal fans. During these sessions, the band collaborated with author Salman Rushdie, who wrote the lyrics to a song called "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", based on his book of the same name. That song, and others, eventually appeared on the soundtrack to The Million Dollar Hotel, a movie based on a story written by Bono. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Brian Eno in 1977 Brian Peter George St. ... Daniel Lanois Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951, Hull, Québec) is a French Canadian producer and musician. ... Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie (born Ahmed Salman Rushdie Arabic: أحمد سلمان رشدی on June 19, 1947, in Bombay, India) is an Indian-born British essayist and author of fiction, most of which is set on the Indian subcontinent. ... The Million Dollar Hotel is a 2000 movie written by Bono of Irish rock band U2 and directed by Wim Wenders. ...

All That You Can't Leave Behind, released in late October, was received widely as U2's return to grace, and was considered by many to be U2's "third masterpiece" (after Achtung Baby and The Joshua Tree, according to Rolling Stone). It debuted at No. 1 in 22 countries and spawned a world-wide hit single, "Beautiful Day", which also earned three Grammy Awards. U2 followed that release with a major tour in the spring of 2001. All That You Cant Leave Behind is an album by the Irish alternative rock band U2. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Achtung Baby is an album by Irish rock band U2, released on November 19, 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... The Joshua Tree is an album by U2, released on March 9, 1987 on Island Records (see 1987 in music). ... Beautiful Day is a song by the Irish rock band U2. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Spring is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

The subsequent Elevation Tour saw the band performing in a scaled-down setting, on a heart-shaped stage and ramp. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 nearly led U2 to cancel the balance of the tour, but they decided to continue, starting the second American leg of the tour at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, home of the "Fighting Irish". The tour was the top concert draw in North America, where the band's 80 shows (out of 113 worldwide) grossed $110 million, the second-highest total behind The Rolling Stones' Voodoo Lounge Tour in 1994. Following such an accomplished album, and a hugely successful tour, many fans felt that U2 had been successful in "re-applying for the job of the biggest band in the world," an application Bono had made a year earlier. The rock band U2s Elevation Tour took place in 2001 in support of their album All That You Cant Leave Behind. ... The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States of America carried out on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, in which hijackers simultaneously took control of four U.S. domestic commercial airliners. ... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia The University of Notre Dame is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher learning. ... South Bends downtown, with Notre Dame in the upper right. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... The Rolling Stones are a British rock group who rose to prominence during the 1960s. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

After the Elevation Tour ended in late 2001, the culmination of U2's resurrection came when the band performed a well-received three-song set in New Orleans, Louisiana during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVI. The highlight was an emotional performance of "Where the Streets Have No Name" in which the names of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks were projected onto a pair of backdrops, scrolling up towards the sky; at the end of the song the backdrops were released, descending to the ground in a gentle revisiting of the Twin Towers' fall. Bono then opened his jacket, which he had worn throughout the Elevation Tour, to reveal the American flag printed on the lining, an image that was widely reproduced in the media. U2 was praised for their performance because they actually performed their music live as opposed to lip syncing like previous artists had done for Super Bowl halftime shows. A few months later, All That You Can't Leave Behind picked up four more Grammy Awards. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... New Orleans (local pronunciations: , , or ) (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans, pronounced in standard French accent) is a major U.S. port city and historically the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Date February 3, 2002 Stadium Louisiana Superdome City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Tom Brady, Quarterback Favorite Rams by 14 National Anthem Mariah Carey Coin toss George H. W. Bush and Roger Staubach Halftime show U2 Attendance 72,922 TV in the United States Network FOX Announcers Pat Summerall and John... The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States of America carried out on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, in which hijackers simultaneously took control of four U.S. domestic commercial airliners. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Bono continued his campaigns for debt and HIV/AIDS relief throughout the summer of 2002. In late 2002, U2 released part two of its greatest hits collection, The Best of 1990-2000. Dance artists LMC sampled "With or Without You" for their track "Take Me To The Clouds Above" which also features lyrics from "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston. All four members of U2 had to clear the track, which was released under the title of LMC vs U2. Adam Clayton said of the track: "It's a good beat and you can dance to it. I especially like the bassline." The track went to the top of the UK singles charts in February 2004 and also went top 5 in Ireland and top ten in Australia. 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Best of 1990-2000 is a greatest hits compilation released by Irish rock band U2 in November 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... LMC is an English dance artist consisting of producers Lee Monteverde, Matt Cattman and Chris Nuttall. ... Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American Pop, R&B, Soul and Gospel singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer and actress. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and "Vertigo" (2004 – )

A rough-cut of the band's follow-up album was stolen in Nice, France, in July 2004 [2]. Shortly thereafter, Bono stated that, should the album appear on P2P networks, it would be released immediately via iTunes and be in stores within a month. No such pre-release of the album occurred, however, and the first single from the album, titled "Vertigo", was released for airplay on September 24, 2004. The song received extensive airplay in the first week after its release and became an international hit. The album, titled How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, was released on November 22 in much of the world and November 23 in the United States. The album debuted at #1 in 32 countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the band's native Ireland. It sold 840,000 units in the United States in its first week. This was a record for the band, nearly doubling the first-week sales of All That You Can't Leave Behind in the US. City motto: Nicæa civitas. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: July 2004 in sports Deaths in July • 31 David B. Haight • 29 Francis Crick • 29 Nafisa Joseph • 23 Joe Cahill • 23 Mehmood • 23 Illinois Jacquet • 23 Carlos Paredes • 22 Sacha Distel • 21 Jerry Goldsmith • 21... Bono Paul David Hewson (born May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland), nicknamed Bono Vox, stage name Bono, is the lead singer of the Irish rock band, U2. ... A peer-to-peer (or P2P) computer network is a network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than concentrating it in a relatively few servers. ... The United Kingdom iTunes Music Store. ... Vertigo was the opening track and first single release from U2s eleventh studio album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is an album by the Irish rock band U2, first released November 22, 2004. ... All That You Cant Leave Behind is an album by the Irish alternative rock band U2. ...

U2 promoted How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb heavily. They made appearances on TV shows like CD:UK and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in Britain and Saturday Night Live in America. The band also made a video for the second North American single, "All Because Of You", while riding on a flatbed truck through the streets of Manhattan on November 22. They then played a free concert at a Brooklyn park, attracting over 3,000 fans who had learned of the show on various U2 fan websites. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a chat show presented by the aforementioned Jonathan Ross. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast virtually every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Lyrics:Jump5-All Because Of You Sunlight on the windowpane Something new runnin through my veins Every day is like a new beginning Its something bout the way Im feeling When You say You love me Your words are ringin over and over Changing everything I thought I...

In another first, the band entered an extensive cross-promotion campaign with Apple Computer: the band allowed the single "Vertigo" to be used in a widely aired television commercial for the iPod music player -- though the band did not receive any royalties for the use of the song, due to the commercial the song was well known even before the release of the album. This move shocked some fans who remember U2's previous staunch refusal to get involved in any product promotion. The band also licensed a special version of the iPod with a U2 design (black faceplate with red click wheel, echoing the color scheme for the new album) and facsimilies of the bandmembers' signatures etched on the back plate. The partnership also led Apple's iTunes Music Store to feature a collection known as The Complete U2. The digital box set features each U2 album in its entirety, as well as every single and B-side ever released, rare live sets, and previously unreleased songs from recording sessions of All That You Can't Leave Behind and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Owners of the U2 Edition iPod were able to purchase this collection at a discount. Apple Computer, Inc. ... A television commercial (often called an advert in the United Kingdom) is a form of advertising in which goods, services, organizations, ideas, etc. ... A grayscale fourth-generation iPod with earphones. ... The United Kingdom iTunes Music Store. ...

In Europe, the next single released from the album - "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" - once again featured a Bono/Pavarotti performance on the B-side. The performance is a Jacknife Lee remix of "Ave Maria" sung by Bono with Luciano Pavarotti.The B-Side of the single also includes a remix of the hit "Vertigo" and a Jacknife Lee remix of "Fast Cars." Fast Cars is an album track available only on the UK and Japan versions and American deluxe editions of Atomic Bomb. The single will be available on two CD formats and a DVD single. The DVD carries a video of an exclusive live performance of "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" from the band's Dublin studio, and a Trent Reznor remix of "Vertigo." Sometimes You Cant Make It on Your Own was the second single release from U2s eleventh studio album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ... Luciano Pavarotti The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935), is one of the most famous living singers, not only in the world of opera, but across all genres. ... Trent Reznor, founder of Nine Inch Nails. ...

In April 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed U2 in its 50 "greatest rock & roll artists of all time". On March 14, 2005, U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths in April • 18 Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara • 19 Norris McWhirter • 22 Pat Tillman • 24 Estée Lauder Other recent deaths Ongoing events EU Enlargement Exploration of Mars: Rovers Haiti Rebellion Reconstruction of Iraq – Occupation & Resistance Israeli... This article is about the music magazine. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the foreground The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and institution in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential...

The first leg of the Vertigo Tour began in the United States, with the band performing 26 sold-out shows. The first leg started off in March in San Diego, California and finished in May in Boston, Massachusetts. The band performed well-known hits, songs from the current album, and early rarities. The second leg was a European stadium tour, which started on June 10 in Brussels and finished on August 14 in Lisbon. The band then returned to the United States and will finish up on December 19 in Portland, Oregon. There are currently rumors of a United States stadium/European arena tour mid-2006. The rock band U2s Vertigo Tour began in 2005 in support of their album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ... City nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Government County San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 372. ... For other uses of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. ...

On November 9, u2.com announced that the Vertigo tour will continue into 2006, and the band will appear in Mexico, South America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ...

U2 have smashed Irish box office records with ticket sales for their 2005 Croke Park, Dublin concerts, after more than 240,000 tickets were sold in record time. In Belgium, France and Austria the tickets were sold within 60 minutes. Croke Park (Irish: Páirc an Chrócaigh) in Dublin, Ireland is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Irelands biggest sporting organisation. ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ...

The third single from the album, "City of Blinding Lights", entered the UK singles chart at #2 on June 12. They performed alongside Coldplay, Paul McCartney, and Pink Floyd, among others, in the Live 8 concert in London on July 2nd, 2005. City of Blinding Lights is a song by U2 which first appeared on thier 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... Coldplay is a post-Britpop/alternative rock band from London, United Kingdom well known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Pink Floyd (formed in 1965 in Cambridge, England) is a British progressive rock band, noted for their progressive compositions, thoughtful lyrics, sonic experimentation, album art and live shows. ... Official Live 8 DVD. Released 7th/8th November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concerts that took place in July 2005, in the G8 nations and South Africa. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Vertigo Tour European leg climaxed at the Estádio José Alvalade XXI in Lisbon on August 15 after the band received the country's most prestigious honour, the Order of Liberty from Portugal's President Jorge Sampaio regarding the band's hugely influential work for action in Africa and across the world concerning extreme poverty. Commenting on the award, which had never previously been awarded to a foreign music group, Bono said, "It is of course for the four of us a great, great honour... ... if we really believed that an African life was equal to a European life we would not stand by with watering cans while an entire continent was bursting into flames." Estádio José Alvalade, also know as bath room, due to the tiles, wich are the central piece of decoracion, and are similar to the ones used in the wcs, is a football stadium in Lisbon, home of Sporting Lisbon, one of Portugals biggest clubs. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... See also President of Portugal Categories: Lists of office-holders | Portugal | Presidents of Portugal | History of Portugal ... Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (   listen?) is the current Portuguese President of the Republic, elected for a second term in January 14, 2001. ...

Before presenting the award, the President said: "Over the last 25 years you have shown that it is possible to combine the pleasure of artistic creation with civic and humanitarian intervention to help build a better world."

Action against poverty has been a major feature point of the Vertigo 05 shows, as Bono has used the song "One" as an opportunity to plead with fans in attendance to join the ONE Campaign in the fight against poverty. The ONE Campaign is a part of the international Make Poverty History movement which is dedicated to the goal of energizing people in the United States to lobby Congress to increase humanitarian aid by 1% of the federal budget, specifically with the aim of fighting AIDS and extreme poverty in...

U2 will be featured on the live DVD "U2// Vertigo // Live from Chicago 2005," filmed over 2 Chicago concerts in May 2005. The DVD will mark their 3rd live film since their 2001 Elevation Tour.

On Monday December 5th 2005 U2's Vertigo tour show in Sydney, Australia at the Telstra Stadium sold out in just an hour and during the course of that day the Melbourne and New Zealand shows were also sold out. A second Sydney show was announced and went on sale on the 12th, also selling out in under an hour.

December the 8th saw U2 pick up 5 Grammy nominations, including 'Album of the Year' for Bomb, and 'Song of the Year'for Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own.

Next album recordings (2006 – 2007)

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In mid-2005, a source (Anti-Music) has reported that U2 have plans for new album and are keen to record more. According to Bono there are 24 songs that came out of sessions, of which the band took 11 for their subsequent record. The Vertigo tour kicked off in San Diego on 28 March and is expected to go well into 2006, so there aren't plans to go into the studio to record. Most likely a new record would surface in 2007 but the possibility of a new U2 record in 2006 cannot be ruled out entirely. In the January 2006 edition of Q magazine, Bono said that the band were working on a new album in 2006. In 1993, during a break in the massive Zoo TV Tour, U2 recorded what was to be Zooropa. The album was released only a year and half after their groundbreaking album Achtung Baby. There have also been talks of U2 re-recording their 1997 album, Pop for a tenth anniversary. Considering recent comments from the members of the band, this now seems more likely than them rushing to get the remains of the How to Dismantle... sessions finished. Bono has said that the biggest mistake the band has ever made was letting their manager book the PopMart tour, as it meant they had to rush to finish the Pop album, and so they consider Pop to have failed as an album, despite at least 7 million sales. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other projects

Beside their band-project, U2 and its members also worked with other musicians, such as the Irish band Clannad with which Bono recorded the song "In A Lifetime." Together with The Edge, Bono wrote the song "GoldenEye" for the James Bond movie of the same name, which was performed by Tina Turner. They also wrote the song "She's A Mystery To Me" for Roy Orbison, which was released on his album Mystery Girl, while Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. did a rework of the title track of the movie Mission: Impossible in 1996. Image:Clannad. ... ... GoldenEye is the seventeenth James Bond film and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as Ian Flemings British secret service agent, James Bond. ... Tina Turner on the cover of her 1991 compilation album Simply the Best Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939 in Nutbush, now Brownsville, Tennessee) is an American R&B, pop, rock and soul singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. ... Roy Orbison at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1987. ... Mission: Impossible (1996) is a film directed by Brian De Palma and featuring Tom Cruise, based on the television series Mission: Impossible. ...

While working under the pseudonym "Passengers," U2 gave producer Brian Eno quite a bit more creative control and cranked out the album Original Soundtracks No. 1. The work is a compilation of film music for nonexistent movies, and a bit of a step back from the usual style of the band, thus the pseudonym "Passengers". Two of the tracks, Miss Sarajevo (that got world airplay after its live duet between Bono and Pavarotti was included in the album "Pavarotti And Friends") and Your Blue Room (a fan favorite, including a vocal track by the band's bassist, Adam Clayton), even made it to their best of album for 1990-2000. Brian Eno in 1977 Brian Peter George St. ... Original Soundtracks No. ... The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935), is one of the most famous living opera singers. ... Adam Clayton Adam Charles Clayton (born March 13, 1960 in Chinnor, Oxford, England), is the British bass player for the Irish rock band, U2. ...

U2 also worked together with other artists, like the U.S. author William S. Burroughs who had a guest appearance in their video of Last Night on Earth shortly before he died. His poem 'A Thanksgiving Prayer' was used as video footage during the bands Zoo TV Tour in the early 1990's. William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic and spoken word performer. ...

Also many other musicians were influenced by the work of U2 - there are several cover versions of U2 songs by bands including Pet Shop Boys, Pearl Jam, Aslan, and The Chimes and musicians such as Cassandra Wilson, Mica Paris and Johnny Cash. U2 has enjoyed reciprocal influential relationships with artists including REM and Anton Corbijn, as well as exerting influences on others, including the Austrian painter Kave Atefie who dedicated successfully two art-series ('Like a promise in the year of election' and 'Outside it's America') to the work of the Irish band. Pet Shop Boys are a British electronic music act, formed by Neil Tennant (born on 10 July 1954) who provides main vocals, keyboards and very occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe (born on 4 October 1959) on keyboards and occasionally on vocals, too. ... Pearl Jam is a Seattle-based rock band, who are considered to be one of the most popular and influential artists of the 1990s. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Chimes is a novel by Charles Dickens. ... Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer and songwriter from Jackson, Mississippi. ... Mica Paris (born 27 April 1969 in London, England) is a British singer. ... John R. Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... retarded or summat that yatsey says ... U2 and I, a book with photographs Corbijn made of U2 Anton Corbijn (born May 20, 1955 in Strijen, the Netherlands) is a photographer who is also well known for directing music videos, including Depeche Modes late 1989 clip Personal Jesus and Nirvanas Heart-Shaped Box (1993). ...

Since 1982, Anton Corbijn has been photographing U2. He "invented" U2’s public image and he is still shaping it. Since their first encounter in February 1982 in New Orleans to their April 2004 Lisbon shooting for "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb", their longstanding friendship, mutual inspiration, and shared experience of rock history is part of the history of photography. U2 and I, a book with photographs Corbijn made of U2 Anton Corbijn (born May 20, 1955 in Strijen, the Netherlands) is a photographer who is also well known for directing music videos, including Depeche Modes late 1989 clip Personal Jesus and Nirvanas Heart-Shaped Box (1993). ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ...

Discography

For a complete discography, see U2 discography. This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by the Irish rock band U2. ...

Studio albums

1. 1980 - Boy (total sales 3M)
2. 1981 - October (2M)
3. 1983 - War (8M)
4. 1984 - The Unforgettable Fire (8M)
5. 1987 - The Joshua Tree (26M)
6. 1991 - Achtung Baby (18M)
7. 1993 - Zooropa (7M)
8. 1997 - Pop (6M)
9. 2000 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (12M)
10. 2004 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (10M)

1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Boy is the debut album from Irish rock band U2, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October was U2s second studio album, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... War is a 1983 album from U2 (see 1983 in music), produced by Steve Lillywhite. ... This page is about the year 1984. ... The Unforgettable Fire is an album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Joshua Tree is an album by U2, released on March 9, 1987 on Island Records (see 1987 in music). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Achtung Baby is an album by Irish rock band U2, released on November 19, 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Zooropa is an album by the Irish alternative rock band U2. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pop is an album released by the Irish rock band U2 in March of 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... All That You Cant Leave Behind is an album by the Irish alternative rock band U2. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is an album by the Irish rock band U2, first released November 22, 2004. ...

Live albums

1. 1983 - Under a Blood Red Sky
2. 1988 - Rattle and Hum (half-live/half-studio album)

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Other projects

1. 1985 - Wide Awake in America
2. 1995 - Original Soundtracks No. 1 (with Brian Eno, band went under the name The Passengers).
3. 2000 - Million Dollar Hotel Soundtrack
4. 2004 - The Complete U2 (available for download from the iTunes Music Store) which includes all studio albums, singles and officially released live tracks, as well as some previously unreleased content.

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Campaigning

U2 is almost as well known for its humanitarian nature as it is for its music. Bono is perhaps the best-known advocate for finding a cure for AIDS and helping the impoverished in Africa. Some human rights causes helped by U2 include: Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

• Amnesty International
• Greenpeace
• African Well Fund
• Support for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi
• DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa)
• Chernobyl Children's Project
• Jubilee Debt Campaign
• The ONE Campaign
• Live 8
• Make Poverty History

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Sound samples

• Download sample of a live performance of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song"
• Download sample of "Pride (In the Name of Love)" from the album, The Unforgettable Fire.

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley, OM, (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, guitarist, songwriter and activist. ... Redemption Song was the last track on Bob Marleys final album, Uprising. ... The Unforgettable Fire is an album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ...

See also

• U2's record label sues the band Negativland over claimed copyright infringement
• Best selling music artists - World's top-selling music artists chart.
• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (US)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. ... This is the list of best selling music artists (including groups) worldwide, alltime. ... This is a list of number-one hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot 100 chart. ... This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

External links

• U2.com - official site

Other links

• U2 webblog