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On This Day, March 27, 1987: U2 films the video for ‘Where the Streets Have No Name’

On This Day, March 27, 1987 …U2 filmed the video for “Where the Streets Have No Name,” the third single off their album The Joshua Tree.Inspired by The Beatles’ 1969 rooftop concert, U2 took to the roof of a downtown Los Angeles liquor store ...
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U2 become first Irish songwriters to be honored with fellowship from The Ivors Academy

U2 have been chosen as the next Academy Fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K. organization that presents The Ivor Novello Awards to celebrate excellence in British and Irish songwriting.The band — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. — are the first-ever Irish songwriters to ...
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On This Day, March 3, 2009: U2 releases No Line on the Horizon in North America

On This Day, March 3, 2009...U2 released their 12th studio album No Line on the Horizon in North America.The album was released five years after their previous release, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, which up until then, marked the longest break between albums for ...
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On This Day, Feb. 28, 1983: U2 releases their third studio album, War

On This Day, Feb. 28, 1983 …U2 released their third studio album, War, produced by Steve Lillywhite. The album, which is considered the band's first overtly political record, featured two future U2 classics, “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day,” which became the band’s ...
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U2 releases piano piece to mark third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

U2 has marked the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the release of a reading set to a piano piece.In a post on Instagram, Bono shares that the song and reading of the poem, “My Friendly Epistle” by 19th century poet ...
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U2 quietly donates $300K to University of Nevada, Las Vegas

After their successful run at the Sphere in Las Vegas, U2 is giving back to the city.The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the Irish rockers quietly donated $300,000 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Fine Arts. The ...
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U2 adds more screenings of Sphere residency concert film

U2 is giving fans even more opportunities to catch the film of their Las Vegas residency.According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, screenings of V-U2 An Immersive Concert Movie have been extended through April, with new showings set for April 20, ...
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U2 releases ‘Luckiest Man In The World from How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb

U2 has released another previously unheard track.The latest is “Luckiest Man in the World,” which appears on the How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb shadow album, How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb, which is now available ...
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On This Day, Nov. 18, 1991: U2 released their seventh studio album, Achtung Baby

On This Day, Nov. 18, 1991 ...U2 released their seventh studio album, Achtung Baby, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, making it the band’s third #1 album.Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, the band began recording the album in Germany, ...
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GAYLE went from covering U2 songs to writing a song with U2s drummer

When she was little, GAYLE would perform at farmers markets, singing U2 songs for extra money to buy ice cream. Now she's written a song for a new documentary with Larry Mullen Jr. — U2's drummer.The Grammy-nominated singer has dyslexia, and Mullen's son also has dyslexia. ...
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