U2‘s 1991 album, Achtung Baby, celebrates its 25th anniversary today. Released on November 18, 1991, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified eight-times platinum. Achtung Baby was released three years after U2’s previous album, the companion to the Irish rocker’s 1988 documentary Rattle and Hum, which was panned by […]
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2016 Q Gibson Les Paul Award went to The Edge from U2
Music magazine Q has held its annual awards show (November 2) at London’s legendary Roundhouse venue, and the 2016 Q Gibson Les Paul Award went to The Edge from U2. The previous recipients of the award were Johnny Marr (2014) and Tony Iommi (2015). The Edge received his award from Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood, […]
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New U2 album due in the spring says Adam Clayton
U2 bassist Adam Clayton confirmed what rumours have been suggesting for the past few months – a new U2 album will be with us in the first half of 2016. In an interview with RTÉ’s Shay Byrne for the Walk In My Shoes radio to promote World Mental Health Awareness Week, Clayton revealed that work […]
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U2 dynamic: Dreamforce concert raises $10 million for UCSF hospitals
U2 used its benefit concert at the Cow Palace on Wednesday night to knock Donald Trump, and to raise $10 million for the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, a favored charity of Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff. The $1,000-a-ticket-and-up benefit attracted thousands of Dreamforce attendees, plus business, political, philanthropic and other celebrity luminaries including Bill and Melinda […]
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‘You’re Fired’ – Bono Breaks Down Trump’s Wall at Bay Area U2 Benefit Concert
U2 took on Donald Trump at the Dreamforce benefit concert Wednesday night in the Bay Area in a virtual face-off: Bono vs. video clips of the Republican presidential candidate. As thousands packed the Cow Palace in Daly City to watch the legendary rock band perform, the group’s lead vocalist slammed Trump’s wall with the help […]
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October 5, 2016 – Daly City, CA – Cow Palace
U2 headlined the 7th annual Dreamforce conference this year with proceeds benefiting the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. Setlist: Intro: People Have The Power Vertigo Elevation I Will Follow Beautiful Day California Angel Of Harlem Stuck In A Moment Every Breaking Wave Bullet The Blue Sky The Hands That Built America / Pride (In the Name of Love) […]
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Massive stage erected outside Cow Palace for U2’s Dreamforce concert
The world’s most famous Irish rock ban is headlining Dreamforce and a massive, elaborate stage has been erected outside the Cow Palace for the concert on Wednesday night. Salesforce, the software company behind the annual San Francisco conference, and their media team couldn’t provide details on the setup, but many passersby have snapped photos and […]
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U2 Headline Dreamforce in SF
Salesforce’s annual customer conference kicks off Tuesday in San Francisco, and if you thought TechCrunch Disrupt and Oracle OpenWorld were big, Dreamforce is, well, just massive. In fact, it can easily be called the mother of all tech conferences in the Bay Area. Around 170,000 attendees are expected at the four-day event, which will host […]
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LA Galaxy’s Steven Gerrard and Robbie Keane met the iconic band U2
LA Galaxy star Steven Gerrard has been taking a break from his football schedule to hang out with iconic band U2. The Liverpool legend posted an image to social media showing himself stood with the band during their rehearsal prior to an upcoming performance in Los Angeles. Gerrard treated his five million Instagram followers to […]
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