U2’s breakthrough The Joshua Tree album turns 30—yes, 30— this year, but it’s not too late to hit the road. The popularity of a large-venue anniversary tour to time-test the album’s U.S. and global social commentary lands the Irish rock band at No. 1 among summer concert ticket sales, according to ticket-resale giant StubHub. “The […]
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New York: A story comes out of the Irish Times this morning that reviews the suggesting that the new album may not be released until 2018. Bono also revealed that their next single was directly inspired by sports pundit Eamon Dunphy. “Eamon said this beautiful thing about me once in a bar in Dublin – […]
Read MoreOn this day in 1960, our favorite lead singer was born. Happy birthday, Paul David Hewson
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Vancouver, BC, Canada / News Talk 980 CKNW | Vancouver’s News. Vancouver’s Talk Kyle Benning Posted: May 04, 2017 The Better Business Bureau is warning U2 fans buying last-minute tickets who still might not have found what they’re looking for. Spokesperson Evan Kelly says whenever a big-name act holds a concert, scammers will look to […]
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CTV Vancouver Published Wednesday, May 3, 2017 1:52PM PDT Last Updated Wednesday, May 3, 2017 6:41PM PDT One week before U2 kicks off The Joshua Tree Tour in downtown Vancouver, some keen fans are already getting a little taste of what’s to come. The legendary Irish rockers’ rehearsals have been blaring through the walls at […]
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Opinion: Paul McGuinness’s insight into bots, touting and band fan clubs was fascinating by Jim Carroll, Irish Times Sometimes the answers you’re after come from the most unlikely sources. Former U2 manager Paul McGuinness spoke with former Dire Straits manager Ed Bicknell at the International Live Music Conference in London earlier this month. Here were […]
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Adam Clayton is the bass player for U2 and is an ambassador for the Dublin-based St. Patrick’s Hospital’s Mental Health Service ‘Walk in My Shoes’ facility. Happy birthday, Adam.
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A new magazine profile of U2 has uncovered some of their upcoming plans. They’re going to release a new mix of “Red Hill Mining Town” in advance of the tour commemorating the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree. In addition, they will head back into the studio in March to do more work on Songs […]
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by Erin Hill, People.com The Lumineers didn’t think anything could shock them after their meteoric rise to fame following their 2012 breakout hit, “Ho Hey.” But when they learned that they sold out not just one, but two shows at Madison Square Garden this month for their Cleopatra World Tour (following their sophomore album), they […]
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Adam Clayton dodged the notorious London city centre traffic by taking the Tube to U2’s gigs in the O2 last year – and best of all he did it without getting hassled. The U2 bassist talks about going Underground in an interview on The Works Presents. Clayton says he made the journey to the gigs […]
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